December’s PlayStation Plus Essential and Classic games announced

Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed December 2024’s PlayStation Plus Essential games. December’s Plus Essential games areIt Takes Two(PS4,PS5), Aliens: Dark Descent (PS4, PS5) and Temtem (PS5). They’ll be available to all PlayStation Plus members from December 3 until January 6. November’s PlayStation Plus Essential games, which are available until December 2, are Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged (PS4, PS5),Ghostwire: Tokyo(PS5) and Death Note Killer Within (PS4, PS5). PlayStation Plus Premium also offers a range of PS1,PS2andPSPgames to download, andPS3games via cloud streaming....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Ebony Goodman

Disney Dreamlight Valley Update 5 release date and patch notes have been revealed

The next major update for Disney Dreamlight Valley finally has a release date. Update 5, which is titled The Remembering, had been given the release window of ‘early June’ by developerGameloft. However, it has now been confirmed that the update will be released on Wednesday, June 7. As well as the addition of Cinderella’s fairy godmother to the game, Update 5 will also add a number of other new features....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Casey Miller

Disney Dreamlight Valley – How to unlock Nala

How do you unlock Nala in Disney Dreamlight Valley? That’s one of the questions players will be asking now that the April 2023 update forDisney Dreamlight Valleyhas been released. The update adds a new Lion King realm and makes it possible to add Nala and Simba to your village. Here’s the steps needed to unlock Nala and get her to move to your Valley. Disney Dreamlight Valley – How to unlock Nala (Eyes in the Dark walkthrough) Unlocking Nala involves completing the quest called Eyes in the Dark....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Benjamin Stokes

Dragon Age: The Veilguard tops the Steam charts, breaks BioWare’s concurrent player record

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has debuted at the top of Steam’s Top Sellers charts. The latest game fromEAandBioWarehas enteredSteam‘s own Top Sellers list, knockingCall of Duty: Black Ops 6off the top. Chart data onSteamDBshows that the game, which was released on Thursday, reached a peak of 70,414 concurrent players within its first 24 hours on sale. This makes it the most popular Steam launch for any game in BioWare’s history, the previous beingMass Effect Legendary Edition(which had a highest ever peak of 59,817 players)....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Mrs. Jennifer Mclaughlin

EA confirms Skate 4 is in development: ‘We’re back! We’re doing it!’

Electronic Arts has confirmed it’s started development on Skate 4. The news was announced at the conclusion of the company’sEAPlay Live showcase on Thursday, where series producer Chris ‘Cuz’ Parry said the new game was in the early stages of creation. “We’re back! We’re doing it! Skate’s happening! We’re rolling! We’ve secretly got together, it’s the beginning… the skate evolution continues,” he said. Game director Deran Chung added: “We’ve been waiting years, honestly, to make the right game, at the right time, with the right idea and we’re really, really pleased to say that we’re here....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Stephen Wilson

EA Sports FC 24 Ultimate Edition cover revealed featuring over 30 players

EA has unveiled the cover for EA Sports FC 24’s Ultimate Edition. The cover shows off over 30 players including Erling Haaland, Pele, Ronaldinho, Sam Kerr, Leah Williamson, Andrea Pirlo and more. The reveal confirms details recently leaked by dataminer billbil-kun, who has also claimed thatHaaland stars on the cover of the standard editionofEA Sports FC 24. and that the gamewill be released on September 29. Update10th Jul 2023 / 4:25 pm Electronic Artshas released thefirst EA Sports FC 24 trailer....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Ann Moore

EU regulators reportedly asked game companies how Microsoft’s Activision deal could play out

European regulators have been asking developers and publishers what Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard could mean going forwards, a new report claims. Reutersreports that it’s seen a 91-page questionnaire written by the European Commission, designed to get information from companies more knowledgable about the subject. According to a source reportedly familiar with the matter, the questionnnaire was sent out earlier this month, likely to console manufacturers, publishers, developers and distributors and providers ofPCoperating systems....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Shirley Jones

F-Zero 99 is getting a Classic Race mode which plays more like the SNES original

Nintendo’s massively multiplayer racing game F-Zero 99 is getting a new mode that plays more like the SNES original. According to an update onNintendo‘s Japanese website, the game will be getting a version 1.1.0 update on November 29, and will include a new mode called Classic Race. This mode still focuses on online races, but changes the rules to more closely match those of the original SNES F-Zero, on which F-Zero 99 is based....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Paula Howard

FIFA 23 is on sale for Black Friday

FIFA 23 is currently on sale as part of several retailers’ Black Friday promotions. The latest entry inEA’s blockbuster football series was released on September 28 priced at $70/£70 on new-gen consoles and $60/£60 on last-gen systems. Ahead of Black Friday on November 25, US retailer Walmart is currently offering the game for $35 on bothXbox Series X/SandPS5, whileAmazonhas it for$34.99 on Microsoft’s console. And in the UK, Amazon is offeringFIFA 23for£46....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Michael Mendoza

First look: Why Saints Row’s reboot is a step forward for the series

After anot-so-subtle teaselast week, the next game in the Saints Row serieshas finally been officially announcedduring the Gamescom Opening Night Live show. While theGamescomreveal consisted of a CGI trailer, we were recently shown some actual footage of the game in action and the signs are promising, not least because developerVolitionhas consciously decided to take the series back to its roots and dial back on the escalating levels of silliness it was becoming notorious for....

May 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1209 words · Mark Bell

Fixes are on the way for major Palworld bugs including lost save data

Pocketpair has said it’s working to fix several “serious” Palworld bugs. In an update published on X, the companysaidits support team had been inundated with queries about the title,which has been a breakout successsince its early access release forPCandXboxlast Friday. Lost save data, the inability to play multiplayer, and inaccessible servers are among the biggest issues Pocketpair is working to address. “Currently, we have received over 50,000 inquiries,” it said....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Theodore Jackson

Following its EA split, FIFA is partnering with Konami for eSports

Konami and FIFA have announced a collaboration which will see the former games rival provide its eFootball game (formerly known as PES) for the FIFAe World Cup eSports tournament. As part of the initiative, two FIFAe World Cup featuringeFootballare scheduled to take place later this year on mobile and console. FIFA has been without a proper licensed video game since it split from longtime partnerEAlast year, withFIFA 23being the lastEA Sportsgame to feature the FIFA branding on the title....

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Andrew Chan

GameStop will be selling a small number of PlayStation 5 consoles tonight

GameStop has said it will be selling a small number of PlayStation 5 consoles online tonight. However, the retailer chose not to specify a time in itsannouncement. GameStop’s Black Fridayadvertrecently confirmed it will also have limitedPlayStation 5andXbox Series X/Sstock available in-stores only on November 27. We’ll have a very limited number of PS5 console bundles for purchase athttps://t.co/CYyCoH1dWEthis evening.pic.twitter.com/M3MhW6CA23 Walmart said last weekthat it will be taking new PS5 orders online at four specific times on launch day, which is November 12 in the US....

May 15, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Devon Howe