World of Tanks: Heat continues to come into focus, with Wargaming releasing the newest installment in the Foundations series that dives into what to expect from the upcoming free-to-play tank game.

The new video explores how players will interact with their tanks in the form of "Agents."

"They don't just operate the tanks, they possess them," says a narrator in the video. There are different roles that players can take on, including Defenders, Assault, and Marksman. Each agent can own two tanks for a given match, allowing them to switch between them as they see fit. As an example of how this works, the agent Hound's AMX Tank can shoot drones to mark targets, and his alternate tank, the Leo, can display a decoy to fool enemies. Check out the video to see how this works in action.

Microsoft Gaming's new CEO, Asha Sharma, has only been on the job for a short period of time, but she's already made a big announcement. The next Xbox console is codenamed Project Helix, and it's going to play both Xbox and PC games.

Sharma shared the news on social media, and added that Project Helix is a part of Team Xbox's "commitment to the return of Xbox." A video released by Xbox showcases the Project Helix logo and what may be the system's boot-up noise.'

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Late last year, former Xbox President Sarah Bond confirmed that the next-generation Xbox is in development, and she also touted Microsoft's partnership with AMD to make it a reality. This was shortly after Microsoft denied it was exiting the gaming hardware business. Bond went on to describe the new console as a "high-end" machine with a "curated experience."

Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion being set in Skovos led many players (myself included) to believe that the next class coming to the game would be the Amazons. After all, Skovos is their homeland, and what pairs better with a returning, fan-favorite class--the Paladin--than another returning, fan-favorite class? Blizzard, however, had another class in mind--and not only does it make complete sense in the context of the expansion, it's fun as hell, too.

With Lord of Hatred, Blizzard is introducing the Warlock class to Diablo 4. And while this class might not have the same narrative ties to Skovos as the Amazons, the Diablo team explained it was more focused on the Warlock's thematic relevance. The expansion introduces two classes that represent the union between heaven and hell, with the Paladins (playable now if you preorder Lord of Hatred) serving as a manifestation of goodness, while Warlocks represent the darker side of mankind.

"Skovos is the place where humans were created, and humans were created by an angel and a demon. There's a light and dark aspect of it," narrative designer Matt Burns explained. "So with the Paladin and the Warlock, they're thematically occupying that duality. That was really the connection we were making rather than there being some kind of specific backstory where the Warlock needs to find something on Skovos, or came from Skovos."

Bungie's sci-fi extraction shooter Marathon is now live, but many of the rewards players have earned either by buying the game's Deluxe Edition, watching on Twitch, or playing the Server Slam aren't yet accessible.

As broken down in a post from the official Marathon Discord server, preorder items may take up to 24 hours to appear in-game. Twitch Drop rewards from the game's Server Slam may take 48 hours to appear. Other rewards earned by playing the Server Slam, like Arrival Caches, should be rolling out shortly, Bungie said.

"So if you don't see them upon logging in, hold tight–they should arrive soon," Bungie said.

Fans have been clamoring for a Bloodborne remaster for years, with the now-shuttered Sony studio Bluepoint Games even reportedly putting together a pitch for one in early 2025. The game's original developer, From Software, apparently rejected the idea for what could have potentially been a very lucrative return to Old Yharnam. So what's stopping Sony from pushing forward with a remake of an IP that it owns, without From Software's approval? It turns out, it might just be a case of the company having a healthy amount of respect for From Software.

According to speculation by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, Sony might not want to burn any bridges with From Software and its studio president, Hidetaka Miyazaki. "I think the financial case for a Bloodborne remake was very strong, and I think Sony was interested in it, but they ultimately did not want to torch their relationship with Miyazaki and From Software," Schreier said in a new episode of GameSpot's topical news and analysis series Spot On.

"Nobody wants to be in the business of coming out with something that is against the original creator's wishes. "If companies want to work together in the future--especially companies in Japan, where it's all about relationships and they have a very specific way of handling business together--it makes sense to me that Sony would acquiesce to From Software’s wishes in this case.”

Video game companies are overlooking potential female players, according to new research by Ampere Analysis, a London-based data and analytics firm focused on gaming, media, and sports (via VGC). According to Ampere's latest study, women make up 48% of the current gaming market, and roughly 922 million players are female.

Ampere's research states that women largely prefer narrative-driven single-player games over multiplayer games. But perhaps the most interesting bit of info to come out of the firm's latest study is the revelation that a lack of time or money isn't what's keeping women out of gaming. Instead, women were more likely to cite difficulty finding games that suit their needs and offputting player communities/behavior as the main reasons they don't spend more time (and money) on gaming.

To that I say: No shit.

The cult popularity that led to the creation of Scott Pilgrim EX is rooted in the comfort of nostalgia. The action-comedy movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, based on an indie comic book, was chock-full of references and recognition of gamer culture, even as it drew on more grounded themes of learning and growing after a messy breakup.

A tie-in video game from Ubisoft was a pure throwback to classic brawlers, and its removal from storefronts in 2014 (and subsequent return in 2021 after years of fan outcry) only accentuated its cult status. Scott Pilgrim EX is very much a spiritual successor to that earlier game, amping up every aspect that made its predecessor memorable--especially the nostalgia.

