Frostpunk 2 Has Sold 511,000 Copies

With all the big sequels launched this year (and coming next week), it’s easy to forget that 11 bit studios delivered Frostpunk 2. The social survival city builder expanded on the original’s scope and scale in some pretty impressive ways and sold over 350,000 copies within days of launching. In its Q3 fiscal year 2025 financial report, the developer confirmed that it’s currently at 511,000 ...read more

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GTA Trilogy Developer Angry With Rockstar Games After New Update

The CEO of Grove Street Games, a primary developer on the ill-received Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition, appears to be upset with Rockstar Games following a recent update to the remastered collection. The Grand Theft Auto series is one of the most beloved franchises in all of entertainment and it is responsible for a lot of nostalgia among gamers, thanks to its 20+ years of ...read more

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Horizon Online Could Launch in 2025, Job Listing Seemingly Suggests

Guerrilla Games confirmed back in 2022 that it was working on a co-op game set in the Horizon universe, and though details on it have been scarce since then, it seems like the studio could be gearing up for launch earlier than some would have expected. Spotted by @Jorraptor on Twitter, a job listing published by Guerrilla seems to indicate that Horizon Online – or whatever the co-op title ...read more

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‘We’ll definitely do more consoles’, Xbox boss Spencer says

There will be more Xbox consoles in the future, Microsoft‘s gaming CEO Phil Spencer has said. In an interview with Rolling Stone following the launch of the company’s new This is an Xbox marketing campaign, Spencer explained that the shift to a multi-platform strategy doesn’t mean the Xbox Series X and Series S will be the final Xbox consoles. “We’ll definitely do more consoles in ...read more

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Dying Light 2 Stay Human Now Supports PS5 Pro

Techland’s Dying Light 2 Stay Human is the latest title to support PlayStation 5 Pro, offering multiple ways to leverage the console’s capabilities. The first is Balanced, with a base resolution of 1512p upscaled to 4K and running at 60 FPS with improvements to sub-surface scattering quality, screen-space reflections and GI. Those seeking even more frames can try Performance mode, which ...read more

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Nintendo ‘caught a pirate via their Reddit posts and console repairs’

Nintendo reportedly identified a user who was allegedly pirating its software by tracking their Reddit posts and console repair requests. The user, named James Williams, used the alias ‘Archbox’ online. Via this username, a firm hired by Nintendo was able to link the account, which had posted in subreddits about Switch piracy, to other posts that identified their location. According to ...read more

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GTA Trilogy dev seemingly unfollows Rockstar after new update

GTA fans are speculating that the developer of 2021's Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy might not be too pleased with Rockstar Games after the removal of the studio's name from the game collection's menu screens, as it appears to have unfollowed the original GTA developer on Twitter. Earlier this week, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, received an update huge enough to ...read more

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Phil Spencer says PC-heavy lineup is historical and an anomaly

Xbox chief Phil Spencer has recently been doing the interview circuit, mixing up his usual advocacy for Microsoft's slate with some more eyebrow-raising claims: Such as that, after the jobs bloodbath that followed the Activision-Blizzard acquisition, Microsoft is now hungrily looking at other acquisitions. After all, why stop at $69 billion? One immediate consequence of that deal is the huge ...read more

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GTA Trilogy Developer Angry With Rockstar Games After New Update

The CEO of Grove Street Games, a primary developer on the ill-received Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition, appears to be upset with Rockstar Games following a recent update to the remastered collection. The Grand Theft Auto series is one of the most beloved franchises in all of entertainment and it is responsible for a lot of nostalgia among gamers, thanks to its 20+ years of ...read more

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‘We’ll definitely do more consoles’, Xbox boss Spencer says

There will be more Xbox consoles in the future, Microsoft‘s gaming CEO Phil Spencer has said. In an interview with Rolling Stone following the launch of the company’s new This is an Xbox marketing campaign, Spencer explained that the shift to a multi-platform strategy doesn’t mean the Xbox Series X and Series S will be the final Xbox consoles. “We’ll definitely do more consoles in ...read more

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GTA Trilogy dev seemingly unfollows Rockstar after new update

GTA fans are speculating that the developer of 2021's Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy might not be too pleased with Rockstar Games after the removal of the studio's name from the game collection's menu screens, as it appears to have unfollowed the original GTA developer on Twitter. Earlier this week, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, received an update huge enough to ...read more

