Gaming news
Dungeons of Hinterberg still looks right up my alley
By CJ Andriessen - Destructoid | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:32Forget a staycation, next year I'm taking a slaycation! A little over two years ago, I stumbled across the Twitter account for Microbird, a game developer working on a quaint-looking action-RPG calle...
Read more
Star Wars Outlaws better be good, because it's basically the open world Star Wars game us nerds have all been dreaming about for years
By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:31Scoundrels, stylish droids, and one last heist—it's what I've always wanted.
Read more
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion launches September 26th
By Alice O'Connor - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:29A new trailer for Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty announces a release date of September 26th. It also gives a glimpse of what's waiting for V as she ventures into the brand new district of Dogtown t...
Read more
Starfield Includes Oblivion's "Adoring Fan" Meme
By Steve Watts - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:25During the deep dive into Starfield, Bethesda revealed that it's bringing back a fan-favorite meme from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Your adoring fan is back, and you can once again put up with his...
Read more
Cities: Skylines 2 has bigger cities and will release this October
By Graham Smith - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:24Cities: Skylines 2 was revealed a few months ago, but with only a CG trailer and not many details. Now there's a new in-game trailer and at least a vague sense of what the citybuilding sequel will do...
Read more
Monkey Island is coming to Sea of Thieves, and because of that, so am I
By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:24LucasArts' iconic adventure game will be folded into Rare's pirate sim in a new three-part expansion.
Read more
In Starfield, Optional Traits Pair Buffs With Nerfs, May End In Tragedy
By Mark Delaney - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:23During the Starfield Direct, Bethesda Game Studios went into great detail regarding the game's character creation tools, which it says are actually built on the team's own NPC generation features. The...
Read more
Persona 3 Reload is coming to Burn Your Dread early 2024
By Chris Moyse - Destructoid | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:18Evoking Hype Look, let's all just look surprised, ok? It's no one's fault. As part of this afternoon's Xbox Games Showcase, Atlus revealed its long-requested remake of one of the most iconic and belo...
Read more
Yep, I'm gonna reinstall all 80GB of Microsoft Flight Simulator to fly Dune's ornithopter
By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:17The iconic Dune 'thopter is coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator the same day as the movie hits theaters.
Read more
Microsoft Reveals 1TB SSD Xbox Series S
By Marcus Stewart - Gameinformer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:16For those in the market for an Xbox Series S with more storage, Microsoft has unveiled a 1-terabyte SSD model of the console that launches on September 1. This carbon black version of the...
Read more
The big games, reveals, and trailers from Xbox Games Showcase
By Nicole Carpenter - Polygon | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:15Image: Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft, Lucasfilm From Forza Motorspot and Fable to Cyperpunk 2077 and Starfield Microsoft promised “games, games, games, and Starfield” ahead of...
Read more
Xbox Reminds You Some Of These Showcase Games Are Coming To PlayStation, Too
By Eddie Makuch - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:15The Xbox Games Showcase featured a whole host of games, some of which are coming to platforms beyond Xbox. In a tweet, Microsoft said that "many" of the games during the Xbox Games Showcase will be av...
Read more
Persona Makers Announce Metaphor: ReFantazio
By Matt Miller - Gameinformer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:14The influence of the Persona games is in full evidence in the first real look at Metaphor: ReFantazio, the new new fantasy RPG on the way from Atlus. From overall visual styling to UI and fo...
Read more
Carbon Black 1TB Xbox Series S launches September 1
By Chris Moyse - Destructoid | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:14Expand your Mind (or at least your memory) To close out its Xbox Games Showcase, Phil Spencer took to the stage to celebrate the range of first and third-party games headed to Xbox, PC, and the Xbox...
Read more
Starfield Lets You Customize Your Ship With New Weapons, Modules, And Crew Abilities
By Claire Lewis - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:13Bethesda's recent Starfield Direct showcase has given players a better idea of what they can expect from the studio's expansive upcoming space RPG--including more details on how players can interact w...
Read more
Xbox Games Showcase chose to lead with women as presenters, protagonists
By Maddy Myers - Polygon | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:12Image: Xbox/YouTube The bar is low, apparently The bar was low for Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday after Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest 2023 presentation on Thursd...
Read more
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty releasing September, pre-orders now live
By Victoria Kennedy - Eurogamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:12Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty DLC, which stars Luther's Idris Elba as FIA Agent Solomon Reed, will be released on 26th September. The breathtaking Keanu Reeves, who is reprising his role of J...
Read more
Metaphor ReFantazio is a new game from the Persona creators
By Ed Nightingale - Eurogamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:12Atlus and the creators of the Persona series revealed its next game at the Xbox Games Showcase: Metaphor ReFantazio. The game features an anime style familiar to fans of Persona and Shin Megami...
