Microsoft quietly removes ability to purchase movies and TV shows on Xbox and the Microsoft Store
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“The age of gameplay mechanics has already passed,” says ICO, Shadow of the Colossus director
The director behind ICO and Shadow of the Colossus believes the days of creating new and innovative gameplay mechanics “has already passed”. Read more…Read More
Read MoreReady or Not hits 1m console sales in 4 days despite “censorship” claims from its PC players
Ready or Not, the violent and controversial shooter from Void Interactive, has topped one million sales on console in just four days. Read more…Read More
Read MoreUbisoft suggests to shareholders a new Ghost Recon game is on the way even though there’s been no public announcement yet
Although Ubisoft has yet to formally confirm a new Ghost Recon game is on the way, in a recent shareholder Q&A, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and CFO Frederick Duguet talked openly about the upcoming sequel. Read more…Read More
Read MoreI bought a $300 keyboard, and it’s not even mechanical: Topre Realforce R2 review
Way before mechanical keyboard makers started packing layers of sound dampening foam into their boards, Japanese firms Topre and PFU were building expensive, whisper-quiet keyboards using a unique electro-capacitive switch for a cloud-like typing feel. Read more…Read More
Read MoreFantastic Four’s Galactus actor would “love to cross swords with Doctor Doom” in a future Marvel movie: “That’s not saying I know anything”
Despite protestations from the cast and director Matt Shakman, Marvel fans are still hopeful Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom could appear in The Fantastic Four: First Steps in some capacity. Dispelling this theory again, now, is actor Ralph Ineson telling GamesRadar+ he’d like to “cross swords” with the Latverian villain when we asked which MCU
Read MoreHelldivers 2 boss signed the long-awaited Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 at a different company
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has been a very, very long time coming. In fact, it’s been so long, the man who helped get the game greenlit and is now leading Helldivers 2 has been waiting for the bloodsucking sequel to hit a homerun for almost a decade. 2004’s original Vampire: The Masquerade –
Read More“So if you know anyone”: Warframe developers “can’t wait” to make a Switch 2 version just as soon as Nintendo gets around to sending them a dev kit
Warframe has been one of the most quietly successful live service games around, sturdily chugging along for well over a decade, but developer Digital Extremes haven’t been able to port the RPG shooter to the Switch 2 because Nintendo hasn’t gotten around to sending the studio a dev kit yet. Speaking to a room full
Read MoreUbisoft CEO says Assassin’s Creed Shadows cost over $100 million to make, but that’s not shocking if you sat through the game’s 2-hour credits
In case there was any doubt, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has properly confirmed that the company’s latest blockbuster Assassin’s Creed Shadows cost at least €100 million (around $116 million) to make, which doesn’t seem that dramatic in the context of other big budget games. “We don’t disclose production costs,” the publisher’s boss said in a
Read MoreHelldivers 2 devs generate “a bajillion ideas a minute,” but Arrowhead’s CEO uses the perfect Star Wars line to explain why it can’t bring them all to life
Arrowhead Game Studios apparently come up with too many ideas for the team to actually bring to life in Helldivers 2, and the developer’s CEO Shams Jorjani has the perfect Star Wars reference to explain why. In case you don’t have an encyclopedic knowledge of Star Wars, there’s a brief scene in the original trilogy
Read MoreNintendo Switch 2 At Amazon
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. The Nintendo Switch 2 is still available at Amazon by invitation. The Switch 2 Mario Kart Bundle ($500) and console on its own ($450) first popped up on Amazon during Prime Day, a few weeks after Amazon
Read MorePlayStation 30th Anniversary DualSense Controller Restock Preorders Open July 21
By Steven Petite and Darryn Bonthuys on July 21, 2025 at 7:02AM PDT GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. PlayStation is restocking select 30th Anniversary hardware and accessories in several regions, including the US, Canada, and multiple European countries. In the US, PlayStation
Read MoreXbox’s Recent History Of Missing And/Or Canceled Games
By Moises Taveras on July 18, 2025 at 10:06AM PDT GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. An unfortunately frequent occurrence in games is the announcement of a cool and exciting new project from a team followed by months, even years, of radio silence.
Read MoreNew Unannounced From Software Game Will Reportedly Be Coming Sooner Than You Think
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. From Software is working on a multiplatform title that is in “advanced stages of production,” according to a new report, and it is so far along it could be released next year. That’s according to MP1st, which
Read MoreRumour: Sony Engineers Allegedly Helping Rockstar Achieve 60fps in GTA 6 on PS5 Pro
So the story goes by Sammy Barker Yesterday, 12:30am Social media is awash with speculation that Sony engineers are helping Rockstar to achieve 60fps in GTA 6 on PS5 Pro. In the hotly anticipated sequel’s most recent trailer, the footage was running at 30fps on a bog-standard PS5. But in a widely shared X (or
Read MoreStellar Blade’s Social Media Hacked in Cryptocurrency Scam
Do not click by Sammy Barker Yesterday, 12:15am Image: Push Square Stellar Blade maker Shift Up is having to fight off hackers, as its X (or Twitter) account has been compromised and is promoting a cryptocurrency scam. The game’s director Hyung-Tae Kim has been communicating with fans on social media, urging them not to interact
Read MoreMini Review: Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact (PS5)
Right idea, wrong budget Version Reviewed: PS5 (Standard) / European review by Sammy Barker Yesterday, 12am Hallelujah, praise the anime gods! Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact is a manga adaptation that’s not your average arena brawler, but instead an actual fighting game. Not only that but publisher Bushiroad has recruited Marvel vs Capcom 3
Read MoreGuide: These 12+ New PS5, PS4, PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (21st-27th July)
Abiotic Factor! Wuchang! Wheel World! by Sammy Barker Sat, 4pm As August nears, the PS5 and PS4 release schedule is looking a trifle light. But make no mistake, there are big games next week: Abiotic Factor is on PS Plus Extra, Wheel World looks like one-to-watch, and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is unquestionably a big release.
