2K Games News Articles
Wednesday9th Jul 2025
News Here's An Extended Look At Mafia: The Old Country Ahead Of Next Month's Xbox Release
Coming to Xbox in less than a months' time!
A few months ago, 2K and developer Hangar 13 finally unveiled Mafia: The Old Country footage in what's turning out to be a pretty short preview cycle for the game - and now courtesy of IGN, we have a deeper, almost 10-minute look at gameplay from the team's upcoming Mafia prequel. So, we've thrown that...
Wednesday4th Jun 2025
News 2K Revives Old Xbox Game Pass Title From The Dead
Rolling back onto the Xbox Store
In early 2025, former Xbox Game Pass title Rollerdrome (alongside fellow Roll7 title OlliOlli World) was delisted on digital storefronts following the sale of publisher Private Division - but this week, the skater-shooter has been revive
Monday3rd Feb 2025
Roundup Here's What The Early Reviews Are Saying About Civilization VII
Heading to Xbox next week!
The latest in 2K's Civilization series comes to Xbox next week in the form of Civ 7, and some early reviews are now hitting the web for Firaxis Games' new strategy title. We're happy to say that things are looking pretty good so far! How good? Well, down below are summaries of some of the early reviews for Sid Meier's...
Friday13th Dec 2024
News Mafia: The Old Country Tells Its Origin Story On Xbox In Summer 2025
Wishlist now!
After teasing its appearance ahead of the show, 2K has revealed that Mafia: The Old Country is coming to Xbox Series X|S in summer 2025! Yep, we weren't expecting this one so soon - but we're going to be experiencing Mafia's origin story on Xbox in just a few short months. The Old Country takes us way back to 1900s Sicily, to "uncover...
Thursday7th Nov 2024
News GTA 6 Publisher 'Not Really Worried' About Bringing The Game To Xbox Series S
"Our labels are really good at that"
In a recent earnings call over at Rockstar Games owner 2K, the company's CEO was asked about GTA 6 running on Xbox Series S - and the response should instil come confidence in Series S owners. In short, CEO Strauss Zelnick says that the team are used to developing for lower spec hardware, and that he's "not...
News 2K Provides Updated Launch Windows For Its Upcoming Xbox Lineup
GTA 6 still on for 2025
Sports games aside, 2K tends to take its time when releasing big games on Xbox, and a new financial update from the company reiterates some of its planned release windows for a batch of major Xbox titles. Of course, minds immediately wander to GTA 6 here - and there's been no change in that regard. The Rockstar Games title...
Thursday5th Sep 2024
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 5-8)
Sports fans, get yourselves in here!
Xbox's Free Play Days promotion for the coming weekend is now live, with two games playable for free as part of your Xbox Game Pass subscription this week. Both of your options this time out are sports titles, with EA and 2K bringing some of their most recent athletic efforts to Xbox Free Play Days. Here's this...
Tuesday13th Aug 2024
News Gearbox Head Teases 'Borderlands 4' Following Movie's Disastrous Box Office Flop
"We're working extra hard four you"
The Borderlands movie has officially bombed at the box office and Gearbox head Randy Pitchford has spun this in the best way possible with another teaser of a fourth major game. In a brief post on social media platform X, Pitchford mentioned how his team was working extra hard "four" fans on what's next, brushing...
Tuesday9th Jul 2024
News Xbox's New 'Just For You' Offers Include Super-Cheap Mafia Trilogy Deal
For some of us anyway!
As another Tuesday rolls around we have a fresh set of Xbox deals for the coming days - with the focus of this week's discounts being a 'teaser' collection for Xbox's big summer sale. However, we're also seeing a selection of these 'Just For You' offers that Xbox likes to throw around these days, and a deep discount on
News BioShock 4 Dev Hiring 'Like Mad' For Next Game In Series
But when will we see it?
It feels like ages since we started hearing about work on the next BioShock game, right? The 2K studio now at the helm, Cloud Chamber, was first unveiled to the public back in 2019 - and the team still appears to be heavily staffing up for 'BioShock 4'. As spotted on the developer's website (thanks,
Friday7th Jun 2024
News 2K Reveals Civilization VII, And It's Coming To Xbox Series X|S In 2025
Day and date with PC!