Read more
Microsoft announces 1TB Xbox Series S model
By Tom Phillips - Eurogamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:11Microsoft has just announced a new model of the Xbox Series S with an 1TB SSD. Oh, and it's coloured black. This fresh model launches on 1st September, Xbox chief Phil Spencer announced tonight...
Read more
Metaphor: ReFantazio from Atlus was the most surprising reveal of the Xbox Games Showcase
By CJ Andriessen - Destructoid | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:10Coming in 2024 The biggest Atlus announcements for the Xbox Games Showcase may have leaked early, but that doesn't mean there wasn't more in store we weren't expecting. Case in point, Metaphor: ReFan...
Read more
Clockwork Revolution is a new steampunk adventure from InXile
By Timothy Monbleau - Destructoid | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:10It's about time Though the Xbox Games Showcase showed off many follow-ups to well-established names, we've gotten some totally original titles too. A prime example of this is Clockwork Revolution, a...
Read more
Cities Skylines 2 cuts the ribbon on October 24th
By Zoey Handley - Destructoid | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:09Move over horror games Now here’s something that I can get excited for. Cities Skylines 2 has gotten an actual in-game trailer and a release date for October 24th. Oh, yeah. This is a good trailer. I...
Read more
New Atlus RPG Metaphor ReFantazio Revealed At Xbox Showcase
By Jason Fanelli - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:07During today's Xbox Showcase, Atlus unveiled the debut trailer for Metaphor ReFantazio, a new RPG from the creators of the Persona franchise.The trailer showed a mixture of turn-based RPG gameplay and...
Read more
Enter here for a chance to win a one month PC Game Pass membership
By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:06As seen at the 2023 PC Gaming Show, we've got 10,000 PC Game Pass subs to give away. Enter here!
Read more
Enter here for a chance to win a Park Beyond Collector's Edition
By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:06The physical Collector's Edition includes a figurine, art book, soundtrack, poster, and more.
Read more
Spiritfarer studio's next game is a 33-player roguelike based on MMO raids
By Alice O'Connor - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:06MMO raids can be some of the most satisfying experiences in multiplayer gaming, so it's a shame that they're so often one of the last things you gain access to after a whole lot of time and grinding....
Read more
Black Xbox Series S With 1 TB SSD Announced, Preorders Start Today
By Steve Watts - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:05The Xbox showcase ended with a big surprise, and it wasn't a new game. Instead, it was a hardware revision, offering more storage and a new color option for the popular Xbox Series S model.Phil Spence...
Read more
Payday 3 plans a very messy heist in new trailer from Xbox Showcase
By Austen Goslin - Polygon | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:04Image: Xbox/Twitch It’s time to start robbing banks again A new heist is almost underway. The latest trailer for Payday 3 premiered during the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase, and sho...
Read more
Island of Insight Preview – Puzzle Paradise
By Wesley LeBlanc - Gameinformer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:03...
Read more
I'm not sure what to expect from South of Midnight, but the vibes are impeccable
By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:02It's a third-person action-adventure, FYI.
Read more
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty Release Date Revealed With New Gameplay Trailer
By Alessandro Barbosa - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:01It's been almost a year since CD Projekt Red first revealed its Cyberpunk 2077 expansion, Phantom Liberty, and at the Xbox Showcase, the studio had more details to share on its "spy-thriller" add-on t...
Read more
Cities: Skylines II Launches In October
By Marcus Stewart - Gameinformer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:01Cities: Skylines II has a release date, and it’s coming on October 24. A new trailer at today’s Xbox Games Showcase showed off some of the city-building gameplay, which, according to develop...
Read more
Starfield's Direct Showcase Promises A Massive Space Adventure
By Kyle Hilliard - Gameinformer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:00For all its time in development, and gamers being aware of its existence (a trademark for the name was uncovered in 2013), explicit details about Starfield have mostly been light. We’ve known...
Read more
Everyone's Gone to the Rapture studio unveils oil rig horror Still Wakes the Deep
By Matt Wales - Eurogamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:00Developer The Chinese Room - known for the likes of Eveyone's Gone to the Rapture, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, and Dear Esther - has unveiled its new first-person horror adventure Still Wakes the...
Read more
Don't Nod's new game is Jusant, a sci-fi climbing adventure
By Christian Donlan - Eurogamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:00One of the most promising micro-trends at this years' summer showcases is everyone discovering that climbing is rad, and climbing videogames are double rad because if you fall you don't die. Anyw...
