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Buy Another Day. We're still waiting on the new Switch 2 release date for 007 First Light after it was delayed on the hybrid back in April, but that hasn't stopped Bond from getting off to a flying start elsewhere. Developer and publisher IO Interactive has today shared the game's first sales figures, revealing that First Light shifted a beefy 1.5 million copies in its first 24 hours — talk about having the Midas Touch, eh?

I do wish the aesthetic was nicer, though.

The Witcher 4 is the work of over twice as many CD Projekt developers as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the company's executives have revealed. That's approximately as many people as worked on Cyberpunk 2077, although naturally, the figure excludes a lot of external or infrequent contributors, such as voice actors.

Uber is rolling out options and features that cater to fans watching FIFA World Cup matches.

There's a little jut to that screen.

The iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max's all-new variable aperture lens will cost Apple 50% more than the camera unit used in current models, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Variable aperture has been one of the most persistent iPhone camera rumors of the past few years. Kuo first flagged the feature in late 2024, and it has since been corroborated by multiple reports and apparently entered production earlier this year. Unlike the fixed f/1.78 aperture found on every iPhone Pr...

One hiccup over there, a price increase here, and our precious GPUs become a whole lot more expensive.

MindsEye given the side-eye.

I wonder who the seventh person to buy the game was?

The 1.09.00 Patch for Crimson Desert has arrived, just one week after the last patch - proving that developer Pearl Abyss is moving at a rate of knots when it comes to fixing and updating its massively popular RPG.

Scalper no scalping! After being teased back in February's Pokémon Presents showcase, The Pokémon Company is almost ready to lift the lid on its upcoming 30th anniversary Trading Card Game products. As brought to our attention by Serebii.net, TPC will release a special video on its YouTube channel on 1st June at 2pm BST / 3pm CET / 6am PT / 9am ET to reveal the anniversary range.

Microsoft's recent decision to cut the price of Xbox Game Pass seems to have done what it was designed to do and increase Game Pass subscriber activity.

New Starcraft 2 patch notes have just hit the PTR, leaving the RTS game’s community in shock with sweeping, fundamental balance changes.

Maybe Sweeney isn't the best person to make this point.

I've waited 10 years for this.

A Californian bill backed by the Stop Killing Games campaign, which would see publishers shutting down servers for online games forced to provide full refunds or a version of the game players can keep on playing independently of said servers as part of the process, has hopped another hurdle. It's passed a full vote in California's State Assembly, paving the way for it to head to the state's senate as it inches closer to becoming a fully enacted law despite opposition from the Entertainment Softw...

Beefier in raw horsepower as well as weight, from the looks of it.

Switch 2 Edition launched this week. Annapurna Interactive's wonderful cat platformer (catformer?), Stray, finally made the jump to Switch 2 earlier this week, but those with the game already on Switch 1 might have noticed that there's no sign of a free upgrade path. Well, sit tight, because there's one inbound. Publisher Annapurna Interactive took to socials yesterday to apologise for the missing upgrade. "Today's launch for Stray on Nintendo Switch 2 was intended to have a 100% owners discount...

Before I tell you about the Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era early access roadmap, I fear I must finally have a tantrum about the terrible word, "roadmap". Videogame developers, I cannot think of a more flattening, soul-sapping way to describe the process of tinkering with the clockwork of make-believe. In this case, Unfrozen are planning to add a persistent netherworld to their strategy RPG, stretching beneath every mountain and valley. They are also even now convening a Thieves Guild for s...

Here is a game that feels like an adventure. And it feels like it was an adventure to make, too. Mina the Hollower took six years to design and build, six years that took it from what sounds like a kind of coding doodle to a panoramic journey across a richly imagined island, taking in platforming and combat, puzzle-solving, and sheer immersion in the world building. It's Zelda and it's Bloodborne. It's smacking bosses and reading the in-game newspaper. All of which is to say that those six years...

And 17% of you have something totally different in mind.

IO Interactive's Bond origin game 007 First Light has already reached an impressive milestone.

California AG Rob Bonta has sued 23andMe over the 2023 data breach that led to the sale of 7 million users' data on the dark web.

How mysterious. Yoshi returned in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book for the Switch 2 last week, and while it's in a playable enough state, there have been some reports from players about certain issues in the game. Nintendo has now acknowledged this via its official customer support account on social media today, noting how it's currently investigating multiple inquiries about a game-breaking bug which occurs under certain conditions and can halt progress.

And there are "no problems to report". Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has officially set its sights on a Switch 2 release, and the big question is, how will the game hold up on Nintendo's new hybrid platform? Speaking to VGC before the official announcement, Infinity Ward studio head Jack O’Hara said development on the Nintendo version of the game has "actually been pretty smooth" so far, and "pretty seamless", with "no problems to report".

Blue Origin says it experienced an anomaly that led to the explosion of its New Glenn rocket and its launchpad during testing.

Here's an overview of every missing statue head location needed to restore all headless statues in Mina the Hollower.

Mina the Hollower is brutal early on as there are few instructions and enemies hit hard. Follow these beginner's tips to help you survive.

Are you a little stunned by freedom in Mina the Hollower? Here's where you should go first to get your sea legs.

Here's an overview of all stats in Mina the Hollower, and whether it's best to level attack, defense, or sidearms, first.

The map is an important tool in Mina the Hollower as it'll tell you how many collectibles you've found in each region. Here's where you can find it.

The band is missing their amphibious composer in Nox's Bayou in Mina the Hollower. Here's where to find the lil' frog and how to reunite the band.

Buffo the frog is looking to refill his jug in Mina the Hollower, and they need your help to do it. However, should you give the jug back to them?

The Music Hall is blocked off by a rude bodyguard in Mina the Hollower. Here's how to get inside the Music Hall in Ossex.