Bandai Namco Entertainment announced that JRPG Tales of Arise reached the three million units sold mark across digital and physical. The announcement was made just days before the game was added to Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus’ Game Catalogue.

This week Crytek will start the 6th anniversary celebration of their intense online shooter Hunt: Showdown with another round of Twitch Drops, giving players a chance to win supply crates, cosmetics, and a random legendary hunter if they watch Twitch streamers play the game for a certain amount of time.

Inflexion Games is set to launch its PVE-focused Survival Game Nightingale through Steam’s Early Access program and Epic Games Store on February 21, equipped with Twitch drops that reward viewers with unique outfits and a puppy pet to be used in-game.

Ubisoft’s pirate naval combat game Skull and Bones is finally out in the wild through PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. In case you are still on the fence about the game, anybody can try out the game for free for up to eight hours.

Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty of Xbox released an update on the Xbox business through the Official Xbox Podcast. The 22-minute long discussion tacked Xbox exclusivity, Game Pass and games from Activision, and their stand on Xbox hardware in the future.

The Palpagos Islands are filled with mystery and danger, but they don’t have to be a chore to live in. There are a lot of simple ways to make things easier on yourself and save time as you dive into this monster-collecting survival game, so here are 14 tips and tricks you should know when you start a new world in Palworld.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed the games coming to the PlayStation Plus Game and Classics Catalog for February 2024 as games like Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Tales of Arise, Need for Speed: Unbound, The Outer Worlds, and more will be added to the service starting February 20.

It looks like Blooper Team’s president Piotr Babieno agrees with the negative comments that have been piling up in the first combat reveal trailer for the Silent Hill 2 remake as he says the trailer “does Not Reflect the Spirit of the Game”.

Tekken 8 launches with a complete package for both the casual and competitive. It felt like nothing was neglected here as everything you’d wish or expect from a high-quality fighting game is added, with new additions that don’t feel like a step down, but a leap forward. I can’t see how Bandai Namco Studios and Arika could have done this any better, as Tekken 8 hit the ground running as the definitive fighting game experience.

Helldivers 2, the third-person co-op shooter by Arrowhead Games Studios launched a couple of days ago but is experiencing a rough launch as it’s a it difficult to find players through the game’s matchmaking. For now, there’s a reliable workaround for PS5 players to get a group going until the developers release a hotfix to improve matchamking.

If you’re a fan of the Metroidvania genre, or action platforming games in general, I couldn’t recommend Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown more. The Lost Crown nimbly juggles combat, character progression, platforming, exploration, environmental puzzle-solving, boss encounters, and storytelling, all without neglecting one element to the detriment of another.

Soon after the State of Play deep dive presentation of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Square Enix announced a free playable demo of the upcoming game, featuring two sections with one now available to play for all players, while the other is said to go live on February 21, 2024.