Long Legal Battle Over Subanutica 2 Ends With Bonuses & CEO Leaving

The long, messy legal battle over Subnautica 2 between the game’s developer, Unknown Worlds, and its publisher, Krafton, has seemingly come to an end. Krafton will pay all previously promised bonuses to employees as part of a settlement with Unknown Worlds’ CEO and co-founders. And the studio’s CEO, Ted Gill, who was fired last year…

Doom The Dark Ages’ new Revelations DLC is “the culmination of 35 years of Doom” and movement is back

Shorn of his armor, Shield Saw smashed, the Slayer of the new Doom: The Dark Ages Revelations DLC is less of a tank than in the main game, and that’s a good thing, because it means movement is back. In this new paid-for DLC, id Software has drawn on 35 years of Doom, delivering an…

Why Sony Is Killing Disc-Based PlayStation Games And The Implications For PS6 And Beyond

Sony’s announcement that it will stop releasing games on discs beginning in 2028 will have implications for the PlayStation 6, according to one industry expert. Piers Harding-Rolls of Ampere Analysis said the decision to stop having PlayStation’s first-party games, along with titles from third-parties, printed on discs, “pretty much guarantees that PS6 won’t arrive until…

Rhythm Heaven Groove Review (Switch)

I remember thinking that 2023’s Tears of the Kingdom was the perfect bookend for Switch 1, a fitting sign-off for a generation which began with a transformative open-world take on Hyrule. But Switch 2 wouldn’t arrive for another couple of years, which means it’s a very different game that gets the ‘swansong’ label. And low-key…

What happened to Wolverine’s metal claws in X-Men ‘97?

The first three episodes of X-Men ‘97 season 2 are now streaming on Disney Plus, and the X-Men have been scattered across time. After season 1 ended with half the team in Ancient Egypt and the other half in the 40th Century, a lot has changed when we pick up the story a little while…

Hideo Kojima Horror Game OD Safe At Xbox Despite Major Cuts

Hideo Kojima’s upcoming horror project titled OD, which is increasingly giving P.T. vibes, was first teased three years ago. It was part of an ambitious new slate of third-party partner games published by Xbox. Microsoft has since abandoned a number of those collaborations, but not OD. A source familiar with the company’s plans says it remains…

With 32 GB as a minimum and 64 GB as the recommended amount, Cinder City’s RAM requirements are all kinds of wrong in today’s AI-mangled memory market

As big-budget, blockbuster PC games have become increasingly more packed with cutting-edge graphics over the years, their minimum hardware requirements have naturally scaled upwards too. But there’s one forthcoming game that has taken that quite a lot further than you’d expect, with the memory specs likely to cause more than a few raised eyebrows. It’s…

Modern Warfare 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass, but not for a long time

As hype continues to build for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, a new notification from Xbox has confirmed that the next installment of the franchise will arrive on Game Pass, although it won’t be on launch day. In fact, it won’t appear on the service for another year, after the release of the next…

PS5 System Update for July 2026 Is Live, Don’t Get Your Hopes Up

Sony Interactive Entertainment has rolled out PS5 system software update 26.04-13.42.00 to ring in July 2026. As usual, the new firmware doesn’t bring any changes that will excite players, but prepare to download around 1 GB of data on your PS5 and PS5 Pro. PS5 system software update 26.04-13.42.00 patch notes (July 1, 2026) “We’ve…

OG Baldur’s Gate Lead Designer Turned Down Chance To Make Baldur’s Gate 4

Larian Studios, makers of the staggeringly acclaimed Baldur’s Gate 3, famously turned down the opportunity to work on a follow-up to that game. But, as it turns out, Larian head Swen Vincke wasn’t the only lead on a previous Baldur’s Gate game to turn down the chance to develop Baldur’s Gate 4, as James Ohlen, lead…