Deus Ex actor claims Eidos asked him to stop talking about Adam Jensen

The voice actor behind Adam Jensen in Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided claims Eidos asked him to stop talking about the character publicly several years ago. While some fans have long hoped for a third entry in Jensen’s story, the prospect of that happening has perhaps never seemed more remote. “Alas, his story seems done,” Toufexis said in aRedditpost last week in which he bid “goodbye, but hopefully not farewell” to the character....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Christopher Stevens

Diablo 4’s release date has officially been confirmed for June

Diablo 4’s release date has been officially confirmed, followingleaksearlier this week. Blizzardannounced duringThe Game Awardsthat the game will be released on June 09, 2025. It also announced that players who pre-purchase the game will get early Open Beta access. “The endless battle between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells rages on as chaos threatens to consume Sanctuary,” the game’s official blurb says. “With ceaseless demons to slaughter, countless abilities to master, nightmarish dungeons, and legendary loot, this vast, open world brings the promise of adventure and devastation....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Samuel Reyes

Diablo Immortal Battle Pass bug is reportedly costing players millions of XP

A Diablo Immortal bug is reportedly costing players millions of XP even after Blizzard released a hotfix designed to address the issue. ABlizzardcommunity lead acknowledged the problem, which results in XP in various Battle Pass tasks not being rewarded to players, on July 23 in aRedditpost spotted byPCGamesN. “There was a hotfix to address this and the team is going through to calculate each individuals lost XP through the time periods affected by this bug,” they wrote....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Steve Weaver

EA confirms hackers have stolen source code for FIFA 21 and the Frostbite engine

EA has confirmed that it has suffered a significant data breach in which hackers stole the source code for FIFA 21 and the company’s Frostbite engine. In underground hacking forum posts viewed byVice, the alleged perpetrators claim to be in possession of 780GB of data stolen fromEAand are advertising it for sale. As well the source code forFIFA 21, they claim to have taken code for the game’s matchmaking server, source code and tools for the Frostbite engine which powers games including Battlefield, plus proprietary EA frameworks and software development kits....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Vanessa Diaz

EA’s Star Wars exclusivity set to end as Lucasfilm partners with Ubisoft

This article was updated at 15:11 GMT and 16:43 GMT. Lucasfilm will end its Star Wars exclusivity deal with Electronic Arts, by partnering with Ubisoft on a new open-world game. As reported byWired, the new project will be developed byUbisoft’sMassive Entertainment(The Division), marking the first time that a company outside of EA has worked on a Star Wars game in eight years. The Massive Star Wars project is being helmed byJulian Gerighty, director of the first two The Division games, and will be powered by the studio’s Snowdrop engine....

July 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1068 words · Wayne Martin

Eminem appears in music video parodying PS5 shortages on SNL

Comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live used its latest episode to parody the ongoing PlayStation 5 console shortages, with a cover of Eminem’s Stan. Featuring comedian Pete Davidson (and a cameo from Eminem himself), the video features obsessive fan “Stu” who writes to Santa begging for the next-gen console, which he calls “the only thing keeping me alive”. “I tried to buy one at Walmart / ran around the shopping mall like Paul Blart / Tried to find one for sale / but the thing is they’re all out / yo, I even went to a Gamestop / but then I was like, ‘oh wait, stop’ / Santa Claus can make one, the man got his own workshop....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Diana Frank

Epic has filed a trademark for the ‘Epic Games Megaverse’

Epic Games has filed a trademark for the ‘Epic Games Megaverse’. Filed at the end of 2021, thetrademarkcovers a wide range of goods and services and is presumably an umbrella term forEpic’s vision for the metaverse. While there’s no universally accepted definition, the metaverse is a network of 3D virtual spaces where users can socialise, play, and work, and some envision it as a successor to the mobile internet....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Erica Jimenez

Epic isn’t saying if free games promotion will continue in 2020

The Escapists is now free to download from the Epic Games store. Developed by Mouldy Toof Studios, thePCversion of the prison escape game has a Metascore of 71 based on 24 reviews. Normally priced at £12.99, it will befree to downloaduntil December 19 at 10.59am ET / 7.59am PT / 3.59pm UK. Epic‘s website says The Escapists will be replaced by “more free games next week” but a spokesman wouldn’t say if the promotion will be extended to 2020....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Cathy May

Evo competitors claim heavy use was breaking PS5 USB ports

Competitors in this year’s Evo fighting game championships have claimed that heavy use at the tournament meant that the USB ports on the PS5 consoles being used were coming apart. Fighting game tournaments like Evo – which isnow owned by Sony– often see players bringing their own controllers, most of which are fight sticks with USB connections. However, players have been reporting that part of thePS5‘s USB port has been getting stuck in their controllers, with some blaming the excess heat generated by the console....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Nicholas Park

Fall Guys is adding a crossover skin featuring Team Fortress

Fall Guys has announced a crossover skin featuring the Scout from Team Fortress. The paid cosmetic will be available later today via the in-game store, developerMediatonicannounced on its Twitter account. However, no pricing details were confirmed. It’s the second post-release crossover skin released for the game, following theHotline Miamicosmetic added last week. Fall Guysreleased forPS4andSteamon August 4, with the console version alsoavailable via PlayStation Plus this month. The battle royale platformer has proved hugely popular since its release, selling 2 million copies onPCalone in its first week, and amassing over 10 million players on PS4 according to aprofile tracking site....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Lori Spencer

FIFA 23 FUT Champions: Start time, rewards and how to qualify

FIFA 23 Fut Champions starts soon, and players across the world are getting their teams ready for the first Weekend League. But when does it start? What are the rewards? And how do you even qualify for FUT Champions? Read on to find out. More FIFA 23: FIFA 23 Bronze Pack Method|FIFA 23: Where are my FIFA Points?|FIFA 23 Ones to Watch release date|FIFA 23 The Griddy|FIFA 23 how to get Ted Lasso|FIFA 23 McGeady Spin|FIFA 23 Lengthy players|FIFA 23 FGS Swaps...

July 6, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Steven Mack

FIFA 23 Web App and Companion App release date revealed

FIFA 23 Web App and the FIFA 23 Companion App’s release dates have been revealed. EAcommunity manager EA_rephii announced that the much-anticipated kick-off to theFIFA 23season will begin with the launch of the FIFA 23 Web App on September 21. The FIFA 23 Companion App, which allows players to manage their FIFA 23 Ultimate Team on mobile, will launch one day later on September 22. More FIFA 23: FIFA 23 Bronze Pack Method|FIFA 23: Where are my FIFA Points?...

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Kyle Reyes

First ever Mario 64 Luigi footage seemingly discovered via old VHS tape

26 years after its release, the first ever footage appearing to show an early Super Mario 64 multiplayer mode with Luigi has been discovered. The footage was spotted ina video quietly uploaded to YouTubelast month, which contains rare VHS footage showingNintendo’s 1995 Japanese Space World show, where it showcased theNintendo 64for the first time. One seconds-long snippet of footage appears to show off-screen gameplay of both Mario and Luigi in an early version of Super Mario 64....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Andrew Carey