“20 players is the sweet spot”: Guild Wars 3’s action game combat is a first for MMOs, but it doesn’t work at traditional raid scale | Gaming
Arenanet are keeping a lot of Guild Wars 3 hidden away. Throughout the short presentation of their new fantasy MMO, the refrain is ‘We’re not talking about that yet’. Mounts,…
Read moreSteam may have leaked achievements for countless forthcoming PC games via a third party site, including Persona 6, Ace Combat 8, and even some unannounced games | Gaming
Since publishing this article, the creator of Balatro, localthunk, has confirmed the game speculated to be a Balatro-related project is not, in fact, a Balatro-related project. “Just thought I’d let…
Read moreA Very Sneaky Kitty Stars In Cats Around Us: Black Cat | Gaming
Cats Around Us Black Cat – out now on Xbox Think you’re pretty good at spotting hidden cats? Cats Around Us: Black Cat is ready to put that claim to…
Read moreEXCLUSIVE: Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo maker Trivikram to release Hanuman Ansh’s Telugu version; producer Namrata Singh shares more EXCITING details: “We are developing a game in sync with the film’s theme…working on a comic book” : Bollywood News | News World
The team of Hanuman Ansh is on cloud nine and Namrata Singh of SacredIP Trans Media Tech is no exception. She is one of the investors, producers and IP owners…
Read moreBattlefield 6 Redsec is borrowing yet another mode from Call of Duty: Warzone – Resurgence | Gaming
It’s been argued that Battlefield 6‘s Redsec battle royale off-shoot is a response to Call of Duty’s popular Warzone mode, and today’s news is another indication of that. Battlefield Studios…
Read moreTrump regime’s Tetris ripoff yanked from White House website after Tetris Company declare they “take copyright infringement very seriously” | Gaming
Goodbye, Build the Wall. The Tetris-style game that the US government had stuck on the White House website as a way of promoting the Trump administration’s commitment to brutalising and…
Read moreAs Sony phases out physical games, Ubisoft teams up with Xbox to make digital copies of your library | Gaming
The console situation is a little strange right now. In one corner, Sony has announced that it’s phasing out physical PlayStation games, opting instead to go all-digital. In the other…
Read more“Justice at last feels within reach”: Final hearing in Rockstar and fired GTA devs’ legal battle will kick off with a union rally | Gaming
The final hearing in the legal battle between a group of former Rockstar workers and the GTA 6 studio over the latter’s decision to fire the former last year kicks…
Read moreStar Stable Entertainment reduces workforce by 20% to secure long-term future of its multiplayer horse adventure RPG | Gaming
Swedish developer Star Stable Entertainment has laid off 20% of its employees following a restructuring program. In a statement on LinkedIn, interim CEO James Watkins said “this step is necessary…
Read moreWi-Fi 8 is upon us, so here are two routers we saw at Computex that should be hitting the shops soon | Gaming
Last week at IFA 2026 TP-Link announced two new Wi-Fi 8 routers—the Archer 9 Ultra and the Deco 8 Ultra—though the actual price and release date aren’t yet known, other…
Read moreYour Xbox Series X Has A Powerful Smart Home App That The PlayStation 5 Needs | Gaming
Proxima Studio/Shutterstock Nearly every device available today seems to have some sort of smart technology included. Whether it’s your smartphone, thermostat, fridge,…
Read moreNBA 2K27 gives DLSS 5 a more faithful-looking game debut than feared, provided it’s running on the LeBron of GPUs | Gaming
Bit of an anticlimax, really. After months of (justified) revulsion and anti-anticipation over Nvidia DLSS 5’s AI rendering, it’s now available in a live game – license laden b-baller NBA…
Read moreROLLA is evil, fleshy, monstrous, B-movie-esque Katamari Damacy, and is out this month | Gaming
Is Katamari Damacy an evil game? I realised as soon as I wrote the heading for this one that calling one game an evil version of Katamari might not…
Read moreMicrosoft’s backpedal on Xbox Cloud isn’t great – Pickr | Gaming
Gaming can be a mess of hardware and software, but for those of us who don’t need (or want) an extra console in our lives, Xbox Cloud Gaming seemed like…
Read moreICv2: Marvel Licensed Books Are Making Santa’s Job Easier | News World
Labor Day is in the rear-view mirror, so let’s think about the holiday gift season? Sure, why not. It’s never too early to start thinking about upcoming goodies for the…
