We may have learned the planned launch date for Star Wars Galactic Racer, the upcoming racing game in development at Fuse Games, with Secret Mode set to publish. The "leak" comes from the game's own Steam page, which was briefly updated with the October 6, 2026 release date. The page also included pre-order and edition details: All pre-orders include a platform-exclusive livery (with distinct variants for PS5, Xbox, and PC) and a player banner, with the livery applicable to all speeder classes. The Digital Deluxe Edition adds a digital art book, three exclusive repulsorcraft, a Deluxe Livery (also applicable to […]
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A few hours ago, a rumor started circulating about Insomniac Games canceling the leaked Venom standalone game. The rumor originated from a fairly credible source: Nadji Jeter, the voice actor of Miles Morales in the Spider-Man games, claimed as much in an interview with YouTube channel Love it Film. Let me give y'all an exclusive. We were going to have a Venom game. Yeah, we were going to have a Venom game and a Venom DLC, but we lost Tony Todd. They showed me how it was going to start. They showed me how everything was going to be. It […]
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Forza Horizon 5 marked one of the biggest first-party Xbox games to come to PS5, with the 2021 open-world racing title releasing back in April of last year to near-immediate success. Since then, sales have continued to truck along, with FH5 co-developer Virtuous Games confirming that over 5 million copies have been sold on PS5 alone.
As part of the ‘Success Stories’ section of their website, Virtuous Games (known for co-developing a ton of titles ranging from Astral Chain to Mortal Kombat and even Call of Duty) revealed that Forza Horizon 5 has officially sold over 5 million copies on PS5, writing:
“Our multidisciplinary teams contributed extensively across art production, engine enhancement, performance optimization, and tooling development to help deliver a visually breathtaking and technically robust racing experience. Forza Horizon 5 was one of the best-selling titles on PlayStation 5 in 2025, surpassing 5 million copies sold on the platform and earning widespread acclaim.”
This isn’t the first time that this 5 million figure has been floated, with analyst firm Alinea claiming back in January that they believed the title had surpassed this milestone. That said, this latest report marks the first official confirmation of its PS5 sales success.
Considering the fact that Forza Horizon 5 arrived on PS5 years after its initial release, it will be interesting to see how Forza Horizon 6 performs when it lands on PlayStation mere months following its Xbox/PC launch.
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Today, Funcom announced Conan Exiles Enhanced, a free upgrade that brings the game from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5. Conan Exiles Enhanced will launch on the game's eighth anniversary: May 5, 2026. The upgraded version was developed in collaboration with Inflexion Games, the studio behind the survival game Nightingale. Conan Exiles Enhanced introduces four specific rendering improvements: The Enhanced version targets smooth 60+ FPS across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings on most PCs, with Steam Deck support. Notably, despite the graphics improvements, the client size has been dramatically reduced from 120GB to just 40GB. But there's more: the Exiled Lands and […]
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Owlcat's rather unusual tradition of holding Closed Beta tests for its single player roleplaying games continues with The Expanse: Osiris Reborn. Starting today, customers who have purchased the Miller's Pack (at €79.99) or the Collector's Edition (at €289) from the official website will be able to get a taste of the game via the Closed Beta, available across all platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S and X. Owlcat kindly provided Wccftech with advanced access to the Closed Beta build, giving me the chance to preview this highly anticipated action RPG. The section of the game included in the […]
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Toei is a Japanese animation studio known best for their work on countless iconic franchises, including but not limited to One Piece; Dragon Ball; Digimon and many more. While the company has partnered with various video game developers and publishers over the years, Toei now appears to be taking things into their own hands, announcing that they have established ‘Toei Games’ with the goal to “create a new intellectual property that will captivate the world, starting with games.”
Making the announcement via a press release (translated by the publication Gematsu), Toei Corporation officially unveiled their brand new video games-focused subsidiary Toei Games.
Created in alignment with the company’s 75th anniversary, Toei Games is described as being a “new pillar” for the business alongside its other endeavours.
