New details have come to light regarding Sony's upcoming multiplayer live-service game, Fairgame$, including information about one of its game modes and its reported business model.

When Fairgame$ was announced in 2023, Sony called it a "competitive heist experience," and now Insider Gaming has reported details on one of its game modes, Cargo Heist. This will reportedly play out in three phases, including Break In, which has players looking for a vault code and collecting cash to upgrade their skillset. In the next phase, Drill, players will get inside the vault and fight to collect the cargo. The third phase is Extract, which has players carrying the cargo to an extraction site.

Fairgame$ could have other modes, but only Cargo Heist was detailed in the report. Some are saying this description gives off Marathon vibes, which itself is an extraction-based game.

A Call of Duty movie is now in the works at Paramount with big names attached to write and direct. It's been a long time coming, as Activision first announced plans for a Call of Duty movie--and an entire universe of Call of Duty films--more than a decade ago. But now the project is progressing, and at CinemaCon this year, Paramount announced a release date for the long-in-development project.

In this post, we're rounding up everything we know about the Call of Duty movie. We'll update this post in the future as more details are divulged.

What is the Call of Duty movie about?

This is one of the biggest questions people have about the Call of Duty movie, and we don't yet have an answer. In the original announcement, Paramount and Activision said they were "committed to honoring the brand's rich narrative and distinctive style," going on to promise an "authentic and exciting experience" that can appeal to longtime fans and newcomers. These are marketing buzzwords and don't tell us much of anything about what the Call of Duty movie will actually be.

Microsoft Gaming's new CEO, Asha Sharma, has said Xbox Game Pass is "too expensive" for players, but what is she going to do about that? According to The Verge, Microsoft is kicking around a few ideas for how to shake up the Xbox Game Pass service, including by introducing a new tier that only includes first-party Xbox games made by studios that Microsoft owns.

The Verge also published another line from Sharma's memo to staff recently. It said Game Pass is "central to gaming value on Xbox," but also that it's become clear that "the current model isn't the final one." The memo added, "Player behavior, content economics, and markets vary too much for a single approach to work everywhere." The other parts of the memo, which were published previously, included a mention from Sharma that she wanted to evolve Game Pass to become a "more flexible system."

Beyond a new Game Pass tier for first-party games, The Verge said Microsoft is also considering more bundling of third-party services. Currently, Game Pass Ultimate also includes subscriptions to Fortnite Crew, Ubisoft+ Classics, and EA Play. There's no word on what other third-party services could be added to Game Pass, but Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters said in March that he and Sharma had "kicked around ideas" in regards to bundling.

Grand Theft Auto Online is celebrating the stoner holiday of 4/20 coming up soon, and the centerpiece of the update is a new mode called Stoner Survival.

Players can look for the "Survival Blip" on the map, and then head to the Senora Desert Trailer Park to kick off the mode, which is available right now. After taking a hit of a jazz cigarette, players will begin to hallucinate as they face waves of aliens, life-sized action figures, wrench-wielding clowns, and big chickens. The mode opens at 4:20 PM each day, and pays out quadruple GTA$ and RP through April 22.

Players who survive five waves will get the Sasquatch outfit and an allotment of $420,000 worth of GTA$. You can check out a teaser for the mode in the video below. The Stoner Survival mode reminds us of the Grass Roots mission from GTA 5 where players get high and fight their hallucinations.

The developers of Roblox have agreed to pay more than $12 million to the state of Nevada as part of a move that the state and the studio believe will help better protect children.

Roblox Corp. is paying the money in lieu of litigation, and state Attorney General Aaron Ford said the first-of-its-kind agreement will see the developer give $10 million over three years to support Boys & Girls Club and other groups like it. Additional money from the agreement will help fund the creation of a "law enforcement liaison position" and to help fund an online safety awareness campaign, according to the AP.

Other states, including Texas and Kentucky, have launched formal lawsuits against Roblox Corp., claiming the company is not doing enough to safeguard children.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma recently said in a memo to staff that Xbox Game Pass has become too expensive for players and that she wanted to create a "better value equation" and offer greater flexibility to players. It remains to be seen what changes might come to Game Pass, but researcher and educator Joost van Dreunen has now offered his thoughts, saying Microsoft--and the industry at large--should embrace advertising. Meanwhile, a former PlayStation executive said Game Pass is in dire straights currently.

Van Dreunen said on his blog an "ultra-low" Game Pass tier, possibly priced at $6/month, could be one way forward for Microsoft to create more flexibility with the subscription service. Pricing will not address the underlying problem with Game Pass, van Dreunen said.

