Xbox Is Letting Players Digitize Their Physical Games, Starting Next Week for Select Users
Xbox's new disc-to-digital feature is launching imminently, allowing users to add physical copies of games to their digital library.
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Crazy Taxi: World Tour Has the YA YA YA YA YAs but Stumbles With the “World” Part of World Tour – Gamescom 2026
Crazy Taxi: World Tour is an almost refreshingly uncomplicated palette cleanser free of skill trees, crafting systems, and the other chaff that seems to be in every game you play nowadays. I just hope they manage to make the levels worthy of the “World Tour” moniker this new...
Read at IGNXbox Wireless Controller X25 Special Edition Preorders Are Live
You can now preorder the Xbox Wireless Controller X25 Special Edition from a variety of retailers.
Read at IGNThe Witcher 3’s Remaster Didn’t Leak, And That Made The Reveal “Hit Different,” Dev Says
One of the big surprises from Gamescom's Opening Night Live event this week was the announcement of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered . Everyone was expecting news about The Witcher 3's Songs of the Past expansion, but no almost no one had The Witcher 3 Remastered on their...
Read at GameSpotRupert Grint Returning as Ron Weasley for Harry Potter and The Cursed Child on Broadway
Harry Potter movie star Rupert Grint will reprise his character of Ron Weasley next year, as he joins the Broadway cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Read at IGNExterminauts Season Pass Won’t Make You Pay If You’re Willing To Play
Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive is venturing into new live-service territory with the upcoming release of Exterminauts , a new third-person shooter that merges the blue-collar energy of Ghostbusters with Starship Troopers. The game is already drawing...
Read at GameSpotYour Discs. Now Also Digital.
Players have spent decades building their XBOX libraries. Some games were purchased on disc. Some were purchased digitally. Many span multiple generations of hardware. Our goal is to make it easier for those libraries to move forward with players. Today we are introducing a...
Read at Xbox WireStar Wars: Zero Company Is One of the Best Reviewed Star Wars Games of All-Time
Star Wars: Zero Company is a big hit with critics, who are praising the tactics game for its XCOM-like action.
Read at PolygonI'm still not convinced The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past is worth pasting over the perfect ending that was Blood and Wine
Since the persistent rumours of a cheeky extra DLC for The Witcher 3 turned into confirmation from CD Projekt Red that such a thing is on the way prior to The Witcher 4 , there's been a nagging voice in the back of my mind. On one hand, Songs of the Past is more of an RPG I...
Read at Rock Paper Shotgun"Tweety's sadistic": The Filmmakers Behind 'Coyote vs. ACME' Dissect Its Looniest Scene
In Coyote vs. ACME, John Cena shareas a memorable, hilarious exchange with Tweety Bird. Here, the film's director and screenwriter discuss the scene.
Read at PolygonPre-orders Begin Today for the XBOX 25th Anniversary Collection
Today, we’re excited to open pre-orders for the XBOX 25th anniversary collection, featuring the XBOX Series X25 Limited Edition console and Special Edition controller. From the translucent OG Green design to the details and tributes hidden throughout the hardware, every...
Read at Xbox WireElden Ring plays much better than I'd expected on Switch 2, but it isn't without its flaws
The power of the Nintendo Switch 2 definitely knows its bounds, but that hasn't stopped Nintendo and its fellow publishers from trying to push the handheld device to its limits by porting some of the more demanding and gargantuan of games to the console. The release of Elden...
Read at EurogamerHow Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons Is Expanding D&D’s Darkest Corner With New Monsters And Magic
The Dungeons & Dragons franchise has continued to evolve over the decades, and in the upcoming Warlock from Invoke Studios, players will get the opportunity to explore a darker corner of that popular tabletop fantasy IP. Following its gameplay reveal during Gamescom Opening...
Read at GameSpotLord Of The Rings’ Pippin Actor Just Showed Up In A Video Game In An Unexpected Way
As part of Gamescom this week, it was announced that The Lord of the Rings actor Billy Boyd will show up in a new game, or at least his voice will. Boyd, who played the "Fool of a Took" Peregrin Took AKA Pippin in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is playing...
