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Fallout: New Vegas is now seen by many players as one of the best games in the Fallout series, but director Josh Sawyer says Obsidian had to keep its ambitions under control because the studio only had 18 months to make it. The short timeline forced the team to focus on the parts it could realistically deliver well: story, quests, writing, and world reactivity.

Warhorse Studios is not treating its new Middle-earth RPG as a simple licensed project. The Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer says the game is an “absolute passion project” and will be built in the studio’s own style, with a focus on open world reactivity, systems driven role playing, strong storytelling, and a living world. The project was announced alongside news that Warhorse is also working

Forza Horizon 6 briefly looked like the highest rated game of 2026, but that top spot has already been taken by an indie title. Mina the Hollower, the new game from Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games, has overtaken Playground Games’ racer on Metacritic with a score of 92, while Forza Horizon 6 sits at 91. That is a surprising shift because Forza Horizon

Former Bungie designer Niles Sankey believes Microsoft is missing a major opportunity with Halo by not making smaller games that return to the franchise’s classic era. Sankey, who worked at Bungie from 2006 to 2015 and served as lead mission designer on Halo: Reach, shared his thoughts during a long interview with Halo creator Mint Blitz. His view is simple. Microsoft owns one of

Escape the Backrooms has suddenly arrived on Xbox Game Pass, giving subscribers a surprise horror game to try without waiting for the next full lineup announcement. The viral co op horror game is now available through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Premium, as well as PC Game Pass, and it also supports Xbox Play Anywhere. The game is based on the Backrooms internet creepypasta,

Forza Horizon 6 is off to a huge start, with players already driving more than 20 billion miles in its first 10 days. Playground Games shared new community stats for the racing game, showing that players have also spent more than 141 million hours in game and earned over 35 trillion credits. The numbers show how quickly Forza Horizon 6 has built momentum across

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is now official, and Infinity Ward is using it to reset the series around a darker, more grounded style of combat. The game continues the Modern Warfare storyline, brings Captain Price back after the events of Modern Warfare 3, and shifts much of the campaign focus to South Korea. The campaign begins with Price facing the consequences of

NVIDIA is finally moving on from its old Control Panel app on Windows 11. Starting with driver version 610.47, the NVIDIA Control Panel will no longer be installed as part of the standard driver package. Its features have been moved into the newer NVIDIA App, which will now act as the main place for managing GPU settings, driver updates, and related features. The Control

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Microsoft’s decision to reduce the price of Xbox Game Pass has already helped improve subscriber retention, but she also warned that the service still needs more work before growth becomes stable again. The comments came from an internal memo, where Sharma acknowledged that earlier pricing and plan changes hurt Game Pass momentum. According to Sharma, Game Pass growth slowed

Banjo Kazooie is still one of Xbox’s most requested franchise revivals, and fans are now using Microsoft’s Player Voice feedback forum to make that clear. According to the report, Banjo Kazooie appears to be the highest ranking game related request on the forum, showing that the old Rare platformer still has a strong audience waiting for its return. Xbox Player Voice lets fans vote

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting a new expansion in 2027, and CD Projekt Red is already setting expectations high. The studio says Songs of the Past will be closer in scope to Blood and Wine, not a small DLC. That matters because Blood and Wine was one of the biggest and most praised expansions ever made for The Witcher 3, large enough

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has warned that Microsoft will need to make tough decisions about Xbox’s future, including what it builds, where it invests, and what kind of company it wants Xbox to become. The comments come ahead of the Xbox Games Showcase on June 7, where Microsoft is expected to focus mainly on games rather than broader strategy. Sharma’s message suggests that Xbox

Activision has filed a new Crash Bandicoot trademark, and this one is not focused on games. The filing covers television, movie, and animated productions based on the Crash Bandicoot franchise, suggesting that Microsoft and Activision may be exploring ways to bring the character to screens beyond consoles and PCs. That does not mean a Crash Bandicoot movie or series has been officially announced. A

Hollow Knight: Silksong is getting a physical release on Xbox Series X, and that is worth noting at a time when many physical game editions skip Microsoft’s platform. Fangamer has opened preorders for physical copies on Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2, with the release expected on October 16, 2026. Silksong was one of last year’s biggest indie success stories. Team

Forza Horizon 6 has achieved a rare milestone for Xbox in Japan, becoming the first Xbox game in three years to appear on the country’s physical game sales chart. The racing game placed at number 26 in Famitsu’s top 30 physical games chart, ending a long drought for Microsoft’s platform in a market where Xbox has historically struggled. That may not sound like a

Microsoft will not share new Project Helix details during the Xbox Games Showcase on June 7. Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty confirmed that the presentation will focus on games, teams, trailers, and upcoming releases rather than broader hardware or platform strategy. That means fans hoping for a deeper look at Xbox’s next console PC hybrid system will have to wait. Project Helix is

Epic Games Store has refreshed its weekly free game lineup, and this time PC players can claim Lonestar and Calico at no cost. Both games are free to keep if you add them to your Epic Games Store library before June 4. After that, a new mystery giveaway will replace them. The latest offer follows last week’s giveaway, which included Tomb Raider I III

Xbox players have a new Free Play Days lineup to try this weekend, with Gears of War: Reloaded, Dying Light: Definitive Edition, High On Life 2, and Formula Legends all available for a limited time. The latest promotion runs until Sunday, May 31, at 11:59 PM PT, giving players a few days to test the games before deciding whether to buy them. This week’s

Planet Zoo 2 is officially coming later this year, and Frontier Developments is expanding the zoo management formula with new animal types, deeper building tools, improved simulations, and a stronger focus on conservation. The sequel launches on October 13, 2026, for PC, Xbox Series X and S, and PlayStation 5, with the standard edition priced at $49.99. The original Planet Zoo launched in 2019

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is now available on macOS, giving Apple users an official way to play Microsoft’s remastered real time strategy classic without relying on workarounds. The game first launched for Windows PCs in 2019 and later expanded to consoles, but its arrival on Mac is notable because Microsoft has rarely brought its modern Age of Empires releases to Apple platforms.