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Here at Game Informer, we get pitches for games all day long, and unfortunately, we only have so many hours in the day to research and cover games. Every day, I get pitches for games I’d love to share with our audience that I just simply can’t find the time to cover – there are so many games, y’all. But when I am able to bring attention to something people probably haven’t heard of, it’s always exciting, which is why I’m stoked to bring to your attention an upcoming horror game called The Florist. It comes from Wellington, New Zealand-based developer…
Today’s ID@Xbox showcase featured the surprising announcement that Routine, a sci-fi horror game first announced well over a decade ago, finally has a release date: December 4.Routine is a first-person horror game set within a lunar base sporting an aesthetic described as an ’80s-era vision of the future. Players must explore the base after it goes quiet, using special tools to investigate why the station has gone dark. However, deadly machines such as killer robots roam the facility, and players are forced to sneak, run, and hide from these mechanical threats. As the debut title by Lunar Software, Routine was first…
Mega-corporation Amazon is laying off more than 14,000 people across its various divisions, including “significant role reductions” across its gaming divisions, which have created games like New World, Lost Ark, and more, according to a Bloomberg report. These reductions arrive as Amazon aims to reduce its video game output in the MMO space, and as the company further embraces AI, which it calls a “transformative technology” for its business. “The reductions we’re sharing today are a continuation of this work to get even stronger by further reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure we’re investing in our biggest bets…
Developer poncle has released a new update for Vampire Survivors that adds Balatro characters, weapons, and more, alongside additional Castlevania content and online co-op. It’s out today for PlayStation, Xbox, PC via Steam, and mobile devices, and will hit Nintendo Switch and Epic Games Store versions of the game this Friday, on October 31. Courtesy of an official partnership between poncle and LocalThunk and PlayStack, the Ante Chamber update is free for all players on all platforms, and it brings four new characters to the game: Jimbo, Canio, Chicot, and Perkeo. Plus, it adds four new weapons and evolutions in the…
Don’t Nod, the developer behind games such as Life is Strange, Jusant, and this year’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, has signed an agreement with Netflix to create a new narrative video game based on a “major IP.” The news comes from Don’t Nod’s 2025 mid-year financial report.The developmental agreement between Don’t Nod and Netflix does not reveal which IP will be made into a game, only describing the title as “a new narrative experience that builds on the studio’s recognized expertise in the genre.” This project is currently in the works by Don’t Nod’s Montreal studio, a newer team…
Pokémon Legends: Z-A launched earlier this month, on October 16, for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and there hasn’t been a day since its release that I haven’t played it. I’m having a really great time with it, but that’s not what I’m writing about today. No, I’m here to write about the disrespect Legends: Z-A has shown not only me, but the most beloved set of starters in Pokémon history. About five to seven hours into Legends: Z-A, after a gruelingly slow and boring sequence of tutorial missions, you’ll have the opportunity to fight a designated trainer and achieve Rank…
Update 10/28/25:True to its word, today EA launched REDSEC, a free-to-play Battlefield battle royale mode, alongside Battlefield 6’s first season of content.According to a press release, REDSEC is “a genre shifting free-to-play destination built on Battlefield’s iconic DNA, featuring a bold new take on the Battle Royale genre, an intense squad-based competitive mode called Gauntlet and new ways to unlock the power of Portal.” In other words, similar to Call of Duty: Warzone, REDSEC is a free-to-play game that exists alongside the main, paid Battlefield 6 experience. REDSEC also includes Gauntlet, a squad-based competitive mode where eight teams of four players…
Developer Sharkmob has announced it will be shutting down the servers for its 2022 free-to-play battle royal Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt next year. This will render the game completely unplayable.Bloodhunt will be taken offline on April 28, 2026. Sharkmob explains in a blog post that this decision was made due to the game’s player count dropping below a sustainable amount. “When we first opened the streets of Prague to you, we could only hope that the nights you spent there would create the memories they did,” Sharkmob writes. “From the battles fought on the rooftops to the friendships made…
It’s official: the rumored (and heavily leaked) Battlefield 6 battle royale mode is real, and it’s free-to-play, launches tomorrow on October 28, and is called REDSEC. This news arrives via the official gameplay trailer premiere countdown on the Battlefield YouTube channel, which features a header image showcasing the REDSEC name and a description that says it will be free-to-play and launching tomorrow. This battle royale mode has long been rumored, with Insider Gaming publishing an article more than a month ago stating it will launch on October 28. Since then, various leaks have emerged to reveal details today’s premiere countdown confirms,…
You can turn any genre into a roguelike these days, and Ball x Pit is the latest exciting example. This fantasy block-breaker has already sold 400,000 copies since its release on October 15, which includes sales on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, and PC, but not Switch 2. Nintendo’s recently released console would get the game at a later date, but it turns out it wasn’t that much later – the upgrade will be available tomorrow, October 28.According to the Ball x Pit social media accounts, the Switch 2 version will have enhanced resolution and an improved frame rate. More…