Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto has called out EA over Battlefield 6's credits for not properly acknowledging Ridgeline Games staff who worked on the title. The shooter was a massive effort, taking years of development and seeing EA combine multiple studios into a single, large group to revitalize the series and take it to new heights. However, it appears that not everyone who contributed to Battlefield 6 received full recognition for their efforts. View the full article
Monster Hunter Wilds launches Festival of Accord: Dreamspell, adding a spooky seasonal event just in time for Halloween. While not a true live-service title, Capcom has made sure to keep Monster Hunter Wilds updated and feeling fresh through new updates and special limited-time events. View the full article
Live on stage at Summer Game Fest 2025, perhaps the biggest gaming event of the year following E3's demise, Geoff Keighley praised Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as "a monumental achievement" from a "team of under 30 developers." This was far from the first time that Sandfall's team size had been in discussion following Expedition 33's huge success and rave reviews, which earned it a spot on our best RPGs list. How could such a tiny crew produce something so ambitious and with 'triple-A' grade production values? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Here's a rare chance to grab Clair Obscur Expedition 33 for just $1 Expedition 33 dev says other games play it "too safe" with their storytelling Expedition 33 is "85% of the original vision," but one character deserves more View the full article
Chilla's Art is back with a completely new form, and this time we're headed to the ocean. The open water greets you with open arms, offering a boat, gas station, merchant, and a small sandy beach to trick you into thinking you have spawned in paradise. But it's more like purgatory. The singular task to "go to school" brings you back down to reality, even though nothing you're looking at makes much sense. This is UMIGARI, an upcoming indie horror fishing game—and it's like nothing we've ever seen from Chilla's Art. Screenshot via Chilla's Art A dev I always look forward to seeing what comes next is Chilla's Art, best known for The Closing Shift, Parasocial, The Bathhouse, and Aka Manto. With a distinct look and identity that focuses either on the supernatural or stalker villains, Chilla's Art has made a name for crafting consistent slow-burn horrors with janky yet creepy imagery. In a similar vein to Rayll's Fears to Fathom series or Puppet Combo's many titles, Chilla's Art has a signature, but the latest demo is very different from what this dev usually releases. UMIGARI is a fishing simulator that follows the typical sim rulebook: Reel in fish, sell for profit, and spend your hard-earned cash on upgrades. Simulators have been increasingly popular on YouTube and Twitch, with titles such as Schedule 1, Hellmart, PowerWash, and Supermarket Simulator, alongside the highly anticipated Quarantine Zone and We Harvest Shadows. There's something strangely comforting and addictive about these games, and Chilla's Art knows this. It's easy to get distracted by ******* fish, more money, and new places to explore, but there's something off about what's at the end of the line. Fish with hands as fins and human teeth, screaming as the harpoon hits their skin. It begs the question: What exactly are you? On the surface, there's nothing particularly nefarious going on. Yet, similar to DREDGE, Subnautica, and Iron Lung, it's about diving underneath the rippling waves to uncover the darkest secrets. Japanese folklore sits at the heart of this entry, where symbolism and strange dialogue reminiscent of Silent Hill will make you question what exactly you're playing. Screenshot by Destructoid Chilla's Art games are getting weirder by the second, and I'm all for it. Shinkansen 0 and Cursed Digicam could be the titles that pushed the dev into a new, experimental identity where confusion, disorientation, and panic are top of the list to craft a horror you'll never forget. It's impossible to predict Chilla's Art now, and that's a good thing. No official release date has been given at the time of writing. That Chilla's Art dreaded build never left, and UMIGARI's demo conclusion is one that'll surely make you want more. It's clear why Chilla chose to give us a good 30 minutes to an hour of gameplay early, because UMIGARI has already reeled me in, and I know I'll be swept away when this surrealistic adventure drops. The post DREDGE meets Silent Hill f in surreal Chilla’s Art demo—and I’m hooked already appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
It's good to see a Star Wars game thriving. The entire extended universe has been hit and miss for a while now, with the greatness of Andor and the Jedi games counteracted by the likes of Outlaws and the Book of Boba Fett. Too much relies on crossovers and Glup Shitto, with the companies involved more keen to make the audience point at the screen like the Leonardo di Caprio meme than tell an interesting, original story. Thankfully, Star Wars The Old Republic is a bastion of the old ways. It's right up there on our list of the best Star Wars games, and update 7.8 only looks to improve it further. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New Star Wars The Old Republic update expands the MMORPG's free-to-play features Star Wars The Old Republic system requirements New Star Wars The Old Republic update reinvigorates the classic MMORPG's planets View the full article