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Treyarch Continues Crackdown On Black Ops 6 Cheaters

If there is one thing that Treyarch is committed to during its support of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, it's combating cheaters and bad actors. After all, there's no quicker way to have your game die than for it to be overrun by cheaters. In the leadup to Black Ops 6's release, Activision and Treyarch jointly outlined their plans to quickly handle bad actors. Those plans included a framework to ...read more

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Atomfall Launches on March 27th, 2025

Rebellion Development has confirmed that Atomfall, its post-nuclear survival action game, will launch on March 27th, 2025, for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and PC. It’s also playable on day one for Game Pass. Check out the announcement trailer below. Set in Windham following the Windscale fire disaster, players control an unknown individual. They happen to a telephone booth and ...read more

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Microsoft reveals its new marketing campaign: ‘This is an Xbox’

Microsoft has revealed its latest marketing campaign, designed to highlight the numerous ways Xbox games can be played. The new slogan, “This is an Xbox”, consists of a humorous series of statements pointing out things that aren’t an Xbox – such as bento boxes and bus stops – as well as devices that can play Xbox games. These include mobile phones, laptops, Amazon Fire TV sticks ...read more

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Black Ops 6 is now targeting ‘disruptive behavior’ like AFK players

Call of Duty developer Treyarch has revealed its plans to target “disruptive” players in Black Ops 6’s Season One update, which goes live today. According to the latest patch notes, Treyarch has delivered several updates to “combat disruptive behavior” in the game’s multiplayer mode. That includes enhanced detective from when players are AFK (intentionally not playing the game), ...read more

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Hundreds of Bethesda employees strike over remote work policies

Hundreds of Bethesda employees are striking today over remote working and outsourcing concerns they claim Microsoft has failed to address. Workers in Maryland and Texas are holding a one-day strike after filing an unfair labor complaint against parent company ZeniMax in October, Inverse reports. They represent the second largest video games union in the US, which was formed in January 2023 ...read more

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Frostpunk 2 Has Sold 511,000 Copies

With all the big sequels launched this year (and coming next week), it’s easy to forget that 11 bit studios delivered Frostpunk 2. The social survival city builder expanded on the original’s scope and scale in some pretty impressive ways and sold over 350,000 copies within days of launching. In its Q3 fiscal year 2025 financial report, the developer confirmed that it’s currently at 511,000 ...read more

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GTA Trilogy Developer Angry With Rockstar Games After New Update

The CEO of Grove Street Games, a primary developer on the ill-received Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition, appears to be upset with Rockstar Games following a recent update to the remastered collection. The Grand Theft Auto series is one of the most beloved franchises in all of entertainment and it is responsible for a lot of nostalgia among gamers, thanks to its 20+ years of ...read more

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Horizon Online Could Launch in 2025, Job Listing Seemingly Suggests

Guerrilla Games confirmed back in 2022 that it was working on a co-op game set in the Horizon universe, and though details on it have been scarce since then, it seems like the studio could be gearing up for launch earlier than some would have expected. Spotted by @Jorraptor on Twitter, a job listing published by Guerrilla seems to indicate that Horizon Online – or whatever the co-op title ...read more

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Dying Light 2 Stay Human Now Supports PS5 Pro

Techland’s Dying Light 2 Stay Human is the latest title to support PlayStation 5 Pro, offering multiple ways to leverage the console’s capabilities. The first is Balanced, with a base resolution of 1512p upscaled to 4K and running at 60 FPS with improvements to sub-surface scattering quality, screen-space reflections and GI. Those seeking even more frames can try Performance mode, which ...read more

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GTA Trilogy dev seemingly unfollows Rockstar after new update

GTA fans are speculating that the developer of 2021's Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy might not be too pleased with Rockstar Games after the removal of the studio's name from the game collection's menu screens, as it appears to have unfollowed the original GTA developer on Twitter. Earlier this week, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, received an update huge enough to ...read more

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PlayStation State of Play December 2024 Rumor Shot Down

A day ago, Sony published a YouTube ad that fans speculated was teasing a PlayStation State of Play for December 2024. The speculation sounded plausible because it coincided with PlayStation’s 30th anniversary, and Sony has previously held a 25th anniversary State of Play, but at least one insider thinks we should keep our expectations in check. Why fans shouldn’t expect a PlayStation ...read more

