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Fallout fever has been running rampant for over a month, thanks to the immense popularity of Amazon Prime’s acclaimed Fallout show. Not only has that sparked renewed interest in Bethesda’s Fallout titles, the franchise is seeping its way into other games as well.

Stellar Blade is close to a month old now, and it seems developer Shift Up might be teasing an upcoming update. Taking to Twitter, the studio recently tweeted out an imagine of what looks like a close up of an in-game enemy model, with the image teasing, “get ready for next week.”

From a new mainline single-player instalment and a co-op multiplayer game to an alleged remaster of the first game and even an MMO, reports have indicated that Guerrilla and Sony’s Horizon franchise has plenty of irons in the first, and now, another upcoming, as-of-yet unannounced title seems to have emerged through leaks.

The wait for a new college football game has dragged on far longer than anyone could have expected, but that wait is almost over. Earlier this year, EA Sports College Football 25 was officially announced, with a full reveal set for May. That reveal is now here, with EA have released a new trailer that showcases a couple of minutes of in-game footage, while also detailing the game’s key features and modes in a blog post.

Since its announcement last month, Thunderful has shared new details on SteamWorld Heist 2 at a pretty consistent clip, and more of those have now emerged courtesy of a new deep dive trailer. Following up on the previous deep dive trailer, which detailed the game’s combat, jobs system, and more, this new one sheds further light on the tactical RPG’s story, world, and more.

Despite announcing the end of development forRedfall, Arkane Austin has confirmed a final update. In a new tweet, the studio revealed that Game Update 4 is in the works and would add single-player pausing and offline mode. Furthermore, it revamps the Neighborhood and Nest systems.

The Sony Group will hold its next Corporate Strategy Meeting on May 22nd at 9:30 PM EDT/10:30 AM JST. Lasting for 1.5 hours, it will feature chairman and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida and president, COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki as its speakers and stream live via Sony’s website. The announcement tweet teases “Beyond the boundaries” and not much else.

It’s been several months since Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard was finalized, and even though the latter’s catalog of titles has started making its way over to Game Pass with Diablo 4 kicking things off in March, there hasn’t been any real clarity on whether Call of Duty in particular is going to follow suit. Now, however, it’s being reported that concrete details on that front will be officially shared soon.

After announcing it just a few days ago, Supergiant Games’ Hades 2 has received its first early access patch. It makes Melinoë’s sprint “innately” faster with more responsive turning. As a result, abilities that enhance her sprint have been “re-scaled.”

When Sega cancelled multiplayer shooter HYENAS last year, it said developer Creative Assembly would be reverting to focusing on strategy titles going forward, a genre the studio has become synonymous with thanks to its Total War games. Now, a report claims that multiple of those titles are currently in the works at the studio.

2024 continues to be a successful year for Sony where its PC releases are concerned. Ghost of Tsushima got its long-awaited port on the platform yesterday, and instantly upon release, it seems to have attracted players in impressive numbers. 

Player First’s MultiVersus is launching on May 28th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PS4, Xbox One and PC, bringing new fighters, mechanics and more over last year’s open beta. However, perhaps the most eagerly-awaited new content is PvE, and the developer has finally revealed it in a new trailer.

The next DLC character for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising arrives on May 23rd, and it’s Beatrix. As part of the Society alongside Zeta and Ghandagoza, she wields Embrasque, a sword that “devours causality” and fights with exceptional skill. Check out some of her moves below.

Activision is getting ready to work on a new video game franchise. The company has announced the founding of a new internal studio, dubbed Elsewhere Entertainment. The studio, headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, will be focused on a new narrative-based AAA franchise.

While Grand Theft Auto 6 is launching in Fall 2026, Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 5 is still selling quite well despite its age. Take-Two Interactive’s fourth quarter fiscal year 2024 earnings report revealed that the latter had sold approximately 200 million units in its lifetime, up from 195 million.