In fact, playing Scott Pilgrim EX often feels like a game of "Spot the References." The world is full of homages to everything from 8- and 16-bit game franchises to movies like Hot Fuzz, a movie that was helmed by Scott Pilgrim director Edgar Wright. Characters are self-aware that they're inside a video game and will casually mention elements like tutorials. It's all very Millennial-coded, and maybe slightly cloying for those of us in that sweet spot, but it feels at home in a game that so happily wears its inspirations on its sleeve.

Diablo 4's upcoming Season of Slaughter will let players become one of the franchise's most infamous demons: the Butcher.

The boss-level demon has featured in nearly every Diablo game, and his catchphrase of "Ah, fresh meat" is enough to make any player sit up in their chair and lock in. Normally, the Butcher appears randomly in Diablo 4's Nightmare dungeons, ruining the lives of many a Hardcore character with an unexpected ambush.

In Season 12, the Butcher will actually appear in a few different ways. For the first time in the franchise's history, players will be able to get a taste of fresh meat themselves by transforming into the Butcher and hunting down defenseless humans as part of the season's new Slaughterhouse activity. The Butcher will have six unique abilities to help dish out destruction. Killing enemies at the Butcher will earn Fresh Meat, a resource than can be used to earn more of the season's special Bloodied items.

GameSpot parent company Fandom has announced Fandom Essentials, a new suite of tools that you can use to track gaming progress, including all the daily tasks you might forget in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Anyone can explore Fandom Essentials without an account for free. However, to contribute, create, and save your activity, you will need a free account.

Fandom Essentials includes game guides, interactive maps, and progress trackers for games. Of particular note is the Animal Crossing: New Horizons tracker.

The new John Wick game from Saber and Lionsgate will feel like "watching a movie," according to Saber chief creative officer Tim Willits.

He told IGN that the John Wick movies already feel like video games, with Keanu Reeves' title character fighting lower-level tough guys before advancing to a bigger group of baddies, and then eventually a "boss fight."

"So it's really exciting to bring that action to a video game," he said.

Epic Games is suing Hayden Cohen, better known in the Fortnite community as the leaker AdiraFNInfo, for leaking a number of Fortnite collaborations in January and February. Unlike most Fortnite leakers, who typically datamine the game files for info, or receive info from a third party, Cohen was a contractor at Epic who signed a non-disclosure agreement.

Epic didn't claim any specific amount in damages in the filing, which you can read here, but it claims that it experienced "harm to its partner relationships, diminished player engagement, lost profits, and costs incurred in investigating and responding to Defendant’s unauthorized disclosures."

The situation with Cohen is very unusual. Upcoming Fortnite collaborations are leaked all the time, but it's typically because a leaker will find something in the game files that Epic failed to properly hide, or because an insider passed them info. That gives public-facing leakers like Shiina and HypeX journalistic legal protections as long as they didn't actively help their insider steal private data.

In Mouse P.I., rubbery guns, a film-noir visual style, and playful one-liners that harken back to the suave-yet-silly tone of 1930's cartoons all come together to scratch an itch that has long been out of reach for me. After a couple of hours of rootin' and tootin' gunplay with a fresh style I've not seen for a while, it seems like my need for a stylish first-person shooter that feels as good as it looks could be fulfilled soon.

Our preview drops us right in the middle of an investigation, which makes sense given our animated hero is the titular P.I. As Detective Jack Pepper, I'm tasked with looking into a secret underground laboratory where a villain named Steve Bandel has created abominations. I move quickly through Bandel's nefarious underground lair, solving simple puzzles, finding secrets, and gathering clues for later use. However, it doesn't take long before I stumble into some trouble.

After getting in a couple of scuffles with some unfriendly mice, it became clear that Mouse P.I.'s movement and combat are intentionally designed to evoke those arcadey vibes and, thus far, it's a great match for the retro animation aesthetic. Movement speed is high, and Detective Pepper's ability to pull off double jumps and quick dashes may not make sense within the context of his occupation, but it definitely lets the player zip across the environment extremely fast while popping enemies. In that way, it feels a lot like 2016's Doom; the violence and gore on display feel like an obvious hallmark of that, but the feeling of momentum and energy may not be as evident until you get your thumbs on the sticks or hands on the… mice...

ReadyCode--the company behind Black Myth: Wukong multiplayer mod WukongMP--has announced plans to release a multiplayer mod for Oblivion Remastered. A specific launch date hasn't been announced, though ReadyCode says it plans to release the mod sometime this year, and players can sign up for early access now.

"For 20 years, Cyrodiil belonged to heroes walking alone," ReadyCode's trailer for the mod states. "Not anymore!"

ReadyCode is using a program it calls ReadyM to bring multiplayer to Oblivion, and has plans to introduce multiplayer capabilities to other popular single-player games, too, though the company hasn't shared which games are next on the list. ReadyCode says it hopes to support player-created "cooperative campaigns, role-playing servers, custom economies [and] PvP arenas" via ReadyM.

