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If you found yourself lurking around Kickstarter a few months back, or really the internet in general, you probably heard something about The Official Cyberpunk Trading Card Game . Pulling in more than $28 million dollars and taking the top spot as the most-funded game on the crowdfunding platform , the TCG based on CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 RPG continues to evolve and change post-campaign. Recently, the folks at WeirdCo have released big updates coming to the game that not only tweak terminology but also add in some massive game-design-shifting changes. Here is the full blog post , but here are the changes that are coming to the Cyberpunk TCG: The starting phase has gotten a name change, and its structure has been tweaked The “Play” and “Attack” phases have been combined into a single “Main” phase Opponents can react to a declared attack A new “Quick” keyword on cards has been created that can be played in response to an attack The cost to flip one of your legends has been redu...

Crimson Desert continues to evolve at a rapid pace. This week’s update adds a number of quality-of-life changes, makes the Wyvern a mount, and adds a pinball minigame, because why not? Pearl Abyss has released major updates for the single-player open world action adventure game pretty much every week since launch. It has changed significantly, with everything from combat to endgame reworked. And every now and then, Pearl Abyss will just throw a curve ball in a patch, seemingly just for fun, to keep players on their toes. This week, it's a pinball machine. Random, but brilliant! The Pinball minigame is located to the inn near the Delesyian Institute. The patch adds the Marni Token Exchange where tokens obtained from the Pinball machine can be exchanged for various items, including the Material Box of Fortune, Abyss Artifact, two types of Artifact Chests, a Helm, 13 types of furniture, and three types of gear crafting recipes. Pinball isn’t the only minigame added with today's p...

The Xbox Series S is taking some heat once again following comments made by the founder of Moon Studio, the team behind action RPG No Rest for the Wicked , which has been available on Steam Early Access since 2024. During the PlayStation State of Play, it was confirmed the game was coming to PS5 this October in celebration of its 1.0 release, but Xbox users will have to wait. This isn't due to any kind of marketing deal with PlayStation. Rather, it has to do with limitations with the Xbox Series S. In response to a fan inquring about the lack of an Xbox release date, studio founder and game director Thomas Mahler pointed to the Series S. "Series S is making that rough," said Mahler in a comment on Discord. "We'll ship it after in a good way once it's optimized like crazy for Switch 2 and Xbox." Another user joked that a mobile version would follow the Xbox and Switch 2 versions, to which Mahler responded: "Series S and mobile specs aren't too fa...

We finally have a release date for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on Nintendo Switch 2. The game will come to the Nintendo platform on September 18th, and you can pre-order it right now. The Nintendo Switch 2 version will have a standard edition (USD $69.99) and a deluxe edition (USD $89.99), the latter of which will give players extra digital content. Unlike the deluxe edition on the Xbox, PS5, and PC release, this won't include any kind of early access, so there's no need to shell out extra dollars to play the game sooner on Switch 2. The deluxe edition will include the Legacy Collection DLC which includes new suits, vehicles, and Batcave items inspired by classic Batman media like the Arkham games and Batman Beyond. It will also give you access to the Mayhem Collection DLC, which will also be released on September 18th. In addition to more cosmetics, the pack will add Joker and Harley Quinn as playable characters, as well as a new story mission. Those who pre-order ...

If you've ever wanted to fight a games industry CEO, now you can. Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick is now a playable character in WWE 2K26 , meaning you can either play as him or fight him yourself. There hasn't been any kind of official acknowledgement of his inclusion; he was simply quietly added in a new update today. The 68-year-old gaming executive holds an in-game rating of 77, meaning he's probably not going to claim any titles himself, but Zelnick is reportedly very fit in real life. The CEO claims he works out 10 to 12 times a week (that's an average of almost twice a day, for those who aren't mathmaticians) and runs his own private workout club known as The Program. He's even written his own wellness book, Becoming Ageless: The Four Secrets To Looking and Feeling Younger Than Ever. All of this is to say he's pretty jacked, even though he's almost 70, and could probably fare better in a WWE ring than the average person. Why did Zelnick g...

Control Resonant will have a two-day PS5-exclusive early access, leading to frustration from some fans. Yesterday, Remedy Entertainment announced that Control Resonant, the sequel to one of the studio's most beloved games, will release on September 24 . This should've been a moment of celebration, but unfortunately, it has since been overshadowed with news that Control Resonant will get 48-hours of early access through the game's digital deluxe edition, but this is only applicable to PS5. There will be no early access on Xbox or PC, as it appears the 48-hours of early access is tied to PlayStation's marketing agreement for the game. Some fans have stated that they won't be pre-ordering the game or will wait to buy it when it's on sale, as they don't want to support these kinds of practices. "Great, now I know what September game to skip until holiday sales," said one fan in response to the news . "Platform-exclusive content is one thing,...