"Research on subscription models in the console industry has found that while subscriptions change purchasing behavior--subscribers buy fewer individual titles--they do not meaningfully expand the overall market. Adding more games to a library does not attract players who weren't already gaming. Subscriptions excel at retention. They perform much worse as a driver of growth," he said.

Xbox boss Matty Booty has commented on the upcoming PC/console hybrid device currently in the works under the codename Project Helix. Appearing on the newest Xbox podcast, Booty--who was recently promoted to chief content officer at Xbox--said Microsoft stands apart from other "big publishers" because the company has both hardware and software divisions, and this is helping make Project Helix better.

It's true that not every publisher has hardware and software divisions, but Microsoft's biggest competitors--Sony and Nintendo--do. In any event, Booty said Xbox's hardware and software teams got involved with Project Helix "early on" to map out the vision and technical specs for Helix.

"We're there every step of the way as these things come along, so it's an exciting time. As we've done with many consoles before, those two teams will work hand-in-hand as we get that together," he said. "As the hardware comes online, our teams will be the first to get involved. There's already a lot of that already happening."

An elderly woman has been confirmed OK after police were called to her home for a welfare check, only to find her playing video games--and trying to break a personal record.

News 5 Cleveland reports that authorities were dispatched to the woman's home on April 9 after she did not answer a call from an automated welfare-check system. This was part of the city's use of the "Confirm OK" system, whereby people can agree to get calls for welfare checks.

The woman did not answer these calls, or a call from a police dispatcher. Authorities then called the woman's daughter to confirm that her mother should have been home at the time. Police then went to the home for a wellness check and initially "became more alarmed" because the woman did not answer their knock.

Retailer Target has announced a collaboration with Pokemon for a range of new items going on sale soon, and included in the bunch is the return of Pokemon Pop-Tarts for the first time in 25 years.

Specifically, these are Pop-Tarts with the frosted vanilla cupcake flavor, featuring the legendary starter Pokemon Pikachu, Charmander, and Bulbasaur on the packaging. The Pop-Tarts come dusted with sprinkles meant to evoke the colors of those three creatures. They look very delicious.

The 12-pack of Pop-Tarts will go for $4 when it launches in stores on May 2 and online on May 3. Kellogg's originally released Pokemon-themed Pop-Tarts in the early 2000s, as a tie-in for the Pokemon 2000 movie. There were only limited Pokemon Pop-Tart releases thereafter for other product tie-ins.

One of the main social media accounts for the Fable reboot is no longer telling fans they can look forward to playing the game in 2026. This development came after a report said the game had been delayed internally and might not release this year as expected.

Since the Fable reboot had its proper unveiling in January, the game's X account had been engaging with fans on a regular basis, usually signing off with something like, "We're excited to welcome you to Albion in Autumn 2026!"

Those kinds of messages stopped after April 13, however. The last message from the Fable X account to include mention of a 2026 release came on the morning of Monday, April 13.

Sony Pictures recently announced an R-rated Bloodborne movie, with YouTuber and gamer Seán McLoughlin, who goes by the name JackSepticEye, is on board as a producer. He's now discussed more of his involvement in the project and this enthusiasm for it, saying he will "put everything I have" into making it the best film it can be.

In a video, JackSepticEye said working on the Bloodborne animated movie with Sony and Lyrical Animation has "literally a dream come true for me."

"I live and breathe FromSoftware games, but Bloodborne specifically is my top tier, highest echelon of game. I have a tattoo of the Hunter's Mark on my body," he added (via IGN). "Bloodborne is like the thing that I wake up and play video games for. It is the top of the top."

Allbirds, the struggling footwear company that has seen its stock price slide by about 50% over the past year, announced a dramatic shift in its business today centered around AI and GPUs. The company's share value jumped by more than 100% after Allbirds made the announcement today.

As part of the plan, Allbirds has sold its Allbirds brand and footwear assets to American Exchange Group, while the previous iteration of Allbirds--going forward to be known as NewBird AI--will "pivot its business to AI compute infrastructure." The company said its long-term vision is to become a "fully integrated GPU-as-a-service and AI-native cloud solutions provider."

What makes a former shoe company believe it can compete in the AI space? That isn't clear, but the company has secured millions of dollars in funding to help make it happen.

The PlayStation 5 had a strong sales week recently, with weekly sales of Sony's platform reaching new heights for the year so far. What caused the uptick in PS5 sales for the week that ended April 4?