We've seen plenty of tiny gaming PCs with integrated graphics, and a few with mobile GPUs, but Zotac has just pulled out all the stops with its latest mini gaming PC, which contains a full desktop Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti gaming GPU. Not only that, but the GPU also comes equipped with a full 16GB of VRAM, unlike some of the desktop cards based on this GPU. You could genuinely play games at high frame rates with all the ray tracing eye candy enabled on this tiny rig, which has a volume of just 2.65 liters. We were really impressed by the GPU inside this Zotac machine in our Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti review, and it's a solid recommendation on our guide to buying the best graphics card. With 16GB of VRAM, it can actually play some games at settings that are out of reach of the 12GB Nvidia RTX 5070. You can genuinely play Cyberpunk 2077 with the RT Overdrive preset enabled on this GPU, thanks to its support for DLSS, and it can run Indiana Jones and the Great Circle at 2,560 x 1,440 with the Ultra graphics preset - a setting that's completely inaccessible to 8GB graphics cards. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: 8GB Nvidia and AMD graphics card prices are plummeting, as PC gamers demand more VRAM For just $554.99, this gaming laptop with an Nvidia GeForce RTX GPU is a bargain Win a free Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 with a Battlefield 6 design, thanks to MSI View the full article
Valve are still pushing their Steam Deck ahead with many developers now adding their own special dedicated Steam Deck Verified page. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
A reliable insider reports that Activision, the publisher behind Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7, is thinking about releasing the shooter a week earlier than planned. The release date for Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7 is currently set for November 14, which, if it remains unaltered, will be the latest a new mainline entry in the series has ever been released. However, there have been rumblings over the last few weeks that suggest Activision is considering an earlier launch for the title. View the full article
Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto says he’s disappointed that neither he nor some of his former colleagues were listed in Battlefield 6’s credits. Electronic Arts announced back in October 2021 that it was creating a new studio – led by Lehto in a game director role – which would focus on first-person shooter games. The studio, which would eventually be named Ridgeline Games, started hiring developers in July 2022 to work on the single-player campaign for a future Battlefield game. Read More... View the full article
The global electric vehicle market is facing an unexpected reckoning. Once hailed as the future of transportation, battery-powered cars are now rapidly losing value, eroding the finances of private owners and corporate fleets that invested heavily in them. Read Entire Article View the full article
Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Shams Jorjani addresses fan complaints about Helldivers 2's anti-cheat GameGuard, hinting that it could be removed entirely. Helldivers 2 remains in a tricky spot as of late, with Arrowhead attempting to fix and address complaints surrounding the game's technical performance. View the full article
In an exclusive reveal, RPG publisher Cubicle 7 has informed Wargamer that a new edition of the classic Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay system is almost ready to launch, due in 2026 alongside the 40th anniversary of the classic grimdark fantasy RPG. CEO Dominic McDowall-Thomas promises that fifth edition will be an "evolution, not a revolution" of the familiar fourth edition rules, and that backwards compatibility with current supplements is "one of the key things" the design team has prioritised. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Grab 29 of the best Warhammer TTRPG books from 40K to Fantasy for 93% off The Warhammer The Old World RPG is slick, but does it need to exist? Warhammer the Old World RPG first look - grim, perilous, and deliciously tense View the full article
Inspired by some of the classics like Return to Castle Wolfenstein and DOOM, the free shooter Darkenstein 3D has released and it's a rip-roaring good time. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Nier series director Yoko Taro has warned fans to be wary that "nearly half" of the items purporting to be autographed by him include fake signatures. Responding to a fan on Twitter / X who shared a snap of a signed soundtrack from Nier: Automata on ***** for €200 (around $232), Taro revealed that he includes "small, unknown features" in real autographs to prevent precisely this kind of reselling. "This autograph is a fake. I include small, unknown features in my real autographs to prevent reselling, so I can tell when one isn’t genuine," he explained. "I've confirmed that nearly half of the autographs being resold are actually fake, so please don't buy them." This autograph is a fake. I include small unknown features in my real autographs to prevent reselling, so I can tell when one isn’t genuine. I've confirmed that nearly half of the autographs being resold are actually fake, so please don't buy them. （◎血◎） [Hidden Content] — yokotaro (@yokotaro) October 20, 2025 What, exactly, those "features" are will likely not be known — at least not from Yoko Taro directly, I'd wager — but fans in the comments are trying to compare their autographs nonetheless, cross-referencing their