Former ZeniMax Online Studios founder and studio head Matt Firor has finally spoken openly about Project Blackbird's cancellation. Firor, who was behind the successful release of The Elder Scrolls Online and its continued support for many years, left the studio following Microsoft's decision to cancel the project after many years of development. Shortly after that news, he admitted that the two things were directly related. Now, speaking to MinnMax, he provided a lot more color on why he feels the decision to shut down Project Blackbird is a missed opportunity for Xbox. It's conflicted. I'm so proud of what the […]

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Yesterday was a big day for Rebel Wolves and their debut game, the open world action RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker. The Polish studio unveiled the game's release date (September 3) and the detailed PC system requirements. Moreover, in an aftershow Q&A, Creative Director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz provided new information about the game. For example, he confirmed that full evil playthroughs will be possible, thanks to the ability to kill most NPCs without causing a game over. Evil run. Generally speaking, you can kill off the majority of NPCs. Maybe not every single one; there are specific cases where, for narrative […]

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During the Road to Launch event, developer Rebel Wolves unveiled detailed PC specifications for their debut game, the highly anticipated fantasy open world action RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker. The specs look fairly demanding on paper: the GeForce RTX 5090, the most powerful graphics card on the market, is required to play the game at 4K resolution and 60 frames per second while using the Ultra preset. However, the developers clarified that the following target resolution, frame rate, and presets were calculated without taking into account upscaler and frame generation, which will be supported (including NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR). […]

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NVIDIA has released a new GeForce Game Ready Driver (version 596.36) ahead of the May 5th launch of Conan Exiles Enhanced, the sweeping Unreal Engine 5 overhaul of Funcom's long-running survival title. As announced last week, Conan Exiles Enhanced will debut on PC exclusively via Steam as a free upgrade. For GeForce RTX players, the update also includes support for DLSS Multi Frame Generation, DLSS Frame Generation, DLSS Super Resolution, and NVIDIA Reflex, the latter reducing PC latency to make combat and survival gameplay feel snappier and more responsive. All of these GeForce features were entirely missing from the original Conan Exiles, so they will be […]

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Some PlayStation users have noticed a new online DRM policy for digital games purchased on the PlayStation Store: newly purchased digital games now display a "Valid Period" tag showing a start date, an end date, and a countdown timer. If the console does not connect to the internet within 30 days, the game's license reportedly expires, and the title becomes unplayable until an online connection is restored. Crucially, this only affects games purchased after March 2026, so titles already in players' libraries before the update are unaffected. The story broke over the weekend through Lance McDonald, the well-known modder who managed to […]

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Resident Evil Requiem has been such a smashing success with its seven million units sold in less than two months, the fastest ever in the horror franchise, that it even caused the upward revision of CAPCOM's fiscal year 2026 forecast from a net profit of $319.9M to $341.8M (+6.9%). Now, all those fans who loved the game are waiting for the first post-launch content drop: the mini-game, which will be released as part of a free update. Well, in an interview with Japanese website Denfaminicogamer, Game Director Koshi Nakanishi and Producer Masato Kumazawa have teased that it might be released […]

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Asha Sharma has been extremely active since she officially replaced the now-retired Phil Spencer at Xbox in late February. One of her earliest moves was discontinuing the "This Is an Xbox" marketing campaign, which had been widely mocked by fans. More significantly, she formally dismantled the Microsoft Gaming identity in favor of a unified Xbox-first structure, with Microsoft plastering the "Return of Xbox" slogan on its office walls. On April 21, Sharma announced a cut to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's monthly price from $29.99 to $22.99, while PC Game Pass dropped from $16.49 to $13.99. Simultaneously, new Call of Duty […]

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Later this week, MotoGP 26 will launch on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S and X, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. According to Italian developer Milestone, this year's entry represents the most significant overhaul of the franchise's core in years. The headline change, the new Rider-Based Handling system, flips the fundamental control philosophy on its head: where previous games mapped player input directly to the bike, MotoGP 26 routes it through the rider's body first, shifting weight before the bike responds. It is a subtle but far-reaching change that touches animations, physics feel, and how veterans will need to approach […]

