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Sonic Team head wants all Sonic games on modern platforms, would “magically do it” if possible
If Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka had his way, he’d have all modern Sonic the Hedgehog games on modern platforms. Iizuka was speaking with Jeremy Klinger about various topics pertaining to the series. At one point, he was asked to select the one game he’d remake if given the opportunity. In...

MECCHA CHAMELEON peaks at 50k players
MECCHA CHAMELEON has peaked at 50,837 concurrent players on 13 June 2026 within the release week. View charts and more statistics on our website.

How To Speak To Gomez In The Castle In Gothic 1 Remake
Get into the main castle at Old Camp by proving your worth in Gothic 1 Remake
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis uses AI but all final assets will be human-made
It was discovered last week that the promising Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis will utilise AI, however in a recent interview the development studio has clarified on this. Speaking in a new interview, Crystal Dynamics experience director Jeff Adams, says that the team will use AI to create a...
Pokémon Go players unwittingly contributed to tech with military drone uses
A decade after the global craze for Pokémon Go peaked, an AI company has been using billions of real-world images captured by millions of players to develop navigation technologies for delivery robots and possibly military drones. That represents an intriguing but potentially discomfiting legacy...

Elon Musk speaks to ASML CEO and employees ahead of SpaceX IPO
Elon Musk recently sung the praises of ASML, the semiconductor industry's largest supplier.

New Xbox Exec Advocates For Something Everyone Hates To Help Save Gaming
Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball believes one way to help revitalize gaming is through something most people do not care for: in-game ads. Speaking to The Game Business, Ball said there exists a "two-sided problem" in the modern gaming space. Development costs for many games are now "way...

A 120Hz 4K OLED monitor with speakers this good shouldn't exist, but Dell actually pulled it off — then added a tempting discount
Dell is offering a limited-time 38% discount on its 32 Plus 4K QD-OLED Monitor (S3225QC), which we gave a glowing review for its immaculate 4K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and excellent built-in soundbar.

Extraction shooter peak is finally returning and all you Arc Raiders players should definitely take note
DMZ was doing the whole "accessible PvE-centric extraction shooter" thing long before Arc was.

After fans' decade-long search for Shadow of the Colossus' final secret, creator Fumito Ueda says he feels "so fortunate" people want to be in his worlds
It's been six years since PlayStation nuked its forums, taking with it one of video gaming's most legendary communities - a team of dedicated secret-hunters convinced Fumito Ueda's Shadow of the Colossus held one last mystery, and who invested almost a decade trying to find it. And now, speaking to...

Peak Lara Croft Is So Back In Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis marks the return of acrobatics, dual-pistols, and the Lara Croft we all know and love. After spending 30 minutes swinging through Peru and fighting off dinosaurs, here's what Jessica Cogswell had to say about the latest entry in the 30-year-old series.

Tomb Raider Devs Aren’t Trying To Appeal To “Either Side” Of Culture War Surrounding Lara’s Design
The new look for Lara Croft--seen in the upcoming remake Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis--has gotten the internet talking, and arguing. But according to the game's development team, it wasn't attempting to appeal to any specific audience with her design. Speaking to GameSpot at Summer Game Fest,...

Saros Adds Photo Mode and New PS5 Trophies to Make You Use It
Patch 1.005.1 available to download now. Housemarque has updated Saros to version number 1.005.1 with a Photo Mode that also adds a DLC Trophy Pack to its roguelike shooter. The new update is available to download now. On the team's website, the patch notes speak of a Photo Mode with the usual...

Xbox Reportedly Planning Big Layoffs For Next Month
Microsoft is reportedly planning major layoffs at its Xbox division next month--a move that comes shortly after new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma admitted its business "isn't particularly healthy." According to sources speaking to Bloomberg, the layoffs will come sometime after June 30, which is when...
"Five to six years is pretty normal for the development of a game... we did it in about three" Eiichiro Sasaki and Hiroyuki Kobayashi speak on how Stupid Never Dies was able to be developed relatively quickly
We spoke briefly with Stupid Never DIes' director & GPTrack50's studio head on how development of their debut action RPG is going, and learned more about the staff at the new studio.

Chaotic co-op, cozy bug collecting, and a brutal bullet hell: these 5 ID@Xbox titles have dominated my gaming sessions this month (and they should take over yours, too!)
Creative, colorful, and chaotically charming indie games from the developers behind hits like Peak and Minami Lane pair well with some singleplayer bullet hell and survival horror action. There's something for everyone in this roundup of 5 indie gems that are available now on Xbox.

Destiny 2 hits highest player count in two years after final update
Destiny 2 just reached its highest player count in two years after its final update rolled out, eclipsing the peak of the last two expansions.
XBOX gives rare update on The Elder Scrolls VI after years of silence
Speaking in a recent interview, XBOX Chief Content Officer Matt Booty revealed that he recently visited Bethesda Game Studios, where he met with Todd Howard and saw The Elder Scrolls VI running internally. Booty said (via Variety) the game is “coming along well” and looks “amazing,” offering a rare...

Resident Evil Veronica What We Learned
We got to speak with producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi about the upcoming Resident Evil Veronica, and learned several things with the short time that we had.

Fable Doesn’t Use Arc Raiders-Style Text-To-Speech AI For Its 1,000+ Voiced NPCs
The Fable reboot has more than 1,000 NPCs that players can interact with. Given this scale, and the fact that they all speak, people are naturally wondering how developer Playground was able to pull this off, and if some kind of artificial intelligence system was used. During a recent group Q&A...

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma "Doesn't Believe" GenAI World Models Will Replace AAA Games
"I've really come to appreciate the depth and the complexity of art". Xbox boss Asha Sharma has been speaking to Fortune about the wider industry and the future of gaming hardware, and it should come as no great shock to learn that AI came up as a topic at one point. Sharma's previous role was...

American Fork community rallies behind Reckless Ben after police misconduct claims
Reckless Ben’s Bricks & Minifigs Lego controversy spilled into an American Fork City Council meeting as speakers demanded an investigation into police conduct.
"Five to six years is pretty normal for the development of a game... we did it in about three" Eiichiro Sasaki and Hiroyuki Kobayashi speak on how Stupid Never Dies was able to be developed relatively quickly
We spoke briefly with Stupid Never DIes' director & GPTrack50's studio head on how development of their debut action RPG is going, and learned more about the staff at the new studio.

Naughty Dog founder speaks on losing Crash Bandicoot and "abysmal" Universal Interactive partnership
Naughty Dog founder Jason Rubin has spoken about the studio's move away from the Crash Bandicoot series and Universal Interactive, describing the business relationship as "abysmal". Read more
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