[UPDATE] The Federal Trade Commission announced today, March 14, that it has finalized its order for Epic Games to pay $245 million to settle claims that Epic “used dark patterns to trick players into making unwanted purchases and let children rack up unauthorized charges without any parental involvement.” The Commission …

Horizon Forbidden West is a visually impressive game, but splitting the game between the PS4 and PS5 generation limited developer Guerrilla Games on a technical level. In a new interview on the PlayStation Blog, game director Mathijs de Jonge explained how the PS5-exclusive DLC Burning Shores will take full advantage …

The PS5 has been out for less than three years, but a higher-spec version may already be in development. A new report from Insider Gaming claims that a hypothetical PS5 Pro is already in the works, and that Sony is targeting a late-2024 release window. Like the PS4 Pro, this …

As one of the most beloved games of all time, Super Mario 64 has been endlessly dissected by fans and speedrunners in the 27 years since release. Now, one runner has conquered one of its final secrets: collecting an “impossible 1-Up” without dying. The 1-Up in question is located in …

Earlier in March, Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida said that he feels that the label JRPG is “discriminatory,” which launched a firestorm of debate over the history of JRPGs in general, as well as the term itself. During a recent panel, Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi discussed the waning …

The ongoing saga of the Microsoft-Activision merger took another strange turn recently, when an Activision EVP claimed that PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan said the following statement in a meeting in February: “I don’t want a new Call of Duty deal. I just want to block your merger.” Activision chief communication …

Hardcore Resident Evil fans were keen to scoop up the collector’s edition of the upcoming Resident Evil 4 remake, which costs $250 and includes a statue of protagonist Leon. However, it seems that this GameStop-exclusive item may have run into some serious difficulties, as GameStop has announced that all in-store …

Thanks to the likes of Logan Paul and the pandemic-era hobby boom, Pokemon card collecting is enjoying a big moment right now. Though apparently not big enough for some, as one collector put up a mint condition grail card for $480,000 on eBay, but received zero bids in the process. …

We know that Hogwarts Legacy is shaping up to be one of the best-selling games of 2023 (if not the number one best-selling outright), and it’s already notching new records in Europe. As spotted by GamesIndustry.biz, Hogwarts Legacy has already become the fastest-selling non-FIFA game in Europe since the creation …

2022’s been over for a while now, which may lead you wondering which games ultimately sold the most last year. GamesIndustry.biz’s Christropher Dring recently posted a full list of the top 20 games sold in the UK last year, including digital sales, and the results are mostly what you’d expect, …