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Lord of the Rings fans have given their reactions to the announcement that Anya Taylor-Joy has been cast as a new character not originated by J.R.R. Tolkien in the upcoming spinoff film The Hunt for Gollum.

Xbox's chief strategy officer has pushed back against claims that Microsoft could "reverse course" and alter its stance on exclusive games. At the same time, analyst Rhys Elliott of Anlinea Analytics tells GameSpot that Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are being sent out to die on purpose. Matthew Ball, who joined Xbox earlier this year, said the rumors saying Microsoft might "reverse course" are false. Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution "will stay exclusive," he said, adding that there are "no conversations and have been no conversations to 'reverse course.'" Not only is

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Anya Taylor-Joy will play an original character in Andy Serkis's 2027 Lord of the Rings movie, but it's still rooted in Tolkien lore.

Here's when The Adventures of Elliot releases in your time zone and the preorder bonuses you receive from the new Square Enix action 2D-HD RPG.

The upcoming survival horror game Hellraiser: Revival is coming out in October, presumably to steer clear of GTA 6.

Kratos, is that you?

Embark is grabbing the science kit and monitoring your feedback.

Nvidia's second-gen RTX Spark is also due in 2028 and AMD has new chips coming, too.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is expected to get its long-awaited second trailer tomorrow — and ahead of then, here's a brand new image from the movie.

Another tale in a long history of Microsoft mismanagement of game studios like Rare, Bungie, and Lionhead

Who is the true football GOAT, Ronaldo or Messi? We worked out the definitely-scientifically-correct answer using Football Manager 26.

Legendary Star Wars actor Mark Hamill--Luke Skywalker himself--is joining Peacock's Twisted Metal TV show for its upcoming third season. The InSneider was first to confirm Hamill's involvement, with Deadline subsequently backing up the report. Details about the character that Hamill plays follow the spoiler warning further below. Hamill is just the latest big name to join Twisted Metal, as Anthony Carrigan came aboard for Season 2 as Calypso. Tiana Okoye, meanwhile, joined the show for its second season as Dollface. The show's two main characters are John Doe (Anthony Mackie) and Quiet (Stepha

Black Tides will bring Naoe and Yasuke's journey in Assassin's Creed Shadows to a conclusion, tying into the story of Black Flag Resynced.

Kiki's Delivery Service is one of Studio's Ghibli's best films. Now, Kiki's adventures head to the small screen as BBC is working on a TV adaptation.

Overwatch is in a better spot than it was a year ago thanks to its early 2026 sort-of-reboot. And it's expanding once more as new hero Shion literally rides into Season 3's action today. Read more

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Tom Holland has once again discussed passing the Spider-Man torch to another, younger actor, this time suggesting the star of Adolescence for the iconic role.

Both Alan Moore's comic and Steven Spielberg movie use aliens to unite a world on the brink of war.

The new season will include dinosaurs, cowboys, and a dragon.

Samsung is apparently leaning more heavily into Micro-OLED.

Hot on the heels of their incredibly cool Pokemon pinball machine, Stern Pinball Inc. already has a new machine queued up for play. Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye is their newest effort, and we got to play a ton of it at IGN Live and at Summer Games Fest. Good news: It’s really fun, and perfectly incorporates the retro ‘80’s version of Transformers, including the Generation 1 cartoon and toys.

Treyarch, the Xbox-owned studio behind Call of Duty's Black Ops games, has announced studio head Mark Gordon is retiring from his role after 22 years with the company. Read more

After dumping five games from Xbox Game Pass on June 15, Microsoft has announced the next slate of eight removals for June, bringing the total number of games removed from Game Pass in June to 13. Games leaving Xbox Game Pass on June 30 include Payday 2, Tomb Raider, and Rise of the Tomb Raider. Slay the Spire, Ultimate Chicken Horse, Mecha Break, Volcano Princess, and Unpacking are also being sent packing. As a reminder, if you’d like to keep any of these games, you can buy them at a discount, as Game Pass subscribers can save up to 20% before they’re removed from the service. In terms of new

Microsoft has revealed the next batch of games coming to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service this June and early July. Read more

Among the flaws of the original Nintendo Switch, one long-standing issue has been the performance of the eShop. And no, I'm not talking about the lack of music in the vein of the Wii; browsing the store itself was always an exercise in frustration due to awful performance. And now, with the release of a new system update more than nine years after launch, that issue has suddenly been resolved. The Switch 22.5.0 update patch notes don't lay out that specific change, instead just vaguely saying it has been "redesigned" and that dark mode--if that's what your system is set to--will be supported o

The Commodore Callback 8020 ditches the distractions and replaces it with pure turn of the millennium charm.

The hugely popular TikTok account The School of Hard Knocks caught up with Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick recently, and you better believe they asked about GTA 6's release date. In the on-the-street interview, Zelnick confirmed, once again, that GTA 6 remains on track for release on November 19. Why is it taking so long, though? "The team at Rockstar really does seek to do something that's never been done before. That's really hard and it takes a long time," he said. https://www.tiktok.com/@theschoolofhardknocks/video/7651676011813260574?lang=en Zelnick also offered up some business advice, sayi

Amid reports of potential studio closures and mass layoffs, Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass June 2026 Wave 2 lineup of games. It has yet to comment, however, on this week’s reports that the likes of Hellblade developer Ninja Theory, Psychonauts developer Double Fine, and South of Midnight developer Compulsion may shut down.

It's that time of the month once again, as Xbox has announced the second wave of games being added to Game Pass in June. While the first half of the month was pretty stacked in terms of new releases, the latter half of June is taking it easy with four more games arriving, and the first two games of July have also been confirmed. Here's a closer look at what's on the horizon. Kicking things off today is the release of Junkster, a 3D action platformer that also includes building mechanics. A day-one launch, the game puts you in the mechanical boots of a plucky little construction bot charged wit