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Xbox is adding a new Gamerscore-tracking feature for your console, allowing you to show off your achievement-hunting prowess to others. A new, tiered Gamerscore badge will be displayed in the Guide and on your profile, with more elaborate designs unlocked as you progress your lifetime Gamerscore total. What’s your score to date? Achievements were added…

PlayStation 5 exclusive Saros has sold around 300,000 copies in its opening fortnight, generating over $22 million in revenue, according to analyst data. Analytics firm Alinea Analytics called the debut “slow but interesting,” albeit tagging it as a “niche game” that’s currently only playable on Sony’s console. It’s selling “a little slower” than Sony-owned studio…

The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has explained why he’s not in charge of the franchise’s next chapter — The Hunt for Gollum — and why he thinks Gollum actor Andy Serkis will do a “more exciting” job. Speaking at the Cannes film festival (via Variety), Jackson answered questions around the upcoming Middle-earth…

Four of Overwatch’s most iconic heroes will cross over into Fortnite, via a major game update set to go live tomorrow. Overwatch OG heroes Tracer, Mercy, Genji and D.Va will all land on the Fortnite battle royale Island as part of a new collaboration with Epic Games’ battle royale, as glimpsed today in a cinematic…

Ubisoft has announced a real-life Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced treasure hunt with a $500,000 prize, buried somewhere in the Caribbean. The hoard is made up of specially-minted solid gold coins (collectively worth $350,000) and a rock crystal skull adorned with a red opal jewel (valued at a further $150,000) — a nod to Black…

Now’s here a sentence I never thought I’d write: your new Steam Controller screams if you drop it. Rumors first began to swirl when a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it two-second video showed that an unexpected drop will trigger a Wilhelm scream, even if the fall is cushioned by… well, cushions. Quite rightly, some weren’t convinced initially — not…

Japanese police have arrested a 27-year-old man after bomb threats were sent to Nintendo’s Kyoto headquarters. Letters containing threats such as “I’m going to blow you all up” and warnings that someone had “already planted multiple bombs” were reportedly received by Nintendo back in March. Nintendo reported the messages at the time, prompting a search…

Disney has finally set a date for VisionQuest, its upcoming Paul Bettany-starring series it describes as a conclusion to the WandaVision trilogy. VisionQuest will debut later this year on October 14, Bettany confirmed during Disney’s recent upfront presentation (where we also got a launch window for Ahsoka Season 2). Little is known of exactly what…

Konami’s recent relaunch of its long-dormant Silent Hill series continues to pick up speed, with Silent Hill 2 Remake topping 6 million players, and Silent Hill f topping 2 million sales. While I too clocked that interesting distinction Konami makes between “players” and “sales,” it nonetheless strengthens the horror franchise, firming up its future as…

The second season of Star Wars Disney+ series Ahsoka won’t arrive until early 2027 — at least three and a half years after its first episodes aired back in August 2023. Ahsoka star Rosario Dawson confirmed the launch window for the series’ new episodes last night, during Disney’s upfront presentation. Exactly why the series is…