Next week, Starlight Children’s Foundation will be kicking off its annual gaming fundraising event, Starlight GameChangers, in an effort to raise vital funds for sick kids and teens across Australia. Returning for its fourth year during the month of August, Starlight GameChangers – Powered by EB Games – invites streamers

The battle for Troy cannot be waged by man alone. In distant corners of the realm, there are whispers of three ancient behemoths: A winged calamity reigning terror. A slithering serpent with many heads. A beast prowling the abyss. Track them, harness them and turn the tide of war. Experience

by Jorg Neumann, Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator In a pivotal moment for the flight simmer community, today we are bringing Microsoft Flight Simulator to Xbox Series X|S giving aspiring pilots the chance to take flight for the first time on a console. From light planes to wide-body jets, you’ll

Following a successful 12 months in Early Access, fearless developer Ronimo Games (Awesomenauts) and their trusty sidekicks Devolver Digital have unleashed Blightbound 1.0, a dark and stylish multiplayer dungeon crawler, on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Blightbound is an online & local multiplayer dungeon crawler that tasks three heroes

by Will Tuttle, Xbox Wire Editor in Chief While there’s no denying that flashy supercars and built-for-fun off-road vehicles are the stars of the show in the Forza Horizon series, it’s the widely varied, based-on-real-life environments that really make the games shine. Whether it’s kicking up dust while blasting across

Today, Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed® Valhalla’s next major expansion, The Siege of Paris, will be available on August 13. In addition, Season 3, Sigrblot Season, features exclusive rewards and activities accessible to all players. The Sigrblot Festival is live this Thursday, July 29 for all players until August 19.

Mattel, Inc. and Milestone, a leading global racing game developer, today unveiled a massive garage of cars that will be available at launch in Hot Wheels Unleashed™. Featuring 66 vehicles, including Hot Wheels® most celebrated original designs over the brand’s 53-year history, the lineup also includes cars that have become

NEO: The World Ends with You, the action role-playing game developed by SQUARE ENIX®, is available worldwide for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Nintendo Switch™ system. NEO: The World Ends with You transports players to the bustling streets of Shibuya, as they step into the shoes of protagonist Rindo

Microsoft Flight Simulator will be opening the skies to millions of new pilots on Xbox Series X|S this Wednesday. To celebrate this momentous launch, Xbox has created a limited-edition range of carry-on luggage for those aspiring pilots to game on-the-go. Get ready to satisfy your wanderlust from the comfort of

Many children are turning to video games as one of the many ways to have fun and play with friends remotely. Now, Xbox is helping parents better track and manage their kids’ spending while they play. This month, Xbox released several new updates to the Xbox Family Settings app, available

Motive, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc., today announced during EA Play Live 2021 the sci-fi classic survival horror game, Dead Space™, will be returning as a remake completely rebuilt from the ground up. Dead Space is being developed exclusively for next generation consoles and PC, raising the level of

Codemasters® and Electronic Arts Inc. today announced GRID™ Legends, a high-stakes driving experience that combines thrilling motorsport action, incredible race variety and an immersive story that puts the player at the heart of the action. Featuring the series’ renowned race handling, GRID Legends delivers exciting, unpredictable racing across traditional race

A summer festival to celebrate World of Warships’ Legends second birthday kicks off from 26 July, with a new campaign, Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova- collaboration and a retrospective Bureau project, uniting the whole variety of activities with its flavour and bringing free in-game goods for the players as

ESL Gaming Australia, local division of the world’s largest esports company; and world leading display manufacturer AOC, today announced a partnership that will see AOC partner with ESL on the ESL ANZ Champs, Australia & New Zealand’s longest running professional esports league, as official display partner. The partnership will see

Necromunda: Hired Gun, the fast-paced FPS by the small, passionate team at Streum On Studio, is now available at Australian retailers on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Welcome to the gritty, violent hive city of Necromunda, a place where anything goes – for the right

SEGA published a new Lost Judgment trailer, The Detective’s Toolkit. Take an early look at private eye Yagami’s expanded gadgets and techniques you’ll employ to crack his toughest case yet in SEGA’s upcoming action noir thriller. Gather evidence with the Noise Amp and Signal Detector or sniff out clues with

The Olympics are finally here with the Opening Ceremony starting tonight at 9:00pm AEST, so it’s time to cheer on our green and gold athletes taking part in the XXXII Olympiad. Whilst we can’t be there in person, we can still be part of the action from our living rooms,

Critics are raving about Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny, and between all the insane Netherworld action and epic adventures, it’s not hard to see why. Check out what everyone is saying by watching our new accolades trailer, dood! Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny is available now for Nintendo Switch™. Download

Twitch has today announced it is adjusting the price of subscriptions (existing subs, new paid subs, and gift subs) in ANZ and across APAC within the next week, to better align with the local costs of living and boost creator growth and revenue in the long-term. In fact, since the

Sony Interactive Entertainment Australia is excited to announce that PlayStation Store’s annual Winter Sale is back. This year, players will be able to score incredible deals across a multitude of games, add-ons and more, including the likes of FIFA 21, Hitman 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.

Modern warfare shooter, Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2, released last month to considerable success, will launch a major content expansion. Ominously titled ‘Butcher’s Banquet’, the update is free for all players on PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC and is immediately available as a patch to the main

Team17 and Navegante Entertainment have launched a console exclusive demo for the upcoming adventure platformer, Greak: Memories of Azur on Nintendo Switch™, introducing players to a trio of siblings as they try to escape from the malevolent invading force of the Urlags. The single-player hand-drawn adventure launches on 17th August

PlaySide Studios have announced their dark fantasy survival RTS Age of Darkness: Final Stand will be descending into Early Access through Steam in Fall 2021. Age of Darkness: Final Stand presents a modern, darker spin on the survival RTS genre that will challenge new players, and strategy experts alike. The

Goldlewis Dickinson, the first Secretary of Defense and active soldier of the United States will be available starting July 27th on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC. A jazz aficionado, Goldlewis possesses very strong decision making and leadership skills that he puts to good use in maintaining the stability and

Hunt: Showdown’s brand-new map, DeSalle, is officially available on PC, as of today; and on Xbox and PlayStation networks in early August, following a soft launch on the test servers. The map brings a fresh new setting to the game, giving players 16 new compounds to explore. DeSalle joins the

Warner Bros. Games and Turtle Rock Studios have revealed a new Back 4 Blood trailer showing off the co-op zombie shooter’s Ridden-slaying action running on PC. The new video highlights several features coming to the PC version of the game at launch, including 4K resolution, uncapped framerate, NVIDIA DLSS (Deep

Microids is thrilled to unveil Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases. Developed by Blazing Griffin (Murder Mystery Machine, The Ship: Remasted, Murderous Pursuits…) in collaboration with Agatha Christie Limited, Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases is a detective and adventure game starring a young Hercule Poirot

by Megan Spurr, Community Lead, Xbox Game Pass I hope you have a cleared-out gaming schedule, as we’ve got many games to look forward to through the rest of July with Xbox Game Pass! On July 27, we’re taking to the skies with Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox Series X|S, plus

2K has revealed an initial look at some of the new features coming to NBA® 2K22, with more deep dives coming in August and September, to reveal even more of what’s new in the next version of the best-selling NBA basketball simulation video game. Check out the NBA 2K22 feature

Short Nite is back with a new lineup of animated, online shorts in Fortnite’s Party Royale starting 24 July, 4am AEST and running non-stop until 26 July, 4am AEST! This Short Nite festival features animated, online shorts by up-and-coming creators such as Simon’s Cat and Snail’s House. These shorts have