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Treyarch Continues Crackdown On Black Ops 6 Cheaters

If there is one thing that Treyarch is committed to during its support of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, it's combating cheaters and bad actors. After all, there's no quicker way to have your game die than for it to be overrun by cheaters. In the leadup to Black Ops 6's release, Activision and Treyarch jointly outlined their plans to quickly handle bad actors. Those plans included a framework to ...read more

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Atomfall Launches on March 27th, 2025

Rebellion Development has confirmed that Atomfall, its post-nuclear survival action game, will launch on March 27th, 2025, for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and PC. It’s also playable on day one for Game Pass. Check out the announcement trailer below. Set in Windham following the Windscale fire disaster, players control an unknown individual. They happen to a telephone booth and ...read more

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GTA Trilogy Developer Angry With Rockstar Games After New Update

The CEO of Grove Street Games, a primary developer on the ill-received Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition, appears to be upset with Rockstar Games following a recent update to the remastered collection. The Grand Theft Auto series is one of the most beloved franchises in all of entertainment and it is responsible for a lot of nostalgia among gamers, thanks to its 20+ years of ...read more

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Nintendo ‘caught a pirate via their Reddit posts and console repairs’

Nintendo reportedly identified a user who was allegedly pirating its software by tracking their Reddit posts and console repair requests. The user, named James Williams, used the alias ‘Archbox’ online. Via this username, a firm hired by Nintendo was able to link the account, which had posted in subreddits about Switch piracy, to other posts that identified their location. According to ...read more

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Xbox isn’t ruling out any game for PS5 or Switch, Spencer reiterates

Microsoft’s gaming CEO has reiterated that it won’t rule out any first-party Xbox game potentially coming to rival platforms such as PlayStation and Nintendo in the future. Xbox first announced in February plans to bring a wave of games to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, in what appeared to be a significant change of strategy, starting with Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves and ...read more

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Nintendo Confirms Surprising Cut Feature from Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Director Satoshi Terada and producer Eiji Aonuma have recently revealed that Link was originally going to be able to speak in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Since the beginning of the franchise, players have never been able to see Link speaking. However, it seems that Link initially had some written dialogue in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has been a ...read more

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Sonic X Shadow Producer Want To Remake Sonic '06

If you were to ask a Sonic fan which game they'd like to see remade, you're most likely to hear Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, or even Sonic Heroes brought up as contenders. What you're very unlikely to hear is a huge cry for Sega to take another stab at the widely mocked Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), often referred to as Sonic '06. Despite that, a producer at Sonic Team would apparently be ...read more

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Fortnite OG Is Coming Back For Good

Fortnite OG is coming back for good. Starting from December 6, the ultra-popular Fortnite mode will become a permanent fixture in the game. Like it did last time, Fortnite OG will bring the game back to its launch state, starting at Chapter 1, Season 1. To absolutely no surprise, fans are extremely happy to see this coming back, as the temporary Fortnite OG mode proved to be extremely popular, ...read more

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GTA Trilogy Gets Surprise New Update for November 2024

Rockstar Games has released a new update for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition that players can download right now. When Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition was first released, it was met with widespread criticism. Fans were not happy about certain art style choices made in the revamped GTA Trilogy, and many others were frustrated with new bugs that did not ...read more

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Switch Emulator Website Seemingly Now Owned By Nintendo

They say that in life there are a few things that are certain, like death and taxes. But if you're a gamer, then you can add Nintendo protecting its brand and coming after anyone who dares to do otherwise. Over the years, we've seen Nintendo come down hard on several individuals or groups. In the past, the Japanese company has come down on websites offering ROMs, with one site losing $12 ...read more

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GTA Trilogy Developer Angry With Rockstar Games After New Update

The CEO of Grove Street Games, a primary developer on the ill-received Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition, appears to be upset with Rockstar Games following a recent update to the remastered collection. The Grand Theft Auto series is one of the most beloved franchises in all of entertainment and it is responsible for a lot of nostalgia among gamers, thanks to its 20+ years of ...read more

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GTA Trilogy dev seemingly unfollows Rockstar after new update

GTA fans are speculating that the developer of 2021's Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy might not be too pleased with Rockstar Games after the removal of the studio's name from the game collection's menu screens, as it appears to have unfollowed the original GTA developer on Twitter. Earlier this week, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, received an update huge enough to ...read more

