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The guy screaming in Helldivers 2 next to a player fighting an automaton.

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It's Aaron Rodgers | Uh oh, Helldivers 2's latest big Galactic War twist is a massive Automaton onslaught fronted by some fancy "augmented" bots dubbed "the Jet Brigade"

Arrowhead definitely doesn't want you resting on the laurels of that last Major Order win.

Oct. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

A player wearing some Chemical Agents Warbond armour in Helldivers 2.

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OP about OPness | After getting giddy-upped in major fashion, Helldivers 2's Bile Titan-slaying six-shooter has now sent the community through every stage of the buff reaction Kübler-Ross model

It's ok, these cowboys will eventually hawk a consensus into the spittoon that is Reddit.

Oct. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

The lobby of an FBC building is shown in the teaser trailer for Alan Wake 2's The Lake House DLC

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Endless Time Loop | Alan Wake 2’s The Lake House DLC is returning to its horror roots on October 22

Following a gameplay reveal at the Xbox Partner Preview Showcase, Alan Wake 2’s The Lake House DLC is expected to launch later this month on October 22.

Oct. 17, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Some soldiers around a campfire in STALKER. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

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RE: Hello there Phil | Stalker 2 dev GSC did deal with Xbox after finding Phil Spencer's email address on Reddit, like you do

"It was an email that was essentially 'We are GSC Game World, we're interested in bringing Stalker to console players.'"

Oct. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

After Stalker 2 on Xbox Series S felt "impossible," GSC now thinks any game can reach the console's memory limits, and PC version is more optimized

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Series Stalker | After Stalker 2 on Xbox Series S felt "impossible," GSC now thinks any game can reach the console's memory limits, and PC version is more optimized

If Stalker 2 can do it, can any game pull off a good Series S port?

Oct. 17, 2024 Connor Makar

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Big Boom Day Bash | Bethesda announces its first ever Fallout Day broadcast, featuring a look at future plans for Fallout 76 and a community parade

Party Like It's 2077.

Oct. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

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I Want Majimore | Watch October's Xbox Partner Preview showcase here

We already know you'll get the chance to see Alan Wake 2's Lake House DLC in action, plus pirate Majima.

Oct. 17, 2024 Mark Warren

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Blopped and Loaded | Black Ops 6 launch guide: pre-load, release times and PC specs

It's the middle of October and wouldn't you believe it, we're just days away now from the release of this year's Call of Duty, Black Ops 6.

Oct. 16, 2024 Sherif Saed

Xbox Game Pass and Stalker 2 backgrounds, slightly blurred, with a Stalker 2 character over the top

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GET OUT OF HERE | Stalker 2 hands-on: Xbox Game Pass might finally give this buggy-but-ambitious series the breakout success it deserves

It needs a bit of work, but what I played showed serious promise.

Oct. 16, 2024 Connor Makar

A close-up of Resident Evil 4's Leon Kennedy, there is fire around him, and he's holding a pistol close to his face, pointing it at something offscreen.

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Resident Evil 4 Remake drops to its lowest price ever before Black Friday

It's one of the best games ever made.

Oct. 16, 2024 Robert Anderson

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Stars In Our Eyes | A leaked Secret Level trailer confirms that Keanu Reeves isn't the only famous voice we'll be hearing in the Amazon anthology series

Queue someone saying "I'll be back."

Oct. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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As You Like It | Good news culture lovers, Grand Theft Hamlet, that film about Shakespeare in GTA Online, is coming to UK cinemas in time for Christmas

Because you know you need to drag the kids along to a festive documentary about two blokes bringing the bard's work to LS.

Oct. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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Vibe Ribbon | One of the best modern rhythm action games is getting a sequel on Xbox, and there’s a demo now available in Steam Next Fest

Rebuilt from the ground up, Aaero 2 does everything the first game did - and more. And that’s a very, very good thing.

