Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is releasing in September for $60 / £50

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed will be released in September, according to various product listings for the game. PublisherTHQ Nordicannouncedan “enhanced remake” of 2010’s Disney Epic Mickeyin February. At the time, it said the action-adventure game would be released this year forPS4,PS5,Xbox One,Xbox Series X/S,Nintendo SwitchandPC. Update25th Jun 2024 / 6:45 pm DisneyEpic Mickey: Rebrushedwill be released on May 21, 2025, THQ Nordic has confirmed. With Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed pre-orders going live today,SteamandXboxare listing a August 01, 2025, release date for the title....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Michael Fisher

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is being handled by Polish studio Forever Entertainment SA

Nintendo’s upcoming Switch remaster of Donkey Kong Country Returns is being handled by Polish publisher and developer Forever Entertainment SA. FollowingNintendo’s announcement of the gameduring itsNintendo Directpresentation on Tuesday,Forever Entertainmentposted a statement to thePolish Financial Supervision Authority(as spotted byNintendo Life). The statement confirms that “the game is produced by the issuer [Forever Entertainment] on behalf ofNintendoCo Ltd and will be released by Nintendo”. It also notes that Forever Entertainment’s management board decided to confirm that it was making the game because the information “may have a potentially significant impact on the valuation” of the company....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Ashley Herman

Doom Eternal is ‘double the size’ of Doom 2016

Doom Eternal is approximately twice the size of Doom 2016, according to executive producer Marty Stratton. That would take the sequel’s campaign to in excess of 20 hours, based on the average 11.5 hours completion time of Doom 2016 measured by game length aggregation siteHow Long to Beat. “It’s about double the size of Doom 2016,” Stratton said at a recentDoom Eternalpreview event attended by VGC. “It’s the most epic and best thing that we’ve ever created at the studio....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Dennis Vega

Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake won’t offer an upgrade path to Nintendo Switch 2

Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake won’t offer a Switch 2 upgrade, and save data from the Switch 1 version of the game won’t transfer to the Switch 2 version. In a post on the Dragon Questwebsite, Square has confirmed that theNintendo Switchversion of the game and theNintendo Switch 2version of the game are being treated as entirely separate, and as such, won’t have any compatibility or upgrade path....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · William Payne

Ex-PlayStation boss doesn’t think Sony will ever do day one PC releases

Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden doesn’t think Sony Interactive Entertainment will ever choose to launch its games for console and PC simultaneously. WhileMicrosofthas opted to bringXboxGame Studios titles to console and PC at launch,Sonyhas taken a more cautious approach to releasing its games off console. It tested the water withHorizon Zero Dawn,which released for PC in August 2020, over three years after itsPS4debut. Days Gone then hit PC this May, over two years after its PS4 release, while 2016’sUncharted4: A Thief’s End and 2017’s Uncharted: The Lost Legacywill make the jump to PC in 2022– “shortly after” they arrive forPS5....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 585 words · Thomas Garcia

Fans discover commands to make Half-Life: Alyx playable without VR

Fans have uncovered a set of debug commands which make Half-Life: Alyx playable without a VR headset. The debug commands, which have since been patched out of the game, are still available via older versions onSteam’sdepot downloader, reportsPCGamesN. Tyler McVicker ofValveNews Network demonstrated the debug mode via a live stream on Wednesday, including console commands which make VR hands appear in place, allowing players to press buttons and progress through some of the game’s puzzles....

July 13, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Stephanie Neal

First Black Ops Cold War multiplayer footage shows Miami firefight

The first footage of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s multiplayer mode has appeared online, ahead of a planned official reveal next week. As reported byModern Warzone, the footage was streamed by a Twitch user on Thursday and shows night gameplay on a Miami-themed map. Players are prompted to protect the VIP until extraction in a 6v6 setup with a revive system. Health bars are visible above enemies as they are killed, the publication notes, and it appears that the TTK (time to kill) is higher than in 2019’sModern Warfare....

July 13, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Barbara Davis

Forza Horizon 5 – Season 2 and 3 new cars have been revealed

Playground Games has revealed the 24 new cars which are coming to Forza Horizon 5 in its next two seasons. Season 2 starts on December 9 and will last for four weeks – one week each for summer, autumn, winter and spring – after which Season 3 will start. The new cars include a number of Lamborghini and Ferrari cars in Season 2, as well as a trio of new Jaguars in Season 3....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Marie Ellis

FTC refunding $72 million to Fortnite players over ‘unwanted’ purchases

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun issuing refunds to Fortnite players who were affected by what it calls Epic Games’ “dark patterns,” which led players to make unwanted purchases. The FTC will issue over $72 million to players who were affected, with players being notified in the coming weeks if they’re eligible for the refund. The average payment will be around $114. The payments are being made to settle charges that the company “used dark patterns to trick players into making unwanted purchases” and let children rack up unauthorized charges without any parental involvement....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Kim Morris

Game Boy and GBA games are now on Switch Online

Nintendo has announced that it will be bringing Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games to Switch Online. Game Boy and Game Boy Color games will be available via the standardSwitchOnline subscription. Game Boy Advance games, meanwhile, will require the Expansion Pack add-on, which is also required to playN64andSegagames and costs $49.99 / €39.99 / £ 34.99 for a 12-month individual membership, while a Family Membership will cost $79....

July 13, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Lawrence Mendoza

Game Pass ‘not for everybody’, says Xbox boss Phil Spencer

Speaking toVariety,Phil SpencerdiscussedMicrosoft’s thinking around its subscription offering, and claimed the company is happy for its audience to continue purchasing games outside of Game Pass. “It’s not for everybody,” he said. “If you play one or two games a year, Game Pass probably isn’t the right business model for you; you should just buy those two games, and that would make total sense,” he said. “But I want you to have the choice....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Patrick Martin

GoldenEye 007 cheat codes: How to unlock all guns, paintball mode and more

GoldenEye 007 cheat codes will help you unlock DK Mode, All Guns, Infinite Ammo and more in the N64 classic, which has now been released for Xbox consoles and Nintendo Switch. In order to unlock cheats in GoldenEye, players need to complete specific levels on specific difficulty settings within an allotted amount of time. However, if you find this too tricky, Switch players can also enterGoldenEye cheat codesat the game’s cheat selection screen and unlock them that way....

July 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1116 words · Katherine Mitchell

GTA Trilogy removes developer credit following major graphical update

Rockstar has removed Grove Street Games credits from the start of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition, following a major graphical upgrade. The surprise patchwas released on Tuesday, and made notable improvements to the much-criticised remasters. However, one of the other changes is the apparent removal ofGrove Street Games‘ logo at the start of each game, and references to them in the game’s copyright blurb. VGC loaded a pre-patched version of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which opens with a splash screen showing game artwork the Grove Street Games logo and copyright information relating toRockstar, Grove Street Games andEpic Games(for the use of Unreal Engine)....

July 13, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · Mark Yoder