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Microsoft has confirmed that the tenth-generation Xbox Helix will not be a single console, but rather an entire family of devices centered around a traditional Xbox. Head of Xbox Asha Sharma shared this information during an internal staff meeting, a recording of which was obtained by Jez Corden from Windows Central. According to her, the...
Perhaps the most essential thing about adapting a movie into a TV show is getting the balance right between the old and the new. You want the show to feel like the movie and capture what you loved about the characters. You also want enough new stuff going on to make the series a worthwhile...
EA Sports FC 27 leads the list of the most profitable games of the year according to Alinea Analytics, generating roughly $714.1 million across three platforms. EA Sports FC 27 became the most profitable game of 2026, earning about $714.1 million on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation, as estimated by Alinea Analytics. Resident Evil Requiem sits...
Supermassive Games is releasing the interactive horror title The Conjuring: Unspoken, in which players use a smartphone turned into a ghost-hunting tool to help demonologist Francesca Noaks. Supermassive Games has announced The Conjuring: Unspoken, an interactive horror game set in The Conjuring universe, which launches on October 13, 2026, exclusively on Netflix and will not...
PlayStation players continue to face account takeovers, resulting in the loss of access to purchased games, DLC, save data, and trophies. Blogger and insider RealRadec stated, “This needs to change.” Several days ago, blogger RealRadec, who has over 30,000 followers on X, had his account compromised, though he managed to recover access. The creator acknowledged...
Bobby Kotick, who led Activision for more than 30 years, has joined the board of directors at Skydance, which will acquire a major gaming business following its merger with Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. Skydance announced the appointment of the former Activision Blizzard chief to its board of directors. Alongside Bobby Kotick, investor and philanthropist...
Over the past week, a PlayStation 5 jailbreak covering firmware versions 7.00 through 13.60 has rapidly grown into a widespread phenomenon. The PS5 received a major jailbreak working on firmware versions from 7.00 to 13.60, enabling modders to run emulators on the console and significantly accelerating the progress of the exploit over the past week....
Dan Reynolds and Minka Kelly at The MOCA Gala 2026 held at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on May 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Gilbert Flores/WWD Dan Reynolds and Minka Kelly have reportedly ended their four-year relationship. The Imagine Dragons frontman and Ransom Canyon actress have split, People reports. A source close to the...
Charlie Puth appeared as the special guest on the Tuesday (Oct. 6) episode of Celebrity Substitute, teaching a music class to children at a New York City public elementary school. During an opening conversation with host Julian Shapiro-Barnum, the musician stated, “The goal today is to tell the kids that anything can be made with...
Ubisoft will continue to release physical editions of its games despite plans by Sony to phase out discs by 2028. During an annual meeting with investors, Ubisoft Chief Financial Officer Frédérick Duguet stated that the company does not intend to switch entirely to digital sales and will keep physical discs. The publisher will decide the...
