Ivy Marlowe
grew up on Nintendo and PlayStation consoles from the SNES and PS1 years: Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Zelda, then the PS2 and Xbox 360 RPG boom (Elder Scrolls, Mass Effect, Dragon Age). Tracks series lore, remakes and console generations.
By Ivy Marlowe
Industry Pearl Abyss expands AI across development as DokeV targets late 2028
The Crimson Desert studio says AI tests ideas and its team still builds the content. Crimson Desert's Switch 2 version is due in the first half of 2027.
Consoles 21 more original Xbox games reach PC, and KOTOR finally gets achievements
The PC list now has 25 games, 11 of the new 21 from Star Wars. Windows 11 is required, only six are on Game Pass, and old discs cannot be redeemed.
Consoles Ocarina of Time remake sells 5.2 million in four days, a Switch 2 record
Japan accounts for 810,000 of the sales, which include digital copies. Nintendo calls it the best start for any Switch 2 game it has published itself so far.
Consoles PS5 passes 100 million shipped, almost six years after launch
Sony's figure counts consoles shipped to stores. The PS5 is the fourth PlayStation past 100 million, but its pace is slower than the PS4's as prices climb.
Consoles Switch 2 update 23.5.0 brings back eShop gifting, but only for family groups
Gifting switches on with an eShop update on November 17, child accounts cannot send gifts, and a dataminer says the firmware also patches October's jailbreak.
New releases Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy launches January 28, and its founders' beta ends January 7
Owlcat's Inquisition cRPG hits PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S together, with Switch 2 to follow. Steam keys go out first, and the PC beta closes three weeks early.
News Take-Two guides up to $3.5 billion for the GTA 6 quarter as pre-orders run hot
Last quarter's bookings fell 18% to $1.60bn on a soft NBA 2K27, and the launch-quarter range sits just under analysts' $3.51bn. No pre-order count yet.
New releases GTA 6 preloads are open: times in MYT, the 212GB download and boxed codes
PS5 preloads opened at local midnight on November 10 and Xbox follows at 8 a.m. MYT. Boxed copies hold a code, not a disc, and arrive in stores November 12.
New releases Where Winds Meet's Hutuo war zone opens November 13, Xbox included
The free anniversary update adds a Zhongdu Bridge campaign, three bosses and two board games; Yuen Woo-ping's Dual Spears follow on November 26.
Industry BioWare film Massive Effect was shooting when EA shut the studio; it premieres in 2027
Super Channel's film has the three founders, Casey Hudson and Jennifer Hale. VGC notes several key BioWare writers are missing from the announced line-up.
Reviews Phantom Blade Zero reviews: PC Gamer 90, IGN 9, Eurogamer 3/5, and why they split
Critics agree the kung fu combat is superb. They split over spongy bosses, invisible walls and hand-holding quests. What each review found, and the price.
News AC Valhalla gets New Game+ six years on, with Divine gear now up to level 27
Finish Holy Day to start it. The free patch also adds Mithril, a Stash, 300+ engravable runes and PSSR for PS5 Pro, and frees Platinum from Dawn of Ragnarok.
News Report: Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel is 2+ years away, but the merch is already here
Bethesda named the game and hinted at Hammerfell on November 3. Its shop sells Sentinel hoodies, while Jason Schreier says release is more than two years off.