We're deep in the second and final session of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta. This open portion is available on one more platform – Switch 2, and can be accessed without the need for a pre-order. It also includes a sampler of Warzone's next Resurgence map and two Ground War maps, alongside… read more

The Witcher 4, CD Projekt Red's next major game, will hopefully not suffer the performance problems of the studio's former major release, Cyberpunk 2077. The developer, keenly aware of the latter's disastrous launch, has adopted a new approach to game optimisation for the former. Read more Read Full Article read more

Update 28/8: Valve appear to have taken action, changing the game's rating – the storepage can now be accessed in the UK. "It looks like Steam re-reviewed Future? No Thanks! and removed the 'frequent nudity or adult content' reverting the Germany geo-ban and the age verification by credit card in the UK," Paolo Perdicini writes… read more

DXVK 3.1 is out now bringing more impressive upgrades for the Direct3D 8/9/10/11 to Vulkan translation layer that powers Valve's Proton.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. Read Full Article read more

A leaked archive said to contain around 12TB of old Valve development files, dated between 2003 and 2013, has surfaced online, and fans are already combing through it for any trace of the long-cancelled Half-Life 2: Episode Three. Read more Read Full Article read more

Over 12 terabytes of data, containing builds of every game uploaded to Steam between 2003 and 2013, has been leaked. We don't know everything in the archives yet because of its massive size. But people have already dug up assets related to the canceled Half-Life 2: Episode 3, content cut from Portal 2, and a… read more

The new World of Warcraft Midnight patch notes aid underperforming specs, with DK, DH, Druid, Hunger, Mage, Monk, Paladin, and Priest buffs. Read Full Article read more

It must be a relief to be so close. The post My favorite part of GTA 6’s reveal has been seeing proud Rockstar Games devs finally able to breathe a bit appeared first on Destructoid. Read Full Article read more

According to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Project Helix, which she announced in March as a codename for Microsoft's "next generation console" – phrasing that seemingly implied a singular device – will actually be a "family" of devices." "We've been hard at work on a great next generation and a great family of devices for Helix,… read more

Reaction streams to Grand Theft Auto 6's first gameplay presentation peaked at 3,970,738 viewers across livestreaming platforms, making it the biggest gaming stream of 2026 so far. Read more Read Full Article read more

Things are shifting around a bit over at The Long Dark developer Hinterland Studio. Earlier this year, The Long Dark's story mode wrapped up with the release of Wintermute's fifth and final episode. After that, you may have fairly assumed that focus would have been mostly placed on the sequel that was announced in 2024,… read more

Cloud Imperium Games has delayed Squadron 42, its long-in-development Star Citizen spin-off, to Q2 2027, with studio boss Chris Roberts arguing the game would be drowned out by GTA 6. Read more Read Full Article read more