Developer Steel City Interactive and publisher Deep Silver have announced that their boxing game, Undisputed, will be leaving early access on PC on October 11. Alongside the full PC release, Undisputed is also getting a console release on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on the same day. Check out the trailer announcing the release date below.

Since launching into Steam Early Access on April 26th, Slavic Magic’s Manor Lords has impressed with its sales. Publisher Hooded Horse recently announced that it had sold over two million units. The real-time strategy city-builder sold over a million copies in its first two days of release.

Summer Game Fest 2024 will feature quite a few game developers and publishers showcasing their titles. The social media page for the event has released a graphic revealing the first round of developing and publishing partners that will show up at the event.

Developer Phoenix Labs has announced that it is cancelling development on all titles at the studio aside from Dauntless and Fae Farm. The studio took to LinkedIn to make the announcement, where it revealed that it is being reorganised to focus more on its live service titles.

The Summer Game Fest showcase returns this June, and it’s already looking to offer some big reveals. On the event’s official Twitter, it’s teased that 2K Games will reveal the “next iteration” in one of its “biggest and most beloved franchises.”

In its Q4 and full fiscal year 2024 results, Take-Two Interactive announced that Grand Theft Auto 6 would launch in Fall 2025. The initial reveal trailer stated that the highly anticipated open-world title would arrive next year.

Warner Bros. has released new pictures of season 2 of critically acclaimed show The Last of Us, showcasing Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey reprising their roles of Joel and Ellie respectively.

Developer Pugstorm’s mining adventure Core Keeper has been going strong in Early Access, and it is en route to releasing in full on August 27, 2024. The news comes from a recent blog post by the developers, and you can check it out in its entirety through here and check out the release date trailer down below.

The main visual for Tokyo Game Show 2024 has been unveiled by organiser Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (via Gematsu). The art, which you can see above, features a vibrant colour palette, with a seeming emphasis on white and blue, and was created by illustrator Kukka.

Developer Arrowhead Game Studios has announced on the official Helldivers 2 Discord channel that it plans on making changes to patrols and spawning rates of enemies in the game, according to IGN. The studio plans on rolling back some of the changes that were originally made to enemy spawns and patrols in a previous update.

In an interview with Kinda Funny Games, Ninja Theory studio head Dom Matthews has revealed that when Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 was first announced back in 2019, the studio didn’t have anything ready for the game except for the trailer.

Leading up to next week’s release of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, developer Ninja Theory has released a new trailer for the game. The trailer acts as a way for players new to the series to catch up to the story so far, and you can check it out below.

Epic Games Publishing and developer Aquiris Game Studio have announced that Horizon Chase 2 will be coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on May 30. Alongside the announcement, the game also got a new trailer that you can check out below.

EA previously announced the highly anticipated revival ofCollege Football with EA Sports College Football 25 a couple of months ago. A full reveal trailer was slated for May, and while fans haven’t received many updates since then – but we now know that the full reveal is set for tomorrow i.e. 17 May 2024.

Bungie‘s chief technology officer, Luis Villegas, has left the studio, taking on a new role as head of technology, creative and services at PlayStation. Villegas has worked with Bungie for 14 years, and had taken up the role of the studio’s CTO back in 2020. Villegas made the announcement on LinkedIn, referring to his new role as “PlayStation’s CTO for the content vertical”.

While developer Tango Gameworks has been shut down by Microsoft, the studio’s most recent title—Hi-Fi Rush—is getting one more update. Out today, the update is available on PS5 and PC, and brings with it a host of smaller bugs throughout the game. Check out the complete patch notes below for more details.

A new trailer for Spiders Studio’s GreedFall 2: The Dying World is available, providing some details on the Doneigada of the Teer Fradee and offering a few first glimpses at gameplay. Check it out below.

Sucker Punch Productions’ Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is now available for PC via Steam and the Epic Game Store. Launched in 2021 for PS4 and PS5, the PC version is handled by Nixxes and supports Ultrawide monitors, Nvidia DLSS 3, AMD FSR 3 and more. Check out the launch trailer below.

