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DELIVERY MUST COMPLETE demo launches in January 2027

Publisher Top Hat Studios and developer Yoyoyollie will release a demo for cel-shaded aerial roguelike …

Gematsu · EN

Dark visual novel PRIMA MATERIA announced for PC

Publisher Top Hat Studios and Synergia developer Radi Art have announced PRIMA MATERIA, a dark …

Gematsu · EN

Ova Magica for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch launches November 10

Farming life simulation game Ova Magica will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, …

Gematsu · EN

Silly Polly Beast coming to Switch 2 in November

Publisher Top Hat Studios and developer Anji Games will release a Switch 2 version of …

Gematsu · EN

Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.8 is refreshing your team comps with a new mechanic, and the game is coming to Steam

HoYoverse just wrapped up a pretty exciting Zenless Zone Zero Special Program that not only delivered all the details on the next big update, it also came with the unexpected announcement that the action RPG is on its way to Steam . Read more

VG247 · EN

Petit Planet preview: HoYoverse's first foray into family-friendly games is very careful to colour within the lines

This isn't a complaint, but I can't help but feel like every new game I pick up at the moment is Animal Crossing . Heartopia ? Animal Crossing. Pokopia ? Animal Crossing. Tomodachi Life ? You guessed it, Animal Crossing! I am unashamedly one of those people who thinks the gaming landscape of the 2020s peaked early when New Horizons gently shepherded us all through lockdown, so perhaps I shouldn't be surprised that – now that we're well past the midpoint of the decade, I hate to remind you – a bunch of studios have come to the same conclusion, and either spun up their own take on th

VG247 · EN

Genshin Impact Luna 7 brings us the first playable Hexenzirkel as things take a turn in Sumeru

HoYoverse just wrapped up a new Genshin Impact Special Program, where the developer revealed everything there is to know about the game’s next major update. Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana, or as its friends call it, Luna 7, was unveiled as part of the showcase. Read more

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Forza Horizon 6 review - The driving game for everyone still can’t seem to escape its car-collecting legacy

There is this idea that, for a long-running series to remain as consistently popular as Forza Horizon has been, it needs to diminish itself somewhat with each new entry, gradually losing more and more of its edge in a bid to appeal to the widest possible audience. Read more

VG247 · EN

Mystic Messenger's most loyal players are getting banned in droves for seemingly playing the game too much

Mystic Messenger , arguably one of the best dating sims around , has been dormant for about seven years. Despite not receiving new content or any meaningful updates in all that time, the game remains popular with its core fans, many of whom just woke up to some shocking news about their accounts. Read more

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Forza Horizon 6 explodes on Steam even before it's officially out

Steam is abuzz this week with a couple of long-anticipated launches, but in Forza Horizon 6 ’s case, at least, the game isn’t even out for what will be most of its players. The anticipated sequel in the open-world driving game series doesn’t officially launch until May 19, but owners of its most expensive version - the Premium Edition - can play it right now. Read more

VG247 · EN

Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.3 will take us deeper into the World in Canvas and make Mortenax Blade playable

HoYoverse has today delivered full details on the next major update for Honkai: Star Rail . Version 4.3, dubbed The Lethe Below the Living, will be available for all players on June 1 . The upcoming update adds a new chapter to the Planarcadia arc, and introduce a new playable character. Read more

VG247 · EN

Monopoly Go x The Simpsons crossover is almost here

Monopoly Go players have been looking forward to a major crossover event for what felt like months, and though most of the details ended up leaking, nothing actually beats official information. Read more

VG247 · EN

A vital message to people in HR: "Protecting our own wellbeing is paramount"

Sarah Venables, an experienced HR veteran of 25 years, opened her keynote at the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit with a story. It was a personal story, one of how she realised she had reached her lowest moments. Read more

GamesIndustry.biz · EN

Gang of Dragon developer Nagoshi Studio shutters months after NetEase cut funding

Gang of Dragon developer Nagoshi Studio has been closed after NetEase withdrew funding earlier this year. Read more

GamesIndustry.biz · EN

Among Us VR co-developer Schell Games announces second round of layoffs this year

VR developer Schell Games has announced a second round of layoffs this year. Read more

GamesIndustry.biz · EN

"We all met by doing improv comedy" – The Los Angeles indie studio making a comedy game in one of the most expensive places for game dev in the world

What do you get if you cross a SpaceX engineer, a TV writer, and a former professor? Read more

GamesIndustry.biz · EN

Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show "most international yet", attracting nearly 220,000 visitors from 113 countries

Organisers described this year's Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show as the "most international edition" to date, with 219,546 attendees from 113 countries. Read more

GamesIndustry.biz · EN

Anthropic adds rule to stop Claude Code recreating existing games

Anthropic has updated its AI coding tool Claude Code so it stops building clones of existing video games. Read more

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Astragon closes Independent Arts successor studio Astragon Development

Simulation publisher Astragon Entertainment is closing Astragon Development, the German studio previously known as Independent Arts Software. Read more

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CI Games secures $32 million loan to finish and self-publish Lords of the Fallen 2

CI Games has signed a $32 million (€28.6 million) syndicated credit facility to fund the completion and launch of Lords of the Fallen II. Read more

GamesIndustry.biz · EN

9 Ways Mina the Hollower Was as Complex and Audacious to Make as Any AAA Game

Ahead of awards season, we asked the folks at Yacht Club Games how the sausage was made

Polygon · EN

Percy Jackson Season 3 Official Trailer Shows Off Star-Studded New Cast

Percy Jackson and the Olympians shows off Dafne Keen, Ming-Na Wen, and more in latest season 3 trailer

Polygon · EN

Huge Square Enix Sale for Switch 2 Includes 90+ Games At Discounts Up to 85% Off

Square Enix is holding a massive Nintendo Switch 2 sale, with discounts on Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Octopath Traveler, and more.

Polygon · EN

FF7 Remake and Rebirth Are Less than $8 Each on Nintendo Switch 2

Square Enix's Nintendo eShop sale includes huge discounts for FF7 Remake and FF7 Rebirth on Switch 2, both of which are on sale for under $10 each

Polygon · EN