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EA allegedly “quietly parking” Need for Speed franchise

John Wick Hex to be delisted later this week

Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers program to end in January 2026

Resident Evil Survival Unit is a mobile game coming later in 2025

Call of Duty WW2 on PC Game Pass taking offline due to exploit

Ghost of Yotei State of Play coming 11 July in Australia

STALKER 2 heads to PS5 later in 2025

PlayStation Plus July 2025 catalogue changes

Queer Games Festival skips 2025 to be “better than ever” in 2026

Apple Arcade August 2025 additions and updates

Death Stranding 2 On the Beach Review

Perfect Dark voice actor asks fans to join and save the game

Neil Druckmann, Halley Gross leave The Last of Us TV show following second season

Anthem servers are shutting down in January 2026

Helldivers 2 Xbox release coming in August

Microsoft lays off thousands, cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild, and more games

Donkey Kong Bananza Preview: Smashing in every direction

Prime Gaming July 2025 free games and perks

Marvel Rivals Season 3 adds Blade, Phoenix next week

11 Bit Studios confirms AI usage in The Alters

The Alters accused of using AI for text-based outputs

Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 PS5 release date set for 12 August

PlayStation Plus Essentials July 2025 freebies

Diablo Immortal adds the Druid in July

Leon S. Kennedy was considered as the protagonist of Resident Evil 9

July 2025 video game release dates

Epic Games Store July 2025 freebies

Xbox PC app to gather all your game libraries in one place

Dying Light Retouched Update enhances the original on its 10th anniversary

Drag x Drive release date set for 14 August on Switch 2

Shadow Labyrinth Preview: Raising more questions than answers

Death Stranding 2’s first 15 minutes has actual gameplay

Here’s a first look at vampiric RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker

FBC Firebreak has “features that need to improve,” says Remedy

Capcom livestream on Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata coming later this month

Rematch crossplay dropped from launch after early access issues

Xbox Game Pass July 2025 additions and removals

Borderlands 4 Preview: The looter shooter I’ve been hunting

Randy Pitchford says Borderlands 4 is “bigger, better, new” — including its humour

Donkey Kong Bananza adds Pauline, lets you GameShare to the OG Switch

RAIDOU Remastered The Mystery of the Soulless Army Review

Microsoft announces agreement with AMD for next-generation consoles

Bungie delays Marathon indefinitely to improve its gameplay experience

FBC Firebreak Review: Doing its part

Donkey Kong Bananza Direct to stream on 18 June

AFL Evolution 2 for Switch ditches licensing, adds AI

Sony aims to “maximise profitability” of PlayStation Plus

Rugby League 26 announced, release date set for 17 July

The Alters Review: Wake me up inside

Silent Hill 1 Remake coming from Konami, Bloober Team

Star Trek Strange New Worlds renewed for fourth, shorter and final fifth season

Directive 8020 Digital Deluxe Edition detailed by Supermassive, Bandai Namco

No Straight Roads 2 announced, planned for 2026

Voice actor of Peach, Toad found out she’d lost the job with Mario Kart World

Zero Latency offers 20% off matches for its 10th anniversary

How to fix the Switch 2 battery indicator

Resident Evil Requiem will let you switch between first- and third-person cameras

Splatoon Raiders is a Switch 2 exclusive spinoff

Nintendo Switch 2 Review: The leader in handheld gaming

Mario Kart World: How to boost at the start of a race

Den of Wolves’ new trailer is all about The Dive

Beast of Reincarnation is the latest from Pokemon dev Game Freak

Aphelion is the latest from Jusant’s DONTNOD

Animo is the cosiest of cozy games, planned for 2026

The Outer Worlds 2 release date set for 29 October, shows more gameplay

Ninja Gaiden 4 release date set for 21 October

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 demo available to those who pre-order

Clockwork Revolution gets new trailer at Summer Game Fest

New ROG Xbox Ally handhelds will offer an Xbox experience via Windows 11

Grounded 2 announced, with a release date set for July 2025

Gears of War Reloaded release date set for 26 August on PC, Xbox, PS5

Keeper is the latest from Psychonauts’ Double Fine

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 coming this year, set in 2035

Microsoft says Fable, Gears of War E-Day, new Forza and Halo coming 2026

Fresh Tracks reveals killer cast including Peter Stormare

Baby Steps demo available now ahead of September release

How to program the back buttons on your Switch 2 Pro Controller

How to fix Nintendo Switch 2 TV HDR issues

Capcom’s Pragmata now has a 2026 release window (but what is it?)

Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls is a tag fighter heading to PS5, PC

Mario Kart World Review: A knockout punch

Black Myth Wukong Xbox release scheduled for 20 August

Possessor(s) demo now available alongside new animated short

Take a closer look at the Aussie-made Big Walk

Wuchang Fallen Feathers gets new trailer at Summer Game Fest

Ill is a new horror game with big RE4 regenerator vibes

Resident Evil Requiem is RE9, coming February 2026

RGG Studio’s Project Century is Stranger Than Heaven

Aussie-made LEGO Party uses minifigures to take on Mario and friends

Scott Pilgrim EX takes place in a space-time Toronto

Aussie-made Mixtape gets new trailer at Summer Game Fest

Aussie Mouse PI for Hire adds Troy Baker to its cast

Lies of P Overture DLC out today (surprise!)

Game of Thrones War for Westeros coming from Aussie devs PlaySide

Atomic Heart 2 in development, Mudfish confirms

Killer Inn an “action-packed murder mystery” that’s very much Werewolf

Onimusha Way of the Sword gets new trailer at Summer Game Fest

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds adds Hatsune Miku, Persona, Minecraft

Chronicles Medieval heads to Steam early access in 2026

Mortal Shell 2 coming 2026

Prime Gaming June 2025 free games and perks

Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, and more Twisted Metal classics heading to PS4, PS5

Apple Arcade July 2025 additions and updates

It’ll cost you more than $15 AUD to finish Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour

Here’s 007 First Light’s first trailer

Nioh 3 announced, demo available later today

Silent Hill f release date is ready to creep you out on 25 September

Baby Steps release date set for 8 September

Mario Kart World Preview: A knockout punch

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Preview: Not worth it

Tango Gameworks is back (and with a new logo!)

Sony celebrates the Aussie Switch 2 launch with a PlayStation State of Play

The Witcher 4 tech demo shows off the game on PS5

Mario Kart World Review in progress: A knockout punch

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Review in progress: Not worth it

Epic Games Store June 2025 freebies

Who cares about a fridge, there’s now an Xbox Series X bagged milk jug

007 First Light is the name of IO Interactive’s James Bond game

Microsoft begins rollout of Copilot AI into Xbox app

Dead by Daylight crossover now inside Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Elden Ring Nightreign map icons and what they mean

How to play in single-player or multiplayer in Elden Ring Nightreign

Elden Ring Nightreign Review: A neat diversion

EA cancels Black Panther game, closes dev studio

WRC finds a new home with Nacon after hitting “the end of the road” with EA

Apple acquires Sneaky Sasquatch’s RAC7, its first game studio

PlayStation Plus June 2025 catalogue changes

PlayStation Plus Essentials June 2025 freebies

June 2025 video game release dates

The OG Switch peripherals that are compatible with Switch 2

Stevivor’s reviews of older games coming to Switch 2

Summer Game Fest 2025 livestreams: All the shows in Australian times

AFL 26 Review: Holding the ball

Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 adds the high flyin’ healer Ultron

Elden Ring Nightreign two-player mode “overlooked”, may come post-launch

Switch 2 USB mouse support confirmed (for at least one game)

Cell Sword “a love letter to 6DoF” games like Descent, coming next month

Xbox Game Pass June 2025 additions and removals

Xbox Retro Classics now available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers

Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2 the latest Xbox exclusive heading to PS5

