Critical Role's New Age Of Umbra Adventure Gets Official Campaign Frame Tie-In

Age of Umbra: Sallowlands is an ongoing miniseries from Critical Role, set in Matthew Mercer's Age of Umbra setting for Daggerheart. The adventure stars Mercer in his usual capacity as Dungeon Master, with a player cast that consists of Jennifer English, Abubakar Salim, Laura Bailey, Zachery Renauldo and Vico Ortiz.

Xbox admits its game exclusivity strategy isn't "obvious", but insists Gears of War and Clockwork Revolution won't be the only non-PlayStation games

Another day, another update on what's happening over at Xbox after last month's showcase and the subsequent cuts of 3,200 jobs and studio divestments. The matter at hand today: console exclusives, and based on past comments by Xbox, we don't really know what to expect or what's going on. Read more

7 Final Anime Villains That Would Destroy Naruto Uzumaki

Naruto Uzumaki is one of the most recognizable shonen anime characters, known for his incredible power and undying resolve. As Kurama's former jinchuriki and Asura Otsutsuki's reincarnation, Naruto's titular protagonist dramatically evolved from a mischievous outcast to one of the greatest protectors of the ninja world...

Unity 7 to release in 2027, helps devs "ship sharper graphics"

Cross-platform game engine Unity has announced its upcoming version of the Unity Editor and runtime, Unity 7, which, following a beta test set for December 2026, is scheduled to launch in Q1 of 2027. Built for "a faster-moving, more open industry," it's got plenty to offer those looking to upgrade and work in a collabo...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's open beta is set for next month, and will offer a chance to take on the fearsome new slaying slab mode

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, this year's Activision shooter about military markspeople (who occasionally look like Beavis and Butt-Head) sliding around with SMGs and shouting 10-4 after checking their corners, is set for pre-release beta testing in August. There are two playtests currently on the calendar, though th...

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Nintendo Won't Pass Tariff Refunds Onto Customers Despite Class Action Lawsuit

Nintendo was one of countless companies that raised the price of its products in 2025 due to the tariffs imposed on other countries by the US. Now Nintendo is potentially getting a refund on some of the costs it endured due to those tariffs; customers want some of their money to be refunded, too. Nintendo will not be d...

What sense can we make of the madness at id Software?

In a grim week for the games industry where Microsoft laid off 1,600 people (with 1,600 further job cuts hanging over the heads of Xbox employees) one decision stood out as especially egregious. Id Software, developer of Doom and Quake, was forced to lay off 136 people – more than half of its workforce. Read more

"Built for that world doesn't mean built to require it": Unity reveal their next game engine while walking a careful line around generative AI

Unity have announced Unity 7, the latest incarnation of their game creation platform. In a pleasant shock for people who've been keeping up with Unity's doings these past couple of years, it doesn't appear to ruin anything. Aside from more routine promises of "speedier workflows" and tastier graffix, the company are pr...

A 74-Year-Old Gamer Just Completed Elden Ring’s Hardest Test

I'm not sure if you've heard: Elden Ring and its DLC Shadow of the Erdtree are hard games. They're not quite on the level of, say, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, given the freedom they present, but they're made by FromSoftware, so there is always going to be a challenge.