Read more
33 Immortals Is A Co-Op Raiding Game With, You Guessed It, 33 Players
By Gabe Gurwin - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:00What's a normal number of players for a cooperative game? Four? No, that's not enough. 20? Still too low. How about 100? No, that's too many. Thunder Lotus knew the only correct answer was 33 when it...
Read more
Clockwork Revolution, A First-Person Steampunk RPG, Announced During Xbox Games Showcase
By James Carr - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:00Announced during the Xbox Games Showcase, InXile's next game is Clockwork Revolution, steampunk first-person RPG. You will battle massive mechs, use steampunk-inspired weaponry, and fight against the...
Read more
Overwatch 2's Story Trailer Is A Sign Of Hope After All The Bad News
By Kenneth Shepard - Kotaku | Jun 11, 2023 - 19:59Overwatch 2 has been in a bit of a bad spot after Blizzard recently announced it was gutting the game’s promised PvE modes. But for those who were wondering about the story missions the company showed...
Read more
Towerborne Is A Side-Scrolling Co-Op Action RPG From The Creators Of The Banner Saga
By Grace Benfell - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 19:59Towerborne is the next game from Banner Saga developers Stoic. Up to four players play as Aces, knights sent from the titular tower to protect it.We're thrilled to finally share that we're working wit...
Read more
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty gets a launch date at the Xbox Showcase
By Owen S. Good - Polygon | Jun 11, 2023 - 19:59Image: Xbox/Twitch Keanu is back as Johnny Silverhand, with Idris Elba guest starring Cyberpunk 2077’s first — and only — campaign expansion, Phantom Liberty, will launch Sept....
Read more
Jusant Is A Gorgeous New Climbing Game Headed To Xbox This Fall
By Darryn Bonthuys - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 19:57At the Xbox Showcase, developer Don'tNod revealed its new action-puzzle climbing game with meditative vibes, Jusant. This was a short trailer that showed off the protagonist scaling rocky mountains, c...
Read more
Cities: Skylines 2 Brings Incredible Customization To Xbox Game Pass This Fall
By Mark Delaney - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 19:56We already knew Cities: Skylines 2 was coming out, but if you fancy a city builder, you maybe didn't expect this level of customization.In a new trailer from the Xbox Games Showcase, the team behind t...
Read more
Still Wakes The Deep Is The Next Game From The Chinese Room
By Blake Hester - Gameinformer | Jun 11, 2023 - 19:56Today during the most recent Xbox Games Showcase, we got a first look at Still Wakes The Deep, the new game from The Chinese Room, developers of Everybody's Gone To The Rapture and Dear Esthe...
Read more
Richard Ayoade in Fable is inspired casting, and the trailer's tone is perfect too
By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 19:55Playground may be cooking something Fable-ous.
Read more
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty DLC launches September 26
By Chris Moyse - Destructoid | Jun 11, 2023 - 19:54Bag yourself a fancy set of Future Wheels As part of today's Xbox Games Showcase, CD Projekt RED (and Keanu Reeves himself) announced that it is opening pre-orders on Phantom Liberty, the delayed DLC...
Read more
Keanu Reeves Introduces The Latest Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Expansion Trailer
By Kyle Hilliard - Gameinformer | Jun 11, 2023 - 19:53Keanu Reeves appeared in the Xbox Games Showcase to introduce the new trailer for Cyberpunk 2077's new Phantom Liberty expansion, featuring Idris Elba. The trailer, expectedly, features Re...
Read more
Woah! Persona 5 Tactica gets announced out of nowhere
By Zoey Handley - Destructoid | Jun 11, 2023 - 19:52My heart can't take the shock As part of the Xbox Games Showcase 2023, Atlus has shocked the world by announcing Persona 5: Tactica both suddenly and abruptly. Surely, no one could have seen this one...
Read more
Starfield Story Trailer Gives Your Mission Briefing
By Steve Watts - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 19:52Starfield is fast approaching its September release date, and Microsoft is showing it off at length with its own Starfield Direct presentation. First, though, it teased the game with a new story trail...
Read more
Persona 3 Reload, Persona 5 Spin-off Shown At Xbox Games Showcase
By Ashley Bardhan - Kotaku | Jun 11, 2023 - 19:50The quintessential role-playing game Persona 3 is getting a remake, and later sequel Persona 5 is getting another spin-off game, developer Atlus revealed at Xbox Games Showcase. Fans were already brac...
Read more
Cel-Shaded RPG Dungeons Of Hinterberg Is Coming To Xbox Next Year
By Cameron Koch - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 19:48Dungeons of Hinterberg made a cel-shaded splash as part of Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase, with its debut trailer revealing a unique, modern-day fantasy setting alongside its stylish art-style.The tr...
Read more
