The Last of Us Part 2 will get multiplayer later this year, but not from Sony, and sadly not on PS5 either

The Last of Us Part 2 will get multiplayer later this year, but not from Sony, and sadly not on PS5 either

Multiplayer functionality has finally made its way into The Last of Us Part 2. Sadly, it isn’t Sony behind the move—an inventive modder is instead responsible for releasing a fresh video that captures some brutal one-on-one encounters. Designed by Specilizer, a creator best known for producing modifications for The Last of Us Part 2, this … Read more

As Blizzard continues its private server takedown spree, dataminers may have uncovered what’s next for World of Warcraft: Classic

As Blizzard continues its private server takedown spree, dataminers may have uncovered what’s next for World of Warcraft: Classic

World of Warcraft dataminers may have uncovered what could be the next major update for Classic WoW—rumored to be coming just a few months before BlizzCon, where a sizable change for the game has already been teased. According to a report from WoWhead, dataminer Stiven has identified heroic and epic licenses tied to “World of … Read more

CD Projekt Red co-CEO admits it “indefinitely” “lost the faith” of some fans after Cyberpunk 2077

CD Projekt Red co-CEO admits it “indefinitely” “lost the faith” of some fans after Cyberpunk 2077

CD Projekt Red, the developer behind The Witcher 4, says it still hasn’t reached its “complete redemption arc” after the disastrous 2020 release of the open-world action-adventure game, Cyberpunk 2077. Its debut was fraught with issues to the point that CD Projekt investors considered taking legal steps against the studio over “materially misleading information.” Sony … Read more

Hot off the Guild Wars 3 reveal, the long-running MMO series is getting its first-ever CCG in Mistbound

Hot off the Guild Wars 3 reveal, the long-running MMO series is getting its first-ever CCG in Mistbound

Guild Wars—the celebrated MMO series launched by ArenaNet—has remained surprisingly absent from the collectible card game (CCG) space. That’s about to shift, though, with the announcement of Mistbound: Guild Wars Card Game. Mistbound is a free-to-play card title currently being built for PC and mobile. Taking place in the Guild Wars universe, it comes out … Read more

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot has died following an aircraft accident. According to Ouest France, Guillemot was one of two people who were killed in the incident on June 19 in La Baule, Brittany, France. The Cessna 421 twin-engine plane—registered to Guillemot—crashed. He was 69 years old. The account says Guillemot’s family was informed later the … Read more

Doom soundtrack composer Bobby Prince dies aged 81

Doom soundtrack composer Bobby Prince dies aged 81

Robert Prince III, better known as Bobby Prince, the creator of the iconic soundtrack for the original Doom, has died at 81. In an obituary, his family described him as a “cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, veteran, lawyer, musician, composer, and friend,” noting that he passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 16th. Raised in … Read more

Halo: Campaign Evolved PS5 players will require an Xbox account and gamertag to play – as well as PS Plus to play split-screen co-op

Halo: Campaign Evolved PS5 players will require an Xbox account and gamertag to play – as well as PS Plus to play split-screen co-op

UPDATE 21/06/26: Halo Studios has corrected its original Halo Waypoint announcement, specifying that you do not need a PlayStation Plus account for local splitscreen co-op. The original text, as displayed above, has been modified. | Image credit: Halo Studios Previously, a Halo Waypoint update said that for PS5 splitscreen, both players would need PlayStation Plus … Read more

Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene “moves forward with a smaller team”, as Prologue: Go Wayback! studio struggles to find funding

Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene “moves forward with a smaller team”, as Prologue: Go Wayback! studio struggles to find funding

Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene, the creator of PUBG and Prologue: Go Wayback!, has publicly shared his thanks with the team at PlayerUnknown Productions for their “professionalism” as they “progress” with a leaner staff after running into difficulties when trying to secure extra funding. In a more detailed message posted on Twitter/X, Greene said that the decision … Read more

Finally you can use all PlayStation DualSense controller features wirelessly on PC, but you will need to pay for it

Finally you can use all PlayStation DualSense controller features wirelessly on PC, but you will need to pay for it

Putting ray tracing and faster loading times aside, the DualSense controller is still the PS5’s biggest standout upgrade. Even though the controller does work on PC, Sony only backs its full feature support when the device is connected through a cable. For years, players and third-party developers have been working around that restriction, finding ways … Read more

Take-Two’s ex-AI boss says the generative AI hype is “poisoning the well” and could ward off all use of traditional AI in the future

Take-Two’s ex-AI boss says the generative AI hype is “poisoning the well” and could ward off all use of traditional AI in the future

Using generative AI and LLMs in game development is among the most debated—and polarizing—topics in the industry right now. Increasingly, both players and critics are keeping a close eye on how these tools are being used in games, checking the Steam store pages of every newly announced release to see whether the technology played a … Read more