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Xbox @ gamescom 2025

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Team behind BAFTA-award winning Endling - Extinction is Forever announces next game

Eurogamer -

Developer Herobeat has announced its next game, Rewilders: The Lost Spring.

Fly a nuclear corvette in this Cold War-era Star Trek homage from one of my favourite space game devs

Rock Paper Shotgun -

Here's a challenging space tactics simulation inspired by one of the oldest Star Trek games ever made.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 seemingly coming to PS5 and Xbox Series consoles

Eurogamer -

The hit PC sim is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series consoles.

American Trucker Simulator, Euro Trucker Simulator 2 Looks To Be Coming to PlayStation

DualShockers -

PS5 owners, your chance to truck across America and Europe may finally be here.

Borderlands 3, Sea of Stars, and more to leave Xbox Game Pass at the end of August

Eurogamer -

A bunch of games are leaving Xbox Game Pass at the end of August.

Why the skibidi are you adding skibidi to the Cambridge Dictionary? We think it has "staying power", answer word boffins

Rock Paper Shotgun -

The word skibidi, made famous by Garry's Mod-ish 3D animation series Skibidi Toilet, has been added to the Cambridge Dictionary.

Balatro Publisher’s Next Game Is A Coin-Pushing ‘Dopamine Machine’

Kotaku -

Raccoin could be the next Steam hit that steals all your free time

Peak devs admit they've been speaking through Bing Bong, but not anymore: 'Anyone claiming that the devs are joining them through Bing Bong, or any other way, they are full of sh*t'

PC Gamer -

Unfortunately Peak's mascot won't be spreading wise words anymore.

Disney Dreamlight Valley's newest update includes an Inside Out-themed realm, 2 characters, and a retro Star Path

PC Gamer -

Joy and Sadness are making their way to the valley.

Homeworld 3 developer acquires the rights to its superior previous game about salvaging spaceships, with 'multiple' new projects in the works

PC Gamer -

Focus Entertainment was previously co-owner.

1930s media mogul sim News Tower leaves early access in November, letting you build your journalism empire on the shoulders of the Mafia

PC Gamer -

Embrace your inner J. Jonah Jameson in this newspaper tycoon game.

SnowRunner dev's latest vehicle sim lets you channel your inner Frank Sobotka by managing a struggling port

PC Gamer -

Docked will soon be sailing to a harbour near you.

Louisiana sues Roblox for allegedly choosing "profits over child safety", claiming "it's basically open season for sex predators on this app"

Eurogamer -

The U.S. state of Louisiana is suing Roblox, alleging it facilitates "the sexual exploitation of Louisiana's children".

Apex Legends' latest go at a compressed battle royale forgets the journeying spirit at the genre's heart

Rock Paper Shotgun -

Why good battle royales feel like they've taken you on a journey - and how Apex Legends' new Wildcard mode loses that storytelling magic.

Folk Emerging is a fascinating 4X strategy game about prehistoric nomads that ends where Civilization begins

Rock Paper Shotgun -

In turn-based sim Folk Emerging, you take charge of a hunter-gather community from millions of years ago.

You can now actually sleep with your Love and Deepspace husbandos in version 4.0

VG247 -

Hopefully between that and the debut event being wedding-themed, there's enough fanservice to take your mind off the surprising absence of a new love interest.

Glass walls, roof plants, collections menu refreshes, inventory QOL tweaks, and more arrive in The Sims 4 with the latest patch

VG247 -

The Sims 4 is prepping for the impending launch of the game's next expansion in a great way: adding new features in a free update for all players.

InZoi is releasing on PS5 in the first half of 2026, Xbox version is being considered

Eurogamer -

Life sim InZoi is heading to PS5 in 2026. An Xbox version is being considered and has no release date.

Peak devs highly unamused by "microtransaction-riddled Roblox rip-off" Cliff

Rock Paper Shotgun -

Aggro Crab have posted that they'd rather people pirate their game than play Cliff, its cheesy Roblox rip-off.

It's been a rough year for Rare but at least Xbox is celebrating its 40th anniversary with... a licensed controller

Eurogamer -

As Rare gets ready to celebrate its 40th anniversary, a third-party licensed controller themed around the developer's legacy has leaked online.

