Have you ever wanted to fall asleep to the sound of Call of Duty players screaming through a $5 mic and into your ear? No? Well, Call of Duty Ambience is here anyway.
Erected by app-maker Mike Wing, Call of Duty Ambience is a new website that, for some reason, allows you to tap back into multiplayer lobbies like it's 2010 all over again. Fit with an Xbox 360 theme, cringy gamertags, and other classic visuals, the site allows anyone to log in and get some shuteye while strangers argue in the background.
Three Call of Duty games are supported at the moment: Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops, and Black Ops 2. If you ever played a few games of team deathmatch for any of these first-person shooter classics, you should immediately feel right at...
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The internet has fallen in love with a viral raccoon named Jimothy, and so has the gaming industry.
In case you've somehow dodged this adorable little friend on social media, Jimothy is a small raccoon in Seattle who has scurried his way through X/Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, and just about every other online platform you can think of. His unique size, seemingly caused by what many believe is a rare condition called Short Spine Syndrome, has made him hard to miss, and almost impossible to forget.
Locals seem to have taken notice of this specific masked critter before, but it wasn't until Instagram user Kiana Hall captured a video that he became the latest internet-famous animal. She told The Seattle Times that she came up with his name...
Xbox Says More Exclusives Are Coming But Tells Players Not to 'Overly Fixate on Single-Player' Games
Executives at Xbox have once again attempted to clarify the company's approach to exclusives, promising that "Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are not the only titles" it's planning.
Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball and chief content officer Matt Booty tried to further explain how Microsoft is handling exclusives during a conversation with GamesRadar. Their clarification arrived amid the company's renewed interest in the strategy, which kicked off just last month with confirmation that two of its biggest first-party games would not come to PlayStation consoles.
"I can assure you, Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are not the only titles we're planning," Ball promised. "To grow a platform like ours, you...
Steam Machine engineers at Valve have warned the ongoing memory crisis in tech is "still getting worse" as buyers face already exorbitant prices.
Yazan Aldehayyat and Pierre-Loup Griffais, two individuals who helped bring the new gaming hardware to life, offered their perspective on how the AI industry has influenced the high cost of RAM during an interview with Bloomberg. In case you thought things were already bad enough, they've got an update: the months ahead aren't looking too good.
"Honestly, it’s still getting worse," Aldehayyat said. "Just in case people are not aware. What people are seeing on retail shelves right now, from our observations, is lagging what we’re seeing from a bulk supply by at least three to six months."...
Paramount Pictures and Activision have confirmed the upcoming Call of Duty movie will take place in its long-running Modern Warfare universe.
The crew behind the upcoming video game-to-movie adaptation revealed the update as part of a Call of Duty in Culture Panel at Fanatics Fest in New York City today (via Variety). Call of Duty movie director and co-writer Peter Berg made an appearance at the event to share the news.
Berg and co-writer Taylor Sheridan's choice to set their Call of Duty movie in the Modern Warfare universe may come as much of a surprise for some fans, but it might finally give us some clues about its yet-to-be-detailed plot. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was the first in Activision's first-person shooter series to...
Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM has announced layoffs affecting up to 32 staff just two months after launching Zero Parades: For Dead Spies.
The UK-based studio published a statement regarding the changes on its X/Twitter account. It says that, despite releasing its latest game in May to "critical acclaim, its commercial performance has not enabled us to sustain a studio of our current size."
"We have served redundancy or at-risk notices impacting up to 32 of our colleagues across all departments at ZA/UM Studio," the message said. "Their work has made a lasting difference and left its mark on Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, and the studio as a whole."
ZA/UM said it will continue to "consult and work with" members of its Workers'...
English actress Jennifer English is stepping away from her role as the protagonist in Eclipse Glow Games’ Tides of Annihilation due to health issues.
The developer announced the news on July 17, 2026, just over a year after the title was first revealed at Sony’s February 2025 State of Play.
As told in a statement on the game’s official X account, English will no longer voice its main character, Gwendolyn, due to “personal health reasons.” She will, however, continue to support the title in an advisory role.
English informed Eclipse Glow Games that she would not be able to continue in the role in early June.
“While we were, of course, saddened by her decision, we completely understood and respected Jennfier in prioritizing her...
Path of Titans players are going viral for their touching in-game tribute to Sam Neill after news of the actor’s death wracked the Jurassic Park community.
Sam Neill died on July 13, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. The prolific actor was 78, leaving behind a legacy that included a swath of beloved roles in films and series like Peaky Blinders, The Piano, and of course, Steven Spielberg's original Jurassic Park.
Neill famously portrayed Dr. Alan Grant in three Jurassic Park movies, including Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World Dominion. It was perhaps his most famous role, and one that left a glaring hole in the franchise’s fanbase.
