Brace yourselves, everyone: the Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance marketing machine is spinning up. Today, at Tokyo Game Show, Capcom released the an extended cut of the first official trailer for Ascendance, revealing the explosion-loving leonine monster, Teostra, as a huntable foe. Read more Read Full Article read more

Diablo 4 Season 15 has begun, and Blizzard snuck Diablo 2 style Runeword crafting into the new update for the ARPG, unlocking new unique items. Read Full Article read more

The second wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September has been announced, and the list considerably improves what's already on offer, with a huge new arrival in Gears of War: E-Day, and notable arrivals in Dune Awakening, and Minecraft Dungeons 2. Read more Read Full Article read more

Xbox could be planning another major shake-up of its Game Pass subscription service, this time removing key benefits the service is known for. That's according to a new leak from ResetEra user Slayven, who in 2025 revealed Microsoft's plans to raise Game Pass prices and change tier offerings, some of which turned out to be… read more

Amplitude have always used early access for their games, even before Steam Early Access was a thing. Ahead of Endless Space's release in July 2012, players who preordered the game got immediate access to an alpha build that was steadily patched and updated on the lead up to launch. To this day, the studio still… read more

If you recently glanced at Total War: Shogun 2 and thought "gosh, lovely hip-and-gable roofs on that miniature of the temples in Kyoto, but this could really do with oh, let's say 50 additional groups of quarrelsome swordsmen", then congratulations, Creative Assembly are adding "50+" minor factions in Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition, an… read more

Ubisoft has delayed the Rayman Legends remake – Rayman Legends Retold – in order to "make sure every detail gets the care it deserves". The game's release date has moved two months from 1st October to 3rd December. Read more Read Full Article read more

A few weeks ago, when I spoke with Tim Willits, chief creative officer at Saber Interactive, makers of games like Space Marine 2, SnowRunner, and World War Z, the company was dealing with the shitstorm that ensued from their announcement of Rideshare Stimulator. The game's basically an Uber simulator, with you driving a car around… read more

The launch of Diablo 4's Season of Hell's Legacy got off to a rough start. The anticipated season was announced at BlizzCon over the weekend to arrive alongside a 30th anniversary celebration of the Diablo franchise. And though Season of Hell's Legacy eventually went live, it did so several hours after it was supposed to.… read more

I knew going into BlizzCon 2026 that we'd get some Diablo news, but I expected a Diablo 4 expansion introducing a new Baal storyline, not Diablo 5. It's a long way away, scheduled for a spring 2029 release, but that didn't stop Blizzard revealing enough information for us to build a picture of what the… read more

Valve is in the news again thanks to the impending launch of its Steam Frame VR headset. The developer recently opened up pre-order registration for the £889 / $1,059 standalone headset following months of wait. Read more Read Full Article read more

Blizzard's decision to reveal far-away release dates for Diablo 5 (2029) and the new open-world StarCraft shooter (2030) at this year's BlizzCon represented an uncharacteristically transparent look at its future plans. So much so, there was a moment when the spotlight turned on World of Warcraft and it seemed we might get a monumental reveal… read more