Dig codes for release (January 2025)

Dig codes(or evenDig the Game codesat release) are sure to help you afford the equipment you’ll need to uncover lost relics and more. Digis a newRobloxgame currently being worked on in part by the creator ofFisch. With even a fun little Discord callback to the game that took Roblox by storm in the latter half of 2024, the stage is set for another big release. Here are the Dig codes we’ve found so far: How do I redeem Dig codes?...

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Brian Oconnor DDS

Dirt 5 trailer reveals a career mode starring Troy Baker and Nolan North

Codemasters has released a new Dirt 5 trailer revealing the game’s career mode, which features Troy Baker and Nolan North voicing the main characters. The rivalry between the pair creates space for a rookie driver to make their mark in the world of off-road racing, with Baker’s character AJ becoming your mentor and North’s character Bruno Durand becoming the game’s antagonist as you compete in the Dirt Series, a globetrotting racing event across multiple disciplines....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 249 words · Cynthia Kelley

Donkey Kong Country team reflects on the game’s 25th anniversary

Donkey Kong Country’s original team have shared their development memories on the week of the game’s 25thanniversary. Game designerGregg Mayles, programmerChris Sutherland, character artistSteve Maylesand composerDavid Wisefeature in a series of videos published byGameXplain. The creators, who are now spread across multiple studios includingRareandPlaytonic Games, shared anecdotes of how the 1994 SNES title was made and how they feel it stands up today. “It makes me feel really old,” designer Gregg Mayles said of the game’s 25thanniversary....

July 3, 2025 · 5 min · 972 words · Beth Wilkerson

EA predicts Argentina will win the 2022 World Cup, after getting the last three right

EA has predicted that Argentina will win the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Using the dedicated World Cup rankings in the newly released World Cup Kick-Off and Tournament modes inFIFA 23,EAhas come to the conclusion that Argentina will win the trophy for the first time since 1986. According to EA’s predictions, Argentina will meet Brazil in the Final, after beating France in the semis. It doesn’t sound like the Final will be a memorable one, though, with the final score being 1-0....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Julie Andrade

Embracer’s TimeSplitters studio Free Radical faces closure

TimeSplitters developer Free Radical Design is at threat of being closed by owner Embracer Group, just two years after it was re-established, sources have told VGC. For the past six monthsEmbracerhas been carrying outa “restructuring program”which has already seen some game studios closed and some projects cancelled. This includes the closure of studios likeSaints Row developer Volitionand Campfire Cabal, while others have reportedlybeen put up for sale, such asBorderlandsmakerGearbox....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Mark Moyer

Engineer builds ‘world’s largest’ Switch and donates it to a children’s hospital

An American engineer has built the “world’s largest” Nintendo Switch and donated it to a local children’s hospital. Measuring 70 by 30 inches and weighing nearly 30kg, the giant console is estimated to be 650% larger than a regularNintendo Switch. The oversized hardware was built by “casual engineer” Michael Pick, who shared a video detailing the creation on YouTube this weekend. Pick built the giant Switch so that it could be donated to theSaint Jude’s Children’s Hospitalin Nashville, Tennessee....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Matthew Johnston

First Play: Watch us play Maximum Football, the free-to-play Madden and EA College Football challenger

In our latest First Play video, we take a look at Maximum Football. Having previously been released onSteamEarly Access andXboxGame Preview, the full version 1.0 of Maximum Football was released today. The free-to-play American football game is available now onPS5,Xbox Series X/SandPC, offering numerous new modes and performance updates compared to its early access version. Version 1.0 launches with a new season of live service content, named The Golden Era....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Jessica Weaver

Former PlayStation US boss wishes Sony had supported Vita more

Former Sony Computer Entertainment America boss Jack Tretton has said he wishes Sony had thrown more support behind the PlayStation Vita. The handheld system launched in 2011 as the successor to thePSPand is thought to have sold less than 15 million units prior to its discontinuation in 2019. In a new interview withAxios, Tretton namecheckedVitaas one of severalPlayStationtechnologies he felt had been “orphaned a little bit” by parent companySony....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Megan Mack

GDC 2020 to go ahead despite coronavirus concerns

The 2020 Game Developers Conference will take place as planned in March, despite concerns over the ongoing coronavirus (COVID19) outbreak. However, in a note published on ThursdayGDCorganisers said that ongoing US travel restrictions will prevent any China-based exhibitors from attending the event or force them to send North American personnel to staff their booths. It pointed out that this represents around 10 of the 550 companies hosted at GDC this year....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Katie Cook

Ghostface from Scream may be coming to Mortal Kombat 1

Ghostface from Scream may be coming to Mortal Kombat 1 as a downloadable fighter. Series co-creator andMortal Kombat 1creative directorEd Boontweeted artwork of a series of horror movie slasher villains, with ticks and question marks drawn over them. The villains with ticks on them – Freddy Krueger, Leatherface and Jason Voorhees – have all appeared in previousMortal Kombatgames as DLC characters. The villains with question marks on them – Ghostface, Pinhead, Michael Myers, Chucky and Billy the Puppet from Saw – have yet to appear in the fighting game series....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Bryan Briggs

Gran Turismo 7 and Beat Saber are coming to PSVR 2

Gran Turismo 7 and Beat Saber are coming to PSVR 2. Announced by President and CEO ofSony Interactive EntertainmentJim Ryanat CES,Gran Turismo 7will arrive as a free upgrade at the launch of the headset. A release date for Beat Saber was not provided. Ryan also claimed that “more than 30 games,” are in development for the headset’s launch window. Sony said last year that it would havemore than 20 games ready for the launchofPlayStationVR2....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Scott Silva

Grand Theft Auto 6 ‘could generate $1 billion from pre-orders alone’

Grand Theft Auto 6 could generate more than $1 billion from pre-orders alone this year, a prominent industry research firm has predicted. Rockstar Games‘ long-awaited sequel is officially due to release this fall, and analysts at DFC Intelligence have confidently predicted it will be by far the biggest launch of the year in all entertainment. Speaking tothe FT(paywalled), DFC predicts that GTA 6 will generate $3.2 billion during its first year on sale, which is double what its predecessor managed back in 2013, and significantly more than 2024’s biggest movies Inside Out 2 ($1....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Hannah Smith

Halo Infinite Season 1 is called ‘Heroes of Reach’

343 Industries has provided some new details about the seasonal structure of Halo Infinite’s multiplayer component. Microsoftconfirmed during this month’s E3 showcase thatHalo Infinite will be released this holidayalongside itsfree-to-play multiplayer experience. Writing onHalo Waypointthis week, the game’s head of creative said Infinite’s first multiplayer season will be titled ‘Heroes of Reach’. “At the center of our plans is a goal to deeply root your multiplayer character in the largerHalouniverse and give them a vital, active role in the Halo story moving forward,” saidJoseph Staten....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Kyle Davis