cherished signatures with those known to have been signed by the revered game developer. What's Yoko Taro up to these days when he's not signing things? Last year, Square Enix executive officer and Nier series producer Yosuke Saito teased an upcoming project but refused to say whether it was Nier 3. "I’ve been talking about wanting to do something with [series director Yoko Taro] and [series composer Keiichi Okabe] for some time now," Saito said. "I’ll have something a bit more put together to say in the not too distant future, so please stay tuned." He than laughed: "It might be Nier, it might not be Nier. That’s about all I can say for now.” Nier: Automata arrived in February 2017 and, while fans' appetites were somewhat satiated with the Nier Replicant remake of the original game in 2021, Square Enix has said nothing concrete about a mainline sequel. Hope has gone back and forward too. Saito said in November 2023 that Square Enix would definitely make another Nier at some point in Yoko's lifetime but it wouldn't be soon as the pair were working on a separate project. But a few months later in March 2024, Taro seemingly teased a third game through a subtle concert message. Nier: Automata was a standout success for Square Enix thanks to strong critical reception and sales to match. In our 8/10 review, IGN said: "Nier: Automata is a great action role-playing game filled with beautiful locations and zany, fun-filled combat." Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images. Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky. View the full article
PlayStation Plus Extra will lose seven games in November 2025, Sony has confirmed. As reported by Push Square, the seven games set to exit the subscription tier include 2018's Battlefield 5, Digimon Survive, and Like a Dragon Ishin. Battlefield 5 leaves PS Plus Extra hot on the heels of Battlefield 6’s record-breaking launch. The list of titles is expected to make way on November 18, when Sony will release the next PS Plus Extra update. As Push Square points out, it's worth noting that games in PS Plus Extra can no longer be played once they’re rotated out of the catalog, even if you continue to subscribe. So make the most of these games while you still can. The games set to leave PlayStation Plus Extra in November 2025:Alternate Jake Hunter: Daedalus The Awakening of Golden Jazz (PS4)Battlefield 5 (PS4)Digimon Survive (PS4)Football Manager 2024 Console (PS5)Like a Dragon Ishin (PS5, PS4)Synapse (PSVR2)Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (PS4) As for October, Extra subscribers can expect Bloober’s Silent Hill 2 remake, Until Dawn, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon, among others. PlayStation Plus October 2025 games:ExtraSilent Hill 2 (PS5)Until Dawn (PS5)As Dusk Falls (PS4, PS5)V Rising (PS5)Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS4, PS5)Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1 (PS4, PS5)Wizard with a Gun (PS5)PremiumTekken 3 (PS4, PS5) Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article
The Arc Raiders design director has said it's been fortuitous timing to have its extraction shooter launch a playtest around the same time as Bungie's Marathon, calling it "a great A/B test for us." With Marathon offering some features that Arc Raiders does not — and vice-versa — Embark Studios' Virgil Watkins said it's been useful to compare the feedback from not just Arc Raiders' community but also Marathon's to "compare and contrast how some of those things shook out." Talking to PC Gamer, Watkins said: "It was very coincidental that they had their test around the time we did. To my knowledge, I don't think any of us knew that was going to happen. It was a very great A/B test for us, because obviously, they made decisions that we didn't, and vice versa. So we could kind of compare and contrast how some of those things shook out. "[It] was quite interesting to follow what players thought about those certain things, or what did work in their context and didn't, and what may have worked in ours," he added. While Marathon playtests were available to just a select few, Watkin did say he'd seen enough to find the art style "very evocative," adding he was "personally curious to see how that ends up. I hope to see more of that in the future." Arc Raiders ended its 'Server Slam' playtest over the weekend with big player numbers on Steam, suggesting a strong launch ahead of its October 30 release date. It hit a peak concurrent player count of 189,668, making it one of the most-played games on Valve’s platform over the weekend and the biggest extraction shooter ever on Steam. As for Marathon? The sci-fi extraction shooter is running another invite-only technical test for players in North America and Europe on PS5, Xbox Series X and S, and Steam from October 22-28. "This is an important checkpoint for us as we test our improvements since Alpha, including three maps, five runner shells, prox chat, re-tuned combat pacing, solo ******, deeper environmental storytelling, and more," the Sony-owned studio wrote. "That said, the Technical Test build is a work in progress and will only include a portion of what’s planned for Marathon’s full release, focused on the early player experience." A public update — one of the first since Marathon's high-profile delay to an unspecified date — on the shooter's development will be released "after the closed technical test." Marathon's previously planned September 23, 2025 release date was scrapped following "varied" feedback from players. “Through every comment and real-time conversation on social media and Discord, your voice has been strong and clear,” Bungie said at the time. “We've taken this to heart, and we know we need more time to craft Marathon into the game that truly reflects your passion. After much discussion within our Dev team, we’ve made the decision to delay the September 23 release.” Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky. View the full article
Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto has expressed his disappointment that former staff of the now shuttered Ridgeline Games were not "properly" credited in Battlefield 6, despite building the "foundation" of the game. Ridgeline Games, the studio co-founded by Lehto, was tasked with developing the narrative campaign in Battlefield 6. The studio was closed in February 2024 following Lehto’s departure — less than two years after it was set up — as part of a broader restructuring that saw EA lay off some 670 employees and shift away from future licensed IPs. At the time, EA said the work that was begun on the Battlefield single-player campaign would continue. Fast forward to Battlefield 6’s record-breaking release, and Lehto has taken to LinkedIn to recognize the work done by his former staff at Ridgeline on the game. “I’m disappointed to see that many of my former teammates from Ridgeline Games were not properly credited in the recent release of Battlefield 6,” he said in a post that included a list of names under the Ridgeline Games banner. “These talented developers worked tirelessly for 1 to 2.5 years, building the foundation of the game, before I left voluntarily and the studio was subsequently shuttered. Despite their significant contributions, most who were laid off were relegated to a ‘Special Thanks’ section at the very end of the credits — and several were omitted entirely, including myself. “Out of respect for my colleagues and the awesome work they poured into this project, I want to take a moment to properly recognize them — listing their names and roles as I would have preferred them to appear in the credits. “Game development is a team effort, and every contributor deserves fair acknowledgment.” IGN has asked EA for comment. In an internal note issued at the time of Ridgeline’s closure, EA Entertainment president Laura Miele said that Criterion producer Danny Isaac and studio head of creative Darren White would replace Lehto to continue work on the planned narrative campaign, with some members of Ridgeline Games joining Ripple Effect to continue working on Battlefield. EA would go on to announce Battlefield Studios, the four-strong developer collective working on the mega-publisher’s Battlefield franchise. It currently includes DICE, Ripple Effect, Motive, and Criterion. Lehto is a Bungie veteran whose portfolio includes serving as creative director on Halo: Reach. He joined EA in the wake of criticism over Battlefield 2042's lack of a single-player narrative campaign. While Battlefield 6 has enjoyed enormous sales success and won plaudits for its multiplayer, the campaign was poorly received. IGN’s Battlefield 6 campaign review returned a 5/10. We said: “A safe, dull reimagining of what Battlefield once was, rather than a bold reinvention of what it could be.” For more on Battlefield 6, visit IGN's Battlefield 6 guide for a complete list and video of all campaign collectible locations, tips for getting an edge in multiplayer, and more. Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article
Ubisoft’s 2023 adventure game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is getting a new third-person mode and a New Game+ mode. Ahead of the release of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash, the game will be receiving a new update on December 5, which adds the new modes for free. Frontiers of Pandora is a first-person shooter in which players take control of a Na’vi orphan as they fight against the Resources Development Administration who want to exploit their home’s natural resources. Read More... View the full article
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Tamriel Rebuilt is one of the most impressive mod projects of all time. Its quest is to build every part of The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind's titular province that Bethesda didn't get to, and it's been doing that for literal decades. Earlier this year it released its ninth expansion, Grasping Fortune, and now it's gearing up for number 10: Poison Song... Read more.View the full article
Marvelous USA has an official discount program running for the retail versions of Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, and Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion until October 27. View the full article
With more and more game developers creating AI slop, or just using AI generation for stupid things in their games, we need more ways to avoid them. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Capcom has shared a new trailer for the Monster Hunter Wilds - Festival of Accord: Dreamspell Fall Seasonal Event ahead of its arrival on October 22. View the full article
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Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto has called out EA over Battlefield 6's credits for not properly acknowledging Ridgeline Games staff who worked on the title. The shooter was a massive effort, taking years of development and seeing EA combine multiple studios into a single, large group to revitalize the series and take it to new heights. However, it appears that not everyone who contributed to Battlefield 6 received full recognition for their efforts. View the full article