Fortnite developer Epic Games has settled a lawsuit with a former contract worker who was accused of leaking unreleased details concerning Fortnite’s planned collaborations. The settlement details between the Fortnite development team and the accused ex-contractor were not publicly disclosed as of this writing. The settlement came months after Epic…

Diablo 4 Season 14 dramatically reworked Mythic items in Blizzard’s ARPG going forward, and judging from early feedback, it’s a change that isn’t going over well. Season of Death Awakening launched on June 30 and introduced what Blizzard coined Mythic Uniques 3.0, a new system where any of the game’s…

Overwatch, the game formerly known as Overwatch 2, debuted on Steam back in 2023, and was quickly downvoted into oblivion, becoming the platform’s lowest-rated game for a time. As Blizzard has worked to improve the game (and succeeded, in my opinion), sentiment around it has gradually improved, and the shooter…

PlayStation’s recent decision to end production of physical game discs could have much bigger implications than many fans first realized, according to former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden. He states the recent announcement to end PlayStation physical disc production is a “fairly dramatic decision” that could signal the company has finally…

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has shared new details on the significant changes at Xbox, including mass layoffs, studio spinoffs, and more. In an interview with Fortune, Sharma said Microsoft undertook “a bunch of bets” years ago to help grow the business, including Game Pass, going multiplatform, and beefing up its…

Its time for Europe to start saying goodbye to the OG Switch. In 2023, the European Commission voted on a resolution that requires all portable electronics sold in the region to have user-replaceable batteries. The regulation goes into effect starting in 2027, giving manufacturers time to make whatever adjustments are…