A large group of these fans gathered together on Jurassic Park MMO Path of Titans to pay their respects to...
A Red Bull athlete has broken a world record while recreating the iconic "Leap of Faith" from Assassin’s Creed.
Professional freerunner, stuntwoman, and Red Bull athlete Lilou Ruel jumped a feet-tingling 18.2 meters into a huge stack of hay, breaking the world record for highest haystack jump.
For reference, that’s about as tall as a six-story building, so we can understand why Ruel started screaming as she got close to the ground in Red Bull’s viral video capturing the moment.
Luckily, she landed in the hay unharmed, warranting an excited celebration from her friends for successfully completing the heart-stopping stunt.
"Thank you, Red Bull, for giving me wings for a few seconds," she joked on Instagram. "I do think we can go way...
Ubisoft has confirmed plans to bring New Game Plus to Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced as its remake crosses 3 million copies sold.
The update puts the sales up 1 million copies one week after announcing it had managed to reach 2 million copies sold in just 24 hours. It's yet another sign that Ubisoft is happy with its July 9 launch for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X | S, even after laying off some members of the development team just days later.
As mentioned in IGN's previous coverage, Ubisoft has typically only shares player numbers – not sales – when new Assassin's Creed games arrive. That's suddenly changed for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, suggesting the publisher is pleased as punch by how things have gone thus far...
Ever since the Steam Deck debuted in 2022, it's been one of my favorite devices. It was relatively affordable for a handheld gaming PC, but still powerful enough to play pretty much anything I would realistically play on the go. And while I still love the thing, it's almost impossible to recommend to anyone right now, after the price increases a couple months ago.
Right now, if you want to buy a Steam Deck from Valve, it's going to cost you $789 for a new, 512GB OLED Steam Deck, or $949 if you want to bump the storage up to 1TB. You can, of course, save some cash by buying a refurbished Deck from Valve, which starts at around $279 for the 64GB LCD model, but at least in my region, every refurbished Steam Deck is out of stock.
Even on...
Marathon game director Joseph Ziegler has announced he is leaving Bungie.
The project lead, who has been with the company since December 2022, published a statement regarding his departure on X/Twitter. Ziegler said that today, July 17, 2026, is his last day overseeing Sony's extraction shooter, with assistant game director Del Chafe III, who will "guide the game forward alongside creative director Julia Nardin," stepping in as his replacement.
"Both of them have been operating in a strong leadership capacity for the team and are ready to guide Marathon into the next chapter with an even better and brighter future," he said. "I'm proud of them and I'm excited to see them helm the future of this crazy little world we've created...
Stardew Valley is coming to Magic the Gathering, with three Secret Lair drops inbound later this month.
Announced at MagicCon: Amsterdam on July 17, this Superdrop includes three drops bringing the wolrd of the Ferngill Republic to the iconic trading card game.
Affectionately dubbed ‘The Superdrop of the Moonlight Jellies,’ this cozy collab arrives on July 27, 2026, at 9am PT on the Secret Lair website. Non-foil editions Secret Lair x Stardew Valley are set to drop at WPN game stores at a later date.
Wizards of the Coast featured two of these collaborative cards ahead of the drop in an official blog post. The first is ‘Stardew Valley,’ a land card boasting artwork from the game’s creator himself, ConcernedApe.
In keeping with the...
As if there was ever any doubt, Bethesda director Todd Howard has once again confirmed Fallout 5 is coming… eventually.
Following widespread layoffs at Xbox earlier this month, Bethesda Game Studios has published a studio roadmap featuring its plans for the near and far-off future. Part of its letter included confirmation that a fifth mainline entry in its massively popular post-apocalyptic RPG series has officially entered pre-production, but what that means for Vault Dwellers everywhere remains to be seen.
What is Fallout 5 about? Where does it take place? How will it connect to other games in the franchise? How much will it cost? Will it come to PlayStation? And when is its release date? These questions (and many more) have filled...
Monster tamer and open-world survival crafting game Palworld became a phenomenon when it released in early access in 2024. It introduced us to a world populated by creatures called Pals and has amassed more than 35 million players around the world. Now it’s releasing a new card game from Bushiroad on July 30, and its first Booster Pack, Dawn of Palpagos, has sold more than 3.5 million packs worldwide. Palworld seems primed to take the world by storm again, so we thought we’d get you up to speed on the card game as we build up to release.
It’s for two players, and you need to use a combination of Pals, gear, events, and structures to take down your opponent. To get started, you just need a main deck of 50 cards and a soul deck of 10...
Todd Howard has dismissed what he described as “fan chatter” about a supposed rivalry between Fallout developers Bethesda Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment.
