
Square Enix Admits the Timed Exclusive Era Is Over
While FF7 Rebirth launches on Switch 2 to strong reviews, director Naoki Hamaguchi's comments about Part 3 tell a much bigger story about where Square Enix is heading.
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While FF7 Rebirth launches on Switch 2 to strong reviews, director Naoki Hamaguchi's comments about Part 3 tell a much bigger story about where Square Enix is heading.

Kefka's new Ultimate fight in FF14 tricks raiders with a fake "Complete" screen and a vanishing loot chest. The world-first race has never been this chaotic.

Jeff Grubb and NateTheHate both point to a June 9 Nintendo Direct, which would cap off Summer Game Fest season with a proper showcase.

Insomniac's creative director confirms there are no X-Men and no Spider-Man crossover in Marvel's Wolverine, stripping the game down to a focused solo Logan story.

Square Enix just added a suite of built-in cheats to FF7 Rebirth, including infinite HP, 9999 damage, and a level 65 head start. And they don't disable trophies.

Funcom is adding a full singleplayer mode to Dune: Awakening on September 22, and the biggest change might be the simplest: your deep desert bases won't get wiped every week.

RuneScape Dragonwilds will launch on PS5 this fall, making it the first game in the franchise's 25-year history to appear on a console.

Sony Santa Monica revealed God of War Laufey with 20 minutes of gameplay, but all anyone can talk about is the giant talking Jell-O cube named Phranque. Fans are already plotting its demise.

Nobody wants to launch near GTA 6 in November. So now September 2026 has become a bloodbath instead.

Bungie wiped every vault and opened Marathon's doors for free. Season 2: Nightfall is the studio's biggest gamble yet on growing a game that needs more players to survive.

Remedy confirmed Control Resonant's September 24 release date during Sony's State of Play, with Dylan Faden stepping into the spotlight as the only playable character while Jesse takes a backseat.

A co-op horror game about navigating liminal spaces quietly launched on Game Pass and outperformed some of the biggest names in gaming, including Cyberpunk 2077 and Hades II.

The new Wolverine gameplay from State of Play reveals Jean Grey and Logan meeting for the first time, with no history between them. It's a bold narrative choice that rewrites one of Marvel's most iconic relationships.

S-Game is pushing Phantom Blade Zero from September 9 to October 29, trading 50 days for upgraded visuals and a launch the studio believes players deserve from the start.

Capcom's samurai action series returns after a two-decade absence, with a September 25 release date confirmed during PlayStation's State of Play. A free demo is live right now.

Sony revealed Until Dawn 2 at its June State of Play, swapping snowy mountains for a tropical island where a crew of fraudulent ghost hunters discover the paranormal is very real.

Magneto, one of fighting game history's most iconic characters, is back in a Marvel fighter. Arc System Works revealed him alongside Green Goblin and Carnage during today's State of Play.

Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider remake moves to February 12, 2027, sidestepping GTA 6 and joining Fable in the growing pile of games that would rather not compete with Rockstar.

Magic: The Gathering's Marvel Super Heroes set gave Wolverine a damage ability that has never existed on any card in the game's history, and it's sparking debate among fans.

NetEase paid roughly €100 million for Quantic Dream in 2023. Now, with Star Wars Eclipse still mired in development hell and a backup MOBA already dead, the Chinese publisher reportedly wants out.

Brian Holinka, who spent 11 years at Blizzard working on World of Warcraft's combat and PvP systems, just started as principal game designer on Riot's LoL MMO. He's at least the third WoW veteran to join a project that still hasn't shown a single frame of gameplay.

With just 16 days until launch, Team17 and Expression Games have pushed Hell Let Loose: Vietnam back to August 13 following beta feedback and internal playtesting.

Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer has weighed in on Pearl Abyss' decision to rework Crimson Desert's widely criticized narrative, calling it "fine / good even if it isn't ideal."

Bethesda has announced native PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of Fallout 76, targeting 60fps and up to 4K resolution. Public testing begins this month, with a full release planned for later this summer.