Everspace 2: Galactic Edition Is Out Now on Switch 2
Updated: The press release mistakenly said 45 FPS but the game runs at 30 FPS. The article has been updated to reflect that change. Switch 2 owners who have been asking Rockfish Games for their …
Dave the Diver Hits Android and iOS on September 17
Dave the Diver finally has a date for its mobile debut, with Mintrocket announcing today that the RPG-management-simulation mashup arrives on Android and iOS on September 17. The date lands about a month past the …
Amazon Games Is Also Handing Back Throne and Liberty
For the second time today, Amazon Game Studios is handing one of its published MMOs back to its developer, with NC announcing that Throne and Liberty will transition to the company’s own publishing service by …
Amazon Games Hands Lost Ark Back to Smilegate in 2027
The Western version of Lost Ark is heading back to its original creators, with Amazon Game Studios announcing today that it will end its live service operations of the game in early 2027 and hand …
Ghost of Yōtei Adds a Roguelike Mode and Expansion
Atsu’s story isn’t finished after all, with Sucker Punch announcing Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition for October 1, arriving one day before the game’s first anniversary. The package bundles the main game with a new …
Donnie Yen Is in Phantom Blade Zero, Preorders Now Open
S-GAME teased “something unexpected” when it dated this trailer last week, and the payoff turned out to be Donnie Yen. The martial arts star appears at the end of the new 11-minute Phantom Blade Zero …
Supermassive Games Begins Layoffs of Up to 75 Staff
The studio behind Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology is cutting staff again, with Supermassive Games announcing today that it has started a redundancy consultation process expected to result in the loss of up …
Aspyr Revives a 2011 Lord of the Rings Co-Op RPG
Snowblind Studios’ 2011 co-op action RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is back as a Legacy Edition, out today from Aspyr at $19.99 with a 10 percent launch discount running through …
Black Flag Resynced Players Petted 28M Animals in a Month
Ubisoft is celebrating the first month of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced with a batch of community stats, covering how players have spent their time since the remake launched on July 9. The headline number …
Marvel’s Wolverine Gets a PlayStation 5 Bundle
A month after Insomniac Games filled its San Diego Comic-Con panel with story details, PlayStation has moved on to hardware. Today’s reveal covers a Marvel’s Wolverine console bundle, two DualSense wireless controllers, and a set …
Palworld Review: Pal for the Course
Quick Verdict Palworld 1.0 is essentially the same game our group fell in love with back in January 2024, and depending on how you look at it, that’s either its greatest strength or its biggest …
PlayStation Store’s July 2026 Top Downloads
It isn’t every month that a game from 2012 tops the PlayStation 5 charts, but that’s exactly what Call of Duty: Black Ops II pulled off in July’s download charts, finishing #1 in both the …
Overwatch Season 4 Revamps the Battle Pass on August 11
One of the Overwatch community’s most-requested changes is finally happening, with a revamped Battle Pass system arriving when Season 4 launches on August 11. Game director Aaron Keller shared the news in the latest Director’s …
1666: Amsterdam Enters Early Access August 25
1666: Amsterdam will launch in Early Access on August 25 for $29.99, Panache Digital Games announced today, with the PC release landing on both Steam and the Epic Games Store. The date caps a steady …
Serious Sam Goes Roguelite on August 31, Playtest Live Now
When Serious Sam: Shatterverse was revealed during the XBOX Partner Preview back in March, the only launch detail Behaviour Interactive and Devolver Digital would commit to was a vague later-this-year window. We now have a …
Ball x Pit Teases Big News After Its Last Free Update
Ball x Pit wrapped up its year of free content today with The Naturalist Update, the final free content drop for the brick-breaking roguelite, but Devolver Digital and developer Kenny Sun snuck in the bigger …
MachineGames Shadow Drops Dawn of the Machine for Quake
Quake turned 30 back in June, and id Software saved the celebration for QuakeCon 2026, shadow dropping Dawn of the Machine, a brand new episode from MachineGames, as a free update available today for anyone …
Netflix Gets GTA VI’s Extended Look Six Hours Early
Rockstar Games has announced Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look, a new video premiering on Netflix on Thursday, August 27 at 12:00 PM Pacific (3:00 PM Eastern). The company didn’t share a runtime or …
Switch 2 Reaches 23.68M Units Sold in Nintendo Q1 Results
Three months after Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2 closed out its launch year at 19.86 million units, the console has tacked on another 3.82 million, bringing lifetime sales to 23.68 million as of June 30, …
An 11-Minute Phantom Blade Zero Trailer Arrives August 11
Preorders for Phantom Blade Zero open August 11 at 7:00 PM Pacific (10:00 PM Eastern), which is August 12 at 10:00 AM Beijing time, arriving alongside an all-new 11-minute trailer. S-GAME confirmed the news in …
Moonlighter Is Free on Steam Before the Sequel’s 1.0 Launch
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault is leaving Early Access with a full 1.0 launch on September 2, arriving on PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X|S, Switch 2, and PC, with day one availability on XBOX Game …
Minecraft Confirms a Switch to Switch 2 Upgrade Path
Mojang has locked in October 27 as the release date for Minecraft’s native Switch 2 version, putting a firm date on the announcement from June’s Nintendo Direct. The game has been playable on Switch 2 …
XBOX Insiders Can Now Record Party Chat in Game Captures
XBOX Insiders are getting four new console features to test starting today, spanning game captures, achievement history, cloud saves, and wishlists. Some are limited to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring for now, while others are rolling …
Splatoon Raiders Review: Squid Pro Quo
Quick Verdict Playing Splatoon Raiders reminded me a lot of how I felt the first time I played the original Splatoon on Wii U, a game I stood in line to try back at E3 …
Pokémon Pokopia Update 2.0.0 and Bubbly Basin DLC Are Live
The ocean floor is officially open in Pokémon Pokopia, with the version 2.0.0 update arriving today on Switch 2 alongside Bubbly Basin, the first part of the game’s paid Expansion Pass. The free update delivers …
Monster Hunter Wilds Drops to $39.99, Free Demo Out Now
Anyone still on the fence about Monster Hunter Wilds now has two fewer excuses, because Capcom has released a free demo and permanently cut the game’s price to $39.99. The demo, available now on PlayStation …
Baldur’s Gate 3 Turns Three with New Player Stats
Three years after Baldur’s Gate 3 first launched on PC, Larian Studios is celebrating the anniversary the way it always has: by showing players exactly what they’ve been up to. The developer shared a new …
EA’s $55B Buyout Officially Closes, Company Now Private
Electronic Arts is officially a private company, with the publisher announcing today that its acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners has successfully closed. The deal, which we covered when it was announced on …
Final Fantasy XIV Is Now Available on Switch 2
Final Fantasy XIV is now available on Switch 2, with servers having opened at 3:00 AM Pacific (6:00 AM Eastern) this morning. The launch arrives right on schedule after Square Enix confirmed the August 4 …
Fortune’s Weave Lets You Play All Four Routes in Parallel
Nintendo aired a dedicated Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Direct this morning, roughly six weeks ahead of the game’s September 17 launch exclusively on Switch 2. The presentation covered the story, the four Heroes, and combat, …