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Nintendo’s Palworld Dispute – USPTO Orders Re-Examination of “Summon-and-Battle” Patent

Nintendo’s Palworld Dispute – USPTO Orders Re-Examination of “Summon-and-Battle” Patent

USPTO director John A. Squires says "substantial new questions of patentability have arisen" that warrant re-examination.

Marvel Games GM Says Insomniac Was the “Obvious” Pick for Marvel’s Wolverine

Marvel Games GM Says Insomniac Was the “Obvious” Pick for Marvel’s Wolverine

Following seven years of Spider-Man titles, Haluk Mentes cites "shared culture and values" as the reason for choosing Insomniac.

Xbox PC Game Pass Quietly Broke Family Setups, But Microsoft Says It Was a “Bug” That’s Now Fixed

Xbox PC Game Pass Quietly Broke Family Setups, But Microsoft Says It Was a “Bug” That’s Now Fixed

A silent Xbox/Windows tweak resulted in locks, launches, even save wipes for families, before Microsoft rolled it back.

ARC Raiders Lacks Enemy HP Bars Since Embark Doesn’t Want You Playing “The Excel Sheet of a Game”

ARC Raiders Lacks Enemy HP Bars Since Embark Doesn’t Want You Playing “The Excel Sheet of a Game”

Embark Studios CCO Stefan Strandberg defends ditching health bars, favoring readable damage and trust in player intuition.

Nintendo Switch 2 is Selling Faster Than Any Other Platform in Nintendo’s History, Says President

Nintendo Switch 2 is Selling Faster Than Any Other Platform in Nintendo’s History, Says President

Nintendo's Shuntaro Furukawa also reveals that 84 percent of current owners "smoothly transitioned" from the original Switch.

Physint Director: “I Make Games to Give People the Energy to Live On, and Be Happy”

Physint Director: “I Make Games to Give People the Energy to Live On, and Be Happy”

"If someone plays my game and, years later, thinks, ‘I wanted to keep going because this game cheered me up,’ that would make me happiest."

Marvel Rivals Creative Director Says Monetisation Only Works When Players Are Having Fun

Marvel Rivals Creative Director Says Monetisation Only Works When Players Are Having Fun

NetEase's Guangyun Chen says spending follows fun with players "naturally" investing in a game they find "enjoyable and immersive."

PIONER’s Open Beta is Now Live With Story Acts 1–5, Raids, PvP, and a Card-Battler Mode

PIONER’s Open Beta is Now Live With Story Acts 1–5, Raids, PvP, and a Card-Battler Mode

Available until November 11th on PC, players can experience about 30 hours of gameplay, including end-game content and quests.

Satisfactory: Factory-Building Phenomenon Lands on PS5 and Xbox Today, Features PS5 Pro Support

Satisfactory: Factory-Building Phenomenon Lands on PS5 and Xbox Today, Features PS5 Pro Support

With four-player co-op, DualSense support and an optimized UI, Coffee Stain's acclaimed factory builder is raring to go on consoles.

ARC Raiders Hands Out 500 Raider Tokens After Server “Wobble” From Topping 350,000 Steam Players

ARC Raiders Hands Out 500 Raider Tokens After Server “Wobble” From Topping 350,000 Steam Players

Blaming the server issues on Scrappy "pecking a few wires loose," Embark compensates players who logged in this past Sunday.

Destiny 2: Renegades Trailer Reminds You It Exists With Blasters, Lightsabers, and a Titan Jetpack

Destiny 2: Renegades Trailer Reminds You It Exists With Blasters, Lightsabers, and a Titan Jetpack

Live out those Tusken Raider and Wookie fantasies with a new heavy sniper rifle and a crossbow that fires explosive bolts.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Trailer Packs Beasts, Hazardous Levels, and Yes, Even “The Akira Slide”

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Trailer Packs Beasts, Hazardous Levels, and Yes, Even “The Akira Slide”

Those with an appetite for survival will find Viewros more than willing to meet the challenge in Samus Aran's newest adventure.

GTA 5 Single-Player DLC “Never Quite Came Together,” “About Half Done When Abandoned,” Says Houser

GTA 5 Single-Player DLC “Never Quite Came Together,” “About Half Done When Abandoned,” Says Houser

If Agent Trevor had happened, "We probably wouldn’t have been able to make Red Dead Redemption 2," says the former lead writer.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Sniper Elite: Resistance Headline Game Pass Wave 1 in November

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Sniper Elite: Resistance Headline Game Pass Wave 1 in November

Microsoft also confirms that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is leaving the service on November 15th alongside other titles.

Dispatch Teases The Red Ring in New Trailer for Episodes 5 and 6 Out Tomorrow

Dispatch Teases The Red Ring in New Trailer for Episodes 5 and 6 Out Tomorrow

The episodes premiere at 9 AM PST on November 5th and follow the superhero narrative title selling over one million units.

Mario Kart World’s $80 Price Hasn’t Stopped it From Selling Nearly 10 Million Copies

Mario Kart World’s $80 Price Hasn’t Stopped it From Selling Nearly 10 Million Copies

Meanwhile, Donkey Kong Bananza, which launched in July to universal acclaim, has sold 3.49 million copies in the last quarter.

Dispatch – AdHoc Studio Confirms Over 1 Million Copies Sold in 10 Days

Dispatch – AdHoc Studio Confirms Over 1 Million Copies Sold in 10 Days

Available for PS5 and PC, the Telltale veteran studio's newest narrative title boasts strong momentum in its opening weeks.

MSI Claw: Xbox’s Full Screen Experience Rolls Out to Insiders, Bringing a Console-Style UI

MSI Claw: Xbox’s Full Screen Experience Rolls Out to Insiders, Bringing a Console-Style UI

The full-screen UI for handhelds offers a more console-like experience and will roll out to other OEMs in "the coming months."

Screamer: Devs Detail the “Eco” Combat Racing Loop, and How to Decimate Opponents

Screamer: Devs Detail the “Eco” Combat Racing Loop, and How to Decimate Opponents

Earn Sync via Active Shift, spend it on buffs for your vehicle, and build Entropy for Strikes or Overdrive to take out other racers.

Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Clear 10.36 Million in 4 Months, Prompting Higher Sales Forecast

Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Clear 10.36 Million in 4 Months, Prompting Higher Sales Forecast

The excellent response to Nintendo's newest console has prompted a hike in its fiscal year 2026 outlook to 19 million sales.