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Phil Spencer says PC-heavy lineup is historical and an anomaly

Xbox chief Phil Spencer has recently been doing the interview circuit, mixing up his usual advocacy for Microsoft's slate with some more eyebrow-raising claims: Such as that, after the jobs bloodbath that followed the Activision-Blizzard acquisition, Microsoft is now hungrily looking at other acquisitions. After all, why stop at $69 billion? One immediate consequence of that deal is the huge ...read more

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Treyarch Continues Crackdown On Black Ops 6 Cheaters

If there is one thing that Treyarch is committed to during its support of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, it's combating cheaters and bad actors. After all, there's no quicker way to have your game die than for it to be overrun by cheaters. In the leadup to Black Ops 6's release, Activision and Treyarch jointly outlined their plans to quickly handle bad actors. Those plans included a framework to ...read more

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Counter-Strike 2 adds a new map out of nowhere

Counter-Strike 2 has already given several incredible CSGO maps a fresh coat of paint, but there’s a fan-favorite that’s been surprisingly absent from the FPS game. Home to so many memories, players have been missing the abandoned railyard of Train. Well, after a few sneaky teasers last week, Valve has just dropped a surprise CS2 update that brings Train into the map pool – and it’s ...read more

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Avowed – Minimum PC Requirements Revealed

Avowed is still a little over three months away from its launch, which means it’s going to be a while before Obsidian Entertainment is ready to reveal the game’s full system requirements on PC, what with plenty of optimization still left to be done behind-the-scenes. That said, in a post on Xbox Wire, the developer has revealed the upcoming action RPG’s minimum system requirements- and ...read more

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Atomfall Launches on March 27th, 2025

Rebellion Development has confirmed that Atomfall, its post-nuclear survival action game, will launch on March 27th, 2025, for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and PC. It’s also playable on day one for Game Pass. Check out the announcement trailer below. Set in Windham following the Windscale fire disaster, players control an unknown individual. They happen to a telephone booth and ...read more

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Black Ops 6 is now targeting ‘disruptive behavior’ like AFK players

Call of Duty developer Treyarch has revealed its plans to target “disruptive” players in Black Ops 6’s Season One update, which goes live today. According to the latest patch notes, Treyarch has delivered several updates to “combat disruptive behavior” in the game’s multiplayer mode. That includes enhanced detective from when players are AFK (intentionally not playing the game), ...read more

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Call of Duty: Mobile Crosses 1 Billion Downloads

Established gaming franchises don’t always enjoy success with their attempts to capture a slice of the mobile gaming market, but one series that unequivocally has seen massive success on that front is Call of Duty, with Call of Duty: Mobile in particular continuing to attract players in sizeable numbers. Taking to Twitter, Activision announced that since its launch a little over five years ...read more

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Tencent confirms layoffs at Sharkmob London

Tencent has confirmed that Sharkmob London has suffered layoffs. As reported by PocketGamer, the studio has undergone a “reduction in headcount”. “In line with many studios, Sharkmob has been impacted by the difficult conditions across the video gaming market,” Tencent said in a statement. “As a result, regrettably, Sharkmob has had to make a reduction in headcount in its ...read more

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Call of Duty: Mobile Crosses 1 Billion Downloads

Established gaming franchises don’t always enjoy success with their attempts to capture a slice of the mobile gaming market, but one series that unequivocally has seen massive success on that front is Call of Duty, with Call of Duty: Mobile in particular continuing to attract players in sizeable numbers. Taking to Twitter, Activision announced that since its launch a little over five years ...read more

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Destiny: Rising Closed Alpha is Live Until December 5th

The closed alpha for Destiny: Rising, NetEase’s mobile adaptation of Bungie’s looter shooter franchise set in an alternate timeline, has begun. It’s available for those in the United States and Canada until December 5th, 11:59 PM PDT. The current slate of content includes a prologue for the campaign, 11 Lightbearers (which serve as separate characters with unique abilities), Haven (the ...read more

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu Reportedly Receives Major Update

Amid the uncertainty surrounding Star Wars feature films, fans have reason to get excited with an unexpected update on the highly-anticipated movie starring The Mandalorian and Grogu. The fate of feature-length Star Wars films has been up in the air, but there's no doubt Disney+ has kept the Force strong with its Star Wars lineup. The groundbreaking series The Mandalorian led the charge, where ...read more

