UPDATE: Microsoft has since rolled back the proposed Xbox Live Gold price increases; the company also announced that free-to-play games would genuinely be free, without the need for a subscription. The original story follows below After years of its price remaining static, Microsoft announced a sharp increase to the price …

A veteran PlayStation executive is stepping down soon. Tsuyoshi Kodera, who helped pioneer PlayStation’s online services, is leaving his position with PlayStation at the end of this fiscal year, which will be on March 31. VGC reports that Kodera will move to a different role within Sony starting on April …

The Rainbow Six Siege “Road to Six Invitational 2020” event has begun, letting you jump in as any operator in the specially designed Stadium map. Once again this year you’ll be able to grab a special battle pass with its own reward track, and some of the revenue will go …

The Greek mythology-inspired game Immortals: Fenyx Rising is hosting a limited-time crossover quest with Netflix’s similarly mythology-based series Blood of Zeus. You can try the new quest and purchase a character and weapon pack in the game now. From now through January 28, you can take part in a new …

Avalanche Studios, the developer of the Just Cause series, was once at work on game that took place in an alternate-history version of the 1950s. A game writer who worked on the project recently revealed the scuttled game, along with what ultimately happened to it. In an interview with the …

Just a week after acquiring Puzzle Quest developer Infinity Plus Two, 505 Games has announced a sequel is on the way. Puzzle Quest 3 is coming as a free-to-play game later this year. The announcement only mentioned PC and mobile, but said additional platforms will be announced at a future …

Minecraft has debuted an all-new monster called the Glow Squid, and it’s all because of the fans’ votes from the recent Minecraft Live virtual event. The squid doesn’t just come about naturally, however, so we’ll let you know how you can find it. TechRaptor reports that the time being, at …

When Blizzard outlined its Hearthstone Madness at the Darkmoon Fair expansion, the studio mentioned that it plans to release mini-expansions regularly. It has now unveiled the first of these planned expansions, and it’s already right around the corner. The mini-expansion is called The Darkmoon Races, and it will introduce 35 …

Nintendo has started a new Twitter account, though you probably shouldn’t expect big game announcements or other fan-focused tweets. Instead, this account is focused on corporate happenings, specifically for investors. The Nintendo Co., Ltd account issued a welcome tweet announcing its focus, which appears in English. The only other tweet, …

IO Interactive’s rebooted Hitman series has been lauded for its clockwork open-world approach, and this week the trilogy comes to a close. Hitman 3 marks the last game in the stealth trilogy, and critics have started giving their impressions just ahead of release on January 20. So how does this …