Paralives, the long-anticipated indie Sims-like, finally announces an early access release date, adding to 2025's already packed life sim line-up

VG247 -

In a full-on week for life sim news, Paralives might just have made the biggest impression by declaring that you can finally get your hands on it in December.

I have spent the morning learning about a recently deceased horse thanks to Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Rock Paper Shotgun -

Umamusume: Pretty Derby has led me to consider the death of a horse I have never met, and there is a certain profundity in this.

Take-Two boss reckons Civilization 7 will still hit its lifetime target despite "slow start" following troubled launch

Eurogamer -

Civilization 7 didn't get off to a great start when it launched earlier this year, quickly becoming mired in complaints…

Microsoft stresses it will "continue to support Forza Motorsport and Horizon 5" despite cuts at studio Turn 10

Eurogamer -

Microsoft has "assured players that Turn 10 and Playground Games will continue to support Forza Motorsport and Forza Ho…

After Concord and a string of delays and cancellations, Sony admits PlayStation's live-service strategy is "not entirely going smoothly"

Eurogamer -

Sony has admitted PlayStation's live-service strategy is "not entirely going smoothly".

Infinity Nikki's Steam reviews are turning positive, just in time for the game's next update

VG247 -

Infinity Nikki's next season kicks off tomorrow, and the game is about to witness a big transformation.

The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature gets an official reveal trailer confirming that fairies are so back

VG247 -

As promised, Maxis has dropped the first trailer for the next major expansion to The Sims 4, coming this July.

WNBA players to play alongside NBA stars in NBA 2K26 MyTeam for the first time with new game mode announced

VG247 -

WNBA players have been in 2K since the 2020 version, but now you can add them to your MyTeam collection in NBA 2K26.

"Multiple" future Hardspace projects are coming, as Hardspace: Shipbreaker devs Blackbird Interactive take full ownership

Rock Paper Shotgun -

Blackbird Interactive are working on a bunch of new stuff related to Hardspace: Shipbreaker, after buying full ownership of sci-fi work sim from Saber.

Tron: Catalyst and Thomas Was Alone studio Bithell Games is laying off 'the majority of full-time staff'

Eurogamer -

Bithell Games, the studio behind the acclaimed likes of Thomas Was Alone, John Wick Hex, and Tron: Catalyst, has announ…

Here's everything else Microsoft is doing to celebrate Rare's 40th birthday

Eurogamer -

It turns out there's more to Microsoft's 40th birthday celebrations for beloved UK studio Rare than just an ugly contro…

Love and Deepspace's latest update introduces a new story for Rafayel, making him the first character to get a third Myth lore drop

VG247 -

There's a big new banner event in Love and Deepspace that doesn't just add new content, it may even signal a change in how future content will be released.

inZOI is on sale for the first time to celebrate the big June update

VG247 -

If you recently felt an itch to check in on inZOI, but never actually bought it, Krafton has a deal for you.

inZOI is coming to PS5 next year, so some of you who couldn't run it on PC can actually play it

VG247 -

inZOI is on its way to consoles. Well, one console, and you'll have to wait a while yet before you can play it.

Things are heating up in Love and Deepspace, as tomorrow's new banner debuts summer vacation memories for all five husbandos

VG247 -

The next big Love and Deepspace banner is just around the corner, and it's the summer episode you've been dreaming about.

Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists is a surreal tactical RPG journey into mythical underworlds from Six Ages' devs

Rock Paper Shotgun -

Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists, a surreal tactical RPG about heisty trials in some underworlds, has been announced by Six Ages developers A Sharp.

inZOI's first DLC will be revealed at gamescom, and it's bringing a new map to the game

VG247 -

There's a big piece of new content currently in the works for inZOI, and we're just going to have to wait a little while longer to see it.

inZOI's May update finally gets June release date - here's what to expect

VG247 -

Everyone's current favourite life sim, inZOI, has delivered some big news to those of us who've been waiting on a particular update for a bit too long.

Summer finally gets going in The Sims 4 with a roadmap, and the reveal of a new expansion next week

VG247 -

The Sim 4 has kicked off its summer season with a content-filled roadmap, and a big new expansion that we'll be getting a look at fairly soon.

