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Arkane Studios and its Blade game may be shuttered as part of upcoming Xbox layoffs
Xbox is gearing up for a massive wave of layoffs that may include Dishonored developer Arkane Studios, which is currently working on Marvel's Blade.
AMD’s FSR Upscaling 4.1 Comes To Older GPUs, Steam Machine And Xbox ROG Ally Support On The Way
AMD has announced that owners of RDNA 3 GPUs can now enjoy the benefits offered by its latest version of AI-powered upscaling, FSR 4.1. This comes a few weeks earlier than its July estimate, with the promise for more devices down the line, too. FSR Upscaling 4.1 functions similarly to other upscaling technologies on the market, and comes much closer to the performance and quality of Nvidia's market-leading DLSS than previous iterations. It's the same technology that underpins the PlayStation 5 Pro's PSSR 2(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps5-pros-upgraded-pssr-is-rolling-out-today-here-are-the-first-games-getting-it/1100-6538811/), with Sony layering on its own work on top of what AMD has engineering here. https://twitter.com/jackhuynh/status/2069059207383720091 The upscaling suite was previously exclusive to the company's latest GPUs, the RX 9070 and 9070 XT, but will now be available to many, many more RDNA 3 GPUs, such as the popular 7800XT and XTX. You'll need the latest version of AMD's Adrenalin software, which you can grab here(https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/release-notes/RN-RAD-WIN-26-6-2.html). Devices with RDNA 3.5 APUs, such as Valve's Steam Machine(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-machine-price-and-release-date-officially-confirmed-by-valve/) and the Xbox ROG Ally X, will eventually get FSR 4.1 support, with AMD working on lightweight AI models specific to the lower memory bandwidth of these and similar devices. AMD has also committed to supporting even older RDNA 2 cards with FSR 4.1 sometime in 2027. That, unfortunately, isn't likely to include the one in Valve's Steam Deck, which might have given more life to the aging, and now more expensive(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-deck-gets-massive-price-hike/), handheld gaming PC.
This $1,000 Steam Game Offers Very Little, But At Least It’s Honest About It
With people wondering if GTA 6 preorders will kickstart a new $80 era(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/80-games-are-already-here/) for standard edition PS5 and Xbox Series X|S games, one new release on Steam already has Rockstar Games beat: Congratulations On Your Purchase. The new red carpet-simulator launched not too long ago, and it can be yours for the mere price of $1,000. Designed to be a "first-person luxury experience" set inside a palace, the Steam listing(https://store.steampowered.com/app/4693030/CongratulationsOnYourPurchase/) says that players can expect a red carpet, a chandelier, and a velvet rope barrier to protect them from "the wrong kind" of people. As for the gameplay, there is no combat, no enemies, no quests, no skill trees, and one box that contains only the feeling of having arrived somewhere important. Developer Minimal Viable Prestige is also brutally honest about what you can expect from their debut game. "You paid for this. Not accidentally. Not on impulse. You saw the price. You read the description. And then you bought it anyway. Welcome." !(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Congrats.jpg?w=1024) For $1,000, I was expecting character models not to look squished. Of course, players are protected, just in case they take a bad stumble near their PC, open up Steam, input their credit card details, and then click through several confirmation pages during their fall. Steam's refund policy allows for a game to be returned, provided that it hasn't been played for more than two hours or owned for more than two weeks. Congratulations On Your Purchase might be expensive, but several other special editions of games have also been priced high over the years while offering more content overall in comparison. This $750 Stylish Edition of Resident Evil 6 came with a wearable replica of Leon S. Kennedy's leather jacket, and an $800 Assassin's Creed Origins collector's edition was limited to just 1,000 units. If you had cash burning a hole in your pocket for a publicity stunt, there was the $190,000 edition of Grid 2 that included an actual car, one Dying Light player could get a custom-built zombie apocalypse shelter(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/386-000-dying-light-special-edition-announced/1100-6425493/), and Saints Row 4 even offered to send you to space if you purchased the one-of-a-kind $1 million special edition(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/1-million-saints-row-iv-edition-revealed/1100-6412754/). Prefer not tospend $1,000 on a single game? Then check out our favorite recommendations from the recent Steam Next Fest(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-next-fest-june-2026-25-of-the-best-demos-you-can-play-right-now/). All the demos are free to play, and we're pretty certain that each game won't be too expensive when they eventually launch in full.