During Summer Game Fest 2024, Firaxis Games has revealed the latest Civ game! Yep, Civilization VII is launching in 2025, and an Xbox Series X|S version is coming day and date with PC. Up above is the game's first teaser trailer - ahead of a full reveal coming later in the summer. We'll drop a brief introduction to the game...
Thursday28th Mar 2024
News Gearbox Entertainment Acquired By 2K As Team Confirms 'Borderlands 4'
Changing gears
At some point during its mad spending spree, Embracer Group acquired Borderlands developer Gearbox as it sought to strengthen its development portfolio. However, the company has since begun shedding studios, and Gearbox is now heading back to 2K - the team who helped it build the Borderlands series. This time around though, Gearbox...
Wednesday20th Mar 2024
News 'The Quarry' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (March 20)
A-list horror hits the library
Xbox Game Pass grows again today with the arrival of The Quarry - Supermassive's 2022 celebrity-stacked horror hit. The title, which goes live on Game Pass later today, kicks off a busy end of the month for the service. Anyway, here's some more information to tempt you into diving in: The Quarr
Wednesday13th Mar 2024
News NBA 2K24 Seemingly Has A Pretty Short Xbox Game Pass Contract
It first came to Game Pass this week
NBA 2K24 has kicked off a pretty busy week on Xbox Game Pass, but according to a 2K newsletter, the title only appears to be planned as a Game Pass option for a relatively short period of time. The digital newsletter, which has popped up on Reddit, seems
Monday4th Mar 2024
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of 2K's Latest WWE Title On Xbox
Out later this week!
2K's latest wrestling game launches this week in the form of WWE 2K24 - coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on March 8th. We've been playing it ahead of launch to deliver a full written review — as have plenty of other outlets across the web — and the initial verdict seems fairly positive! So, we'll round up some notable...
Wednesday31st Jan 2024
News Spec Ops: The Line Devs Pay Tribute To Harrowing Shooter As It Disappears From Storefronts
"I will always be proud of the whole Spec Ops: The Line team"
This week, the surprise news that Spec Ops: The Line had started being delisted across digital storefronts filtered through the pipeline, with console versions following PC platforms. In the wake of all this going down, several developers have paid tribute to the Xbox 360 era 2K shooter -...
News Spec Ops: The Line Has Been Removed From Xbox's Storefront
Multiple partnership licenses for the Xbox 360 game have expired
If you never got around to grabbing a digital version of Spec Ops: The Line, your chance to add it to your library is now officially over. Game File's Stephen Totilo has been officially informed by a 2K representative that the 2012 title is "no longer available on online storefronts"...
Thursday9th Nov 2023
News 2K Reveals New, Astronomical Sales Figures For GTA & Red Dead Franchises
Two incredibly successful series
The grand reveal for GTA 6 is finally upon us, with developer Rockstar officially confirming that an announcement trailer is coming next month for the hotly-anticipated sequel. In the wake of this GTA tease, IP owner Take-Two has revealed some new sales figures for its most popular series. We've known for ages now...
Friday22nd Sep 2023
News Private Division Unveils New Lord Of The Rings Game 'Tales Of The Shire'
"Your cosy Hobbit life awaits"
About a year ago we caught wind that 2K's publishing arm Private Division had struck a deal to create a new Lord of the Rings title, although at the time details on its style and substance were quite vague. A year on and the team is finally here with a teaser trailer for 'Tales of the Shire' - due out in 2024. We'll...
Friday26th May 2023
News Rockstar Is Seeking 'Nothing Short Of Perfection' With GTA 6
"That's a challenge that the folks at Rockstar face every time"
Will GTA 6 come out this generation? We certainly hope so, but it's been a long development cycle so far for the team at Rockstar, and parent company Take-Two has hinted at one of the big reasons why. Basically, Take-Two believes that Rockstar "seeks perfection" with its Grand Theft...
