Valve's latest Counter-Strike 2 update ends Retakes rounds faster with an instant defuse, cuts freeze time, lets players ping pet chickens for a trick and reworks the map scripting API.
Phantom Blade Zero patch 1.0302256 speeds up PC start-up by changing shader compiling, adds hit-sound sliders and cuts Hua's grab attacks on two difficulties.
Grand Theft Auto VI pre-downloads open on PS5 at local midnight on 10 November, Sony says, with 212GB needed. Australian editions are A$129.95 and A$159.95.
Gen.G beat LYON 3-0 and Invictus Gaming beat Top Esports 3-1 in the Worlds 2026 quarterfinals. The two meet at 9am AEDT on Sunday 8 November, and Dplus KIA play Bilibili Gaming tomorrow at 9am.
Qloud Games' cosy MMO Loftia is in Steam Early Access at A$33.19 for two weeks. Here is what the Early Access build adds, and how its shop and pass work.
Nintendo's Ask the Developer on the Switch 2 Ocarina of Time: why Aonuma pulled the warp points he asked for, and the remake's one rule for its new look.