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Feige and Pascal insist they "have hope" for a Holland-Hardy team-up, but the animated Venom movie in the works might be the smarter play for a franchise stuck in CGI purgatory.

Sony's digital-only pivot buys breathing room on $700 hardware, but the exit toll is a generation of casual players who never needed a console to begin with.

A promising debut action RPG launches this week, but PlayStation players still don't know if they're getting 30 or 60 frames per second — and for a small studio betting everything on launch momentum, that silence could cost them the audience they've earned.

Disappointing playtests force Tencent's flagship Western studio into a costly creative overhaul and layoffs, signaling even deep-pocketed backers are losing patience with ballooning AAA budgets.

When the stunt team needs to know how Spider-Man moves, they don't rewatch the movies — they pull up Insomniac's finishers on a PS5 and figure out how to make them real.

Capcom's latest quarter reveals a 93% digital reality where even consoles are ditching discs, and a Resident Evil remake just dethroned the series' 15-year sales king.

Feige didn't just save Cretton from the Kang collapse — he handed him the one franchise that can't afford to fail.

QubicGames' latest no-strings giveaway hands trophy hunters a six-hour platinum and signals how publishers are rewriting the rules of console marketing — one free license grant at a time.

The discussion of whether Baldur s Gate 3 needs an actual third-person camera mode or not is ongoing, but with Larian now focused on Divinity , modders keep putting out modifications that try to deliver what many players demand in different ways. Now, a true third-person camera mod has blown up in p

0 Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Don t have an account? Register here. Create an account to bookmark articles. Already have an account? Sign in here. Xbox outage leaves many gamers in the dark, but Microsoft is aware of the issue Hello darkness, my old friend. Scott Duwe ustrating when you

Final Fantasy Final Fantasy VII Revelation Final Fantasy XIV Final Fantasy XVII RPG Square Enix Square Enix Who’s going to be put in charge of making Final Fantasy XVII ? It’s a question on fans’ minds, and one that even came up onstage during Final Fantasy XIV ‘s Berlin Fan Fest over the weekend. N

Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek, who has worked on games like Portal , Half-Life 2: Episode One and the Left 4 Dead series among others, has offered his own thoughts on the discussions surrounding the end of physical games media . In a new YouTube video, Faliszek said that Sony’s announcement isn’

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe The Big Bang Theory © HBO Max AI slop that’s produced as a bit is still AI slop. Someone should have informed the creative team behind the upcoming Big Bang Theory spin-off Stuart Fails to Save the Universe of that before they decided to put out the show’s first epi

With the upcoming physical release of Grand Theft Auto 6 lacking a disc, as well as Sony’s announcement about the end of PlayStation discs in 2028, there has been quite a bit of discussion about the future of games and physical media. In an interview with IGN , former co-founder of Rockstar Games, D

"Nintendo was aware of our ambition and it did take a lot of collaborative effort to make it happen" — CD Projekt Red s Artur Kepen on Cyberpunk 2077 for Switch 2, PS5 Pro support, Mac, cross save, and more Last year, CD Projekt Red released Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition as a launch title for Nin

Thanksgiving 2 Sign in to your Polygon.com account ​ Eli Roth s Thanksgiving was never supposed to be an actual movie . Released as a fake trailer as part of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez s 2007 anthology Grindhouse , Thanksgiving was one more schlocky homage right alongside Machete and Hob

Physical Games PlayStation PlayStation 5 Sony © Dado Photos (Shutterstock) It’s been almost a month since Sony announced that it will end disc production for all new PlayStation games starting in 2028 , and the internet is still pissed. Case in point, angry fans are now organizing an “economic and g

Sony gave fans their first look at God of War Laufey during June’s PlayStation State of Play, but the company did not share a release date at the time. Speculation about the launch window followed almost immediately, with industry insider NateTheHate pointing to a release in the first half of

The backlash against Sony s proposed all-digital future continues apace this week. The company, which recently announced plans to end all physical media within the PlayStation ecosystem , has faced massive pushback on its plans to kill off the manufacture and sale of discs by 2028, with fan petition

Steam is abuzz this week with a couple of long-anticipated launches, but in Forza Horizon 6 ’s case, at least, the game isn’t even out for what will be most of its players. The anticipated sequel in the open-world driving game series doesn’t officially launch until May 19, but owne

Meta MMORPG News It’s been a big week for both major MMO games and lil indies sneaking in around the corners too. Among the bigs, we got all the new details from Final Fantasy XIV’s Fan Festival in Berlin, plus our own Carlo attended Black Desert’s Heidel Ball in California, and Aion 2’s began selli

In 1993, Cyan Worlds’ Myst changed PC gaming forever. While few could get beyond the first few puzzles, the computer rendered landscape and vibey music illustrated what could be squished into nascent CD-ROMs. It was the best-selling computer game until The Sims, and still commands space to this day.