Friday19th May 2023
News 2K Seems To Be Totally In Favour Of Xbox Acquiring Activision Blizzard
It could be a slam dunk
Earlier this week, 2K parent company Take-Two released its latest financial report, and a batch of related Q&As have led to some interesting Xbox tidbits. We already reported on the company's CEO saying we're "probably" going to see mid-gen console upgrades, and the 2K boss also discussed Microsoft's ongoing acquisition...
Friday5th May 2023
News Just Like Halo Infinite, 'LEGO 2K Drive' Battle Passes Won't Feature Time Limits
Blaster Chief
2K has detailed how it'll be handling post-launch support for the upcoming Lego 2K Drive, and we quite like the sound of what they're going for here. As is the norm nowadays a battle pass system will feature, but just like the way 343i handled Halo Infinite, the racer's passes won't be time limited. So far, four total 'seasons' have...
Wednesday3rd May 2023
News Marvel's Midnight Suns Brings 'Excellent Tactical Action' To Xbox One This Month
The title came to Xbox Series X and S last year
2K and developer Firaxis Games have announced a new release date for the last-gen versions of Marvel's Midnight Suns. Last year's excellent Marvel-themed RPG hits Xbox One on May 11th — roughly six months after the game's Xbox Series X|S launch — while the Nintendo Switch version has now been...
Saturday25th Mar 2023
News LEGO 2K Drive 'Live-Service' Includes Real Money Transactions
Expect other content like a "Drive Pass" & seasonal updates
LEGO 2K Drive got officially revealed earlier this week and it seems some new details have now surfaced about the game's transactions. While there'll be in-game currency known as "Brickbux" - which players can use to purchase optional items including new vehicles, minifigures and more at a...
Thursday23rd Mar 2023
News 'LEGO 2K Drive' Is Official, And It's An Open World Racer Coming To Xbox This May
Hold on to your bricks
After weeks of rumours (years in fact, if you count the initial reporting), LEGO 2K Drive has officially been revealed, and it's coming much sooner than you might think. 2K's new brick-filled racer hits Xbox on May 19th, 2023 and guess what - it's open world! In big
Monday20th Mar 2023
News Substantial Amount Of 'LEGO 2K Drive' Screenshots Appear Online
Development looks very far along!
Just about a year ago, we brought news of a report on 2K partnering up with LEGO to develop a bunch of sports games - a partnership that has yet to be formally announced. However, a new leak has certainly made those reports look legit, as a bunch of screenshots of 'LEGO 2K Drive' have been shared online. To be...
Thursday16th Feb 2023
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 16-19)
A couple o' biggies!
Free Play Days is here once again, and it's a big one! Two huge AAA titles are playable for free as part of Xbox Live Gold this weekend, including Ubisoft's Far Cry 6, which is having a free weekend across all major platforms. Far Cry 6
Tuesday7th Feb 2023
Deals All 20+ Backwards Compatible Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (February 7-14)
Some 360 classics on the cheap!
As part of Xbox's digital discounts for this week, the team has included a selection of backwards compatible (Xbox 360) titles across various different promotions. An RPG sale and a 2K Publisher sale dominate this week's deals, along with the usual Deals with Gold and Spotlight offers. Don't forget that we've still...
Tuesday3rd Jan 2023
Deals All 25+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (January 3 - 10)
Across 3 different promotions
Xbox has launched its final Holiday sale of the season in the form of the 'Last Chance' sale, featuring over 300 discounted games and DLC packs on Xbox. In and amongst the current Xbox promotions is a decent selection of backwards compatible titles, at up to 80% off no less! Here's the full list of discounted backwards...
Thursday20th Oct 2022
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About 'New Tales From The Borderlands'
The new adventure launches on Friday!
Although a lot of today's discussion has been about Gotham Knights and its arrival on current-gen consoles this week, we can't forget that Gearbox's New Tales from the Borderlands also launches tomorrow, October 21st. Ahead of that launch, the game's review embargo has lifted and it appears to be getting a...
