Back in March, Square Enix announced that it was teaming up with Google Gemini for an AI-powered "Chatty Slimey" companion on Dragon Quest X, a Japan-exclusive MMORPG. Following a divisive reaction, another Gemini-powered Dragon Quest announcement is here.
There's good news for all the web-swingers out there (no, not you lot, keep it down). Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has got a new update today, adding two new spider suits inspired by some big new releases.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom expanded the mainline series' horizons and brought in plenty of new players, but the actor playing live-action Link missed the former - initially due to his age.
The recently released Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 PlayStation ports have been incredibly popular, but that influx of players also reminded everyone that - classics or not - players will simply keep choosing the same few maps every match.
Cyberpunk 2077 continues to perform exceptionally well for CD Projekt Red, but as we wait for news on its (still faraway) sequel, it's been reported the studio had a smaller Cyberpunk 2077 game in the works at one time too.
Things have been quiet on the Monster Hunter Wilds front since the announcement of its major Ascendance expansion earlier in June. While the base game continues to receive updates, this next one makes one of its most interesting quest types - which previously required an online connection - available to play offline.
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is coming later this year, and before that, Capcom is releasing updates to address player complaints. But that doesn't mean modders are waiting for things to quiet down again before working on ambitious user-made expansions.
On Monday, Xbox suffered a major server outage that affected players worldwide. The outage took down several key functions of Xbox, including the ability to buy and download games, play them offline, and even extended to disc-based games. Services have since been restored, but the sudden and severe nature of the outage required some explanation.
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser and longtime Rockstar writer Lazlow Jones have chipped in on the physical video games debate.
August is nearly upon us, and to mark the occasion Sony has revealed the month's line-up of PlayStation Plus games. This month looks to be a banger, meaning PS Plus subscribers of any tier should have at least one great game to look forward to.
The president of Wizards of the Coast will be stepping down from the role after only two years in the job.
Today, in unexpected retro gaming news, we've learned about the discovery of the legendary Famicombox - Nintendo's commercial-use-only console released in 1986 - in a Japanese love hotel.
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Capcom has released sales figures for two of its latest releases - Pragmata and Resident Evil Requiem - in the company's Q1 2026 financial report. Both are doing well.
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