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Some dudes just chilling in Metro Exodus.

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SABER OUR SOULS | UPDATE: Metro studio 4A Games to remain with Embracer Group, rather than being acquired by Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive

Ah yes, a big corporate announcement detailing how a divorce is being handled - the good stuff.

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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

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Smells Fine To Them | Helldivers 2 players seem pretty cool with Arrowhead sticking stratagems in a Warbond for the first time, provided plenty of free firepower keeps coming

"As long as they don't start putting in generic strats, then I'm happy with them having some extra levers to pull."

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

A character and a cat on a boat in Stray.

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25 Staff Depart | Stray publisher Annapurna Interactive's "entire" gaming staff reportedly resigns after independence negotiations break down

"This was one of the hardest decisions we have ever had to make and we did not take this action lightly."

Sept. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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WEB GATE | Space Marine 2 has opened the door for thousands into one of richest sci-fi IPs out there, I hope future games venture into stranger places

The game is essentially a wedge in the door for one of the vastest lores in fiction.

Sept. 12, 2024 Connor Makar

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Blast From The Past | Xbox is bringing back classic friend requests, so someone you've spent five hours playing Fortnite with can tell you it's not that deep by ignoring them

Look, maybe you upset them by hitting the griddy a little too hard that one time you killed them.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

The Storyteller and ED-NA in Fallout New Vegas.

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RIP | The actor behind Fallout YouTube's power-armoured loremaster The Storyteller appears to have died, leading to tributes from the Bethesda community

According to a tweet from his account, voice actor Jason Damron passed away from cancer on September 7.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

A helldiver in front of a dead Terminid in Helldivers 2.

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I Started Blasting | Helldivers 2's next big update is buffing the gun that's designed to be "like a sniper rifle on crack" so you can blast larger enemies to bits

The railgun's durable damage is being close to quadrupled. Nice.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

Two people with short hair in a fringe stairing at each other, a map behind them, in a promotional image for the anime Leviathan.

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Bountiful Fruit | Netflix's next anime is a beautiful look at an alternative history with talent that's worked on hits like Howl's Moving Castle, Metal Gear Solid 4, and Trigun Stampede

There's a strong team behind this one.

Sept. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Some Pals doing manual labour in Palworld.

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PS Pals? | Keen to play Palworld on PS5? A Tokyo Game Show listing looks like it could be the latest hint at a port

It's still worth waiting for an official announcement before you start to Celaray-te.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

A Helldivers 2 player incinerating a Terminid with a flamethrower.

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Hot Stuff | Wahey, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead says its next update will be giving flamethrowers enough of a buff to facilitate cooking showdowns

"We've heard you loud and clear."

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

Treyarch confirms Call of Duty Black Ops 6 maps won’t be too big at launch, and certainly no bigger than what you’ve played in the beta

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MAPPING THINGS OUT | Treyarch confirms Call of Duty Black Ops 6 maps won’t be too big at launch, and certainly no bigger than what you’ve played in the beta

The company also notes that map flow and variety is key, with more info to come.

Sept. 10, 2024 Connor Makar

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MONEY MAKER | Too broke for Space Marine 2? Roblox might have a solution for the fiscally weak Warhammer fan

Listen, it's hard out here. Thankfully Roblox is here for those without cash to splash.

Sept. 10, 2024 Connor Makar

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New Brothers | Its official, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is one of the biggest games of the year after it breaks its own Steam concurrent record

Space Marine 2 has, quite predictably, made another jump on Steam's most played games chart now that it's been officially released.

Sept. 10, 2024 Sherif Saed

Concept art for Destiny 2's Codename: Frontiers.

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Switching Loadouts | Destiny 2 is switching to offering two "medium-sized" expansions per year, because its annual add-ons had "started to feel too formulaic"

"We believe it’s time for Destiny to change and evolve, and that our community wants this game to grow and innovate too."

