Sony Interactive Entertainment‘s Santa Monica Studio looks to be ramping up its recruitment efforts for a yet to be revealed game. The studiosaid in Januarythat it was seeking an art director “for the development of a new unannounced title”, suggesting the company could be working on a second project alongside the nextGod of War. It currently has33 open positions, with a number of senior roles also focused on development of the “unannounced” game....

The first image of the long-expected Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order Lego set has appeared online. As posted by user ‘1414FalconFan’ on Instagram, the blurry image, which is said to be from Walmart’s app, shows the BD-1 droid, as well as a small display plaque and a BD-1 mini-figure. Interestingly, as rumoured, Kal Castis, the main character of Jedi Fall Order, doesn’t appear in minifigure form. A post shared by Falcon Fan 1414 (@1414falconfan)...

Annapurna Pictures is making an animated movie based on its popular game Stray. The media company’s Annapurna Animation division will be handling production of the film, which will tell the story of the cat-based adventure game. Annapurna’s co-head of animation Robert Baird toldEntertainment Weeklythat he’s focusing on the term ‘hopepunk’, which was originally conceived by the game’s developer BlueTwelve. “I love that term, hopepunk,” Baird said. “I think, if we are going to do this adaptation justice, this is going to be the first and greatest hopepunk movie that’s ever been made....

Nintendo Switch’s Super Mario RPG remake comfortably outsold the original game after just over six weeks on sale. In its latest financial results,Nintendorevealed that theSquare Enix-developed title sold 3.14 million units as of July 10, 2025 (the game was released on November 17). According to Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA), the original Super Nintendo version of Mario RPG sold 2.14 million copies to date. Super Nintendo’s install base reached around 49 million units, whileNintendo Switchhas so far sold around 139 million....

Nintendo’s Switch successor could face significant challenges implementing backwards compatibility, according to a new analysis by respected content creator and NightDive Studios developer ModernVintageGamer. In a newly-published video, MVG digs into the possible components forNintendo‘s next console, and explains why incompatibility between new hardware and how currentNintendo Switchsoftware is compiled means that support for legacy Switch games isn’t necessarily a given. The Nintendo Switch currently uses the Tegra X1, a chip developed byNVIDIAthat also powers Nvidia ShieldAndroidTVs from 2015-2018, highlighting the age of the hardware....

Grand Theft Auto parent Take-Two has announced its intention to acquire mobile games giant Zynga in a deal worth $12.7 billion – the biggest ever in the games industry. The deal will see the combination ofTake-Two‘s blockbuster console andPCfranchises including GTA,Borderlands, NBA2Kand BioShock, with Zynga’s hugely popular social gaming brands including FarmVille and Words With Friends. In a statement, Take-Two said the acquisition would establish it as “one of the largest and most diversified mobile game publishers in the industry”....

Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada has claimed younger players are more interested in team-based games than one-on-one fighting games because it gives them less responsibility if they lose. In the latest edition of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ Game Maker’s Notebook podcast, Harada discussed withPlayStation‘sShuhei Yoshidaabout the Tekken series. At one point, Yoshida asked Harada for his opinion on how the one-on-one fighting game can evolve in the future....

Despite video games chasing the legitimacy of being like blockbuster Hollywood action films or HBO dramas, few of them take a pop at comedy as a genre. Thank Goodness You’re Here is a comedy game, and it’s a fantastic one. DeveloperCoal Supper‘s second game is about the town of Barnsworth, a colourful, fictional northern English town. Players arrive seeking a meeting with the mayor, but they’re soon chucked out into the town square, with time to kill....

The upcoming Death Stranding movie won’t be a Hollywood blockbuster, series creator Hideo Kojima has confirmed. Shortly afterannouncing Death Stranding 2earlier this month,Kojima Productionsconfirmed that aDeath Stranding film is in developmenttoo. The movie is being fully financed by Barbarian executive producer Alex Lebovici’s Hammerstone Studios and will be produced by Kojima and Lebovici. Lebovici previously toldDeadlinethe film would be “far more intimate and grounded” than other big-budget game adaptations, and Kojima has elaborated on this in a newly publishedIGNinterview....

A sequel to The Order: 1886 was in development at PlayStation and would have featured larger battles and multiplayer elements. Released in 2015, The Order: 1886 was a steampunk third-person shooter set in an alternative history version of London. The game was developed by Ready at Dawn, which had previously worked on thePSPentries in theGod of Warfranchise. When the game was released, The Order: 1886 was praised for its graphical quality, but the overall critical reception for the game was mixed....

PS5’s latest update is rolling out now. PS5system software version: 25.01-10.60.00 is rolling out in a phased release. Sonyhas said that the update improves system software performance and stability as well as improving the messages and usability on some screens. Starting today, PS5 system software will be updated to version 25.01-10.60.00 in a phased release✨For information about the latest system software features or if you would like to update manually, please check our guide....

Critically acclaimed tactical RPG Triangle Strategy has been delisted from the Nintendo eShop. A post on the officialSquare Enixaccount on X confirmed that the game is temporarily unavailable, and that while it’s set to return there’s no confirmed date for this yet. “Triangle Strategyis temporarily unavailable to purchase onNintendo SwitcheShop,” the message reads. “Those who have already bought the game will be able to download it. “We are working on this and will update when the game is able to be purchased again....

This article was updated at 18:49 BST and 19:19 BST with additional clarification. Ubisoft has rebooted its open-world pirate game Skull & Bones, sources have told VGC. Announced at E3 2017,Skull & Bonesis the first title led byUbisoft’s Singapore studio. Heavily inspired by its work creating the naval battles forAssassin’s Creed: Black Flag, Skull & Bones was set to expand the concept into a full game with customisable ships, PvP multiplayer battles and a large ocean to explore either alone or with friends....