Live service games face an interesting conundrum, I think: how do you keep offering the core experience of a game while also periodically reinventing it, and varying it, in such a way that will make it feel new? Overwatch is a game facing such a conundrum, and Blizzard has tried all kinds of different things to mix it up: switching to five-person teams from six, developing a PvE mode that... Read more ›
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When Microsoft assigned Asha Sharma as the new leader of the Xbox division in February, replacing the Phil Spencer regime, the executive brought along some of her former colleagues with her. Now, one of those recent hires is leaving. Read more Read more ›
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The Duskbloods' first playtest - which will likely mark the first time anyone outside FromSoftware and Nintendo has played the Switch 2 exclusive - is coming next month, yet Google's AI search believes the subreddit r/TheDuskbloods already has official information. Read more Read more ›
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There's a machine in The Incident at Galley House you'll spend an awful lot of time with, and it's a wonderfully tactile thing. It's part mixing desk, part paranormal enigma, part over-engineered Guess Who game, and full of clicky dials, chunky buttons, and a big old whooshy lever you're forever manipulating. And if your deductive instincts are good enough, it whirs into crackling life like a haunted slot machine, rigged... Read more ›
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With a little under one month left until the launch of Soulslike Mortal Shell 2, one of the game's physical versions can no longer be pre-ordered. Stock of the £55 ($70) PlayStation 5 Revered Edition is completely depleted, publisher Playstack announced. Read more Read more ›
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Darkest Dungeon 2 landed well enough and received generally positive reviews, but it's never been universally accepted in the same way the original game was, as Steam user reviews of Darkest Dungeon 2 highlight. Now, developer Red Hook Studios is surprising fans with a return to the original game. Read more Read more ›
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Jagex CEO Jon Bellamy has shared his lofty aspiration for RuneScape to be the biggest MMO in the world in the next five years. That, for those unaware, would mean toppling World of Warcraft from the top spot. Read more Read more ›
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The FBI has arrested a 21-year-old Florida man alleged to have stolen roughly $220,000 of crypto currency using malware installed alongside games. And while the PC platform used to nab this catch isn't explicitly specified, the infested games listed by the FBI were present on Steam until recently. Read more Read more ›
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Last month, Slay the Spire 2's Act 3 boss Doormaker - the third in a series of late-game reworks - was removed and replaced by Aeonglass. Now, developer Mega Crit has revealed how its fun visual design came to be. Read more Read more ›
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Nintendo has said it does not owe people who bought its products at higher prices any rebates, after the company raised prices in response to inflated US tariffs. The Japanese gaming giant is seeking the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit that argues this exact case: that consumers deserve a portion of the refund Nintendo could receive from the US government. Read more Read more ›
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Pokémon Go is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The game, which famously uses GPS and augmented reality to let you discover, catch, and battle virtual monsters in real-world locations, took the world by storm in 2016. Blurring the line between mainstream and niche gaming interest, Pokémon Go has retained a lot of popularity in the interceding 10 years since it launched, with a recent New York event even managing... Read more ›
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Mike Brown, ex-director on Forza Horizon 5 at Playground Games, has commented on Xbox's current problems and Game Pass' impact on the brand's overarching strategy in recent years. Read more Read more ›
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This series offshoot is a hectic, often overwhelming delight. Read more Read more ›
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A new fighting game has been announced! Making use of the rich DC universe, this upcoming release brings free-to-play 2v2 brawling to mobile. Its name? Um, DCKO. Read more Read more ›
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The on-again, off-again Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake - which was first announced in late 2021 before changing studios - may be re-revealed as soon as this year. Read more Read more ›
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If you've been itching to replay Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, for some reason, you may soon have a reason to. The open-world co-op shooter will be 10 years old next March and it looks like Ubisoft is celebrating the anniversary early. Read more Read more ›
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IO Interactive has shared more development insight about arguably the stand-out character in 007 First Light: James Bond's mentor figure, John Greenway. This is the character played brilliantly by Walking Dead and Line of Duty actor Lennie James - a character as welcoming as a locked door when Bond initially joins the resurrected double-O secret agent training programme at the beginning of the game, but who gradually opens up. Read... Read more ›
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Bungie has shown off Vault Breaker in a new gameplay trailer. This is Marathon's experimental, time-limited PvE mode, which arrives today in Season 2's mid-season update. Vault Breaker is a roguelite mode that exists separately from the normal modes. In other words, it's not simply a PvE toggle you can turn on across the game. Read more Read more ›
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Another day, another update on what's happening over at Xbox after last month's showcase and the subsequent cuts of 3,200 jobs and studio divestments. The matter at hand today: console exclusives, and based on past comments by Xbox, we don't really know what to expect or what's going on. Read more Read more ›
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In a grim week for the games industry where Microsoft laid off 1,600 people (with 1,600 further job cuts hanging over the heads of Xbox employees) one decision stood out as especially egregious. Id Software, developer of Doom and Quake, was forced to lay off 136 people – more than half of its workforce. Read more Read more ›
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