Tomb Raider has a chartered history, with Lara Croft delving into ruins and tombs all over the world. Overcoming any and all obstacles set in her path, Lara has elevated herself into an exclusive and lauded pantheon of iconic video game protagonists. Now that we know that not one but two Tomb Raider games are on the way, we’ve created a chronological list of every game released so far. There's never a bad time to start (or restart) your spelunking adventures from the very beginning. Jump to : How to play in chronological order How to play in release order How Many Tomb Raider Games Are There? A total of 20 Tomb Raider games have been released. These games are split over three different timelines, each distinct from one another, offering different plotlines and a slightly different spin on Lara and her supporting cast. 14 of these games have been released for home consoles, 6 also supported handheld portable consoles, and 6 were supported on mobile devices. Tomb Raider: The Prophec...

Update : Amazon has removed the price and option to preorder the game on its product page. Expect preorders to open up again after the State of Play livestream. Marvel's Wolverine is hands-down the most anticipated PS5 exclusive of 2026. We finally got a fresh look at the game during Sony's latest State of Play broadcast , and now it is officially up for preorder at Amazon for $69.99. The game launches on September 15, 2026 for PS5, with no PC release date planned for the future. Marvel's Wolverine - Standard Edition Get it at Amazon - $69.99 (Price removed) Get it at GameStop - $69.99 (Not available yet) Get it at PlayStation - $69.99 (Not available yet) What Is Marvel's Wolverine? The latest State of Play gave us our first look at gameplay for Insomniac's highly anticipated game, which is absolutely worth watching before you buy. The biggest difference between this game and Insomniac's popular Spider-Man games is that Wolverine is a narrative driven, line...

Independent studio Maverick Games, founded by former Forza Horizon 5 creative director Mike Brown, will finally be revealing its new AAA open-world action-driving game on June 2, at 11am London BST (6am EDT / 3am PDT / 8pm AEST). The Maverick Games team has been hosting a countdown livestream over the past week from within a modified Fiat Multipla that has been placed inside the Leamington Spa-based studio. The team has revealed a small series of screenshots to date, along with several clues relating to possible features and a potential location. Earlier this year, Amazon backed out of the publishing deal it had with Maverick Games for its untitled racer . Fortunately, this didn’t prove to be the end of the road for the project, with Brown quickly confirming on social media that development was continuing to progress strongly and that the game’s announcement was still coming. Maverick Games was founded in 2022 following the departure of a number of staff from Forza Horizon developer ...

Subnautica 2 design lead Anthony Gallegos has opened up about the reaction to Unknown Worlds’ decision to prevent players from killing predators in the underwater survival game, explaining the developers’ true intent. Not being able to kill fish in Subnautica 2 is the game’s hottest topic, and while Unknown Worlds has promised to add “mitigation” to the game so you can better deal with predators , it will never allow you to kill them. Ahead of Subnautica 2’s early access launch, Unknown World spoke about not wanting players to conquer or dominate the underwater environment, insisting it wouldn’t feature tools that would let them slay anything that gets in their way. "We aren't a killing game," level designer Artyom "Artie" O'Rielly said in the Subnautica Discord . "Go play Sons of the Forest or something if you want to kill." That comment, among others, rubbed some Subnautica 2 players up the wrong way, and came to dominate the no killing fish dis...

As big budget video game development gets more costly, including TV and movie-style product placement could help make up the shortfall, BioWare's former Dragon Age boss Mark Darrah has said. In a lengthy video discussing the future of video game monetization, Darrah noted the rise of AAA games including live-service elements to ensure owners kept playing — and paying — long after release. Many video games rely on post-launch content or live-service elements to ensure projects earn back the huge sums of money spent developing them in the first place, with big budget games now regularly costing hundreds of millions to make. But not every game can succeed with these models, Darrah said, meaning that there needed to be other ways for developers to pay the bills. "My understanding is the live-action Smurfs movie paid for itself entirely through product placement," Darrah said, "so the movie was effectively made for zero dollars simply through the sale of product placemen...

Games Workshop just threw a grenade at the Warhammer 40,000 community with a stunning cinematic that shows the Emperor of the Imperium sitting on the Golden Throne — the first official look at the Master of Mankind in the current setting for years. The Warhammer 40,000 setting is built upon a galaxy-shaking civil war that took place 10,000 years earlier, called the Horus Heresy. It ended with the Emperor finally defeating his Chaos-fueled Primarch son, Horus Lupercal, and save the Imperium of Man from destruction, but at a terrible cost: the near-death Master of Mankind was interred upon the Golden Throne as a carrion Emperor sustained by the daily sacrifice of thousands of psykers. The iconic art of the God-Emperor by John Blanche, below, is seared into every Warhammer 40,000 lore fan’s mind. This is how the Emperor looks in the 41st millennium: grim, dark, and barely there at all. But is this actually how the Emperor looks? We rarely see official art of the Emperor in the current set...

