Originally a network of desktop websites, IGN is also distributed cancer toto on mobile platforms, console programs on the Xbox and PlayStation, FireTV, Roku, and via YouTube, Twitch, Hulu, and Snapchat. Apart from providing a gathering place for gamers, these conferences are often packed with exciting gaming news and exclusive looks at upcoming titles. While E3 was shut down permanently, its mission was passed on to Summer Game. It gathers numerous publishers that get to showcase their latest projects and innovations for a wider audience.

It also acquired Bluepoint Games, a studio known almost entirely for its remakes and ports of existing games, as well as Housemarque–which developed Game of the Year contender Returnal earlier this year. Sony did also close one developer–its Japan Studio–though it retained the Team Asobi group responsible for Astro’s Playroom. Google Stadia didn’t get off on the right foot, missing several of its promised features at launch and not sporting a particularly deep library. Since then, we’ve seen the games come sporadically and many of those features have been added, but it has struggled to gain relevance. It looked like Google was going to have to rely on its own development teams to create incredible experiences that made Stadia worth using.

 

Gtfo Developer Announces Den Of Wolves Documentary Series

 

N4G is a community of ​​​gamers​​​ posting and discussing the latest game news. It’s part of BGFG, a network of social news sites covering today’s pop culture. PS Plus Extra and Premium have some of the greatest PlayStation games from across the console brand’s history, and here are the best of the best. Wednesday, April 16 is going to be an exciting day for fans of survival-horror games, especially if they liked the Silent Hill 2 remake. Horror gaming fans now have the chance to get an early look at a brand-new title that puts an unexpected twist on slot machines. Infinity Nikki shares an overview of what players can expect in Version 1.5, including an update on housing, dyes, and the return of popular banners.

 

Sifu Developer Sloclap Has Announced A Release Date For Its New Soccer Game, Rematch

 

Perhaps we will find out during the next Nintendo Direct, which will be all about the Switch 2, on April 2. Microsoft also replaced Game Pass for Console with Game Pass Standard, a $15-a-month subscription tier that neither supports Xbox Cloud Gaming nor includes day-one titles on the service. Those who wanted to play games like Black Ops 6 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on day one through Game Pass had to pay for the most expensive version of the gaming subscription. To that end, Game Informer is now operating under a new entity called Game Informer Inc. and the over 30-year history of the website has returned after being shut off in August of last year.

 

It is also the developer behind GunZ, the “Layer-1 blockchain ecosystem powering community-driven economies in AAA games,” including Off the Grid. Additionally, District 9 and Chappie director Neill Blomkamp is part of the team as Gunzilla’s chief creative officer and co-founder. “Black Mirror” is getting more “Black Mirror”-y with Netflix‘s launch of a video game based on an in-universe game from the newly released Season 7. The company claims its latest chips are “designed with gamers in mind” to “deliver sustained graphics performance on handheld, dedicated devices”. It promises “high-fidelity graphics” with “incredible ergonomics” for those wanting their mobile games at their best. We love hearing from the community, whether you have a suggestion for a new feature that you’d like to see added, or you want to give feedback on existing features that could use some improvement.

 

S, as Sony and Major League Baseball had suggested in the past, but it also launched on Game Pass. With basically every other console generation, we saw new systems’ preorders sell out quickly, they would be tough to find for a few months, and then they’d end up on store shelves. The IGN Convention logo was designed by prominent Gulf based artist Ashraf Ghori.

 

Bad Guitar Studio has announced that its free-to-play 5v5 hero shooter FragPunk is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X

 

(With Ben Starr reprising his role as Jimbo to accept the award to maintain its creator’s strict policy of anonymity.) Then the game made a brief but fun appearance in the new Black Mirror season in the Hotel Reverie episode. As you can imagine, its creator, localthunk, was quite chuffed at the shout-out. Our colleagues at Polygon are calling out Nintendo for its obnoxiously wordy naming conventions for some Switch 2 games. Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions. A creative Overwatch 2 fan shares a concept for skins based on Cyberpunk 2077, showing what a crossover between the two titles could look like.

 

However, a later report from the Washington Post alleged the problems were much more widespread, including instances of rape at one studio and Kotick threatening to murder an assistant during a phone call. These revelations led to widespread calls for Kotick’s resignation, as well as condemnation from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. As of now, Kotick has yet to resign, and the board of directors–of which he is a member–have supported him publicly.