Xbox's Arkane Studios attracts multiple buyout bids, with Ubisoft among the suitors
Arkane, which Xbox divested earlier this year, could keep Marvel's Blade alive if a buyer such as Ubisoft completes a deal.
Eurogamer · +15 outlets
Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake tops Metacritic's 2026 rankings with a 96 ahead of Switch 2 launch
Reviewers hail Nintendo's Switch 2 remake as a masterpiece, making it the highest-rated game of the year so far.
Nintendolife · +14 outlets
Bethesda confirms The Elder Scrolls 6 is titled Sentinel, set in Hammerfell, with no release date
The subtitle reveal, arriving eight years after the game's initial teaser, confirms the long-awaited sequel's setting.
The Escapist · +14 outlets
The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel is reportedly still more than two years away from release
Bethesda has said it will be some time before more is shared, tempering expectations set by the new teaser.
Nintendolife · +14 outlets
Nintendo cartridge maker Macronix exits ROM manufacturing, threatening physical Switch games
The chipmaker's exit could raise costs for physical Switch and Switch 2 cartridges and accelerate the shift to digital.
Eurogamer · +7 outlets
Nexus Mods makes AI disclosure mandatory but declines to ban AI mods outright
The largest PC mod host will require labeling and offer filters, saying an outright ban would not eliminate AI from modding.
Eurogamer · +12 outlets
Valve admits Steam review backlog is delaying game launches amid AI flood
Developers report QA wait times ballooning to over two weeks as Valve re-reviews submissions, prompting delays.
Kotaku · +13 outlets
Former Halo and Destiny composer Marty O'Donnell loses his US congressional race in Nevada
The Republican candidate and ex-Bungie audio director fell short in his bid for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District.
Gamespot · +9 outlets
Sam Altman walks back comments calling it 'terrible' for people to have RAM in their PCs
The OpenAI chief addressed backlash over the remark, at one point renaming his Twitter profile to Ram Altman.
Ign · +14 outlets
GTA 6 has sold nearly 8 million copies, with PS5 dominating the platform split
Sensor Tower's unofficial tracker puts the game at 7.71 million units, underscoring its early commercial scale.
Gamespot · +13 outlets
Control Resonant becomes Remedy's fastest-selling game, tripling quarterly revenue
The Remedy title passed one million copies, providing a significant financial boost for the studio.
Pcgamer · +10 outlets
Dragon's Dogma 2 gets a Delicious in Dungeon crossover update, live now with Switch 2 patch incoming
Capcom's timed collaboration with the fantasy cooking anime arrives alongside a new game update.
Eurogamer · +13 outlets
Guild Wars gets its first new expansion in almost 20 years with Afterlife
ArenaNet and co-dev studio 2Weeks announced a full paid expansion for the 21-year-old original game.
Gamespot · +14 outlets
UK's Advertising Standards Authority bans King, Scopely and other mobile ads for misrepresenting gameplay
The regulator ruled that ads featuring non-representative gameplay misled consumers.
Gamesindustry · +5 outlets
Pokemon Pokopia's Dazzling Decorations DLC launches December 9 on Switch 2
The Pokemon Company and Game Freak confirmed the second wave of DLC for the Switch 2 title.
Polygon · +12 outlets
Itch.io purges terabytes of AI slop and expands storefront AI filters
The storefront said it deleted a large volume of AI-generated games and now lets users exclude generative AI content.
Pcgamer · +4 outlets
Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada discusses leaving Bandai Namco to start VS Studio
Harada said he realized he might have time for only one more game and wanted to try something new after three decades.
Gamesindustry · +1 outlets
Xbox leadership called a 'clownshow' by former studio VP amid COO exit
The critical comments follow a messy executive departure at Microsoft's gaming division.
GamesRadar+ · +1 outlets