Rockstar makes GTA 5 upgrade on PS5, Xbox Series X and PC free
Grand Theft Auto 5 players on PS4 and Xbox One can upgrade to the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions completely free of charge, Rockstar announced.
Resident Evil Veronica was the most popular announcement at Summer Game Fest
Capcom's Resident Evil Veronica is the most wishlisted Summer Game Fest title on Steam following its reveal, beating out Guild Wars 3 and more
New ESA industry report reveals 212 million Americans are gamers
212.3 million Americans between 5 and 90 years old play video games one or more hours each week, according to the Electronic Software Association
You Need To Check Out The Demo For This Gorgeous Indie Platformer On PlayStation 5
!The Eternal Life of Goldman Weappy Studio THQ Nordic Indie Platformer(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/bodydefault/public/2026/06/02/0265086e/goldman1.jpg.webp) The Eternal Life of Goldman(https://www.gameinformer.com/product/the-eternal-life-of-goldman) was announced last year and since then, we here at Game Informer have been keeping a close eye(https://www.gameinformer.com/xbox-partner-preview/2026/03/26/gorgeously-animated-platformer-the-eternal-life-of-goldman-gets-new) on it because, well, it's beautiful. And if you missed out on the Steam Next Fest demo(https://www.gameinformer.com/2026/02/26/check-out-these-steam-next-fest-demos-picked-by-the-game-informer-staff) for it earlier this year, good news: a new demo(https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/EP4389-PPSA3748600-ETERNALGOLDMDEMO/) featuring 90 minutes of gameplay for The Eternal Life of Goldman went live today on PlayStation 5 – we can't recommend it enough! The gorgeous hand-drawn visuals of The Eternal Life of Goldman will surely catch your attention, but there's also a really great DuckTales-inspired platformer in there, too, with the titular Goldman pogo-ing around colorful stages like Scrooge McDuck. Unlike its inspirations, though, the team at Weappy Studio has promised a story full of heart (and some terrifying scenes, too), and you can read more about that in Game Informer's exclusive behind-the-scenes preview here(https://www.gameinformer.com/feature/2026/04/07/a-labor-of-love). Here's a look at The Eternal Life of Goldman demo on PS5: There's no release date for The Eternal Life of Goldman yet, but it's due to drop on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC sometime this year. While waiting for the demo to download, check out Game Informer's List of Lists(https://www.gameinformer.com/lists), a handy hub for all of our lists, including our big list of upcoming video game remakes(https://www.gameinformer.com/2026/03/11/the-big-list-of-upcoming-video-game-remakes), our top 10 roguelikes to play right now(https://www.gameinformer.com/2026/05/25/top-10-roguelikes-to-play-right-now), our ranking of every game in the Super Mario series(https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/10/15/best-super-mario-game-rankings.aspx), our ranking of every Assassin's Creed game(https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/12/13/ranking-the-entire-assassin-s-creed-series.aspx), and more. If you try out the demo for The Eternal Life of Goldman, let us know what you think of it in the comments below!
