Microsoft has announced the first wave of games joining Xbox Game Pass in June. EA Sports FC 25 leads the lineup of games joining the subscription service in the first half of the month. Other titles joining Game Pass include enhanced editions of Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition, launch title FBC: Firebreak, and more.
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is all set to arrive on Mac computers this week. On Monday, developer CD Projekt Red announced that it will be compatible on Mac models running Apple Silicon chipsets, which is M1 or later. It is the complete version of the open-world role-playing game (RPG) which debuted in 2020, bundling all of the post launch content including the Phantom Liberty expansion. On Mac, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition will take advantage of MetalFX upscaling and offer spatial audio support.
CyberPowerPC has launched an esports masterclass series in Navi Mumbai, aimed at gamers and parents. It is designed to spread awareness of the structure, opportunities, and challenges within India's growing esports sector. These esports masterclass sessions feature industry experts and top players, addressing career paths, balancing academics, and the importance of parental support, as esports continues to grow in importance in India.
Hollywood video game voice and motion capture actors signed a new contract with video game studios on Wednesday with a focus on artificial intelligence protections, the actors' union, SAG-AFTRA, said in a press release, ending a near year-long strike.
Sony has revealed two new limited-edition Ghost of Yotei PS5 console bundles along with new accessories. The new PS5 consoles and DualSense controllers feature designs inspired by traditional Japanese art.
Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro was launched in India on Friday. The latest gaming mouse is said to be engineered for e-sports professionals and competitive play. It is equipped with Razer HyperSpeed Wireless Gen-2 technology which delivers more than 63 percent higher power efficiency along with lower latency than its predecessor. The Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro has an Optical Scroll Wheel for better tactile control.
Sucker Punch detailed the exploration, combat and new game modes in their upcoming action-adventure title, Ghost of Yotei, at a State of Play livestream on Thursday. The developer showed off new weapons, a new clues-based exploration system and more.
Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl is coming to PS5 in late 2025, developer GSC Gameworld has announced. The game will support DualSense controller features and will come with enhancements for PS5 Pro, the developer said.
Dell Alienware 16 Aurora was launched in India on Thursday. The gaming laptop is said to have a travel-friendly design, with a starting weight of 2.49kg. It can be configured with up to Intel Core 7 Processor Series 2 and up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU. It sports a 16-inch WQXGA 120Hz screen and comes with Dolby Audio, Wi-Fi 7, and user-upgradable RAM and SSD slots
Sony has announced the games joining PS Plus Game Catalog in July. This month's lineup is led by Cyberpunk 2077. The RPG was added to the service on July 9. Other games joining Game Catalog this month include survival title Abiotic Factor, action-RPG Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, roguelike shooter Risk of Rain 2, construction and management sim Planet Zoo, and more.
Naughty Dog has released a new free update for The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered that adds a chronological mode to the game, allowing players to experience the game's story in a new way. The free update is now available on PS5 and PC versions of the game.
Sony has announced a State of Play livestream, featuring a gameplay deep dive into Ghost of Yotei. The State of Play will be livestreamed on June 10 and will feature nearly 20 minutes of Ghost of Yotei gameplay.
Call of Duty: WWII reportedly has an exploit on the Xbox PC app that allows malicious actors to hack into players' PCs. Activision has acknowledged the issue and has taken the game offline while it investigates the problem.
The latest round of cuts at Microsoft has impacted the Forza Motorsport team and reportedly led to Ireland-based Romero Games being closed. Microsoft slashed four percent of its total workforce last week and cancelled several projects in development at multiple Xbox-owned studios.
Microsoft-owned Arkane Studios founder has called Xbox Game Pass "unsustainable" following a wave of layoffs last week that hit the Xbox division hard. Game Pass offers subscribers several new games, including all first-party Microsoft games, at launch for no additional cost.
EA will take Anthem offline on January 12, 2026, the company announced Thursday. BioWare's multiplayer title launched in 2019 but failed to attract players. Anthem players can log in and play the game until servers are taken offline next year.
Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox next month, developer Arrowhead Game Studios announced on Thursday. The game will mark the first time a Sony-published title will launch on the Xbox platform.
In a statement to The Verge, Microsoft said Xbox chief Phil Spencer was not retiring "anytime soon". The rumour surfaced after company-wide layoffs at Microsoft that affected around four percent of the total workforce.
Neil Druckmann has said he's stepping away from creative involvement in The Last of Us TV show to focus on Naught Dog's future projects, including Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
Microsoft cancelled the Perfect Dark reboot in the works at first-party studio The Initiative and shut down the developer as part of wide-ranging layoffs at the company. The Xbox division was hit hard, with layoffs impacting Rare, Zenimax and other studios.
Rockstar Games has released a new update for Read Dead Online, adding four new Telegram missions. One of them adds undead creatures to the game, much like the Undead Nightmare expansion for Red Dead Redemption.
The latest Alienware Area-51 desktop features a redesigned chassis, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU, up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 GPU, up to 32GB DDR5 RAM, and up to 2TB Gen5 SSD. It is said to boast an advanced cooling system and connectivity options, including Thunderbolt 4 and Ethernet. The 2025 Alienware Aurora offers similar specs with up to a GeForce RTX 5080 GPU and 240mm liquid cooling. It is claimed to be 55 percent smaller than the Area-51.
WWE 2K25 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 later this month, 2K has announced. The wrestling title will release on the new console on July 23 and will be available in three editions. All editions are now up for pre-order on the Nintendo Store.
Microsoft has announced the first wave games joining Xbox Game Pass in July. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 leads the lineup, arriving as a day one title on the service on July 11. The company also announced that its newly introduced Retro Classics collection now has over one million players.
