Sega and Apple have announced a brand new Sonic game coming exclusively to Apple Arcade. Whereas previous popular Sonic games on mobile tend to be endless runners, Sonic Dream Team is a new 3D platformer. Players will be able to take control of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge or Cream in a new adventure set to release on December 5. The game revolves around the Reverie, an ancient device Dr Eggman has found....
A Plague Tale: Innocence will soon be optimised for Xbox Series X and S, as well as PlayStation 5. The upgrade will be available on July 6 and will allow players to play the game in 4K resolution at 60 frames per second, with other visual enhancements applied. A Plague Tale: Innocence was originally released in May 2019 and tells the story of a young girl called Amicia in 14th century France who has to help her brother escape the Inquisition and avoid swarms of rats during the Black Death pandemic....
A speedrunner has beaten Sekiro: Shadow’s Die Twice blindfolded in just over two hours. As part of this weekend’s Awesome Games Done Quick event, streamer Mitchriz completed the notoriously difficult game using only audio cues to guide him. The run, which was so popular that the terms “Sekiro” and “blindfolded” trended on Twitter in both the US and UK, saw thousands of people watch in disbelief as Mitchriz battled his way through bosses that many spent hours on, defeating them in some cases without taking any damage at all....
An accessories maker is showcasing what it claims to be an accurate replica of Nintendo’s unannounced Switch 2 console at CES in Las Vegas. Genki is showcasing the device behind closed doors at the Las Vegas Convention Center this week, where invited guests can hold the replica in their hands and get a feel for what it claims ‘Switch 2’ will be like to hold. The replica model – pictured on this page – is being used to demonstrate the accessories Genki has planned for theNintendo Switchsuccessor, including controllers and a docking station, it said....
Activision Blizzard says it has no intention of removing existing games from other platforms once it has been acquired by Xbox owner Microsoft. It was announced this week thatMicrosoftintends topurchase Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion deal– the game industry’sbiggest ever by some distance. Giving Microsoft exclusive ownership of franchisesincluding Call of Duty, Warcraft, Overwatch, Crash Bandicoot and Guitar Hero, the deal is expected to be completed by June 2023....
Bandai Namco is reportedly reducing its workforce and has cancelled several titles, including games featuring the One Piece and Naruto licenses, as well as a contract project with Nintendo. According toBloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter, the company is “taking a traditionally Japanese approach to reducing staff and sending workers to rooms where they are given nothing to do, putting pressure on them to leave voluntarily.” Bandai NamcoStudios has reportedly moved 200 workers to such rooms, leading to almost 100 resignations....
Battlefield 2042’s DLC is being worked on by a “skeleton crew” as the majority of the Battlefield team moves to the next game in the series, it has been claimed. Speaking on his premiumGiant Bombshow Grubbsnax (transcribed by VGC), journalist Jeff Grubb saidEAis attempting to fulfil the game’s promised DLC using as few resources as possible so that it can focus on the next Battlefield game. “This game is basically down to a skeleton crew....
Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 owners earn Warzone XP at a faster rate than other players. An XP boost is advertised in a newBlack Ops 6andWarzonetrailer released on Tuesday, which is titled ‘Maximize Your Gameplay’. “Get a 30% XP boost” during Black Ops 6 seasons of content, reads a message in the trailer, which is viewable at the top of this page. “Level up faster in Warzone....
Canadian peripheral firm Dbrand has introduced a new ‘version 2.0’ of its popular black PS5 faceplates, just days after pulling their original design following a threat of legal action from Sony. Dbrand’s $50 Darkplateswent on sale in Februaryand within a few hours had sold out of stock until May. However, in a statement posted on Saturday, the company declared that Darkplates were “dead”, following a cease and desist letter fromSony Interactive Entertainment‘s lawyers threatening to sue if it continued selling them....
Criterion Games has moved divisions within Electronic Arts to work on the Battlefield franchise. EA restructured its studios into two organisationsthis summer, andCriterionhas switched fromEA Sportsto EA Entertainment. It will also continue to work on theNeed for Speedseries, according toRespawnco-founderVince Zampella, who now leads the EA studios responsible forApex Legends, its Star Wars and Battlefield games. “As we’ve said before, we’re all-in on Battlefield,” he said in ablog post. “Today, Criterion is added to our world-class Battlefield studios dedicated to ushering in a new era for the franchise....
Detroit: Become Human has sold 3.2 million copies on PlayStation 4, according to developer Quantic Dream. The game reached the feat in less than a year and a half, having released forSony’s console on July 12, 2025. Quantic Dreamannounced the sales milestone on Twitter. We are delighted to announce that Detroit: Become Human has now sold in excess of 3 million units on PS4 worldwide!pic.twitter.com/2qcdB2CaU3 The sci-fi game is set in 2038 in a world where human-like androids built to serve are omnipresent....
Elden Ring is receiving a significant number of negative reviews from PC owners, despite the game’s overwhelming critical praise. The game’sSteampage currently has 14,101 positive reviews and 9,549 negative reviews, meaning just over 40% are unhappy with the game. The vast majority of these negative reviews appear to be aimed at the game’s performance, with many users complaining of stuttering and frame rate issues on set-ups that should be able to handle it....
Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors has said the company spends more on platform fees than it does on game development. In a Q&A session duringEmbracer’s AGM on Thursday, the executive was asked for his thoughts on therecently announced Epic First Run program. The new exclusivity scheme will allow developers of any size to claim 100% of revenue if they agree to make eligible titles exclusive to theEpic Games Storefor six months....
