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Remember when we all saw Elon Musk’s Cybertruck for the first time and reckoned it would look right at home in a video game? At the time, it looked like we would have to wait (opens in new tab) until Cyberpunk 2077 (opens in new tab) released next year for …

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (opens in new tab) has become the fastest-selling digital Star Wars game in its first fortnight, and Electronic Arts’ best selling Star Wars PC title at launch, the publisher announced (opens in new tab), beating both Star Wars Battlefront 2 (opens in new tab) and …

Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write: there’s an official Destiny-themed cookbook on its way.  Written by Victoria Rosenthal – whose also penned a Fallout 4 cookbook and writes a videogames-themed cookery blog – the Destiny: The Official Cookbook is said to “explore recipes inspired by Bungie’s hit franchise”.  …

Don’t challenge Chen San Yuan to a Pokemon GO (opens in new tab) battle. The 70-year-old Taiwanese man became internet famous last year when multiple outlets reported he was using over 20 phones at once to play Pokemon GO. But Yuan has since evolved and now rides around on his …

Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order (opens in new tab) has a bit of a Metroidvania vibe going on, so naturally it’s filled with secrets to uncover. As level designer Nicholas Cameron explained on Twitter (opens in new tab), one of the game’s most touching secrets is hidden in plain sight: …

Marvel’s Avengers are the stars on the cover of Official PlayStation Magazine #169, which goes on sale today. On top of that, Control’s developers at Remedy reveal what they think of PS5. The SSD will allow for  “more data at runtime, allowing us to have much more detail in the …

Amy Hennig is the famed writer and director responsible for the first three Uncharted games, and today Skydance Media announced a new division helmed by the industry veteran. Hennig’s work stretches all the way back to a credit as an artist on Electrocop for the Atari Lynx. Skydance Media is …

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (opens in new tab) comes out Friday, and Respawn took the chance at X019 to reveal a duo of last-minute trailers. The new gameplay launch trailer accompanies a live-action (opens in new tab) trailer, and the former features Cal Kestis dramatically wielding a double-bladed saber …

Microsoft’s Project xCloud game streaming service will add support for Sony’s DualShock 4 controller in early 2020, the company announced at X019 today. This will come as part of a broader update for Bluetooth controllers including Razer game pads, but the DualShock callout feels deliberate.  This won’t be the first …

A new game from the developers behind Life is Strange has been announced at X019. Xbox Game Studios unveiled Tell Me Why, an episodic “gripping true-to-life narrative adventure” coming to Xbox One, PC, Xbox Game Pass and Steam in Summer 2020.  Tell Me Why takes place in a small town …