The suggestion of animosity between the two studios revolves around the idea that Bethesda resents Obsidian for making the much-loved Fallout: New Vegas, which some consider to be the best Fallout game.
But Howard himself has never suggested this to be the reality of the studios' relationship, and indeed has outright dismissed it at times. For example, Howard told IGN back in 2019 — after Microsoft had bought Obsidian — that BGS has “always had a great relationship with them” and, on New Vegas, “there’s only one group that we really trust to do this, and it was awesome."...
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has officially crossed the 65 million units sold milestone, joining fellow fantasy role-playing game The Witcher 3 as one of the top 10 best-selling games of all time.
Confirmation comes from Bethesda Game Studios chief Todd Howard, who today outlined the company’s lineup of games following Xbox’s latest round of layoffs.
Skyrim launched in 2011 and sold over 3.5 million units in 48 hours. Over the past 15 years it’s been ported to pretty much every platform capable of running it, with years of mods helping to keep the game feeling fresh.
Xbox boss Asha Sharma added that with 65 million units sold, Skyrim has become one of the 10 best-selling games of all time. Fallout 4, meanwhile, has crossed 35 million...
Battlefield 6 is getting a Top Gun crossover next month.
In a press presentation, EA confirmed that Battlefield 6 will welcome a special Top Gun-themed event in August. The celebration will feature "vehicles, characters, and modes inspired by the franchise." It's unclear if that means we'll be getting skins for characters like Maverick, Goose, or Hangman, but don't hold your breath; Tom Cruise has famously avoided licensing his likeness for video games and merchandising. Cruise reportedly even struck down a Funko Pop based on his character from The Mummy ahead of its release.
That said, it's possible there will be skins that utilize the costumes and iconography of the Top Gun universe, such as Maverick's jacket, his helmet, or a...
Bethesda Game Studios has reassured fans that Starfield “remains an important part of our future,” teasing Starborn DLC in 2027.
Studio development chief Todd Howard issued a note to fans today following the huge layoffs at Xbox that saw 1,600 staff cut from Microsoft’s gaming business, and word that another 1,600 will follow during the current financial year.
BGS was affected by the layoffs, although Bethesda has insisted The Elder Scrolls 6, which is the studio’s current focus, is unaffected.
Following the announcement of the Xbox layoffs, fans were quick to point out that Starfield was absent from Bethesda's new priority list. Starfield largely failed to meet fan expectations upon its 2023 launch, and subsequent updates and...
The annual incremental tweaks to EA's behemoth FC series make it easy to forget this was once a genre that took generational leaps every few years.
Soccer sims were defined and redefined throughout the 90s, noughties and 2010s, and certain features were so groundbreaking that they transformed how we play – sometimes instantly, some only in retrospect. With a bit of help from Richard Moss, author of Tale of Two Halves: The History Of Football Video Games, I've picked nine of the most important features that changed football games forever.
CPU-assisted Passing - Soccer
Playing EA FC with fully manual controls, the ball travelling exactly in the direction you push the control stick, is humbling. You'll realise your aim is not as good as...
Bethesda Game Studios, maker of The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, has laid out its roadmap for the foreseeable future as both Bethesda and Xbox refocus on their core franchises in the wake of last week's brutal "reset" that resulted in over 3,000 layoffs and several studios being spun out of Xbox.
Game design legend Todd Howard, who is currently working with his team on The Elder Scrolls 6, remains focused on that long-awaited project, which was officially announced back in 2018 — and is reportedly still at least two years away. However, Fallout 5, which Howard previously confirmed to IGN as his next project after TES 6, will be brought along on a shared tech pipeline utlilizing the studio's in-house Creation Engine 3. Fallout 5 is...
id Software creative director Hugo Martin has commented on the Xbox layoffs that have affected the legendary Doom developer, insisting it’s still alive and kicking.
A WARN notice filed in Texas last week and reported by Game Developer confirmed that 96 workers had been laid off in Richardson, Texas, home of id Software, with a further 40 remote roles cut. The cuts, estimated to have affected half the id Software staff, were part of new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma’s “reset” of Microsoft’s gaming business, which began with 1,600 staff losing their jobs. Another 1,600 will be let go during the rest of the current financial year. Four Xbox studios are already out the door, with another hot on their heels.
Last week, id Software issued a...
Infinity Ward has hit back at claims the new Gunsmith for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 features an AI chatbot.
Modern Warfare 4's Gunsmith includes Gunny, a new feature designed to help players quickly create builds based on their playstyle and unlocked attachments. Infinity Ward has said it features weapon builds developed by the studio's Weapons Team, and can instantly configure close-, mid-, or long-range builds tailored to different approaches to combat. In a blog post, Activision said Gunny “brings a Gunnery Sergeant’s eye to weapon customization.”
