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Destiny 2 live service has ended, but with player counts reaching major heights, is it possible that Bungie might eventually develop Destiny 3?

A new report claims Microsoft is considering "spinning out" Xbox into its own company. Read more

AI summary Microsoft is reportedly considering restructuring its Xbox division, which could include spinning it off into a separate company, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary, or selling it entirely. The company is also preparing significant layoffs within the division and reevaluating its next-generation console plans, known as Project Helix. According to a report from The Information citing multiple sources, no decision is imminent, and the division is experiencing low margins and high hardware costs.

Crimson Desert, the open-world action RPG from Pearl Abyss, has a new challenge for Greymanes – a community challenge event that invites you all to commemorate your time in Pywel by sharing a video. Read more

AI summary Pearl Abyss released update 1.11.00 for the open-world action RPG Crimson Desert, which continues to add features that make the game resemble an animal breeding simulator. Additionally, the developer launched a community challenge event inviting players to submit videos for a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to South Korea.

Little Nightmares 3 – The Backstage – the DLC expansion announced during last week's Summer Game Fest festivities – is now available. Read more

Spyro: A Realm Beyond exists only because of "loud and consistent" fans. Read more

AI summary Toys for Bob's CEO stated that Activision Blizzard did not push back against the studio's decision to become independent, though the process itself was complex. The development of Spyro: A Realm Beyond is attributed to the support of a vocal and consistent fan community.

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Bertie fixates on a fiendish roguelike with an outrageous mash of ideas; Matt believes he's found the best video game tutorial ever; Victoria rankles at her children back-seat gaming her; and Sherif can't refuse another Soulslike. Read more

It's hard to believe there was a time when Resident Evil felt like it was on its last legs . But instead, the long-running survival horror series has gone from strength to strength, brand-new instalments building on older stories Capcom is revisiting in remakes of its classic games. And it has now confirmed its upcoming Code: Veronica remake, Resident Evil Veronica, will include story changes to…

AI summary Capcom announced Resident Evil Veronica, a remake of Code: Veronica, at Summer Game Fest 2026, where it became the most wishlisted title on Steam. The game's producer explained the title change to fit the remake series' naming pattern, and the team is adjusting the original story for better series integration. Additionally, insider AestheticGamer reported that the remake of Resident Evil 0 was restarted from scratch, and a spin-off centered on Hunk, initially planned for 2025, was in development.

A Plague Tale developer Asobo has called Grand Theft Auto 6 an "ogre" as far as its dominance over 2026's release schedule goes. It's the same year its Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy game comes out, and it joins the crush in late August, a couple of months before GTA 6 crashes in. Read more

Guild Wars - that series of popular massively-multiplayer online role-playing games - is named after three legendary in-universe battles, which are foundational to its story. However, two games in and 20 years later, we've still never actually seen one of these battles ourselves. And that doesn't look to be changing with Guild Wars 3. Read more

Wuxia-inspired action game Phantom Blade Zero is arguably one of the most anticipated games of 2026, but no game is as anticipated as Grand Theft Auto 6 , as the many calendar shuffles to avoid November have shown. So it was particularly surprising to see Phantom Blade Zero given a release date during June's State of Play showcase that moved it closer to Rockstar's game than most are willing to…

Users of the official RPG Maker forums - a vibrant community hub for the famed game engine - are rushing to save years of valuable discussion and resources following the news of its impending shut-down. Read more

Peter Sarsgaard has joined the cast of HBO's The Last of Us adaptation for the show's upcoming third season. Read more

AI summary O ator Peter Sarsgaard, conhecido por seu papel em Batman, foi escalado para a terceira temporada da série The Last of Us da HBO. De acordo com um relato, ele interpretará Amon, líder da seita religiosa dos Serafitas, um personagem inédito nos jogos. Outra fonte descreve

The sentiment around Battlefield 6 has been on an upswing for a little while now, but the launch of Season 3 a month ago is when the game's trajectory became clear. Read more

Few games have a history as turbulent as that of 1666: Amsterdam. This is the project Patrice Désilets - the founding director of the Assassin's Creed series - fought Ubisoft for. It was the project that was in development there in some form 13 years ago, until Ubisoft decided to shelve 1666 - as it was known then - and suspend Désilets , prompting a legal battle that he eventually…

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis made headlines last week not just for its release date trailer, but also for the developers' use of AI during the game's creation. Read more

AI summary Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis features Alix Wilton Regan as Lara Croft, who aims to portray a classic, 'unapologetic' version of the character. The game also drew attention because its developers, including Crystal Dynamics, used generative AI during its creation to obtain 'the right answers faster.'

Sega is hiring up for the Sonic Team, just as the series is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Read more

It didn't take much of this year's Summer Game Fest to realise that, in racing to escape the orbit of GTA 6 , the games industry has created a new problem : a September 2026 so packed with releases that it's going to take some dedication - not to mention time and money - for players to get through even a fraction of them all. So it was only a matter of time before someone blinked. Which brings us…

AI summary Valor Mortis, GTA 6'nın etkisinden kaçmak için Eylül 2026'ya ertelenen oyunların yarattığı yoğunluk nedeniyle çıkış tarihini ileri bir tarihe aldı.

It's been six years since PlayStation nuked its forums, taking with it one of video gaming's most legendary communities - a team of dedicated secret-hunters convinced Fumito Ueda's Shadow of the Colossus held one last mystery, and who invested almost a decade trying to find it. And now, speaking to Eurogamer following the reveal of his latest game Gen Atlas , Ueda has shared his thoughts on the…

Bungie may be done updating Destiny 2 forever , but the love players have for the sci-fi loot shooter clearly runs deep. Read more

Two of Ubisoft's smaller studios, Ubisoft Winnipeg, and Ubisoft Belgrade, are being shuttered. Insider Gaming was first to break the news, but reports from Game Developer , and VGC have shed more light on the broader impact. Read more