Infinity Ward has pledged to crack down on racist Call of Duty user content

Infinity Ward has pledged to crack down on racist and hate-orientated Call of Duty user content. Ina statementpublished on Wednesday, the developer acknowledged that it needed to do a better job at policing its community, despite claiming to issue “thousands” of daily bans for racist usernames. “There is no place for racist content in our game,” it said. “This is an effort we began with launch and we need to do a better job....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Brittany Pham

Insomniac Games founder and president Ted Price is retiring

Insomniac Games founder and president Ted Price has announced that he’s retiring. Having founded the Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank studio in February 1994, Price will leave the games industry in March. Following his departure, Insomniac veterans Chad Dezern, Ryan Schneider and Jen Huang will serve as co-studio heads. Price said in astatementpublished on Insomniac parent companySony’s website: “I actually made this decision last year. For me, after over 30 years of leading Insomniac, I felt it was simply time to step aside and let others pave the way for our team....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Angela Christensen

January’s Xbox Live Games with Gold titles have been revealed early

January 2022’s Xbox Live Games with Gold titles have been revealed ahead of Microsoft’s official announcement. The games were confirmed early once again by Dealabs userbillbil-kun, who has previouslyleaked the PlayStation Plus line-upon five occasions, as wellDecember’s Xbox Live Games with Gold titlesand theEpic Games Store’s 15 Days of Free Games promotion. January’sXboxLive Games with Gold titles will be mining/crafting RPG Aground, twin-stick shooter RPG NeuroVoider, and shoot ’em ups Radiant Silvergun and Space Invaders Infinity Gene....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Terry Brown

Larian says a fix for the Baldur’s Gate 3 save bug on Xbox is coming next week

Microsoft has reportedly uncovered the cause of an issue that can result in Baldur’s Gate 3 saves being lost on Xbox Series X/S. After itsXboxrelease was held up by several months due to technical issues, Larian’s celebrated RPGlaunched for Microsoft’s consoleto coincide with last month’sThe Game Awards,where the title won six prizes. But following its release, some players began encountering a major bug that caused them to love their saved progress....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Christine Watson

Marvel’s Iron Man VR gets new PS4 release date

Marvel’s Iron Man VR will be released for PlayStation VR on July 24, 2025. Announcing the release date on Tuesday,Sony Interactive Entertainmentsaid more information about the game will be released in the coming weeks. The title has been in development for over three years at Seattle-basedCamouflaj, the studio behind stealth thriller République. It was originallyset for release last yearbefore beingdelayed to February 2020,then to May, and most recentlyto an unspecified datedue to disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Robert Paul

Mass Effect trilogy remaster ‘scheduled for October release but could slip’, journalist claims

Electronic Arts has been planning to announce and release a Mass Effect trilogy remaster in October 2020. That’s according to GamesBeat journalist Jeff Grubb, who made the claim during apodcaston Friday. While he’s still “pretty confident”EA’s targeting an October release for the unannounced product, Grubb said the publisher’s plans could yet change given the upheaval caused by the coronavirus. Update: 16/09/20 ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES:“Up until like this last week, I know the plan for sure was to announce it in early October, release in later in October....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Timothy Velez

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection on PC has already been modded for 1080p and 4K support

An unofficial mod has already been released for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol 1 which lets players change the resolution for Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3. Players have been expressing their disappointment that the new versions of the second and third game in the Metal Gear Solid series render at 720p onPC, meaning the image can look blurry on higher resolution monitors. However, as spotted byPC Gamer, the new mod, which is calledMGSResolutionPatch, is an “experimental” plugin for theSteamversion of the collection....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Robin Brown

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak brings epic battles and freshens them up with new locations

A few weeks ago we got the chance to go to Capcom and check out two of the new battles in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. We were dropped in with a late-game character and given our pick between Lunagaron and Seregios as our two main targets. After gearing up and heading out to the new environments, it wasn’t long before we were struck with the same itch that had us pouring hundreds of hours into the first game, running the hunts over and over....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 566 words · Russell Davidson

New game from Katamari creator due December 2019

Wattam, the new game from Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy creator Keita Takahashi, will be released on PS4 in December. Developed by Funomena and set to be published byAnnapurna Interactive, Wattam’s described as a game “about the joys of friendship and discovery”. It’s playable solo or via same-screen co-op. The official blurb accompanying a newly released gameplay trailer, which you may view above, reads: “Join Mayor as he reunites with new and old friends and discover the forgotten joy of their world....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Loretta Miller

New Nintendo Switch internal hardware and Joy-Con changes shown

A new video has shown the internal hardware changes Nintendo has made to its revised Switch model, which is available in some regions this month. The newNintendo Switchfeatures significantly improved battery life and a different version ofNvidia’s Tegra chip. The revised hardware also features the same 16Wh battery as the launch model, which means that its increased battery life is being achieved mostly by usinga more efficient processor. According to YouTube creatorSpawn Wave,Nintendohas also adjusted the placement of an internal component in the left Joy-Con, although it’s not clear if this will in any way benefit reportedproblems with Joy-Con drift....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · William Nunez

New PS5 firmware update ‘improves system performance’

Sony has released the latest system update for the PlayStation 5. According tothe console’s patch notes, however, the roughly 1GB update to version 22.01-05.02.00 is another fairly minor one that “improves system performance” and seemingly does nothing else. This makes it somewhat less notable than the previous system update, version 22.01-05.00.00, which included new party features and some refreshed UI elements. It also means the promised addition of variable refresh rate (VRR) support has not yet been implemented....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Philip Carter

New Starfield early images have allegedly leaked online

New images which are alleged to be from a 2018 build of Starfield have seemingly leaked. As posted on the r/StarfieldAlliance subreddit, the images show what appears to be a base, as well as what is presumably the player character exploring it from the outside. This is the latest in a series of images that have leaked from a similarly unfinished build. Starfield Guides: Starfield New Game Plus|Starfield Contraband|Crimson Fleet quests|Ryujin Industries quests|Freestar Collective quests|Starfield fast XP gain|Starfield boost pack|Starfield console commands...

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Aaron Clark

No Man’s Sky’s Interceptor update adds corrupted worlds and sentinel jetpacks

Hello Games has today released the latest update for its sprawling space game No Man’s Sky. The Interceptor update sees players explore corrupted worlds and take charge of their own salvaged Sentinel Interceptor starship. Sentinel technology is a large focus of the update, as players will be able to harvest ethereal radiant shards from planets, which can be used to fuel their Sentinel ship. Also introduced in the update is the Aeron Turbojet, a jetpack that can be used to traverse planets....

July 15, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Leonard Roberts