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V has Come to (FN) | Keanu Reeves is in Fortnite again, this time as Cyberpunk 2077's Johnny Silverhand, and he's bringing his nuke along

Fortnite's next cross-over is with Cyberpunk 2077, making it the second time Keanu Reeves has joined the battle royale shooter.

Dec. 24, 2024 Sherif Saed

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LUSTROUS TIDES | Wuthering Waves codes

Don’t miss out on any free Astrite, Tides and other WuWa rewards!

Dec. 23, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Free Energy Links | Once Human Codes

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Dec. 20, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Carnundrum | Helldivers 2's Illuminate are coming for your new wheels, and players are convinced it's a push towards Meridia's definitely not suspiciously revamped black hole

It's ok, Arrowhead says the purple circle's new appearance is nothing to worry about right now. People aren't buying that though.

Dec. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

The artwork for the Helldivers 2 X Killzone crossover.

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Super Santa | Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead comes up with a suitably festive solution to all that Killzone collab price backlash

"We will revisit this," the studio says of the item prices folks weren't fans of, while loading up the free gifts onto its sleigh.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

Artwork for the mobile game Solo Leveling Arise, showing the game's main character Sung Jinwoo holding two swords.

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Dec. 19, 2024 Amelia Zollner

Helldivers 2's Killzone collab gear next to Arrowhead CCO Johan Pilestedt.

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Rock And Hard Place | As Helldivers 2's Killzone collab pricing backlash rumbles on, CCO Pilestedt says Arrowhead chose not to make it a warbond to try and avoid exactly this kind of thing

Either way, players don't reckon the price is right.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

Revenge of the Savage Planet run across water

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FLO RIDA | Revenge of the Savage Planet is a deeply funny open world metroidvania that oozes charisma... and ooze

Racoon Logic takes us to New Florida in a cathartic spin on a survival game that really hits.

Dec. 18, 2024 Connor Makar

The dude screaming in Helldivers 2's intro.

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Credit Crunch | "I hear what you're saying" Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead's CEO responds to backlash from players against the lofty prices of its new Killzone collab gear

"The more of this we sell - the more Illuminate type stuff we can keep dropping for free"

Dec. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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In The Killzone | Helldivers 2's first ever crossover is here, and it's good news for super credit flush Killzone fans

When two PlayStation-backed shooty things with armour that looks a bit fascist love each other very much...

Dec. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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All Aboard | We really don't need a Cyberpunk 2077 movie, but if there ever is one, Idris Elba is already up for reprising his role

"Let's speak that into existence."

Dec. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Text reads, “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness. Official Manga.” Artwork shows a colorful cast of characters including Rebecca and her brother Pilar on the background of Night City skyscrapers.

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Page Turner | Still not over Cyberpunk: Edgerunners? The just revealed manga prequel won't help, but it does seem like a great addition to the series

Plus it's the only new Cyberpunk thing you'll be getting for a while.

Dec. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A helldiver in Helldivers 2 wearing Urban Legends Warbond gear.

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Street Shooter | Need more firepower to take on Helldivers 2's Illuminate? Well, the Urban Legends Warbond includes a flamethrower turret that can burn everything to death - including you

Hey, it'll only harm the user if its ammo canister gets hit. Surely the chances of that are lo-

Dec. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

Some Helldivers in Helldivers 2 taking on the Illuminate.

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Good Omens | Helldivers 2 hits its highest Steam player number since May's PSN account linking backlash, and naturally all it took was Arrowhead finally unleashing the Illuminate

It's almost like this is what everyone had been waiting for.

Dec. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Johnny Silverhand, a man with long hair and big shades, looking at you while you're driving in Cyberpunk 2077.

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Cyberpunk'd | Cyberpunk 2077's 2.2 update has some neat vehicle customisation options, but the best addition is easily that you can cruise around with Keanu Reeves now

It is a surprisingly hefty update considering development was supposedly stopped on the game earlier this year.

Dec. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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On the left, V and Johnny Silverhand from Cyberpunk 2077 stood in front of a yellow tinted skyline. On the right, Geralt from The Witcher 3 in some dark woods.

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Cyberhunted | Geralt in Night City? As wild as it sounds, one group of dataminers have found evidence of a quest that would have brought everyone's favourite Witcher into the world of Cyberpunk 2077

A fun "what-if" kind of scenario.

Dec. 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Some Helldivers fighting alongside an exosuit in Helldivers 2.

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Mine-or Problem | Helldivers 2 players famously once saved kids just because they didn't care about mines, so of course Arrowhead's whipped out some more as the latest MO reward

"I'm convinced they have mine stratagems ready to go specifically to troll when the community starts begging for new content."

Dec. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

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Jackie and Misty in Cyberpunk 2077's Fresh Start mod intro.

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New Cyberginnings | Cyberpunk 2077 just got a whole new intro and backstory option that'll let V relate to both big biz types and Panam's mates, thanks to a modder

A path for the folks who wish they'd lived a bit more of a complex life before being infected with the Keanu Reeves virus.

Dec. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

The dude from Helldivers 2's intro smiling next to a helldiver flanked by gas.

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Super News | Helldivers 2 is closing out its rollercoaster year with a nice awards season bump that's propelled its recent Steam reviews back to "Overwhelmingly Positive"

Maybe now things have turned around enough that the review bomb cape can finally be deployed, eh Arrowhead?

Dec. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

A couple of Helldivers 2 players doing the new fart emote.

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Souper Earth | Still on Illuminate high-alert, Helldivers 2 players reckon Arrowhead's doing some deliberate Steam update trolling by telling them "pineapple_soup_is_delicious"

Or maybe the DSS is getting some nice hot meal dispensers in time for the holidays?