Oct. 15, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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Xmas | Halo Master Chief ornament tops the Christmas charts at Amazon—I've already ordered 10

"Alexa, play Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix"

Oct. 15, 2024 Robert Anderson

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60 Days Done | Helldivers 2 Patch 01.001.104 wraps up Arrowhead's 60 and a bit day plan by aiming to make the Automatons "less frustrating to play against" and unleashing more fun weapon tweaks

"We listened, we learned, and we took action."

Oct. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

Skyrim's Dragonborn opposite a helldiver in Helldivers 2 wielding a rifle.

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Toddaly Unexpected | After a minor calendar mix-up, Helldivers 2's next big patch drops soon and it's already inspired jokes about Skyrim being ported to some bullets

To be fair, I doubt you'll have much time to play DOOM on your rifle while you're in the middle of a firefight.

Oct. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

Payday 3 key art showing a group of criminals wearing clown masks on the roof of a building, skyscrapers looming behind them.

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Coming Back Around | Starbreeze says what we already knew: Payday 3 had a "disastrous launch" (but it's hoping to regain players' trust)

"The game just felt unfinished. It was a bad experience for our players."

Oct. 12, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A Nintendo-themed alarm clock with key art of Mario through Cappy, a living version of his hat with big eyes on it.

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It's-A-Me... Alarmo | Nintendo Switch 2? What Switch 2? Surely the announcement you've been waiting on is the Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo

Couldn't have timed it better.

Oct. 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Solid Snake holds a rifle up in an iconically grey/green screenshot from Metal Gear Solid.

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Prime Day | Metal Gear Solid Collection finally drops to the price it should’ve been at launch

What a thrill!

Oct. 9, 2024 Robert Anderson

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Yeehaw! | The Wild West isn't dead yet, as Rockstar's original Red Dead Redemption is finally making its way to PC later this month

And it's coming with Undead Nightmare too.

Oct. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Mickey Mouse looking angry, holding his keyblade behind his back in Kingdom Hearts 2.

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Aww Shoot | Disney and Epic say they want their metaverse to give "what every Disney fan has ever wanted", but that won't include giving Mickey Mouse a gun

Keyblades are probably fine, though.

Oct. 7, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Master Chief fighting an alien enemy stood on some rocks in a forest.

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New Me | Goodbye 343 Industries, hello Halo Studios, multiple new games, and a switch to Unreal Engine 5

Big changes are coming for Master Chief.

Oct. 7, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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First The Worst | It makes me uncomfortable to look at, but Halo Infinite is adding in a third person mode

A fresh perspective.

Oct. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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An... Epic... Move | Epic is continuing its free games gamble with its mobile store, alongside a promise to have up to 50 apps available this "holiday season"

We'll have to wait and see if it pulls it off.

Oct. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A woman in a red dress on a balcony overlooking a city at sunset in Fallout: Nuevo Mexico.

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Back At It Again | The ambitious New Vegas mod Fallout: Nuevo México finally gets a full reveal trailer, and like Fallout: London, it looks like a whole new game

Just don't expect to play it any time soon.

Oct. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Starfield's design director thinks the sci-fi RPG sits "right next to Fallout and Elder Scrolls" as part of Bethesda's "big three", but that's not really for him to decide, is it?

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What About One Piece | Starfield's design director thinks the sci-fi RPG sits "right next to Fallout and Elder Scrolls" as part of Bethesda's "big three", but that's not really for him to decide, is it?

"It might not be everyone's cup of tea. What is?"

Oct. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Article

Wanted | I Am Your Beast is a tight and breezy palate cleanser that's dropped at the perfect time

Strange Scaffold's latest game is the opposite of unfocused and bloated.

Oct. 5, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Review

It Exists | Starfield Shattered Space review - Almost

The first major expansion for Bethesda’s big space baby isn’t terrible by any means, but it still just feels like more Starfield, for all that that entails.

Oct. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

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Miner Task | With Turing secure, Arrowhead reveals the next step in building Helldivers 2's planet-to-planet warping space station: nicking a mining complex from the bots

Hey, it's ok, I'm sure they've got plenty of others lying about the galaxy, so this one won't be missed.

