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Doom creator John Romero is releasing a memoir.

Final Fantasy 14 players caught using mods have been sent to in-game jail.

Konami has just had its most profitable year ever, according to its latest financial reports.

We already knew Assassin's Creed Valhalla was doing well - but it's still doing well now, 18 months later.

Activision has announced Project Aurora, the codename for its upcoming Call of Duty mobile battle royale.

Valve has released patch notes for the Steam Deck's latest update, which include the very welcome addition of game-specific performance settings.

I once read a crossword setter writing about his craft. He said a cryptic should take no longer than an hour to set, and he had decided this because he thought they should take no longer than an hour to solve. I can easily spend an afternoon and more struggling over a cryptic, but that's besides the point: I've always liked the balance of what he's suggesting. An hour to set, an hour to play. Done.

A video said to showcase gameplay footage from a new Tencent-developed Need for Speed mobile game has leaked online.

Following a report last month that Ubisoft had attracted early takeover interest from several private equity firms, the Assassin's Creed publisher has once again addressed the issue, saying it has "everything we need to remain independent."

Can you believe that, after nearly a decade of development, we're less than 12 months away from the launch of Skull and Bones?

Remember last week when we reported on the video showing one The Last of Us Part 2 fan trying to rewrite the game's narrative using mods? Well, they have done it again, and this time discovered the zebra that Abby and her father take care of in Salt Lake City is actually invincible (for which I am quite relieved - this game has enough bloodshed as it is).

It wasn't long ago that developer Respawn Entertainment's confirmed its free-to-play battle royale shooter Apex Legends would finally be making its debut on mobile devices this May - and now the developer has gone one better, confirming it'll be heading to iOS and Android next Tuesday, 17th May.

Nintendo upended the video game industry in 2006 with the release of the Wii, a console that didn't even try to compete with the high-end power of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, instead concentrating on an immediately compelling concept: motion control. Sealing the deal was the inclusion of an irresistible pack-in game - Wii Sports -key in making the Wii a global phenomenon. Can Nintendo capture that magic again? Perhaps not, but the recent arrival of Nintendo Switch Sports is a fascinating release, a clear evolution in many ways, but not quite the finished article we might have hoped for.

Team OFK today announced its forthcoming music narrative game We Are OFK will arrive this summer.

Mini Motorways, the acclaimed road-building strategy sim from developer Dinosaur Polo Club, has made the leap to Switch and will be available via the console's eShop from today, 11th May.

Nintendo's latest Indie World Showcase has now concluded - and before we get any further, no, we did not get an update on Silksong.

At today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase, developer Landfall announced its flagship title, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (or TABS for short), will be coming to the Switch this summer.

Ooblets will finally leave early access and release in full this summer.

New Chucklefish-published indie game Wildfrost is card-based roguelike adventure set to arrive this winter for Nintendo Switch and PC.

While there is no doubt that money played more than just a small part in the decision between EA and FIFA to go their separate ways, there are other factors that also contributed to the end of this historic partnership.

Nintendo has announced its next Indie World showcase, which will be broadcast today, Wednesday 11th May, at 3pm UK time. Tune in for around 20 minutes of details on Nintendo Switch indie games.

EA has released it financial report for the year, highlighting the ongoing growth of its live-service games. The company specifically drew attention to Apex Legends, revealing it has now surpassed $2bn in lifetime net bookings.

BioWare has swiftly shut down internet speculation it had inadvertantly teased a return for franchise hero Commander Shepard in the next Mass Effect.

UPDATE 11/05/22: The ending of Elden Ring has now been updated with Star Wars mods.

UPDATE 11/05/22: They did it!

EA has four unannounced games set to arrive between January and the 1st April 2023, one of which is described as a "major IP", it told investors last night.

Ubisoft has expanded its executive committee with a number of senior appointments, including Marie-Sophie de Waubert as senior vice president of studios operations.

PlayStation has said it would have to cut budgets and lower the quality of its AAA games, if they were to be included in PlayStation Plus at release.

EA has committed itself to sticking with Battlefield - and the beleagured Battlefield 2042 in particular - albeit with a new development process rethought "from the ground up".

FromSoftware's Elden Ring has now sold 13.4m copies since launch.