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Battlefield 6 launched in October 2025 to strong sales and mixed community reception. The game sold 7 million units in its first three days and debuted as the best-selling game of 2025 in the United States — but the first two seasons frustrated veterans of the franchise with a perceived lack of large-scale maps, no naval warfare, no server browser, and a Battle Royale mode (REDSEC) that launched w
Almost three years. That is how long Starfield — launched in September 2023 as an Xbox Series X/S and PC exclusive — took to arrive on PlayStation 5. On April 7, 2026, Bethesda brought their biggest RPG of the last decade to Sony's hardware, and not as a barebones port. The PS5 version comes with full DualSense support, dedicated PS5 Pro modes, the largest free update in the game's history, and a
After nearly two decades of resistance, false starts, and Hollywood rumors, it is finally real. Paramount Pictures confirmed at CinemaCon 2026 that the Call of Duty movie will arrive in theaters on June 30, 2028. Directed by Pete Berg and written by Taylor Sheridan — two of the most credible names in gritty, grounded Hollywood action — the long-awaited adaptation of gaming's most commercially domi
Thirty years ago, a young woman with two pistols, a ponytail, and an athletic build unlike anything games had seen before ran into a cavern in Peru and changed gaming forever. Lara Croft was born in 1996, and the original Tomb Raider defined an entire decade of action-adventure games. Now, Crystal Dynamics is doing what they have wanted to do for years — rebuild that game from the ground up with U
The galaxy far, far away is getting a tactical makeover. Star Wars: Zero Company, developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and published by EA and Lucasfilm Games, is one of the most exciting Star Wars games announced in years — a turn-based tactics experience set during the Clone Wars, built by veterans of the XCOM franchise, and targeting a 2026 release on PS5, Xbox S
Seven years of silence. Seven years of the Metro community waiting, wondering, and hoping. On April 16, 2026, during an Xbox First Look broadcast, 4A Games and Deep Silver finally broke that silence — and what they revealed is more powerful, more personal, and more politically charged than anything the franchise has ever attempted. Metro 2039 is real, it is coming Winter 2026, and it carries the w
Monster Hunter Wilds launched on February 28, 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC — and within three days it had sold 8 million copies, becoming the fastest-selling game in Capcom's history and one of the biggest launches in gaming that year. By December 31, 2025, it had crossed 11 million units sold. The successor to Monster Hunter: World — itself one of Capcom's greatest commercial triumphs —
For twenty years, every Gears of War game has been defined by the shadow of a single event. Emergence Day — the moment the Locust Horde erupted from beneath the surface of Sera, slaughtered over a quarter of humanity in 26 hours, and shattered a civilization that was only six months removed from an 80-year war — has been referenced, mourned, and invoked in every chapter of the franchise. And yet,
Team Ninja has been one of the most productive studios in the action RPG space for the past decade — Stranger of Paradise, Wo Long, Rise of the Ronin, Ninja Gaiden 4. Every year, a new game. Every game, a refinement of something. But Nioh 3, released on February 6, 2026 for PS5 and PC simultaneously, is not a refinement. It is a statement. The third installment in the franchise that helped define
The League of Legends 2026 competitive season is in full swing — and right now, the game is at a pivotal transition point. Patch 26.8 just dropped, capping off Season 1 of the ranked year before everything resets for Season 2: Pandemonium on April 29 with Patch 26.9. Whether you're pushing for your final ranked goals before the season ends or preparing for the massive systemic changes coming next
The Federal Bureau of Control is back. And this time, the Oldest House is not enough to contain what's coming. Control: Resonant — officially revealed at The Game Awards 2025 and fully unveiled at PlayStation's State of Play in February 2026 — is the long-awaited sequel to Remedy Entertainment's 2019 masterpiece. Coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Mac in 2026, it is Remedy's most ambitious pr
The biggest event on the Valorant Champions Tour calendar is heading somewhere it has never been before. Valorant Champions 2026 will be held in Shanghai, China from September 24 to October 18, 2026 — the first time the VCT's world championship tournament has ever been staged on Chinese soil. With a prize pool of $2,250,000, 16 teams from four regions, and the Mercedes-Benz Arena as the stage, Cha
