Game Releases

Electronic Arts has announced that the Star Wars Jedi games will be getting a third and final installment that wraps up the series. The game will be developed by Respawn Entertainment, the same developer for the first two games.

Mere hours after launch, Black Myth Wukong has shattered Steam records, having accrued 2.2 million concurrent players on Steam a mere 12 hours after launch. The only game it has not yet surpassed in peak player count is PUBG: Battlegrounds, which peaked at 3.2 million players in 2018.

Every so often, rumors of a Bloodborne remaster being in the works pop up, only to be proven false a short while later. A new piece of information indicates the dream of many fans of the original title could soon come true.

Digital Extremes revealed a content roadmap for Warframe, a free-to-play action RPG. A new story quest, "The Lotus Eaters," arrives in August, setting the stage for the "Warframe: 1999" time travel expansion this winter. Before then, a fall update will bring general upgrades, including a new arsenal management system and robotic companions. Players can expect new enemies, weapons, and lore in the 1999 expansion.

Multiple leaks have provided details into the upcoming video game — EA Sports FC 25. The leaks provided details on launch date, cover photo, logo, and information on when the game will be available for pre-order.

SEGA's new Crazy Taxi game is teased to be a large-scale driving title that will be powered by Unreal Engine. In the latest Japanese video posted by SEGA, the developers further described it as an open-world AAA game with multiplayer aspects.

A Nintendo leaker accidentally outed their source to Bloomberg, while other leaks allegedly originated from a Google employee with access to Nintendo's YouTube channel. Nintendo retaliated by tightening up its IT security and pushing at least one leaker into hiding.

A game that got canceled for the Nintendo Switch platforms in 2020 now has its trailer up for the Switch gaming consoles and is set to launch next month. This title, Deliver Us The Moon, was initially launched in 2018, but that launch was for PC, and the developers later brought it to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, and PS5.

Although there was no new information about the supposed Switch 2 in yesterday's Nintendo Direct, the gaming giant did present over 30 games that will be released in 2024 and 2025 - including some games that fans have been waiting for a long time.

CheckMag The Warframe Jade Shadows update has officially launched for Windows, Xbox, Switch, PlayStation, and iOS. Update 36 introduces a number of exciting new additions to the MMO looter shooter, including a new warframe, an exciting new quest offering insights into a long-time foe, and a whole new game mode to get stuck into as well as some valuable quality of life fixes.

Epic Games Store is about to get a numerous number of upcoming games. At least, that's what a third-party database leak is hinting at. This database, called EpicDB, reveals mostly the codenames for these unannounced titles, which seemingly includes some from major publishers such as SEGA, Activision, Bethesda, Rockstar, PlayStation, and EA.

An Xbox Store listing has accidentally leaked when Call of Duty Black Ops 6 will debut. The listing, which is now deleted, revealed that the launch date is set for October 25th. It has also shed light on the game’s multiplayer, which will offer 16 new maps at launch that can be played in different modes. There will be round-based Zombies too.

Nintendo Switch owners can look forward to six new games in June - including long-awaited titles such as Luigi's Mansion 2 HD and Monster Hunter Stories. The Splatoon 3 sizzle season also starts.

Hades II has finally launched, with fans eagerly clamouring to get back to the dungeon-crawling indie roguelike inspired by Greek mythology. Within the first 24 hours after Hades II launched, it passed 100,000 concurrent players on Steam alone.

The long-awaited action roguelike Hades II was unexpectedly released in Early Access yesterday and seems to have been very well received by players. It already has over 5,000 reviews - 98 percent of them positive.

V Scooper, a reputable gaming insider known for offering early scoops in the entertainment industry, claims that the next Tomb Raider game will be fully open world. It is said to take place in India and will feature "vast sceneries" and free use of different "traversal methods," enabling Lara to navigate "unrestrictedly" across a "big map."

Epic space shooter Warframe is set to receive yet another round of meta-breaking changes, with sweeping quality-of-life changes announced for the Jade Shadows update coming in June this year. The hope is that these changes will make gameplay more interesting and diverse.

The South Pole of the moon is about to be colonized. And just like in Fortnite, it works even better as a team. But beware: reduced gravity!

First launched for Apple Arcade, the fun-filled adventure racing game What The Car? is making its way to the PC. Triband, the developer, has announced a September 5 launch date, but for now, you can download a free demo on Steam.

RKGK, aka Rakugaki, sheds the first-person shooter, MMO gameplay and grim, realistic worlds that have become all too common in recent games, opting instead to tell its rebellion story through colourful, surrealistic visuals and fast-paced platformer action.

Bungie is set to launch the Into the Light content update for Destiny 2, which will bridge the gap between the last Season of the Wish patch and the forthcoming Final Shape expansion. The update will be live and free to download from 10 AM PDT or 1 AM EDT today, Tuesday, April 9.

Nintendo recently announced which new games are coming to the Switch in April - including a Switch-exclusive game. We provide an overview.

Warframe will celebrate its 11th anniversary starting on March 22 through May 17 with free loot via Twitch drops, anniversary login rewards, and plenty of in-game events with extra bonuses. There is also an international giveaway featuring a Warframe-themed Alienware Aurora R16 desktop with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070.

Steam launched its new Families feature in Steam Beta. Steam Families consolidates the previous Family Sharing and Family View features into a simpler solution for sharing your games between up to six family members, even allowing two users to play from the same library at the same time.

Popular MMO, Warframe, is set to get a massive update on March 27, bringing yet another new playable Warframe to the game and reworking two of the game's long-running stalwarts. Players will also get two free Forma as a login reward after downloading Dante Unbound.