Sept. 10, 2024 Mark Warren

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Just A Few Replies | Following Arrowhead's update announcement, PlayStation asks Helldivers 2 players how they feel about the game, cue "over 5,000 responses" in less than an hour

Plus some folks arguing that the survey didn't let them be as negative as they'd have liked.

Sept. 9, 2024 Mark Warren

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Waagh | Excited for Space Marine 2? Here are some other Warhammer 40k games you should check out!

So you've got the hunger for more grimdark games? There are plenty of great options out there!

Sept. 9, 2024 Connor Makar

Paradox from Deadlock, they are wearing a trenchcoat and have a see through, glass-like head with a lava-lamp style goo sloating inside it.

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Locked Out | People are already cheating in Deadlock, a game that isn't even technically out yet

You can just have fun, you know.

Sept. 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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POSITVE THOUGHTS | Praise the emperor! Space Marine 2 hits Very Positive on Steam the day before its general release

A good sign for a game that's about to have its floodgates opened.

Sept. 9, 2024 Connor Makar

A close-up of The Ghoul smirking in Amazon's Fallout.

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Not What You Think | Fallout: Vault 33 just won an Emmy, but what is it?

I don't want any of you sarcastically commenting "the show, duh."

Sept. 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A player character in Once Human looking up at some kind of tall, monstrous figure.

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Twice Animal | Once Human still has plenty of people playing it, but some negative player feedback for season 2 has still apparently been "quite demoralising"

"What's important is that it's made us aware of how your experience has been affected by the changes we've made."

Sept. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A squirrel with a gun in Squirrel With A Gun next to Daniel Craig as James Bond in No Time To Die.

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Octopussy | Squirrel with a Gun is a decent Goat Sim-like, but it’s at its best when it’s persuading me that my cat’s ready to fill Daniel Craig’s shoes

Pinewood’s been expecting you, Meows Bond.

Sept. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

A group of Destiny 2 player characters stood in a sci-fi room that looks like a forge.

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Destiny's Destiny | Bungie is offering a little bit of insight into what's next for Destiny 2 next week, just don't expect much for its 10th anniversary

Another 10 years of Destiny, perhaps?

Sept. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Space Marine 2 best pvp eternal war class header

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GEAR UP | Space Marine 2 Best Eternal War Classes: Top Picks for PvP

Wanna win some games? Pick the right class for the job.

Sept. 6, 2024 Connor Makar

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Clash Of Titans | Space Marine 2's multiplayer may have its problems, but god is it refreshing compared to other multiplayer games

It ain't perfect, but I can't pull myself away from Space Marine 2's Eternal War mode.

Sept. 6, 2024 Connor Makar

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BO Beta Ready | Black Ops 6 beta second weekend: start times, pre-load and everything else you need to know

The second and final round of the Black Ops 6 beta on PS5, PC and Xbox Game Pass is nearly here. Here's every detail we know about the beta.

Sept. 6, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Emperor's Faithful | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is already one of Steam's most popular games, and it's not even technically out yet

Things were already looking pretty good for Space Marine 2 just based on its recent sales on Steam, and many of those players showed up at not-launch.

Sept. 6, 2024 Sherif Saed

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DAKKA | Space Marine 2 best Heavy Bolt Rifle version and perks

A big gun for big damage, who could ask for more?

Sept. 5, 2024 Connor Makar

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BOLTING | Space Marine 2 best Bolt Rifle version and perks

The beloved classic, built to handle everything and anything.

Sept. 5, 2024 Connor Makar

Some Helldivers wielding gear from the Freedom's Flame warbond in Helldivers 2.

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Report, Soldier | Helldivers 2's 60-day plan progress update has arrived, and there's a big update with weapon, enemy, and armour overhauls coming in just over a week

"We see the Steam reviews and we hear you loud and clear."

Sept. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

The black hole in Helldivers 2 next to some helldivers.

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Illumi-nope? | Helldivers 2's long-awaited Illuminate faction finally shows up on the map before quickly disappearing, or did they?

