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Elden Ring’s Igon on Recording His Role in the Erdtree DLC and Meeting Miyazaki: ‘It Was Epic in There’
We spoke to Elden Ring's most iconic voice actor about bringing the game's angriest character to life.
Xbox Game Pass Standard Tier Won't Include Day One Titles as Microsoft Hikes Prices Again
Ultimate rising to $19.99 a month.
Okami's Creators Explain How It Could Have Been Even Better, How It Could Have Saved Clover Studio, and More
Ōkami was critically acclaimed, but struggled behind the scenes.
Someone Has Dug Up Raw Audio From a Classic Episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, and It's Incredible
Want to hear Spongebob say a swear?
The Elden Ring Community Loves Shadow of the Erdtree's New Thrusting Shields
The best offense really is a good defense.
The Catholic Church Is About to Canonize Its First Gamer Saint
Blessed Carlo Acutis will be the first ever millennial saint, and the first to have played video games.
Let Me Solo Her Finally Defeats Erdtree's Final Boss After Three Hour Marathon That Left Them 'Shaking'
"Holy crap, my fingers are actually trembling"
Meet the Nintendo 3DS Fans Hoping to Finally ‘Beat’ Puzzle Swap By Tracking Down its Rarest Puzzle
Do you have the missing puzzle?
Someone Is Already Beating Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Bosses at Level 1
Those Scadutree Fragments aren't hurting, though.
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How Dr Disrespect's Sponsors and Partners Are Responding to Twitch Ban Allegations [UPDATED]
Turtle Beach: "We will not be continuing our partnership with Guy Beahm/DrDisRespect."
Netflix Will Air an Absolutely Wild Hot Dog Eating Contest in September
Insert beef pun here.
Sony Has Acquired Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
All 35 Drafthouse locations expected to continue operations as normal for now.
Everything in LEGO Horizon Adventures Could Be Built Out of Physical LEGO Sets
Designed by master builders.
Astro Bot Will Get Free Post-Launch DLC
Mostly challenge levels, but maybe some surprises too.
How Astro Bot's Developers Are Still Pushing the Limits of PS5 Tech
“We still see stuff that wasn't possible at the beginning.”
Exclusive: Fresh Jurassic Park: Survival Details Revealed, Including New Locations and More
What remains on Isla Nublar.
Xbox Series X All-Digital Edition Officially Announced - Xbox Games Showcase 2024
And new variations on both the regular Series X and S.
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure Revealed, Features Return of Max Caulfield
It's out in October.
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Xbox Finally Shows Off its Perfect Dark Reboot - Xbox Games Showcase 2024
Joanna Dark is back.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 From Sandfall Interactive Announced for 2025
At last, a genuine surprise.
Day of the Devs 2024: Everything Announced
New games from The Game Bakers, Capybara, Spry Fox, and more.
Palworld Is Getting a Brand New Island, New Pals and More in Major Update
Plus Xbox-dedicated servers at last.
Skate Gets Trailer, Console Playtest Window, and Chaotic Tim Robinson Intro at SGF 2024
It fits the vibe, really.
Alan Wake 2 Night Springs Expansion Announced, Releasing Tomorrow - SGF 2024
Is that Jesse Faden I see?
MECHA Break Will Have an August Beta Test - SGF 2024
And will feature mech designs from Takayuki Yanase and Junya Ishigaki.
Civilization 7 Unveiled at Summer Game Fest, Releasing in 2025
A gameplay showcase is coming in August.
LEGO Horizon Adventures Is Official, and Out This Holiday - SGF 2024
AND it's coming to Switch, too!
Behaviour Interactive Lays Off 'Up To' 95 Workers, Mostly in Montreal
Previously, it laid off 45 in January amid an acquisition spree.
Here's What We Know Won't Be at Summer Game Fest
No GTA 6, no Kingdom Hearts 4, no Josef Fares (sorry).
Take-Two Is Quietly Killing Private Division
How the Grand Theft Auto publisher's indie label is dying a slow death behind the scenes.
