Amid this week's layoff bloodbath, Microsoft has insisted every game shown at its Xbox showcase in June is safe. But what were the no-shows, and should we be worried about them? IGN runs through the list.
We live in a world where we see finished products. Mostly finished products. Early Access has changed the moment in a game's development where we're invited in to play, but usually, we're still on a road to release. There's a linear...
Nintendo’s Switch 2 is at the very start of its life — and, as with every young console, excitement for the new hardware is held in check by the quest for something to play on it. Nintendo debuted the system with one of the biggest guns...
Build A Rocket Boy, the Edinburgh, Scotland-based developer of MindsEye, has issued at-risk of redundancy emails to its around 300-strong UK workforce following the disastrous launch of the game. Meanwhile, development chief Leslie...
It's usually the dogs. Every Souls player knows how infuriating they can be as enemies, leaping from behind corners, gnashing their jaws, surprising players before swiftly removing a decent chunk of their health. If you've played...
More and more companies are making premium wireless headphones as of late, from established players such as Bowers & Wilkins and Focal (creators of the marvellous Bathys ) to newer disruptors such as Noble Audio, the folks behind the...
Developer Capcom makes its debut on Switch 2 with a stellar conversion of Street Fighter 6 - while also giving us our first sighting of the RE Engine on the system. The bottom line is that for Street Fighter fans, this is the complete...
Distinct Possibility Studio, a new development team comprised of industry veterans including longtime Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley, has announced its first project: a large-scale persistent online open-world first-person...
Destiny: Rising, the free-to-play mobile version of Bungie's long-running sci-fi shooter series, has been given a release date. It'll officially be whisking players away for some alternate-timeline shenanigans when it comes to Android...
A real-time strategy take on Resident Evil has been announced for iPhone and Android, developed in "close collaboration with Capcom to ensure authenticity and quality."
A ’90s psychological thriller like Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue and a modern-day comedy like Spy x Family didn’t seem like they had much in common, until J-pop star LiSA connected the dots for us. In a moment of serendipity, I wore a...
Balancing a game’s difficulty, especially one that’s meant to challenge the player, presents its own challenge for developers. Sometimes, the final game ends up being easier than some developers desired. Such is the case with Lost in...
The Switch 2 launch lineup was weird — or that’s what I thought after watching the April Nintendo Direct, anyway. Sure, Mario Kart World as a launch game made sense from a business perspective. When a re-release of Mario Kart 8...
Call of Duty ’s image over the last decade is always changing, with lots of conjecture aimed at the series’ departure from mil-sim grittiness. Admittedly, I enjoy my fair share of the collaborations CODM and console counterpart, Black...
It's been a devastating week for the games industry as hundreds of employees have lost their jobs at Xbox as a result of a round of layoffs across parent company, Microsoft - layoffs that have totaled in excess of 9000. It's been a...
Joanna Dark actor Alix Wilton Regan has implored fans to use their voices to save Perfect Dark, after the game was cancelled by Microsoft earlier this week. Read more
Content warnings have become, if not standard, then at least more common in entertainment media over the past decade. Films and video games dealing with sensitive topics add small messages alerting viewers and players that they might...
Resident Evil fans have a lot to be excited for with Resident Evil Survival Unit, a new mobile strategy game announced by Anniplex Inc. during AnimeExpo 2025. The game is being co-developed by the JOYCITY corporation. Resident Evil...
Soon, the fairies will be upon us thanks to The Sims 4 's imminent Enchanted by Nature expansion . But before all that, EA has laid the foundations for its impending pixie dust explosion with a free content update - introducing the likes...
Yesterday, amid the layoffs of around 9100 individuals at Microsoft including thousands from its Xbox Gaming Divisions, we learned that one of the impacted projects was an unannounced MMO from ZeniMax Online Studios.
EA has announced it will shut down Anthem on January 12, 2026. Because Anthem's only content is online, this means the game will be unplayable after that date.
It’s hard to reinvent the wheel when the wheel opens the way to success in a billion-dollar industry. But even with well-established, successful genres like shonen anime, some creators aren’t afraid to get creative. Enter Gachiakuta, an...
Hello! Eurogamer's week of features celebrating the intersection of queer culture and gaming continues today as Ed Nightingale examines the importance of chosen family, as seen through the eyes of Final Fantasy 14 's thriving LGBTQIA+...
Nexus Mods recently changed ownership, and some major changes have been announced in regards to some of the naughtier mods. . Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
Mecha Break is out at last and its initial reception on Steam has been strong. The game has shot past 132,000 concurrent users as of writing, which isn't too shabby by any means. However, while plenty of people are playing it, initial...
Greg Castro, the VP of global partnerships at Mobvista, offers a guide to creating effective - and fun - playable ads for your casual games. Casual games offer simple, accessible, and highly engaging experiences, but that doesn't mean...
Buy now pay later (BNPL) services are becoming more and more popular, and now one BNPL provider has announced a deal with a gaming company to allow people to finance in-game purchases. Affirm has partnered with gaming commerce company...
Zekrom ex 174/086 and Reshiram ex 174/086 top the list of the most expensive Black Bolt and White Flare Pokémon cards, with prices reaching $347 or more. Here's what collectors are paying for Japan's newest chase cards.
UPDATE 5:50pm UK: Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has reported that more studios have been hit by layoffs. Raven Software, one the developers behind the Call of Duty series, as well as Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10. Read more
Microsoft has enacted widespread layoffs across its games division that includes around 200 job losses at King. As reported by Bloomberg, people “familiar with the plans” claimed the Candy Crush Saga developer is cutting 10%...
Hello! Eurogamer's week of features celebrating the intersection of queer culture and gaming continues today as Caelyn Ellis discovers what games can teach us about taking action - and making a difference - in the real-world. To catch up...
Want to play the classics Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck? Here's what you need to do to get them working fully. . Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
Audiophile headphones don't have to be super-expensive, as Meze proved with the 99 Neos we reviewed last year. Now the 99 Classics are here, offering a step up in materials - walnut earcups and a spring steel frame - and a subtly...
Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing. This week, Bertie puts his feet up and ponders the effect our changing mindsets have on the games we play; Ed finally...
Ever since the Trailblazer and Dan Heng crash-landed on Amphoreus, the Honkai Star Rail story has blown me away, and the version 3.4 Trailblaze Mission, ‘For the Sun is Set to Die’, brings everything to a head. This isolated world with...
Hello! Eurogamer's week of features celebrating the intersection of queer culture and gaming continues today with a Pride-themed edition of the Eurogamer Podcast. In the spirit of this week's festivities, and given this is timely and...
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa believes the pricing of Switch 2 is appropriate for all ages, and that younger children should engage with Nintendo characters elsewhere. Read more