Sony has raised the price of the digital edition PS5 in India by Rs. 5,000. The Shop at SC website now reflects the raised price of the console. The price of the standard PS5, however, remains the same.
After facing allegations of generative AI use in its survival game The Alters, developer 11 Bit Studios has confirmed the instances where it did use artificial intelligence in the game. The studio said it would remove AI-generated content from the game in a future update.
Halo Studios announced last year that it was working on multiple Halo games. The developer has now said it will share an update on its projects later this year at Halo World Championship.
A voice actor who essayed the role of the protagonist in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag has hinted that a remake of the game is in development. Ubisoft has not shared details but has confirmed that several remakes of older Assassin's Creed games are in the works.
Leaked screenshots from an internal playtest of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 confirm two new multiplayer game modes. Black Ops 7 is set for a full reveal this summer and will launch later this year.
Bandai Namco has announced that it will host a Summer Showcase livestream this week, where it will reveal a new My Hero Academia game. The company also shared the showcase's entire lineup in its announcement.
FBC: Firebreak has surpassed one million players, Remedy Entertainment confirmed Thursd. The co-op shooter launched on June 17 and is available on Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus Game Catalog.
At Capcom Spotlight livestream on Thursday, Capcom showed off both first and third-person gameplay for Resident Evil Requiem. The studio also explained why the game would not feature series icon Leon S Kennedy.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Enhanced is releasing on PS5 on August 12, developer Ninja Theory has announced. The enhanced version of the game, which comes with added graphics and gameplay features, will also be available as a free update to players who own the game on PC or Xbox Series S/X.
PS Plus is adding Diablo IV, The King of Fighters XV and Jusant to its monthly games lineup in July. All three titles will be available from July 1. PS Plus members have until August 4 to add the three games to their libraries.
Netflix Games is removing over 20 titles from its library next month. Roguelike action title Hades and the entire Monument Valley series will elave the subscription service. The service, which features over 120 mobile games, is accesible to all Netflix subscribers.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 was launched on Tuesday, and the successor to the RTX 3050 features Nvidia's Blackwell CUDA cores and 8GB of video memory. It is positioned below the RTX 5060, and supports ray tracing, Nvidia Reflex, and DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation (MFG), according to the company.
Dying Light is getting a free update that brings enhancements to graphics and audio this week. The 'Retouched' update will improve textures, lighting, shadow quality and other visual details in the game, developer Techland announced.
Microsoft will reportedly cut jobs at its gaming division next week. This would be the fourth round of layoffs at Xbox since the beginning of 2024. Last year, the Xbox parentshut down three Xbox studios.
Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition was launched on Tuesday. It is a limited edition model of the affordable mixed reality (MR) headset, which was first introduced by Meta in September 2024. The Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition comes with a preloaded Xbox app that serves as a hub through which users can launch game titles via the Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta).
CD Project Red has delayed Cyberpunk 2077's Update 2.3. The patch was supposed to launch on June 26. The studio said it needs more time to work on it and claimed the update would be similar in scope to Update 2.2.
Asus has refreshed its gaming laptop lineup in India with the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 GPU. The ROG G16 now boasts a 14th-gen Intel Core i7, while the TUF Gaming F16 gets a 13th-gen Core i5 CPU. Additionally, the 2024 ROG G16 variant also features the new Nvidia GPU. All three models sport 16-inch displays with up to 240Hz refresh rates and a 90Wh battery.
Dune: Awakening has sold a million copies since it launched on PC on June 10, developer Funcom has announced. The survival game is one of the most played titles on Steam right now.
Microsoft's Xbox PC app will get significant upgrade later this year, with an aggregated gaming library. This update will roll out to testers soon and unify access to games installed from "leading PC store fronts." This enhancement follows the launch of Asus's Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X handhelds, earlier this month.
MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy has confirmed it has begun a consultation process that may lead to some layoffs. The studio did not specify the number of employees who will be impacted by the move.
Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 has been launched in India. The AI PC is powered by the Intel Core Ultra 9 chipset and up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU based on the Blackwell architecture. Gigabyte has equipped the gaming laptop with a 16-inch OLED screen which supports a 240Hz refresh rate. It features voice-assisted controls for adjusting audio, cooling, and performance, powered by the GiMate AI agent.
Nintendo Switch 2 launched on June 5 and set the record for the biggest-ever console launch in the US. Sales of third-party games released on the console, however, have reportedly disappointed, with one publisher saying the numbers were below its lowest estimates.
Capcom has announced a games showcase for next week. The livestream will feature developer interviews and updates on upcoming games like Resident Evil: Requiem and Pragmata. Capcom Spotlight will be livestreamed on June 26.
OnePlus is said to be developing a gaming-focused "sub-series" of phones. The device is said to be in the experimental stage, and is expected to feature a flagship chipset, a large battery, and shoulder triggers. A global launch appears unlikely, with its availability likely limited to China, as per the tipster. If unveiled, the phone would compete with phones such as Asus ROG Phone 9 series and the Red Magic 10 Pro lineup.
After successful launches on PS5 and PC, Stellar Blade could be coming to Nintendo Switch 2. Developer Shift Up has reportedly started initial work on the Switch 2 port of the action title.
Warner Bros. Games is restructuring into devisions that will focus on its four key franchises: Harry Potter, Mortal Kombat, DC Universe and Game of Thrones. The changes come after a period of turmoil where WB Games shut three of its studios and cancelled development on a triple-A title.
Marathon has been delayed from its September 23 release date. Developer Bungie said it took the decision after listening to feedback from playtesters. The game will get a new release date this fall.