Silent Hill 2 Remake Gets Brand-New Trailer and Release Date Ahead of Transmission Stream - State of Play 2024
October cannot come soon enough.
Where Winds Meet, a Beautiful New Open World RPG, Is Coming to PS5 - State of Play 2024
No release date yet, sadly.
Concord Gets New Cinematic and Gameplay Trailer, and a Release Date - State of Play 2024
That's some hot, hot sauce.
Sony Says PlayStation 5 Generation Is Its Most Profitable Console Generation to Date
But half of current players are still playing on PS4.
Devolver Digital Will Hold Another Devolver Direct in June, This Time Themed as a Birthday Party
Happy....15th??? birthday, Volvy!
Why Piracy Fears are Keeping Some Researchers from Accessing the Games They Need
Academics want to research games from wherever they are, but the ESA is fighting back.
Take-Two CEO on Intercept, Roll7: 'We Didn't Shutter Those Studios'
But the publisher has no further updates on the status of either.
Ubisoft Cancels The Division Heartland
The company will move resources to "bigger opportunities" such as XDefiant and Rainbow Six
What Does the End of Tango Gameworks Mean for Game Pass?
Xbox’s acclaimed service needed its smaller, critical darlings - without them, what will it become?
GameStop Stock Trading Sees Shutdowns Again After Big Surge Fueled by Roaring Kitty Return
To the moon, and back yet again.
Animal Well Contains a Hidden Puzzle That Requires at Least 50 People to Complete
Update: Annnnnnnd they already solved it.
Animal Well Review
Animal Well is a beautiful, multi-layered puzzle box that’s both fun to simply play around with, and an utter delight to slowly crack open, secret by secret.
Why Sam Barlow Thinks Video Game Stories Should Take More Cues From Diablo's Loot System
Project C for Cryptic, and D, for D-on’t know what this game is.
This May the 4th, Remember That Luke Skywalker Owes Everything to a Talking Flea
Ah, yes, the tale of Lugubrious Mote!
Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth Sales Are Fine, but It's No Dragon's Dogma 2
U.S. sales reports suggest Capcom's action RPG is blowing the competition out of the Brine.
Remedy Shares Max Payne Remake Update as Tencent Nearly Triples its Investment
Control 2 and Codename Condor move apace.
Xbox Gaming Segment Gets Another Boost Thanks to Activision Blizzard
Gaming revenue was way up this quarter...or was it?
Blizzard Cancels BlizzCon 2024, Promises Return in Future Years
Blizzard did not give a reason for the event's pause.
Garry's Mod Removing All Nintendo Content From Steam Workshop After Takedown Request
Say goodbye to thousands of Marios with guns.
The Amazing Upcoming Games That Make Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo's 2024 So Much More Interesting
2024 looks quiet....if you're not looking at the incredible indie space.
Netflix Adds 9 Million More Subscribers in First Quarter, Will Stop Reporting Subscriber Numbers Next Year
Just trust them, it's going fine.
World of Warcraft: The War Within Game Director Answers All Our Burning Questions
Will the Horde get to ride a BEE?!
World of Warcraft: The War Within Preview - Scratching the Surface
Our first look at the massive Worldsoul Saga lacks pomp, but treasure always lies buried deep underground.
World of Warcraft's Next Expansion Will Kick Off by Wrecking Yet Another Beloved In-Game Location
Please stop wrecking beloved Azerothian landmarks!
World of Warcraft Game Director Calls Controversial The War Within Paid Early Access an 'Experiment'
"2-3 weeks in, there should not be any perceptible difference between someone who had early access and someone who didn't."
Just Cause Developer Avalanche Commits to Collective Bargaining Agreement With Swedish Unions
But it won’t take effect for another year.
Possibility Space, the Studio Founded by State of Decay Creator Jeff Strain, Is Seemingly Finished
It follows in the footsteps of sister company Crop Circle Games, which shut down last month.
One Dragon's Dogma 2 Player Thinks They've Found a Wild Endgame Secret
What lies beyond the brine?