The growth in sales no doubt was attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Sony raised the price of the PS5 on April 2, so it seems people were motivated to buy a console before prices went up.

Circana's Mat Piscatella shared this information, saying the surge in sales for the PS5 came "as price increases loomed." The increased spending on PS5 help drive weekly hardware sales overall in the US--covering all platforms--to double compared to the same week a year ago.

An Elden Ring movie from A24 and acclaimed filmmaker Alex Garland is on the way, and if the movie keeps up with the popular popcorn bucket trend, fans believe they've worked out the perfect idea for it.

A post by FromSoftCentral (via GamesRadar) offers up the suggestion that Iron Fist Alexander should be the official popcorn bucket for the Elden Ring movie. Indeed, it's not difficult to imagine the jar being filled with buttery popcorn that moviegoers inevitably devour before the film even starts.

Iron Fist Alexander being the popcorn bucket would also be kinda weird because he is a living jar with ambition to become a mighty warrior, so eating popcorn out of his body means he is probably dead.

Disney's 20th Century Studios has announced a deal to develop a movie based on 99 Nights in the Forest, one of the most popular games hosted on Roblox.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, 20th Century won the rights in a "competitive" dealmaking process, though no other potential bidders were divulged, nor was the fee that 20th Century paid disclosed.

99 Nights in the Forest is developed by Grandma's Favourite Games and hosted on Roblox, and it ranks as one of the most popular games on the platform. The game was only just released in March 2025, and in that time, it's had more than 25.9 billion visits, according to the game's public stats. It had more than 174,000 concurrent players today, April 14, and peaked at 14.2 million players to rank No. 3 overall for peak concurrents.

The pirate game Windrose is out now on Steam in early access, but many are wondering if developer Kraken Express might bring the game to console at some point. Here's what we know.

On the Windrose website, the developer stated that Windrose is confirmed only for PC via Steam right now. As for "future platform announcements," the studio said "keep an eye on official channels."

For anyone hoping to play Windrose on console, that statement leaves open the possibility of a future console release. Anything is possible, though, so don't get your hopes up too high just yet.

It's a big day for Roblox on PlayStation 5, as Roblox Corp. has launched a native version of the game for Sony's console, promising upgrades like 30% faster load times and a "smoother and more responsive" version overall. A native version of Roblox for Xbox Series X|S launched in September 2025.

Roblox is a platform that hosts games, and Sony spoke with Roblox creators about the new native edition of Roblox and what it offers. For the NFL Universe Football game, a developer from Voldex said the team can now add more content without fear of the performance impact.

"The door is wide open for us to test the boundaries on what's possible. I'm excited to see how we can push our visuals even further," the studio explained.

The pirate game Windrose is out now in early access for PC, and one of its producers has now discussed a number of topics about it, including inspiration sources and why it dropped a free-to-play model.

Kraken Express producer Phil, AKA Yar_maste, told Automaton that the consensus at the studio is that Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is the "best pirate game of all time." Unsurprisingly, Black Flag was an inspiration for Windrose, Phil said, along with games like Valheim and Enshrouded.

"It's a combination of what we wanted to create and what we thought the players would want to play. We indeed love the pirate theme, and believe this niche is still underserved today," Phil said.

Ahead of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream's release on Switch this week, it has come to light that Nintendo's designers were "obsessed" with getting farts to sound right in the game.

Developer Ryutaro Takahashi said in a new Ask the Developer blog post that, "There was a big debate among the team about whether Mii should be able to ... break wind. (Laughs)."

He went on to say that some developers at Nintendo found it to be hilarious, while others thought it was "a bit vulgar" to include fart sounds. Audible flatulence made it into the game in the end, and players can "bestow the trait," as Takahashi put it, on their Mii character. People who don't want to hear fart noises won't have to, though, as this is completely optional.

As part of CinemaCon this week in Las Vegas, Sony Pictures announced that its upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda movie had passed a major milestone in its production process. The company also shared the latest update on its Helldivers movie.

The Zelda film now has wrapped filming, the movie studio announced, as reported by IGN. Next up will be post-production and any potential re-shoots. The movie was filming on location in New Zealand at some of the same places where Peter Jackson shot his Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

While no footage of the Zelda movie has been released thus far, images of Bo Bragason as Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link have been released. It's rumored that Severance actor Dichen Lachman appears in the movie as Impa. The plot synopsis for the movie has not been released, but we do know it's being directed by Maze Runner's Wes Ball.