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  1. Pokémon Legends: Z-A launches next month on Oct. 16 for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, and developer Game Freak has been steadily releasing more and more information about the upcoming game. Last month, we learned Mega Victreebel and Mega Hawlucha are coming to the game, and now, Game Freak has revealed that Mega Malamar is the latest Mega-evolution joining the Pokémon Legends: Z-A roster. Mega Malamar was first revealed today in a "Special Report" on the official Pokémon YouTube channel, in which we learn about some strange behavior happening in Lumiose City, the setting for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and how a Malamar capable of Mega-evolution might be behind the occurrences…

  2. Nintendo has announced that a Nintendo Direct is coming this Friday, on Sept. 12. It will begin at 6 a.m. PT/9 a.m. ET and run for about 60 minutes. As for what to expect, Nintendo simply says, "Tune in for roughly 60 minutes of information on upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch games," noting that it will be streamed on YouTube and via its news-focused Nintendo Today app. If we put our speculation caps on, it seems likely we'll see more of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, which launches on Oct. 16 and has the potential to be the best Pokémon game in years, Metroid Prime 4, which doesn't yet have a release date despite Nintendo stating it's launching this year, and Kir…

  3. The script for the BioShock movie is currently being written, with Vertigo Entertainment producer Roy Lee confirming the film adaptation will be based on the first game. Read more View the full article

  4. UK games industry trade body UKIE has partnered with Tencent, the Department for Business and Trade, and delivery partner Player One Consulting, for the second year of its Video Games Growth Programme, designed "to help ambitious studios across the UK scale both creatively and commercially." Read more View the full article

  5. Xbox Cloud Gaming (beta) is coming to select, internet-connected vehicles, allowing passengers to stream and play games directly from the Xbox app. Read more View the full article

  6. Dead Island 2 reaches 20m players | News-in-briefView the full article

  7. The global games market is estimated to reach $188.8 billion in 2025, a 3.4% increase year-on-year according to Newzoo's latest report. Read more View the full article

  8. The second season of Naughty Dog and HBO's live-action adaptation of The Last of Us has added another Emmy to its trophy shelf. Read more View the full article

  9. Nintendo has secured a $2 million stipulated judgment and injunction against Ryan Michael Daly, one of the modders Nintendo of America filed lawsuits against back in July last year, accusing them of violating its copyright by trading and selling "circumvention devices." Read more View the full article

  10. It's almost time to shuffle up and get in the robot. Game Informer can exclusively reveal that Battle Suit Aces, the new mecha card-battling game from Trinket Studios, will arrive on October 7 for PlayStation 5, Switch, and PC. Trinket Studios made a splash with 2017's Battle Chef Brigade, which mixed side-scrolling action with a match-3 puzzle system to portray a fantasy cooking competition. Similarly, Battle Suit Aces also blends several genres and concepts; in a card-fighting RPG, you follow the USS Zephyr and its crew through a planet-hopping voyage across the stars to try and stop a looming, universe-endangering threat. Card battles play out on a board, where you ca…

  11. A former VP of publishing and marketing at Kepler Interactive is now the head of Gambit Digital, a new indie publisher based in Montreal. Read more View the full article

  12. The current climate of layoffs is as prevalent as ever in the games industry, and Amir Satvat has provided more insight into the locations most affected – with more than 50% of cuts taking place in California. Read more View the full article

  13. It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups. Read more View the full article

  14. In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we dive deep into the past to save the future with Cronos: The New Dawn, which sounds cool, but is ultimately fine. It's a solid survival horror game from Bloober Team. We also dive into the latest major update for Deadlock, the new multiplayer game from Valve, discuss why the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake could similarly popularize the role-playing games like Yakuza 0 did for its respective series in 2017, and talk about Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Star-Crossed World DLC on Switch 2. Watch The Game Informer Show: The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Thursday …

  15. Roblox has announced a "suite of innovations" across AI and creator monetization, and revealed that over the last year, creators earned over $1 billion through the DevEx program. Read more View the full article

  16. Void Interactive's controversial shooter Ready or Not tops 3m+ console copies sold | News-in-BriefView the full article

  17. Blizzard's Walter Kong has been promoted to SVP, head of development, live games/mobile. Read more View the full article

  18. Team Cherry said it is "working to improve" the simplified Chinese translation of Hollow Knight: Silksong. Read more View the full article

  19. Borderlands 4 launches this week, on September 12 (on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC), and it's time to figure out if your PC is capable of handling Gearbox Software's latest looter-shooter. Fortunately for you, we have the game's PC specs and system requirements, making it easy to see if you should play the game on PC or somewhere else. Borderlands 4 PC Specs and System RequirementsBelow, we'll list the minimum and recommended settings: MinimumOS: Windows 10/Windows 11Proccessor: Intel Core i7-9700/AMD Ryzen 7 2700XMemory: 16 GB RAMGraphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070/AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT/Intel Arc A580Storage: 100 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Requires a …

  20. Though MachineGames is likely basking in the great reception to last year's Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, as well as its Order of Giants DLC that launched last week, the studio is still thinking about BJ Blazkowicz and Wolfenstein. In a recently released Noclip documentary about MachineGames, studio co-founder Jerk Gustafsson said the team sees BJ's story as a trilogy and hopes that it isn't done with Wolfenstein yet, as reported VideoGamesChronicle. "I think this is important to say because we have always seen this as a trilogy," Gustafsson says when describing BJ's journey from resistance fighter to family man. He later says, "...at least I hope that we're not do…

  21. Star Wars Outlaws made its Nintendo Switch 2 debut last week, but rather than releasing the game on a physical cartridge Ubisoft opted for the Game-Key Card. Read more View the full article

  22. Amazon MGM Studios has greenlit a live-action adaptation of Life Is Strange for Prime Video. Read more View the full article

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    82% of Australians play video games, according to data from the 2025 Australia Plays study. Read more View the full article

  24. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater reaches 1m sales | News-in-briefView the full article

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    Grab a free copy of Broilers on Steam! Broilers is a fun 2d turn-based game that resembles a board game. ... View the full article

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