Sony’s latest PlayStation Stars loyalty program winds down from July

Onimusha 2 Samurai’s Destiny Remastered Review

Bungie blames “former” employee for latest bout of reported plagiarism

EB Games backpedals on paid Switch 2 midnight launch Fast Pass

Space Marine VR Threat Lethal Preview: Survive the horde

Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 3 coming 17 July

Netflix drops Star Trek Prodigy; show will be removed from library by end of year

FBC Firebreak Preview: Hands-on in the Oldest House

EB Games locks Switch 2 midnight launches behind subscription tier

Marvel 1943 delayed into 2026

Gun Interactive ends work on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Sinking City Remastered out now, free to original owners

FBC Firebreak technical test taking place this weekend

Grand Theft Auto 4 port reportedly in development for PS5, Xbox Series

Control 2 will have a smaller budget than Alan Wake 2

Doom The Dark Ages Review: No guts, no glory kills

Switch 2 Preview: Hands-on in handheld, tabletop, and TV modes

Mafia The Old Country release date set for 8 August

Pocketpair pares down Palworld as a result of Pokemon lawsuit

Death Stranding 2 is set in Australia, Mexico

TeamLFG is a new Sony studio born from Bungie

Jackbox Party Pack 11’s first game is Suspectives

A new Ecco the Dolphin game is in development, previous two being remastered

Here’s 25 minutes of Revenge of the Savage Planet gameplay

Apple Arcade June 2025 additions and updates

Destiny 2 goes full-blown Star Wars by the end of the year

Elden Ring Nightreign gets new 10-minute explainer ahead of launch

A new GTA 6 trailer has players thirsting over protagonist Jason

Gears of War is the latest Xbox exclusive heading to PS5

How to avoid Virtual Game Cards and use Online Licences on your Switch

Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed to May 2026

Evil Dead The Game to be pulled from digital storefronts

Prime Gaming May 2025 free games and perks

Microsoft raising prices of Xbox consoles, games, peripherals worldwide

Lost Soul Aside delayed to August 2025

PlayStation Plus Essentials May 2025 freebies

Flappy Bird is back on Android (and without blockchain nonsense!)

Far Cry 4 gets 60FPS update on PS5, Xbox Series

Borderlands 4 release date moves up to 12 September (because of GTA 6?)

May 2025 video game release dates

Wholesome Direct 2025 coming 8 June here in Australia

PlayStation Plus May 2025 catalogue changes

The Division 2 gets nostalgic in its next DLC, Battle for Brooklyn

Nintendo Australia starts direct pre-orders of Switch 2, peripherals later today

FBC Firebreak release date set for 17 June, Deluxe Edition detailed

Tron Catalyst Preview: Groundhog cycle

Forza Horizon 5 Review: A great time in Mexico

Mandatory Microsoft Account linking in Forza Horizon 5 on PS5 and Steam ruins the experience

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Review

Classic PlayStation themes once again available on PS5

Xbox Cloud Streaming now available on select LG TVs

Ghost of Yotei release date confirmed as 2 October, Collector’s Edition detailed

Onimusha 2 Remaster Preview: Demon King’s Souls

Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion Remastered out now, priced at up to $100 AUD

Bethesda to detail the Elder Scrolls Oblivion remaster overnight

Star Wars Zero Company is a tactics game coming in 2026

Star Wars Outlaws demo now available, Switch 2 version coming September

Switch 2 digital game upgrades priced at up to $30 AUD

Epic Games Store May 2025 freebies

You can now stream (most of) your owned games on Xbox

InKonbini demo available between 1-8 May

Mario Kart World shown off in new Nintendo Direct

Xbox Game Pass May 2025 additions and removals

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Review

Here’s how to link your Microsoft Account to Indiana Jones on PS5

Sony slugs Australia with yet another PS5 price increase

Marathon release date set for 23 September; first gameplay shown

Australian PlayStation Plus subscription pricing increased by up to 11%

The Alters release date set for 13 June

Ubisoft says players don’t have “unfettered ownership” of game purchases

Rematch release date set for 19 June, beta coming 18 April

PlayStation Plus April 2025 catalogue changes

Xbox Games Showcase 2025 and Outer Worlds 2 Direct coming in June

Surprise! Big Ant’s AFL 26 is coming in one month (and again, in mid-season)

