Star Fox artist’s Omega 6 confirms English release date

OMEGA 6 The Triangle Stars, the retro styled adventure game from a former Nintendo artist, has an English release date. The game, which was released in Japan this summer, will be released digitally in English forNintendo SwitchandSteamon June 30, 2025. Omega 6 is based on a manga created by formerNintendoart directorTakaya Imamura, who created characters for games such as F-Zero and Star Fox. Imamura is the story and art director for the game, while former Nintendo composer Shinobu Amayake (Stunt Race FX, Wario’s Woods) has created the music....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Brian Perez

Star Wars Jedi Survivor new game plus

Star Wars Jedi Survivor’s new game plus is a must for fans of the game that want to go through the epic story again. If you’ve played through the whole game, but you’re looking to take on the story again from a whole new perspective (especially if you know how it all goes down in the end,) thenStar Wars Jedi Survivor‘s New Journey + mode is perfect for you. However, this isn’t a standard New Game Plus mode, it has some unique quirks and extras that make it well worth playing through again, especially when it comes to encounters and special lightsaber cosmetics....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Mrs. Ashley Cabrera

Starfield’s DLSS update has launched in Steam beta

Bethesda has launched Starfield’s next big update, which features DLSS support, in Steam beta. It allowsPCplayers to try out the update in a separate beta version of the game before the patch is rolled out for allXboxand PC players. It will require a separate download, but players will be able to continue with their latest save. Details on how to access theStarfieldbeta update can be foundhere. As well asNvidiaDLSS support with frame generation, the update adds the ability to consume food and drink items upon finding them....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Gregory Hawkins

Stellar Blade’s PC bonus content will be added to PS5 for free, Shift Up confirms

Sony has officially announced the PC version of Stellar Blade, following anearlier leak, and confirmed that its additional content will be gifted to PS5 players. ThePCversion ofStellar Bladewill release on June 11 and include 25 new costumes, a new boss battle, support for DLSS and FSR, higher resolution textures, ultrawide support, and more. In the PC version’s official announcement on Thursday, developerShift Upconfirmed thatPS5players will receive some of this additional content via a free update....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Jenna Campbell

Take-Two explains why Grand Theft Auto doesn’t include more real-world brands

The CEO of Rockstar parent company Take-Two has discussed why Grand Theft Auto doesn’t feature more real-world brand collaborations. Speaking toGamesIndustry.biz,Strauss Zelnicksaid the decision was a creative one driven by Rockstar, whose blockbuster franchise is generally known for parodying brands and aspects of popular culture rather than promoting them. However, in December 2020 Rockstarintroducedtwo real-world fashion brands, Civilist and MISBHV, toGrand Theft Auto Onlineas part of its The Cayo Perico Heist....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Samuel Barry

The latest PS5 system update fixes a Discord voice chat disconnection issue

Sony Interactive Entertainment has released a new PlayStation 5 system software update. The platform holder saidPS5software update version 23.01-07.01.00 addresses a problem with Discord voice chat for PS5. “We’ve fixed an issue that was causing Discord voice chat to disconnect,” the company said. Havinglaunched in beta in early February, PS5’s latest major system update wasrolled out to all users last week. In addition to Discord voice chat, it added the ability to start or request a Share Screen session with a friend directly from their profile....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Mary Chase

Tom Hardy’s Splinter Cell movie is reportedly cancelled: ‘We just couldn’t get it right’

A planned Splinter Cell movie starring actor Tom Hardy has been cancelled, its producer has suggested. News around the live-action movie, first announced in 2012 with Hardy as protagonist Sam Fisher, has been fairly silent for the more than a decade since. However, speaking toThe Direct, producer Basil Iwanyk, who signed on for theSplinter Cellproject in 2013, has suggested that it’s no longer happening. “That movie would have been awesome… Just couldn’t get it right, script-wise, budget-wise,” he said....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Olivia Sullivan

Twitch leak: All stream keys have been reset ‘out of an abundance of caution’

Twitch has reset every user’s primary stream key following the huge leak it suffered on Wednesday. In an email sent out to streamers, the company stated: “Out of an abundance of caution, we have reset all stream keys.” Users will need to go to their Creator Dashboard and choose the Settings menu, then find the Stream sub-menu to find their new stream key. According to Twitch, streamers who stream their games through Twitch Studio, Streamlabs,Xbox,PlayStationor the Twitch mobile app won’t have to do anything, as the new key will work automatically....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Jennifer Barker

VGC is partnering with the Italian Video Game Awards next month

VGC is partnering with the Italian Video Game Awards to bring the ceremony to an English-speaking audience. The ceremony is run by the Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association (IIDEA), Italy’s video game trade association representing the national games industry, and will be streamed on the opening night of its in-person First Playable event. The Awards ceremony, which will take place on July 5 at 6pm BST, will be available to stream in English on VGC....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Larry Nunez

Warner says a Hogwarts Legacy follow-up is a major priority for the company

Warner Bros. Discovery has said it’s planning a follow-up to last year’s smash hit Hogwarts Legacy. “Obviously, a successor toHogwarts Legacyis one of the biggest priorities in a couple of years down the road,” chief financial officer Gunnar Wiedenfels said at Bank of America conference on Wednesday (viaVariety). “So there is certainly a significant growth contribution from that [games] business in our strategic outlook here.” The Harry Potter spin-off, which hassold over 24 million copiessince its release last February, was2023’s best-selling gameahead ofThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 194 words · Phillip Hernandez

Watch over one hour of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet on Nintendo Switch 2

VGC recently travelled to The Pokémon Company to test Pokémon Scarlet & Violet on Nintendo Switch 2. This update, which will be free for all players who own the original game, will be released onNintendo Switch 2launch day, June 5. Pokémon Scarlet & Violetwas released in 2022 onNintendo Switch. The game was met with criticism from fans due to performance issues, including frame-rate problems, low level of detail, and frequent bugs....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Maria Rice

Where to watch Sony’s State of Play live stream today

Sony Interactive Entertainment will broadcast a new State of Play live stream today. Starting at 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm BST (12am CET on June 3) and running for approximately 30 minutes, the presentation will feature reveals and updates forPlayStationgames. You’ll be able to watch it live onTwitchorYouTube, including via the YouTube video embedded above. “We’ll have some exciting reveals from our third-party partners, plus a sneak peek at several games in development for PlayStation VR2,” SIE content communications senior manager Brett Elston revealed in ablogannouncing the event....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Kaitlyn Wilcox

Xbox boss Phil Spencer expresses his dislike of ‘manipulative’ expansions

The head of Microsoft’s gaming business has expressed his dislike of “manipulative” expansions. Phil SpencerdiscussedXbox’s approach to releasing expansions for first-party titles in a new interview withGame File. During the conversation, the interviewer raised the possibility ofMicrosoftcapitalising on large player bases provided by Game Pass by leaning more heavily into paid expansions. Spencer said there’s no “top down mandate” on expansions and “not every game will do expansions”. “It’s really left to the creators [regarding] what plan they have for their stories....

June 26, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Sherry Gilbert