Embracer Group has agreed to sell off its interests in Saber Interactive, plus many of its other game studios, to a new company, Beacon Interactive. The selling price was $247 million.
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Google's DeepMind research group unveiled a new AI program that is capable of learning how to complete tasks in a number of games. It can follow natural-language instructions to carry out tasks.
The GOG store is now offering a completely DRM-free version of God of War, the 2018-released, Santa Monica Studio-developed title. There is a 50% off launch discount running right now too.
DICE has announced Battlefield 2042 Season 7: Turning Point is incoming next week. It will bring a brand-new map littered with buildings, fresh weapons, and even a stealth bomber.
Apple announced it will bring five new games to the Apple Arcade video game subscription next month. These games will be available for various Apple devices, including the Vision Pro headset.
Developer Nightdive Studios has confirmed that its acclaimed PC remake of the sci-fi first-person RPG System Shock will finally be released to PlayStation and Xbox consoles on May 21.
Microsoft has released a Unity extension for Visual Studio Code. It gives you advanced editing features when working on Unity projects and it allows you to debug your projects more easily.
Google has announced a number of new features it is adding to the Google Play Games service. It will expand the number of PC games to Google Play Games like Genshin Impact and more.
Game developer Starbreeze has announced that it has cut ties with its CEO Tobias Sjögren, after its long-awaited title Payday 3 turned out to be a critical and sales disappointment.
This weekend's PC game deals include two brand-new bundles from the Humble Store, a newly-released title as a freebie, cheap EA classics, the latest Mortal Kombat to try, and much more.
In the latest video dev diary for the upcoming grand strategy game Ara: History Untold, Oxide Games Designer Emily Horton talks about the game's use of the Triumphs monuments feature.
Microsoft has released a new build for the Xbox Alpha Skip-Ahead Insider ring. Among the new features, it includes new Xbox Wireless Controller firmware that resolves a disconnection issue.
The MSI Claw, the Windows 11-based portable console that was first introduced at CES 2024, is now available at Newegg. The PC with its Intel Core Ultra chips, has a starting price of $699.99.
Classic EA-published titles like Command & Conquer Renegade, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, SimCity 3000, The Saboteur, and much more have just surprise released on Steam with deep discounts.
Mortal Kombat 1, From Space, Ed-0: Zombie Uprising, and more are available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Game Pass Core members to try out for no extra cost during this weekend.
The latest freebie drop from the Epic Games Store is special, as it's a day-one launch that's being given away. Astro Duel 2 is a top-down space shooter and platform fighter mash-up experience.
Another beta build of Starfield has hit Steam, letting PC players try out new features and a horde of bug fixes. It includes easier lockpicking, photomode expressions and poses, plus more.
GSC Game World today shadow-dropped the hit Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Pripyat S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games to Xbox and PlayStation consoles. Modding support is coming soon too.
The next PC port coming in from PlayStation Studios has turned out to be Ghost of Tsushima. The Sucker Punch Productions-developed adventure is being ported to the new platform by Nixxes.
Epic Games says its previously announced plans to launch an iOS version of the Epic Games Store is now on hold because Apple has terminated its previously approved developer account.
Remedy has rolled out a new PC update for its acclaimed horror game Alan Wake 2. The update actually lowers the minimal PC requirements, replacing its CPUs with lower-end products.
343 Industries has launched the next free Operaton content update for Halo Infinite. Cyber Showdown III will include a new multiplayer maps, six new Husky Raid maps, and new cyberpunk armor rewards.
Developer Stoic Games has revealed it will hold its first Twitch event to reveal more info on its upcoming action-adventure game Towerborne, which will be published by Microsoft, on March 7.
Months after the MultiVersus free-to-play brawler game was shut down to make some changes, the game's X account just posted a teaser message, which may mean a relaunch is due for the Warner Bros game.
Microsoft has just unveiled a brand-new Xbox Wireless Controller option. The Fallout-themed release featuring Vault Boys is available via the Xbox Design Lab with multiple customizable options.
Nvidia is rolling out a new graphics driver under version 551.76. This release adds DLSS 3 support and optimizations for The Thaumaturge. It also fixes NVENC issues and other bugs.
Remedy's Control, all its expansions, early access launch of Lightyear Frontier, the Sony-developed MLB The Show 24, SpongeBob: Battle for Bikini Bottom, and more are coming to Xbox Game Pass.
Guerrilla and Nixxes have announced the official system requirements for the upcoming PC port of Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition. Even portable PCs should be able to run the game.
A team member who worked at Free Radical before it was shut down by Embrancer uploaded over 5 minutes of footage from the team's now-canceled reboot of the first-person shooter Timesplitters.
Bit Reactor, the development team that was announced as working on a new Star Wars strategy game for Electronic Arts, has announced the game is still in development even after this week's EA layoffs.
This weekend's PC game deals include a couple of new bundles from Humble, giveaways happening the Epic Games Store and Steam, a free event to be a spy, discounts for dino and robot titles, plus more.
Bethesda Game Studios will release the latest beta patch for its sci-fi RPG Starfield on Steam March 6. It will include a way to add expressions to the game's Photo mode, along with other improvements
Nacon has confirmed that Terminator: Survivors, the upcoming movie-based sci-fi survival game, will arrive on Steam in Early Access on October 24, with console releases coming sometime later.
Embracer Group is reportedly close to finishing deals to sell off two of its major subsidiaries. Gearbox Entertainment and Saber Interactive are the development and publishing wings in question.
Microsoft's Free Play Days promotion is back with more games. Xbox Game Pass Core and Ultimate members can now try out Age of Wonders 4, Gangs of Sherwood and more for no extra cost.
The latest giveaway from the Epic Games Store has gone live, and it's a copy of Aerial_Knight's Never Yield. This arrives just as the developer announces a sequel for the auto-runner.
Electronic Arts has announced it will lay off 5 percent of its total workforce. EA previously cut 800 jobs in early 2023, and later that year it cut 50 team members from its BioWare studio
Activision has confirmed it will launch the long-awaited Call of Duty Warzone Mobile game for iOS and Android on March 21. Pre-registration for the mobile first person shooter is now live.
Roskomnadzor, the Russian internet censorship machine, listed the Steam community website among those banned in the country. However, once the word spread, the domain disappeared from the blacklist.
Xbox Insiders can now test the new Game Hubs feature of the Xbox App on PC. These offer quicj access to announcements from the developer, friends who play the game, achievements, and more.