Ubisoft has provided extensive updates on its upcoming titles for the fiscal year, primarily Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Star Wars Outlaws. In its full-year 2023-24 earnings release, the publisher confirmed that both titles would receive “updates” at Ubisoft Forward on June 10th.

Ubisoft Quebec is leading development on Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but as with previous Ubisoft titles, multiple other studios are providing support. As noted on the game’s official website, the open-world action RPG has the likes of Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Chengdu and more involved.

If the new cinematic trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows didn’t provide enough about the open-world action RPG, a new breakdown is available that goes into more detail. Creative director Jonathan Dumont and assistant director of cinematic design Akim Milne talk about the presentation, including the use of split screens in the trailer and the game’s setting.

After the PlayStation Store listing for Assassin’s Creed Shadows indicated online play is “required,” Ubisoft has clarified that an internet connection isn’t mandatory at all times. It also confirmed that players can play the open-world title offline.

Amid some of the positive buzz for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft’s next mainline title in the franchise comes issues. According to its PlayStation Store listing, online play is “required,” which means you’ll need to connect to the internet to play it. Contrast this to last year’s Assassin’s Creed Mirage, where online play is “optional.”

Sony’s lineup for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers in May 2024 has been officially revealed, with all titles going live on May 21st. PS4 players can look forward to the likes of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Watch Dogs, but they’ll also have access to Cat Quest 1 and2, The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame, The Settlers: New Allies, and The Sims 4 City Living.

Amid all the news and details about Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft revealed that it’s stopped development on The Division Heartland. Its full-year 2023/2024 earnings report stated that resources were “redeployed” for “bigger opportunities” like XDefiant andRainbow Six.

Saints Row might have been the worst-performing game in the franchise. As caught by X user Timur222, a LinkedIn post Tyrin Stevenson—formerly a social media and community manager at developer Volition—states that Saints Row only sold 1.7 million copies.

After a short period in the Steam Beta Branch, Starfield’s latest update is available now on PC and Xbox Series X/S. As the largest update yet for the space-faring RPG, it features multiple new features and sweeping changes. For example, surface maps on planets are vastly improved, denoting points of interest. It even outlines all the vendors in cities to fast travel to.

Square Enix seems to have been disappointed by the sales of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. According to Bloomberg, company president Takashi Kiryu revealed to analysts after its earnings call that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was unable to reach the launch momentum required to hit internal targets.

In a recent earnings call, Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu has revealed that, similar to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (backlink to other story), Final Fantasy 16 has also failed to hit sales targets. According to Bloomberg, Kiryu’s statement indicated that sales of Final Fantasy 16 had slowed down after the sales during the game’s launch period.

If it’s not enough that Assassin’s Creed Shadows provides two playable characters, a fully dynamic lighting system and recruitable allies, there are seasons. Players will experience Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter as they progress through the campaign. However, they’re far from aesthetic and directly affect the gameplay.

While Assassin’s Creed Shadows is an open-world action RPG like Odyssey and Valhalla, it’s also leaning heavier into stealth and parkour with new protagonist Naoe. Speaking to IGN, game director Charles Benoit says the team wanted to keep the “core” of Assassin’s Creed, specifically “the hidden blade, the assassination, being able to stay hidden.”

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows looks like a big game, especially since it’s the next mainline open-world title in the franchise, but how does it compare to previous entries? Speaking to IGN, creative director Jonathan Dumont said it’s similar in scale to 2017’s Assassin’s Creed Origins.

Frontier Developments has announced that F1 Manager 2024 will be coming to PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One on July 23. The game will be available digitally, and is priced at $34.99. Pre-orders for the game have also been started.

The new cinematic trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows has dropped, offering our first look at its protagonists, Naoe and Yasuke. While Ubisoft hasn’t showcased gameplay, it revealed the first details, including the ability to switch between the two seamlessly. They also have independent skills, gear and progression.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has finally received its new cinematic trailer and a release date. Alongside these details, Ubisoft has also detailed the Standard, Gold and Ultimate Editions. The Standard Edition costs $69.99, and pre-orders get a bonus quest, “Thrown to the Dogs.”

