Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has suffered another delay, publisher Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room announced on Tuesday. Most recently scheduled to arrive this year, the game will now be released in the first half of 2025. The Chinese Room’sAlex Skidmore, creative director for Bloodlines 2, and Mattias Lilja, deputy CEO forParadox Interactive, shared the news in a development update video which is viewable below. “Earlier this year, Paradox reaffirmed our commitment to delivering high-quality games to our players, and the launch update is a proactive decision derived from this commitment,” the publishersaid....

A video showing someone turning on the Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time has appeared online. The video, which we’ve linked below, shows Russian Telegram channel Pops & Culture turning on the console, then showing it to the camera. The video, which is only 41 seconds long, appears to show the system’s setup screen, where the player chooses the system language. It is likely that this is as far as anyone with early access to the console can access, as the rest of the system’s features, including playing games, are seemingly locked behind a mandatory day one update, which has yet to roll out....

Microsoft has said it’s planning to make major console and PC announcements at X019 in London on Thursday night and you can watch the events unfold right here. The platform holder says the “annual global celebration of all thingsXbox” will be “filled with news, first looks and surprises”, all of which will be livestreamed during a special episode of Inside Xbox starting at 8pm UK / 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 7am AEDT....

A notification sent to Xbox players appears to have confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is coming to Game Pass on day one. The notification, which has been widely shared on social media, reads: “Just announced:Call of Duty Black Ops 6is coming to Game Pass on day one later this year!” Clicking the notification sends users to an error screen, suggesting the notification was likely pushed early....

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has revealed his concerns over NFTs in a new interview. NFT, or ‘non-fungible tokens’ are a unique non-interchangeable unit of data that is stored in a digital ledger. This means that things like images, music and even in-game items can be sold to a specific “owner” that can be verified via the blockchain. NFTs are a growing trend in the games industry, with publishing heavyweights likeEAandUbisoftinvesting in the volatile and environmentally dangerous cryptocurrency sector....

One of the less seismic consequences of Microsoft buying Bethesda has been a consolidation of E3 shows. Where once each company was responsible for a highlight of the event’s presentation calendar, the pair now share a slot. In summer blockbuster terms, it’s as if Marvel and Fast & Furious pooled their talent for a crossover movie: fewer hours of fun overall, but you’re guaranteed stars from start to finish. Any worries thatBethesda’s second billing would mean a more muted showing fromPete Hinesand co....

Xbox boss Phil Spencer says the platform holder is “working diligently” to ensure its services can accommodate the growth demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gaming platforms have seen a surge in activity in recent weeks, as governments across the world advise citizens to stay at home and avoid socialising. Last weekboth Nintendo and Xbox online services experienced downtime, withMicrosoftconfirming its own outage was due to increased demand. OnPC,Valve’s Steam platform broke its concurrent active user record....

Ubisoft has claimed that “excellent progress” is being made on its Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. In a brief update, the company saidUbisoft Torontohas come on board to collaboratewith Ubisoft Montreal on the project. Toronto is the studio behindFar Cry5,Far Cry 6,Watch Dogs Legionand the upcomingSplinter Cell remake. “The game holds a special place for many of us at our studio,”saidUbisoft Toronto managing director Darryl Long. “I still remember how much fun I had playing the original with its breakthrough feature that lets you rewind time....

Starfield needs to be so much more than Skyrim in space. Not because Skyrim is a bad game, if it was, they’d probably not be able to release it across 3 generations of consoles, but because even in 2011, it didn’t feel modern. Flash forward to Fallout 4, and while the storytelling is solid, the role-playing aspect of the game felt even further stripped back, leading fans to wonder what the point ofBethesdaGame Studios was if the role-playing depth didn’t make up for the extremely shoddy technical performance....

The day Grand Theft Auto VI is released will look something like 28 Days Later. The streets will be a ghost town, workplaces will be full of empty chairs, and schools (sorry PEGI, but let’s face it) will have so many absences that the teachers will start worrying there may be some sort of infectious disease they weren’t aware of. After all, when you’re talking about a series whose last game is currently sitting at no fewer than 205 million copies sold worldwide, the question isn’t whether the sixth entry will be an enormous success, but just how enormous that success will be....

Dark Horse Comics will launch a new series based on Cyberpunk 2077 later this year. It centres on an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) employed by Trauma Team International,Cyberpunk 2077’s largest provider of medical services. Issue one of Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team will be released on September 9 priced at$3.99. According to the official blurb: “Nadia, an assistant EMT for a privately-owned business known as Trauma Team International, is the sole survivor of a failed rescue mission turned shootout....

A new Ghostbusters game is in the early stages of development, according to one of the main actors from the movies. Ernie Hudson, who played Winston Zeddemore in the series, mentioned the project during a Q&A at the Celebrity Fan Fest in San Antonio, Texas on Wednesday. One attendee asked Hudson if he would ever want to appear in another Ghostbusters video game, to which he confirmed that one was in development,Ghostbusters Newsreports (viaNintendo Life)....

Fans eagerly awaiting A Plague Tale: Requiem’s release should tread carefully online as new spoilers are doing the rounds and more are likely to follow. Physical copies of the game have been mistakenly shipped early to some customers, and are appearing in some retail stores, leading to videos of the game’s opening few hours appearing online. Significant spoilers have been posted online and are circulating on social media. AsoboStudio’s game, which is the sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence, will be released on July 14, 2025, forPS5,Xbox Series X/S,PC, andSwitchin the form of a cloud version....