The Uncharted movie has a solid box office debut but gets middling reviews

Sony’s Uncharted film has made a solid start at the international box office while receiving middling reviews from critics. The movie is the first feature film fromPlayStationProductions, a studio formed bySony Interactive Entertainmentto adapt its original game properties for film and televisionin partnership with Sony Pictures. Following a six-month delay, it launched in 15 markets on February 11 and generated $21.5 million in its opening weekend, including $6.4 million in the UK, $4....

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Catherine Jackson

Triangle Strategy has returned to the Switch eShop

Triangle Strategy is now available to purchase on the Nintendo eShop again. Square Enixdelisted the critically acclaimed tactical RPG from Switch’s online marketplace last month. It confirmed at the timethat it would return to the store at a later date, although the publisher didn’t say when. — Square Enix (@SquareEnix)June 16, 2025

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 52 words · Marvin Ford

Ubisoft has provided an extended look at Assassin’s Creed Mirage gameplay

Ubisoft has released an 8-minute video showing footage from Assassin’s Creed Mirage. The video gives an extended look at how the game plays, with some sections sped up for the sake of time. The gameplay can be viewed here: Ubisoftalso released a new story trailer for the game on Monday, which is viewable below. Last week it was revealed thatAssassin’s Creed Miragewill have an optional blue-grey filterthat makes the game look more like the originalAssassin’s Creed....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Brett Goodwin

Ubisoft pledges €500,000 to Notre-Dame restoration

Ubisoft has pledged to donate €500,000 ($562,000/£432,000) to the Notre-Dame restoration efforts, after the iconic Paris cathedral was ravaged by a massive fire earlier this week. “As the smoke clears on the events that unfolded on Monday at the Notre-Dame de Paris, we stand in solidarité with our fellow Parisians and everyone around the world moved by the devastation the fire caused,” the publisher said onits website. Ubisoft’s also making thePCversion of 2014’sAssassin’s CreedUnity, the eighth mainline entry in the series,free to downloadand keep via Uplay until 8am (your local time) on April 25....

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Jamie Thompson

Valve says over 2000 games are now Steam Deck ‘verified’ or ‘playable’

Valve has announced that over 2000 games in the Steam library have now been officially branded either ‘verified’ or ‘playable’ for Steam Deck. Valveis in the process of reviewing the entire Steam catalogue, and is marking each game with one of four ratings designed to show how smooth the experience will be when playing that game on its upcoming handheld. These ratings are designed to letSteamDeck owners easily tell which games are best suited for play on the Deck....

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Zoe Fuller

Veteran LucasArts lead Matthew Shell has passed away

Matthew Shell, a veteran of LucasArts, has reportedly died. Shell, who worked at LucasArts for over 20 years, suffered a heart attack earlier this week, according toThe Game Awards’Geoff Keighley, who announced Shell’s passing on social media. “Matt was an incredible person with a huge heart — kind, loyal, hard working and always funny. He brought a smile to every meeting,” Keighley said, paying tribute to the developer. If you’ve played a Star Wars game over the past 2 decades, Matt Shell was a key part of bringing it to life at LucasArts....

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Ryan Martinez

Warzone Best AK-47 loadout – Season 3

In this guide to theWarzone Best AK-47 LoadoutforSeason 3, we show you how to build the best class for the Cold War assault rifle that offers a powerful option. Following theCall of Duty: Warzone Season 3 update, a lot of the battle royale title’s weaponry has been enhanced to offer a wider range of options. One of the best examples of this is theAK-47, an assault rifle that was previously plagued by poor recoil but now finds its way into the meta....

May 12, 2025 · 5 min · 896 words · Melissa Scott

What did we think of the PlayStation Showcase?

This week’s episode of VGC Off The Record was a special one, as it was the first to be hosted live on YouTube. Although the show was live, you can watch the replay of the entire show via the embed above. PlayStationbrought us 40 minutes ofPS5trailers last night. FromGod of War RagnarokandGran Turismo 7, through toSpider-Man 2and Wolverine announcements fromInsomniac Games, hosts Steven McInerney and Chris Scullion run through the lot and ask the questions on everyone’s lips – areSonyback and was this the best showcase of the year?...

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Michael Rowe

World of Warcraft Classic hit by DDoS attacks

Blizzard’s World of Warcraft Classic has been hit by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, leading to unscheduled service downtime. A DoS attack is when a hacker floods the targeted host or network with traffic until it can’t respond or crashes, making the device or network resource unavailable to legitimate users. In a post on its forums,Blizzardconfirmed theWorld of Warcraft ClassicDDoS attacks began on Saturday. “For several hours today, we’ve repeatedly seen WoW realms targeted and taken offline by the attacker(s),”it said....

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Stephanie Zhang

Xbox gets Blair Witch horror game

A video game based upon the Blair Witch movie franchise is coming to Xbox. Set to release on August 30th, 2019, the brief teaser showed an unidentified male looking for a missing child. The end of the video pulls back to reveal the iconic Blair Witch “stick man” icon in the middle of the spooky forest. The reveal also confirmed the new horror title will also be coming toXboxGame Pass on the same day as release....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Robert Ritter

Xbox has launched its latest Ultimate Game Sale promotion

Microsoft has launched its latest Ultimate Game Sale promotion. Running until August 5, thepromotionincludes savings of up to 80% on console games and discounts of up to 70% onPCtitles. Featured discounts include: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Game of the Year Editionfor $9.99 / £6.99 (80% off)Assassin’s Creed Valhallafor $29.99 / £35.99 (50% / 40% off) Further reading Battlefield V(Cloud), Cris Tales (Cloud, Console, and PC), Atomicrops (Cloud, Console, and PC), Raji: An AncientEpic(Cloud, Console, and PC), and Last Stop (Cloud, Console, and PC)joined Xbox Game Pass earlier this week....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Brandon Rodriguez

Xbox is reportedly developing a ‘cross-platform user interface’

Microsoft is reportedly working on a new cross-platform user interface. That’s according to a Windows Central report, which also claims that exclusiveXboxconsole games will be the exception rather than the rule going forward. “Sources tell us thatMicrosoftis also working on a set of in-game APIs and user interface features, called Project Rainway, which is some form of cross-platform Xbox guide menu,”the report claims. “Microsoft has been inspired by the in-game Battle....

May 12, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Troy Williams

Xbox Series X is on sale for Black Friday

The Xbox Series X has been discounted by some retailers as part of their Black Friday promotions. Microsoft‘s flagship console has rarely been sold for lower than full price since it launched two years ago, meaning any discount is considered notable. In the UK,Very is currently selling the console for £429.99, which is £20 cheaper than the usual £449.99 price. It’s also selling the Series X bundled with a second blackXboxWirelessController for £464....

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Michael Moore