Ubisoft Faces New Studio Closures And Mass Layoffs

The upheaval at Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft continues as it faces a new round of studio closures and mass layoffs. The French publisher will close two offices and cut up to 380 staff, according to a source familiar with the ongoing restructuring. One of the studios being shut down, as first reported by Insider Gaming,…

Minecraft texture packs 2026 for Java and Bedrock

Part of Minecraft’s charm has always been its simple, blocky, pixelated aesthetic. With that said, it can be nice to change things up a bit, and Minecraft can look absolutely incredible with the addition of texture packs and shaders. Where Minecraft shaders affect things like lighting, shadow, and color, texture packs alter the actual textures…

PlayStation Plus Extra June 2026 game catalog additions announced

Published Jun 10, 2026, 12:08 PM EDT It’ll tide you over until Final Fantasy 7 Revelation comes out Image: Square Enix Creative/Square Enix via Polygon On Wednesday, Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed the lineup of new games joining its PlayStation Plus Game Catalog in June. Final Fantasy 16, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, and more will join the catalog…

Kingdom Hearts Collection Key Art Has Fans Sleuthing To Work Out If AI Was Used

Image: Square Enix Kingdom Hearts fans the world over were very happy over news from the recent Nintendo Direct that Kingdom Hearts 4 will launch simultaneously on Switch 2 and other platforms (no date yet) and native versions of the first three games (well, more than three, but let’s not muddy things just yet) helping…

Stunning New Square Enix PS5 RPGs Get 2026 Release Dates

Square Enix fans are in for a treat as the publisher showcased three new PS5 RPGs yesterday, two of which have 2026 release dates. Both Final Fantasy Resonance and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World will release later this year, but unfortunately, Kingdom Hearts 4 is still without a release window. PS5 RPGs Final Fantasy…

Splatoon Raiders Is Getting A Nintendo Direct Later This Month, New Gameplay Trailer Released

We’re just a few weeks away from the launch of Splatoon Raiders, the Nintendo Switch 2-exclusive PvE Splatoon spin-off, and we got another look at it during today’s Nintendo Direct. Launching July 23, today’s Splatoon Raiders trailer highlights more of the third-person shooter gameplay players can expect in the game.  Plus, Nintendo has announced it…

10 Games In Steam’s Bullet Fest You’ll Want To Check Out

With the arrival of the “Bullet Heaven” tag on Steam in May, the genre born out of Vampire Survivors appears to have coalesced to a single term. So what better way to celebrate than a Steam Fest themed around both bullet heaven and bullet hell? That’s the somewhat chaotic categorization for this week’s themed sale on…

All Fortnite NPC locations this week

Who are the latest Fortnite NPCs? The locations of all the Fortnite NPCs change each season, and new ones are added to the map every few weeks. It’s worth tracking down the NPCs on the map, as they can help swing the match in your favor if you find them at the right time. You…

Google claims most users know ‘information generated with AI should not be blindly trusted,’ but a court ruled it’s still liable for false claims made in AI Overview

A ruling from a German court has found that Google is liable for the claims made in Search’s AI Overviews. What is this? The consequence of Google’s all-in-on-AI actions? The case involves false claims made about two Munich-based publishers. Allegedly, Search’s AI Overview misattributed the questionable practices of another existing business to the plaintiffs, drawing…

Preorders For The Minecraft Dungeons 2 Deluxe Edition Are Live

Minecraft Dungeons 2 Deluxe Edition $50 | Releases September 29 Preorder at Amazon (PS5) View at other stores Preorder at Amazon (Xbox Series X) Preorder at Amazon (Switch 2) Preorder at Best Buy Preorder at Walmart With the main game as popular as ever and a live-action movie adaptation winning big at the box office, Minecraft…