Coffee Talk dev’s next game, Kriegsfront Tactics, is anything but cozy

Hades 2 will be a timed console exclusive on Switch, Switch 2

Trump tariffs now delaying Canadian Switch 2 pre-orders

Apple Arcade May 2025 additions and updates

Alex Hutchinson on surviving the games industry: “Be a cockroach”

Do the Game: 10 Chambers’ dev documentary, five years in the making

La Quimera is a sci-fi FPS from former 4A Ukraine devs

Rather than play Quake 2, Microsoft wants you to play AI slop “inspired” by it

Shannon Loftis is the new chair of the IGDA Foundation board

Jackbox Party Pack 11, Trivia Murder Party 3 announced by Jackbox Games

Xbox Game Pass April 2025 additions and removals

Trump tariffs delay Switch 2 pre-orders in USA

The Last of Us Part 2 Review: Bury your gays, emotionally

Prime Gaming April 2025 free games and perks

South of Midnight collectibles count

How many chapters are there in South of Midnight?

South of Midnight Review: One to experience

Aussie dev PlaySide Studios restructure cuts “a number of roles”

Nintendo Switch 2 release date set for 5 June

Nintendo Switch 2 specs detailed

Switch 2 gets GameChat via microphone built-in to the console

Mario Kart World showcased at the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct

Nintendo Switch Online adds GameCube games on Switch 2

The Duskbloods is a FromSoftware Switch 2 exclusive coming 2026

Donkey Kong Bananza will let you wreck the environment in July

Here are all the games announced for Switch 2

Malys is a roguelite deckbuilder from Stray Gods’ Summerfall Studios

Nintendo Switch 2 coming 5 June, priced at $700 AUD

Mario Kart World coming at Switch 2 launch, priced at $120 AUD

Ulf Andersson on Den of Wolves: “The game we must make”

Den of Wolves Preview: Hands-on and guns hot

Monster Train 2 release date set for 21 May

Here’s what’s changed between Journey to and Revenge of the Savage Planet

Two Nintendo Treehouse Live shows will follow Switch 2 reveal

Nintendo’s big Switch 2 livestream coming 3 April

Revenge of the Savage Planet isn’t planned for Switch 2, but could be

Despite disbanding its devs, Ubisoft releasing Prince of Persia The Lost Crown on mobile

Epic Games Store April 2025 freebies

Ubisoft spins its biggest franchises off in new subsidiary backed by €1.16bn Tencent investment

New Pokemon Legends Z-A trailer shows off Lumiose City, Z-A Royale

Tomodachi Life Living the Dream resurrects the loved franchise

Shadow Labyrinth release date now confirmed as 18 July

New Metroid Prime 4 gameplay trailer shows off Samus’ new psychic abilities

Two retro PlayStation properties are heading to Switch

Nintendo introduces digital game sharing on Switch

Nintendo Direct all about the original Switch coming overnight

PlayStation Plus Essentials April 2025 freebies

April 2025 video game release dates

Atomfall Gnomes Guide: How to unlock Orna mental

Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis system created to curb second-hand game sales

Atomfall Guide: How to get three Trophies or Achievements from robots

Atomfall Guide: How to upgrade weapons

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle PS5 release date set for 17 April

Atomfall Review: Complex, efficient… and a little buggy

Silent Hill f refused classification in Australia (though something is off…)

FBC Firebreak Preview: The bureau’s last line of defence

Resident Evil 3 Mac, iPhone, iPad release now avaliable

Skate Story heads to PC, PS5 later this year

Xenoblade Chronicles X Review: Now with a Definitive Edition

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Review: Crawling undercover of darkness

