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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Has Sold Over 18.5 Million Units

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Has Sold Over 18.5 Million Units

The widely acclaimed open world title accounts for roughly half of all first party software sales for Nintendo during the quarter.

Nintendo Switch Sales Hit 129.53 Million Units

Nintendo Switch Sales Hit 129.53 Million Units

Nintendo sold 3.91 million units of the Switch during the current fiscal year's first quarter, which is up 13.9% from what it managed last year.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Sales Hit 55.46 Million, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Surpasses 30 Million

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Sales Hit 55.46 Million, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Surpasses 30 Million

Meanwhile, Animal Crossing: New Horizons stands at 42.79 million units sold, while Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has risen to 31.77 million units.

Payday 3 Includes Soft Fails for Stealth, More Uses for Civilians

Payday 3 Includes Soft Fails for Stealth, More Uses for Civilians

Players will no longer be cuffed immediately when trespassing, and Starbreeze is adding more to the unmasked experience.

Payday 3 Launches with 8 Unique Heists

Payday 3 Launches with 8 Unique Heists

"We're always asking ourselves, what unique gameplay element does this heist have, and how do we make it look and feel unique?"

The Callisto Protocol Studio Lays off Over 30 Employees

The Callisto Protocol Studio Lays off Over 30 Employees

Striking Distance Studios has made a statement, calling the layoffs a move to realign its priorities for current and future projects.

Xbox Console Players Can Now Stream Gameplay Through Discord

Xbox Console Players Can Now Stream Gameplay Through Discord

This new feature marks the first time that Discord will allow console players to stream their games without the need for extra capture hardware.

Alone in the Dark Collector’s Edition Revealed, Only 5,000 Units Will be Made

Alone in the Dark Collector’s Edition Revealed, Only 5,000 Units Will be Made

The Alone in the Dark Collector's Edition comes with quite a few goodies, including a statue of the Dark Man. One copy will be kept for preservation.

Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition Gets New Free Trial with Rotating Roster of Civilizations

Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition Gets New Free Trial with Rotating Roster of Civilizations

Players can try out Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition in both single-player as well as multiplayer modes with the new free trial, featuring a rotating roster of civilizations on a weekly basis.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Reveal Teased for Next Week

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Reveal Teased for Next Week

After joking about key art, the official Call of Duty Twitter said, "We’ll share our artistic abilities and even more next week."

Fort Solis Trailer Teases Sinister Events on Mars

Fort Solis Trailer Teases Sinister Events on Mars

What's going on in Fort Solis? Why have the personnel disappeared? Engineer Jack Leary strives to find out (and hopefully survive).

Overwatch 2 – Animated Short “Calling” Debuts August 4th at 11 AM PT

Overwatch 2 – Animated Short “Calling” Debuts August 4th at 11 AM PT

A short teaser showcases Vivian Chase, better known as Sojourn, as she faces an inquiry following some shadowy business.

Atomic Heart: Annihilation Instinct DLC is Out Now

Atomic Heart: Annihilation Instinct DLC is Out Now

The action RPG shooter's first paid DLC offers a new area to explore with two new weapons, the Techno-Stasis ability and a new boss.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Madden, and FIFA Drive Record Q1 FY 2024 Net Bookings for Electronic Arts

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Madden, and FIFA Drive Record Q1 FY 2024 Net Bookings for Electronic Arts

Net booking grew 21 percent year-over-year for the publisher, reaching $1.578 billion. EA Sports FIFA also saw "accelerated" YoY growth.

Activision Still Has the Source Codes for Older Transformers Games

Activision Still Has the Source Codes for Older Transformers Games

The publisher revealed that it still has the source codes for the games as a response to reports indicating that the games couldn't come to modern platforms because of the lack of source codes.

Xbox Cloud Gaming Players Report Increased Queue Times

Xbox Cloud Gaming Players Report Increased Queue Times

Players are blaming the availability of Grand Theft Auto 5 as the reason for increased queue times while using Xbox Cloud Gaming.

The Crew Motorfest Features Over 800 Customization Parts, Accessibility Settings Revealed

The Crew Motorfest Features Over 800 Customization Parts, Accessibility Settings Revealed

Along with color-blind mode, you can adjust camera shaking, motion blur, text size, racing line opacity, AI difficulty and more.

Diablo 4, Final Fantasy 16, and Street Fighter 6 Top US Sales Charts for June 2023

Diablo 4, Final Fantasy 16, and Street Fighter 6 Top US Sales Charts for June 2023

June's three biggest releases debuted in the top 3 spots, and also instantly broke into the top 10 for the year's best-selling games so far.

Overwatch 2 – Next Support Hero, Illari, Leaked

Overwatch 2 – Next Support Hero, Illari, Leaked

The newest Support hero arrives on August 10th with Season 6, Invasion. Along with flying, she can reportedly heal with turrets.

Xbox is Bringing Over 30 Titles to Gamescom, Including S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and Forza Motorsport

Xbox is Bringing Over 30 Titles to Gamescom, Including S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and Forza Motorsport

The likes of Ara: History Untold, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, Starfield, Towerborne, and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty will also be present at the Xbox booth.