Games

DarkStone Digital and publisher DreadXP have announced Paranormal Activity: Threshold, a game based on the well-known horror franchise. The game is slated to launch in 2026 for PC and consoles. Along with the announcement, the first trailer was released, conveying the game’s mood and premise. As with the Paranormal Activity films, the project adopts a...

Some players are revisiting the original installment. Enthusiasts from the Telltale Modding Group recently unveiled their modding work on the original The Wolf Among Us. They added alternative ways to experience the game world: a third-person over-the-shoulder view and an option to switch into first-person. The team did not publish the mod publicly or disclose...

In the sequel, players can choose between two playable characters. Devolver Digital and Auroch Digital have released a new gameplay trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2. The footage shows a Sister of Battle bearing the Emperor’s light, punishing heretics with blade and bolter. Play as Ultramarine Malum Kaedo or Sister of Battle Nira Veirat, tasked...

Mike Ybarra urged Microsoft to take a page from Nintendo. Mike Ybarra — the former head of Xbox’s gaming division and ex-president of Blizzard — has lately been vocal in criticizing various choices made by Microsoft’s gaming arm. Not long ago Ybarra argued that the console market can be profitable if companies adopt the right...

Curious players unearthed a striking method for stealing. Many who played The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim recall a peculiar stealth trick — you could place a bucket on a merchant’s head and then rob them without trouble (the bucket limits the NPC’s field of view). Former Skyrim developer Bruce Nesmith told FRVR that the team...

Naoki Hamaguchi expresses confidence in the project. Work on the third installment of the Final Fantasy VII remake is progressing in earnest, and the project’s game director, Naoki Hamaguchi, revealed new details in an interview with VGC. He is confident the trilogy’s finale will satisfy both longtime fans of the 1997 original and newcomers alike....

Microsoft does not intend to compel developers to adopt its AI. In a recent interview at the Paley International Council summit in Palo Alto, California, Xbox head Phil Spencer described the company’s approach to artificial intelligence. Spencer noted that Xbox does not impose strict rules on how developers should use AI. Xbox’s AI efforts concentrate...

It’s another late-October Friday, and once again the release calendar feels packed — perhaps the busiest October of this console generation. That torrent of new games can be overwhelming, but it’s also a welcome one: the diversity of releases means there’s almost certainly something you’ll want to play. This week we published reviews of several...

Halo: Campaign Evolved — a ground-up reimagining of the original Master Chief adventure. Looking back can be the best way to move forward. After the renewed momentum of 2021’s Halo Infinite, Halo Studios (the studio formerly known as 343 Industries) is reworking a cornerstone of the franchise: Halo: Campaign Evolved, a full modern remake of...

The first season will launch on all platforms that same day. Next week Battlefield 6 will receive a substantial 1.1.1.0 update, delivering a range of enhancements designed to improve gameplay, visual effects, audio, and the user interface. Developers refined movement mechanics — making landings smoother, stance transitions quicker, and jump-and-obstacle traversal more consistent. The weapon...