Gaming
PS5, Xbox, Nintendo, PC gaming, esports, indie and AAA — all video game news.
30 published articles
PlayStation Store charts
Black Ops II ruled PlayStation's July charts. Black Ops 7 finished 19th
Call of Duty: Black Ops II was July's No. 1 download on PS5 and PS4 in the US and EU, while Black Ops 7 stalled at 19 in the US. I Am Cat topped the PS VR2 charts. The full rankings and the August context inside.
2026-08-17
Gaming
Ten years of free updates, and No Man's Sky is still 99% unexplored
A decade after launch, No Man's Sky players have seen under 1% of its universe. Hello Games celebrates the milestone by recounting 40 free updates, a Voyagers player surge, and the promise of Light No Fire.
2026-08-17
Gaming
The Division 2's Broken Rain makes Hurricane Morgan the real boss
The Division 2's Broken Rain incursion is live: a four-player race to secure a Riker-held dam before Hurricane Morgan floods the valley. The rewards pay for speed and flawless runs, and there is a hidden beaver easter egg.
2026-08-17
Apple Arcade
Block Blast!+ drops its ads for Apple Arcade's $6.99 subscription
Block Blast!+, one of the most popular daily puzzle games, hits Apple Arcade on September 3 with ads and in-app purchases stripped out. Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+, the 2025 App Store Award winner for Cultural Impact, comes along, plus three more games and late-August updates.
2026-08-17
Gaming Hardware
Sony's new Wolverine PS5 lineup: one $650 console, three $75 covers
Sony's Marvel's Wolverine line has six products: a $649.99 Battle Yellow PS5 Digital Edition bundle, two $84.99 controllers, and three $74.99 cover sets for PS5 and PS5 Pro owners. The metallic Adamantium design fits only the Pro; pre-orders open August 19.
2026-08-17
Gaming Media
Walmart's 'independent' gaming site just cut its entire editorial staff
Restart launched in late 2024 as Walmart's answer to Game Informer, promising editorial independence. Its entire editorial team has now been laid off, and the retailer's media experiment is in limbo.
2026-08-13
Ghost Recon Wildlands: free PS4/PS5 update
Wildlands' role players once baffled Ubisoft. Last Rites is built for them
Ubisoft Bordeaux's free Last Rites update for Ghost Recon Wildlands is out now on PS4 and PS5, adding a dark story mission, deep sandbox settings, and 4K/60 FPS on PS5 and PS5 Pro. The developers explain how the role players who never left shaped it.
2026-08-13
Rainbow Six Siege / Anti-Cheat
Siege's biggest anti-cheat push since launch demands Secure Boot, TPM, 2FA
Siege's cheat reports are at a recent low, yet the top ranks still draw cheaters. Ubisoft's answer at the fourth Community Checkpoint: R6 Shieldguard hardware enforcement, kernel-level anti-cheat, mandatory 2FA for Legend Division, plus Year 11 Season 3's Dokkaebi rework and gun nerfs.
2026-08-10
PlayStation
Black Flag Resynced sold 3 million copies. Its stickiest loop is a photo contest
Six Jackdaw screenshots won PlayStation's Share of the Week. The contest is the engagement engine behind Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, which sold 3 million copies in its first week. Next theme: Big Walk, due August 12.
2026-08-10
Xbox backward compatibility: disc-to-digital
Xbox 360 games come to PC in 2027, as Microsoft weighs an exit
A leaked document confirms Xbox 360 games are heading to PC, Helix, and handhelds with a gradual 2027-2028 rollout, plus a disc-to-digital program that binds digital licenses to physical discs. The timing collides with talk of a possible Xbox divestiture.
2026-08-10
Gaming
2 million copies in one day: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced shatters franchise records
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sold 2 million copies on July 9, with 99,451 concurrent Steam players, a franchise record. Critics scored it 85% on Open Critic, the best for an Assassin's Creed game since the original Black Flag.
2026-08-08
TV ADAPTATION
FX's Far Cry series adds Steve Buscemi and an anthology twist
Steve Buscemi has joined the cast of FX's upcoming Far Cry anthology series, executive produced by Noah Hawley. The series will feature an original story with a new cast each season.
2026-08-08