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...
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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...
“The game doesn't end when you run out of time,” says Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, creative director of The Blood of Dawnwalker.
Time is, without a doubt, the most controversial subject when it comes to developer Rebel Wolves’ debut RPG. And, unless you’ve paid very close attention to what the creators have previously said, your idea of how time in The Blood of Dawnwalker works may potentially be far from the truth. There is no ticking timer. You do not have to complete the game in a certain number of hours. The journey does not end at some pre-determined minute. Instead, that much-discussed “30 days and 30 nights to save your family” applies to just that – saving your family. If you don’t reach them in time, life goes on. The game continues...
The special PS5-only physical Revered Edition of Mortal Shell 2 has sold out, its publisher has announced — and gamers are sending the news Sony’s way as they continue to push the company to reverse its decision to do away with discs.
Sony will stop production of discs for new PlayStation games released from 2028 onwards, angering some fans who have expressed concern about preservation and long-term ownership. Gamers continue to flood PlayStation social media posts with angry responses, and are even starting to overshadow the release of new games that have nothing to do with Sony’s policy.
The Mortal Shell 2 Revered Edition includes the game on disc, a 100+ page softcover artbook, a steelbook, and three fine art prints all inside a...
Ubisoft has scrapped plans to tease a new Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced in-game reward, after one player miraculously discovered it by accident.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has an enormous ocean, with players likely seeing only a fraction of it if they take a dive down to its depths. So, it's frankly incredible that one player happened to find this week's Community Treasure Hunt chest before Ubisoft dropped the clue to its whereabouts.
And inside it? A rare outfit for pirate turned Assassin Edward Kenway, which players thought had been left out of this remake.
Writing on reddit, Assassin's Creed fan -Holliday claimed they had been undertaking a naval contract when they saw bubbles on the surface of the ocean after...
Denshattack!, which released just yesterday, has made quite an impression on us, earning a glowing review score of 9/10. If it's one you've had your eyes on to play on PC, Fanatical is actually offering a 32% discount on it right now. This has dropped its price from $19.99 to $13.59 (see it here), allowing you to save a few extra bucks on a copy for Steam, but it won't be on sale for long.
Fanatical's store page for Denshattack! currently has a timer going that details how long this deal will last. As of the time of this writing, it says there's 13 days left to grab it, but that time can go by faster than you'd expect. So, if you're hoping to take advantage of this offer, it's worth jumping on it now.
To go back to our review of...
Fortnite has released DC characters Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn in skimpy swimwear, and locked their use to modes rated T for Teen, or ages 13+.
Epic Games has trumpeted the arrival of the spicy DC skins as part of a new "Hot Bat Summer" promotion that sees the arrival of Batman gadgets, a gliding Batmobile and a Batman Sprite into battle royale.
Over in the game's item shop, meanwhile, are new Batman, Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn skins — notable for just how much skin they're all showing. Fortnite has noticeably relaxed its guidelines for skins released since late last year, finally allowing male skins to include nipples, while some female skins have featured more cleavage, as well as so-called "jiggle physics."
Poison...
Palworld and Pokémon fans are arguing over whether a new whale Pal called Panthalus copies the Pokémon, Kyogre.
Palworld creature Panthalus is a massive legendary blue-green whale with a white belly, flared fins and tribal-like markings across its body, plus a large bronze decoration. Beloved Pokémon Kyogre, meanwhile, is a legendary blue whale with a white belly, flared fins and tribal markings across its body, with no bronze decoration.
Writing on social media, some fans have said that the design of Panthalus is "clearly inspired" by Kyogre, even if the concept of a mythical whale is not unique to Pokémon. One fan dubbed the design as "brazen," though others said it looked "legally distinct" enough.
"I feel like the similar art...
Obsidian and Bethesda are two beloved RPG studios that complement each other beautifully, in the vein of all the classic double acts. Lennon and McCartney. Beer and nuts. Britain and Post-War Decline. By 2021, Xbox had acquired them both, which led many of us to believe that the holiest of holy grails was now on the cards: a proper follow-up to New Vegas, the acclaimed Obsidian developed Fallout spin-off that brought the series back to its wild west roots, while keeping and expanding upon the grand modernisation effort that Bethesda started with Fallout 3. The result? A game so adored that they’re now making an ultrabudget TV show that directly follows on from it, a game so highly regarded that many consider it the peak of what’s...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has a new vehicle called Dreadnought, a bespoke tactical SUV designed for the game by Aston Martin and developed by Infinity Ward — and we’ve got a first look.
