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Swedish development studio Keepsake Games has revealed its new title, Jump Ship, an ambitious sci-fi co-op adventure that looks like FLT meets Sea of Thieves and Starfield. While players will be able to explore the cosmos and hunt down bounties on alien worlds, the twist in Jump Ship is that they'll also be teaming up to operate a spaceship, keep it functioning, and take part in dogfights throughout the galaxy. This co-op part forms a major part of the gameplay loop, as players will take...

MultiVersus is prepping for its big relaunch in May, but before the game's various Warner Bros.-owned characters like Batman, Velma, and Bugs Bunny once again do platform-based battle, they'll throw down in a real-life hockey match. On April 14, TNT Sports, the NHL, and Warner Bros. Games are partnering to transform a game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Las Vegas Golden Knights into a MultiVersus hockey match using tracking technologies to overlay characters like Superman, Shaggy...

Image: Netflix Henry Cavill may be gone, but Netflix’s live-action adaptation of The Witcher is soldiering on with even more seasons inspired by Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels. Continue reading… Continue reading from Source - The Verge...

Game Pass was already the best deal in gaming, but this discount makes it even better. | Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images My digital game library is filled with titles that I’ve never played, so a few years ago, I promised myself that I would stop buying every new release. It’s easy with services like Game Pass, which offers hundreds of games and other benefits. Whether you’re new to the scene or in need of a renewal, now might be a good time to tack...

While E3 is permanently canceled, that isn't stopping Ubisoft from hosting its own dedicated livestream event in June. The company has announced that a new Ubisoft Forward livestream will be broadcast on June 10, live from Los Angeles. Ubisoft joins Geoff Keighley's Summer Games Fest during this period, which will be held a few days earlier on June 7 this year. Over the last few years, June has become informally known as Not-E3 month in the industry, as the trade show and satellite events...

New market data shows that 60% of playtime across consoles and PC was spent on live-service games that are over six years old, such as Fortnite, Minecraft, Counter-Strike and others. The report, from market researcher Newzoo (via Kotaku), claims that the PC and console markets generated $93.5 billion in revenue during 2023. Most of this revenue and most of the total playtime was spent on heavyweight, established titles. For example, Fortnite topped the charts on every platform. Call of...

Image: Warner Bros. Discovery Though the last Matrix movie was basically a warning about corporations sucking the life out of iconic pieces of subversive IP, Warner Bros. Discovery is already going back to the well. Deadline reports that The Martian writer Drew Goddard has been tapped to pen and direct another Matrix movie executive produced by Lana Wachowski. Currently, the new film has no title or projected premiere date, and there’s been no announcement as to whether franchise stars...

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 on October 14th, 2025, and you’ll need to pay yearly if you want to continue using the operating system securely. Microsoft will offer Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows 10 users, with pricing starting at $61 for the first year. The pricing for additional security updates will be offered to consumers for the first time ever with Windows 10. Businesses and consumers will need to purchase ESU licenses for...

Image: Meta Facebook is launching an updated mobile video player that will bring the vertical look made ubiquitous by TikTok and Reels to all of the platform’s video content, Meta announced in a blog post on Wednesday. Under the new design, Reels, Facebook Live, and longform videos will default to a full-screen portrait-oriented video format. The new video player will debut on iOS and Android in the US and Canada in the next few weeks before launching globally in the months to follow...

Hori makes a wide variety of third-party controllers for consoles and PC, but few are as well-regarded as the Split Pad Compact (and Split Pad Pro). And if you're looking for a way to improve the ergonomics of playing Switch in handheld mode, this is a great time to finally check it out. Typically listed for $60, the Hori Split Pad Compact (Pikachu & Mimikyu) is down to just $42--which also happens to be its lowest-ever price. This model is the only one seeing the full discount to $42...