Gaming

Terminator: Survivors, the open-world sci-fi survival game, has been delayed till 2025, publisher Nacon announced Monday. The game, developed by Nacon Studio Milan, was set to be released in early access on Steam on October 24, 2024. It has now been pushed back to an unspecified date next year. Nacon said that delay would provide

Red Dead Redemption was ported to PS4 and Nintendo Switch last year with minimal upgrades over the original release. The action-adventure Western, however, skipped the long-requested PC version. Now, almost 15 years after its original release, the Rockstar Games’ classic has been seemingly teased to make the jump to PC. A reference to Red Dead

Valve will reportedly support Asus ROG Ally and other rival handhelds with its SteamOS. The company, which sells its own gaming handheld, the Steam Deck, has said that it will allow third-party devices to run its Linux-based operating system. SteamOS, designed and optimised for the “living room experience,” powers the Steam Deck, but most modern

Sony has detailed the post-launch roadmap for its online hero shooter Concord. The game recently received an open beta and is set to arrive on PS5 and PC later this month. Developer Firewalk Studios has already confirmed that Concord, which has been priced at $40 (Rs. 2,499 in India), will not have a Battlepass system.

Nintendo Switch 2 is set to arrive next year, with reports from early this year claiming that the next-generation hybrid console will likely launch in March 2025. Nintendo, too, confirmed in May that it would announce the successor to the Switch during the financial year ending March 2025. It seems, however, that the company’s next

Two new games based on the popular horror franchise Halloween are reportedly under development. The games are being made by Boss Team Games, a studio that previously published Evil Dead: The Game, the survival horror title based on the Evil Dead franchise. Few details are available about the two games, but the titles have a

CD Projekt Red is working on the next game in The Witcher franchise. The Polish developer had confirmed in 2022 that it had started work on The Witcher 4. Codenamed Polaris, the game will be the first in a new Witcher trilogy. The studio has not yet revealed any details about the upcoming RPG, but

Microsoft announced in May that the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available on Xbox Game Pass on day one when it launches October 25. The Xbox parent likely expects Game Pass subscriber numbers to grow with the launch of the popular first-person shooter on the service. While Microsoft has placed a

Microsoft shut down Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, alongside a few other Bethesda-owned studios, in May to shift focus on to its “priority games.” Tango had at the time confirmed its closure, but the Japanese studio has now been acquired by Krafton and will remain open. The South Korean publisher announced Monday that it had

Sony Group raised its forecast for revenue and profit in the fiscal year to March after a successful quarter for its music and gaming software divisions. The Japanese entertainment giant said its operating profit during the three months ended June was JPY 279.1 billion ($1.9 billion or roughly Rs. 15,949 crore), beating the consensus estimate of

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is finally coming to Steam and Xbox Series S/X later this month. The survival crafting game, set in JRR Tolkien’s Middle-earth, is coming to new platforms on August 27, publisher North Beach Games announced Wednesday. Alongside the launch on Steam and new-gen Xbox consoles, the game will

Bethesda is bringing the first two Doom games together in a single enhanced package for modern platforms. The combined re-release, dubbed Doom + Doom II, is now available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X and Nintendo Switch. It’s also playable on Game Pass with an active subscription. The definitive version of the

Take-Two Interactive Software said on Thursday it expects net bookings to grow in fiscal years 2026 and 2027, as the videogame publisher gears up for the launch of its long-awaited Grand Theft Auto VI next year. Shares of the New York-based company rose more than five percent in extended trading. Grand Theft Auto is one of

Destiny maker Bungie announced last week that it was laying off 220 employees and making structural changes as part of cost-cutting measures. The studio cited rising development costs and grim economic environment as factors behind its decision. Now, Bungie has sought to reassure players over its commitment to Destiny and has said that it will

Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale has now entered its third day in India. It brings an exciting opportunity for prospective buyers to get their hands on a wide range of electronic items such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, wearables, and home appliances. Kicked off on August 6 at noon for everyone, the sale will conclude on August

Warner Bros. Discovery intends to leverage its intellectual properties and publish more video games based on its biggest franchises, the company said at its second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. In addition to developing games in-house, Warner Bros. is also looking to license its IPs out to other studios. Warner Bros.’ Hogwarts Legacy, based on the

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is finally coming to previous-gen consoles. The action-adventure title that was originally released for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X in 2023 will launch on PS4 and Xbox One on September 17, publisher Electronic Arts announced Tuesday. Pre-orders for Jedi Survivor on last-gen consoles are now live. The PS4 and Xbox

Microsoft has announced the first wave of games joining Xbox Game Pass in August. The slate of titles coming to the game subscription service includes Creatures of Ava, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Mafia: Definitive Edition. Creatures of Ava, an action-adventure title, is a day one launch, coming to Game Pass on August 7,