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These free-to-play games are worth a try if you enjoy Battle Royales....

A new PlayStation State of Play will air this week, and Final Fantasy XVI headlines the event. The presentation airs Thursday, April 13 at 2 p.m. Pacific/5 p.m. Eastern and will showcase new Final Fantasy XVI gameplay. The blog post suggests that this will be the only game featured, but we'll see if anything else pops up. Square Enix recently provided hands-on demos to the press, giving us first-hand impressions of the game's combat, dungeon crawling, accessibility features, and other mechanics. We're curious to see what else they have to show that hasn't yet been revealed.  Final Fantasy XVI is a PlayStation 5 exclusive and will launch on June 22....

Media Molecule has announced that it’s wrapping up live support for Dreams, its popular game creation platform, in order to focus on “an exciting new project.”  In a blog post, the studio states that live support will conclude after September 1. That means it won't receive any new updates, but players can still install and play Dreams – including creating and sharing games – after that date. Previously announced updates will still hit the game before September, such as patches improving animations and the Create mode, as well the Tren update. Events such as DreamsCom, Impy Awards, and All Hallows Dreams will no longer take place as well. In the blog, Media Molecule writes, "We know this won't be an easy message for everyone to hear, and it's certainly not been an easy decision - Dreams has been a special project for Media Molecule...

If you subscribe to the digital edition of Game Informer, you can now learn all about Diablo IV. Following the cover reveal, our digital issue is now live to subscribers on web browsers, iPad/iPhone, and Android devices. Individual issues will be available for purchase this afternoon. You can download the apps to view the issue by following this link. All of these digital options are included in a PowerUp Rewards Membership....

Nintendo Live, a fan event celebrating all things Nintendo, is taking place in the U.S. for the first time this September.  The event, which has previously been held in Japan, will take place in Seattle. It serves as a large convention that will allow Nintendo enthusiasts to play popular Switch titles, take photos with Mario and other characters, and enjoy live entertainment, including game tournaments. The event will also feature a number of Nintendo-themed activities scattered across the venue.  “Fans of all ages can currently experience the unique games, characters and worlds of Nintendo on Nintendo Switch, but we want to expand that scope with a new experience,” said Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser in a press release. “With Nintendo Live 2023, we’re giving attendees a chance to celebrate together with family, friends and the broader Nintendo community in the...

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3. Grand Theft Auto V – 170 million+ Grand Theft Auto 5 is the best-selling console/PC-only game of all time (the top two entries on this list have mobile versions). Sales of Rockstar’s most ambitious GTA yet surpassed 170 million units as of September 30, 2022. That number compiles the game’s sales totals from across three console generations and PC between 2013 and 2022. GTA 5 was the fastest entertainment release across all mediums to reach $1 billion — and it’s since earned Rockstar and Take-Two billions more, making it the most-profitable entertainment release ever (as of 2018)....

For April Fool's Day, Sega released a game where the company finally went and did the unthinkable: they killed Sonic. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is a real visual novel in which you investigate the death of Sega's beloved mascot, currently free on Steam. Here's the game's description via the publisher:  It's Amy Rose's birthday, and she's hosting a murder mystery party on the Mirage Express! When Sonic the Hedgehog becomes the game's victim, everyone is off to get to the bottom of things. However, something feels a bit off - is this really an innocent game or is something more sinister afoot? Surprisingly, the free game has proved very popular. As told by Sonic social media manager Katie Chrzanowski (via GameSpot), more one million people have played the game. Going a step further, it's apparently the 61st highest-reviewed game on Steam...

Ahead of its April 28 release date, publisher EA has revealed the PC requirements for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. And most notably, it's going to take up a big chunk of your computer's storage space, weighing in at an eye-watering 155GB.  Here are the minimum and recommended spec requirements, as posted by EA:  Minimum OS: Windows 10 64-bit RAM: 8Gb CPU Features: 4 core / 8 threads CPU* AMD: Ryzen 5 1400 GPU** AMD: Radeon RX 580 GPU Features: DX12, 8Gb VRAM Storage: 155Gb *CPU alternate: Intel Core i7-7700 **GPU alternate: Nvidia GTX 1070 Recommended OS: Windows 10 64-bit RAM: 16Gb CPU Features: 4 core / 8 threads CPU* AMD: Ryzen 5 5600X GPU** AMD: RX 6700 XT GPU Features: DX12, 8Gb VRAM Storage: 155Gb SSD *CPU alternate: Intel Core i5 11600K **GPU alternate: Nvidia RTX2070 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will be released later this month. In preparation, read our hands-on preview and impressions from playing three hours...

IGN went hands-on with Minecraft Legends, Mojang's latest Minecraft spinoff, and came away delighted with what it has to offer....