Football Manager 2026 revealed, after last year's edition was left in the changing rooms

Rock Paper Shotgun -

Football Manager 2026 has been announced by SEGA and Sports Interactive, following the cancellation of last year's edition.

Here are the games Prime Gaming members can claim in August

Eurogamer -

August's Prime Gaming additions and when you can claim them.

Nintendo's Indie World Showcase - here's everything announced

Eurogamer -

A mere seven days after its third-party-focused partner showcase, Nintendo has given indies a turn, detailing exactly w…

Emergency Call 112 - The Firefighting Simulation 3 revealed for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series consoles

Eurogamer -

Let's hope we can't feel the burn. It should be pretty close to the real thing, as it's developed in cooperation with the Mülheim an der Ruhr fire department.

Mega-chill exploration game Lushfoil Photography Sim is coming to Steam VR

Eurogamer -

Take photos in a virtual world in VR, on PC.

Peak developers would rather you pirate its game than play Roblox "microtransaction-riddled ripoff slop"

Eurogamer -

The team behind indie hit Peak would rather its community pirate its own game, than play a "microtransaction-riddled" ripoff that has appeared on Roblox.

Love and Deepspace's goodest boy Xavier finally gets his turn to be an edgy goth in his third Myth story

VG247 -

A new Love and Deepspace has arrived, continuing the recent trend of expanding the story of existing characters.

The Persona 4 remake is definitely real, and it's called Persona 4 Revival

VG247 -

Just in case all the teasers and plentiful leaks didn't convince you, the Persona 4 remake is happening, and it's been officially announced.

inZOI's first DLC brings a new city with summer vacation vibes, and will be completely free to all players when it launches in less than two weeks

VG247 -

Plus the game is finally coming to Mac!

The humans are revolting in Ashes Of The Singularity 2, the latest planet-scale RTS from Oxide Games

Rock Paper Shotgun -

Oxide and Stardock have announced a sequel to the 2016 RTS that let you control thousands of units at once.

Infinity Nikki is about to get another big update that's very inky

VG247 -

Infinity Nikki is getting one more update in July, and it's going to change the look of the game yet again.

Promise Mascot Agency update adds Tony Hawk-level truck rail grinding I didn't know I needed, and new difficulty modes

Rock Paper Shotgun -

Promise Mascot Agency's Prepare to Grind update has added in truck rail grinding, plus new difficulty modes and time trials.

Tales of the Shire: How to be a Hobbit – an Essential Guide to Settling into Bywater

Xbox Wire -

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Destructoid’s Indie Gems – Edition 7: Isolation has never looked so beautiful

Destructoid -

The warmth from nature sometimes isn't enough to escape the coldness of the mind.

Bongo Cat, still one of the biggest games on Steam, gets even bigger with multiplayer: You can now have up to 100 cats on your screen at once, all of them happily bapping away as their owners type

PC Gamer -

Bongo Cat got friends.

Absurd Japan-themed delivery sim Promise Mascot Agency just added a whole bunch of grinding, but don't worry, it's the good, Tony Hawk kind of grinding

PC Gamer -

The Prepare to Grind update also adds time trial challenges and difficulty modes.

All Brainrot Evolution codes and how to redeem them

PC Gamer -

Get a head start with these Brainrot Evolution codes.

The most honest survival game I've ever played is this unemployment simulator

PC Gamer -

Manage anxiety, fatigue, and dopamine levels, and try to keep yourself alive in Unemployment Simulator 2018.

Katy Perry Performed A Song In Simlish At A Recent Concert

Kotaku -

A fan asked her to sing "Last Friday Night" in Simlish as it appeared in The Sims 3

2-time Arima Kinen champion Grass Wonder dies at 30

PC Gamer -

The legendary thoroughbred was the last surviving Umamusume inspiration from Japan's "Golden Generation" of racehorses.

God game Fata Deum will bring back those sweet Black & White vibes when it arrives in early access next month

PC Gamer -

And on the seventh day, He posted a roadmap of upcoming features.

Finally, I can get a straight flush with cabbages: Our favorite idle farming sim just got a Balatro crossover

PC Gamer -

Sure!

Out and About is exactly what I want from a foraging game and has convinced me that I could easily make a meal out of what I find in my back garden

PC Gamer -

Grab your wicker basket and get whisked away to Portobello.

