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New home! | World of Warcraft player housing is the "most ambitious feature in a WoW expansion ever" according to game director

In a press roundtable, Ion Hazzikostas peeled back the curtain a little on player housing.

Nov. 15, 2024 Connor Makar

A helldiver wearing Truth Enforcers Warbond armour in Helldivers 2.

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DSScussions | Don't worry, Helldivers 2 folks, Arrowhead's working on the Democracy Space Station's team-killing tendencies, and it's already introduced a temporary tweak to help

"This is not the end of the DSS, we'll tweak and evolve."

Nov. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

Tommy Vercetti and Lance Vance in the GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition.

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Credit Controversy | After GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition update ditches some mentions of the studio, Grove Street Games boss says it's "a dick move" to yank devs from credits via updates

The latest update to CJ, Tommy, and Claude's remastered adventures removes some GSG logos, but leaves the studio in the end credits.

Nov. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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Easier Grind | Surprise! All your double XP tokens from Modern Warfare 2&3, and Warzone are now in Black Ops 6

The first season of Black Ops 6 came with a really nice surprise for players with a history in Warzone, Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3.

Nov. 15, 2024 Sherif Saed

Xbox boss Phil Spencer looking at a PS5 Pro from two angles.

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Seems Like Box Beef | "We don’t need to do incremental hardware for our own benefit", says Xbox boss Phil Spencer, as the PS5 Pro continues to wonder 'Was it something I said?'

Look, just tell it what it did to you Phil. It's getting very, very PSSRd off over here.

Nov. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

Lara Croft is diving, legs in a kicking position, dual wielding pistols pointing in the direction of her kick in Tomb Raider.

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Croft Cast? | Tomb Raider Prime Video series looks to be locking in its Lara, with a Game of Thrones star reportedly in talks to plunder some burial places

Look, we're not judging, we know it's all about the archeology and not the priceless swag.

Nov. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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C'mon Back to Hell | Blizzard is tempting lapsed Diablo 4 players back with some big boosts, free trials, XP events and more

As we get closer to the end of the year, Blizzard wants to prove to lapsed Diablo 4 players that it's a different game than the one they stopped playing months ago.

Nov. 15, 2024 Sherif Saed

A helldiver wearing Truth Enforcers Warbond gear in Helldivers 2, alongside the guy screaming in the intro.

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Oopsbital Barrage | Helldivers 2 players sour a bit on their lovely new Democracy Space Station, because it's turned out to be very good at killing, er, helldivers

"Finally, Arrowhead listened and gave the bots a stratagem to even the playing field..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

The player battling a masked attacker near a phone box in Atomfall.

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Yep, that's home. | Atomfall, the next game that'll vaguely aim to satisfy our British Fallout thing cravings, just got one of the the most sadness island release date reveal trailers ever

A poor sod getting mugged next to an old school phone box that's seen better days. Ahhhhhhhhhh, blighty.

Nov. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

Meowth can be seen peeking out from behind a mobile phone with Pokemon TCG Pocket open that reads 'You got a pack!'

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Shiny! | Pokemon TCG Pocket lets me enjoy my card-collecting hobby for free, but at what cost?

Pokemon TCG Pocket is testing my bank account and my friendships.

Nov. 14, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Denzel Mashington as Macrinus in Gladiator II (2024)

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Chickening Out | Denzel Washington says he had a gay kiss in Gladiator 2 that was probably cut because "they weren't ready for that yet"

Plus, the legendary actor isn't sure about how many more films he's got left.

Nov. 14, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Black Friday | Xbox Game Pass Ultimate just got a blistering one-day-only discount in an early Black Friday deal

This limited time business is stressful.

Nov. 14, 2024 Robert Anderson

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Ping! | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is going to battle against VPNs as Season 1 of Warzone kicks off

Ping thresholds are being adjusted to help curb a peculiar practice.

Nov. 14, 2024 Connor Makar

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For Realsies | Euphoria season 3 is moving forward according to HBO boss Casey Bloys, who has shot down cancellation rumors once again

The show's third season has seen many ups and downs.

Nov. 14, 2024 Fran Ruiz

The PlayStation and Xbox logos either side of a PS5 Pro.

