Frost Giant boss Tim Morten claims generative AI can help devs realize their ‘grand vision’
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Wildgate and Sunderfolk developer-publisher Dreamhaven is making layoffs
The company, established by former Blizzard president Mike Morehaime, said the cuts will largely impact its publishing division…Read More
Read MoreJagex CEO defends Runescape in-game Pride event cancelations as ‘apolitical’ decision
After scaling back RuneScape’s Pride Month events, Jagex CEO says Pride content might ‘compromise escapism…Read More
Read MoreAonic acquires research tech firm Prime Insights for $250M
The parent company of nDreams wants to become a ‘dominant global player…Read More
Read MoreAstro Bot Is Becoming The Game Of A Generation
GameSpot could earn money through affiliate and promotional deals for distributing this material and via link-based purchases. Astro Bot marks its first birthday today, September 6, 2025. Here, we look back at what the pint-sized droid has grown to symbolize for a fresh wave of gamers. Over three decades back, I got smitten. I was
Read MoreResident Evil: Release Date, Cast, And Everything Else We Know About The Reboot Movie
GameSpot could earn money through affiliate and promotional collaborations for distributing this material and via sales generated by embedded links. Across the past twenty-odd years, the Resident Evil film saga has largely meant the six installments helmed by Paul W.S. Anderson and headlined by Milla Jovovich as Alice. That sextet cleared more than a billion
Read MoreThe Last Of Us Season 3: Release Date, Cast, And Everything We Know About The Hit HBO Series
GameSpot could pocket earnings from affiliate deals and advertising arrangements for circulating this material, as well as from transactions via embedded links. After The Last of Us Season 2 wrapped, HBO’s hit landed 16 Emmy nods, among them Outstanding Drama. Season 1 scooped eight trophies in 2023, with guest-acting victories for Nick Offerman and Storm
Read MoreDisney x Fortnite: Everything We Know So Far
GameSpot might earn money through affiliate and advertising agreements for distributing this material and via link-based purchases. Early in 2024, Disney pumped over a billion dollars into Epic Games, the studio behind Fortnite, and teased a mysterious new Disney-flavored metaverse. Since then, bits of the partnership have already appeared—Incredibles and Disney Villains outfits, fresh Marvel
Read MoreDarksiders 4: Release Date Info, Story, Trailer, And Everything Else We Know
GameSpot might earn money through affiliate or promotional deals when sharing this material, and from transactions made via embedded links. THQ Nordic formally unveiled Darksiders 4 during its 2025 showcase, and veterans of the saga are eager to learn when it’ll arrive, what its plot holds, and how it plays. The prior entry, 2019’s Darksiders
Read MoreMarvel fans are predicting which characters will die in Marvel Zombies
(Image credit: Marvel Studios) Devotees of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been racking their gray matter to predict which caped crusaders and gamma-fuelled brawlers will survive the forthcoming animated show, Marvel Zombies. The freshly released and darkly comedic teaser splattered slow-motion claret across the screen, showing Blade (as Moon Knight) julienning Ghost while your friendly
Read More“We cannot charge $300 for this, it’s f***ing insulting”: Bethesda’s Pete Hines says Fallout 76’s infamous Collector’s Edition was “probably the dumbest thing I ever did at Bethesda”
Pete Hines, who once steered publishing at Bethesda, looks back on his quarter-century with the studio with few regrets—yet the notorious Collector’s Edition of Fallout 76 still gnaws at him. Amid the tidal wave of glitches and PR disasters that swamped Fallout 76, the ultra-pricey Collector’s Edition often fades from memory next to the broken
Read MoreSega’s crunch was so bad, offices came equipped with nap rooms and showers until 2012: “It was basically expected that people would be sleeping over at the office”
(Image credit: SEGA) Overwork practices at the publisher Sega (celebrated for Sonic, Persona, and Yakuza) were once so routine that nearly every fresh Sega workspace came with “snooze pods and wash stalls,” three seasoned Phantasy Star and Sakura Wars creators have revealed. Toru Ohara, Takaharu Terada and Toru Yoshida—veterans who spent decades at Sega—reflected on
Read MoreAfter Overwatch 2’s best year ever, the FPS’ director admits past updates were “too conservative” and 2026 is starting with “something huge” that “blows your minds”
Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller now believes the sequel’s earlier patches played it “too safe,” and from here on he envisions “a future where we ditch the safety net and deliver explosive, unforgettable spectacles designed to leave you stunned.” In a fresh ‘Director’s Take’ blog, Keller rewound to January when Blizzard Entertainment rolled out
Read More“She is lovingly bats***”: Baldur’s Gate 3 Orin actor says the antagonist provided her with some of the weirdest lines of dialogue she’s ever had to record
(Image credit: Larian Studios) Maggie Robertson has delivered plenty of bizarre scripts, having voiced the internet-beloved, people-chomping sorceress of Resident Evil Village, yet the performer insists the oddest phrases she’s ever spoken into a mic were conjured up for Baldur’s Gate 3. During a conversation with David Hayter (yep, the gravel-throated legend behind Metal Gear’s
Read MoreWhat we’ve been playing