Oct. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

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Shotgun House | Call of Duty is giving away something not even the slickest quickscoper can land: a mortgage deposit

Up to £100,000 is up for grabs for CoD players, which is nice.

Oct. 4, 2024 Connor Makar

Sony locks out millions, who previously had access to Horizon Zero Dawn, from being able to buy it thanks to the remaster's release

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Make it Make Sense | Sony locks out millions, who previously had access to Horizon Zero Dawn, from being able to buy it thanks to the remaster's release

If you've previously been able to buy Horizon Zero Dawn on PC, you might want to check again, as you could be among the millions who can no longer do so.

Oct. 4, 2024 Sherif Saed

Some helldivers battling aliens while brandishing the Super Earth flag in Helldivers 2.

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Brasch Action | Helldivers 2 players, a big final battle to hold Turing in your space station MO is on, and here's a video of General Brasch suplexing a tank you can only watch if you win

Seriously, it's a fan-made animation, and the tank doesn't stand a chance in Super hell.

Oct. 3, 2024 Mark Warren

Malibor Dul'kef in Starfield Shattered Space.

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He Said Words | Starfield is "in a lot of ways, the best game we've ever made", even if it "might not be everyone's cup of tea", reckons Bethesda design director

"We pushed ourselves to make something totally different."

Oct. 3, 2024 Mark Warren

The weird people in that one mission from Starfield's Shattered Space expansion.

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Matters of Matter | No, Starfield Shattered Space ghost parents, I will not stop touching everything in your acid-filled teleportation shop

Look, I'm a curious young man, and I have to satisfy it no matter whether you keep waving your spectral laser guns in my face.

Oct. 2, 2024 Mark Warren

A poster for Deadpool & Wolverine showing the titular characters fighting, Deadpool pointing a gun at Wolverine, Wolverin pointing his claws at Deadpool.

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Film | Amazon opens preorders for Deadpool & Wolverine collector's edition steelbook

The impossible choice: Deadpool or Wolverine?

Oct. 2, 2024 Robert Anderson

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Temple Of Doom | Steven Spielberg, director of classics like ET and Indiana Jones, is apparently a fan of... Call of Duty?

And he plays on keyboard and mouse, too.

Oct. 2, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Pal-ressing On | Palworld is getting a mobile game as Pocketpair signs deal with PUBG's publisher, and yes, that Nintendo lawsuit is still very much a thing

Krafton will be krafting a mobile version of the game Nintendo and The Pokemon Company aren't kool with.

Oct. 2, 2024 Mark Warren

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Still Mending Fences | Still feeling burned by Cyberpunk 2077's release? CD Projekt knows that trust might be "lost forever", but hopes you'll try The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2077's sequel

"You can repair some things, but it's a certain perception of the company that's never going to come back."

Oct. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

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Whoops | Good news, people who like staring at their PS5's homescreen art for hours on end, Sony says that sudden influx of ads was just a "technical error"

It's now been "resolved", so things should be back to how you like them.

Oct. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

A House Va'ruun member looking surprised in Starfield Shattered Space.

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Silent Serpent | Is Starfield's most famous House Va'ruun member worth bringing with you to start Shattered Space? Kinda, unless you run into a bug that makes her lose her voice

It's ok, some people just find it a bit awkward running into folks they probably went to school with.

Oct. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

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Saving PSN Ryan | "Hold the line!": Helldivers 2's latest MO ends up seeing Super Earth face a surprise foe they can't just blow to bits, as PC folks pick up AWOL PSN players' slack

Nope, it's not the Illuminate, it's something even more terrifying - a service outage.

Oct. 1, 2024 Mark Warren

Tracer, Reinhardt, and Mei in Overwatch 2

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Just Corp Things | Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft adaptations were reportedly in the works at Blizzard and Netflix, before, whoops, the former ended up suing the latter

You know how things go, sometimes you're doing a group project, then someone files a lawsuit against someone else, and by the end nobody knows if you've passed.

Sept. 30, 2024 Mark Warren