Deep and delightful action role-playing game Path of Exile 2 will effectively be Steam Deck verified by the end of this month, developer Grinding Gear Games has told me. Read more

As part of Sony's latest earnings briefing, the company revealed that PlayStation 5 sales are down massively year-over-year, while management discussed what it believes will be a rosy future for the company thanks to AI-driven efficiencies.In terms of PS5 sales, Sony reported that it had sold 46% fewer PS5 units during its fiscal Q4 than it did during the same quarter last year. More specifically, Sony sold 1.5 million PS5 units worldwide during the quarter, down from 2.8 million during the same period the year prior. The PS5 has now sold 93.7 million units worldwide.Downward trends are expect

Survival of the fittest—or at least the most over-levelled.

Sony has reported that Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon, and the poor performance of Destiny 2, has incurred a roughly $765m impairment loss last financial year. Read more

For the last couple of years, the Epic Games Store has given away free games every week through its PC storefront. With the company having launched its own mobile store, it has also started a second free games program on iOS and Android devices, kicking things off with a curated library of titles and weekly freebies. The app also features mobile versions of Fortnite, Fall Guys, and Rocket League Sideswipe.To access these games you will need to create a free Epic account and install the free Epic Games Store mobile app and log in with your account, but once you do, you can start claiming your f

Andy Serkis is known to many for his film portrayals, from 13 Going on 30's fashion magazine editor-in-chief to Lord of the Ring's Gollum. More recently, though, the actor and filmmaker also starred in a little game you may have heard of; Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Read more

Video games have featured famous faces for decades now, but they've often suffered from a stigma of providing subpar entertainment when compared to movies and TV. Things are changing lately, thanks to games like The Last of Us, and last year's smash-hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 making a strong case for how actors can still deliver emotional performances through this digital medium. One of the Expedition 33's stars, Andy Serkis, has spoken about how there has been a shift in attitudes from actors, with a new generation of thespians wanting to appear in video games."I don't see any difference

Grab the Primogems for the Luna 7 special program.

And it seems like it won't slow down for a while.

Mere months after launch, Resident Evil Requiem has shadow-dropped a new mode that focuses purely on the best part of the game: Leon S. Kennedy's talent for taking care of bioweapons that have run amok. Titled "Leon Must Die Forever," the minigame adds a roguelike element to Leon's survival-action gameplay while taking players through familiar levels and boss fights from the Requiem campaign.It was originally thought that Requiem would get a form of the popular Mercenaries mode that has been present in several Resident Evil games over the years, but this minigame sees the franchise explore new

"I don't see any difference between that and acting in films or on stage or TV."

Switch 2 - Nintendo's fastest selling console to date - has now sold a total of 19.86m units. These sales figures were shared as part of the company's latest financial results, which ended in March. Read more

"Did anyone in the '90s expect Win32 to still be a first-class API surface in the year 2026? And I think I can safely answer, no."

In its latest financial results, Sony revealed that it has yet to determine pricing or a launch date for the PlayStation 6. While the console hasn't been officially unveiled yet, Sony did mention that it is increasing investment in its "next-generation platform" while also working out how to deal with the global component shortage crisis driven by various global factors currently.Responding to questions, Sony president and CEO Hiroki Totoki explained that the rising costs for vital components like RAM would have an impact on its PS6 plans. "We have not yet decided on at what timing we will lau

Sony and Bandai Namco have announced a "collaborative initiative" focused on AI and the latest technologies can aid game development. Read more

And launch is only a week out.

A $50 increase in the US. Further increases rolling out in Japan, Europe, and Canada.

Sony has revealed that it has not yet decided on a launch time for the PlayStation 6 console, nor how much it will cost at retail, due to the impact of rising memory costs and other economic factors. The next-generation console has not yet even been officially revealed, but already we can see global events affect PlayStation's decision-making process regarding the release of the machine. Read more

Couldn't get hold of one of Valve's pricey (£85) but fancy new Steam Controllers before they sold out? There's possibly a solution for you. Read more

Sony has released its financial results for the past fiscal year. Inside, it predicts a decrease in PS5 hardware sales during the next 12 months. Read more

Resident Evil Requiem has a new game mode, which is out now for free for all those who have made it through the main story and want to keep flexing their survival muscles. Read more

Sony has released its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, including the fact that the majority of PlayStation game sales are digital. Of course, this comes as no surprise since digital sales overtook physical between 2018 and 2019, in the PS4's midcycle.When the PlayStation 5 launched with an option to have no disc drive at all, it was evident that the digital era had become king. Now, Sony has reported that a record-breaking 85% of PlayStation game sales were digital in Q4 of its last full fiscal year.That's a 2% increase from 2024, where Q1 and Q4 reported 80% of sal

Nintendo has announced a price increase for the Switch 2. This follows reports Nintendo was facing pressure from investors to increase the price of its Switch 2 console, due to concerns about its profitability. Read more

After writing $204 million off Bungie's value in November last year, Sony has recorded another $565 million impairment loss against the studio--resulting in a total $769 million being wiped off Bungie's value in the last financial year.While Sony gaming's FY2025 results are generally pretty strong considering the challenging market conditions, the company listed the $769 million loss against Bungie's value as the biggest negative factor impacting its operating income. The write down, which represents over 20% of the $3.6 billion Sony paid for Bungie back in 2022, doesn't look good for Bungie,

Amid pressure from investors, Nintendo has announced that it will be increasing the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 to $500 from September 1, 2026. The new pricing is a $50 increase from the Switch 2's current $450 price point.Nintendo announced the price hike in today's earnings release for the 2026 financial year, where ongoing hardware pressures continue to impact the company's bottom line. The pricing changes are being implemented "in light of changes in market conditions, and after considering the global business outlook," Nintendo said in a press release.The $50 price increase is at the l

Here's what was happening in PC gaming in May 1996, May 2006, and May 2016.

Grinding Gear Games plans to release Path of Exile 2 in full - in version 1.0 - this year. Game director and studio co-founder Jonathan Rogers revealed this intention during a press briefing detailing the game's final early access patch, 0.5.0, Return of the Ancients, due end of May, that I was a part of. Read more

Unless it's Mario or Zelda, there seems to be no guarantee that a Nintendo franchise will remain a constant presence in the company's portfolio. Take it from the heartbroken and frustrated fans of Nintendo properties that have lain dormant for years--decades, even. Until very recently, Star Fox was perhaps the most notable example of this.The grand return of Fox McCloud and the crew came with little warning, with the reveal of Fox in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and news of the upcoming Switch 2 game blowing up the internet like a Smart Bomb. But while Star Fox devotees celebrate these develop

In a gaming landscape that feels like it's dominated by sequels, remakes, and remasters, Capcom's new original game, Pragmata, launched recently and got off to a very good start. Capcom said in a news release that the game sold more than 1 million units over its first 48 hours following its release on April 17. In another update that came later, Capcom said Pragmata sales rose to 2 million in 16 days.Pragmata is a near-future-set sci-fi action-adventure game focusing on the character Hugh Williams and an robot girl, Diana. Capcom said in its announcement of the sales milestone that Pragmata wa

The Entertainment Software Association is opposing new legislation in California that would require developers of online games that are shutting down to give lengthy notice beforehand, offer refunds, and make their games playable offline.Introduced by Democratic Assemblymember Chris Ward, Assembly Bill 1921 would require game developers to "communicate specified information to purchasers and prospective purchasers of a digital game 60 days before the operator ceases to provide services." Once that server-closure day arrives, the studio would have to offer "an alternate version of, a patch or u