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Friendship ended with PlayStation, now XBOX is new best friend?

In January 2024, Hideo Kojima's Kojima Productions and PlayStation's Hermen Hulst announced that they were partnering on a new action-espionage title called Physint. This deal would see PlayStation publishing the Kojima-developed title, making it a PlayStation 5 exclusive release.

Outside of a brief update in August 2025 where Kojima shared some of the stars that will appear in the game and a poster, not...

Waterworld but with a robot instead of Kevin Costner.

The Last Caretaker development team, Channel37, says that they hope to release version 1.0 of the game in spring 2027. If all goes according to plan, the game will leave Early Access and become officially available on PC and XBOX, as well as Game Pass.

The Last Caretaker first entered Early Access in November 2025. The game has received seven major updates and has sold over 400,000 copies. Players have averaged "approximately...

Testing begins August 31st.

This week, Xbox officially announced their disc-to-digital program. While they haven't given it a catchy name yet, the program will allow you to convert the physical disc games you own into digital licenses. This means you'll be able to play those games anywhere.

XBOX claims that "most" XBOX One and XBOX Series X disc-based games support this new feature. Once live, players will be able to claim a digital entitlement "by inserting...

It's a real dog-eat-dog world out there.

Gravhounds is an upcoming 1-4 player co-op action builder set to release to Early Access on PC, XBOX Series X|S, and Game Pass on November 2, 2026. The game's announcement trailer was shown at gamescom Opening Night Live and provided viewers with a look at "the game's chaotic, physics-driven mayhem."

Players are tasked with working together to build defensive fortifications as they work towards extracting valuable resources...

It's all thanks to the Switch 2 release.

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered was just released on the Nintendo Switch 2 today. The game has been available on other platforms since April 2025 but the patches have been severely lacking. The game released with rather significant performance issues on nearly all platforms, perhaps due to the fact that it's an Unreal Engine 5 coat of paint on top of Gamebryo for game logic. That's a real one-two punch of performance issues working...

And RIP the 2TB model.

Everything continues to be on fire both literally and figuratively. Microsoft just announced that they are increasing the prices of their XBOX consoles by upwards of $150.

The 512GB XBOX models are increasing by $100, while the 1TB models are increasing by $150. Additionally, all 2TB models are being discontinued. These price increases follow a separate batch of price increases in October 2025 when prices increased by $20 to $70 for XBOX hardware....

Pre-order now to double dip on PC later.

Rockstar Games says that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 will open on June 25 for PlayStation 5 and XBOX Series X|S. The studio announced this pre-order availability date along with a trailer that revealed the game's cover art.

Yes, they released a video trailer to reveal the static image cover art for Grand Theft Auto 6. That is truly extra in every meaning of the word. The video is only about 30 seconds long, so don't expect...

XBOX and PC only.

inXile entertainment shared a new look at their time-hopping steampunk RPG, Clockwork Revolution. The last time we saw this one was actually almost exactly one year ago during the Xbox Games Showcase 2025. This year, inXile shared a more detailed look at Clockwork Revolution, introducing players to Morgan's gang, the Rotten Row Hooligans, and a heist gone wrong.

Clockwork Revolution is expected to release in 2027 for XBOX Series X|S, Game Pass, Microsoft...

It's the late 90s all over again.

Microsoft announced a special, limited edition 1TB XBOX Series X to commemorate the platform's 25th anniversary. The XBOX Series X25 Limited Edition is a translucent XBOX Series X that draws "inspiration from the original XBOX." There's also a translucent "OG Green" XBOX Wireless Controller X25 Special Edition coming as well.

The console and controller will be available as a limited-edition collection "in select...

Big robot head thing.

genDESIGN, a studio helmed by Fumito Ueda, shared a full reveal of gen ATLAS. This title is a single-player, sci-fi, action-adventure experience coming at some point to the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and XBOX Series X|S.

Ueda is best known for creating Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian. genDESIGN is made up of several team members that worked on these titles alongside Ueda.

And yes, this one does seem to be exclusive...

A release might be around the corner.

South Korea's classification website (GRAC) just put up a listing for Fable today, suggesting that the game's release may be just around the corner. The Fable listing on the ratings site displays a "19" classification, indicating that Fable is only for those aged 19 and above.

The Korean ratings board explains why the 19 classification was given. Please note that this is from a translation and may not be 100% accurate:...

... Again!

Cyan Worlds just released both Myst and Riven on the latest generation of PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Not only is it available for the regular PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles, but it's also playable on PlayStation VR2 and through the Microsoft Store. Previously, only Myst was available on the Xbox Series X|S and the Microsoft Store.

Both Myst and Riven retail for $34.99. However PlayStation Plus users can save 20% off of the price for a limited time....

Little mouse, big adventures.

Indie development studio Polyarc announced that Moss: The Forgotten Relic is coming to PC and consoles this summer. A teaser trailer shows off some of the fantasy adventure that is, apparently for the first time, making the move from VR to flatscreen with this new release.

The release this summer will be on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and both generations of the Switch. It sounds like the "dual" style gameplay will carry...

The smoothest Bond possible.

IO Interactive finally confirmed that 007 First Light will run at 60 FPS (Nitter) when playing on PlayStation 5 Pro hardware. This near last minute announcement comes after months of worry from fans that had no idea if Sony's more powerful machine would be able to deliver solid performance.

In September 2025, the gameplay reveal for 007 First Light made players nervous about the game's performance. That gameplay footage looked to run at less...