Avowed, a new first-person RPG from Fallout: New Vegas and The Outer Worlds creator Obsidian Entertainment, was announced at today’s Xbox Games Showcase.  With Avowed, Obsidian is once again dipping back into fantasy for a break from sci-fi. Set in the world of Eora from Pillars of Eternity, Avowed’s reveal …

The original Mafia was developed in tandem with Grand Theft Auto 3, at a time when open world games weren’t prolific. There were no established rules to follow, and just as Rockstar North set about reinventing how we play games so too did Hangar 13, but with a focus unique …

The Destiny 2 Moments of triumph 2020 event is now underway. Completing certain triumphs will unlock cosmetics and Bungie Store rewards, and completing 28 of them will unlock the MMXX seal. Most of the triumphs themselves are pretty self-explanatory, but some of them are secret triumphs tied to the upcoming …

Balan Company, a new development studio under Square Enix, will reveal a new action game this week. The website (opens in new tab) for the studio was recently updated with a teaser for 10am PT / 1pm ET tomorrow, Thursday, July 23. That’s just one hour after the start of …

Chris Ryall has announced that he is stepping down from his role as IDW Publishing’s president/publisher/chief creative officer to work for a new, as-yet-unnamed company developing some of the creator-owned projects he published while at IDW. “Change is often hard, and I will miss this extended family I have worked …

The new Hellions’ first mission goes amazingly horrible in Hellions #2. Though saddled with a longer-than-usual lag time thanks to the covid pandemic, Zeb Wells’ troubled, but engaging cast returns in a grand, violent fashion. Tasked with the “therapeutic mission” of scouring Mr. Sinister’s old clone farm settled underneath the …

The ID@Xbox Summer Game Fest demo event is live now, bringing a selection of more than 70 games to try for free to your Xbox console. The weeklong event began today and will run through July 27, with more and more demos steadily appearing as the selection gets rolling. All …

The Ghost of Tsushima (opens in new tab) best standoffs are tense and exciting, and the player community have started sharing some heart-pounding highlights (as well as some humorous mishaps). If you haven’t played yet, standoffs let you intentionally discard the element of surprise by challenging a group of enemies …

J.J. Abrams’ decision to bring back Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (opens in new tab) was a controversial one. However, what if the idea to bring back the galaxy’s biggest bad wasn’t Abrams’ idea at all – but one that originally came from George Lucas? First, …

The Risk of Rain 2 launch update will arrive on PC on August 11, finally pushing the rogue-like shooter out of Steam early access and into full release. Developer Hopoo Games and publisher Gearbox announced the release date today, pinning a nice bow on the game’s long-running content roadmap. The …