Bastion of sober videogame realism Microsoft Flight Simulator is about to get dinosaurs thanks to a Jurassic World crossover

PC Gamer -

Crossbranding synergy, uh, finds a way.

PowerWash Simulator 2 doesn't seem like much of a sequel, but it does clean up nicely with more tools, maps, and level types

PC Gamer -

Multi-stage jobs are a home run.

All the games leaving Xbox Game Pass this month (August 2025)

Polygon -

Anthem, Farming Simulator 2022, and Persona 3 Reload are leaving the Game Pass, but you can purchase them with a 20% discount before that

Finally, Dinosaurs Are Officially Being Added To Microsoft Flight Sim 2024

Kotaku -

Later this year, you'll be able to fly planes around the famous islands, dinos, and parks seen in Jurassic World

All Fruit Battlegrounds codes and how to redeem

PC Gamer -

Get some extra gems with these codes.

I thought it was a cute and casual little mining sim right up until it devoured my entire morning

PC Gamer -

In Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim, you've gotta dig up gems until you've got a mole-ian dollars. That's a pun on million. Because you're a mole.

EA Explains Why Fans Aren’t Getting The Sims 5

Kotaku -

Also Nintendo warns users to avoid melting their Switch 2 in the summer heat, and a Dynasty Warriors remaster is on the way

Peak's latest patch fixes invisible chicken bodies crashing the game and lets you toggle off the ability to eat your friends: 'Now that you've all had your fun we're introducing some changes to cannib

PC Gamer -

Peace is returning, players are getting punished for eating each other.

Xbox Game Pass To Lose Three Games From Catalog In August 2025

DualShockers -

Check out the three games that will soon leave Xbox Game Pass in August 2025, an older addition that you can play now, and one that is coming soon.

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Xbox @ gamescom 2025

Team behind BAFTA-award winning Endling - Extinction is Forever announces next game

Fly a nuclear corvette in this Cold War-era Star Trek homage from one of my favourite space game devs

Euro Truck Simulator 2 seemingly coming to PS5 and Xbox Series consoles

American Trucker Simulator, Euro Trucker Simulator 2 Looks To Be Coming to PlayStation

Borderlands 3, Sea of Stars, and more to leave Xbox Game Pass at the end of August

Why the skibidi are you adding skibidi to the Cambridge Dictionary? We think it has "staying power", answer word boffins

Balatro Publisher’s Next Game Is A Coin-Pushing ‘Dopamine Machine’

Peak devs admit they've been speaking through Bing Bong, but not anymore: 'Anyone claiming that the devs are joining them through Bing Bong, or any other way, they are full of sh*t'

Disney Dreamlight Valley's newest update includes an Inside Out-themed realm, 2 characters, and a retro Star Path

Homeworld 3 developer acquires the rights to its superior previous game about salvaging spaceships, with 'multiple' new projects in the works

1930s media mogul sim News Tower leaves early access in November, letting you build your journalism empire on the shoulders of the Mafia

SnowRunner dev's latest vehicle sim lets you channel your inner Frank Sobotka by managing a struggling port

Louisiana sues Roblox for allegedly choosing "profits over child safety", claiming "it's basically open season for sex predators on this app"

Apex Legends' latest go at a compressed battle royale forgets the journeying spirit at the genre's heart

Folk Emerging is a fascinating 4X strategy game about prehistoric nomads that ends where Civilization begins

You can now actually sleep with your Love and Deepspace husbandos in version 4.0

Glass walls, roof plants, collections menu refreshes, inventory QOL tweaks, and more arrive in The Sims 4 with the latest patch

InZoi is releasing on PS5 in the first half of 2026, Xbox version is being considered

Peak devs highly unamused by "microtransaction-riddled Roblox rip-off" Cliff

It's been a rough year for Rare but at least Xbox is celebrating its 40th anniversary with... a licensed controller

Paralives, the long-anticipated indie Sims-like, finally announces an early access release date, adding to 2025's already packed life sim line-up

I have spent the morning learning about a recently deceased horse thanks to Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Take-Two boss reckons Civilization 7 will still hit its lifetime target despite "slow start" following troubled launch

Microsoft stresses it will "continue to support Forza Motorsport and Horizon 5" despite cuts at studio Turn 10