Empulse Is A 6v6 Titanfall 2-Like FPS From The Splitgate Devs
!Empulse Titanfall 2 Shooter FPS 6v6 Splitgate Devs 1047 Games Early Access(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/bodydefault/public/2026/06/02/fa72cba5/empulse11.jpeg.webp) Splitgate(https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/12/04/splitgate-2-has-been-rebooted-as-splitgate-arena-reloaded-and-it-relaunches-this-month) developer 1047 Games has released the first-ever cinematic trailer for Empulse(https://www.gameinformer.com/product/empulse-early-access), its in-development 6v6 first-person shooter, and it sure does remind us of Titanfall 2(https://www.gameinformer.com/product/titanfall-2), but that's by design because the team is not hiding its inspiration. The game is set to launch into Early Access sometime in the future, though it doesn't specify on which platforms. However, you can wishlist the game on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam, so it's presumably at least going to be playable there. The cinematic trailer gives a quick look at this neo-futuristic world where Empulse's first-person shooting action takes place, and of course, there are grapple hooks, wall-running, jump pads, and mechs. Alongside this cinematic trailer, released yesterday, 1047 Games says it will reveal the first-ever look at Empulse gameplay on Sunday, June 7, during the PC Gaming Show (just one of the many Summer Games Fest-adjacent showcases(https://www.gameinformer.com/2026/05/19/the-2026-summer-showcase-schedule)). Check out the Empulse cinematic reveal trailer for yourself below: 1047 Games describes Empulse as a "fast-paced 6v6 movement shooter set in the post-utopian streets of Freehold," where wall-running, grappling, holojumps, and more form the foundation of every fight and "where player-controllable mechs become the most contested objective." The team also makes clear that Empulse is directly inspired by Respawn Entertainment's Titanfall series. "Our dream has always been to be a multi-game studio, and this is the kind of game we love making: a fast, arcade-style FPS gameplay that rewards player expression and skill," a post on X(https://x.com/PlayEmpulse/status/2061508486295704027) from the studio reads. "That is the type of gameplay we love, and Empulse is the purest version of that idea we have built so far. We have a lot of Titanfall fans on this team, and we have heard a lot of the same from our community over the years. More movement. More verticality. More ways to express yourself in a fight. Empulse is our answer to that." In Empulse, you can wall-run forward and backward, use a grappling hook to swing and close gaps, and jump via holojumps to experience a snowboard-like sensation of momentum. You can also deploy Plasma Activated Infusion of Nano-Tech (P.A.I.N.T.). Bombs to make different surfaces behave in unique ways that include speed and jump boosts, new lines that didn't exist prior to the deployment, and more. Here are some additional Empulse screenshots: The studio says mechs are the "true power spike" in Empulse, adding that they change the energy of a match the second they arrive. "Instead of being something every player calls in throughout each game, mechs spawn on the map as the most powerful objective in the match, and your crew has to fight for control of them," the post on X reads. "Think of it like fighting over the rocket launcher in classic Halo, except this rocket launcher walks, has unique abilities, and a massive health pool." Empulse is expected to launch into Early Access sometime this year. Do you think this features the right Titanfall vibes? Let us know in the comments below! !(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/entitybrowserthumbnail/public/2026/06/02/9dfe7c37/empulse10.jpeg.webp)!(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/entitybrowserthumbnail/public/2026/06/02/bdb7e905/empulse7.jpg.webp)!(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/entitybrowserthumbnail/public/2026/06/02/955c974f/empulse12.jpeg.webp)!(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/entitybrowserthumbnail/public/2026/06/02/daebb973/empulse2.jpg.webp)!(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/entitybrowserthumbnail/public/2026/06/02/2f28871c/empulse9.jpeg.webp)!(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/entitybrowserthumbnail/public/2026/06/02/d193fdab/empulse4.jpg.webp)!(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/entitybrowserthumbnail/public/2026/06/02/83ef6a0f/empulse1.jpg.webp)!(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/entitybrowserthumbnail/public/2026/06/02/83ae926e/empulse8.jpeg.webp)!(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/entitybrowserthumbnail/public/2026/06/02/b0eb59eb/empulse6.jpg.webp)!(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/entitybrowserthumbnail/public/2026/06/02/fb912b2a/empulse3.jpg.webp)
Gravity Circuit 2 announced, and the first is now free on Steam
Mega Man Zero-like Gravity Circuit is being made free to claim for a limited time to celebrate the announcement of Gravity Circuit 2.
Summer Game Fest 2026: All the news from gaming’s busiest week
Get ready for some gaming news. It&8217;s officially June, which means splashy new events from PlayStation, Xbox, and gaming hype man Geoff Keighley. But this season doesn&8217;t just feature the big tentpole shows; there will be a bunch of smaller events, too, and they might feature some promising games as well. But this year&8217;s events &8230;
Xbox and PlayStation have a lot to prove
Things are bad out there. Despite 2026 shaping up to be a great year when it comes to actual games, it couldn't really be worse for the people that make them or the industry as a whole. Hardware prices keep going up, layoffs have shown no signs of stopping, and even big-budget titles backed by &8230;
The next great racing game after Forza Horizon 6 isn't here — yet
Playground Games founder Gavin Raeburn thinks he knows how to beat the Forza Horizon games and move racing games forward