The latest iteration of the PlayStation 5 has “surprisingly different” internals, according to a new teardown video. Tech YouTuberAustin Evansacquired a new CFI-1200 model of thePlayStation 5, whichquietly went on sale in Australiaat the end of August. Last year Evans did the same with the then-new CFI-1100 model and sparked controversy after claiming that its smaller heatsinkcould make it a “worse” console(a theory later dismissed by Digital Foundry which concluded thatit was no better or worsethan the launch model)....

The next titles coming to Xbox Game Pass have seemingly leaked thanks to an image hosted on Xbox’s website. An imagefound on a public Microsoft server(spotted byXGP) lists several new titles that will seemingly be joining the service in the near future, as well as others will be able to be played viaXboxCloud. It’s currently unclear when all of the titles are planned to be added to the service. However, according to prolific leaker‘Billbil-Kun’ on Deal Labsthis morning, the games will appear starting today....

The next Pokémon TCG Pocket set has been announced, and it will introduce Shiny Pokémon. The set, which will be named Shining Revelry, will mark the first time the ShinyPokémonmechanic has been featured in the TCG spin-off game. Shiny Pokémon are Pokémon with different colour palettes which are incredibly rare to find. The mechanic was first introduced inPokémon Gold and Silver. The new set will also introduce Pokémon and trainers from the Paldea region....

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 developer Iron Galaxy has said it’s “investigating” how a reference to Guitar Hero, and previous Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater developer NeverSoft, made it into the new pair of remakes. In the Waterpark level, which is an original level developed by Iron Galaxy that wasn’t in the original pair of games, players can find a large box inside a bin. The box, which you can view below, is clearly modelled after the box art for Guitar Hero World Tour....

Two of Ubisoft’s most powerful executives have resigned in the wake of thesexual misconduct scandalat the company. Chief Creative Officer Serge Hascoët, who oversaw all of the company’s games as head of its influentialeditorial team, has resigned from his position. It’s not clear if he will also leave the company. Yannis Mallat, MD ofUbisoft’s Canadian studios, has stepped down from his role and left the company. Mallat established Ubisoft’s leading Montreal studio as the proudcer of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time....

Ubisoft highlighted growing digital sales and record player engagement as it reported its financial results for the fiscal year ended July 30, 2025. The company also said on Wednesday that it plans torelease three “very distinct” full price gamesin the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year ending in March 2020, but that it’sdelaying open-world pirate game Skull & Bonesto its next fiscal year. Full year net bookings came in at €2....

Ubisoft has delayed the release of its free-to-play online sports game Roller Champions. Previously planned for releaseduring the company’s current fiscal year ending on March 31, the game will now arrive in “late spring”. The delay was confirmed in a message sent to beta testers on Discord, which was spotted byTom Henderson. “After evaluating every possible scenario, the team has concluded that they will need a bit more time to deliver the successful game you deserve,” the message reads....

Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry publisher Ubisoft has unveiled ‘NEO NPCs’ at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The company calls the project its “first player-facing generative AI prototype that could transform the way players interact with non-playable characters (NPCs) in video games and open new frontiers for gameplay that natively integrates generative AI features.” According to anUbisoft news post, these NPCS are created not by a machine, but by a human writer, who shapes their character, backstory, and conversation style, and then continues to tweak once the learning language model starts improvising dialogue....

UK video game trade body Ukie has launched a new campaign designed to help parents make sure their children are playing games safely and responsibly. ParentPowerUps is a new initiative that aims to “help families have conversations about responsible gameplay during the summer holidays”. Part of the campaign includes thePowerUpPact, a downloadable form that parents and their children can use to discuss how video games are played at home....

UKIE’s UK Game of the Show award ceremony takes place at 10am PT/6pm BST/7pm CEST today. The ceremony will be streamed live onUkie’s Twitch channelandits Twitter account, which we’ve embedded below. UK Game of the Show 2021 - Livehttps://t.co/tDsCRDPtri The award is designed to showcase the creativity and skill of UK developers by highlighting UK-developed, as yet unreleased games to publishers, investors and the media. The UK Game of the Show will see15 UK-based games studios competein a live showcase for the UK Game of the Show award....

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection has beenratedby The Australian Classification board, suggesting a release date isn’t far off. The PC andPS5collection, which will containUncharted4 and expansion The Lost Legacy, wasannounced in Septemberand carries an official release window of “early 2022”, with the PC version arriving “shortly after” PS5, according to Sony. However, analysis of previous Australian game ratings suggests that the collection could arrive as soon as February 2022....

Untitled Goose Game and Firewatch publisher Panic has announced its first ever digital games showcase. The Portland, Oregon-based company, which is also behind the Playdate handheld, plans to reveal its games publishing roadmap during thePanicGames Showcase on August 29. The roughly 20-minute video presentation will begin at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 5pm GMT / 6pm CEST. In addition to new looks at previously revealed games Nour: Play With Your Food and Despelote, the showcase will feature new unannounced titles and game development partnership announcements....

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has seen another delay, with the Xbox version postponed even further. The game, which was first announced in 2020, was supposed to be released in 2021 release before reported complications due to the COVID-19 pandemic pushed this back to Spring 2022. It was then delayed again to September 13, and now developer Fatshark has announced that it’s suffered yet another delay, with theXboxversion held back even further....