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Aug. 26, 2025 should forever be remembered as the official end to the nonsensical console fanboy wars

What's next? Cats and dogs living in harmony?

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31 years later, XCOM creator Julian Gollop says strategy games are still "where my heart lies" and he wants to make them "more accessible and immersive" – his latest attempt is out today with co-op and Pikmin vibes

Chip 'n Clawz vs. The Brainoids is out on PS5, Xbox, and PC today

GamesRadar

Gears Reloaded doesn’t just remaster the game — it preserves the people behind it

Gears of War: Reloaded has a cool approach to game credits, with this second remaster recording each piece of layered history.

Windows Central

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If playing Gears of War while feeling the thrum of the PS5's DualSense is wrong, I don't want to be right – this is still a genre masterpiece 19 years on

Now Playing | Almost two decades later, Gears of War: Reloaded finally graces PS5 and it feels better than ever – and yet I'm still anxious about Gears of War: E-Day

GamesRadar

Gears of War: Reloaded is a love letter to the original — flaws and all. It looks great, plays well, and plays it safe with a few modern upgrades.

Gears of War: Reloaded is the second remaster of a great game. It's an experience worth checking out, even if doesn't go quite as far as it could've.

Windows Central

Stalker 2's dev says 'the most beautiful' way to play PS5 version is on PS5 Pro with quality mode enabled, but they prefer to play in performance mode at 60FPS

Stalker 2's technical producer, Evgeniy Kulik, has revealed that GSC Game World is aiming to launch the game on PS5 at 4K 60FPS in quality mode.

TechRadar

Hours after Xbox launch, Helldivers 2 announces major Terminid update coming next week

Freedom never sleeps.

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Black Ops 7 beta start time – here's when open betas are running

Here's when the Black Ops 7 beta starts, and how to get access. Everything you need to know about playing Black Ops 7 early.

TechRadar

Gears of War: Reloaded release time – here's when you can dive into the remastered 2006 shooter on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S

Gears of War: Reloaded is almost here, nearly 19 years after the original game

GamesRadar

I've played Helldivers 2 for over 500 hours on PC — here are 7 must-know tips for every Xbox player as they join the fight

Here are 7 must-know tips for every Xbox player jumping into Helldivers 2 for the first time — and any other new players joining the fight, too.

Windows Central

'Halo' Crashes into 'Helldivers 2' With Legendary Warbond: Here's What's Inside

"Halo" joins forces with "Helldivers 2" in a Legendary Warbond set, bringing iconic weapons, ODST armor, and more for the Xbox Series X|S launch.

Player One

Silent Hill f, Goodnight Universe and Pokémon Legends: Z-A – the biggest games for autumn 2025

From a boisterous looter shooter to an offbeat adventure, superlative sports simulations to a 1960s-set Japanese psychological horror

The Guardian - UK

Hands-on with the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X — possibly the best gaming handheld ever, still has some big questions to answer

We finally got to try the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X at Gamescom, but with no mention of price, battery life, and user confusion over compatibility — there are still some big unanswered questions left.

Windows Central

Keeper is quintessential Double Fine, a strange creative concept with a truly wondrous execution: "We wanted to make something that we could probably never have gotten signed and published"

Gamescom 2025 | Keeper is quickly becoming one of my most anticipated games of the year, even with Double Fine hesitant to show too much off in advance

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Battlefield 6 beta beat Counter-Strike 2, Peak, Marvel Rivals, and Helldivers 2 to be the biggest game on Steam in North America, but it couldn't top Call of Duty on console

Battlefield 6 has some massive early interest

Windows Central

World of Warcraft leads talk to us: Player Housing, Horde vs. Alliance, future classes and specs, player identity, the elusive 'Xbox version,' and more

We caught up with Ion Hazzikostas and Holly Longdale to talk about the past, present, and future of World of Warcraft.

TechRadar

I pitted two elite controllers against each other, and one key feature sets them apart

The GameSir G7 Pro and Mobapad Huben 2 are two new multiplatform controllers promising top-line features and performance – but which is best?

GamesRadar

As Microsoft gets set to launch the Xbox ROG Ally, former PlayStation boss says one of the biggest mistakes they made with the PS Vita was trying to bring the console experience to handheld

"Don't try to make that big thing fit in that space"

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Forza Horizon 6 could be heading to Japan — and the reveal may be sooner than you think

Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios are almost certainly working on Forza Horizon 6, and Windows Central has seen evidence an announcement is planned this year.

Tom’s Guide

I was skeptical about the ROG Xbox Ally, but this one feature has me excited

The Asus ROG Xbox Ally might finally fix one of the biggest issues many have had with Windows handhelds.

Tom’s Guide

Best of Gamescom 2025: The top 7 gadgets and games we couldn’t stop playing

Gamescom 2025 gave us a taste of all the highly anticipated games and gadgets arriving soon, from the powerful ROG Xbox Ally to the amazingly horrifying Resident Evil Requiem. Here’s our top picks from the show.

Windows Central

Xbox and Netflix's Gears of War movie is currently being written, with Dune screenplay writer on the project — "We’re writing right now...we’re really excited about it."

The Gears of War movie from Netflix and The Coalition is currently being written, with Dune and Prometheus writer Jon Spaihts working with director David Leitch

Windows Central

I'm thankful for those Xbox Helldivers 2 reinforcements, because Sweet Liberty, the latest Major Order is absolutely absurd — can players pull it off?

It's a good thing Helldivers 2 players have Xbox reinforcements coming in hot, because they're going to need them just to have a chance at finishing this Major Order.

TechRadar

The six biggest announcements of Gamescom 2025 so far – from the Asus ROG Xbox Ally release date to a new Lego Batman game

The six biggest announcements so far at Gamescom 2025.

GamesRadar

1,679 days in, the strongest Silksong fan celebrates the release date after years of daily update videos with a fittingly dramatic speech: "Count that number and think about it"

They're now counting down the 13 days to Hollow Knight: Silksong's release

1 … 108 109 110 111

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