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Updated Xbox PC app promises 60% faster loading and easier access to games, but CEO Asha Sharma says there's "plenty more to do"

The Xbox PC app hasn't had the best track record in recent years, but Microsoft is promising that it's now much faster and easier to use than before.

By Kaan Serin

The DMZ Free Trial begins Now! PLAY DMZ FOR FREE UNTIL NOV 11 AT 10AM PT

For a limited time from November 6 at 12PM PT through November 11 at 10AM PT, get full access to DMZ in Call of Duty® Modern Warfare® 4 for FREE.

Apex Legends: Latest Update - 11/6/2026

MAP CHANGE Removed E-District (night) from all map rotations, and rotating in E-District (day) Dev Note: We are working on a handful of high impact changes that improve visibility on E-District night.

Mass Effect-like RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn ropes in David Gaider, the original lead writer of Bioware's Dragon Age series

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn looks like it's carrying the best bits of Mass Effect forward, and in an encouraging move, the developers have been collaborating with David Gaider.

By Kaan Serin

The Adventure Begins in WoW: Forever, Stay Connected with Discord, and Taldramir Takes Shape in WoW Weekly

Blizzard has released a new issue of their WoW Weekly blog post, recapping the Forever launch, Discord integration, and the reveal of a new Forever Legendary weapon.

Ula'tek Nerfed on All Difficulties - Hotfixes Now Live

Ula'tek has just been officially hotfixed, with nerfs to the encounter on all difficulties.

Bringing Bloodborne back is tricky because "there's a lot of involved rights associated," according to former PlayStation boss

Every year, Bloodborne fans pray for the birth of another game set in FromSoftware's Lovecraftian world. Every year, we're no closer to a Bloodborne 2 or even a Bloodborne Remastered. But why?

By Kaan Serin

Real-time strategy game The Fertile Crescent 2 is an isometric odyssey inspired by Age of Empires, with the 1.0 release out now

0 version adding the final chapters of the singleplayer story.

By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Elections signal cultural shifts that no creative industry can dare to ignore | Opinion

There is a perfectly logical way in which you can look at an election result - even a truly seismic election result - and say that it is largely irrelevant to the business decision-making of the games industry.

By Rob Fahey

I just found out you can use your Steam Wishlist to search for deals on games outside of Steam, saving my nephew more than £40 on Total War: Warhammer 3

I may be very late to the party with this discovery, but I only just realised you can connect your Steam Wishlist to a third-party deals tracker.

By Julian Benson

Terrific fantasy RPG Queen's Domain gets first proper update, adding a new throwing weapon and options to make puzzles "less frustrating"

Extremely good King's Field-style RPG Queen's Domain - or is it a Metroid Prime homage? Or a stealth Morrowind-up?

By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

SAG-AFTRA launches new video game agreement enabling devs to hire professional actors for demos and vertical slices

SAG-AFTRA has introduced a video game agreement for pre-funding pitches, allowing creators to use professional actors earlier in development.

By Sophie McEvoy

World of Warcraft: Forever hotfix puts a stop to super speedy flag carriers that were dominating PvP battlegrounds

World of Warcraft: Forever has received its first major hotfix patch, which among other things has put an end to an especially powerful bug that made PvP battlegrounds like Warsong Gulch favoured to the Horde's advantage.

By Connor Makar

Airframe Ultra's PS1 cyberpunk city is an amazing tribute to G-Police and WipEout, and I wish you people would slow down to appreciate it

I do not wish to "rule the streets" of Megacity West, dear creators of Airframe Ultra . I wish to be ravished by them, rubbing my face against the rusty corrugated metal of the shipping containers, and savouring the acid blue waters of the bay.

By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Jobs roundup: November | Nordisk Games appoints Stefanía Halldórsdóttir as CEO and Ásgeir Kröyer as CFO

It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.

By Sophie McEvoy

Steam gets a boatload of restored Wing Commanders and Ultima ports after EA producer stumbles across cupboard of old tapes

EA have stuck a bunch of restored versions and ports of classic games, on Steam, GOG and the EA App. 25 games in all, including multiple entries in the Wing Commander and Ultima series, are part of the haul. Why's this happening now?

By Mark Warren

In Charting the Unknown, Crimson Desert doubles down on its maximalism in audacious, faintly sinister style

And so we are back in Pywel: the super-sized and often super-pretty realm where the deserts are blood-red, the grass is a lurid shade of green, and Kliff and his merry gang of Greymanes seem to be pissed all the time. Yet what's this?

By Lewis Gordon

Square Enix accidentally botches a Nier: Automata update, balloons required file size from 50GB to 366GB on PC

Yesterday, Nier: Automata received a new patch on Steam, adding more language support to the title - it can now be played with Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese options - but this new update also, somehow, inflated the...

By Dom Peppiatt

Following BioWare's shock closure, a new documentary capturing its final moments is coming next year

A documentary detailing the history of beloved Mass Effect studio BioWare is releasing next year, and will cover last month's shock closure of the studio, following the private acquisition of owner EA.

By Connor Makar

Former Rockstar Games tech director thinks GTA 6 could be coming to PC sooner than you'd expect to curb AI clones

Former Rockstar Games North technical director Obbe Vermeij believes that the possibility of AI vibe coded ports of Grand Theft Auto 6 could push Rockstar to create an official PC version sooner than you'd expect.

By Connor Makar

Sega Q2 results exceed expectations, driven by surge in operating income for pachislot and pachinko machines

6% surge in operating income for its pachislot and pachinko machines business.

By Sophie McEvoy

"It's a brave new world": GTA 6's PC port will release sooner than you think to avoid losing money to AI rip-offs, says former Rockstar tech director

GTA 6 's PC release may come sooner than anticipated, according to former Rockstar North technical director Obbe Vermeij, because Rockstar and publishers Take-Two will be concerned about losing money to unofficial generative AI clones of...

By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

After taking over EA, Saudi Arabia and their private equity cronies have reportedly held talks about buying Unity

Members of the consortium led by the Saudi Arabian government's Public Investment Fund and some private equity suits which took over EA this year in a leveraged buyout worth $55 billion reportedly have a new target in their sights.

By Mark Warren

"Is there any accountability left in this world?" Warren Spector pops off at EA executives and their massive payouts as BioWare shuts down

It's only been two weeks since we last heard Warren Spector sound off about EA's sudden decision to close BioWare , following the publisher's acquisition by Saudi Arabia's PIF and venture capitalist concerns.

By Dom Peppiatt

Unity reports "strongest ever" Q3 results driven by its AI-powered ad network Vector

Unity has delivered its "strongest ever" third quarter results, driven by a 126% year-on-year growth in its AI-powered ad network Vector.

By Sophie McEvoy

After gobbling up EA, Saudi Arabia and private equity firm Silver Lake reportedly looking to buy Unity

After acquiring EA for $55bn earlier this year , Saudi Arabia and private equity firm Silver Lake are reportedly in the market for another massive video game company. And according to new reports, it's Unity.

By Connor Makar