A week after the release of the anticipated MindsEye DLC Blacklisted, which in case you hadn’t heard was utterly godawful, it looks like the layoff hammer has fallen again on developer Build a Rocket Boy. As noted by Kotaku, multiple developers have reported a new round of redundancies at the studio, and given the report…
Category: Games May 5, 2026 How Microsoft Flight Simulator is Honoring the Brave Volunteers of the NSW Rural Fire Service Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Summary World Update 21: Australia features new Australian points of interest, photogrammetry cities, activities, and more alongside a collaboration with the New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service (RFS). Experience…
A CNBC report says there’s been a significant leadership shakeup at Microsoft’s Xbox division, and if you’re not a fan of AI then you might want to avert your eyes. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who came into the role in February after spending two years as president of Microsoft’s CoreAI Product division, has tapped at…
China’s State Council has published a state media report through its Information Office concerning a recent legal case about a worker whose role was (at least partially) replaced by AI. The worker, identified by their surname Zhou, was hired for a tech role in quality assurance, before their employer began using AI to cover some…
Summer Lovin’. Summer is almost upon us, and you know what that means… Yes, Summer Game Fest is right around the corner! Mr Keighley is back with yet another weekend of gaming, bringing us various announcements and showcases straight from Los Angeles. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Ubisoft has released the first of what it says will be “a series of deep dive articles” into the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Black Resynced, serving up a close look at the smooth new moves pirate-assassin Edward Kenway will employ as he murders his way across the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy. Parkour, stealth,…
The digital release is still coming in two weeks. R-Type Dimensions III‘s physical release has been hit with a delay, just two weeks before the game’s launch on Switch 1 & 2, publisher ININ Games has announced. The upcoming remake of R-Type III: The Third Lightning is still launching on 19th May 2026 on the…
Category: Games May 5, 2026 Froggy Hates Snow – How a Love of Dome Keeper and Digging Created a Fresh Spin on Survival Games James Batchelor, Communications Manager at Digital Bandidos The premise of Froggy Hates Snow is, as you would expect from the title, relatively simple: you are a frog who is trapped in…
The Steam Controller has been available to purchase for barely a day and it’s already sold out. That’s a familiar occurrence around major hardware launches but even Valve is surprised by the sales fervour for the new pad, which mostly sold out in minutes, not hours. In a post on Bluesky, it promises more are…
At The Game Awards 2025, LucasFilm Games revealed Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, an upcoming “spiritual successor” to BioWare’s beloved Knights of the Old Republic series. Returning to head up its development is Casey Hudson, project director on KotOR 1 and the Mass Effect series, former BioWare general manager, and now co-founder, CEO,…