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It's been over two years since we learned that the Watch Dogs movie was finally being produced. The big screen adaptation of the open world game was first announced back in 2013 alongside the original game, then disappeared into development hell for years. It finally resurfaced when New Regency and Sony Pictures/Columbia Pictures formally partnered with Ubisoft on the adaptation and picked the director (Mathieu Turi, who worked on Meander and The Deep Dark), writers (Christie LeBlanc, who worked on Oxygène, and Victoria Bata, who worked on Pitch Perfect 3 and Fate: The Winx Saga), and cast (Tom Blyth, known for Billy the Kid […]

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Today, Sony announced pricing changes for its PS5, PS5 Pro, and PS Portal consoles across South Korea and Southeast Asia, effective May 1, 2026. Sony cited "continued pressures in the global economic landscape" as the reason. This follows similar hikes already announced for North America, Brazil, Europe, and Japan, which came into effect on April 2, 2026. You can find tables detailing the new, higher pricing in each territory below. New PS5 Console Prices by Territory Territory PS5 PS5 Digital PS5 Pro South Korea ₩948,000 (~$693) ₩858,000 (~$627) ₩1,298,000 (~$949) Singapore SGD 849 (~$629) SGD 764 (~$566) SGD 1,167 (~$864) Malaysia MYR 2,799 […]

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According to movie insider V Scooper, Nintendo is pitching a movie based on its sci-fi franchise Metroid. V Scooper added that Sony Pictures and Universal Pictures are fighting to win the rights to produce it: Metroid, last I heard a few months ago, was still in a bit of a push between studios, no updates since. Sony is one of the stronger contenders for Metroid, Universal is also fighting for it, both are leaning for live action but this could change. Both studios have experience adapting Nintendo IPs to the big screen. Universal, through its Illumination subsidiary, was extremely successful […]

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A few hours ago, British developer Creative Assembly and publisher SEGA have posted what looks like a teaser trailer for Alien: Isolation 2 on the official YouTube channel of the first game. The teaser is only 25 seconds long, and most of the video is pitch black, but you can see the Creative Assembly and 20th Century Studios (which owns the IP) logos. The trailer is titled "False Sense of Security," and its description reads: "A feeling of being safer than one really is." Interestingly, DSO Gaming spotted that Alien: Isolation 2 will be powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 5 rather […]

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It's been nearly fifteen years since The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim took the gaming world by storm, and fans are still waiting for The Elder Scrolls VI. Skyrim redefined open world action RPG gameplay, achieving unanimous critical acclaim and commercial success. Last we heard, it had surpassed 60 million units sold in 2023. Following its release, Bethesda Game Studios immediately started working on Fallout 4, which was also quite successful in its own right. After that, though, the studio decided to break its routine to work on something new: a multiplayer version of Fallout, which became Fallout 76. It was […]

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We may have learned the planned launch date for Star Wars Galactic Racer, the upcoming racing game in development at Fuse Games, with Secret Mode set to publish. The "leak" comes from the game's own Steam page, which was briefly updated with the October 6, 2026 release date. The page also included pre-order and edition details: All pre-orders include a platform-exclusive livery (with distinct variants for PS5, Xbox, and PC) and a player banner, with the livery applicable to all speeder classes. The Digital Deluxe Edition adds a digital art book, three exclusive repulsorcraft, a Deluxe Livery (also applicable to […]

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The pricing of the new Steam Controller has just been leaked by YouTuber Techy Talk, who uploaded a review of Valve's new device earlier. Some Internet user quickly downloaded it and reuploaded it on Streamable, which means we have access to information on the price and the reviewer's first impressions. The price is $99. This means the Steam Controller sits $25 above the DualSense's price, but, according to the reviewer, it offers substantially more functionality. Their conclusion is that no single controller can be perfect for every use case, but for anyone wanting one device that handles both gaming and […]

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