If Diablo 4's Sorcerer is Taylor Swift, the new Warlock class coming as part of the game's Lord of Hatred expansion is Megadeth, bringing some heavy metal-energy to Blizzard's ARPG.

That's according to lead art director Nick Chilano in an interview with GameSpot ahead of Blizzard's full Warlock reveal. Chilano said when coming up with the look and feel of the Warlock, Blizzard was essentially starting from scratch. After all, the Warlock is a new class that's never been playable in Diablo before.

He said he had a particular image in his mind when coming up with the class's aesthetic, one of different Diablo 4 classes as pop-culture icons.

Video games don't just look better than ever, thanks to imaginative art directions and cutting-edge graphics; they also sound fantastic. With some of the best talent in the industry composing new soundtracks, it's sadly too easy for some of these superb albums to fly under your radar.

To keep track of the best that 2026 has to offer, we're kicking the year off early by collecting the best video game soundtracks available and listing them below alongside official channels like Spotify, YouTube, and Bandcamp so that you can listen to them yourself. And if those games also have a snazzy vinyl that you can add to your collection? You can bet your axe we'll also include a link for that modern-day art.

We'll update this list regularly as the months roll by, so check back often to see what's been added. While you're here, you might also want to check out our list for the best games of 2026.

The world of video games is no stranger to collaborations--Mercedes-Benz made its way into Mario Kart 8; characters from Peaky Blinders stumbled their way into PUBG; And don't forget about Fortnite, which seems to have a new crossover every time you blink. And now, Battlefield 6 is teaming up with outdoor clothing brand 5.11 Tactical on a selection of Battlefield 6-themed products and an exclusive in-game skin. The offer is simple. Head over to the 5.11 website, load up your cart with at least $50 of gear, then use the promo code BATTLEFIELD6 at checkout. You'll then get a redemption code that can be used to claim your Field-Tested Engineer Skin. You can also get the Be Ready Playercard for free by signing up for SMS alerts, and other cosmetics are available in-game.

The developers at GTA 6 studio Rockstar Games "must be quaking" with nervousness about the reception to the game, according to developer Craig Clark. Clark is a producer on Hell Let Loose, and he said in an interview that Rockstar has a lot of hype to live up to with GTA 6.

"The more excited people get, the more you get worried," he told GamesRadar. "I feel like Rockstar must be quaking."

GTA 6 is coming to market with a seemingly unprecedented level of hype behind it, and the game is expected to be a gigantic success commercially. The game has been delayed multiple times already, with Rockstar saying it needed more time to get the game up to its quality standards.

A former Infinity Ward lead animator has recently claimed that at one point, Activision pressured his team to develop a Call of Duty game about "Iran attacking Israel."

Chance Glasco, an animator who co-founded Infinity Ward with the late Vince Zampella, took to X to reveal this. In a post on March 4, Glasco said that there was "a very awkward pressure from Activision" for the next CoD game to focus on a battle between Iran and Israel. He said this came after Respawn Entertainment's formation, suggesting that the next CoD game, 2011's Modern Warfare 3, would've addressed this conflict.

This revelation was in response to the White House using Call of Duty footage to glorify its joint attack with Israel on Iran. While Glasco said the White House appropriating CoD gameplay to promote its military campaign against Iran "doesn't surprise" him, he clarified that the pressure Activision put on Infinity Ward was shut down because "the vast majority of devs were disgusted by the idea."

Pokemon Pokopia is a cozy Pokemon sim, which lets you customize your character with hairstyles, clothing, and shoes. You're pretty limited in the initial character creation process at the start of the game, but you can always discover new looks and change at any time. In this guide, we'll explain how to change your appearance and where to find new cosmetic items.

• What you can and can't change in character customization
• How to change your appearance

In the initial custom creation process, you don't have to stress any part of your physical appearance, because you can change all of that at a later time. This includes your clothes, hair, and skin color. However, it's worth noting that you can't change your name, so choose wisely.

You'll need a mirror to change your appearance. You can do this by finding a mirror out in the wild, as you can find them in the remains of human habitats. You can also purchase your own to change whenever and wherever you like.

Since its debut in 2022, GTA+ has primarily served Grand Theft Auto Online players and provided access to older Rockstar titles. This month, GTA+ members are also getting one of 2K Games' sports titles for a limited time.

Starting March 10, GTA+ subscribers on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S will be able to play NBA 2K26, the latest version of the long-running basketball franchise. This will include full access to everything in the game, as well as 5,000 VC, 6 types of Skill Boosts for 5 games, and a guaranteed Diamond Player Pack. However, that last benefit will require a NBA 2K account as well.

NBA 2K26 will only be on GTA+ until April 20, but whether or not this is indicative of any changes to the membership is unknown. GTA+ has been laser-focused on Rockstar's games----including LA Noire, Bully, and Red Dead Redemption. But it could grow even bigger if had access to the vast library of 2K titles. The sports games alone are some of the company's biggest hits, but older titles like the BioShock trilogy could offer even more variety to the lineup. For now, however, Rockstar hasn't said if it will add any more non-Rockstar games to the GTA+ library going forward.