Out this December. Last week, during Nintendo’s partner showcase, Square Enix lifted the lid on Octopath Traveler 0, a new entry in the HD-2D series where you’ll customise and play as your own character. Square Enix has already shared quite a bit about this upcoming release, and now it seems it’s been rated by the…
It’s a weird facet of Hollywood that movies are often given release dates before other important milestones have been reached, like the movies being finished, or the movies being named, or sometimes the movies having even been written. I get it—big studios want to lock down that release date real estate before someone else grabs…
Game engine maker Unity has announced that CEO John Riccitiello will retire from his prominent positions at the company. Effective immediately, Riccitiello will retire as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. In short, Unity’s unpopular and controversial CEO is out. Which makes sense, given that Riccitiello is…
It’s been nearly three months since we launched Monster Hunter: World globally and we are humbled by how many new and returning hunters have enlisted to investigate the New World and the Elder Crossing. From all of us at Capcom, thank you! Now, let’s talk about the next addition to the game: a brand new…
Modern Bethesda likes to take its time. Starfield was in active development for eight years before it was able to disappoint cosmic explorers. The Elder Scrolls 6, meanwhile, was announced way back in 2018, didn’t enter active development until 2023, and won’t launch until 2026 at the earliest—and let’s face it, it’s gonna be a…
First reported by Dexerto, former Jagex employee Andrew “Mod Jed” Lakeman has been sentenced to three years in prison (suspended for two years) for using dev tools to remove items from player accounts, then selling them online. An investigation found that Lakeman had earned more than $400,000 through this activity. Former OSRS developer Mat K…
The best part of any cosy game is getting to decorate your own space. Whether that’s a single house, a shopfront, or an entire town, getting to customise your area is what makes these games so relaxing. The odds of you decorating in the same way as the next person are incredibly slim, which makes…
Grokipedia, xAI’sAI-powered online encyclopaedia, is now live. Version 0.1 features an extremely basic white-text-on-a-black-background look and stripped back page layouts, plus more than 885,000 articles. But despite Elon Musk’s recent claim that Grokipedia “will be a massive improvement over Wikipedia,” much of the content seems to have come directly from it (via The Verge). In…
Category: Next Week on Xbox March 20, 2026 Next Week on Xbox: New Games for March 23 to 27 Will Fulton, Xbox Wire Editor Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox on PC, and Game Pass! Get more…
Major flaw in Android A mobile security firm is sounding the alarm on a flaw in Android that could potentially allow an attacker to gain control of a smartphone simply by sending a text message. What’s scary about the threat is that in many cases, it doesn’t require any interaction on the part of the…