Speaking on this announcement, Toei CEO Fumio Yoshimura stated: “Games are an extremely global form of entertainment that continues to spread beyond language and national borders. Our group’s medium- to long-term vision, ‘Toei New Wave 2033,’ aims to deliver the ‘stories’ created by Toei to the entire world. We believe that our challenge in the game business, with the global market as our main battleground, is the embodiment of that vision.”
As mentioned, Toei is home to many iconic anime franchises, including Dragon Ball, One Piece; Sailor Moon; Digimon and countless others. That said, the newly-established Toei Games will not make use of any pre-existing IPs, instead wanting to:
“create entirely new IPs from scratch, rather than simply utilizing existing IPs. We will leverage the technology and expertise we have cultivated through video production into our new game business, delivering Toei’s unique entertainment experience to players around the world.”
Given the cache of many of its franchises, it is perhaps for the best that Toei’s internal efforts are limited to new intellectual properties for now – at least until they are more familiar with making games specifically.
Regardless, it will be interesting to see what comes from Toei Games, and whether it will grow into something greater given enough time. The first game under this new studio will be officially announced on the 24th of April as a PC-first title.
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With PC games growing increasingly complex nowadays — especially ones built on Epic Games's infamous Unreal Engine 5 — default/maxed-out graphics settings rarely (if at all) strike the optimal balance between visual fidelity and performance that most PC gamers seek, and Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is no exception to this rule. As a demanding UE5 game, it should come as no surprise to many that the game's maxed-out/Epic graphics settings will be very GPU-heavy, and thus should require some tweaking to achieve better performance on most rigs, without hopefully completely sacrificing visual fidelity. This guide should hopefully help you strike […]
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Remember Fortnite's AI-powered Darth Vader that led SAG-AFTRA to file an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games? Well, the studio has now revealed the latest evolution of the technology. Originally described as a "Persona device", the tech is now simply called "conversations", but the core remains the same: Fortnite developers can use conversations to create AI-powered characters with personalities and voices that can talk, react, respond to player actions, and even influence gameplay. Released with Fortnite's v40.20 update (launched on April 16), it is available in the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) and allows island creators to build AI-powered […]
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The BAFTA Game Awards 2026 are currently ongoing at the time of this writing, and while the only game awards show that regularly includes announcements for upcoming games in between the actual rewards is Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards, the BAFTAs were going to try doing a bit of that this year. They were going to try, at least, with a trailer for The Quiet Things, a first-person narrative game telling an autobiographical story about trauma and child abuse, debuting at this year's awards. Until someone decided the trailer's content wasn't right for the show. That's what Alyx Jones, founder […]
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4A Games and Deep Silver have officially announced Metro 2039, the next game in the popular post-apocalyptic shooter series. The studio calls it the darkest chapter so far, and it brings players back to the underground tunnels of Moscow.
The game continues after Metro Exodus and focuses again on survival in a harsh nuclear world. This time, players will follow a new main character called The Stranger. He is fully voiced and faces life under a strict and powerful leader who controls the Metro. The story looks more serious and emotional, with many dangers both from people and the world itself.
Metro 2039 will return to the tight and scary tunnel setting that fans loved in earlier games. The developers are putting more focus on fear, tension, and mental pressure, not just action. This is a clear shift back to what made the series popular in the first place.
The game is built on 4A Games’ own engine, made specially for their titles. The studio says this helps them create better visuals and a more detailed world. Even though no exact release date has been shared, the game is planned for winter 2026, which likely means late in the year.
Players will be able to play Metro 2039 on PC through Steam and Epic Games Store, along with consoles like the Xbox Series and PlayStation 5. A Steam page is already live where players can wishlist the game, but the price has not been announced yet.
A gameplay reveal trailer has also been released, giving a first look at the dark tone and setting. From what is shown, Metro 2039 is aiming to deliver a deeper story and a more intense survival experience.
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