
EA FC's World Cup Sim Hasn't Been Wrong Since 2010
EA's football sim has now correctly called every World Cup winner for 16 straight years, from Spain's 2010 triumph to Spain's 2026 victory. Five tournaments, zero misses.

EA's football sim has now correctly called every World Cup winner for 16 straight years, from Spain's 2010 triumph to Spain's 2026 victory. Five tournaments, zero misses.

Patch 1.5.1 lands today with a batch of stability fixes targeting multiplayer friction points and placement mode quirks.

Operation Avalon wraps up today with the final patch for EVE Vanguard's alpha playtest, bringing free squad reclones and overhauled NPC combat across both games.

The latest Phasmophobia update overhauls 13 Willow Street with new assets and improved flow, adds equipment keybinds and the Deildegast ghost, and fixes over 40 bugs.

This week's Monster Hunter Wilds event quests are now live, with three new limited-time hunts available through 21 July.

Counter-Strike 2 gets a gameplay refresh with bomb audio cues and environmental interactions, plus three community workshop maps updated.

Square Enix once considered calling Final Fantasy 4 by the name Final Fantasy 5, just so the series could claim a higher number than Dragon Quest. The CEO at the time apparently thought it was an innovative approach.

Skater Codes make adding friends simpler, From-Air Footplants get a full mechanical overhaul, and the early game now gets out of your way faster.

Haunted Mines joins Ranked rotation, Ragnaros gets a substantial rework, and a dozen heroes face rebalancing in today's patch.

Series 3 Hotfix 1 addresses two critical gameplay issues affecting drifting and racing sessions.

New York is about to get a lot harder to see. The Division 2's Dust Storm Event transforms the map with dynamic weather, enemy ambushes, and boss fights that reward Storm Keys for exclusive loot.

EA's simulation engine has now correctly called every World Cup winner since 2010. Spain's extra-time victory over Argentina on Sunday extended a streak that borders on absurd.

Promotional images spotted on the Xbox Store point to a major Ghost Recon Wildlands update with 4K resolution, 60FPS gameplay, and a new story mission. Ubisoft hasn't confirmed any of it yet.

RuneScape's Mid-Game Rebalance addresses progression pain points with skill rebalances, Construction nerfs, and quality-of-life fixes.

The grid system players have been asking for is finally here. Patch 1.5.0 also tightens up multiplayer bugs and adds controller vibration support.

A small but focused hotfix addresses epilogue endings, a missing companion, and a nasty animation bug that could lock your turn in place.

Mecha BREAK goes down for maintenance on July 21, bringing Tactical Supply, returning Skirmish, and quality-of-life improvements to Spectral Nexus.

Xbox's renewed push for exclusives already has a major asterisk: leadership says single-player games being console exclusive isn't "carved in stone."

Xbox's top brass say Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution won't be the only exclusives, but when pressed on the actual criteria, the answers just create more questions.

Valve's own engineers say what you're paying for memory at retail is months behind what they're seeing at the supply level. The Steam Machine's $1,049 starting price might just be the floor.

Lead writer Michael Vogt explains how IO Interactive built an entire ensemble setup in 007 First Light just to rip it away, and why the game was originally going to keep those characters around much longer.

The Livestock Trailer gets a complete rebuild in ETS2 1.61, swapping the old belly axle for a lowered chassis and adding extensive customisation options.

Valve's Steam Machine engineers say what you're paying for memory at retail is three to six months behind what they're seeing at the bulk level. The real price shock hasn't landed yet.

Director Peter Berg confirmed at Fanatics Fest that the upcoming Call of Duty film will be set in the Modern Warfare universe, passing over Black Ops entirely.