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Black Friday | Score 10% off PlayStation and Xbox gift cards for Black Friday, that's some mega saving potential

It's like free money, right?

Nov. 14, 2024 Robert Anderson

A Pikachu card in Pokemon TCG Pocket is shown on a mobile phone screen

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Raichumap Released | Good news, Pokemon TCG Pocket confirms plans to add-in a new feature every Poke-head wants soon, as well as new booster packs

Get ready to be able to do some wheeler dealing from early 2025, assuming the current roadmap doesn't change.

Nov. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

Daniel Craig as James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)

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Not There Yet | James Bond producers tease 007's future on the big screen, are looking for a man in his 30s that won't necessarily be white

New age, new Bond.

Nov. 14, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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ARCing Positive | ARC Raiders gameplay debut shows off what could be one of the most intriguing mechanics in an extraction shooter yet

ARC Raiders finally shows off its updated gameplay, offering some familiar extraction shooter notes, and a few surprising fresh additions.

Nov. 14, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Horsin' Around | There's now a Witcher 3 mod that turns Geralt into a centaur, and having reinstalled the entire game just to try it, I can confirm it's the stuff of weird horse man dreams

Where we're going, we don't need Roach.

Nov. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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New Day | Lady Gaga is joining Netflix's Wednesday season 2, a sequel that hopefully won't be as disappointing as Joker: Folie à Deux

Maybe she'll get to slay in this one.

Nov. 14, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Red One (2024) - Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson

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Nuclear Take | Dwayne Johnson watched Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's favorite IMAX theater and really thought $250 million slopbuster Red One could be as big as it

I wish I had like 5% of his confidence.

Nov. 14, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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DS-Yesssssssssssssss | Wahey, Helldivers 2's Democracy Space Station is finally up and running, and in the words of one overwhelmed Super Earth stan: "It's so democratic omfg"

Democracy has been made manifest, after a month and a bit of hard helldiver grafting.

Nov. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

A character wearing T-51 power armour in Fallout 76.

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Wasteland Walkout | UPDATE: "We are not afraid to do what's necessary" Hundreds of Fallout and Elder Scrolls devs at Zenimax go on strike against Microsoft

The need to bargain over issues like remote work options and outsourcing is the crux of the one-day action, union claims.

Nov. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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Point And Click | Blizzard shadow drops Warcraft 1 + 2 remastered, as well as a Warcraft 3 reforged overhaul

Old school RTS, back again. Second time's the charm?

Nov. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

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The Bone Zone | Warframe delivers Xaku Prime Access ahead of major Warframe 1999 release

By no means a barebones addition, as everyone's favourite gun-wielding skeleton is getting the prime treatment.

Nov. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

Big the Cat, a big purple cat creature holding a fishing rod, is superimposed over a still from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 of Knuckles, Sonic, and Tails posed ready to fight.

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Froggy! | "It's fun to see the fan debates online about who's coming up next" - Sonic 3 director hints at even more characters being teased in the threequel, and I'm placing all my bets on Big the Cat

No, I've never gambled before, why do you ask?

Nov. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The Eyes Have It | I played Bloodborne on PS5 Pro, and all I’m left with are these lousy questions

A slight ‘image quality boost’ is not enough, I need more. I need more frames, more resolution, more texture. Grant me eyes.

Nov. 13, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

Xbox's Phil Spencer opposite the PS5 Pro surrounded by money.

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It Needs Consoling | "We’re not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles", Xbox boss Phil Spencer says, likely leaving the PS5 Pro pretty PSSRd off

Yep, just a quippy little line about expensive hardware, nothing to see here.

Nov. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

Messmer in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

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Games in development | FromSoftware's parent company has 20 console games in the works, plus six mobile games too!

Gears are moving at Kadokawa Corporation on over two dozen video game projects.

Nov. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

Keanu Reeves taking off headphones in Secret Level.

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Oh Dear | The latest Secret Level trailer says it's "inspired by your favourite games", which makes that Concord episode feel extra awkward

I'm not sure if including one of the most commonly used songs in trailers helps sell this much either.

Nov. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The stamp of GOG's preservation program in front of some classic games.

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Good For Old Games | GOG is launching a new preservation program, and it looks like good news for PC folks who love playing classics without having to mess around

"We continue our mission to make games live forever."

