Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has been rated for Nintendo Switch 2. While the game hasn’t been announced forNintendo‘s next platform, this rating points to an imminent announcement and release of the port. The game was rated by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Media Regulation. The 3D fighting game, developed by Spike Chunsoft and published byBandai Namco, was released last October. The game is the first new entry in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series in over 15 years....

Epic Games has announced a new tool which it says will allow game developers to create high-fidelity digital humans in less than an hour. MetaHuman Creator is a browser-based app which runs in the cloud viaEpic‘s Unreal Engine Pixel Streaming technology. Epic claims the tool will slash the time it takes creators to make high-quality human characters “from weeks or months to less than an hour,” while enabling teams to more easily scale and make many types of characters for their projects....

Images claiming to show the Joy-Con controllers for Nintendo’s unannounced Switch 2 console could be hinting at a new feature, it’s claimed. At the weekend, images began circulating onlineclaiming to show Switch 2’s Joy-Cons, allegedly originating from a factory in China that is currently producingNintendo’s next console. If authentic, the images corroborate previous claims that theSwitch 2controllers will be larger than their predecessors and feature a magnetic connection. However, social media users believe the images could be hiding another feature....

Electronic Arts has filed multiple trademark applications for ‘EA Sports FC’, which could potentially be the new name for its FIFA football franchise should it rebrand the series as it’s currently considering. On October 7,EA Sportsgroup GM Cam Weber confirmed the company was“exploring the idea” of renaming the blockbuster franchiseand was reviewing its naming rights agreement with world football’s governing body FIFA. It has since emerged that the company filed video game software trademark applications for ‘EA Sports FC’ with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office onOctober 1andOctober 4respectively....

Final Fantasy 14 lead Naoki Yoshida has been reduced to tears after being complimented by the series’ original creator. As reported byPush Square, Yoshida – who tends to be known asYoshi-Pby the Final Fantasy fanbase – was present at the Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival, which took place at London this past weekend. Yoshida took part in various events on stage during the course of the weekend, as did original Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi....

Firaxis has officially announced that the next mainline game in its Sid Meier’s Civilization series is in development. Ed Beach, franchise lead designer forCivilization VI, will continue in his role as creative director on the new game. The next entry in the turn-based strategy series was confirmed alongside theannouncement of a major shake-up at the 2K Games studio, which will see XCOM directorJake Solomonand studio head Steve Martin leave the company....

Here’s the first footage of one of PlayStation 5’s new PSOne games, which are set to appear as part of the revamped PS Plus service. Seemingly released early in some Asian territories, Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is one of the first PSOne games receiving the emulation treatment as part ofthe upcoming PlayStation Plus Premium. The title also offers the first look at new emulation options, such as save states, various visual settings and the ability to rewind live gameplay....

Former Donkey Kong high score champion Billy Mitchell has successfully sued Australian YouTuber Karl Jobst in response to a number of allegations Jobst made about him. In a number of YouTube videos, Jobst alleged that Mitchell had cheated to achieve his previous world record high scores for Donkey Kong, a claim that Mitchell has been battling for some time. Jobst also made stronger allegations about Mitchell, including a claim that Mitchell’s 2020 lawsuit against YouTuber Ben Smith (also known as Apollo Legend) was “a significant factor” in Smith taking his own life....

Iconic slasher movie villain Jason Voorhees is set to appear in more games in the future. A new enterprise called Jason Universe has been set up in an attempt to bring the Friday the 13th villain to the modern era through a variety of new projects and appearances,IGNreports. Jason Universe will be run in collaboration with Friday the 13th screenwriter Victor Miller (who owns the domestic rights to the original movie)....

Video games mental health charity,Safe in Our Worldhas announced UK games industry veteran Dr. Gina Jackson OBE as CEO. Safe in Our World is backed by over 50 games companies including 505,SegaandEmbracer Group, and has campaigned for the removal of stigma around mental health in the games industry. Dr. Gina Jackson OBE began her career in games development in 1992, most recently as development director atSold Out, vice-chair of charity GamesAid and visiting professor in games industry and business at Norwich University....

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom started out as a dungeon creation game, it’s been revealed. In an Ask the Developerinterviewpublished onNintendo’s website, it’s also been confirmed for the first time that theSwitchgame was developed by long-time partner studio Grezzo. Releasing on Friday, the latest game from the studio behind the Switch remake ofThe Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakeningis its first brand-new entry in Nintendo’s series. It’s also the first Zelda game to have a female director, withTomomi Sanoserving as the director for the title on Nintendo’s side....

The potential release date for Halo Infinite has reportedly been shared early by a Taiwanese retailer. Twitter user Isle Sloth shared a screenshot of an image that is claimed to be from a Taiwanese online shopping website. If the image is genuine, it claims that the game will be released on December 8. UPDATE:AHalo Infiniterelease date of Jul 22, 2025 willreportedly be announced today during Gamescom Opening Night Live....

Hades 2 is Supergiant Games’ first sequel. A modern gem of a studio, the team behind Bastion, Transistor, Pyre and Hades is known for always leaving its fans guessing when it comes to what is next. That’s why it came as such a surprise when it was announced that Hades, Supergiant’s breakout hit from 2020, was to receive a follow-up. The sequel – which, like the first game, will debut in Early Access – follows Melinoe....