Game technology outlet Digital Foundry breaks off from IGN
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Battlefield 6 Open Beta Rewards You for Playing on PS5 with Exclusive Skin
Intended for the finished release authored by Stephen Tailby Yesterday, 3:30pm Immense chatter is surrounding Battlefield 6 at the moment, spurred on by an ongoing beta test. It’s rolling out to everybody beginning the day after today, August 9, and it carries a small perk for those on PS5. Jump into the Battlefield 6 open
Read MoreGuide: Battlefield 6 Open Beta: All Weekend 1 Start Times and Server Queue Wait Times
EA has confirmed plans to run several test sessions for Battlefield 6 before its October launch, giving shooters fans the chance to preview the new entry ahead of release. Below you’ll find a complete walkthrough, outlining every kickoff time for Battlefield 6’s open beta weekend 1 along with projected server-queue waiting periods. At What Exact
Read MoreNew Ghost of Yotei PS5 Gameplay Footage Highlights Kusarigama Weapon in Gory Combat
Brandish the chain-scythe Refresh #2 : The tale marches on; the clip is back, now sitting on YouTube. Catch it embedded below. Refresh #1 : For reasons unknown, the post containing the Ghost of Yotei clip has vanished. Still, the web moves at light-speed, and you can
Read MoreHideo Kojima Alone Is Currently Working on PlayStation Exclusive Physint
The project is still at the “blueprint phase” by Stephen Tailby Yesterday, 5:30pm Hideo Kojima might be the most overbooked creative mind in gaming right now; juggling regular interviews and daily social-media posts, he’s also steering three different titles inside his own studio, Kojima Productions. In one corner sits Death Stranding 2: On the Beach—he’s
Read MoreMini Review: Gradius Origins (PS5)
What path brought you all the way here? Edition Checked: PS5 (Standard) / European critique by Graham Banas Yesterday, 6pm Gradius Origins is an astonishingly complete bundle. Beyond bundling six legendary shoot ’em up releases — the original Gradius trilogy, a pair from Salamander, Life Force and their region-specific edits — it also debuts the
Read MoreNintendo’s Share Price Is Now Double The Height Of The Wii Era
Tremendous surge Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life Nintendo’s stock keeps climbing amid the Switch 2’s strong early momentum. Fresh numbers on Google Finance show the share trading at a jaw-dropping ¥14,355. To put that in context, the firm is now valued at twice its Wii-era peak. Back on 31 October 2007 the stock closed
Read MoreStreet Fighter 6’s Next Wave Of amiibo Cards Surface Online, Here’s A Look
Including fighters from the Year 2 and 3 DLC Image: via Amazon / Capcom When Capcom released Street Fighter 6 on the Switch 2 in June, it also launched three new amiibo as well as an amiibo card starter set containing 22 cards. Now, in an update, the second series of cards has appeared online.
Read MorePSA: Shoot Some Hoops With Drag x Drive’s Dev Team This Weekend
The ‘Global Jam’ online demo gets underway Image: Nintendo The Drag x Drive ‘Global Jam’ demo event gets underway for Switch Online subscribers this weekend, and as part of this, Nintendo has announced the developers will be joining in on the fun. You’ll apparently be able to take them during this event, which runs between
Read MoreSNK Announces ACA NEOGEO Selection Vol. 7 And Vol. 8 For Switch
Vol. 5 and 6 launched this week Alongside the release of SNK’s ACA NEOGEO Selection Vol. 5 and 6 in Japan this week, Vol. 7 and Vol. 8 have now been announced for the Switch. Both of these collections will launch on 6th November 2025 in the same location. There’s no mention of a local
Read MoreSony’s confidence in PlayStation is well-placed | Opinion
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Read MoreDigital Foundry goes independent
Digital Foundry has announced it is parting ways with IGN Entertainment and going independent. Read more…Read More
Read MoreMarathon expected to launch “within this fiscal year” following indefinite delay, says Sony
Sony has addressed concerns regarding the release of Marathon following its indefinite delay back in June, and the overall outlook of the firm’s live service offerings. Read more…Read More
Read MoreTake-Two’s Strauss Zelnick on the firm’s “most robust release schedule” and preparation for GTA 6’s launch
In its latest financial results, Take-Two Interactive recorded a strong performance for its first quarter – so much so that it’s raised its outlook for Q2 to between $6.05 billion to $6.15 billion. Read more…Read More
Read MoreESA Foundation awards scholarships to 28 university students
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) Foundation has awarded scholarships to 28 university students pursuing careers in game development and esports. Read more…Read More
Read MoreNintendo’s new toddler range includes cute wooden Mario blocks that double as amiibo, but the best set’ll cost you £100
Nintendo’s wading into the baby and toddler market with a new toy, clothing, and “general goods” range it’s pulling together under the My Mario banner. And there’s even a toddler-friendly stop motion Mario series releasing to accompany the whole thing. Read more…Read More
Read MoreTron: Catalyst and Thomas Was Alone studio Bithell Games is laying off ‘the majority of full-time staff’
Bithell Games, the studio behind the acclaimed likes of Thomas Was Alone, John Wick Hex, and Tron: Catalyst, has announced job cuts impacting the “majority” of its full-time employees. Read more…Read More
