Gaming

PNY has launched its back to school savings, but gamers shouldn’t ignore this Switch 2 SD card deal

• PNY has launched a back-to-school sale on storage products.
• A discounted Switch 2-compatible SD card features among the deals.
• Deal suits gamers needing extra storage, not just students.

PNY has kicked off a back-to-school sale covering storage products such as SSDs, memory cards and flash drives, aimed at shoppers stocking up on tech before the new term. Among the various discounts, one deal stands out for gamers: a price cut on a microSD card compatible with…

Best Pokemon TCG Pocket Hoopa ex deck

Hoopa ex, Bombirdier, and the famous Hydreigon make up this deadly PTCGP Dark deck

Id Software lead says devs “don’t have the incentive to care anymore” with Microsoft threatening another 1,600 Xbox layoffs after latest bloodbath

• Id Software staff warn Xbox layoffs are undermining morale and development capacity.
• Microsoft plans 3,200 Xbox job cuts in total.
• Id Software reportedly lost 136 roles.

An id Software lead has criticised Microsoft’s Xbox management following major job cuts, saying repeated restructuring has left developers with little incentive to care about their work. The comments highlight concerns that layoffs are damaging morale, institutional knowledge and the ability of Xbox studios to make large-scale games.…

Mortal Kombat 3 Isn’t Off The Table, But Its Director Is Busy With A Very Different Movie

The recent Mortal Kombat movies have been hailed for adapting the bloody fighting games to the big screen, but will the duology ever become a trilogy? Simon McQuoid--the director of the two movies--isn't so sure, as he's currently focused on a very different project. When quizzed by The…

‘Marvel’s Wolverine’ Video Game Star Liam McIntyre On Adding Vulnerability To Logan’s “Bottomless Rage”

• Liam McIntyre says his Wolverine combines extreme rage with vulnerability and empathy.
• He sought an original interpretation of Logan rather than copying earlier performances.
• Marvel’s Wolverine is due for PlayStation 5 on 15 September 2026.

Liam McIntyre, who plays Logan/Wolverine through voice and performance capture in Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Wolverine, said his approach was to balance the character’s violence and anger with emotional exposure. Speaking to Deadline, McIntyre described Logan’s rage as seemingly inexhaustible, but argued that the character is more compelling when…

Marvel Tokon tutorial overwhelms newcomers with mechanics

• Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has strong visuals but a weak tutorial
• Writer struggled to retain moves taught all at once early on
• Street Fighter 6's gradual World Tour mode held up as a better model

Polygon columnist Ethan Gach argues that Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, a new fighter from Arc System Works featuring characters such as Spider-Man and Blade, undermines its own appeal with a poorly designed tutorial. Despite praising the game's stylish art, varied movesets and dramatic matches, he says its onboarding…

GTA 6 might not technically be $100, but it’s had its cake and ate it too as pre-orders are ‘skewing more to the premium edition’

• GTA 6 pre-orders reportedly favour the pricier premium edition.
• Standard edition avoids the rumoured $100 price point.
• Tiered pricing may still boost overall spending per buyer.

Rockstar Games' pricing structure for Grand Theft Auto 6 appears to be pushing buyers towards its costlier premium edition, according to reporting on pre-order trends, even though the standard version has not been priced at the widely discussed $100 mark. The distinction matters because publishers have faced backlash…

3 months after the release of Directive 8020, Supermassive Games is laying off even more people

• Supermassive Games is laying off staff again, months after Directive 8020's release.
• The cuts follow earlier rounds of layoffs at the studio.
• Highlights ongoing job instability across the games industry.

Supermassive Games, the British studio behind The Dark Pictures Anthology and horror title Directive 8020, is cutting more jobs, just three months after Directive 8020 launched. The layoffs mark another blow for the developer, which has already gone through previous rounds of job cuts, and reflect the wider…

After Stellar Blade: Blood Rain reveal, Shift Up says its other “AAA-class” game will be revealed this year, and as a “live-service experience” it’s closer to its first RPG

Is it finally time to see what Project Spirits is all about?

GTA 6 Owner Take-Two Is Not Interested In Selling To Netflix Or Anyone Right Now

Take-Two, which owns Rockstar and Grand Theft Auto, is not interested in selling. The company's top boss, Strauss Zelnick, appeared on CNBC recently where he was asked if Take-Two's partnership with Netflix for the next GTA 6 trailer might be the first step toward a buyout. It is…