“We make an entertainment product” – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 leads on their sure to be controversial North vs South Korea campaign

“We make an entertainment product” – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 leads on their sure to be controversial North vs South Korea campaign

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is set to introduce the series to South Korea. The narrative kicks off when North Korean missiles slam into a crowded urban area, putting you alongside soldiers caught in the chaos. As usual, Call of Duty doesn’t shy away from drawing connections to real-world global tensions. The possibility of … Read more

Mina the Hollower is an 8-bit world of complex wonder

Mina the Hollower is an 8-bit world of complex wonder

My most memorable moment in The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening takes place in a library. You’re rummaging through the shelves, trying to learn more about the odd little island you’ve ended up on, and then you spot a book sitting high above—resting on a shelf where you can’t possibly reach it. There is a … Read more

“He really defined and captured the essence of Batman” – How Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’s Shai Matheson honours the legendary Kevin Conroy

“He really defined and captured the essence of Batman” – How Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’s Shai Matheson honours the legendary Kevin Conroy

You’ve probably come across Batman more than once. This hooded defender of the night has been protecting Gotham City across movies, TV shows, comic books, and video games for well over 80 years. Since his first appearance in comics, many performers have stepped into the role, including Christian Bale, Ben Affleck, Michael Keaton, and Robert … Read more

Steam Machine: the big tech questions answered

Steam Machine: the big tech questions answered

The Steam Machine is finally up for sale! Naturally, it comes with a rather steep price tag for 2026—whether you view that year through the lens of our lord or our dark lord. We’ve put together a detailed, people-first review of the Steam Machine on our own, by my good self; still, I should be … Read more

Microsoft reportedly considering restructuring Xbox into its own “wholly-owned subsidiary” and “moving faster” on releasing first-party games

Microsoft reportedly considering restructuring Xbox into its own “wholly-owned subsidiary” and “moving faster” on releasing first-party games

A new report suggests that Microsoft may be considering a “spin-off” of Xbox into its own standalone organization. These fresh claims, flagged by The Information and also covered by Windows Central, indicate that Microsoft “hasn’t excluded” reshaping Xbox—and could even take further steps such as turning it into a “wholly-owned subsidiary” or forming a “joint … Read more

Dead by Daylight movie adaptation has found its director

Dead by Daylight movie adaptation has found its director

The Dead by Daylight live-action movie has now found its director in Thordur Palsson. Back in 2023, it was disclosed that Blumhouse — the horror-focused studio responsible for titles such as Paranormal Activity, Sinister, Insidious, and Get Out — was among a group of companies turning video games into theatrical films, with Dead by Daylight … Read more

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios boss steps down after less than two years, amid major changes for the platform

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios boss steps down after less than two years, amid major changes for the platform

Craig Duncan has stepped down from his role as head of Xbox Game Studios after less than two years. He is set to leave the company later this week. Duncan took on the position in 2024, following the retirement of his predecessor, Alan Hartman. Before that, he headed up Microsoft’s studio Rare—an assignment he held … Read more

Microsoft reportedly negotiating closures of multiple Xbox studios, including Psychonauts’ Double Fine, South of Midnight’s Compulsion and Hellblade’s Ninja Theory

Microsoft reportedly negotiating closures of multiple Xbox studios, including Psychonauts’ Double Fine, South of Midnight’s Compulsion and Hellblade’s Ninja Theory

Multiple Xbox game studios owned by Microsoft are reportedly in danger of shutting down. According to Bloomberg, the teams behind South of Midnight, Compulsion Games, along with Double Fine—celebrated for Psychonauts and Keeper—and Ninja Theory, creators of Hellblade, have begun talks with Microsoft aimed at reclaiming their independence from Xbox Studios. The goal is to … Read more

More than a thousand games in Steam Next Fest feature a generative AI disclosure of some kind

More than a thousand games in Steam Next Fest feature a generative AI disclosure of some kind

Steam Next Fest is back at the PC gaming scene’s top marketplace, bringing a large selection of playable demos for upcoming games. A number of these tryouts also come with notes about generative AI. SteamDB, which functions as a statistics-tracking database, lets people filter the full roster of Steam Next Fest titles using different tags. … Read more