IO Interactive announces its first showcase featuring Hitman, 007 First Light and MindsEye
The first IOI Showcase will take place later this week
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2nd Jun 2025
IO Interactive’s Bond game is called 007 First Light, with a reveal set this week
The game will likely appear during Summer Game Fest
Star Wars Jedi director’s new studio is making a Dungeons & Dragons action adventure
Stig Asmussen's Giant Skull has teamed up with Wizards of the Coast
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Slovenian retailer fills their car with Switch 2 consoles for pre-launch road trip
With no official distribution in Slovenia, Konzolko hit the road
Street Fighter 2 composer Yoko Shimomura has created a new track for SF6, returning to the series after 30+ years
The new track will be added to Street Fighter 6 for free as part of this week's Elena update
1st Jun 2025
People Can Fly cancels 2 games including Square Enix project
The Gears of War and Outriders studio looks set to make layoffs
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1st Jun 2025
‘We tried and it didn’t work out’: CDPR co-founder says it shouldn’t stray from AAA open-world RPGs
The Witcher and Cyberpunk studio should stay "razor sharp focused" on what it knows best, Marcin Iwiński says
31st May 2025
Nintendo Switch 2 launch games: Every Switch 2 game available on day one
Here's our guide to every Switch 2 launch game available on June 5
Sega Football Club Champions is a new free-to-play game ‘powered by Football Manager’
It's the latest instalment of Sega's long-running Japan-only series SakaTsuku
30th May 2025
Elden Ring Nightreign sells 2 million copies on day one, as a patch for easier solo play is announced
Next week's patch will make single-player runs less frustrating
Death Stranding 2 is getting a live ‘game premiere’ presentation during Summer Game Fest
The Orpheum Theatre event will be streamed online
Playtonic confirms layoffs: ‘The landscape is shifting, and with it, so must we’
The Yooka-Laylee publisher has released a statement confirming job losses
MultiVersus officially closes down and is delisted today
The game can still be played offline if players log in before the servers are turned off
Elden Ring Nightreign gets off to a strong start on Steam despite mixed user reviews
A peak of more than 300,000 players has been reached on Steam already
Dynasty Warriors producer says the series still can’t be called a success in the West
The latest game, Dynasty Warriors: Origins, has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide
29th May 2025
F-Zero and Wipeout inspired Switch 2 launch game Fast Fusion gets new trailer
The game runs at up to 4K HDR and supports wireless GameShare
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is one of two free games on the Epic Games Store this week
Both games are free to claim until June 5
A Concord developer’s commemorative release plaque is being auctioned at a Goodwill store
Bidding on the memento has currently reached thousands of dollars
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Elden Ring Nightreign review: A clumsy multiplayer sideshow to the generation’s best RPG
FromSoftware's latest game takes big swings, but loses plenty of the Elden Ring magic along the way
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Racoon Logic delivers an adventure designed for those looking for a good time, not a long time.
Doom: The Dark Ages Review
Id Software has put the Doom series back on track after the love-it-or-hate-it Doom Eternal
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Hands-On: Lies of P: Overture is making big changes to the Soulslike genre
This prequel expansion delivers a vicious expedition back to Krat, while we wait for a full sequel
With FBC: Firebreak, Remedy says it’s made a Control shooter ‘for Dads’
Remedy’s next release swaps cinematic action for three-player co-op
How Hideo Kojima is evolving Death Stranding 2’s formula with a bold Australian frontier
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Pokémon Destined Rivals Trading Cards: Where to buy Destined Rivals
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