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After Black Ops 7 Disappoints, Xbox Boss Says Annual Call Of Duty Releases Are "Really Difficult"

This hasn't been the best year for Call of Duty, with sales for Black Ops 7 faltering compared to 2024's Black Ops 6. Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty touched on this year's installment of the military shooter series, and although he didn't address sales numbers directly, he did acknowledge …

By Chris Compendio
12th December 2025 • GameSpot

Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Is Probably Many Years Away From Release

The release of the upcoming RPG Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is likely far, far away. While last night's announcement trailer at The Game Awards 2025 was surely exciting for Knights of the Old Republic fans, the truth is that the game, led by original KOTOR and Mass …

By Chris Compendio
12th December 2025 • GameSpot

How Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Fails The Genre Nintendo Created

Prime 4 could have been a watershed moment for 3D exploration-based games--instead, it wastes the opportunity, relapsing to antiquated ideas and questionable design decisions to form an overall underwhelming experience.

By Chris Compendio
12th December 2025 • GameSpot

One Of The Best Nintendo 64 Platformers Is Coming To Nintendo Switch Online

An absolute classic is one of two Nintendo 64 games set to join the Nintendo Classics library this month. Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Tonic Trouble, both from Ubisoft, will be available to play for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers starting December 17.

By Chris Compendio
10th December 2025 • GameSpot

Rumored Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Remake Has A Really Silly Title, According To Rating

Evidence of a remake or remaster of the fan-favorite Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is solidifying, with a listing from European content-rating board PEGI emerging.

By Chris Compendio
9th December 2025 • GameSpot

One Year Ago, Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Reminded Us How Hilarious The Series Is

In reverse engineering Indiana Jones, MachineGames and Bethesda realized that what makes a good Indy video game isn't making an imitation of a movie--it's giving you the power to basically make your own movie scenes.

By Chris Compendio
9th December 2025 • GameSpot

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From the Ashes Hands-On Impressions

Massive Entertainment expands its take of Pandora with a new story that transforms the world and adds some cool new elements to an already solid game. When it was released in 2023, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora succeeded in the daunting task of bringing its own kind of life to the …

By Phil Hornshaw
6th December 2025 • GameSpot

Avatar DLC Hands-On: How The New Movie Sets Frontiers Of Pandora's World Aflame

When it was released in 2023, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora succeeded in the daunting task of bringing its own kind of life to the world of James Cameron's Avatar movies. Developer Massive Entertainment wisely chose not to retell the story of the films, instead weaving a tale on the other …

By Phil Hornshaw
5th December 2025 • GameSpot

Here's Why Nintendo Fans Think That Mario Kart World DLC News Is Incoming

Nintendo enthusiasts believe that an announcement for Mario Kart World DLC is imminent, though it takes a few steps to reach that conclusion.

By Chris Compendio
5th December 2025 • GameSpot

Splitgate: Arena Reloaded Will Relaunch The Halo-Meets-Portal Shooter After A Rough Year

After some very public missteps and an unprecedented return to beta, Splitgate is hoping to make a comeback under a new name. At the PC Games Show, 1047 Games announced that Splitgate 2 will return as Splitgate: Arena Reloaded on December 17, with massive gameplay and progression changes that aim …

By Chris Compendio
4th December 2025 • GameSpot

Fortnite's Chapter 7 Launch Reportedly Propelled The Game To 3 Million Concurrent Players

It should be of little surprise that Fortnite is still doing really well, with its new Hollywood-themed first season of Chapter 7 reportedly drawing in a peak of around 3 million concurrent players at its launch.

By Chris Compendio
1st December 2025 • GameSpot

Fortnite Leak Suggests It'll Get Call Of Duty: Warzone's Most Unique Feature

It looks like Fortnite will borrow a feature from one of its competing battle royales, should recently surfaced leaks prove to be accurate. According to prominent Fortnite leaker Shiina, the Epic Games title is adding something very similar to the Gulag from Call of Duty: Warzone.

By Chris Compendio
1st December 2025 • GameSpot

Nintendo Switch 2 Firmware Update Includes Fix For One Of Generation's Best Games

A new Nintendo Switch 2 software patch is out, and besides the usual stability improvements, it addresses some small but noteworthy problems.

By Chris Compendio
25th November 2025 • GameSpot

Xbox November Update Adds Black Ops 7 To "Stream Your Own Games" Lineup

This month's big Xbox update adds several titles to the list of games you can stream from your personal library, among other features.

By Chris Compendio
25th November 2025 • GameSpot

First Reported Black Ops 7 Regional Sales Numbers Are Unimpressive

The muted response to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 from critics and fans appears to have translated into lower sales for the futuristic first-person shooter, with the game reportedly falling behind competitors in a few regions.

By Chris Compendio
24th November 2025 • GameSpot

A Really Good Multiplayer Game Is Free On Steam For A Limited Time

Steam users can pick up the beloved Warhammer: Vermintide 2 at no cost this weekend, as part of a celebration thrown by developer Fatshark.