Read more“Dawg it’s Unreal Engine Zelda” – Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake’s new looks receives a mixed reception online following reveal | Gaming
With the gameplay reveal of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake happening earlier today, thousands of people from around of the world have taken their first look at…
Read moreSteelSeries Introduces Aeon Pro, the World’s First Quickswitch Dock System and Controller for Xbox and PC | Gaming
Today’s gamers play on multiple systems, including next-gen consoles and handhelds, custom PC gaming rigs, and the latest mobile devices, and they need the right gear to keep them in…
Read moreWhy the world needs a Club Penguin successor – that isn’t Roblox | Gaming
Club Penguin – the Disney-owned, Flash-based MMO, which ran from 2005 to 2017 – was a formative experience for a generation of children. Stephen MacDonald, who was a senior manager…
Read moreJust days after The Tetris Company warned that ‘we take copyright infringement very seriously,’ the Tetris clone in the White House Arcade suddenly disappears | Gaming
Last week, The White House, the seat of power in a country that really has better things to be doing, rolled out a virtual arcade containing five very bad videogames,…
Read morePowerWash Simulator devs FuturLab laid off staff and cancelled an unrevealed project earlier this year, but certainly kept quiet about it | Gaming
It’s another one of those layoff days, unfortunately. This time the studio in question is PowerWash Simulator developer FuturLab, who have laid off seven staff members with little fanfare…
Read moreHumanity’s best friend is coming to Old School RuneScape, and seeing a low-poly shiba has me temporally disoriented | Gaming
“Low-poly dogs!” I hear you chant in the distance. “Low-poly dogs!” The war cry gets louder. “Low-poly dogs!” It’s inescapable now, the low-poly dogs requested by the masses are…
Read more‘It’s Been A Very Positive Experience’ – Denshattack! Director On Recent Xbox Game Pass Launch | Gaming
Once in a while, we’re completely surprised by the quality of an Xbox Game Pass day one release, and back in July, the “Tony Hawk but you’re a train” game…
Read moreOPB’s First Look: Oregon’s Dark Horse | News World
Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. Good morning, Northwest. Dark Horse Comics has been a stalwart company in Milwaukie for…
Read moreNHL 27 Review | TheXboxHub | Gaming
Back On The Ice For some of us here in the UK, ice hockey and the NHL are mostly known through video games. I remember a time, back in 1994,…
Read more“Material uncertainty” hangs over the future of Life is Strange developers Don’t Nod beyond January 2027, as negotiations over potential layoffs begin | Gaming
Life is Strange developers Don’t Nod have acknowledged that there’s “material uncertainty regarding the company’s ability to continue as a going concern beyond January 31st, 2027”, as they kick off…
Read more“Let them work their magic” – Persona series director says Persona 4 Revival’s localisation team is integral to the remake’s success | Gaming
How do you solve a problem like Persona 4? It’s a thorny question, and one that’s been the subject of a lot of internet debate since Persona 4 Revival –…
Read moreDon’t Nod might not have enough cash to make it through January 2027, and even if it does, pulling up could ‘involve the reduction of up to 90 positions’ | Gaming
Don’t Nod, best known as the developers of Life is Strange 1 and 2, has been having a rough go of it, lately. In 2024, its games Jusant and Banishers:…
Read moreFuturLab cuts staff after cancelling non-Powerwash Simulator title | Gaming
FuturLab has laid off seven employees following the cancellation of a project unrelated to PowerWash Simulator. CEO Kirsty Rigden confirmed in a statement to This Week in Video Games that…
Read moreIt’s still very much possible to make good Skyrim mods “without any use of AI” in 2026, declares the maker of a new DLC-sized Black Marsh expansion | Gaming
The latest beefy expansion mod to hit Skyrim is an adventure to the Argonian homeland of Black Marsh, complete with hist trees and humid swamps. Though, its creator seems to…
Read moreBioEden Review | TheXboxHub | Gaming
Creating Life Instead Of Taking It My partner, who isn’t a gamer, often comes into the living room while I’m playing games and asks, “Are you killing things again?” Most…
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