Dreadnought is in the first-person shooter at launch, and can be found at select points of interest in the DMZ mode (Modern Warfare 4's take on an extraction shooter), as well as the battle royale, Warzone. "An Aston Martin’s natural habitat is amongst luxury properties and landscapes," Activision teased. "Dreadnought simply has a slightly more adventurous commute."
Activision describes Dreadnought as “uncompromising” and “deliberately extreme,” and said it has a “dramatic” V12 engine roar.
Here’s the official blurb, from Activision:
The name...
Roblox has announced Build, a new AI creation tool that lets anyone turn a text prompt into a basic game directly within the Roblox mobile app.
Build is the latest AI push from the company, which suggested a prompt as simple as “Let’s make a cozy adventure game set in a dense forest with environmental obstacles,” will automatically generate a starting point for the creator to iterate on, playtest, and share with friends or publish to Roblox. A base-level version of Build will be available at no cost to creators, with additional paid options for power users.
The screenshots below show how the Build process looks, from prompt to publish, on your phone.
Meanwhile, on July 28 Roblox will release new agentic tools for “professional”...
Last updated on July 16, 2026: Added new Noob Incremental codes!
Noob Incremental codes will reward you with Enchant Tokens, Tickets, Golden Dice, and more in this incremental sim game. You'll start by buying your first noob, and your journey to earning Oofs will begin. You'll then be able to spend Prisms to unlock upgrades in the Skill Tree to help you earn more Oofs, roll Runes faster, or generate Prisms faster.
There are a lot of Noob Incremental codes available, which will give you a significant boost and get you closer to a rebirth in no time. We've done the hard work of rounding up all the currently active codes and made it easy for you to copy them onto whatever device you're using, so you can quickly redeem them and get...
Last updated on July 16, 2026: Added new Clean the Squishies codes!
Clean the Squishies codes will give you squishies as a currency, which you can use to purchase inventory upgrades such as Bubblegum Aura for a 10% cash increase, or Cloud Aura for a 25% cash increase.
In this satisfying Roblox experience, you'll be thrown into a room with all sorts of squishies, from zombies to sticks of butter, and need to place them on the correct shelves. For example, if you pick up the little green Frankenstein, you'll need to place him on the Characters shelf. You'll earn cash for each one you successfully place, but to give you a cash-earning boost, you'll want these codes for inventory upgrades.
Working Clean the Squishies Codes (July 2026)...
Last updated on July 16, 2026: Added new Anime Expedition codes!
Anime Expeditions codes will reward you with trait crystals and gems to help you pull bigger and better units in this tower defense Roblox game. You'll be able to recruit a team of heroes from a variety of popular anime.
To help you summon and strengthen your units, you'll want to stock up on free Trait Crystals and Gems. While there is a Discord server for Anime Expeditions, we've saved you the trouble of hunting for codes yourself and rounded them up here. We've also made it easy for you to copy them onto whatever device you're using, so you can quickly redeem them.
Working Anime Expedition Codes (July 2026)
Here is a list of currently active codes, but please note...
Ever since Sony announced plans to do away with physical discs for new PlayStation games from 2028 onwards, angry gamers have flooded the company’s social media platforms to demand a U-turn. This in turn has overshadowed PlayStation’s online activity — spare a thought for the people who found themselves bearing the brunt of the backlash just because they were in PlayStation’s first social media post since the disc-killing announcement.
Now, great new games are getting caught in the crossfire. The digital-only Denshattack!, from indie developer Undercoders, launched yesterday, and PlayStation promoted the release across its social media channels. This is a game with rave reviews (IGN’s Denshattack! review returned a 9/10), and it...
Hell Clock’s free 2.0 update arrived July 9, along with the launch of its console editions and Cursed War DLC. Our friends at Maxroll have released a massive update for Hell Clock 2.0 and the Cursed War DLC including new and updated guides, a database update (adding all of the new Skills, Relics, and Unique Blessings), and several quality of life updates to the Hell Clock Planner, most notably, the ability to upload your save and instantly share a build!