Nov. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

An Xbox Series S, a pair of Xbox controllers, a tablet, a phone, a TV, and numerous posters of games lay flat on a black void.

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Switching Things Up | Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, and... An Xbox handheld? Microsoft says it's happening, even if it is 'years away'

You can wait a little while, right?

Nov. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Bouldering In | Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender beefs up its season 2 cast with fresh faces for some classic characters as production gets started

War? In Ba Sing Se? No way!

Nov. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen stood in an encampment with serious expressions on their faces in Game of Thrones.

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Screen Saver | Game of Thrones has only proven itself successful with one spinoff so far, but now HBO is trying its hand at the big screen with a movie

That's if it even gets off the ground, though.

Nov. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Spirits Extended | Don't worry, Diablo 4's mid-season patch won't nerf your Spiritborn, but Season 7 will - and it's getting a PTR

Diablo 4's next major patch arrives next week, but it won't disturb too much of the Season 6 rhythm.

Nov. 13, 2024 Sherif Saed

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer alongside art showing the main characters in the Fallout TV show.

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Philling Us In | Xbox's Phil Spencer on why a new Fallout game didn't drop alongside the TV show: "the play is much more long term than trying to drive some gift buying"

The Microsoft gaming exec actually reckons not trying to time the two up together allows a bit of extra "creative liberty".

Nov. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

Feeling nostalgic for the Star Wars sequel trilogy yet? It sounds like Lucasfilm is hoping you are, as the studio reportedly plans to bring back Rey for even more films

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All The Rey | Feeling nostalgic for the Star Wars sequel trilogy yet? It sounds like Lucasfilm is hoping you are, as the studio reportedly plans to bring back Rey for even more films

One source says "Star Wars is a nostalgia-based enterprise and they are running out of ways to create nostalgia."

Nov. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A real-life version of the Batmobile from The Dark Knight, it has two big wheels at the front and looks militaristic in nature.

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Na-na-na-na-na-na-na | Fancy owning a functional replica of The Dark Knight's Batmobile? Got, uh, $3 million to spare? Then I've got some great news

If you have that much money you should probably do anything else with it, though.

Nov. 12, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Itsuno in LightSpeed Studios announcement image

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New Game + | The father of Devil May Cry himself Hideaki Itsuno has found a new home at LightSpeed Studios, and is working on new AAA action games

Off on a new adventure, and hiring! Maybe you could work with Itsuno...

Nov. 12, 2024 Connor Makar

K-2SO, a large black human-shaped robot in Andor season 2, he is walking along a bridge, a sci-fi city in the background.

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That's A Plus | Andor season 2 and Alien: Earth get some incredibly short looks from Disney ahead of their 2025 release dates

Plus a whole bunch more too.

Nov. 12, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Hit the Deck | Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket is a collector’s dream - but in battle, I’m already desperate for more cards

The meta must evolve, the game must keep rolling, the cards must grow. But can The Pokemon Company keep up the pace?

Nov. 12, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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'Appy Camper | The new Nvidia App is a brilliant new unified graphics settings powerhouse - and it’s out now

I can’t believe I’m excited about a PC settings app, but here we are. Nvidia’s new software is an excellent much-needed upgrade.

Nov. 12, 2024 Alex Donaldson

CJ steers a speedboat in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

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Brighten up | And in lighter news, it looks like GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition just got a big PC/console update that finally makes it look how it should’ve all along

Finally, after like three years, the game looks like it should.

Nov. 12, 2024 Connor Makar

Denzel Washington with a very serious expression on his face in Gladiator 2.

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Bit Early, Denzel | Hot off the heels of Gladiator 2, Denzel Washington apparently has a lot on his plate, including a Marvel sequel that hasn’t even been announced yet

Probably wasn't meant to mention that, but when you're Denzel Washington, you can do as you like.

Nov. 12, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Bad Call | Battlefield: Bad Company's original lead is happy to bring his ideas for a third game to life, but he knows EA won't do it

We're not likely to get a third Battlefield: Bad Company game, and it has nothing to do with the originals' creator's willingness to return to the series.

Nov. 12, 2024 Sherif Saed