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Nick Earl, head of Glu Mobile — whose studio EA acquired in 2021 for $2.1 billion — says the publisher’s recent $55 billion take-private will give teams more latitude and time to experiment. Financial analysts have called the transaction “questionable,” but inside the company it’s viewed as an opportunity to escape the pressure of quarterly...

Sony has revealed a limited-run DualSense Icon Blue Special Edition controller, but availability is restricted to players in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Chile. The announcement also included a selection of collectible accessories. Sony continues to produce special DualSense editions inspired by games and its own history, though many releases remain region-locked. For instance,...

During October’s Steam Next Fest, GungHo Online Entertainment will release a free demo of Let It Die: Inferno. Available from October 13 through October 21, the demo lets PC players sample the game’s hack-and-slash PvEvP action ahead of the full launch. The title intentionally evokes Grasshopper Manufacture’s Let It Die — Inferno is its sequel....

In 007: First Light, players will discover James Bond’s origin and see how he earned his 00 designation and status as an operative. Creative Director Hakan Abrak said in an interview that IO Interactive avoided working with an already fully defined character and therefore “would never make a film adaptation.” “We’re not interested in spending...

Microsoft has rolled out an unusual Silent Hill f advertisement — promoting the game while explicitly reminding players that they are buying a license, not ownership of the title itself. The question of digital ownership has returned to the spotlight. Experts have long pointed out that purchasing digital editions grants users a right to use...

Independent designer Bennett Foddy is famed for unconventional choices in his games—often bordering on trolling players. Baby Steps is no different: the creator opted to “penalize” those who skip cutscenes and ignore the narrative. Skipping cutscenes here is handled in an unusual way. At first, holding the action button—as most players expect—suffices. But each time...

Skate, the free successor to Skate 3 that celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2025, has already amassed 15 million players. On October 7, 2025, the game received an update that ushers in its first content season. The developers published the complete patch notes. The city has been refreshed to better reflect the season’s aesthetic, and...

The first hands-on with the ROG Xbox Ally X has revealed what Microsoft and ASUS’s new portable console can do. The piece highlights gameplay from several titles and shares performance results. The ROG Xbox Ally X is slated to launch on October 16, 2025, but some players and journalists received units early. Detailed tests have...

Cosplayer Sati transforms into Heather Mason from the horror title Silent Hill 3, stepping into a nightmare-soaked otherworld to battle horrific creatures and uncover long-buried secrets. Photographer Ekaterina Morpheeva invites viewers to return to the grim, unnerving realm of Silent Hill, where deranged monsters roam and a host of chilling mysteries await discovery. During the...

A fierce onslaught of cyberattacks struck Microsoft’s critical servers, compromising more than 400 organizations, Eye Security reports. Over the weekend the count of affected entities remained under one hundred, but the attacks have since escalated. Adversaries are exploiting a vulnerability in SharePoint to distribute a sophisticated ransomware strain. Microsoft attributes the operation to a group...

Sucker Punch Productions crafted this project to prioritize player agency — not only in how the world is shaped, but in the way the gameplay itself unfolds. The game offers five difficulty tiers and options to fine-tune the challenge to your liking. For those seeking the harshest test, there is a Lethal mode: a single...

According to Digital Foundry, the company is developing a high-performance handheld PlayStation designed to compete with contemporary portable PCs, including Strix Halo-based models like the GPD Win 5. Reporters note that Sony’s engineers are striving to achieve performance levels previously reserved for full-sized PCs—made possible by the console’s tailored optimizations and the company’s proprietary technologies....

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade for the Nintendo Switch 2 has sparked considerable buzz — not only among players, but also with the game’s director. The team at Square Enix faced a formidable challenge. According to Naoki Hamaguchi, the primary difficulty was the Switch 2’s power consumption, particularly in handheld mode. Their top priority was...

Deathground, a horror-survival title, has arrived on Steam. The developers published 40 minutes of gameplay footage that emphasizes an unrelenting mood of fear and stealth. Deathground is a cooperative first-person horror-survival game. Players team up in groups of up to four to survive on an island hunted by bloodthirsty dinosaurs. The main objective is to...