Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting a new ‘high difficulty mode’ in September, including an ‘endless battle for those seeking even greater thrills’

Back in 2024, as the soulslike difficulty discourse once again reared its silly head, Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki said FromSoft “could just crank the difficulty down,” but warned that doing so “would break the game itself.” That doesn’t seem to be a concern going the other direction, though, as Bandai Namco says a new … Read more

Space Marine 2 unveils a roadmap for its second year of updates including a new playable class, bosses, weapons, and more

Space Marine 2 – Year 2 Trailer – YouTube Watch On Good news for fans of Space Marine 2’s multiplayer modes, which Saber Interactive has committed to supporting for a whole ‘nother year. As the developer announced, patch 10, on the first anniversary of Space Marine 2’s release, will be the beginning of a second … Read more

In a major win for playing Battlefield 6 however the heck you want, EA just confirmed Portal servers are actually persistent: ‘It’s always listed in the browser for easy access’

The Battlefield 6 server browser had my curiosity, but now it has my attention: Battlefield Studios just confirmed that servers spun up in its “Portal browser” can be made persistent. Theoretically, that means the Portal browser will behave like a classic FPS browser, allowing someone to host a “24/7 CAIRO ONLY” server that won’t disappear … Read more

Fed up with ‘living in fear’ of mass layoffs, Diablo developers take action against Microsoft: ‘We are ready to begin fighting for real change’

The Diablo team is the next in line to unionize at Blizzard. Over 450 developers across multiple disciplines have voted to form a union under the Communications Workers of America (CWA), and they’re now the fourth major Blizzard team to do so. Game developers, artists, designers, engineers, and support staff all “voted strongly in favor … Read more

Anime Eternal codes: All active codes in August 2025

While you start out in a Dragon Ball Z-inspired world, Anime Eternal is in no short supply of other popular shounen destinations and that’s easily its biggest draw. Brawling your way through the streets is the key to unlocking even more themed locations from series like Bleach and Jujutsu Kaisen, but you’ll need to beef … Read more

The combined fury of angry Overwatch players forced Blizzard to reverse a change it made less than 72 hours ago: ‘We’re grateful to everyone who tried it out and shared feedback’

Countless Reddit threads and social media posts piled up this week strongly criticizing Blizzard’s decision to add a MOBA-style draft system to Overwatch 2’s popular Stadium mode. Specifically, players were against the removal of mirror matchups where both teams can play as the same heroes. The response in the last few days, following the launch … Read more

We’re still feeling aftershocks from Microsoft’s destructive July layoffs and cancellations

Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics has imposed another round of layoffs, putting an undisclosed number of people out of work in the face of “evolving business conditions.” “Today we made the very difficult decision to part ways with a number of our talented colleagues as the result of evolving business conditions,” the studio announced in … Read more