Ever since the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo’s home consoles have seemed a lap or two behind the competition. The lesser processing power and graphics have generated plenty of jabs and jokes towards the company, but it never stopped Nintendo from laughing all the way to the bank. In a new interview, Shiger

With the 2026 Comic-Con drawing to a close, we’re all still digesting Saturday night’s big Marvel panel news … or what little there was of it, really. Sure, we got a new Ghost Rider movie announcement, to star Ryan Gosling, as well as official confirmation that not only is Black Panther III coming f

The open beta for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is finally here, and it seems PC players are struggling with a host of issues unique to the PC port, prompting developer Arc System Works to issue an apology and troubleshooting guidelines over the weekend. As spotted by PC players have taken to s

Pokémon Pokémon TCG The Pokémon Company The Pokémon Company in Japan has introduced a new measure to counter Pokémon TCG scalpers: a “facial recognition system” that will check to see if someone has entered a store “more than once in one day,” and refuse re-entry to those who attempt to purchase fro

26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT Michael Ingram is a Senior Contributor from the United States of America. Michael has been writing for GameRant since 2021, writing both analytically and fiction for years beforehand. Michael is a lifelong gamer whose first memories with video games come from being a four-year-

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Sony has reportedly engaged its strictest social media rules for current and former staff across the company and its family of studios following its physical media announcement. That's according to Alanah Pearce, who worked at God of War developer Sony Santa Monica Studio as a writer until 2024. Ref

Santa Monica Studio head of creative, Cory Barlog, has confirmed that the next mainline, Kratos-starring God of War will pick up after the events of God of War Laufey. Talking at a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Barlog revealed that "everything" the team at Santa Monica was doing in the Faye game wil

Physical Games PlayStation Sony The PlayStation 5 console generation will be Sony’s last with a physical format attached to it. The company is ending discs in 2028 around the time the PS6 launches. It sucks. But if you’re one of the people mourning the loss of physical games, the good news is that y

God of War Laufey joins packed February 2027 release schedule Matthew Wilson 3 hours ago Featured Tech News , Software & Gaming February 2027 is shaping up to be an incredibly busy month for game releases. Not only will we see titles like Fable, Persona 4 Revival and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis,

Avengers: Doomsday Black Panther Ghost Rider Marvel Nova San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Spider-Man: Brand New Day Marvel It was a busy time at Marvel’s much-anticipated Hall H panel during San Diego Comic Con 2026. The company revealed not just more footage of Avengers: Doomsday, but also new movies, rele

Coyote vs. Acme director Dave Green confirmed to IGN that the film is coming to Blu-ray, along with some hilarious outtakes that he described as “not PG-rated.” We got the chance to chat with Green, as well as Coyote vs. Acme star Lana Condor, at San Diego Comic-Con, where the two gushed about the h

Coyote vs. Acme director Dave Green confirmed to IGN that the film is coming to Blu-ray, along with some hilarious outtakes that he described as “not PG-rated.” We got the chance to chat with Green, as well as Coyote vs. Acme star Lana Condor, at San Diego Comic-Con, where the two gushed about the h

Thick As Thieves Thief and System Shock creator Warren Spector reemerged from the shadows to launch Thick As Thieves , a co-op game with clear ties to his previous immersive sims. Even with the low entry price, the game’s leaner approach to the genre failed to amass the guild Spector and OtherSide E

Dinoblade’s 36,000 first-day Steam sales are impressive, but the real story is how a dinosaur-on-swords pitch, a huge wishlist lead, and Team Spino’s AAA pedigree turned launch into a live community moment.

Dan Houser backs Sony’s digital push in principle, but says players who still want physical games deserve an option to buy one.

Digital is the engine, physical still has fans, and PC is becoming Sega’s big global opening.

Kratos may be taking a break, but Cory Barlog just made it clear he is not going anywhere: Santa Monica is using Laufey to test a new direction while keeping the Spartan father as God of War’s long-term anchor.

August 2026 gives PS5 owners a stacked month of sequels, co-op surprises, anime fighters, and big legacy collections just before the November blockbuster rush.

Marvel Tōkon’s PC open beta is already flashing warning signs, with Steam players reporting extreme CPU and memory spikes, bloated PlayStation runtime processes, and online matches that can turn a strong gaming PC into a red-zone furnace.

Sony didn’t just shut down Japan Studio because it was struggling — it was a deliberate pivot toward global blockbusters built to move hardware and define PlayStation’s identity.

007 First Light’s Behind Enemy Lines update is already tackling 200+ issues and kicking off the game’s free DLC roadmap, giving players more reasons to stay in the Bond universe.

Laufey gives God of War a bold Faye-led detour, but February 2027 will be a brutal launch window and the game needs gameplay proof fast.

Insomniac Games is doubling down on Marvel’s Wolverine being a Wolverine-only campaign: Jean Grey will not be playable, even though the character’s powers could have made the game feel less like a familiar superhero template and more like a fresh X-Men adventure. The decision matters because it is n

Short answer: Marvel’s Wolverine trailer confirms that Insomniac’s PS5 exclusive starts after Logan has already become Wolverine, places that story on Earth-1048, and builds the game around memory loss, feral combat, and Logan’s unresolved bond with Jean Grey. At San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Insomniac

Sony has locked God of War Laufey for February 16, 2027, and the release window looks like a deliberate first move in a bigger God of War expansion plan.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey still has muscle, Flock Around is weirdly addictive birdwatching, Pokémon GO has dragged someone back into gym battles, and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls looks fun right up until PSN turns into a locked door.