After almost ten years of development, the release of Rise of the Ronin is finally just around the corner. It is the first open-world RPG from Team Ninja, which until now has mainly been known for titles from the Soulslike genre.

Astro Duel 2 is an innovative hybrid of top-down shooter and melee platformer. Epic Games is offering the game for free for a week to coincide with today's release.

11 years of Warframe: space ninjas get special login rewards, in-game gear via special events in March Online free-to-play, third-person shooter MMO is celebrating its 11-year anniversary. To mark the occasion, Warframe players can collect a new weapon as a login reward, and there will be special mission rewards and Twitch drops throughout the month of March.

Warframe mobile only recently dropped for iOS, and while there have certainly been bugs, the overall impressions online are very positive, with even players on older devices, like the iPhone 11 impressed with the smoothness and graphics quality.

Lilith, Claptrap, Roland, Tiny Tina, Krieg, and Dr. Tannis band together on an action-comedy adventure that takes place before the events of Borderlands 2. The trailer introduces us to a few new faces, too, and reveals a splash of fan service, with familiar faces, like Moxxi, and plenty of immature humour and explosions.

Eight new games are being added to the Xbox Store today. We provide a brief overview of what players can expect from the various games.

Warframe is scheduled to launch on iOS next week, while cross-platform save will purportedly be available for mobile versions of the game from the outset. The launch trailer reveals some surprisingly-detailed graphics, even if there is a lot less eye-candy present than on the PC and console versions.

Even though the Nintendo Switch 2 is yet to be officially announced, SEGA reportedly plans to release five big games announced at The Game Awards for the upcoming gaming handheld. This report comes from a known leaker named Midori (@MbKKssTBhz5 on X), who has a solid track record of sharing accurate information about Atlus games.

After the open beta, players have mixed feelings about the new pirate MMO Skull and Bones. Ubisoft is still more than convinced and justifies the high price by attributing a whole new level of quality to the game.

On February 29, the wait for the second part of the Final Fantasy 7 remake will finally come to an end. If you can't wait any longer, you can play now. The first chapter is now available as a demo.

The first part of the Gothic series has long since achieved cult status in the RPG community - and now it won't be long before fans can once again immerse themselves in the dark world of Myrtana. A release date can already be seen on Amazon - and the game can be pre-ordered.

The action role-playing game Stellar Blade, formerly known under the working title Project EVE, has been given a release date and a new gameplay trailer. The game will be released on 26 April 2024, exclusively for PS5.

CheckMag In a perfect world where hunger and poverty do not exist, Naughty Dog doesn’t end up making The Last of Us Part II. In this rather unperfect world where corporate greed exists, we as the consumer have to deal with the hot mess that is The Last of Us 2 (TLOU 2).

The PC version of Horizon Forbidden West will come with support for Nvidia DLSS 3, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS, as well as DirectStorage to improve loading times on supported hardware.

Development on the new Witcher game will finally pick up speed later this year, CD Projekt CEO Adam Badowski has confirmed. He also answers an important question that has been on the minds of fans since the announcement: Will the game be developed using AI?

CheckMag The first proper Indiana Jones game in 15 years is set to release in 2024. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has heavyweights Bethesda and Machine Games behind it. Having successfully relaunched the Wolfenstein series to critical acclaim, could this be the future of the Indiana Jones franchise?

STALKER 2 has had a pretty rough run. GSC Game World, the game's developers, has faced many challenges since the title was announced in 2010. As per the previous announcement, it was scheduled for Q1 2024 but has now been delayed again to September 5, 2024, which, the developers say, is the "final release date" for the game.

Popular free-to-play FPS The Finals has mysteriously started supporting Linux. Fans may want to temper their excitement, as Embark Studios has not officially acknowledged or announced support for the open-source operating system.

After having a successful launch on PC, the devs of Alisa want to bring an enhanced PS1-styled survival horror experience to the console crowd. Named Alisa: Developer's Cut, the refined console version is planned to be released on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch on February 6.

After Activision-Blizzard discontinued the active development of MOBAS Heroes of the Storm in 2022, modders have brought the game back to life. "Resurgence of the Storm" was programmed into the Starcraft 2 engine and is not only visually appealing, but also features balance adjustments, reworks and even new heroes.

CheckMag Steam's “Best of 2023” games list has been published with games spread across 3 categories from Platinum to Bronze. Here is a selection of the best “Deck Verified” games to play on that new Steam Deck, or Steam Deck OLED you got for Christmas.

Valve has announced the winners of the 2023 Steam Awards. Despite a rough launch and a consistent barrage of negativity surrounding Starfield, the game still won the 2023 Steam Award for Most Innovative Gameplay. Baldur's Gate 3 won the overall Game of the Year Award, while Atomic Heart took home the Outstanding Visual Style Award.

Kojima Productions and 505 Games have postponed the launch of Death Stranding Director’s Cut for Apple devices. Initially, it was planned to debut at the end of this year. Now, the launch is scheduled for early 2024.

Fuji Games recently announced Mouse as a "gritty, jazz-fueled shooter," bringing much of what made Cuphead a standout success to the FPS genre. The official launch trailer reveals a boomer shooter full of charm, animated explosions, and genuinely hilarious kit.

After the disappointing launch of No Man's Sky and its subsequent redemption arc, Hello Games announced a spiritual successor in the form of a multiplayer endless fantasy adventure game called Light No Fire. The game's stand-out feature has to be its Earth-sized open world and its rich biomes waiting to be explored.