Factorio is set for its last major update soon, developer Wube Software has announced in a blog post . The influential strategy game about building and creating automated factories launched on Steam in early access form in February 2016, before launching proper in August 2020. It is a huge hit for Wube, one of those eternal Steam games with addictive gameplay mechanics, complex systems, and near infinite replayability. Factorio, which has seen superb support over the years, is credited with popularising the factory-building and automation genre on PC, and retains an ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ user review rating on Valve’s platform. "I can’t imagine how different Steam gaming landscape would have been if there was no Factorio," John “Bucky” Buckley, communications director and publishing manager for Palworld developer Pocketpair, said in a post on social media . "Thank you for making an incredible game!" Managing expectations on the scope of the 2.1 update, Wube said...

Kohei 'Nakatsu' Ikeda, game director on Tekken 7 and 8, has left Bandai Namco after 20 years at the company. His exit comes hot on the heels of Tekken legend Katsuhiro Harada’s exit to form a new video game company . “There were joyful moments, and many difficult ones as well,” Ikeda said in a farewell message posted on social media . “There were times when we celebrated together, and times when I received passionate criticism and encouragement. Yet every one of those moments helped push both myself and the Tekken Project forward.” Ikeda didn’t say what he plans to do next, but most fans are speculating that he is set to rejoin Harada at his new venture, VS Studio, which has partnered with SNK Corporation. The Tekken community is now left wondering what’s in store for the fighting game franchise. Just last week Bandai Namco delighted fans by announcing Yujiro Hanma from the Baki manga and anime franchise as the guest character of the Tekken 8 Season 3 Pass, which ends early 202...

Ubisoft seems to have another leak problem, as what appears to be a remastered version of Rayman Origins has appeared on the Xbox Store – and it's only $2,000. Nintendo Everything caught and shared a Microsoft listing for an unannounced game called Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition before it was pulled offline yesterday. Along with a few screenshots, the page revealed the promise of 4K resolution, 60fps, and modern enhancements. Although there may be some fans willing to pay the $1,999 for Ubisoft's classic platformer, the price tag is almost certainly an error or placeholder number. Considering the page has been taken down, we'll probably see a corrected price when an official announcement eventually arrives. Oh cool, Rayman Origins Enhanced Edition complete with Vita Exclusive cont-FOR 2,000$!?! by u/RealDealMous in TwoBestFriendsPlay Rayman Origins brought the floating mascot back to the world 2D gameplay when it launched in 2011 for the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3...

Xbox boss Asha Sharma has reacted to negative feedback at Microsoft’s decision to continue to show competing platform logos at its upcoming Xbox Games Showcase, suggesting it will stop doing so for future shows. Sharma, who took over as boss of Xbox from Phil Spencer earlier this year, has embarked upon a rebrand of the gaming business in a bid to get core Xbox fans back onside following years of disenchantment. Early decisions include the end of the controversial ‘This is an Xbox’ marketing campaign , quickfire new Xbox console features , and switching from ‘Xbox’ to ‘XBOX’ in official branding. But yesterday, following the delay of Fable to early 2027 , Microsoft confirmed it would "continue the precedent" by highlighting competing platforms during its 2026 Xbox Showcase on June 7. Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty set the stage during an appearance on the Official Xbox Podcast , telling fans to expect the company to be transparent about what platforms its games are c...

When HoYoverse drops a new game, players have come to expect sweeping, high-fantasy orchestral arrangements and space-opera symphonies. But Zenless Zone Zero completely shatters that playbook, swapping out concert halls for the gritty, high-energy pulse of underground club culture and vintage aesthetics. From the lo-fi chill of Sixth Street to the high-octane EDM pounding through the Hollows, New Eridu’s music rises above most video game soundtracks as the driving heartbeat of the entire experience. Behind this pivot into funk, acid jazz, and electronic sub-genres is Yang Wutao and the tight-knit team of producers and composers known as Sān-Z Studio. Operating more like a collective of late-night crate-diggers than traditional gaming composers, Sān-Z Studio's philosophy is fiercely straightforward: prioritize raw emotion over industry trends. Whether collaborating with global electronic icons like Tiësto or capturing the quiet, solitary headspace of a single character, the team ...