World of Warcraft Is Revisiting Mists of Pandaria in World of Warcraft: Remix
The best expansion is back.
RKGK Is an Anime-Inspired, Colorful Tribute to Mexican Graffiti Culture
Think Jet Set Radio meets Nier meets Ghost in the Shell
World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic Sets Release Date and Reveals Roadmap
Deathwing returns in May.
Neopets’ ‘New Era’ Looks a Lot Like We Remember It, and That’s the Point
CEO Dominic Law wants to bring Neopets back in a big way, beginning by invoking the website’s ‘glory days’
Saber Interactive CEO Pulls Back the Curtain on Joining, and Leaving Embracer
Matthew Karch talks the past, present, and future of Saber Interactive now that it’s separate from Embracer Group once more.
How Hidden Nazi Symbols Were the Tip of a Toxic Iceberg at Life Is Strange Developer Deck Nine
Inside the developer of Life Is Strange's internal struggles with toxicity, hate speech, crunch, and more.
Saber Interactive CEO Says KOTOR Remake Is 'Alive and Well'
Still in a galaxy far, far away.
Blizzard Says World of Warcraft Isn't Using Generative AI to Make Content
But what if armor fit on tauren a little better?
Blizzard Is Open to More Warcraft Movies, But Doesn't Want to be a Filmmaker
"I think leave that to the folks that really know what they're doing.”
Dragon's Dogma 2 Is Polarizing Its Community, And It's Not Just the Microtransactions
Do we like player antagonistic design or not?
Take-Two Buys Gearbox From Embracer, Confirms Development on New Borderlands Game
A new Homeworld game is also in development.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Animators Explain the Motion Capture Magic of Hailey Cooper
Lots and lots of little sensors.
Sega of America Union Workers Ratify Contract Less Than a Year After Recognition
AEGIS-CWA has agreed on a contract including raises, just cause protections, and layoff protections.
Baldur's Gate 3: Director Swen Vincke Answers All Our Questions About Foregoing DLC, AAA Development, and More
"As far as we are concerned, the chapter is closed."
World of Warcraft Subscription Numbers Are Higher Now Than at Expansion Launch in a Franchise First
And one intrepid YouTuber thinks they have the exact numbers.
Baldur's Gate 3 Director Reveals One Surprising Villain That Used to Be Playable
Kill your darlings, literally.
Dragon's Dogma 2 Players Are Freaking Out Over a Mysterious Plague That Turns Pawns Murderous
Always wash your Pawns thoroughly.
At the Game Developers Conference, the Games Industry Really Needed a Good Scream
Over 50 developers met today for a coordinated group scream to lament the state of the industry.
Yoko Shimomura Reflects on Lifetime Achievement: 'I Knew I Loved Music, and I Loved Myself Because of That'
The lauded composer of Kingdom Hearts, Super Mario RPG, and more wins Game Developers Choice Award for Lifetime Achievement
Bungie Replaces Marathon Director Amid Leadership Shakeup, Fears of Layoffs
Former Valorant game director Joe Ziegler is replacing Christopher Barrett.
Hyper Light Breaker Exclusive First Hands-On Gameplay Preview: Dreaming a Tangerine Dream
Sun in my head, sword up my sleeve.
Activision QA Workers Vote to Form Largest US Video Game Worker Union to Date
Activision Quality Assurance United is the first Activision union to form under Microsoft
The Sinking City 2 Revealed After Messy Legal Battle Finally Comes to an End - Xbox Partner Preview 2024
Frogwares shifts focus from detective games, to horror.
Framed Developer Unveils Occult Noir Stealth Game Sleight of Hand - Xbox Partner Preview
Smoke and broken mirrors.
'I Stopped Believing in Myself': Game Developers Share the Human Impact of Over a Year of Mass Layoffs
Developers reveal how they’ve been impacted by the layoffs sweeping the games industry.
Crash 4 Developer Toys for Bob Is Officially Going Indie
The maker of Crash 4 and Spyro Reignited is ready to return to its roots.
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