Games

With January in its final days, Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers have only a few days left to claim two of January’s Games With Gold offerings, though you’ll still have a couple of weeks to claim the third game. Through January 31, you can claim Little Nightmares …

Hitman developer IO Interactive is preparing to go on a hiring spree to support the development of its upcoming James Bond video game and other projects. IO director Hakan Abrak said in a new interview that the company plans to expand to around 400 people (up from 200) and open …

The big Season 5 update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection is nearly here, and among its new additions are a whopping 80 new armor pieces for Halo 3 and Halo: Reach. 343 Industries has now revealed a number of these and spoke more generally about where they came from. …

Banjo-Kazooie’s Stop ‘N’ Swop feature is one of the most infamous pieces of cut content in video game history, and it’s been the subject of fan speculation for decades. Now, thanks to the Rare fansite Rare Gamer, a leaked communication between Nintendo and developer Rare reveals why the feature was …

Halo Infinite was supposed to release in November 2020 as a launch title for the Xbox Series X|S before it was delayed an entire year due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic. People are understandably eager to learn more about the game and how its development is progressing. Thankfully, then, …

Sea of Thieves’ first-ever season is starting on January 28, and fans are curious what exactly that means for the pirate adventure game. A new blog post from developer Rare explains how this new seasonal model will work, and it’s going to bring big changes to the game. Essentially, the …

Chinese gaming giant Tencent was close to a $1 trillion market value after its biggest surge in over a decade on Monday, but fell short of the milestone after a slump on Tuesday, Bloomberg reports. The company’s value is now below $900 billion after a 5.5% loss in Hong Kong …

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a dose of Hello Kitty in March with a set of Sanrio Amiibo cards. The Animal Crossing Sanrio Collaboration Pack will be available at Target stores on March 26 and cost $6. The pack includes all six Amiibo cards, each of which represents a …

As marketing for Resident Evil Village ramps up, Capcom has released a Japan-exclusive replica of the wool coat Chris Redfield wears in the game, as reported by Kotaku. It comes with an eye-watering price tag of ¥159,731, roughly $1500 USD. The coat has been released along with a number of …

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has released official modding tools for the dystopian RPG, letting players create their own custom content. Since launch there have been many third-party mods for Cyberpunk 2077, including one that allowed you to play the game (badly) in third-person. With the official tools out …