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Starfield’s Shattered Space story expansion will be released this fall, Bethesda has confirmed. The game’s director,Todd Howard, provided a launch window for the DLC while discussing new features coming to the game in an interview withKinda Funny Gameson Monday. “Shattered Space is in the fall, but we have a big update that’s coming really soon forStarfield,” he said. “There’s a lot of stuff… we redid the map stuff, so we have some city map stuff....

Bethesda’s Todd Howard has discussed the benefits of Starfield being an Xbox console exclusive. In an interview with theBBC, the game’s director said the ability to focus on fewer platforms always resulted in better products. “When you’re making something exclusive then the more you can focus,” he explained. “You know this is the hardware or the thing people are playing on, so the ability to focus on that always yields a better product....

Tencent reportedly acquired a 15.75% stake in Arrowhead Game Studios last year. According to Swedish financial publicationDagens Industri(subscription required, viaPC Games Insider), the Chinese tech giant paid $80 million for its stake in the Helldivers studio in a deal which valued the company at $532.8m. The remaining 84.25% of Arrowhead is owned by founders Johan Pilestedt, Emil Englund, Malin Hedstrom, Peter Lindgren, and Anton Stenmark. It’s claimed that Arrowhead had a turnover of $100....

The release date for Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout TV show has been announced. A tweet from the official ‘Fallout on Prime’ account shows a new teaser video which seemingly confirms the date the first episode will be made available. The video shows a computer terminal, which shows various messages including one that says “Holotape found: 101_The_End”. It then ends with 04.12.24, implying that the first episode, titled The End, will be released on July 26, 2025....

Activision has released a second teaser for Call of Duty Warzone’s Season 5 update, which is expected to introduce significant changes to the battle royale game’s map. Earlier this week streamer NickMercs received a video package which appeared to confirmthe addition of a train to Warzone. Now another streamer, Tyler Polchow, has premiered a second teaser video appearing to show the interior of Verdansk’s stadium being rocked by an explosion....

The latest Humble Bundle gathers two notable 2K trilogies in one collection for less than $20. The2KClassic Trilogies Bundle consists of all three Mafia games and all three BioShock games, with all six available for $18 / £13.44. Alternatively, players can just buy the BioShock trilogy for $10 / £7.46. The bundle consists of twoSteamcodes – one for Mafia Trilogy and one for BioShock: The Collection. This makes the following six games available:...

Bandai Namco has released a new Tekken 8 trailer. Viewable below, the gameplay reveal trailer shows off Paul Phoenix in action. The character has appeared in every series entry stretching back to the original Tekken in 1994. Tekken 8 was officially announcedin September 2022, during aPlayStationState of Playlivestream. While a release date hasn’t been confirmed, the game is planned for release onPS5,Xbox Series X/SandPCviaSteam. Bandai Namcorecently saidclosed alpha tests for Tekken 8will be held across multiple locations globally to gather feedback on the new battle systems introduced in the game....

Sony’s new, slimmer PlayStation 5 model requires a separate $30 / £25 / Є30 stand for the console to safely stand upright. Sony Interactive Entertainmentofficiallyannounced the new PS5 model, which will launch in November in standard and Digital editions, earlier on Tuesday. Unlike the originalPlayStation 5model, which includes a stand which works in horizontal and vertical positions, a new Vertical Stand will be required for the slimmer model. The new Vertical Stand will be sold separately at 29....

Activision will release Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 & 2’s Warehouse demo on August 14. It will be available to players who pre-order the game digitally ahead of its September 4 release date forPS4,Xbox OneandPCvia theEpic Games Store. The title has a suggested retail price of $39.99. A digital deluxe version including unique content and in-game gear costs $49.99, while a collector’s edition featuring a limited-run Birdhouse deck is priced at $99....

Tower Heroes codesare rare, but they’re a given whenever the game collaborates with other big Roblox experiences. Tower Heroesis a simple—and very cute, cuddly, and colourful—tower defense game. They’re all the rage onRobloxthese days, with this being one of the least IP-dependant ones around.New Tower Heroes codesland infrequently on the game’s Discord channel. Try these working Tower Heroes codes: How do I redeem codes in Tower Heroes? Here’s a quick and easy method to use Tower Heroes codes for some free rewards:...

A new industry report suggests that the vast majority of players’ time is still spent on older games. In a talk during the Games Developer Conference this week,Newzooshared highlights from its third annual games industry report, which includes data on consumer habits, such as spend and gameplay, during 2024. The report notes that the majority of players continued to spend their time on older games last year, with a much smaller percentage of total playtime spent on games released in 2024....

Ubisoft was confronted at a recent shareholder meeting about its stance on Stop Killing Games, a popular petition calling for regulation that will stop modern games from being made inaccessible after support has ended. Stop Killing Gamesis challenging lawmakers to introduce legislation that would stop publishers from being able to “destroy” video games they have sold to consumers.The movement was, in part, motivated by last year’sshutdown of Ubisoft’s The Crew....

Valve has updated Half-Life: Alyx with over three hours of developer commentary. The commentary is available in more than 10 languages,Valvesaid on Thursday, and will offer an insight into every aspect of the game’s design across 170 different points of interest withinn the VR game. Players can access the developer commentary by starting a new game with the feature enabled. As the commentary contains significant spoilers, it’s recommend to play through the game first....