Ubisoft has been hard at work on its upcoming free-to-play shooter xDefiant, which will be releasing on May 21, 2024 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. In a recent blog post, the French gaming giant shed some light on its stance on skill-based matchmaking and how it plans to use that for its upcoming release.

Developer Airship Syndicate’s MMO Wayfinder hasn’t been going at the smoothest pace, and the upcoming Echoes update will be making some big moves to turn its fates around for the better. Post the release of the update on May 31, Wayfinder’s online requirements for play will no longer exist.

Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is out tomorrow on PC, and pre-loads are now available on Steam. Sucker Punch and Nixxes have also announced launch timings for the title – it’s available at 8 AM PDT on May 16th. Check out the image below to see your regional equivalent.

Ubisoft has unveiled a new cinematic trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and as unfortunately leaked in the description recently, it’s out on November 15th. Pre-orders are live, and it’s coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. Check out the trailer below.

Bungie has released new trailers for Destiny 2: The Final Shape, revealing three new Exotics for each class. These are Mataidoxia, a Warlock chest piece; Gifted Conviction, a Hunter chest piece; and Hazardous Propulsion, a Titan chest piece. Check them out in action below.

Remember when Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive announced a new PvE multiplayer game with Midwinter Entertainment? It’s codenamedProject T and is a third-person co-op shooter currently in early development. Check out the “First Look” trailer below from the Dead by Daylight Year 8 Anniversary Broadcast and sign up for the Insider Program here.

Pearl Abyss is seemingly getting a host of its different games on track for release. X user Lunatic Ignus, who has reliably leaked details about Asian game releases in the past, has details that indicate that three games by Pearl Abyss—Crimson Desert, DokeV, and Plan 8, will be coming out one after another.

Capcom has released a new trailer for the latest set of cosmetic DLCs coming to Street Fighter 6. The DLC will bring with it the third set of DLC outfits, which will be available for Rashid, A.K.I., Ed, and Akuma. The new set of outfits will be coming to Street Fighter 6 on May 22.

With Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 less than one week from release, Ninja Theory has revealed launch timings for the sequel on Twitter. It goes live on May 21st for Xbox Series X/S and PC at 1 AM PDT, so those living on the West Coast in the United States will see it pop up early.

Sony president Hiroki Totoki has stated that we will get to learn more about the long-term vision behind Sony Interactive Entertainment later this month. This would indicate that there are likely some new announcements that will be made soon.

Sony has been quite successful with the PS5. According to the Sony’s recent earnings reports, courtesy of analyst Daniel Ahmad, the company sold around 4.5 million units of the PS5 over the last quarter. For a larger picture, around 59.2 million units of the PS5 were sold in totality as of the end of the previous financial year on March 31, 2024.

With NieR Re[in]carnation ending its service on April 29th, NieR series producer Yosuke Saito and director Yoko Taro have confirmed they’re working on a new project. Saito teases that it “might be NieR, it might not be NieR.”

If it’s not enough that Ubisoft accidentally revealed the release date for Assassin’s Creed Shadows ahead of the cinematic trailer premiere, Season Pass details and now even the official artwork are circulating. The latter is courtesy of Rainbow Six Siege leaker Ubisoft_Frax, seemingly confirming reports of the game’s two playable protagonists.

Ubisoft will reveal a new cinematic trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows (formerly Assassin’s Creed Codename Red) on May 15th, 9 AM PST. However, details have already begun leaking, including its supposed release date. Now Ubisoft_Frax on Twitter, known for leaking details on Rainbow Six Siege, has reported it will have a Season Pass.