Journey System
The free Journey of Nightmares system is ARPG seasonal content without the FOMO. With the Journey of Nightmares enabled, you can encounter nightmare portals that take you to a new level full of random foes. Defeat enough of them to spawn a boss, which drops a Unique...
The upcoming Avatar film, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, will release in some theaters after all.
In 2021, Paramount announced that it was developing a feature-length Avatar film for a theatrical release. It was later revealed that the film was a sequel to the original Nickelodeon TV series, following the original cast of characters as adults. Everything seemed to be going well up until Paramount abruptly pulled the plug on the film's theatrical release, opting to send it straight to streaming on Paramount+.
Naturally, this was pretty disappointing for fans who wanted to experience the Aang's return on the big screen, but not all hope is lost. Variety has reported that the film will be coming to theaters alongside the film's...
Activision is investigating issues revolving around mods and hackers in Call of Duty: Black Ops on PS4 and PS5.
Last week, Activision dropped ports of Black Ops 1 and 2 on PS4 and PS5. Although they don't feature any significant improvements or upgrades, fans were extremely happy to see these games accessible on PlayStation. However, the fun was spoiled pretty quickly.
Earlier this week, modders and exploiters began compromising lobbies in the Black Ops 1 port, leading to some players calling the game "unplayable." These lobbies allow you to rank up rapidly and basically make the entire progression system irrelevant. Activision took action pretty quickly and removed certain playlists to address the matter; however, concerns remain...
Stranger Than Heaven is set to release for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on January 15, 2027. It’s a new game from RGG Studio, the makers of the Yakuza/Like a Dragon franchise, but this crime saga takes place across 50 years, starting in 1915.
You can preorder Stranger Than Heaven now in a handful of editions (see it at Amazon). Below, you’ll find details about what comes in each one, how much they cost, and more info about what the game is. Let’s dive in.
Stranger Than Heaven - Collector’s Edition
PS5
Get it at Amazon - $129.99
Get it at Best Buy - $129.99
Get it at GameStop - $129.99
Get it at Target - $129.99
Get it at Walmart - $129.99
Xbox
Get it at Amazon - $129.99
Get it at Best Buy - $129.99
Get it at GameStop - $129.99...
The Steam Machine might not be priced like we hoped – courtesy of the ongoing memory shortage – but those who can pony up the cash will get to customize their machine in some very fun ways, thanks to its swappable magnetic faceplate. Also, those boxy, flat sides are just begging for skins, aren’t they?
The unfortunate thing is that, for now at least, almost none of the usual suspects are selling skins, faceplates, or other cosmetic accessories for the Steam Machine. Dbrand did have its Companion Cube enclosure, but, well, we know how that went. And the company isn’t selling its usual collection of skins and wraps for the Steam Machine, at least not yet. JSaux has some cool-looking stuff in the works for later this year, like a clear...
Nick Apostolides, best known as the voice behind beloved Resident Evil protagonist Leon S. Kennedy, revealed a hilarious voice line he pitched for RE9 that got cut from final game.
Apostolides’ performance as Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem saw him lean into the character’s badass, '80s-action-flick persona that first blossomed in RE4, giving him a slew of lovably corny one-liners that he spouts off throughout the course of the game.
One of these quips was suggested by Apostolides’ during Leon’s fight with the Titan Spinner in Raccoon City — but unfortunately, it didn’t end up making the cut. And that’s a real bummer, because it’s priceless.
He revealed this information during a podcast episode with fellow voice actors Ben...
Denshattack! is one of those rare games that feels familiar in its aims, but completely fresh in its execution. It takes place in a world ravaged by climate change, where most of humanity now lives inside corporate-controlled domes. Outside of that carefully managed society, you play as a woman selling ramen from an old train.
The rails, unfortunately, have seen better days. While you are technically still travelling on tracks, getting around means jumping gaps, pulling off kickflips, grinding rails, and chaining together tricks in ways that make your train feel more like a skateboard than a vehicle.
Early on, you meet someone who introduces you to Denshattack, a sport where train drivers compete to be as cool, stylish, and fast as...