The new feature hit the headlines after a screenshot of Modern Warfare 4 showing the new Gunsmith user interface went viral on social media. In the image, we see Gunny "speak" to the...
Being a teenager with a Game Boy Advance and a Nintendo DS in the early 2000s was a wonderful time, because almost every year, there was a new Castlevania game to sink my fangs into. But after Order of Ecclesia in 2008, that never-ending stream of some of the best 2D platforming and exploration in gaming history dried up, and we’ve now somehow gone 18 years without a proper 2D Castlevania. Yes, 2D Castlevania’s Absence is old enough to vote now. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned from the many Castlevanias I’ve played, it’s that Dracula’s resurrection is inevitable, eventually. Enter Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, a much-welcome brand-new entry in the storied series. And in even better news, it’s developed by the team behind Dead...
PlaySide Studios has pushed back the release window for Game of Thrones: War for Westeros, a real-time strategy game set in the universe of the HBO series adaptation.
Originally set for 2026, PlaySide has moved back the game’s release window to early 2027.
The studio explained the delay in an official blog post, saying the extra breathing room “gives us the time needed to continue building towards that goal and ensure that the game reaches the high level of quality we are aiming for.”
“We remain unwavering in our mission to deliver a real-time strategy game set in the world of Westeros that meets the expectations of both RTS players and Game of Thrones fans,” they added. “Thank you for your patience and continued support. We know...
Richard Knight, director of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, explained why Edward Kenway is missing some of his most beloved fighting moves — and why fans shouldn’t lose hope that they’ll never come back.
Black Flag Resynced features a whole host of differences from its predecessor, the most glaring of which are combat-related. For instance, Resynced gave enemies visible health bars and a defense bar, which players need to break before they can deal any damage.
Resynced reworked the OG’s counter chain-kill system, which allowed players to breeze through groups of enemies with almost hilarious ease — not to mention the huge host of weapons, including muskets and hidden daggers, that players could choose from to end their opponents...
The bonkers-looking, arcade-oriented Pro Jank Footy – from Adelaide, Australia-based developers Powerbomb Games and Tinker Town – will be officially launched on August 13, 2026 (9am AEST).
Taking inspiration from legendary arcade sports classics like NBA Jam and NHL ’94, Pro Jank Footy dials up the absurdity by rejecting realism, and injecting its brand of Australian Rules Football with a wild spread of insane power-ups (including, but not limited to, doubling the amount of players on your team, introducing a third team mid-match, installing brick walls between the goal posts, using portals, having your dad’s car join the team, or… transforming everyone into footballs. Yes).
To mark the announcement, a launch trailer has been created...
Wanna smell like a fighter (minus all the blood and sweat, that is)? Well then, you’re in luck, because three characters from Street Fighter 6 are getting their own official scents, courtesy of a special collaboration between Capcom and Gaming Fragrances.
World Warriors can now smell just like Ed, Ingrid, and Juri thanks to three specially-crafted oil sets officially licensed by Capcom. Each set contains a wood diffuser and a fragrant oil with notes tuned to each character’s unique traits.
Ed’s scent profile is a mix of bergamot, vetiver, clove, spearmint, and rosemary, with a “crisp, woody amber” finish. Gaming Fragrances said it’s the perfect scent to “let you throw out counter pokes without getting whiff-punished.”
Ingrid’s...
It's 2000 years into the future with barely any semblance of humanity other than the robots they created and perhaps a few survivors who've scraped by in the post-apocalypse. A blight has swept the overgrown land and living creatures have gone feral with a zombie-like virus where tree roots sprout from their bodies and make them hostile – except for Emma, seemingly. She's the protagonist in Beast of Reincarnation and is able to wield this virus as a superpower where her hair can create platforms to jump off, boost her into the air, or attack her enemies. And with her rescued pet wolf Koo, you have a Final Fantasy 7 Remake-like RPG element to complement the fast Sekiro-esque action.
What this all told me in the hour-and-a-half long demo...
Former Epic Games Store boss Steve Allison only joined Saber Interactive as its new Chief Business Officer this week, but he’s already caught gamers’ attention by commenting on Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3, the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake, and the company’s John Wick game.
Over on the Space Marine subreddit, Redditor its_treebeard posted a response from Allison — which Saber confirmed to IGN is legitimate — to a question about monetizing Space Marine 2 and future installments, including the in-development Space Marine 3. It's fair to say Allison's appointment at Saber had spooked some Space Marine fans who feared Allison would force more aggressive monetization of the game.
In his response, Allison assured...