Hey there—good to see you again for our recurring column where we jot down quick impressions of whatever’s been dominating our controllers. Predictably, Hollow Knight: Silksong has swallowed every spare moment this week. Resistance was futile; the release is already legendary, toppling records and briefly melting storefronts under the traffic…Continue Reading
Read MoreUntil Dawn at 10: how Supermassive overcame Sony scepticism and used the science of fear to make a modern horror classic
A genuine uproar erupted when Sony recoiled from the title at launch, Until Dawn creative director Will Byles remembers. “They loathed it—truly despised it—and yanked every shred of promotion. It was utterly maddening.” Read more…Read More
Read MoreVampire: The Masquerade
Beginning next week, everyone who secured the Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Premium Edition through the PlayStation Store will get their money back. Learn more…Read More
Read MoreProducers of newly announced Life is Strange TV show say it “deserves to be more than just a game”
Life is Strange has become the newest interactive title officially slated for a small-screen makeover. Discover the details…Explore Further
Read MoreHollow Knight: Silksong is being review-bombed in China
Roughly 82 percent of Hollow Knight: Silksong’s Steam critiques appear favorable, yet the praise clearly isn’t unanimous; hundreds of Chinese-language gamers are roasting Team Cherry over translation shortcomings in the follow-up. Continue reading…Read More
Read MoreReview: NHL 26
Since EA’s latest hockey sim is offering Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers a no-cost trial today (through EA Play), I figured I’d lace up for the newest instalment—courtesy of a review key from EA Sports—and the outcome is an entertaining ride on the rink. Still, the franchise feels stranded in an odd spot lately, with
Read MoreIndiana Jones Order Of Giants DLC Launches To ‘Mixed’ Feedback In First 24 Hours
More than a full day has passed since the Indiana Jones Order of Giants add-on debuted on Xbox and other platforms, and—echoing the situation with Hollow Knight: Silksong—Bethesda elected not to distribute advance review copies. We’ve begun our own playthrough at Pure Xbox (expect our early thoughts hopefully next Monday), yet only one finished critique
Read MoreFeature: Pure Xbox Reader Survey 2025
Time to tackle every single one! penned by Anthony Dickens Yesterday, 6pm It’s that season once more, everyone. We’d really appreciate a few minutes of your time to fill out our confidential questionnaire. Why do we care? Our portals stay afloat largely because studios choose to place ads on our pages. Marketing teams naturally (and
Read MoreMindsEye ‘Update 4’ Now Live On Xbox, Includes Multiple Performance Upgrades
The crew remains hard at work on this project! penned by Fraser Gilbert Yesterday, 6:30pm Once more we’re chatting about MindsEye! Admittedly, the launch roller-coaster has been bumpy since its debut earlier this year, yet a stubborn studio keeps polishing – resulting in the unexpected “Update 4” that landed on every platform earlier today. It
Read MorePoll: Are You Buying Borderlands 4 Next Week?
Only a handful of days remain penned by Fraser Gilbert Yesterday, 7:30pm Hard to grasp that Borderlands 4 is practically upon us, right?! The newest chapter in Gearbox’s shoot-and-loot saga drops for Xbox Series X|S on September 12th, with digital pre-purchase already live on the Microsoft Store from £69.99 / $69.99 for the base edition.
Read MorePoll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (August 2025)
Pick Push Square’s Monthly Champion penned by Robert Ramsey Yesterday, 5pm Image: Push Square After a pair of slower months in June and July, the release calendar is finally shifting into top gear on PS5. For those of us who make a living critiquing games, August brought a welcome surge of activity. Several eagerly awaited
Read MoreFeature: Push Square Reader Survey 2025
Time to tackle every query! by Anthony Dickens Yesterday, 6pm Folks, the annual moment has arrived once more. We’d really appreciate you sparing a few minutes for our anonymous questionnaire. Why do we bother? Our portals stay afloat largely because studios pay to showcase their titles here. Those partners naturally (and rightly) crave data about
Read MoreReview in Progress: Hollow Knight: Silksong (PS5)
Hollow Knight is an underground indie phenomenon crafted by the three-person studio Team Cherry, a project that exploded in popularity and has since shifted more than 15 million copies worldwide. Hollow Knight: Silksong, a follow-up that began life as add-on content, was unveiled in February 2019 and enthusiasts have been pleading for launch day ever
Read MoreAnimal Crossing-Esque Cosy Game Disney Dreamlight Valley Saddles Up with New PS5, PS4 Expansion
Sony pony by Sammy Barker Yesterday, 8pm Disney Dreamlight Valley isn’t horsing around with its all-new expansion. Well, not in the figurative sense anyway. Wishblossom Ranch – a new expansion due out in November, with a livestream blowout scheduled for 15th October – will add mounts to the Animal Crossing-esque cosy game. As part of
Read MoreMafia: The Old Country on PS5 Was an Offer PS Store Shoppers Couldn’t Refuse
One of August’s most downloaded PS5 games by Stephen Tailby Yesterday, 7pm Image: Push Square The PS Store charts for August are here, and while there are no huge surprises, you may be interested to know that the middling Mafia: The Old Country was one of the month’s best-selling PS5 games. While it didn’t review
Read MoreSilksong channels Kim Kardashian, developers unite for Palestine, and former Polygon staffers become Rogue
Bonus: Call of Duty is poised to rake in even bigger profits, while MindsEye may have shattered IOI’s publishing ambitions… Continue Reading
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