Hot on the heels of promising action and communication after players had delivered “fair” and “painful” criticism, Arrowhead has released yet another patch for Helldivers 2, this time making significant balance changes and adding two new biomes. Helldivers 2 Machinery of Oppression update 6.2.2 (patch notes, courtesy of Steam, are below), goes live alongside the … Read more
Playground Games design director Torben Ellert has answered an assortment of questions about next month’s Forza Horizon 6 in a community-oriented Q&A hosted on the official Forza Discord server. The questions covered a broad range of topics, from the new tough battles to multiplayer elements. Touge battles are one-on-one events at five preset mountain passes … Read more
The success of Resident Evil Requiem means Capcom is raising its earning forecast for the year. In a newly-released financial statement, the Resident Evil publisher said that Requiem’s huge sales (now up to 7 million copies and climbing) had contributed to “net sales, operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit” that all “outperform our previously … Read more
Ubisoft has responded to a report that suggested 50 staff members had recently been moved from their work on the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Hexe — and that their jobs had now potentially been left at risk. Earlier today, Insider Gaming reported on the move of 50 Ubisoft staff members from the upcoming Assassin’s Creed blockbuster, … Read more
GameStop is currently holding a “Buy More, Save More” sale on a selection of pre-owned games, allowing you to save 10%, 20%, or 30% depending on the number of games you add to your cart. For 10% off, add two to three games from this selection to your cart. To inch that up to 20% … Read more
Despite the rising prices of graphics cards and DDR5 RAM, there are still good deals to be found on prebuilt gaming PCs. B&H Photo is offering one such excellent deal this week. The CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme Liquid gaming PC with RTX 5070 GPU is on sale for $1399 with free shipping. This is a well-equipped … Read more
Amazon’s annual Gaming Week sale is live, running from April 27 to May 4, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag this year. There’s no obvious headline-grabber doing the heavy lifting, but dig around enough and you can find a handful of deals that are genuinely worth your time. Square Enix is doing a … Read more
Harry Potter fans, don’t miss out on an opportunity to pick up a LEGO set that hasn’t been discounted since last year. The LEGO Harry Potter: Hogwarts Castle and Grounds 76419 has dropped in price to $136.99 with free shipping after a 20% off instant discount. With a total brick count of 2,660 pieces, you’re … Read more
Arrowhead Game Studios said it has heard the “fair” but “painful to read” criticisms from the Helldivers 2 community and has made the promise to take action with more frequent communication in the future. Johan Pilstedt, who previously served as studio CEO before switching his role to chief creative officer in May 2024, got in … Read more
After nearly 30 years of speculation, Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya has confirmed that, yes, Leon S. Kennedy is named after the Léon: The Professional movie. The Capcom alum and action game developer icon revealed the inspiration for one of the most recognizable horror protagonists of all time with a simple post on X/Twitter … Read more