Microsoft has registered a new Gears of War trademark related to video games. This could suggest they plan on a new game in the series. Gears of War title was changed to Gears beginning with the 5th entry in the series. It was named Gears 5 marking a name change for the series. However, based on the new trademark, Microsoft might go back to using Gears of War as the game name going forward.

Ubisoft's Splinter Cell remake will feature a rewritten and updated story for a new, "modern-day" audience, a new job listing has revealed. A new job listing (thanks, PSU) reveals that Ubisoft is looking to hire a scriptwriter for the upcoming Splinter Cell remake. According to the listing, the remake of the classic 2002 stealth-action game will include a story that's been rewritten and updated for a new generation of players.

Last month, we covered the Star Fox Exploration Showcase, a mod that is introducing a bevy of original features to the classic SNES title, including multiplayer, new weapons/maps, and even a new game+ feature. But it seems like that isn't the only thing KandoWontu has been working on, with the modder releasing a patch today (Wed 21 September) to unlock 30 and 60FPS for Star Fox.

If there’s anything Dambuster Studios wants you to know about Dead Island 2, it’s that it’s going to be pulpy in tone. This tone, which strikes a balance between the humorous and the horrifying, took centre stage at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live this year and was arguably one of the biggest focuses during our interview with developers behind closed doors.

GTA 6 video leak includes 90 videos of gameplay footage from Rockstar's next Grand Theft Auto Game, including code and screenshots.

Phil Spencer has revealed that Xbox has a strong lineup of games coming in the year 2023 and beyond, and he’s especially excited for Hideo Kojima’s project.

Footage of Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar’s next entry in its open-world franchise, has leaked online. PC Gamer reports that a user on the GTA Forums has posted a 3GB file full of 90 videos of GTA VI footage. It’s not exactly clear how the footage was obtained, but the “teapotuberhacker” poster claims to be behind the unrelated Uber hack late last week, and says they may “leak more data soon” including GTA V and GTA VI source code, assets, and testing builds.

Microsoft is present at the Tokyo Game Show 2022 including the head of Xbox Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond, VP of gaming at Microsoft. Since this year appears to be focused on Xbox’s presence at the Tokyo Game Show 2022, Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond were interviewed by several Japanese outlets including IGN Japan. During a live stream Q/A session by IGN Japan, Sarah Bond was asked to reveal if there is an exclusive game from a Japanese studio in development for Xbox.

Sky: Children of Light will launch for PlayStation in December, developer thatgamecompany announced. The company has still not said whether it will be a native PlayStation 4-only release…

Electronic Arts and Maxis announced that The Sims 4’s base game will be free to play.

It looks like the announcement of Phantom Liberty, the official DLC of Cyberpunk 2077, may not be the end for the sci-fi world set up by CD Projekt RED. The CEO of CDPR, Adam Kiciński, has hinted that the company “definitely intend[s]” to develop Cyberpunk 2077 sequel. Check out the complete details below.

CD Projekt has revealed why it decided to keep the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion, titled Phantom Liberty, exclusive to next-gen consoles and PC. During its half-year call for the year 2022, CD Projekt announced that the Cyberpunk 2077 was kept exclusive to next-gen consoles and PC in order to provide the best possible experience and great new features.

Some fans of The Last of Us Part 1 seem to have found a couple of concept art in-game, suggesting that it might be the next fantasy IP of Naughty Dog. Check out the artwork of this supposedly new IP below.

The PlayStation 4 system was more than capable of providing the definitive open-world experience, with an enormous library pleasing all tastes.

As we recently learned, Mia Allen and David Allen from the Evil Dead remake are being added into Evil Dead: The Game on September 8 as brand new playable characters, and today Saber Interactive has provided us with more information about Mia’s character.

The next Nintendo Direct is expected to happen in September

Movie adaptations don’t get any better than The Creative Assembly’s Alien: Isolation(opens in new tab). It isn’t just the best horror game on PC, but also a lovingly crafted and fanatically faithful recreation of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic. It got me thinking about what other films deserve to be adapted with the same passion for the source material, using dynamic, unpredictable enemy AI to make you feel like you’re being hunted by a fiercely intelligent predator.

Apple has backed out of a potential purchase of the game studio Electronic Arts (EA) following talks that have been ongoing since as early as May of this year, with Amazon instead poised to make an offer, according to a report from USA Today vertical ForTheWin.

Update: Sony had “no involvement” with Death Stranding’s release on PC Game Pass, despite the platform holder owning the intellectual property and funding the development of the title. “Matters relating to the PC release of Death Stranding are managed by Kojima Productions and 505 Games,” a spokesperson told us. “SIE has no involvement in this promotion.”

I’m playing Black Mesa at the moment. As I do, its developer Crowbar Collective is talking about re-remaking its Source Engine take on Half-Life… in the original 1998 GoldSrc engine. Elsewhere, a fan-made, unofficial sequel to Opposing Force called Through The City is doing the rounds, and features some of the original Gearbox expansion’s voice cast reprising their roles.