Hey, hey, nothing to see here, just some "fake news" or a "service outage". Or IS THERE?

Sept. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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Once In A Bad Moon | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 review - Maybe the most faithful Warhammer video game adaptation of all time

Space Marine 2 is one of the best Warhammer games ever released, and one of the most dangerous gateway drugs to plastic crack I've ever seen.

Sept. 4, 2024 Connor Makar

A player rocking Polar Patriots warbond gear reloading in Helldivers 2.

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Super Status Update | "Let's see what the team pulls together for you" - Helldivers 2 devs to deliver "all the information you need" on current 60-day plan progress tomorrow

"We have many teams working in parallel on different things. Some are slated for...soon. Others for...later...and others for....much later.”

Sept. 4, 2024 Mark Warren

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Bold Move | Payday 3 is leaving Game Pass just as it started getting good and it doesn't make sense

If you've been hearing that now is a good time to jump into Payday 3, you sadly have one fewer, major avenue of accessing the game.

Sept. 4, 2024 Sherif Saed

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CODEX COMPLIANT | "It was an insane amount of work" A dive into the challenge of making Space Marine 2 lore accurate

Be it Games Workshop, the fans, or love for the IP, the task of getting things right was tough to say the least.

Sept. 3, 2024 Connor Makar

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Araspeedka | Cyberpunk 2077 board game casually strolls its cybernetic robo-legs past crowdfunding campaign goal in about ten minutes, is now over 1000% eddied up

To be fair, when you're 90% wiring and carbon fibre, you can move a lot faster.

Sept. 3, 2024 Mark Warren

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Back To The Bugs | As Arrowhead unleashes a "massive Terminid outbreak", Helldivers 2's napalm barrageless legions cite low morale as a factor in their latest defeat

"This MO could not have come more inconveniently."

Sept. 3, 2024 Mark Warren

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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Dial It Up | Capcom's reportedly poorly performing Resident Evil mobile ports apparently need an internet connection now, which will surely only help sales

And you usually make such good choices, Capcom.

Sept. 2, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer alongside The Ghost in Destiny and someone playing a guitar in Guitar Hero.

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Not Xbox's Destiny | "I passed on so many games" - Xbox's Phil Spencer doesn't regret not grabbing Destiny or Guitar Hero as exclusives, even if he now gets their appeal

The man just wasn't into PvP and plastic guitars, it happens to the best of us.

Sept. 2, 2024 Mark Warren

A still from Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League showing from left to right: Deadshot, Harley Quinn, King Shark, and Captain Boomerang, all stood on a rooftop.

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After Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's poor performance, Rocksteady is reportedly the latest studio to suffer from layoffs

Warner Bros. previously referred to the game as "disappointing."

Sept. 2, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Characters facing off in a new PvP scenario in Once Human.

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ALWAYS HUMAN | Once Human wants to be "operated for decades" on console, mobile and PC - Starry Sky on the long-term vision for breakout survival hit

Starry Studio is in it for the long haul with Once Human, with plans for consoles and hardcore mode in the works.

Sept. 2, 2024 James Billcliffe

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A New Front | Here we go again - the war against cheating is already underway in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 beta

Imagine cheating in a beta. Go to your nearest church, mosque, synagogue, or other religious building immediately.

Sept. 2, 2024 Connor Makar

An orc-like cop is stood against a door in a 1900s-era street in Deadlock.

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Locked In | As Deadlock soars to a six figure player count on Steam, take an early look at Valve's latest when it was a lot more sci-fi, and a lot less unique

Doing numbers, as the kids say.

Sept. 2, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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How many kills? | Black Ops 6 will be buffing its miserable weapon XP in the beta, but we're going to have to wait until the second weekend

If you're among the many, many Black Ops 6 beta players who noticed just how slow unlocking attachments for your weapons has been, we've got good news.

Sept. 2, 2024 Sherif Saed