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Helldivers 2 is gearing up for its Xbox release on August 26, and fans have found even more evidence of an imminent crossover with Halo in the form of a mysterious signal that sounds suspiciously like Halo 3: ODST's Superintendent. The crossover seems to be all but confirmed at this point, with the latest Helldivers 2 trailer teasing a Halo 3: ODST collab by including some of the game's iconic music (which begins at the 1:17 timestamp, no less) set amidst the backdrop of a rainy city. Now...
Tekken is a mainstay of the Evo tournament series--and of the entire fighting game genre. But things haven't been entirely rosy at the King of Iron Fist tournament lately. Despite very strong sales for Tekken 8, many competitive players have expressed a dislike for the changes to characters and overall gameplay introduced in Season 2, and they've been very vocal about it on social media. Knowing that things are a bit stormy around Tekken 8's competitive scene lately, I went into an interview...
A new hide-and-seek online multiplayer mode called Fox Hunt for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will have a pretty big drawback: no cross-play support. That means players can't face off unless they're on the same platform. The remake of the PlayStation 2 classic is slated for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Konami confirmed the lack of cross-play for Metal Gear Solid Delta on X, with GameSpot verifying the translation. While the game launches later this month, Fox Hunt isn't set to arrive...
Superstar Mode has returned in Madden NFL 26, and it allows you to create your own player and go through the entire NFL experience. This includes the entire pre-draft process, which culminates with getting drafted by one of the 32 NFL teams. However, before you can get drafted, you need to participate in the NFL Combine. The Combine is meant to be a complete evaluation of you as a player, but it's not just your physical traits being tested. There's also a Combine interview where teams will...
Assassin's Creed Shadows was the series' long-anticipated trip to Japan, but it also made some significant changes to the series. Most notable for longtime fans was the absence of "social stealth," a series mainstay that allows your assassin to blend in with a crowd. But Ubisoft says it had good reason for the change, and reassured fans that social stealth could make a comeback. In a Reddit AMA, a trio of Ubisoft developers addressed a fan who asked about social stealth elements. "For...
NBA 2K26 is releasing soon, and with it comes a whole new crop of rookie players looking to make their mark in the real world and the virtual one as well. To continue on with 2K26's ratings week, the developers have revealed the best rookies in the game at launch. While the first few members of the top 10 rookies are as expected, there are some shifts at the bottom of the list compared to how draft night went earlier in 2025. Below, you can see the top 10 rookies in NBA 2K26 according to...
One of the big draws of Assassin's Creed games has been its attention to historical detail, especially when you were given a chance to soak it all in via the Discovery Tour mode from previous games. Sadly, this feature won't be coming to Assassin's Creed Shadows, as Ubisoft confirmed that it has no plans to offer a "Japan Discovery Tour" as post-launch DLC. "We do not currently have a 'Japan Discovery Tour' like we had for 'Viking Age' in the works," Assassin's Creed Shadows producer André...
Nintendo has announced that Chibi-Robo will be the latest GameCube game to come to the Nintendo Switch 2's classic library as part of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription. The rare and expensive title will be added to Switch Online's GameCube library on Thursday, August 21, 2025, bringing the collection to five games. Originally released in 2006 in North America, Chibi-Robo is a platform-adventure game where you play as the titular diminutive hero tasked with helping...
One of the complaints about Battlefield 6 so far stemming from the open beta is that the maps are too small. Now, Battlefield Studios has explained the reasoning behind only offering smaller-size maps so far in the beta test and promising that, yes, bigger maps exist and are coming. "Speed is a factor of map size. We picked these maps to make sure we hit the full-octane version of Battlefield on the head--and made everyone see we can handle that too," producer David Sirland said. "Large...
It's still in early access, but the survival sandbox Grounded 2 has already attracted a substantial number of players. Xbox VP of marketing Aaron Greenberg said on Twitter that it already has 3 million players, just two weeks after its July 29 release. Grounded 2 is Obsidian's follow-up to the original Grounded, which launched in 2022. Like the original, you play as one of four plucky teens who find themselves shrunk down and left to fend for themselves in the vast wilderness of ordinary...
