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The second half of May will carry 11 fresh titles for Xbox Game Pass membership holders. This includes Xbox's Hellblade II, EA's Immortals of Aveum, CI Games' Lords of the Fallen, and more.

Helldivers 2 sets a new PlayStation sales record with 12 million copies sold, making it the fastest-selling PS title ever. While server issues affected the launch, over 458k played on Steam alone.

Paint.NET, a popular free image editor, is getting a big update under version 5.1. Its first alpha release is now available with color management support, new effects, canvas customization, and more.

There have been some interesting statements, plus a trademark filing, that suggest a reveal of the next game in id Software's Doom first-person shooter series could happen at the Xbox Games Showcase.

Sony has announced that Hideaki Nishino and Hermen Hulst will be the two CEOs of its Sony Interactive Entertainment business, which covers its PlayStation division, to replace former CEO Jim Ryan.

Members of Microsoft's Xbox Insider Program in the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring can get a new update that will let them test out a way to get updates for some games before they become generally available.

Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven have split up due to the parties not reaching a "commercial agreement". This means a new developer is taking over development of Prison Architect 2.

Square Enix has reportedly decided to lay off a number of team members in North America and Europe. It will also launch a new business plan that will involve launching AAA games for multiple platforms

Ubisoft is preparing to unveil its next mainline Assassin's Creed entry this week. Assassin's Creed Shadows, originally Codename RED, is getting its cinematic world premiere trailer on May 15.

Bethesda has released another update for Fallout 4, and this one aims to fix bugs introduced with the next-gen update from last month, as well as add new frame rate targeting and graphics modes.

Rockstar Games 2010-hit Red Dead Redemption may finally be getting a PC port after all these years. Strings have been found on the Rockstar Launcher promoting the classic title's PC version.

It's been a week since Sony decided not to require Helldivers 2 players on Steam to sign up for a PlayStation Network account, but the game is still unavailable to play in over 170 countries.

Rumors from two sources claim that Microsoft may finally show off the long-in-development reboot of the Perfect Dark first-person shooter game franchise at the Xbox Games Showcase on June 9.

We have updated the list of our most anticipated upcoming PC games that are currently due in 2024 with the forthcoming titles Frostpunk 2, Tempest Rising, and Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut.

Bethesda Game Studios' 2015 release of Fallout 4 surged to the top of the UK video game sales lists for April 2024, according to GSD data. Other games in the series also had huge sales boosts.

Cloud Imperium Games has pushed a packed Alpha update for Star Citizen. It has fauna for planets, an upgraded character creator, industrial locations for quests, upscaling options, and much more.

Some people who have preordered the upcoming Ghost of Tsushima PC version are getting refunds from some digital stores if they live in an area where they cannot make a PlayStation Network account.

Intel has released a new graphics driver under version 31.0.101.5448. The only change in this WHQL driver is the initial Game-On support and optimizations for the recently released Hades II.

The first game in Bungie's Marathon series of sci-fi shooters from the 1990s is now available to download from Steam. The other two games in the series will also launch for free on Steam soon.

Sony may be about to announce God of War Ragnarök for the PC platform according to a report from a highly reliable leaker. The action-adventure game released less than two years ago on PlayStation.

Microsoft Xbox President Sarah Bond stated that the decision this week to close a number of its game development studios was made to make sure "the business is healthy for the long term."

Turn 10 Studios published a message to the community with details about future updates for the ill-fated Forza Motorsport. Players can look out for more content and significant multiplayer updates.

Microsoft Xbox President Sarah Bond has confirmed that its long-in-development mobile game store will officially launch sometime in July, initially as a web-based store so it can reach more people.

Pentiment, the 2022 medieval-themed adventure RPG game from developer Obsidian and publisher Microsoft, has won a 2024 Peabody Award. The game won the media award in its Interactive category.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Core members can now jump into three games this weekend for no extra cost. At the same time, all Xbox players have access to three Destiny 2 expansions for free too.

The Epic Games Store has begun a fresh giveaway as part of its weekly offer. Circus Electrique is free to claim for the next seven days, an RPG with circus management and tactical combat elements.

The Nvidia Geforce NOW cloud gaming service adds five new games to its library, including Honkai: Star Rail. Members of the GeForce NOW Rewards program will get a special in-game bonus.

Microsoft is reportedly requesting a number of current team members at ZeniMax to take voluntary severance deals, following Tuesday's cuts of three game development studios in that division.

Microsoft tried to convince the LittleBigPlanet developers to switch from Sony to Xbox. An Xbox representative suggested handing over more money, but the offer was ultimately rejected.

Arkane Austin, the development studio behind Redfall, was reportedly close to releasing an update for the game that would have added an offline mode. Microsoft decided to shut down the studio today.

The Netflix games library is expanding with five more titles for mobile devices in May. The newly announced games for subscribers include SEGA's hit platformer Sonic Mania Plus, Katana Zero, and more.

Some of Bethesda's team members are not happy with today's decision by Microsoft to close a number of game developers at that division, with one stating. "This is absolutely terrible."

Arkane Austin has revealed that people who bought the Redfall Hero Pass for the vampire shooter will get some kind of credit from Bethesda Softworks as the game will no longer be updated.

The Xbox Wireless Controller family just got a new member. The Fire Vapor Special Edition comes with red-orange swirl patterns on the faceplate and grips that are unique to each controller.

Microsoft will be closing a number of development studios at Bethesda Softworks, including Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and Alpha Dog Studios, along with other cuts at Bethesda.

CD Projekt RED has announced that its long-awaited REDkit mod editor for its hit fantasy RPG game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will finally be released for free to all PC owners of the game on May 21.

Remedy Entertainment and Tencent have canceled the cooperative multiplayer project that was recently internally rebooted. Codename Kestrel's development resources are being moved to other projects.

Nintendo has given fans a time frame as to when they can expect an announcement for the next console from the company. A new Nintendo Direct for new games is also being planned for this June.

id Software has announced that its annual QuakeCon LAN gaming event will be held August 8-11, 2024, in Grapevine, Texas. The event could be used by id to officially reveal Quake 6.