Video Game

Microsoft is laying off a further 650 people from its gaming division, months after it laid off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees and shuttered several game studios, including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks. Microsoft’s gaming head Phil Spencer said no games were being canceled and no studios would be closed as a result of […]

While Sea of Thieves is a goofy, lighthearted game on the surface, players have been reporting a recent surge in troubling incidents from the pirate sandbox. Some have been assailed with insults, threats, and harassment, while others have been kicked from the game with fraudulent temporary bans. On Wednesday, game developer Rare acknowledged the issue […]

Glorious, the PC peripheral manufacturer responsible for the incredibly popular GMMK Pro keyboard series, has returned with an exciting new addition to their lineup of premium keyboards, the GMMK 3. While Glorious has previously offered its keyboards like the GMMK 2 and GMMK Pro with a handful of off-the-shelf options, the GMMK 3 has launched […]

Lawyers have been furiously filing lawsuits that take on the biggest video game corporations over allegations of video game addiction: that developers and publishers intentionally make their games as addictive as possible in an effort to extract money from players. Activision Blizzard, Epic Games, Nintendo, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and Roblox have all been named in […]

FromSoftware rolled out a new update for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree on Wednesday, and the biggest target is the game’s final boss, who has been hit with a significant nerf. That change will likely come as great relief to Elden Ring fans who struggled with Promised Consort Radahn/Radahn, Consort of Miquella, one of […]

World of Warcraft’s new expansion, The War Within, has introduced a new, underground expanse to Azeroth. Players have met the Earthen on the Isle of Dorn, entered the Ringing Depths, discovered the Arathi Empire remnants in Hallowfell, and began our siege on the Nerubian forces working with the evil Void entity Xal’atath. On Tuesday, Blizzard […]

Mojang Studios is taking away one opportunity for players to pick the kind of content they see in future Minecraft updates, and that could actually be a great thing. The Minecraft developer announced that it is retiring its divisive mob vote via a blog post on Monday. Started in 2017, the mob vote was a […]

Sony has officially revealed the long-rumored mid-generation upgrade model for the PlayStation 5. Dubbed the PlayStation 5 Pro (just like the PlayStation 4 Pro before it), the new, more powerful console will be released on Nov. 7 and cost $699.99. The PS5 Pro is styled like the “slim” PS5, except for a triple groove across […]

I may occasionally forget things like my own birthday or how to properly use a semicolon; but everyone who has ever owned a Game Boy Color probably remembers which color they had or wanted (Kiwi Green, personally). Analogue is introducing six new colors for its enthusiast retro gaming handheld, the Analogue Pocket. Five of the […]

Destiny 2 fans have been waiting with bated breath to learn more about the future of the game. The Final Shape expansion was the conclusion of the long-running Light and Darkness saga, and it was well-received by veterans who had faithfully followed all of the franchise’s lore. This was followed by a large-scale reorganization of […]