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Ninja Gaiden 4 is One of the Biggest Games of 2025 – Here’s Why

Ninja Gaiden 4 is One of the Biggest Games of 2025 – Here’s Why

The king of hardcore hack-and-slash action titles is back with a new protagonist, and it looks absolutely phenomenal.

Ninja Gaiden 4 Art Director Details Concept Art and How it Helped With Development

Ninja Gaiden 4 Art Director Details Concept Art and How it Helped With Development

PlatinumGames' Tomoko Nishii wrote about the various concept art, as well as processes like whiteboxing, in a new developer blog.

Perfect Dark Development Documents Indicate Seasonal Model, Time Slowing Abilities – Rumour

Perfect Dark Development Documents Indicate Seasonal Model, Time Slowing Abilities – Rumour

Screenshots also revealed that Joanna Dark would change her appearance over the course of the game, gaining disheveled hair.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is Coming to PS5 in November – Rumour

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is Coming to PS5 in November – Rumour

Along with this, a physical release of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is also reportedly ready for launch on the PS5.

Ninja Gaiden 4 Gamescom 2025 Demo Gets Official Gameplay Showcase

Ninja Gaiden 4 Gamescom 2025 Demo Gets Official Gameplay Showcase

Watch protagonist Yakumo decimate all kinds of enemies with an assortment of deadly weapons over the course of 13 minutes.

Perfect Dark Studio Head Jack Gallagher Announces Departure From Xbox

Perfect Dark Studio Head Jack Gallagher Announces Departure From Xbox

In his announcement post, Gallagher spoke about the pride he felt in working on Perfect Dark at The Initiative, while also thanking Xbox.

Tokyo Game Show 2025 Livestream Schedule Revealed

Tokyo Game Show 2025 Livestream Schedule Revealed

Capcom, Annapurna, Microsoft, Team Ninja, and DICE have several programs and showcases to watch out for over the four days.

Xbox Announces Tokyo Game Show 2025 Broadcast for September 25th

Xbox Announces Tokyo Game Show 2025 Broadcast for September 25th

The broadcast will highlight games from Microsoft's teams and updates from development partners in Japan, Asia, and more.

Fallout 76’s Canvas Bag Controversy Described by Pete Hines as “The Dumbest Thing I Ever Did”

Fallout 76’s Canvas Bag Controversy Described by Pete Hines as “The Dumbest Thing I Ever Did”

Pete Hines spoke about how Bethesda had to swap out the Power Armor Edition's canvas bags with nylon ones due to a canvas shortage.

Former Bethesda Executive Believes Subscription Services like Game Pass Don’t Reward Content Makers

Former Bethesda Executive Believes Subscription Services like Game Pass Don’t Reward Content Makers

Pete Hines believes developers are "fitting into an ecosystem that is not properly valuing and rewarding what they're making."

The Outer Worlds 2 Design Director Saw Destiny as “A Guiding Light” for Combat

The Outer Worlds 2 Design Director Saw Destiny as “A Guiding Light” for Combat

Obsidian's Brandon Adler also talks about improving the overall movement to ensure "less friction" for players as they explore.

Next-Gen Xbox Can Reportedly Run PC Stores Like Steam and GOG – Rumour

Next-Gen Xbox Can Reportedly Run PC Stores Like Steam and GOG – Rumour

The AMD chip powering the next-gen Xbox will also seemingly power Xbox-branded PCs, but only the consoles will have backwards compatibility.

Crystal Dynamics Layoffs Were Due to Perfect Dark IP Deal Falling Through – Rumour

Crystal Dynamics Layoffs Were Due to Perfect Dark IP Deal Falling Through – Rumour

A new report indicates that Embracer Group was trying to facilitate a deal between Take-Two and Xbox to transfer the Perfect Dark IP.

Former Rare Executive Producer Louise O’Connor is Now Chief of Staff at Xbox Game Studios

Former Rare Executive Producer Louise O’Connor is Now Chief of Staff at Xbox Game Studios

Louise O'Connor is joining fellow Rare alumnus Craig Duncan, who had taken up the role of head of Xbox Game Studios last year.

Gears of War: Reloaded Platinum Trophy Teases More Games From the Series Are Coming to PS5

Gears of War: Reloaded Platinum Trophy Teases More Games From the Series Are Coming to PS5

The Platinum Trophy's description deliberately indicates that "Your adventure is over, for now..." hinting more games might be coming.

Xbox Cloud Gaming Now Open to Game Pass Core and Standard Subscribers in Xbox Insiders Program

Xbox Cloud Gaming Now Open to Game Pass Core and Standard Subscribers in Xbox Insiders Program

While Xbox Cloud Gaming was launched on PC for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, now more PC players can make use of the feature.

Gears of War: Reloaded Getting Negative Reviews on Steam for Lack of Split-Screen Co-Op

Gears of War: Reloaded Getting Negative Reviews on Steam for Lack of Split-Screen Co-Op

Complaints about Gears of War: Reloaded on Steam also include crashes when graphics settings are changed and account linking issues.

Gears of War: Reloaded PS5 Review – Blast From the Past

Gears of War: Reloaded PS5 Review – Blast From the Past

Gears of War: Reloaded is a great trip to the past for franchise veterans while newcomers will certainly enjoy its current-gen take on the adventure that started it all.

Ninja Gaiden 4 Offers “A Very Robust Amount of Content” With Ryu Hayabusa

Ninja Gaiden 4 Offers “A Very Robust Amount of Content” With Ryu Hayabusa

For those who want to experience all the story's levels as either Yakumo or Ryu, the Chapter Challenge mode is available.

Keeper Developer Double Fine Has More Projects in the Works, All of Them New IPs

Keeper Developer Double Fine Has More Projects in the Works, All of Them New IPs

Studio head Tim Schafer said during Gamescom that the studio had its fill of making sequels for a while after working on Psychonauts 2.