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Steam Controller reservations are now open. Prospective buyers can now put their name down on a waiting list, and Valve will email you when your purchase slot becomes available. You’ll be limited to one controller per purchase, and have only 72 hours to complete your order, but at least you can now join an orderly queue and know when your time has come. The new ordering system comes into place after the first batch of controllers sold out within minutes, with early buyers able to purchase two controllers at a time. This initial system that Valve implemented led to a…
Sony has laid out its plan for the use of AI in PlayStation game development and committed to its implementation going forward.During Sony’s presentation for its latest financial results, Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Hideaki Nishino explained how he believes AI will strengthen the company’s efforts in game creation.“At PlayStation, our goal is always to be the best place to play and the best place to publish,” Nishino said. “We see AI as a powerful tool to help us in this mission.“For our players, this will mean a gaming experience like never before. More immersion, more adventures, and fresh…
As more and more big Hollywood actors move over to video game acting, the stigma around it is fading away. But Lord of the Rings’ performance capture king Andy Serkis says he’s always seen movie and game acting in the same light.”I don’t see any difference between that and acting in films or on stage or TV,” said Serkis in an interview with Variety. “It’s exactly the same. You approach the character and build a character in the same way.”Serkis has been a part of many video games, including a series based on The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Warhammer…
KILL THE THINGS, BLOKE WITH NICE HAIR. Ok, Capcom, he’ll kill the things in the new game mode your latest update adds to Resident Evil Requiem. YES, LEON MUST DIE FOREVER. Indeed, it’s a name that’s arguably a bit on the nose, but it certainly does the job.
Nintendo says it expects Switch 2 sales to decline in the console’s second year, after it confirmed global price hikes, but that the system will still pace ahead of where the original console was during the same period of its life.In its financial results covering the three months ended March 31, the company said it had sold a further 2.49 million Switch 2 consoles during the period, bringing the total sold-in number to 19.86 million.This means that Switch 2 remains 5 million units ahead of where the original Switch was during the same timeframe, launch-aligned, and 6 million units ahead…
Dune: Awakening has been in the limelight recently thanks to its big reveal of update 1.4, set to launch on May 19, and redirection to a “PvE first” experience – but not all the news is exciting, as some fans were left wondering about a previously teased new map.In case you’re out of the loop, most of us were hoping that the Polar Cap map – one that The Water Wars DLC page on Steam had previously alluded to – would be released alongside the 1.4 patch and optional paid content later this month. Following Funcom’s rundown of the upcoming…
Capcom has released the promised free DLC mini-game for Resident Evil Requiem.The mode, which is called Leon Must Die Forever, is available as a free update now, and will unlock automatically when players finish the main game.“Unlocked by completing the story, this additional minigame mode challenges you to clear numerous stages as Leon while unlocking exclusive enhancer abilities,” Capcom‘s description reads.“The fast-paced action is distinct from the main story mode, and is packed with replay value. Can you make it to the end alive and defeat the boss within the time limit?“Multiple difficulty levels are available, including an extreme high-difficulty…
Early reviews for Mixtape – the new game from The Artful Escape developer Beethoven and Dinosaur – place it as either the best game of 2026 so far, or still pretty good depending on what review aggregator you use.Over on OpenCritic, Mixtape currently sits at a critic average of 94, which makes it the top game of 2026 by a margin of four points, taking over from Pokemon Pokopia. However, 20 critic reviews listed at the time of writing, the lowest score is a sole 8/10 amid a sea of nines and tens for the title. Regardless, it is an…
Grab your copy of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Deep Rock Galactic, toss ’em in a mixing bowl, add a dash of horde-killing chaos with Call of Duty Zombies-style Easter Eggs, and you’ll get Far Far West. Robot cowboys and cowgirls, bounty hunts involving supernatural beasts, and horse riding licence exams are just a few things this indie offers, and as this surprise hit continues to dominate Steam, you’d better not miss out – thankfully, Fanatical has it cheaper than Valve’s storefront right now. Despite a fairly repetitive gameplay loop, Far Far West is a game you can sink seemingly…
Veteran Nintendo designer, Takashi Tezuka, who has directed some of the company’s most influential games stretching back to the original Super Mario Bros., is retiring from the company.In a note published alongside its latest financial results, Nintendo confirmed that Tezuka will retire from his role as an executive officer on June 26, 2026.Tezuka is one of the most experienced game designers at Nintendo, having directed classic games such as The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Yoshi’s Island. Most recently, Tezuka was the producer of Super Mario Bros. Wonder.At 65,…