By Chris Compendio
21st November 2025 • GameSpot

Time To Clear Our Your Switch 2 Storage For Final Fantasy VII Remake

Anyone planning to get Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on Switch 2 will likely have to do some housekeeping in their system storage settings--the Square Enix release will take up 90 to 99 GB, depending on the edition.

By Chris Compendio
20th November 2025 • GameSpot

TGA Performer, Fortnite Gamer D4vd Reportedly Identified As Murder Suspect

David Anthony Burke, who began his music career as D4vd after uploading Fortnite montages to YouTube with his own original songs in 2021, has reportedly been identified as a suspect in the murder of Celeste Rivas.According to TMZ, law enforcement said that despite there being no official paperwork classifying Burke …

By Levi Winslow
19th November 2025 • GameSpot

An Invasion Of Homer Simpson Clones In Fortnite Bled Into Real Life

The latest event in Fortnite has an army of Homer Simpsons (Homers Simpson?) overrunning the cel-shaded Springfield Island map, with both an animated short episode and a real-life marketing stunt to promote the occasion.

By Chris Compendio
18th November 2025 • GameSpot

GTA 6 Has Been "Very Hard To Avoid" And Will "Blot Out The Sun" For The Industry, Helldivers 2 Dev Says

The delay of Grand Theft Auto 6 to November 2026 disappointed the general public, but Rockstar's release date shuffling also has a significant impact on competing game development studios.

By Chris Compendio
17th November 2025 • GameSpot

Nintendo Says It's Not Prohibiting Third-Party Switch 2 Docks After Players Report Bricking Issues

While the latest firmware update for Switch and Switch 2 included several quality-of-life improvements, one consequence appears to be that many third-party docks have been rendered useless. According to Nintendo itself, such a consequence was unintentional.

By Chris Compendio
14th November 2025 • GameSpot

PUBG's Original Creator Is Planning FPS With 100v100 Matches

Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene, best known for creating the landmark battle royale game PUBG, outlined an ambitious plan for his development studio to produce three ambitious titles, including one that aims to support 100v100-player multiplayer matches.

By Chris Compendio
13th November 2025 • GameSpot

All The Easter Eggs And References You May Have Missed In The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Trailer

The first Super Mario Bros. animated movie pulled references from across Mario lore, and while The Super Mario Galaxy Movie wears its main inspiration in its title, the sequel will be no different. Even in the initial trailer for the upcoming movie, there were already several hints and nods to …

By Chris Compendio
12th November 2025 • GameSpot

Even The Empire State Building Is Dunking On GTA 6's Delay

It feels like everyone on the internet has piled up on Rockstar Games after it delayed Grand Theft Auto 6 yet again, and even the social media team for New York City's most famous skyscraper is joining in the mass display of scaudenfredue.

By Chris Compendio
10th November 2025 • GameSpot

With Call Of Duty: Black Ops, Treyarch Fell Into The Rabbit Hole And Never Got Out

November 9, 2025 marks the 15-year anniversary of Call of Duty: Black Ops' release. Below, we look at how it departed from previous Call of Duty campaigns and defined developer Treyarch’s contributions to the franchise going forward.

By Chris Compendio
9th November 2025 • GameSpot

Take-Two Boss: "We're Not Using" AI As An "Excuse" To Reduce Headcount

Take-Two Interactive is using some AI tools in areas of its business that aren't creative, but the company is not looking to use those tools to replace any staff, CEO Strauss Zelnick said during Take-Two's November earnings call."I think there are plenty of areas of business where the tools we …

By Phil Hornshaw
6th November 2025 • GameSpot

Pokemon Legends: Z-A DLC Is Coming Really Soon, Brings New Mega Evolutions And Donuts

It's been less than a month since the launch of Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and The Pokemon Company is already detailing what's in the game's paid DLC expansion, titled Mega Dimension. It's due for release on December 10, the company announced today.

By Chris Compendio
6th November 2025 • GameSpot

A Vast Majority Of Nintendo Switch 2 Owners Transitioned From Switch 1

The Switch 2 is already the fastest-selling Nintendo hardware to date, and data coming directly from the company indicates that most Switch 2 owners also owned a Switch 1.

By Chris Compendio
5th November 2025 • GameSpot

You Can Express Anger At Fortnite About Sidekick Restrictions Through A New Survey

The next big addition to Fortnite generated some big complaints, but fortunately, you can raise those directly at developer Epic Games in a new survey from the studio.

By Chris Compendio
4th November 2025 • GameSpot

Recent Game Remakes Were More Successful Than Remasters, With One Big Exception

Video game remakes and remasters have attracted impressive player numbers and generated substantial consumer spending, research shows, although full-on remakes may have a slight edge.

By Chris Compendio
3rd November 2025 • GameSpot