Read MoreMini Review: Golden Tee Arcade Classics (PS5)
All fore one Version Reviewed: European review by Sammy Barker Sat, 2:30pm It’s perhaps a symbol of the current retro game boom that Golden Tee Arcade Classics exists at all. That’s not a slight, by the way – it’s just remarkable that these trackball titles, often nestled between claw machines in American sports bars and
Read MoreTalking Point: As A Game Pass Subscriber, Do You Still Spend Money In Xbox Sales?
Or do you tend to wait for XGP? by Ben Kerry Sat, 5pm With Xbox’s big summer sale now out in full force, we’ve been having a good browse of the Microsoft Store in recent days, picking out some pretty great bargains that we’re tempted to grab. There are loads of titles at their lowest-ever
Read More50+ Games Are Reduced By 90-95% In This Year’s Xbox Summer Sale
HUGE discounts for great games! by Fraser Gilbert Sat, 2:30pm Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Summer Sale 2025? We’ve got well over 1000 titles discounted as part of the big Summer Sale this year (otherwise known as the Ultimate Game Sale), and over 50 over those have dropped by 90% or
Read MoreMicrosoft Movies & TV Is Officially Ending, Which Will Have A Big Impact On Xbox
It’s the end of an era! by Fraser Gilbert Fri, 4:20pm For well over a decade now, Microsoft has used its “Movies & TV” (otherwise known as “Films & TV”) service to allow Xbox and PC users to rent or buy films – but suddenly, that’s all come to a screeching halt today. The company
Read MoreReady Or Not & Holdfast: Nations At War Are Dominating The ‘Top Paid’ Xbox Charts
We’ve just been having a browse of the “Top Paid” Xbox charts here at Pure Xbox today, and although they’ve become a little messy in recent months, they clearly indicate that a few games are performing really well in particular right now. In both the UK and the US, EA Sports College Football 26 is
Read MorePoll: What Are Your First Impressions Of RoboCop On Xbox Game Pass?
Enjoying it so far? by Fraser Gilbert Fri, 2:45pm One of the biggest Xbox Game Pass releases of July 2025 so far has officially landed in the form of RoboCop: Rogue City, with 2023’s shooter finally making its way to the service on the same day its “standalone extension” was released. It’s still early days
Read MoreSwitch Port Specialist Virtuos Confirms 270 Layoffs
It released Oblivion Remastered earlier this year by Liam Doolan Yesterday, 8am Image: Bethesda, Virtuos The Switch port specialist Virtuos – known within the Nintendo space for its work on games like The Outer Worlds – has officially laid off 270 employees across its studios worldwide. This is “approximately 7%” of the company’s “global workforce”,
Read MoreVideo: Switch 2 Vs. Steam Deck System Face-Off, Digital Foundry Investigates
“We’ve got two very different systems here” by Liam Doolan Yesterday, 5:05am Digital Foundry has returned with a new “system face-off” video – this time putting Nintendo’s hybrid hardware, the Switch 2, up against Valve’s PC handheld, the Steam Deck. In the video above, you can see how the Switch 2 holds up against the
Read MoreICYMI: Koei Tecmo Has Released A ‘Wild Hearts S’ Demo On Switch 2
Try it out ahead of the full release by Liam Doolan Yesterday, 2:05am Update : Ahead of the release of Wild Hearts S on the Switch 2 next week on 25th July, Koei Tecmo has now released a video to promote the game demo release on the eShop. It has also
Read MorePokémon Is Teasing Something Ahead Of Next Week’s Showcase
Update: Pikachu will be hosting a pre-show event by Liam Doolan Yesterday, 12:05am Image: The Pokémon Company Update : Following this teaser, The Pokémon Company has now confirmed it will be hosting a special pre-show event called “DJ Pikachu Live”. It’s not mentioned if there will be any announcements during this
Read MoreOpinion: Celebrating 20 Years Of Baseball In The Mushroom Kingdom
Image: Jonny Malks / Nintendo Life Monday 21st July marks the 20th anniversary of Mario Superstar Baseball, so to celebrate Jonny is taking us out to the ball game… My first gaming memory: waking up in the middle of the night, heading downstairs, and booting up Mario Superstar Baseball‘s campaign mode on my GameCube. It
Read MoreGamescom exhibitor bookings are up on year-on-year as organisers expect record-breaking 2025 event
Gamescom 2025 is apparently set to break records, after the organisers confirmed they’re 11% ahead on exhibitor bookings over last year at the same time. Read more…Read More
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