The directors of Avowed have shed more light on its gameplay in a new 25-minute video. In the ‘extended gameplay breakdown’ video, game directorCarrie Pateland gameplay director Gabe Paramo go into detail on some of the separate game mechanics and discuss the development team’s philosophies for the game. The video, which can be seen embedded above or on the officialXbox YouTube channel, opens with Patel explaining why she feels the game feels like a typicalObsidiantitle....

Bethesda’s Hi-Fi Rush will be released for PlayStation 5 next month. That’s according to a new trailer for the game, whichBethesdabriefly published on Wednesday before making the video private. Viewable below, via X user Zuby_Tech, it seemingly confirms that the game will make the jump toSony’s console on July 05, 2025. Update Xboxhas officially announced plans to bringPentiment,Hi-Fi Rush,Sea of ThievesandGroundedto other console platforms. — @Zuby_Tech (@Zuby_Tech)June 28, 2025 Developed byTango Gameworks, Hi-Fi rush is a rhythm action game in which the aim is to time attacks to the beat in order to do more damage....

Activision has released the launch trailer for Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 2. Viewable above, it offers the first look at some of Season 2’s new multiplayer maps, and the first gameplay footage of new Zombies map The Tomb. New multiplayer map Dealership takes place in a car dealership, while Lifeline is set aboard a luxury yacht, Along with Bounty, these maps will be available when Season 2 launches on January 28...

Bungie will reveal future plans for Destiny 2 during a product showcase in late August. “Witness what’s next,” it teased with a video highlighting key moments from the Light and Darkness saga, which is viewable below. TheDestiny2 showcase will take place on August 23, almost exactly one year to the day since the studio held a similar event. Witness what’s next.August 23, 2022pic.twitter.com/3oO2piSJHe On August 24 last year,Bungie announced plansto release Destiny 2’s The Witch Queen expansion on June 12, 2025....

Capcom has officially announced Dragon’s Dogma 2. During a 10thanniversary stream on Thursday, the publisher confirmed that a sequel is currently in development. “Sorry to have kept you waiting,” said directorHideaki Itsuno, who also helmed the original game, during a live stream. “Dragon’s Dogma 2is currently in development! “Everyone in the development team is hard at work creating a game that we hope you will enjoy! Please look forward to it!...

Capcom has announced plans to hold a Street Fighter 6 showcase next week featuring some special announcements. Airing on Thursday, April 20 at 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm BST, the the 30-minute digital event will be hosted by rapper Lil Wayne, who’ll be joined by developers to deliver some “big announcements”. “Not only will there will be details on World Tour, Battle Hub, and Fighting Ground, but there will also be some big news at the end of the show,”Capcomteased....

16-bit Disney classics Aladdin and The Lion King are being remastered for Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC, including new content and a variety of game versions. Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and the Lion King is being developed byDigital Eclipseand will include multiple versions of both games, including the Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Boy and Super Game Boy releases, as well as The Lion King SNES version. 1993’s Aladdin famously had totally different games released on both the major console platforms of the time, including a Genesis/Mega Drive game by Virgin and directed by David Perry (Earthworm Jim), and a SNES version byCapcomand directed byShinji Mikami(Resident Evil)....

Development costs for several Call of Duty titles have been revealed for the first time, with claims that the first-person shooters cost between $450 and $700 million dollars to develop. According toGame File, development figures for Call of Duty Black Ops 3,Modern Warfare(2019), and Call of DutyBlack Ops Cold Warhave been published for the first time as part of a court filing. In a court filing byPatrick Kelly,Activision’s current head of creative on the Call of Duty franchise, it’s claimed that for Black Ops 3, “Treyarchdeveloped the game over three years with a creative team of hundreds of people, and invested over $450 million in development costs over the game’s lifecycle....

A Switch 2 port of Diablo 4 is currently in the works, it’s claimed. That’s according to eXputer writer eXtas1s, who in the past has had a strong track record of revealing upcoming Game Pass titles ahead of their official confirmation. In his latest video discussing the Switch 2 and the various reports and leaks surrounding its software, eXtas1s initially acknowledges a claim made earlier this month from reliable insider NateTheHate thatHalo: The Master Chief Collection and Microsoft Flight Simulator are coming to Switch 2....

Techland has announced its plans for the future of Dying Light 2. The roadmap reveals that the game will soon receive new missions, new weapons, a Tower Road, and more. Alongside the new content, the roadmap is set to add cross-save, an FOV slider on theXbox Series S, and various quality-of-life improvements.Techlandalso teased that Halloween and Winter events are planned for later in the year. A crossover with Vampire: The Masquerade is also coming soon, as is a crossover withUbisoft‘s For Honor franchise, although the details of those events haven’t been detailed....

Elden Ring won the top prize at The Game Awards 2022, where it scooped several awards including the coveted Game of the Year. FromSoftware‘s RPG epic fought off competition fromGod of WarRagnarok, which also had a successful night winning several awards. Elden RingandGod of War Ragnarökwere the biggest winners at the show,sharing 10 of the 32 available prizes at Thursday’s show Elden Ring directorHidetaka Miyazaki‘s Game of the Year acceptance speech was followed by a bizarre moment when a member of the audience appeared to join the FromSoftware team on stage, before grabbing the mic and shouting out “his orthodox Rabbi Bill Clinton....

The studio behind Escape from Tarkov has attempted to partially U-turn on its plans to add a PvE mode exclusively to a new $250 edition of the game, but players continue to express anger. Last week developer Battlestate Gamesannounced a new bundle for the gamecalled The Unheard Edition, which contains access to a PvE co-op mode, and numerous upgrades that will give players an advantage during play. This new edition proved particularly frustrating for players who previously purchased the now-delisted Edge of Darkness edition of the game – which cost $100 and included a season pass which promised access to all future DLC – who discovered they wouldn’t get access to the PvE mode....

Loric Games has announced its debut title, Echoes of Elysium, an airship survival RPG “set in the heavens of mythical ancient Greece”. The game will be released onSteam, where it’s now available to wishlist and is listed as “coming soon”. No other platforms have been confirmed. “An aerial exploration and survival game, set in the procedural world of Elysium,” reads an official description for the game. “Fire up the engines and take to the skies in your hand-crafted fleet of airships....