"Xbox is not for sale" despite all of the layoffs and neat repackaging of studios within Microsoft's corporate structure, CEO Asha Sharma says

Despite recently having overseen the laying off of 268 staff in the second of multiple rounds of cuts planned for this financial year, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has denied that their are plans to sell Microsoft's gaming division. The bloodletting at Xbox in recent months has not only seen workers let go, but the place of st...

12 Years Later, Shadow of Mordor's Switch 2 Launch Proves Open-World Games Still Need Its Best System

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (most commonly referred to as just Shadow of Mordor) is now on the Nintendo Switch 2 alongside its sequel, Shadow of War. The games have been compiled into the "Shadow Bundle," which also includes all previously released DLCs for both Middle-earth releases.

Game of Thrones: Lord of the Hightower Officially Announced

In Game of Thrones lore, the Hightowers are one of the most powerful and influential families, playing a prominent role in the spin-off show, House of the Dragon. Now, thanks to Game of Thrones: Lord of the Hightower, fans will come closer to the family than ever before.

AMD's new 'Gainsborough' APU rumoured to be the chip that powers the long-awaited Steam Deck 2

The original Steam Deck went on sale about four and a half years ago. And there hasn't been any clear indication that a true second-gen handheld from Valve is imminent. Until now, that is.YouTube channel Moore's Law is Dead has a new video explaining how a rumoured AMD APU known as Gainsborough is likely to be the chip...

AppLovin sues Unity over alleged data collection through its Ad Quality SDK

  AppLovin has filed for a temporary restraining order against Unity in the Superior Court of California in San Francisco, accusing its rival of harvesting data through Unity’s Ad Quality SDK without permission. According to a report from Digiday, AppLovin also claims, on an “information and belief&#82...

Micron CEO says it'll be tougher to get memory in the next couple of years than it is today, and keeps saying it over and over again

The head honcho of Micron, Sanjay Mehrotra, says that memory may be even harder to come by in the next two years than it is today. Now, a memory company's CEO is gonna say stuff like that during a historically momentous upturn in its business— anything to the contrary would be bad news for its share price—but it is a s...

I spent far too long assigning gaming mouse values based on their price-to-weight ratio, and the runner-up is the rodent on my desk right now

You may know the trick of checking price in relation to weight, rather than full price, at a supermarket, to account for different pack sizes, but have you ever thought of applying that same metric to gaming mice? Me neither, until our Dave spotted such a rubric on Amazon. The Turtle Beach Burst II Air Amazon listing h...

Hollow Knight Is Officially Coming To Fortnite

Fortnite just shared a new trailer for its upcoming Fortnitemares event. The in-game event takes place every Halloween, and this year, it will coincide with Fortnite's ongoing Override gaming season. In its new trailer, one of the most welcome surprises of the season so far was revealed out of nowhere - Hollow Knight i...

The Division developers Massive are now "the global brand" in charge of Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon, alongside a new Ubisoft dieselpunk MOBA

Tom Clancy's The Division and Star Wars Outlaws studio Massive Entertainment just got, er, massiver. Parent company Ubisoft have announced that they're now "the global label" for several other series, including Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell alongside at least one original game, World War fantasy MOBA March of Giants. R...

How To Solve Today's Wordle - October 2 2026 Answer #1931

Today's Wordle puzzle is fairly challenging compared to yesterday's answer, so if you need some help solving it to protect your streak, we've got you covered! Whether you want a couple of hints or to peek at the answer, here's what you need to know.

GameRant Daily Crossword (October 2, 2026)

GameRant Daily Crossword Mini (October 2, 2026)