Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown will be released for Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch next week, it’s been announced. The turn-based beat ’em-up, which is developed and published by Strange Scaffold, will arrive onMicrosoftandNintendoconsoles on August 14. TheXboxandSwitchlaunches follow the game’sSteamrelease in May. ThePCversion has a score of 73 on review aggregation site Metacritic. TMNT: Tactical Takedown will also receive a free Remix Mode update on August 14....

Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada says he wants to add a stage inspired by Waffle House but the US restaurant chain is ignoring his collaboration requests. Last year Haradatook to X to ask his followerswhy so many of them were asking him to add a Tekken stage set in a Waffle House. Players replied by explaining that Waffle House has become something of a meme due to its numerous viral videos of fights taking place in its restaurants, sometimes involving staff....

Warner Bros has announced the release date for its upcoming movie Mortal Kombat 2. The sequel to the 2021 live-action film will be released in cinemas on June 26, 2025, including an IMAX version,Varietyreports. It was first announced back in January 2022 thatMortal Kombat 2 was in the works, following the success of the previous year’s movie. 2021’sMortal Kombat filmwas helmed by Simon McQuoid, making his feature directorial debut, and produced by James Wan (Aquaman), Todd Garner (Into the Storm), E....

The PlayStation Network is currently down for PS4 and PS5 players. According toSony’sPlayStationNetwork service statuspage, the following services are currently experiencing issues: account management, gaming and social, PlayStation Video and PlayStation Store. Sony said the issues started occurring on July 1 at 3.46pm BST / 7.46 am PT. AllPS4andPS5services are now up and running, according to Sony.

The source code for the original Xbox console has reportedly leaked online. According to a report fromThe Verge, the leak is genuine and appeared online earlier this month. It includes the kernel for the operating system on the original console, a custom version of Windows 2000. However, it’s claimed that this data has been privately shared among enthusiasts previously, which suggests that it will unlikely have significant implications for the homebrew scene....

Ubisoft is working with French film producer Pathé to make a VR game about the Notre-Dame cathedral fire in Paris. Notre-Dame on Fire will have players taking on the role of a Parisian firefighter during the events of June 14, 2025,Varietyreports. The VR game will be a tie-in for the upcoming IMAX docudrama of the same name, which is due for release in March 2022. Ubisoft‘s tie-in is also planned for March, to accompany the film’s cinematic release....

Ubisoft says it’s investigating reports that the wrong region version of Far Cry 6 for PS4 is being sold in some European territories, and blocking upgrades to PS5. In a statement issued to VGC, the company said: “The team is aware of reports that some players are unable to upgrade theirPlayStation 4version ofFar Cry 6to thePlayStation 5version. We are investigating the issue and will provide an update ASAP.” Since its release last week, users in multiple European territories including the UK, Germany and Greecehave claimed that they’ve received the Russian version of Far Cry 6on social media andUbisoft’s official support forum....

A new survey may have hinted at the existence of unannounced Mario Party Superstars DLC. Spotted by Reddit user VideoPanda7113, the survey asks the following: “Next time you buy a downloadable content pack, which one are you most likely to buy?” The survey then lists Hot Wheels Unleashed, Mario Kart 8 DLC, Animal Crossing New Horizon: Happy Home Paradise or none of the above. All of the games listed, apart fromMario Party Superstars, have DLC, which hints at the idea that there may be DLC coming, or at one point DLC was planned for the party game collection....

Call of Duty Vanguard and Warzone Season 4 will introduce new battle royale and Zombies maps, Activision has confirmed. VanguardandWarzoneSeason 4, which is titled Mercenaries of Fortune, arrives on June 22. Headlining the Warzone update is a new map called Fortune’s Keep, which is shown off in the reveal trailer below. Given its another island-based map, the Call of Duty community is speculating that Fortune’s Keep could replace Rebirth Island....

The Wonderful 101 Remastered’s Kickstarter campaign was backed by more people in its first 90 minutes than the original game’s entire week one sales in Japan. The action-adventure game first released forWii Uin 2013, when according to industry body Media Create it sold around 5,000 copies. Data for other territories isn’t publicly available, but it’s understood the original was a commercial disappointment forPlatinum, which the studio said motivated its desire to bring the game to more platforms with 2020’s Kickstarter....

Microsoft has launched a range of Xbox Black Friday 2020 deals for the UK market. The offers include discounts on first-party games, accessories, subscriptions and consoles. The headline promotion is up to 75% off games, includingGears 5for £8.74. The deals below are now available online at theMicrosoftStore and at participating retailers until December 2. Players can save £8/€8 onXbox Series X/S controllers(available in black, white, and blue) and £10/€10 onXbox Onecontrollers....

Xbox has added a new dynamic theme designed to celebrate the Xbox 360. The new theme can be found by going to the Personalisation menu in Settings, then choosing My Background then Dynamic Backgrounds. The theme will be found right at the end of the list, and features a swirlyXbox 360themed pattern (seen above) that slowly moves. The background will continue to move if you set it as your home screen image....

Microsoft will release a new wired Xbox headset next month. Priced at $59.99/£54.99, theXboxStereo Headset is billed as “a great entry-level headset that includes many of the features” found in the premiumXbox Wireless Headset released earlier this year. Available to pre-order ahead of its release on September 21, the headset sports “ultra-soft large earcups”, on-ear volume and mute controls, and supports spatial sound technologies like Windows Sonic, Dolby Atmos and DTS Headphone:X...