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A NEW HOPE?

Bioware's moving on from its Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO, Broadsword picking up the lightsaber

Bioware shifts galactic focus over to Dragon Age and Mass Effect.

Has FIFA BEEN ON YET

Summer Game Fest 2023 Live Blog - Event schedule, dates and times

All the live shows, the big news, some mild snark.

Live

2023 EDITION

Watch Summer Game Fest 2023 showcase live here

Not-E3 kicks off today with the Summer Game Fest showcase, and we expect it to be a big one.

HERE I AM!

Disney Dreamlight Valley opens its doors to Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother

Hop in, my dear. We can’t waste time!

ALL GOOD THINGS

Final Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak update coming tomorrow, June 8

Prepare to face Primordial Malzeno.

HOLY CAMELS STEVE!

New adventures await in Minecraft with today's launch of the Trails & Tales update

Look at my camel, my camel's amazing.

NOT AN EX-GAME

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 development update rekindles the undying with fresh screenshots

Bloodlines 2 isn't dead, it's only been resting.

DIAL UP THE HORROR

Don't forget: Amnesia: The Bunker and Hyper Space Outlaw are now available for Game Pass

Horror and an internet simulator.

BOUND FOR MAC

Death Stranding Director's Cut brings enhanced experience to Mac later this year

Mac users can soon step into the shoes of Sam Porter Bridges.

SHOCKING TWIST

Battlefield 2042's fifth season won't actually be its last

DICE is not quite done with Battlefield 2042 just yet, contrary to what everyone expected.

VOICE IDENTIFICATION

Wholesome Diablo 4 community helps voice actor find his character in the game

In a game as massive as Diablo 4, the small character you played as an actor may not be so easy to find.

NEWS U CAN USE

Capcom Showcase 2023 arrives on June 12, teasing exciting game reveals

Sounds like plenty of game news from Capcom.

LOOT PURSUIT

Diablo 4 Treasure Goblins are extra valuable and might save you from entering the real-money store

Folks, let's just agree that you should never let a Treasure Goblin go in Diablo 4.

HELL WELCOMES ALL

Diablo 4 is already Blizzard's fastest-selling game ever

Plenty of folks have already gone to Hell.

GET YOUR SNES ON

Nintendo levels up with a fresh wave of retro games for Switch Online

Four additional games added to the mix.

RETURN ON INVESTMENT

Diablo 4's horse armour costs four times the price of Oblivion’s controversial horse armour

Long ago, Oblivion's infamous horse armour caused quite the stir. Looking back, it feels quaint, considering what's actually on sale in Diablo 4.

Criss-Crossover

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse features a brief new look at Spider-Man 2 gameplay

Though it's fairly easy to miss.

QUESTIONABLE STRATS

The race to level 100 is why Blizzard just nerfed Barbarians in Diablo 4

Two players have already reached the maximum level in Diablo 4, and both of them relied on pretty much the same strategy.

Reasses Your Plans

Don't worry, you don't need to play Final Fantasy 7 Remake to enjoy Rebirth

One less for the backlog, it seems.

Not Jo-Ken

Street Fighter 6 hits one million players in its first three days, with a small reward as thanks

Not a bad start compared to the previous entry.

BETTER BE GOOD

No Diablo 5 anytime soon, but Diablo 4 is getting at least two expansions

Will there be a Diablo 5? Not until all this Diablo 4 content is finished - and there's seemingly going to plenty of it.

May-miibo

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom datamine sure seems to suggest more amiibo are on the way

There's a non-zero chance we'll get a new Princess Zelda and Ganondorf amiibo.

FUN WHILE IT LASTED

Diablo 4 isn't even a week old and it's already received another big nerf patch

Blizzard has quickly responded to some overpowered builds in Diablo 4, and made a major nerf to the Paragon Board in a new patch.

If Fable is at the Xbox Showcase you'll see in-game or in-engine footage

“None of our first party games in the show are full CG trailers," says Aaron Greenberg.

What A Mess

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre game can't add in what it likes because that's "not how Hollywood works"

The game is only licenced for the original film.

Mooglin' On Up

Final Fantasy 16 almost didn't feature the series' best creature

That would have almost made two numbered entries without a visit from the funny little guys.

Hold That Thought

It only took a decade for Rockstar to let you just hold a button to sprint in GTA 5

But will they let us do that in GTA 6?

Not Playing Around

Even Sony's CEO knows cloud gaming isn't there just yet

Though he's still excited about the potential of the technology.

Bold Moves

Microsoft might consider pulling Activision out of the UK to sidestep the CMA's ruling

It's one of the more extreme options Microsoft is considering.

It's Coming

Blizzard promises it's still working on a PS5 licencing error fix for Diablo 4

The issue has been around since the game's beta.

A Bumpy Ride

Redfall's development sure sounds like a hot mess, according to a new report

Things haven't quited worked out for Arkane's latest.

Spread The News

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will let you explore twice as much of New York

Both Queens and Brooklyn will be explorable in the upcoming sequel.

BERRY GOOD

What are you playing this weekend?

Strawberry moons forever.

HUH.

Restored Content DLC for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lords gets canceled

Unfortunate news.

ALMOST GAME TIME

Ubisoft Forward will feature news on Assassins Creed Mirage, Avatar, and a new game is being teased

More will be shown too, obviously.

PROGRESS UPDATE

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth development advancing smoothly, staying true to the plan

On track and flourishing.

ENTER THE DARKNESS

Alan Wake 2 development video introduces enigmatic FBI Agent Saga Anderson

Go behind the scenes.

FAN INPUT

Capcom wants to know which Resident Evil remake you want next

Cast your vote.

VIRTUALLY PLEASING

Assassin's Creed Nexus, Bulletstorm, Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice, more coming to VR headsets

Some popular franchises heading to a headset near you.

HELL HATH A HAMMER

Diablo 4 hotfix 1.02 introduces balance changes, increases endgame difficulty

Nerf hammer applied to Barbarian, Rogue, and Sorcerer.

CAPGOD IS BACK?

Street Fighter 6 has already broken a record on Steam, KO'ing Mortal Kombat

Just in case there was any doubt about how much anticipation there is for Street Fighter 6, the game has set new records on PC to prove it.

HELLA METAL

Diablo 4 early access launch wasn't a complete disaster

As much as we like to call out terrible live game launches, we should also point out when things work as expected.

GHOSTLY DELIGHT

Midnight Ghost Hunt haunts Epic Games Store as latest freebie

This multiplayer hide-and-seek game is currently in Early Access.

REITERATION

Square Enix will set its sights on PC port of Final Fantasy 16 post PS5 debut

It will still be a while, so don't get super excited just yet.

PURPLE SURPRISE?

Stardew Valley players abuzz as ConcernedApe teases epic tool upgrade

Farming revolution on the horizon?

STAY AWHILE

Everyone should be celebrating Deckard Cain's replacement in Diablo 4, and watching his lore videos

Blizzard actually didn't tarnish the legacy of Deckard Cain, in fact, his predecessor might actually end up surpassing his legend.

WANNA BET?

Tomorrow's Diablo 4 tease can't be that big, right?

We're supposed to be getting some sort of Diablo 4 "surprise" tomorrow, which was apparently meant to be dropping today.

TUNE IN

Final Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak digital event set for June 7

Be sure to watch.

JUNE IT ON

PlayStation Plus Essentials games announced for June

Three new titles to play.

ROAR OF AXEW

Pokemon Go Community Day unleashes dragon-sized adventure on June 10

Evolve Axew into Fraxure and the rather cool Haxorus next week.