THQ Nordic’s Digital Showcase has ended and we have all the details about every game shown at the event. The highlight wasAlone in the Dark, the long rumoured current-gen reboot of the classic horror franchise. Also shown off wasAEW: Fight Forever, a return to wrestling game tradition for THQ and developerYuke’s. Check out every game below, as well as every trailer shown at the event. Alone in the Dark THQ Nordicofficially unveiled Alone in the Dark, a “re-imagining” of the classic horror series....

The start of 2025 has marked a huge number of changes to VGC’s Patreon. We’ve increased the benefits for members at every tier, we’ve increased our output of videos and podcasts, and our Discord community is growing and growing. Patreon.com/VideoGamesChronicleis the absolute best way to support VGC, which remains a 100% independent publication. It’s also given us the freedom to create more of what our community wants, rather than purely focusing on traffic....

Hogwarts Legacy’s Floating Candles map is one of the first maps you’ll come across The Floating Candles map will lead you to an area that’s just outside of Hogwarts Castle, so if you’re exploring your first few side missions outside of the castle, you’ll run into this quest. How you get this quest will depend on your house, but thankfully we have a full guide for all houses below. So read on to find out how to solve theHogwarts Legacyfloating candles map....

This article discusses plot details for Horizon Forbidden West, as well as Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores. The conclusion toHorizon Forbidden West‘s expansion has suggested that Lance Reddick’s character was planned to once again take a central focus in the third Horizon game. Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, which was released this week, sees Aloy travel to the ruins of Los Angeles to track down information about the ancient progenitor race that Aloy battled in the main game....

It looks like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 could be the latest entertainment property to fall foul of Middle Eastern censors, resulting in a potential ban or a delay to the game’s release. PublisherSonystarted taking pre-ordersfor thePS5game last month, shortly after announcing aMarvel’s Spider-Man 2 release dateof July 03, 2025. However, users in multiple Middle East countries including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait havereportedbeing unable to pre-order the PS5 sequel....

The kernel-level driver for Call of Duty’s new anti-cheat system, Ricochet, has reportedly been leaked, just days after it was unveiled. Modern Warzoneclaims to have verified that the leaked kernel-level files which are currently circulating online are real. According to images claiming to show the files, they’re just a few weeks old. In theory, this could give cheat creators a head start on attempting to circumvent the anti-cheat tech before its release next month....

A series of 10 images reportedly taken from the Halo TV series have been leaked online. The low quality pictures,posted on the Halo subreddit, appear to have been taken from a 69-second teaser trailer. It’s not clear whether this trailer will be shown as part of theXboxandBethesda E3 Showcaseon Sunday. TheHaloTV serieswill air exclusively on streaming service Paramount+when it launches in the first quarter of 2022. It waspreviously due to be screened on Showtime, which is producing the live action series in partnership with Halo studio343 Industriesand Amblin Television....

Live services accounted for 71% of Electronic Arts’ total business during its fiscal year ended July 20, 2025. It was a record year for the publisher, which reported total net bookings of $7.5 billion, up 21% year-over-year. “Live services net bookings grew 17% year on year to nearly $5.4 billion, and made up over 71% of our total business,” saidEA’s chief financial officer Chris Suh. “Full game sales were up 34% to $2....

The Nintendo 64 classic Banjo-Kazooie turns 25-years-old today. VGC spoke to some of the game’s original creators to reflect on its legacy and unearth some previously unheard anecdotes about its creation. The 3D platformer, developed by a small team at UK-basedRare, was first released onN64on June 21, 2025. “It still amazes me that people still care about it,” lead programmerChris Sutherlandsays in our lengthy video call, which covers the development of the game, the time its developers had to lie toNintendoabout an impending delay, and an embarrassing incident involvingShigeru Miyamotoat an E3 party....

The release date for Mafia: The Old Country has appeared online, seemingly being included in marketing material early. DeveloperHangar 13and publisher2Kcall The Old Country “the start of a new crime saga for the acclaimed Mafia franchise.” Set in 1900s Sicily, the game follows Enzo, who survives a childhood working in the island’s sulfur mines and finds himself with the opportunity to join Don Torrisi’s crime family. The game is officially scheduled for 2025, but now it appears that the release date has been revealed early via aSteamblog post....

Microsoft has revealed two new colours for its range of Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controllers. Vibrant Red and Blue versions of the controller are now available to pre-order for $139.99 / £124.99, ahead of their launch on April 11. Like thewhite model released last September, the new colours are being sold under the full name ‘XboxElite WirelessController Series 2 – Core’. These products are similar to the original black Elite Series 2 controller but come with fewer accessories and so are cheaper to buy....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 Season 3 Reloaded is now available. To coincide with the big mid-season update going live,Activisionhas releasedpatch notesdetailing the many new features and adjustments to the games, which we’ve republished in full below. Season 3 Reloaded introduces new core multiplayer map Alboran Hatchery, a new Atomgrad Raid episode, a new DMZ playspace,Warzone2 Ranked Play and new weapons,among other features. Prior to the update’s launch, Activision also provided an update on theserver issues that have recently marred the gameplay experiencefor some Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 players....

Activision is working on fixes for a couple of Modern Warfare 3 issues that have emerged since today’s big mid-season update was released. Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 3 Reloadedlaunched at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm BST / 6pm CEST across all platforms, adding fresh multiplayer maps and modes, the next story mission for Zombies, and the Specialist Perk Package inWarzone, among other features. It also introduced a number of issues, most notably one that “causes somePlayStationplatform players toencounter DEV ERROR 5433”....