After Concord and a string of delays and cancellations, Sony admits PlayStation's live-service strategy is "not entirely going smoothly"

Infinity Nikki's Steam reviews are turning positive, just in time for the game's next update

The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature gets an official reveal trailer confirming that fairies are so back

WNBA players to play alongside NBA stars in NBA 2K26 MyTeam for the first time with new game mode announced

"Multiple" future Hardspace projects are coming, as Hardspace: Shipbreaker devs Blackbird Interactive take full ownership

Tron: Catalyst and Thomas Was Alone studio Bithell Games is laying off 'the majority of full-time staff'

Here's everything else Microsoft is doing to celebrate Rare's 40th birthday

Love and Deepspace's latest update introduces a new story for Rafayel, making him the first character to get a third Myth lore drop

inZOI is on sale for the first time to celebrate the big June update

inZOI is coming to PS5 next year, so some of you who couldn't run it on PC can actually play it

Things are heating up in Love and Deepspace, as tomorrow's new banner debuts summer vacation memories for all five husbandos

Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists is a surreal tactical RPG journey into mythical underworlds from Six Ages' devs

inZOI's first DLC will be revealed at gamescom, and it's bringing a new map to the game

inZOI's May update finally gets June release date - here's what to expect

Summer finally gets going in The Sims 4 with a roadmap, and the reveal of a new expansion next week

Football Manager 2026 revealed, after last year's edition was left in the changing rooms

Here are the games Prime Gaming members can claim in August

Nintendo's Indie World Showcase - here's everything announced

Emergency Call 112 - The Firefighting Simulation 3 revealed for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series consoles

Mega-chill exploration game Lushfoil Photography Sim is coming to Steam VR

Peak developers would rather you pirate its game than play Roblox "microtransaction-riddled ripoff slop"

Love and Deepspace's goodest boy Xavier finally gets his turn to be an edgy goth in his third Myth story

The Persona 4 remake is definitely real, and it's called Persona 4 Revival

inZOI's first DLC brings a new city with summer vacation vibes, and will be completely free to all players when it launches in less than two weeks

The humans are revolting in Ashes Of The Singularity 2, the latest planet-scale RTS from Oxide Games

Infinity Nikki is about to get another big update that's very inky

Promise Mascot Agency update adds Tony Hawk-level truck rail grinding I didn't know I needed, and new difficulty modes

Tales of the Shire: How to be a Hobbit – an Essential Guide to Settling into Bywater

Destructoid’s Indie Gems – Edition 7: Isolation has never looked so beautiful

Bongo Cat, still one of the biggest games on Steam, gets even bigger with multiplayer: You can now have up to 100 cats on your screen at once, all of them happily bapping away as their owners type

Absurd Japan-themed delivery sim Promise Mascot Agency just added a whole bunch of grinding, but don't worry, it's the good, Tony Hawk kind of grinding

All Brainrot Evolution codes and how to redeem them

The most honest survival game I've ever played is this unemployment simulator

Katy Perry Performed A Song In Simlish At A Recent Concert

2-time Arima Kinen champion Grass Wonder dies at 30

God game Fata Deum will bring back those sweet Black & White vibes when it arrives in early access next month

Finally, I can get a straight flush with cabbages: Our favorite idle farming sim just got a Balatro crossover

Out and About is exactly what I want from a foraging game and has convinced me that I could easily make a meal out of what I find in my back garden

Bastion of sober videogame realism Microsoft Flight Simulator is about to get dinosaurs thanks to a Jurassic World crossover

PowerWash Simulator 2 doesn't seem like much of a sequel, but it does clean up nicely with more tools, maps, and level types

All the games leaving Xbox Game Pass this month (August 2025)

Finally, Dinosaurs Are Officially Being Added To Microsoft Flight Sim 2024

All Fruit Battlegrounds codes and how to redeem

I thought it was a cute and casual little mining sim right up until it devoured my entire morning

EA Explains Why Fans Aren’t Getting The Sims 5

Peak's latest patch fixes invisible chicken bodies crashing the game and lets you toggle off the ability to eat your friends: 'Now that you've all had your fun we're introducing some changes to cannib

Xbox Game Pass To Lose Three Games From Catalog In August 2025

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