Respawn has made the next-gen console versions of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order available in a surprise release. ThePlayStation 5andXbox Series X|Sversions of the action adventure game are available as a free upgrade to owners of the last-gen game, publisherEAannounced on Friday. The next-gen version is also available both physically and digitally today for $40. The next-gen version includes higher resolution textures and assets, 4K/HDR resolution, improved 60 FPS performance and significantly faster loading times, EA said....

Konami has shared 13 minutes of Silent Hill 2 remake gameplay footage. The video shows protagonist James Sunderland wandering the streets ofSilent Hill, before entering and exploring the Brookhaven Hospital. It also shows combat against a variety of monsters, including the game’s iconic nurses. It ends with James meeting 12-year-old Laura, who runs away from him as a monster approaches. The footage also seemingly confirms previous reports thatJames has received a makeoverto make him look younger than he did in the original trailer shown for the remake....

Kratos was going to have a different fate in God of War Ragnarök, its narrative director has revealed. Warning: This article has spoilers forGod of War(2018) andGod of War Ragnarök. Speaking toMinnMax,Matt Sophoswas asked about the end of the 2018 God of War title, in which Kratos sees a mural that shows his death, suggesting a prophecy that could happen in the next game. Although the mural is shown again early in Ragnarök, Kratos ultimately doesn’t die, and Sophos was asked if there ever plans to actually kill him off....

The producer of the Mario Kart series says there are no crossover characters in Mario Kart World because it was decided they weren’t necessary this time. The previous main entry in the series, Mario Kart 8 (and its subsequent Deluxe port onSwitch), eventually added characters from otherNintendoseries, including Link fromThe Legend of Zelda, Isabelle and Villagers from Animal Crossing, and the Inklings from Splatoon. It also added themed karts and tracks based on these IPs and others including F-Zero and Excitebike....

Super Mario Bros Wonder has topped the UK physical software charts for the second week in a row. Mario’s latestSwitchtitle was released on the same day asMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, and had to take a back seat to thePS5exclusive during its first weekend, in whichSpider-Man2 “comfortably” took the number 1 slot in the UK. Last week, however,Super Mario Bros Wondertook over as the UK’s number one physical game, a position it holds again this week according to GfK data (as reported byGamesIndustry....

Super Smash Bros. director, Masahiro Sakurai has recorded his final YouTube video, he’s said. Earlier this year, Sakurai announced on social media that he would be winding down the channel after two years of publishing videos. Now, in a further updateshared on Saturday, the designer confirmed that he’d recorded its final episode. However, Sakurai said it will be a while before the final video is published. Earlier this year, Sakurai said he was“still creating games for the time being”, despite previously claiming in 2022that he was “semi-retired”following the release of Super Smash Bros Ultimate’s final DLC character....

Microsoft wants future Bethesda games to be “either first or better or best” on Xbox platforms, a senior executive has said. Speaking at the Jefferies Interactive Entertainment conference last week,Xboxchief financial officer Tim Stuart discussed howMicrosoftintends to handle the release ofBethesda Softworksgames once the Elder Scrolls, Fallout and Doom publisher becomes a first-party company. Microsoft announced in September that it intends toacquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher Bethesda Softworksfor $7....

MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy says its developers are “working around the clock” to address the numerous issues being reported by players. MindsEye – the debut game from the Edinburgh-based studio founded by former Grand Theft Auto producerLeslie Benzies– was released on Tuesday and so far has no reviews from any major publication, with seemingly no outlets receiving review code. Steamuser reviews have been mixed, however. Of the 854 reviews posted on the platform so far, 484 have been negative, meaning it has an approval rating of around 43% on the platform...

Hidetaka Miyazaki has claimed that he spends the vast majority of his day to day work directing games, despite his status as the president of FromSoftware. Speaking toThe Guardian,theElden Ringdirector, who was promoted to the president ofFromSoftwaredue to the breakout success of his Souls series, has said that the corporate executive life isn’t his passion. “I enjoy helping grow and nurture the younger directors whom I see guiding the company in the next stage....

Activision has published the patch notes for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 3. Going live on all platforms at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT, the update features a host of new content across multiplayer, Zombies and battle royale. You can check out the fullModern Warfare 3patch noteshereand the Warzone patch noteshere. On the multiplayer front, Season 3 includes six new core 6v6 maps, with four available at launch and two arriving mid-season....

The current Open Beta Test 2 event for Monster Hunter Wilds may get some extra time due to the recent PlayStation Network outage. Update: Capcom confirms10th Feb 2025 / 1:00 pm Capcom has now confirmed that the second planned session of the Open Beta Test 2 will be extended by 24 hours. The second session for Open Beta Test 2 will now take place from: Read our Monster Hunter Wilds guides: ThePlayStationNetwork was down for around 24 hours over the weekend, meaning many players weren’t able to connect their consoles online, making online multiplayer, PS Store purchases and using the PS Portal impossible....

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne has shipped over 2.5 million units worldwide, according to publisher Capcom. The expansion reached the milestone in about a week, having released forPS4andXbox Oneon September 6. Capcomsays it represents a “solid start” and has helped the series surpass lifetime sales of 58 million units as of May 21, 2025. Monster Hunter World: Iceborneis Capcom’sonly major release plannedin the current business year ending July 19, 2025....

Over 250 developers are working on the next mainline The Witcher game, which is codenamed Polaris, CD Projekt has confirmed. The company provided an update on the size of its development teams engaged on current projects as part of its quarterly financial results on Wednesday. The team working onCyberpunk 2077’supcoming Phantom Liberty expansionis its largest, although that will soon change, according toCD ProjektCEOAdam Kiciński. “At the end of July, the Phantom Liberty team working on the pre-release phase consisted of 300 people,” he said during an earnings call....