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Here's everything there is to know about the rumoured Meta Quest 3S so far, from release date and pricing predictions to leaked features.

YouTube has opened out its Playables game service to all users. Google’s online video service started dabbling with a free integrated gaming service of sorts back in September, before rolling the Playables service out in a limited fashion to YouTube Premium subscribers in November. That experimental run ended on March 28. Now, exactly two months […]

As hoped and expected, Microsoft has announced the recently-confirmed Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available as a day one release for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Arguably the world’s most illustrious gaming franchise will be available at no extra cost to the all-you-can-eat platform. “We’re excited to confirm that Game Pass members will […]

2K Games could be the developer behind the next FIFA video game following the ending of the long-running partnership between the sport’s governing body and EA Sports. The retailer MohPlay tweeted (via Eurogamer) an unsubstantiated claim that 2K has picked up the licence and will release the game later this year, with a view to […]

Activision has confirmed this year's Call of Duty game will Black Ops 6 while confirming the game w…

Sony is preparing to launch a PlayStation mobile gaming platform, offering free-to-play games on mo…

The rise of retro game emulators on Apple platforms continues with the arrival of the PSP emulator PPSSPP. The free emulator can be downloaded from the App Store from today. Previously you’ve only been able to install through unofficial means. In a blog post today, the developer said: “After nearly 12 years, PPSSPP has finally […]

Microsoft has announced a new modular Xbox controller aimed at those with accessibility needs. Launched on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the Proteus Controller is an all-in-one Xbox and PC video game controller kit featuring a unique ‘snap and play’ set-up. It’s got quite a different set-up to Microsoft’s own Xbox Adaptive Controller. The Proteus lets […]

Microsoft could be considering another price hike for its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, whic…

Fresh hardware specs for the Nintendo Switch 2 have leaked online, pointing to a significant hardwa…

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is down to its lowest-ever price. If you missed out on Cyberpunk at launch, now you can get the game as well as its Phantom Liberty DLC for just £30, down from £50, on PS5 and Series X at Amazon. This is the lowest price we’ve seen so far for the […]

Sony is planning to dramatically streamline the process of inviting fellow PS5 gamers to play onlin…

Ubisoft has announced that Assassin’s Creed Mirage will arrive on high-end iPhone and iPad devices on June 6. The French publisher has issued a blog post revealing that Assassin’s Creed Mirage will hit the App Store on June 6, which is actually four days earlier than the App Store listing suggests. Ubisoft’s post also confirms […]

The Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con controllers could be magnetically attached and detached from the console’s body, according to a new report. Whereas the current generation model requires gamers to slide the peripherals when used in non-handheld mode, the sequel could offer a simpler solution. And not the permanent attachments on the Switch Lite either! The […]

Fallout 4 is set to receive a sizeable next-gen update for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, as wel…

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is arriving on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate this week, via its affiliation with EA Play. In an Xbox Wire blog post, Microsoft says the popular Respawn Entertainment third-person action adventure game is landing on the Xbox subscription service on April 25. PC Game Pass users will also be able to wield […]

Hey, PS5 owners. Take a look at the PlayStation Store right now. Notice anything slightly different? How about the presence of more first-party Microsoft studio games than Sony studio games? Tweaktown reports that of the top 25 best-selling games on the PS Store right now, seven of them are from Microsoft-owned studios. Five are from […]

A video game emulator called Delta is now officially available for iPhone, marking the first time such a piece of software has been legally published since Apple began allowing them on the App Store. The launch of Delta comes following the removal of another Game Boy emulator called iGBA earlier this week. That wasn’t removed […]

Xbox and Windows are natural bedfellows given their shared Microsoft heritage, but Sony has clearly spotted an incursion opportunity with its recent launches of PlayStation exclusives for PC gamers. Now Sony is going farther with a new PlayStation Overlay for Windows PCs that gives PC gamers access to their PlayStation friend list, as well as […]

Sony is reportedly preparing an Ultra Boost mode for its rumoured PS5 Pro console hardware upgrade that’d enhance existing PS5 games beyond the headline-making PSSR feature. According to a new report from The Verge, existing games will benefit from the PS5 Pro even if the developers choose not to actively pursue the potential enhancements available […]

Apple now allows gaming emulators on the App Store at the beginning of this month, but the first on…

Grand Theft Auto 6 might be the most anticipated video game of the modern era and some fans were so jazzed by the GTA 6 trailer drop earlier this year they decided to recreate it… in live action… shot for shot. YouTuber Andrew Levitt posted the clip earlier this week, which is unerring in its […]

Slay the Spire 2 has been announced for launch in 2025, heralding the sequel to one of the most pop…

Electronic Arts is reportedly increasing the cost of its EA Play subscription service, which offers access to some of the publisher’s biggest gaming franchises. According to GamesIndustry.biz sources, monthly and annual fees for the standard and Pro subscriptions are going up next month. In the UK, that means gamers may be paying £2 a month […]

Before Star Wars was snapped up and fully extrapolated by Disney, we relied on video games, books and graphic novels for Star Wars expanded universe building. So, the forthcoming Star Wars Outlaws game published by Ubisoft is somewhat of a throwback in that respect. Now we know it’ll be available on August 30. The new […]

The Xbox Series S/X consoles may be taking a shellacking from the PS5 in this generation, but Micro…

Images of an all new disc-less Xbox Series X in bright white have leaked onto the internet. The images, as published by Exputer, show a games console with familiar-looking cuboid shape, just like the original Xbox Series X. However, there are two key differences. One is that this Series X is coloured white like the […]

One of the biggest and most visually opulent games of recent years, Cyberpunk 2077, is going to be free to play on PS5 and Xbox later this week. After an unmitigated disaster of a launch, during which developer CD Projekt Red’s grand promises were shattered on the rocks of bug-addled reality, Cyberpunk 2077 has steadily […]

Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile has finally launched on iOS and Android, bringing one of the most popular online games to smartphones. As revealed late last month, Activision made Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile available to download on the App Store and Google Play Store in the early hours of this morning. The game had […]

The PS5 Pro leak has set the gaming work ablaze this week and the excitement levels have been kicked-up a notch by a new analysis of that leaked spec sheet. Digital Foundry, an autority in matters such as this, has taken a deep dive into the specs and believes the jump from PS5 to PS5 […]