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GTA 5 parent company Take-Two Interactive has confirmed it has three "unannounced" remasters or remakes underway.

New World Interactive's hardcore multiplayer tactical shooter Insurgency Sandstorm seemingly - and finally - has a release date on console: 29th September 2021.

PlayStation 5's next major firmware update is coming soon and it's set to deliver some key changes to the system's capabilities: a new UI that separates PS4 and PS5 apps, along with 3D audio for TV speakers - but the big draw is support for the PS5's internal M.2 SSD port, opening the door to a meaningful expansion of system storage, where we've been limited to just 667 gigs of usable space since launch. We've tested attachable USB storage solutions before and found them to be an excellent way to run PS4 titles under back-compat, but this is the real deal - this is the way forward for hosting more of our PS5 games on ultra high-speed storage.

Apex Legends developer Respawn has confirmed new character Seer will be nerfed "in an upcoming patch".

Dreams tinkerers continue to build incredible games using Media Molecule's PlayStation create 'em-up - and Frontier is no exception.

Neon Giant has released a significant patch for The Ascent that addresses some of the burning issues with the game.

Star Citizen just launched its alpha 3.14 update, which adds a city in the clouds to the space sim.

There was once a plan to create a triple-A Power Rangers video game dubbed "Arkham Rangers" - but it never got off the ground.

Under fire Activision Blizzard chief compliance officer Frances Townsend has stepped down from the company's women's network.

A Modern Warfare 3 remaster "does not exist", Activision has insisted.

Ultima Underworld 1+2, Syndicate Plus and Syndicate Wars have all returned to GOG, where they are free to download until 3rd September.

A sweeping community investigation has claimed the recent Apex Legends "SaveTitanfall" hack was part of an elaborate scheme to revive a cancelled Titanfall spin-off.

Every now and then, I take out the glossy, red Samsung point-and-shoot I have living in the top drawer in my bedroom. I knew it'd end up being the last of its kind I'd end up buying, and it remains one of the few items I have from an era when designers were bold in ways we perhaps don't experience anymore.

Fortnite has quietly pulled its new Bear Hug emote after a bug was discovered which left players crouched in a NSFW position.

Kerbal Space Program studio Squad has finally brought development of its acclaimed space flight sim to a close, over a decade after the game's first public release.

Pistol Whip, developer Cloudhead Games' acclaimed VR rhythm FPS, will be saddling up and setting forth for some Wild West adventure when its free Smoke & Thunder story expansion update arrives for Oculus Quest, PSVR, and PCVR next Thursday, 12th August.

This month's Rust update truly is a whopper, introducing a refreshed underwater biome with procedural underwater lab dungeons, submarines, torpedoes, sharks and more.

Focus Home Interactive has bought Streets of Rage 4 publisher Dotemu for €38.5m (£32.6m), with an additional payment of up to €15m (£12.7m) conditional on certain revenue targets.

UPDATE: All the Back 4 Blood early access beta keys have now been claimed. Thanks to all who entered the competition!

Manchester United will be renamed Manchester UFC from Football Manager 22 onwards after the resolution of a trademark dispute.

The Shamblers from The Last of Us Part 2 had big explosive bums in an early build of the game.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is a bit of a mouthful, but at least the game has a handy acronym of PUBG to make things a bit simpler. What's that, they've tacked an extra bit onto the end? Oh.

EA Sports has announced a number of new FIFA 22 features exclusive to the game on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S and Stadia.

Coca-Cola is stepping back from its partnership with Activision Blizzard's Overwatch League, amid a lawsuit by the state of California over a "frat boy" culture inside the company.

A new Metroid Dread teaser includes some fan-pleasing hints at a long-standing mystery.

Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've found ourselves playing over the last few days. This time: beads, Blood Angels and an endless runner for the ages.

Perhaps one of the most anticipated games since its unveiling at The Game Awards last year, Back 4 Blood, developed by the makers of Left 4 Dead, marks a return to a lost era. Turtle Rock Studios has been explicit in saying that it has been disappointed by releases in the zombie shooter genre in the past decade, so it has come back to the genre do it itself. And while it has also been explicit about the fact that this is a new IP, the studio has not shied away from the game's familiarity with its spiritual predecessor and its formula.

Ever heard of Blackpink? If not, well, a lot of people sure have - the band was the first K-pop girl group to reach 1bn views on YouTube, and they're currently the most subscribed-to music group on the platform (via Vogue UK). And now the group is coming to PUBG with their very own crossover event.

UPDATE 6/8/21: Pokémon Go developer Niantic has responded to yesterday's community-wide outcry over its removal of the game's extended interaction distance in the US and New Zealand.

Saber Interactive's Evil Dead game will no longer release this year as originally planned, and is now targeting a PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC launch in February 2022.