Diablo 4’s long-awaited revamp to loot, crafting and progression is finally available with Loot Reborn. The fourth “season” for the action RPG loot adds new mechanics like Tempering, Masterworking and much more. It also revamps the Codex of Power to make managing Aspects easier. Check out the latest trailer below for a quick summary of the changes.

Braid is considered to be one of the most revered indie games of recent memory, and developer Thekla has rounded up work on the anticipated Anniversary Edition, which is available now for PC, PlayStation consoles, Nintendo Switch, and mobile platforms. Check out the trailer down below.

Arrowhead Games’ Helldivers 2 continues to be one of the biggest hits of the year, and it’s showing no signs of stopping down. A new patch has just been released on PC (more details through here), which helps with game stability and brings other miscellaneous fixes.

The Ashlands update for Valheim is out now. Celebrating the update, developer Iron Gate has released an animated trailer that showcases its story. Check out the animated release trailer for Ashlands below.

Supermassive Games’ The Casting of Frank Stone, a narrative horror game based on the Dead by Daylight universe, has received its first gameplay trailer. It sees four friends in the 1980s traveling to Cedar Hills’ steel mill to shoot a horror film. Unfortunately, the scares turn out to be more than just fiction.

Veteran developers from various studios, including developers from the team behind XCOM, have established a new game development studio, dubbed Midsummer Studios.

Developer Experiment 101 and publisher THQ Nordic have announced that open-world RPG Biomutant is out now on the Nintendo Switch. Celebrating the game’s Switch launch is a new trailer that you can check out below.

Sony has announced that Jim Ryan’s position as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment will be taken up jointly by Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino, according to GamesIndustry.biz. The role is being split into two, with Hulst becoming the CEO of the Studio Business Group, while Nishino becomes the CEO of the Platform Business Group.

In its eighth anniversary broadcast for Dead by Daylight, Behaviour Interactive announced two of six upcoming Chapters for the asymmetrical horror. The first is a collaboration with Dungeons and Dragons, going live on June 3rd and adding The Lich (based on the villainous Vecna) as a new Killer. Check out the trailer below.

Microsoft has announced the second wave of titles coming to Game Pass in May, starting with the original Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, available today for cloud, consoles and PC. On May 15th, subscribers can check out the acclaimed puzzle adventureChants of Sennar. May 16th sees the arrival of EA Sports NHL 24 on the cloud and Immortals of Aveum for cloud, PC and Xbox Series X/S.

Assassin’s Creed Codename Red, the next mainline title in Ubisoft’s series, is now officially Assassin’s Creed Shadows. A new cinematic trailer goes live tomorrow at 9 AM PST, but, in classic Ubisoft fashion, the release date has seemingly already leaked.

While PS5 shipments missed Sony’s forecasted 21 million for fiscal year 2024, Sony had some positive news in its financials regarding PSN users and software sales. It revealed that the PlayStation Network reached 118 million monthly active users as of March 31st, 2024, up a whopping 10 million from the same period of last fiscal year.

Pocket Pair has released a new update for Palworld, currently live on PC and coming soon to Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One. It offers several balance adjustments, like increasing the HP for all Alpha and Lucky Pals by 1.2. Breeding eggs also have a “slight chance” to yield an Alpha Pal, providing more of a reason to pursue them.

After highlighting the success of Helldivers 2, which sold 12 million units as of May 5th, Sony is looking forward to two other live service games this year. These include Bungie’s Destiny 2: The Final Shape, out on June 4th, and Firewalk Studios’ Concord, which is still launching in 2024.

Along with revealing sales numbers for Helldivers 2, Sony announced that the PlayStation 5 has reached 59.3 million worldwide shipments as of March 31st, 2024. During the three months, it shipped 4.5 million consoles, up from 54.8 million in the last quarter but down from the same quarter of the previous year.

Developer Galvanic Games and publisher Devolver Digital have released a new update for action-adventure title Wizard with a Gun. As part of the update, titled Better Together, the game now features 4-player co-op. Check out the trailer for the Better Together update below. Check out the complete patch notes below as well, while you’re at it.