Resident Evil Requiem is almost here, but that hasn't stopped evildoers from dropping lots of spoilers all over the Internet, prompting Capcom to acknowledge the situation ahead of the final weekend before the game's launch. Meanwhile, Resident Evil 2 director (and famous games industry bad boy) Hideki Kamiya had stronger words for the leakers.
Grok, the generative AI chatbot on X (formerly Twitter), reportedly had an update delay because it wasn't a good enough expert on Baldur's Gate 3. This came from its owner Elon Musk, who apparently was dissatisfied with his non-consentual nude creating, formerly Hitler-praising, tool.
The vibes are rotten out there if you work anywhere near video games. 2026 is yet another year off to a terrible start when it comes to layoffs, project cancellations, and studio closures that often don't make a lick of sense. Despite all this, though, US consumer spending on video games has gone up year-on-year.
It's been a while since the BioShock movie was revived... only be stuck in limbo again. Slow progress is being made on a script, however, and like many suspected, it seems that director Francis Lawrence's busy agenda has been the main thing preventing it from happening.
Last week gave us the announcement of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen coming to the Switch systems. This would've been celebrated under normal circumstances, but Nintendo and The Pokémon Company chose to skip the Nintendo Switch Online service in favour of a paid re-release of the original games at Ł16.99 (or $20) each. A silver lining was mention of support for the Pokémon Home service, but now that's up in the air.
Nintendo is reportedly issuing refunds for Xenoblade Chronicles X's Switch 2 upgrade.
I miss boxing - not that I ever did it. It used to be a kind of combat-sport backbone running through the country. I remember sleeping at a friend's house when Frank Bruno was fighting Mike Tyson in 1989, and us kids were listening to the fight on a radio upstairs while our parents listened to it on a radio downstairs. Their cheers led ours. Boxing matches were big deals, they were moments where everyone seemed to turn around, but where are they now? Lying on the canvas alongside Jake Paul..png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Patrick Söderlund – founder and CEO of Arc Raiders studio, Embark – has been appointed as executive chairman at Nexon to "accelerate global strategy, transform creative direction, and lead the next phase of growth" for its parent company.
Microsoft's new gaming CEO Asha Sharma has responded to concerns surrounding her background in AI, as well as her lack of previous gaming-related roles.
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Georgian skaters Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava shared a Mortal Kombat-themed performance at the Olympics over the weekend.
Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) has now completed its acquisition of the Evolution Championship Series – Evo, as it's more commonly known – and insists that "Evo's traditions, values, and identity will remain unchanged" under its new parent company.
First it came for our intellectual property, then it came for our workers, and now it's after our Steam Decks!
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