What we’ve been playing – “That’s one of gaming’s great cities, that is” | Gaming
3rd October Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we’ve been playing. This week, Bertie’s witcher skills are a bit rusty;…
Read moreLegendary Street Fighter rival drops free taster on PS5, Xbox and Steam | Gaming
Published 07:00 3 Oct 2026 GMT+1 Fatal Fury: City of Wolves gets a comprehensive free demo! Fighting fans can get a taste of a legendary Street Fighter rival courtesy of…
Read moreI’m not sure the “AI” in my chair’s lumbar support actually counts as AI, but it has been smart enough to help my posture | Gaming
Note from James, 02/10: We’ve heard your complaints that some of the wording in this piece – a lot of which, if I’m honest, was added/changed by me in the…
Read moreSpider-Man is the Only One Who Can Stop the Hulk From Officially Starting the Age of Monsters | News World
As we noted recently in a preview of The Infernal Hulk vs. Wolverine #1, the Hulk is in a very different stage in his life right now. The Hulk’s body…
Read moreIn pictures: the Best Places To Work Awards 2026 | Gaming
Last night saw the reveal of this year’s GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards UK, which returned to the Royal Institution in London at the end of the GamesIndustry.biz HR…
Read moreMicrosoft Caps Xbox Cloud Gaming Hours: 15/Mo [2026] | Gaming
Microsoft confirmed on September 3, 2026 that Xbox Cloud Gaming is losing its unlimited-access perk. Starting in November, every paid Game Pass tier that includes cloud streaming will be capped…
Read moreGTA 6 marketing stunt reveals none of our UK editors have heard of the Miami Heat | Gaming
At 8:35 am Central Time on Friday, October 2, PC Gamer audience development manager Cameron Bald shared a Twitter post by fan account GTA 6 Countdown. Miami’s NBA basketball team,…
Read moreIf game developers steal one thing from No Law, I hope it’s the open-world game’s ridiculously detailed and realistic corner shops | Gaming
After seeing open-world imm-sim No Law last month, I’m sure the developers would hope I was gripped by memories of missions you can approach stealthily or in all-out action, the…
Read moreThe Division developers Massive are now “the global brand” in charge of Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon, alongside a new Ubisoft dieselpunk MOBA | Gaming
Tom Clancy’s The Division and Star Wars Outlaws studio Massive Entertainment just got, er, massiver. Parent company Ubisoft have announced that they’re now “the global label” for several other series,…
Read moreWill Xbox Bring More Games to PlayStation? Asha Sharma Outlines Brand’s Strategy and People Who Want Exclusives May Not Like It | Gaming
Asha Sharma stepped into her role as head of Xbox with a flurry of high-profile announcements that quickly won over the community. Among them was the return of console exclusivity,…
Read moreGTA 6’s 18+ age rating reveals Lucia and Jason can partake in drug use “directly from their inventory” and “at any time” | Gaming
GTA 6 is seemingly adding another naughty pastime to the series’ already mammoth collection of naughty pastimes. Joining the strip clubs and violent car-jackings and carefree murder is “frequent and…
Read moreAbsolute Green Lantern #19 Preview: Chase Opens the Manhunter File | News World
Posted in: Comics, DC Comics, Preview | Tagged: green lantern Absolute Green Lantern #19 hits stores October 7 as Cameron Chase unveils the Manhunter File and Jo’s Green Lantern Corps…
Read more“Pick A Lane”: Former PlayStation Executive Compares Xbox’s Crisis to SEGA’s Historic Console Exit and Gives Asha Sharma Advice | Gaming
Despite commemorating its 25th anniversary, 2026 has been a tumultuous year for the Xbox brand, marked by restructuring that has led to studio closures and hundreds of layoffs. But a…
Read moreSony’s consultation on physical media: better late than never | Opinion | Gaming
The news that Sony is surveying its development partners to get their input on its decision to end support for physical game releases (first reported by Moore’s Law is Dead)…
Read moreDesktop and handheld prices going out of control means PC bargain hunts lead to my old enemy: gaming laptops | Gaming
I don’t know if memory shortages have permanently killed off the concept of ‘cheap’ gaming PCs, but they have at least beat it into a coma. On the desktop side,…
Read moreAfter 30 years they finally let Ace Combat’s director fly in a real jet, and I’m taking credit | Gaming
ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE | Rise Above Trailer – YouTube Watch On Kazutoki Kono: You’re welcome. Back in June, I asked the Ace Combat brand director, who’s been…
Read more“Support modders, not AI”: Total War: Warhammer 3 mod “deliberately corrupted” by its own creator in protest of AI-infused unauthorised reuploads | Gaming
Cheesed off with unauthorised reuploads of their Total War: Warhammer 3 overhaul which make use of AI, the main modder behind SFO: Grimhammer 3 has opted to purposefully corrupt the…
Read moreXbox Disc to Digital Reaches Every Player Today | Gaming
Photo Credit: SJBright / Shutterstock.com Microsoft has made its Disc to Digital feature available to every Xbox player, wrapping up a testing period run through the Xbox Insider program. The…
Read moreToday’s Top Deals: Xbox Elite Series 2 Core Controller, Belkin Switch 2 Cases, and Bose QuietComfort Headphones | Gaming
We’ve arrived at the first weekend of October, and some incredible early savings are already here as we head into Amazon Prime Big Deal Days and other major sales events…
Read moreHellboy in Hell: Nothing But Blood #1 | News World
Dark Horse Comics returns to Hell next week with the launch of the two-issue limited series Hellboy in Hell: Nothing But Blood, and you can get yourself a sneak peek…
Read moreRAM shortages are only getting worse and will last until at least 2028, Micron boss declares from atop a mountain of money | Gaming
Another day, another company declaring that the current memory crisis driving RAM prices through the roof is far from over. This time it’s Micron, one of three firms – Samsung…
Read moreGrand Theft Auto 6 may be the first GTA to have full-on “sex scenes”, Hot Coffee not included | Gaming
Grand Theft Auto 6 may feature actual sex scenes. The suggestion comes from an age-rating description for GTA 6 on the PlayStation Store, which states – if viewing the New…
Read moreAI-generated Fallout: New York browser game full of utterly cursed faces slapped with Bethesda cease and desist, its slop prompter claims | Gaming
In perhaps the least surprising Fallout news since Raul from New Vegas confirmed that ghouls with dodgy knees don’t enjoy sneaking, the person behind an AI-generated browser game dubbed Fallout:…
Read moreWinners of the UK Best Places To Work Awards 2026 revealed | Gaming
The UK Best Places to Work Awards 2026 took place at the Royal Institution in London on October 1, with special awards going to Dink, Hangar 13, Jagex: The RuneScape…
Read moreAgefield High: Rock The School Brings Early 2000s Rebellion To Xbox | Gaming
Agefield High Rock the School – finally on Xbox Remember when getting through school meant worrying about homework, avoiding teachers and trying to look vaguely cool in front of your…
Read moreStar Wars: Galactic Racer review | Gaming
Need to know What is it?: Arcade racing with the Star Wars sauce.Expect to pay: $60/£50Developer: Fuse GamesPublisher: Secret ModeReviewed on: Windows 11, Intel Core i9, 32GB RAM, Nvidia RTX…
Read morePUBG extraction shooter Black Budget canned less than a year from reveal, after Krafton decide it won’t “deliver an experience players could enjoy over the long term” | Gaming
PUBG: Black Budget, an extraction shooter spin-off of Krafton’s battle royale, has been cancelled after just under a year of closed alpha testing. Krafton cited a lack of faith that…
Read moreMore games than ever are hitting Xbox Play Anywhere and Xbox PC — is it finally going mainstream? | Gaming
One of my favorite things about the Xbox ecosystem has historically also been one of its most frustrating. Why? Primarily due to a “lack” of adoption. Xbox Play Anywhere is…
Read moreComic book heroes lead super-powered rescue of cinema box office, set to continue with Avengers: Doomsday | News World
Comic book superheroes specialise in saving the world, but they’re also proving to be the saviour of the cinema industry, fuelling a super-powered box office rebound that’s set to continue…
Read more“Xbox is not for sale” despite all of the layoffs and neat repackaging of studios within Microsoft’s corporate structure, CEO Asha Sharma says | Gaming
Despite recently having overseen the laying off of 268 staff in the second of multiple rounds of cuts planned for this financial year, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has denied that…
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