Dec. 3, 2024 Mark Warren

Some players shaking hands in Helldivers 2.

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Super Salute | One of the Helldivers 2 team's post-release MVPs has ridden off into the sunset, as players battle to find out where the Jet Brigade came from

"The show goes on, just without me."

Dec. 2, 2024 Mark Warren

A Helldivers 2 player spraying deadly gas at some terminids.

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Music To My Ears | Good job, Helldivers 2 players, as it's thanks to you that the composer of the game's banging soundtrack didn't give up making orchestral music all together

"For a traditionally-orchestral score, what I thought was impossible came true."

Dec. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A griffin can be seen flying through the sky in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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Jot That Down | The next Witcher game might be making the jump to Unreal Engine 5, but CD Projekt Red really wants to make sure you know its in-house engine wasn't why Cyberpunk 2077 came out a mess

Despite what you may have thought, it wasn't solely REDengine that messed up Cyberpunk's launch.

Dec. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Point And Shoot | Remember that viral Halo x Portal first-person shooter Splitgate? Well I've got some good news, as you can finally sign-up to playtest its sequel

Now you're thinking with portals!

Nov. 25, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Illumi-wait over? | Helldivers 2 just got a Steam update literally entitled "gameplay_illuminates", and players aren't sure if it's the real thing, or god-tier Arrowhead trolling

"Can't wait for it being an update on the lighting in the gameplay and everyone getting bamboozled."

Nov. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

The guy in Helldivers 2's intro about to don his helmet.

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We're Not Live, Pal | Helldivers 2 devs shut down some live testing rumours, emphasising that Arrowhead folks playing it won't show off that they're a dev before getting up to "strange behaviours"

The studio is also still "looking into" armour colour customisation.

Nov. 21, 2024 Mark Warren

Key art for EVE Vanguard with a militiaman walking towards the frame, flanked with slightly faded Guardian from Destiny and a soldier from Helldivers

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Carpe DieMMO | “Lasting is the key word” How EVE: Vanguard plans to leverage Helldivers 2, World of Warcraft, and Destiny to make a shooter that actually, truly, respects your time

The main EVE game is 50 expansions old, and stronger than ever. CCP wants its nascent shooter to be just as venerable, one day.

Nov. 19, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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Four More Years | The good news is EVE: Vanguard is targeting a console release, the bad news is you’re probably going to wait until at least 2028 for it

How long are you going to wait for “the ultimate sci-fi MMOFPS” on console? At least another four years, and that’s if you’re lucky.

Nov. 19, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

An explosion happening next to a Helldiver in Helldivers 2.

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Chill Period | Helldivers 2's latest major order is all about using the Democracy Space Station, which is er, currently still on cooldown for the next half a day or so

Hey, at least that means you're definitely safe from being blown up by it for a bit.

Nov. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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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

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

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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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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

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Helldivers 2 players using flamethrowers.

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Gimme Fuel | Attention, Helldivers 2 players: it's finally time to fuel up your space station by killing five million bugs while also battling the Jet Brigade, because multitasking

Yep, it's another Major Order that'll have you thinking about how cool it'd be to clone your diver.

Nov. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

A Helldiver looking out over a planet from a ship in Helldivers 2.

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DSSoon | Helldivers 2 players reckon the Democracy Space Station saga is starting to drag a bit, cue speculation about exactly how final its "final phase" might be

Don't worry, now it's full of disenfranchised families, I'm sure it won't be long until Arrowhead's at the stage of wrapping the DSS up and affixing a 'To the divers' tag.

Nov. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

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Players wearing gear from Helldivers 2's Chemical Agents Warbond sprinting through a cloud of gas.

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Crossbowver Chat | After laying out the dream Helldivers 2 crossovers he thinks about in the shower, CCO Pilestedt says you'll have to "see what happens" when it comes to massive PVE battles

Starship Troopers, Terminator, there are big guns in there, even if Arrowhead's creative bossman wouldn't want to go bananas and do all of them.

Nov. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

A Helldivers 2 player diving while firing the Eruptor.

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Save Our Swooping | Helldivers 2's latest patch makes raising flags less terrifying, and cheeky mid-air medical care could be part of Arrowhead's solution to ragdolling "helplessness"

Also, that SOS beacon you'd put out about SOS beacons has been answered.

Nov. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

Some helldivers gathered around a console in Helldivers 2.

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Unexpected Moves | Helldivers 2 just told players to fill their nearly ready superweapon with "disenfranchised families" who'll staff it and live there, like Death Star British actors

Apparently Super Earth's decided to skimp on its labour costs, because of course it has.

Nov. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

Multiple horror game characters are shown. From left to right, there is: Fatal Frame Project Zero's Ose Kurosawa, Alien Isolation's Xenomorph, Resident Evil 7's Jack Baker, the chef from Little Nightmares, and Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2

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DOUBLE JUMP SCARES | The best horror games to play in 2024

From founding fathers of horror to underrated gems, here are some of the best horror games to sink your teeth into.

Nov. 1, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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A soldier wearing one of the armour sets from Helldivers 2's Chemical Agents Warbond.

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Over Super Salaries? | Helldivers 2's new Doubt Killer armour triggers a wave of doubt as to whether players are cool with paying almost the price of a full Warbond for one Superstore suit

250 Super Credits is a fair amount for a cape, no matter how nice its red lining may be.

Oct. 31, 2024 Mark Warren

The Ordinator Armour from Skyrim's Ghosts of the Tribunal creation.

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Modking A Difference | Nexus Mods says folks "should be pressuring" paid mod platforms to "do better" if they're frustrated by its new policy on the ever-controversial topic

Modding site puts some "ire" at its change down to people seeing its features as "far more powerful and convenient than those offered by the paid modding platforms".

Oct. 31, 2024 Mark Warren