Arkane delays Deathloop to the second quarter of 2021

The release date for Arkane Studios’ Deathloop has been delayed from this year to the second quarter of 2021. The first-person shooter was previously due to launch this holiday season forPCandPS5 as a timed console exclusive. Explaining the delay on Tuesday,ArkaneLyon said: “As we’ve adjusted to work-from-home, we found that delivering this new and exciting experience, at the polish and quality level that defines both an Arkane game and a true next-gen experience, is taking longer than normal....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Peter Bender

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s post-launch support will end next month with The Last Chapter

Ubisoft will end its post-launch support for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla with the release of the Last Chapter update next month, it’s said. “On December 6, we will be releasing our final content update forAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, wrapping up two amazing years of post-launch support,” the company wrote onits official blog. “Title Update 1.6.2 will include some exciting new content for the game, including The Last Chapter, a touching and intimate conclusion to Eivor’s saga....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · James Watson

Black Ops 6 will be a smaller download than Modern Warfare 3, Activision says

Activision has announced that it aims to make Call of Duty install sizes smaller. The publisher says that whenBlack Ops 6is released in October, it will be a smaller download at launch thanModern Warfare3. This will be due to updates planned between now and the game’s release which change the way Call of Duty games are installed. The first of these updates, which will come as part of the Season 5 Reloaded update for Warzone and Modern Warfare 3, will change the way games are installed by default....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · John Romero

Capcom has announced a fresh delay for Pragmata

Capcom has delayed Pragmata’s release again. Originally scheduled for release in 2022 forPS5,Xbox Series X/SandPC, the adventure game is set in a dystopian near-future on Earth’s Moon. In November 2021,the game was delayed to 2023, and during theCapcomShowcase on Monday its publisher announced it has slipped again to an unspecified release window. “It is with a heavy heart that we must further postpone the release ofPragmata,” the company said. “Our team is currently hard at work making the best game that we possibly can, but we need more time....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Christine Andrade

Capcom says it’s on track for an 11th straight year of growth after strong sales

Capcom has said it’s on track to achieve 11 consecutive years of operating income growth following a strong first half of its fiscal year. For the six months ended Jun 24, 2025, the Japanese publisher said sales and profits rose largely thanks to the continued momentum of its core Digital Contents business. Total software sales during the first half of the year came in at 22.6 million units, up from 21....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Marco Perez

China’s new regulations target dead bodies and ‘copycat games’

Chinese regulators have issued new guidelines for video game approvals, following the end of a lengthy release freeze in the region. to reach the world’s biggest games market, publishers will now have to, among other things, implement stricter measures to combat addiction among minors, such as proof of ID for accessing mobile games, a policy which has been in place forPC gamessince 2007. According to China’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (viaNiko Partners), developers must also submit full Chinese scripts for their games, and images of dead bodies or pools of blood are banned – even if blood is changed to a different colour....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Mary Williams

Confirmed: GoldenEye 007 will release for Switch and Xbox this week

GoldenEye 007 will release for Nintendo Switch and Xbox consoles this week, on January 27, it’s been announced. A pair of trailers published on Wednesday (embedded below) also confirm widescreen support for both versions of the shooter. After months of speculation,Microsoftofficially confirmed the modern ports of GoldenEye 007forXboxGame Pass, in addition to a Nintendo Switch, during aNintendo Directbroadcast in September. Previously, the company confirmed thatonline play would only be present in the Switch port, suggesting that both versions would be relatively unchanged in terms of content – something that today’s trailers heavily suggest....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Emily Rogers

Confirmed: The new Call of Duty will cost $70 on next-gen consoles

The new Call of Duty game will retail for $70 on next-gen consoles, Activision has confirmed. On Wednesday the publisher helda full reveal of Black Ops Cold Warand detailed three versions of the game which are available to pre-purchase. OnXbox Series X, the physical Standard Edition of the game will retail for $69.99 / £64.99 and also include anXbox Onecopy of the game, it confirmed. Digitally, this version is known as the ‘Cross-Gen Edition’ and includes both Xbox One and Xbox Series X versions of the game through a dual-license tied to players’Xboxaccounts....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Christopher Davis

Cyberpunk 2077 headlines July’s PlayStation Plus games for PS5

PlayStation has announced the games coming to PlayStation Plus in July, including Cyberpunk 2077. Cyberpunk 2077is available today, July 9, with Abiotic Factor launching into the service July 22. All other titles will be available to play on July 15, which includes Twisted Metal 3 and Twisted Metal 4 forPlayStationPlus Premium members. you may read the full list of titles coming to the service below, including the two titles being added toSony‘s growing catalog of classic titles....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Harold Kim

Cyberpunk has dropped out of the PS Store chart, a month after taking No. 1

Just a month after it was namedthe best-selling game on the PlayStation Store for June, Cyberpunk 2077 has dropped completely out of the platform’s top 20. PlayStationpublishedthe PlayStation Store chart for Julythis week, and theCD Projekt Redtitle is absent from the top 20 best selling digital games in both the US and Europe, suggesting a steep decline since it was readded to the store. Cyberpunkfinally returned to the PlayStation Storeon June 21, six months after it was pulled from sale due to its buggy launch state....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Sandra Jimenez

EA FC 24 Companion App Release Time

When is the EA FC 24 Companion App release? The full launch ofEAFC 24 is nearly here, and the EA FC 24 web app is officially out. But when is the EA FC 24 Companion App release? The EA FC 24 companion app release time has been revealed by EA, and we’ll tell you everything you need to know about it in this guide. What is the EA FC 24 Companion App?...

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Paul Richardson

EA Sports FC 24 comes out on top during Black Friday week in the UK physical charts

EA Sports FC 24 topped the UK physical game charts this week, coming on top after the Black Friday dust has settled. As reported byGamesIndustry.biz,EA‘s football game climbed back up from third place to first. This was partly due to Black Friday deals, with numerous UK retailersselling EA Sports FC 24 for up to 50% off its standard price. This led to a 101% increase in sales for the game, pushing it back up to the top of the charts and forcing last week’s number one game,Hogwarts Legacy, down to the number 2 spot....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · Micheal Munoz

eFootball is adding crossplay and AI opponents in a ‘major update’ this week

Konami has detailed the changes coming to eFootball in its ‘Major Update’ this week. eFootballversion 4.4.0 will be released on Thursday and will add a number of new modes and features. This includes crossplay, making it possible for players onXbox,PlayStation,Steamand Windows versions to play Co-op and Friend matches with friends on other platforms, and also matchmake with people from different platforms in Events and the main eFootball League mode....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Raymond Bowman