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Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Surpasses 10 Million Downloads

The Pokemon Company and Nintendo have enjoyed a fair bit of success with Pokemon’s many mobile outings so far, with the likes of Pokemon GO, Pokemon Sleep, Pokemon Unite, and others having attracted sizeable audiences to varying degrees. Now, unsurprisingly, the IP’s latest mobile effort also seems to have got off to a quick start. Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket launched for iOS and ...read more

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Dr Disrespect Gives Update on YouTube Monetization Effort

Herschel "Dr Disrespect" Beahm IV has not been accepted back into the YouTube Partner Program, according to the streamer himself. However, YouTube will allow him to reapply soon. In late June 2024, Dr Disrespect admitted to sending "inappropriate" messages to a minor via Whispers, a now-defunct private messaging feature of Twitch. The incident—or series thereof—occurred in 2017, the ...read more

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Netflix's AAA Game Studio Shuts Down After Making Zero Games

As of late, Netflix has been trying to dip its toes into the gaming scene. They even founded their own AAA game studio, to work on a secretive piece of original IP. And... it's gone. The studio, once known only as "Blue," has officially shut down. This studio had hired some big-name industry talent that, in theory, would turn out a fantastic product and make people view Netflix as a viable ...read more

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South of Midnight Offers 15 to 25 Hours of Gameplay

Though Xbox is ending the year with three big titles, 2025 looks all the more promising for its consoles with Playground Games’ Fable and Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed. However, perhaps the most intriguing is Compulsion Games’ South of Midnight, an action-adventure title set in the Deep South. With protagonist Hazel, players essentially become a Weaver after a hurricane, learning more ...read more

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Mortal Kombat 1 Ghostface Trailer Reveals New Fatality

NetherRealm Studios has revealed a new gameplay trailer for Ghostface in Mortal Kombat 1 prior to the DLC fighter’s arrival next week. Back in September, NetherRealm began the process of releasing its new slate of characters that are part of Kombat Pack 2 for MK1. This resulted in Sektor, Cyrax, and Noob Saibot all launching at once with the promise of more fighters arriving in the months ...read more

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World of Warcraft’s Midnight expansion will add player housing

Blizzard has announced plans to add player housing to World of Warcraft in its next expansion, Midnight. A teaser trailer for the expansion and the new feature, which premiered during a Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct stream on Wednesday, is viewable above. Ion Hazzikostas, senior game director on World of Warcraft, told GameSpot the feature has been in development for several years.

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ARC Raiders Gets Six-Minute Gameplay Reveal

Announced three years ago, we finally have our first official look at ARC Raiders' gameplay by Embark Studios -- the company founded by former DICE (Battlefield) developers. From its initial reveal as a PvPvE co-op experience, the game has now shifted to become a multiplayer extraction shooter. For the gameplay reveal, Embark showcases not only the combat but also the title's post-apocalyptic ...read more

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2XKO Trailer Confirms Jinx for the Roster

The build towards Riot Games’ free-to-play, 2v2 fighter 2XKO continues with the latest trailer revealing Jinx. The so-called “Loose Cannon,” who rose to prominence in recent years thanks to the hit TV series Arcane, is skilled at ranged and zoning attacks. Check out some of her moves below. Along with juggling opponents in the air with fireworks, Jinx also has some decent anti-air ...read more

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STALKER 2 Dropped Major Gun And Combat Preview Video

For the first time, STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has a real, tangible release date. The game comes out in 13 days, after a series of postponements that, at one point, made it look like the game was never coming out. To celebrate this, the developers at GSC Game World have put out a major video that showcases some of the gunplay and mechanics you will need to become familiar with if you wish ...read more

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STALKER 2 Dropped Major Gun And Combat Preview Video

For the first time, STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has a real, tangible release date. The game comes out in 13 days, after a series of postponements that, at one point, made it look like the game was never coming out. To celebrate this, the developers at GSC Game World have put out a major video that showcases some of the gunplay and mechanics you will need to become familiar with if you wish ...read more

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Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Launch Trailer Released

Square Enix’s Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake is out in the coming weeks, but the publisher has already released the launch trailer. It features several spoilers, so if you’ve never played the classic or want to go in blind, beware. Based on Dragon Quest 3: The Seeds of Salvation, the story is chronologically the first and sees players as Erdrick. After their father, the great hero Ortega ...read more

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