Battlefield 6 fans are sharing plenty of feedback--both good and bad--following the game's first open-beta weekend, and one recurring theme has seen players requesting a BF6 server browser with persistent servers. Producer David Sirland has responded to fans on social media, explaining exactly why DICE only has a server brower for Portal mode. In response to a player asking for a way to matchmake with larger groups of players, without having to rejoin after every game, Sirland said that the...
EA is celebrating destruction in Battlefield 6, revealing that players collectively caused over $70 billion worth of in-game property damage during the open beta. The developer is offering a collective community reward for reaching a certain level of destruction by the end of the beta period--but there's a long way to go to reach the $1 trillion goal. Destruction is an important part of Battlefield 6, with the developers going back to Bad Company 2's comprehensive destruction to make sure...
Battlefield 6's record-breaking first open beta has come and gone, and now the developers are starting to sift through player feedback and bug reports. One of the issues in the crosshairs is the reported "super bullet" causing unexpectedly fast time-to-kill rates. BF6's principal game designer Florian Le Bihan took to X following the end of the open beta to ask players for videos of "suspected super bullet/unexpectedly fast TTD" bugs. A number of players have reported having this issue in...
One of the longest-running storylines in the Assassin's Creed franchise has been the war between the Templars and the Assassins. In Assassin's Creed Shadows, this conflict was largely pushed to the side, with the Templars playing a smaller--but still crucial role--in the plot, and according to Ubisoft, fans can expect to see this secret war expanded in the future. "The Assassins vs. Templars conflict has always been a core pillar of Assassin's Creed," level design director Luc said in a...
Battlefield 6's open beta gave players a taste of the multiplayer package, and people have since voiced questions and concerns about the matchmaking algorithm and specifically around how skill may be factored in. According to producer David Sirland, Battlefield 6's matchmaking system works the same as past games and what was in the beta is representative of what's being prepared for launch in October. The system prioritizes ping and "time-to-game" ahead of most everything else, including...
Dress to Impress debuted on Roblox nearly two years ago and it's become one of the most popular experiences on the platform. Now, it may reach even further heights because Lady Gaga is coming to Dress to Impress for a special event this week. Under the rules of Dress to Impress, players are invited to create outfits based on specific themes, and the top three winners are chosen by votes from other players. For this event, the theme is Mayhem, the most recent album from Lady Gaga. Starting...
PUBG publisher Krafton's Sims-like InZoi is headed to PS5 in 2026. The developer announced today that InZoi will be released on Sony's console next year, but the company didn't have a specific release date to share, nor did it have information to reveal about an Xbox release. The studio said an Xbox release is "under consideration, but not yet confirmed." You can wishlist the game now on the PlayStation Store. A life-simulation game, InZoi has players controlling "Zois" as as they shape...
By any measure, Battlefield 6's first open beta was a massive success that reached over 500,000 concurrent players on Steam, and over 5 million people reportedly took part across all platforms between August 7 and 11. The early word of mouth has been largely positive, but there are still improvements to be made. In particular, Battlefield Studios has acknowledged fan feedback regarding the helicopter controls in Battlefield 6, and indicated that adjustments are coming. Battlefield lead...
The saga of Subnautica 2 has played out in the court of public opinion this summer, and now it's taken another step towards an actual courtroom. Krafton has officially responded to the lawsuit filed by Unknown Worlds co-founders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, as well as former CEO Ted Gill--all three of whom were forced out of the studio. Cleveland and his team have accused Krafton of delaying Subnautica 2 in order to prevent the publisher from paying Unknown Worlds a $250 million...
There were some severe consequences for BioWare last year when Dragon Age: The Veilguard stumbled out of the gate and failed to meet EA's sales expectations. EA laid off a lot of BioWare's staff and left a much smaller team working on the next Mass Effect game. But there may be a silver lining to that, according to former BioWare employee Mark Darrah. Darrah--who served as an executive producer on the first three Dragon Age games before leaving BioWare--recently joined MrMattyPlays on...