Read MoreMarvel Tokon: Fighting Souls inherits the Marvel vs. Capcom legacy with grace, style, and bombastic action
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is a visual carnival, a celebration of comic books, movement, and wall-to-wall action. Having played a bunch of Sony and Arc System Works’ upcoming 4v4 tag fighting game at Evo last week, I came home with the bug. Yes, the usual convention sickness too…Read More
Read MoreFantasy FPS classics Heretic and Hexen have been revived and remastered for PC and consoles
Retro fans rejoice! Raven Software’s legendary (or at the very least, fondly remembered) fantasy FPS twosome Heretic and Hexen have risen from the grave and received the remaster treatment on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC, courtesy of retro specialists Nightdive. Read more…Read More
Read MorePokémon TCG Pocket finally replaces card art following plagiarism accusations
Pokémon TCG Pocket has inserted new art to the Ho-Oh EX and Lagia EX cards introduced in the recent Wisdom of Sea and Sky expansion. This comes after the original art was removed following allegations of plagiarism. Read more…Read More
Read More10 days after Sony sued over Tencent’s allegedly “slavish” Horizon Zero Dawn clone, its Steam page has been scrubbed of robot mastodons and Aloy lookalikes
(Image credit: Tencent/Polaris Quest) Last week, Sony sued over Light of Motiram, a survival game which the PlayStation parent calls a “slavish clone” of the Horizon series. The results of that lawsuit remain to be seen, but for now it seems to have been enough to convince the devs to scrub Light of Motiram’s Steam
Read MoreI have a new top anime to watch in 2026 as the adaptation for one of my favorite manga, with one of Shonen Jump’s best-ever female leads, already looks incredible and I’ve only seen 100 seconds
(Image credit: TV Asahi / Shonen Jump) I need to start aggressively wishing for world peace or something, because a lot of my anime wishes have been coming true lately. The latest beloved manga to score an anime adaptation is Akane-banashi, an offbeat Shonen Jump series about the art of rakugo, starring one of the
Read MoreFormer Gears of War boss becomes former Diablo boss as Rod Fergusson leaves Microsoft a third time, “sword in hand,” after 5 years overseeing the ARPG series: “I’m proud of what we’ve built”
(Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment) In an ironic twist of gaming history, Rod Fergusson is leaving a position at Microsoft for the third time in his decades-long industry career. He announced via social media today that he’s leaving Blizzard after five years of overseeing the Diablo franchise to move onto as-yet-undetailed new pastures. “After five years
Read MoreJames Gunn may be teasing Martian Manhunter casting by hinting Peacemaker star Chukwudi Iwuji could return in a new role that “isn’t so humanoid”
One of the rules of James Gunn‘s new DC Universe is that he doesn’t plan to cast actors who have already appeared in his DC shows or movies as new characters. However, the filmmaker states he’s willing to make certain exceptions – particularly for Chukwudi Iwuji, who portrayed Clemson Murn in Peacemaker season one. Speaking
Read MoreFool me 6 times, shame on me, but I think this leaked Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 release date might actually stick
(Image credit: Paradox Interactive) Six years since it was initially announced, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is officially set to launch this October. But without a specific date to latch onto, and with no fewer than six delays hovering over the RPG, you’d be forgiven for doubting that the Bloodlines 2 launch is finally
Read MoreDC Comics 10-Volume Manga Box Set Is Up For Preorder For Only $50
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Over the past few years, DC Comics and Kodansha have teamed up on a few occasions to produce authentic, original manga stories starring DC’s biggest heroes and villains. Some of these stories have been downright weird, while
Read MoreInZoi Gets More Free DLC And Launch Date On Mac
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Earlier this year, Krafton released the life-sim InZoi in early access with the promise of free DLC throughout the year. Now, details about the second DLC have been revealed, and it’s coming later this month alongside InZoi’s
Read MoreCRKD’s Gibson Les Paul Guitar Controllers Are Available Now
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Following multiple delays, CRKD’s officially licensed Gibson Les Paul Guitar Controllers are available now. Well, not all of them. The Pro and Encore versions of the multiplatform model launched today, August 8, but Amazon doesn’t have an
Read MoreCheck Out These Controller And Phone Display Figures Based On Iconic Characters
By Brendan Hesse and Jon Bitner on August 8, 2025 at 4:55PM PDT GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Looking for a fun piece of décor for your game room that’s also practical? Check out one of the many officially licensed controller and
Read MoreKaty Perry Sings In Simlish During Recent Show
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Thirteen years after it first appeared in The Sims 3, singer Katy Perry surprised fans when she reprised her hit song “Last Friday Night” at a concert this week–and sang in Simlish, the nonsense language of Sims
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