Black Friday UK: Up to 30% off Xbox One X and PS4 Pro bundles

Amazon UK is offering up to 30% off high-end consoles Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro when bundled with a game. Xbox One Xis available at the retailer starting at £299.99 bundled withStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order,Gears 5orForza Horizon 4. Customers can addRage 2orCall of Duty: Black Ops 4for a further £9.99: PlayStation 4 Prois also available for £299.99 in white or black, bundled withDeath StrandingorDays Gone. Customers can addThe Division 2for an additional £9....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Cameron Valencia

Blizzard is compensating Overwatch 2 players with in-game items after launch issues

Blizzard has offered players some in-game items and Double XP weekends as a way of compensating them for issues during the launch of Overwatch 2. In a message posted on the officialOverwatch 2 website,Blizzardannounced that it was giving away a Legendary skin, a Weapon Charm and “several double match XP weekends” to make up for the connection problems players were experiencing. “LaunchingOverwatch 2as a live service comes with amazing opportunities and challenges, both anticipated and unexpected,” the message reads....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Kevin Cook

Blizzard’s games are coming to Steam, starting in August with Overwatch 2

Blizzard Entertainment has announced plans to make “a selection” of its PC games available on Steam. The firstBlizzardtitle to launch onValve’s digital marketplace will be the free-to-play team-based hero shooterOverwatch 2, which is available to wishlist now ahead of its August 10 release. Steamplayers will need to connect to a Battle.Net account to play the game, as is the case on all platforms, which Blizzard said enables features like cross-play....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Laura Watson

Capcom survey asks players if they want to see sequels or remakes of lapsed series

A new Capcom survey asks players if they want to see sequels or remakes of certain current and old series. The ‘Super Elections’ survey,which is found on the publisher’s Capcom Town website, asks 10 questions about various aspects ofCapcom. One of the questions asks: “Are there any Capcom game series (including spin-off games) that you would like to see get a sequel or new game?” The following 20 options are given, many of which are series that haven’t seen a new entry in some time, with the player asked to choose three:...

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 227 words · Sherri Michael

Console prices could rise by 69% in the US due to Trump tariffs, tech trade association warns

The trade association behind the CES tech event has warned that Donald Trump’s tariffs could lead to console prices rising by nearly 70% in the US. TheConsumer Technology Association (CTA)published a report in January by the Trade Partnership Worldwide LLC (TPW), which studied the potential impact of the US president’s tariffs based on his campaign promises. Now the CTA has published an updated version of the TPW’s report which assesses the impact of Trump’s actual tariffs now they’ve been confirmed....

July 20, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Alyssa Rodriguez

Disney Dreamlight Valley – Wall-E Loves Flowers solution

How do you complete the Wall-E Loves Flowers task in Disney Dreamlight Valley? It’s a question players have been asking since the game’s new Eggstravaganza event started on June 17, 2025. The task is one of four special missions that appear in the Village section of the Dreamlight Duties menu, but the game doesn’t explain how to complete it. This guide will tell you how to solve Wall-E Loves Flowers and what reward you get for doing so....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 233 words · Joe Patel

Dreams is adding VR support in July

Media Molecule will launch virtual reality support for Dreams on July 22. It will be made available via a free update which enables users to create and share their own virtual reality games,Media Moleculecommunications manager Abbie Heppe told thePlayStation Blog. PS4game creation platformDreamsreleased in Early Access form in April 2019 before officially launching in February 2020. Creative director Mark Healey told VGCearlier this year that VR support and enabling players to make multiplayer online games were the Dreams community’s most requested features....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Michael Lane

Dying Light 2 studio clarifies ‘500+ hours’ length claim, following backlash

The studio behind the upcoming Dying Light 2 has clarified the game’s length, following a backlash to claims made over the weekend. On Saturday, the game’s official Twitter account claimed: “To fully completeDying Light 2Stay Human, you’ll need at least 500 hours – almost as long as it would take to walk from Warsaw to Madrid.” While intended to be a positive statement, the tweet received some backlash from players who felt this was too long for a single game....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Stacey Mcpherson

EA Sports F1 25 release date confirmed along with details on this year’s Braking Point story mode

EA has confirmed the release date for EA Sports F1 25 and shed some light on its new additions. The game will be released onPS5,Xbox Series X/SandPCon May 30, with up to three days early access for players who buy the F1 25 Iconic Edition. F1 25 will see the return of the Braking Point story mode, and this time the plot will focus on “Konnersport now battling for championships, as a dramatic event throws the team into chaos”....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Victoria Perez

Electronic Arts is cutting 6% of its workforce as part of a restructuring plan

Electronic Arts has announced plans to cut 6% of its workforce as part of a restructuring plan. In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, the company said it expects to incur up to $200 million in charges in connection with the move. These consist of “approximately $65 million to $70 million in charges related to intellectual property impairment, approximately $55 million to $65 million related to employee severance and employee-related costs, approximately $45 million to $55 million associated with office space reductions, and approximately $5 million to $10 million of other charges, including contract cancellations....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Rita Garcia

FIFA 23 soundtrack full track list announced

EA has announced the full FIFA 23 soundtrack, featuring almost 100 tracks. Some of the artists featured include Bad Bunny, Jack Harlow, FKA twigs and more. The majority of the soundtrack will be featured in all modes of the game, however,EAhas said that some tracks will be exclusively heard in Volta, the street football mode included in the game. You can listen to the full soundtrack, which has been posted by EA as a Spotify playlist,here....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Kerri Avila

Final Fantasy 16 gets a September release date for PC

Square Enix has announced a release date for the PC version of Final Fantasy 16. Originally released forPS5in June 2023, it will make the jump toPCon June 28, 2025, with the base game priced at $49.99 / £44.99 viaSteamand theEpic Games Store. Final Fantasy 16Complete Edition, which includes the base game plus its story expansionsEchoes of the FallenandThe Rising Tide, is priced at $69.99 / £64.99. Square Enixhas today also launched a free demo for the PC version of the game, and a new trailer which is viewable below....

July 20, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Kristina Delgado

Final Fantasy XIV shines as Square Enix’s full-year profit jumps 90%

Final Fantasy XIV was the star performer during Square Enix’s fiscal year ended July 24, 2025, the company announced on Friday. The Japanese publisher’s games business posted sales of 279.6 billion yen ($2.2 billion) and operating income of 58.9 billion yen ($457 million), which were up year-over-year by 6% and 17% respectively. Group sales rose 9.8% to 365.2 billion yen ($2.8 billion), operating income increased 25.5% to 59.2 billion yen ($459 million), and profit was up 90% to 51 billion yen ($396 million)....

July 20, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Timothy Taylor