Spectre Divide going offline as Mountaintop closes down

Now Microsoft is shoving annoying AI into Xbox

Silent Hill f reveal trailer sets the tone

Rainbow Six Siege X a free update with visual enhancements, new 6v6 mode

How to keep up to date with our coverage and follow Stevivor

Niantic sells Pokemon Go (and its entire game division) to Scopely

PlayStation Plus March 2025 catalogue changes

Intergalactic The Heretic Prophet’s setting detailed by Neil Druckmann

Project C4 is the latest from Disco Elysium’s ZA/UM

Silent Hill f livestream coming 14 March here in Australia

Star Trek Online 15th Anniversary Bundle full of TMP era ships

Apple Arcade April 2025 additions and updates

Forza Horizon 5 on PS5 will require a Microsoft account

Hideo Kojima added to Control on PC

Xbox next-gen console allegedly coming 2027; Xbox-branded handheld later this year

Disney+ adds ESPN in Australia, undercuts Kayo on North American sports

Death Stranding 2 release date set for 26 June; pre-order and special edition info detailed

Atomfall Preview: Survival and a spot of tea

Prime Gaming March 2025 free games and perks

Jackbox Games to launch ad-supported Smart TV streaming

RoboCop Rogue City Unfinished Business is a sequel coming 2025

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 announced, coming July

Dead by Daylight Hellraiser DLC soon to be delisted

Xbox Game Pass March 2025 additions and removals

Split Fiction Review: In space, your partner can hear you scream

Rockstar Australia rises from the ashes of Deluxe (and Team Bondi)

Animal Crossing crossover heading to Aussie and New Zealand aquariums soon

Forza Horizon 5 PS5 release date set as 29 April

March 2025 video game release dates

Epic Games Store March 2025 freebies

Pokemon Legends Z-A heads to Switch in late 2025

Sony reduces price of undersupported PlayStation VR2

PlayStation Plus Essentials March 2025 freebies

Tron Catalyst release date set for 17 June

Fresh from closing studios, Warner Bros’ Max is launching in Australia

Fable delayed to 2026, but Microsoft is still excited

Warner Bros cancels Wonder Woman, closes major studios

Balatro now on Xbox Game Pass, ditches 18+ PEGI classification

Monster Hunter Wilds Review: Nearly perfect

Marvel Rivals Butts and Bulges mod adds booty to male heroes

PSA: Watch out, Assassin’s Creed Shadows may be out in the wild a month early

Split Ficton Friend Pass goes cross-platform, letting a friend play for free anywhere

Shotgun Cop Man announced, demo available immediately

Grand Theft Auto 5 gets free PC update bringing current-gen console enhancements

Marvel Rivals adds Human Torch, Thing, and buffs most characters today

Epic Games Store February 2025 freebies

PGA Tour 2K25: Once more, biennially, with feeling

Xbox Game Pass February 2025 additions and removals

Microsoft scrapes Bleeding Edge to make new Muse AI model

Monster Train 2 coming from Shiny Shoe, published by Devolver’s Big Fan label

Like A Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Review

My Nintendo Gold Points program to be phased out from March

Days Gone PS5 remaster upgrade not available to PlayStation Plus owners

Rainbow Six Siege X is “a new era of… Siege”, according to Ubisoft

Four arrests made in Pokemon Trading Card theft crackdown

Crysis 4 “on hold” as Crytek lays off 15% of staff

Abiotic Factor leaves early access later this year

PlayStation Plus February 2025 catalogue changes

Metal Eden Preview and gameplay

Avowed Review: A Game Pass Original

Saros is the latest from Returnal’s Housemarque

Metal Eden is sci-fi Doom, coming in May

Lies of P Overture coming 2025, requires base game

Supermassive’s sci-fi horror Directive 8020 gets story trailer

Borderlands 4 release date set as 23 September 2025

Shinobi Art of Vengeance announced, coming 29 August

Elden Ring Nightreign release date set for 30 May

Overwatch 2 brings back loot boxes in Season 15

The Alters delayed later into 2025

Death Stranding 2 SXSW livestream coming 10 March

PlayStation State of Play coming 13 February in Australia, Bloodborne is expected