Read at GameSpotYou Better Have The Space for LEGO's Longest Set Ever, The Star Wars Executor Super Star Destroyer
LEGO has unveiled an enormous new Star Wars Executor Super Star Destroyer set, which will soon become the company's longest model ever.
Read at IGNHere's the Star Wars Zero Company release time for your region
Get the band together and battle through the Clone Wars.
Read at PC GamerFool's Theory explains where The Witcher 3's expansion region Letten actually is, and it's close to the setting of The Witcher 4
CD Projekt Red properly revealed new Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past yesterday during Opening Night Live, confirming the new playable location as Letten, the place Geralt's best friend bard pal Dandelion comes from. But where exactly is Letten on the map? It's bloody...
Read at EurogamerUbisoft announces playstest platform The Player Council
Ubisoft has announced the soft launch of The Player Council, a platform where players can test games and give feedback directly to developers.
Read at GamesIndustry.bizThe Sims' Biggest Rival Gets First Major Update Later This Year
Paralives' August patch notes provide information on the game's highly anticipated expansion, and it remains free as promised.
Read at PolygonWitcher 3 Songs Of The Past Expansion Fixes A Major Issue With The Original Game
CD Projekt Red has shared new footage and disclosed more details about The Witcher 3's upcoming Songs of the Past expansion, and that includes confirmation that you can indeed pet the dog. Finally. This is very welcome news, as The Witcher 3 did not originally allow players...
Read at GameSpotChinese Pokémon-like Open-World Game With 15 million Players Is Set to Launch Globally
After a successful launch in China in March, the cozy game Roco Kingdom is coming to players worldwide in a closed beta this October.
Read at PolygonExclusive: LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Deluxe Edition - Mayhem Collection DLC Trailer Reveals The Joker and Harley Quinn Story Mission and More
During our IGN gamescom Studio livestream, we were able to exclusively reveal the LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Deluxe Edition - Mayhem Collection DLC trailer, which features an exciting look at the new story mission starring Harley Quinn and the Joker, the Mayhem...
Read at IGN'Star Wars Zero Company' does something the prequels never could
Star Wars Zero Company is an engaging tactics game that delivers compelling political undercurrents in a way the prequels couldn't.
Read at PolygonHands-On Report: Star Wars Zero Company
The galaxy far, far way is a ripe battleground for strategy games, although Star Wars has only seen a handful of them over the years. Developer Bit Reactor, in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games, are changing that with its band of misfits and mercenaries taking charge in an explosive turn-based tactics title on […]
Read at PlayStation BlogMinecraft Dungeons II: The New Features Being Shown at gamescom 2026
At XBOX Games Showcase earlier this year, we played a Minecraft Dungeons II demo that took us to the hacking/slashing/looting/shooting heart of this upcoming ARPG sequel – but today at gamescom 2026, I got to play a new version that showed us much more of what will surround...
Read at Xbox WireStar Wars Zero Company Review
An excellent tactical game with the same cinematic feel as the Star Wars Jedi games.
Read at IGNRockstar responds to GTA 6 leaks – "This is obviously not how we intended for you to see the game after all this time"
Rockstar Games has issued a statement regarding the recent leaks of Grand Theft Auto 6.
Read at GamesIndustry.biz'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Star Breaks Silence on Canceled Hulu Sequel
"There's still plenty of stories to tell," Buffy actor Seth Green tells Polygon
Read at PolygonAI is 'just a plagiarism machine that makes people lose their jobs' in the eyes of The Talos Principle 3's writers
"They're basically incredibly intelligent versions of the autocorrect."
Read at PC GamerState of Decay 3 lives on after studio's separation from Xbox, with a closed beta promised for this year
Undead Labs has announced that a closed State of Decay 3 beta is coming sometime in 2026, weeks after the studio separated from Xbox.
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