The Batman Part 2 casting rumor reveals an even darker movie than the original

From the tragic sci-fi horror of Mr. Freeze to the shadowy conspiracy of the Court of Owls, speculation has run rampant over the past several years regarding which villain director Matt Reeves might pluck from the pages of DC Comics for his The Batman follow-up. But recent reports surrounding The Batman Part II are beginning…

Sega Wants To Know Your Thoughts About Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Image: SEGA Although Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has been cruising along at a steady pace for many months now, Sega is apparently eager for feedback. It’s released a new user survey this week, asking fans to help it improve the title. It’s also noted at the beginning how these responses will be used to assist the…

PS Plus Extra, Premium June 2026 Games Rolling Out Now

PS Plus Extra and Premium June 2026 games have begun rolling out in regions where it’s now Tuesday, June 16, with their release staggered by region this time. As previously reported, Sony is now testing a different release schedule in the US, UK, and Japan, so players in these three regions will not be able…

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Complete Edition Hits Nintendo Switch 2 This September

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a Soulslike action game from Team Ninja, the studio behind the Nioh series, set during China’s Three Kingdoms era, and it’s a great time. Team Ninja recently announced that a sequel, Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, is due out on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027,…

A lost Dragon Ball Z fan RPG has resurfaced after mystery user drops it in a seven-year-old forum thread

About seven years ago user pikablu of the Resetera forum started a thread about an old Dragon Ball Z fan RPG that had long fallen into obscurity. It was an MS-DOS game that “used a lot of sprites from the Super Butōden games”, which were Dragon Ball Z games released for SNES consoles in the…

Steam Next Fest Is Flooded With AI Games And It Sucks

I usually have a good time digging through the demos in Valve’s recurring Steam Next Fest event. I enjoy finding hidden gems and wild games that I often end up wishlisting. But this time around, now that I have a tool installed that warns me if a game or demo includes generative AI content, Steam…

Two years later, Dragon’s Dogma 2’s pointless MTXs are finally going away, and it’s getting a “permanent discount”

Dragon’s Dogma 2‘s microtransactions are about as useful as a chocolate teapot. Its lengthy list of purchasable consumables compounded its performance woes at launch, owing largely to the fact that you could acquire everything on it early on. Well, as part of Capcom’s ongoing drive to improve DD2’s foundations ahead of its upcoming Dark Arisen expansion,…

Compulsion Games And Other Xbox Studios Reportedly At Risk Of Being Shut Down

Earlier today, Kotaku reported that South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games may be closing its doors following a report from last week that Xbox is preparing another round of significant layoffs. Although we still have no official confirmation of Compulsion’s status, it may not be the only studio at risk of being shuttered. Bloomberg reports…

Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 22.5.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Image: Nintendo The Switch 2 is now officially a year into its life and since its arrival, it’s received updates on a regular basis. The latest one. bumping the firmware up to Version 22.5.0, has now arrived, and it includes some stability improvements to enhance the overall experience as well as some language support updates….

Call Of Duty Studio Treyarch Is Losing Its Studio Head Of Nearly A Decade

Treyarch studio head Mark Gordon is retiring from the Call of Duty studio after 22 years, ten of which he spent as studio head. In a post today on Twitter from the official Treyarch account, the studio made the announcement, saying Gordon would be retiring from his role “to focus on his next chapter.” “Mark’s…