Tag: games

Wuxia-inspired action game Phantom Blade Zero is arguably one of the most anticipated games of 2026, but no game is as anticipated as Grand Theft Auto 6, as the many calendar shuffles to avoid November have shown. So it was particularly surprising to see Phantom Blade Zero given a release date during June's State of

Image credit: Eurogamer Earlier this month, Sony announced that it's ending manufacturing of physical PlayStation discs beginning January 2028. The shocking decision means future releases, both from Sony Interactive Entertainment and every other publisher on the planet, will only be available in digital formats. This is concerning news for many people, including savvy shoppers sensitive

Games Done Quick, the charity video game speedrunning series, is making its European debut in a live event at Germany’s Gamescom this summer. GDQ’s marathon event will run for the duration of the three-day show in Cologne, starting August 28-30, and will feature popular runners and an on-site live audience...

UKIE and entertainment charity OKRE call for industry, government, and academia to collaborate on the framework to address identified research gaps Image credit: James Newcombe UKIE and entertainment charity OKRE have developed a framework to help the UK games industry maximise its economic and social value. The Building a Unified Framework for the UK Video

Iran will take part in the World Cup, and their games will be played in the United States as scheduled, says FIFA president Gianni Infantino...

Founder Wayne Emanuel explains how developers, publishers and content creators can work with charities, and the unexpected benefits of doing so Image credit: Cause+Select The video games sector is no stranger to charity. Industry organisations like GamesAid and SpecialEffect are long-established, in addition to the speedrunning event Games Done Quick, Yogscast's Jingle Jam and Humble

One of the ID@Xbox leads discusses the benefits for developers by Fraser Gilbert Fri 13th Mar 2026 There's obviously been a lot of focus on the future of Xbox at this week's GDC 2026 presentations, and Microsoft executive / ID@Xbox director Guy Richards has been speaking about this in a recent interview with The Game

We've heard talk about how Gen Z and Gen Alpha don't play games or that their attention is being driven elsewhere . They spend way too much time on their phones or watching TikTok, and not picking up the latest $70 AAA release. Some of this is true, according to former Hollywood executive and current