- Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations is an expansion that inches ever closer to the stratospheric heights of Doom Eternal. Our review: bit.ly/4gxHjSe
- Ryse: Son of Rome was originally planned to explore multiple eras, Assassin's Creed style, before critical and commercial failure sank Crytek and Xbox's ambition. bit.ly/3R21FJ3
- Sony has reached a settlement with former developer Christopher Barrett, who it had accused of sexual misconduct. As a result of the settlement, Barrett will be added to the credits of recently released extraction shooter Marathon. bit.ly/4pokpze
- Santa Monica Studio has confirmed God of War Laufey will "be available on disc," suggesting its launch will arrive in 2027. bit.ly/3RcZt1p
- The hotly anticipated Godzilla Minus Zero has a new teaser trailer, this time showing a desperate humanity dropping a nuke on the main monster itself. bit.ly/3SMSTiG
- Bonnie Tyler, the singer behind power ballad Total Eclipse of the Heart and rock epic Holding Out for a Hero, has died aged 75. bit.ly/4pheQ5z
- We spoke to The Odyssey stars Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, and Robert Pattinson about how they breathed new life into 3,000-year-old characters in Christopher Nolan's latest. Things may have gone off the rails a little... bit.ly/3TdhBst
- Amazon UK has opened invite-only lottery listings for highly sought-after Pokémon TCG Elite Trainer Boxes and Booster Bundles, allowing fans a rare chance to beat scalpers and buy at retail price. bit.ly/4h8GQGl
- John Carmack has responded to the significant layoffs at Doom developer id Software, expressing sadness but not “anger or outrage.” bit.ly/4vumn29
- The Odyssey director Christopher Nolan has offered his thoughts on the "immediate and harsh" judgment of "AI slop" from younger audiences. bit.ly/44pQ9u0
- Activision’s ports of the much-loved Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 immediately raised eyebrows for their price, but they’ve come under fire for their disappointing graphics performance, too. bit.ly/4pm6f1C
