Focus Entertainment has announced the release date for its upcoming Aliens tie-in. Aliens: Dark Descent will be released on June 20 onPS5,Xbox Series X/S,PS4,Xbox OneandPC, and is being developed by French studio Tindalos Interactive, which previously worked on Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2. The game is described as a “strategic, real-time, squad-based tactical action game” and has players controlling a squad of Colonial Marines to stop a Xenomorph outbreak. Focus also released a new gameplay trailer, which can be seen below:...

EveryDragon Ball location in Anime Last Standhas been found only hours after the awaited update’s release. If you’re looking to complete the new mission for the Dragon Ball Super-inspired update toRobloxTD title Anime Last Stand, check out theALS Dragon Ball locationsdown below. They’re good for upgrading a very powerful new unit. Anime Last Stand Dragon Ball locations TheAnime Last Stand Dragon Balls, known as Mysterious Balls when approached, spawn in fixed locations on select maps....

Amazon has announced the first expansion for its open world MMO New World. Titled Rise of the Angry Earth and set for release on Jun 30, 2025, it will introduce mounts and a new weapon, while raising the level cap to 65, among other features. The expansion will cost $29.99 and require the base game. New players will be able to pick up both together for $69.99 as part of theNew World: Elysian Edition bundle....

2K’s upcoming Lego football game has leaked again ahead of an official announcement. As spotted byGematsu,Amazon UKis currently listing ‘LEGO Goooal’ from publisher2K Gamesfor release on Friday, September 15, with thePS5version priced at £37.40. It’s unclear if the details of the listing are final, but it could suggest that an official announcement is coming soon. Last February,VGC exclusively reportedthat 2K had signed a new multi-game partnership with Lego. 2K’s Lego sports line would include a racing game from NBA 2K developerVisual Concepts, a football game developed by UK-basedSumo Digital, and a third title based on a major sports franchise, sources with knowledge of its plans revealed....

Amazon has revealed this month’s batch of ‘free’ games on Amazon Prime Gaming. Prime Gaming, which is included as part of an Amazon Prime subscription, lets members claim a selection ofPC gamesevery month, to claim and keep. This means players will continue to have access to Prime Gaming titles even if they cancel their Amazon Prime subscription. This month’s games include Venba, Heroes of Loot and Endless Space 2: Definitive Edition....

Ubisoft has begun teasing plans to make a special Assassin’s Creed Valhalla announcement on December 13. The news will be revealed via a YouTube premiere next Monday at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT. “There is more to see than Midgard inAssassin’s Creed Valhalla,”Ubisofttweeted. UPDATE 13/12/21:Ubisoft has officially announced the next Assassin’s Creed Valhalla expansion.Dawn of Ragnarök will be released on Jul 15, 2025. ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES:Assassin’s Creed Valhalla isset to receive a second year of expansions—a first for the series—and Ubisoft has said it expects to surprise players with the content....

Ampereis a market-leading data and analytics firm focusing on TV, video-on-demand, games, telecommunications, as well as content production and distribution. What audience is Microsoft tapping into if it acquires Discord? According to Ampere data, 42% of 16–64-year-old internet users in the US have used Discord in the last year with 18% saying they use it daily. Unsurprisingly, usage is most prevalent in 16–24-year-olds and it drops off significantly in 45-year-olds and over....

Update 22:25 BST: An earlier version of this story incorrectly credited the comments to Ampere Analysis’ Piers Harding-Rolls. This has now been corrected. Sony Interactive Entertainment could respond to Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard with a major deal of its own. That’s according to industry consultant Dr Serkan Toto, who believes thePlayStationmaker “is under pressure to react” toXbox’s mega deal. Almost two years after the acquisition was first announced, last FridayMicrosoftofficiallyclosed its $68....

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is reportedly now the best-selling video game of all-time in Japan. That’s according toGame Data Library, a website which collates Japanese sales data. According to the site, New Horizons has now sold 10.45 million copies in Japan, surpassing the long-time record held by originalPokémonGame Boy titles Red and Green (10.23m). TheNintendo SwitchAnimal Crossing title has achieved the feat despite only releasing two years ago. Three of the other four titles in Japan’s top 5 were released over 20 years ago (includingPokémon Gold & Silver, Super Mario Bros....

Worlds Untold, the NetEase-backed studio led by Mass Effect writer Mac Walters, is “pausing operations” until a new funding partner can be found. In a statement, Walters, who previously served as a senior developer on both the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series, said that employees at his recently founded studio will be free to explore new opportunities as Worlds Untold seeks new funding opportunities. “It’s hard to find the right words for this, but I wanted to share that we’ve made the very difficult decision to pause operations at Worlds Untold while we search for a new partner to help bring our vision to life,” Walters said in astatement....

Assassin’s Creed: Shadows is the second-best-selling game of the year in the US so far. According to data from Circana, the game trails onlyMonster Hunter Wildsin the overall year-to-date charts in the US. Circana’s Mat Piscatella noted thatAssassin’s Creed: Shadows has been the best-selling game in the US for each of its first three weeks on the market. While the game suffered a protracted development, which included several delays, strong reviews and positive player sentiment have seemingly turned the game into a modest hit forUbisoft....

Story freelanced byTom Henderson. Additional reporting byAndy Robinson. Fawzi Mesmar, DICE’s head of design who looked after the Battlefield and Star Wars: Battlefront franchises, has left the company following the release of Battlefield 2042, VGC can reveal. His departure was announced in an email sent to staff this week, seen by VGC, in which he revealed he’d been planning to leave for some time once the studio’s latest shooter had been shipped....

Activision has launched a Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War free access trial. Players can downloadBlack Ops Cold Warfrom their chosen platform’s digital store and access the free trial until June 1. It features various multiplayer maps and modes, including Rambo’s Gun Game and Die Hardpoint, which were recently added as part ofCold War’s ‘80s action heroes event. Y’know, since we’re heading into a long weekend… we’re extending 2XP Weekend another day through 10AM PT Tuesday, June 1st!...