New Xbox Game Pass titles for console, PC and Cloud announced

Microsoft has confirmed the next wave of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass for console, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming. This month’s headline addition is Black Ops 6, which will be thefirst Call of Duty title to hit Game Pass on day onewhen it’s released on October 25. November’s first Game Pass titles willinclude StarCraft: Remastered and StarCraft II: Campaign CollectionforPC. Coming to Game Pass The following titles will leave Game Pass on October 31: Microsoftis reportedly gearing up to expand itsXboxGame Pass Ultimate offering with theability to play purchased games via cloud streaming....

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Janet West

NFT sales plunged to a 12-month low in June

Sales of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) fell to a 12-month low in June amid a broader slowdown in the cryptocurrency market. According to crypto research firm Chainalysis (viaThe Guardian), sales of NFTs reached just over $1 billion (£830 million) in June. It marks the worst month for NFT sales since June 2021 ($648m) and follows a peak of $12.6 billion recorded in January. NFTs are unique non-interchangeable units of data stored on a decentralised ledger called a blockchain, which allow users to buy and sell digital goods such as in-game items or artwork....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Jordan Newman

Nintendo Switch 2 is reportedly getting two major Xbox games, including Halo

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Halo: The Master Chief Collection are both coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and PS5, it’s been claimed. According to NateTheHate, a podcaster with a history of correctly reporting on unreleased video games, both games are planned for the system asMicrosoftplans to heavily supportNintendo Switch 2. It’s also claimed that both of these games will also come toPlayStation 5. Both games would be the latest traditionallyXbox-exclusive titles to move to other platforms....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Patricia Little

No More Heroes 3 is coming to PlayStation, Xbox and PC

No More Heroes will be released on PlayStation, Xbox and PC this Fall. TheGrasshopper Manufacturetitle was released in August 2021 for theNintendo Switch, but has now been confirmed to be headed to other formats. Publisher XSEED Games has announced that the game will be coming toPlayStation 5,Xbox Series X/S,PlayStation 4,Xbox OneandPC. These new versions will feature improved visuals, better framerates and faster loading times. The game will be released both digitally and as a physical ‘Day 1 Edition’, which will sell for $59....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 254 words · Kathy Mendoza

Official: PS5 will release in Europe after the US and start at $400 / £360

Sony has officially announced a PlayStation 5 release date of Thursday, November 12 in the US, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia and South Korea. The rest of the world will get the console a week later on Thursday, November 19, including Europe, Middle East, South America, Asia and South Africa. The console will be priced at $500 / €500 / £450 for the standard edition and $400 / €400 / £360 for the Digital Edition, with the only difference between the two consoles being the inclusion of a disc drive....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Meghan Gallagher

PlayStation launches its own online store in the US

PlayStation’s US arm has launched an online store to sell consoles, games and accessories direct to consumers. It’s integrated within thePlayStation.com website, enabling users to navigate between product information pages and the store. “Fans will find that prices on the new store align with those found at other retailers,”Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Stephen Turvey claimed in a PlayStation Blogpostannouncing the store’s launch. The storehas gone live with a limited selection of just 18 physical games, although there are “plans to expand down the line”....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · John Hardin

PlayStation ‘issuing refunds’ over WWE 2K20 bugs

PlayStation is reportedly issuing refunds for digital copies of WWE 2K20 after fans complained about a significant number of bugs and glitches. GI.bizreports that since Tuesday, fans have taken to Twitter using#FixWWE2K20to call attention to the high level of graphical bugs, broken in-game features and items missing from the game’s collector’s edition. WWE 2K20’sSteam pagehas also seen an influx of negative reviews, with the game’s rating now displaying as mostly negative....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Audrey Hunt

Pokémon Prismatic Evolutions Accessory Pouch: Release date, pre-order, price

Pokémon Prismatic Evolutions Accessory Pouch is one of the final Pokémon Prismatic Evolutions that will be released. This guide has all the information you need to get your hands on thePokémonPrismatic Evolutions Accessory Pouch, such as the release date, where you’ll be able to pre-order the set and more. Pokémon Prismatic Evolutions has been notoriously difficult to find, so with this guide we want to make sure you’re prepared to get your hands on one of the final products that are going to feature the incredibly popular set....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Brandon Leon

Primeape Evolution: How to evolve Primeape into Annihilape – Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is finally here, bringing with it a huge new world, a ton of new Pokemon, and plenty of new mysteries to uncover. Some of the newPokemonalso bring with them totally new evolution mechanics, some of which might not be too obvious at first. One of the Pokemon to receive a new evolution is Primeape, the generation 1 classic. In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Primeape gets a brand new evolution and a new type....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Daniel Soto

Prolific game news account Nibel has quit Twitter

@Nibellion, one of the most prolific sources of video game news on Twitter, has announced he’s leaving the platform. For several years ‘Nibel’ has been one of the most popular sources for game news on social media, with over 400,000 followers including the industry’s biggest game companies and personalities. In recent months Nibellaunched a Patreonto help fund his Twitter posting, citing issues with his professional life. Despite backing from some of the industry’s most recognisable figures, such asThe Game AwardsfounderGeoff Keighley, Nibel said on Monday he had not raised enough to make running the account sustainable....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Tim Jackson

PS5 can’t recreate the buzz of the original PlayStation revolution

The world was a very different place 25 years ago. Whereas now, an air of impending doom is all-pervasive, the early to mid-1990s were heady days. Especially so for gamers, who were about to witness their favourite pastime undergo a cultural shift which would have the by-product of setting the blueprint for the all-conquering games industry as we know it today. Its catalyst was the arrival of the SonyPlayStation. On 30 June 2025, the PlayStation launched in the UK....

July 30, 2025 · 8 min · 1574 words · Robert Jones

Reggie Fils-Aimé says Astro Bot ‘almost outdid Nintendo at its own game’

Reggie Fils-Aimé paid tribute to Astro Bot and its developers on Tuesday as the game took home the top prize at the 2025 New York Game Awards. SonyandTeam Asobi‘sPS5platformer was nominated for four awards at the event, which was hosted by formerNintendoof America president and COO Fils-Aimé. While it missed out on the Best World award, which went toElden Ring,Astro Botwas named Best Kids Game, won the Best Music in a Game prize, andscooped the coveted Game of the Year award....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Brett Price

Resident Evil 3’s 2020 remake could be coming to Nintendo Switch

Resident Evil 3 could be the next title to come to Nintendo Switch via cloud streaming. On WednesdayNintendo announced a pair of cloud titleswould be coming to the console includingRemedy’sControlandHitman 3, with the former available on the eShop immediately. As discovered by users onResetera, the website used to stream Control toSwitchalso reportedly hosts cover art for ‘Resident Evil 3Cloud Version’, suggesting that theCapcomtitle could be lined up as a future Switch release....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Sara Webb