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Absolum, from the publisher of Eurogamer Essential Streets of Rage 4, is a brawler that lets you cash-out a combo - and it's brilliant

Connor Makar — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Having spent night after night throwing myself into Absolum, I remain hopelessly charmed by it. A spirited fantasy that dons the bande dessinée mantle, it's a fantastic case study in how to make combo-centric fist fights feel good and look grand all at once. It's a beautiful brawler – and one that'll need to make good use of its mitts, given the number of killer releases fighting over every crumb of attention this month.

Former Zenimax Online Studios staff launch employee-owned Sackbird Studios in wake of Microsoft layoffs

Connor Makar — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:06:15 +0000

Veteran game developers from Zenimax Online Studios have announced the formation of a new employee-owned game development company: Sackbird Studios. The small team is composed of several developers from both The Elder Scrolls: Online team, and those who were working on the cancelled sci-fi MMO Project Blackbird.

Silent Hill f has a hidden Easter egg that calls back to one of the most iconic horror game themes of all time

Connor Makar — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:21:32 +0000

It turns out there is a lovely little Silent Hill 1 Easter egg hidden within Silent Hill f that the musically inclined have discovered.

Beloved co-operative platformer Pico Park: Classic Edition has been accidentally made free on Steam forever

Connor Makar — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:01:25 +0000

Beloved 2016 Co-op platformer Pico Park: Classic Edition has accidentally been made free on Steam permanently by the developer Tecopark. This is thanks to Steam's limits to how many times developers can make games free before changing them back to premium titles.

2XKO launches with $100 Arcane bundle, shocking early access players. But is it worth it?

Connor Makar — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:41:17 +0000

2XKO is out in early access, bringing with it seasonal content, two new characters in Teemo and Warwick, and a suite of cosmetics for players to unlock and buy. As a free-to-play game this isn't unusual, however the game's most expensive bundle has some players wincing.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is getting a week-long free trial in direct competition with Battlefield 6 release date

Connor Makar — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:14:55 +0000

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is getting a free trial for an entire week, starting 9th October. This free trial for last year's Call of Duty will provide access to the campaign, multiplayer, and zombies game modes - so interested players can play everything Blops currently has to offer.

PowerWash Simulator 2 launches later this month

Connor Makar — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:26:22 +0000

PowerWash Simulator 2 will be launching on 23rd October, 2025. It'll be coming to PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and the Nintendo Switch 2.

One of Borderlands' most hated characters seems to have been cut from Borderlands 4

Connor Makar — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:47:06 +0000

It looks like one of the most disliked characters in the Borderlands series may have been cut from Borderlands 4, according to datamined file names posted online.

Battlefield 6 physical copies are content complete and require no initial install, according to early copy holders

Connor Makar — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:15:57 +0000

Physical copies of Battlefield 6 are in people's hands early, ahead of the official launch date of the 10th October. As such, it's been revealed the physical PS5 version of the game is entirely contained on the disk itself. No download required.

Metal Hellsinger studio closing as part of Funcom layoffs

Connor Makar — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:50:40 +0000

The Outsiders (AKA Funcom Stockholm) - responsible for Metal Hellsingers and Metal Hellsingers VR - has been impacted by layoffs. As a result, the studio will be closing. The studio consisted of roughly 60 staff according to the official Funcom website.

You can't type "Arc Raiders" into Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta's in-game chat, but you are allowed to talk about Battlefield 6

Connor Makar — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:25:34 +0000

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players hopping into the beta right now are taking in all the sights of Activision's upcoming AAA FPS, though one thing they won't be able to see is the name of another massive release coming out this year. That's because the words: "Arc Raiders" are censored in the game's chat function.

"It's kind of a sociological experiment" For Blizzard, World of Warcraft neighbourhoods, Azeroth NIMBYs, and curtain-twitching drama is all part of the plan

Connor Makar — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:00:32 +0000

If you've played World of Warcraft at any point during its modern era, after it crossed the threshold from Classic to the MMO monster that is 'Retail WoW', you'll know it's not the social experience it once was. Better raiding, new lands, vast new adventures, yes, but it's also a game that has become less collaborative. Many players are an island, separated from their peers.

97% of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 cheaters banned within 30-minutes, Activision claims

Connor Makar — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:46:32 +0000

With the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's open beta, countless FPS fans have dove eagerly into the fast-paced arcade shooter ahead of its full launch on the 25th October. Cheaters have been plaguing the experience as they tend to do, but Activision claim they're being quickly dealt with.

Saudi-backed Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memories free DLC to be revealed later today

Connor Makar — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 09:15:02 +0000

Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory - a free major update coming to the Ubisoft Blockbuster - has been officially teased via a new cinematic trailer ahead of a full reveal later today.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's beta is out, and is already plagued by cheaters

Connor Makar — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:33:05 +0000

Yesterday, the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta began in earnest, welcoming in untold thousands of eager players to try the game out before its proper launch on the 14th November. However, a number of cheaters also seemed to let themselves in and get up to no good.

Eurogamer's 2023 game of the year leaves Game Pass, but joins PlayStation Plus

Connor Makar — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:57:08 +0000

Cocoon - Eurogamer's 2023 Game of the Year - is leaving Game Pass soon. Thankfully, for those with a PlayStation, it'll be headed to PlayStation Plus later this month.

FIFA lives on in a mascot-focused five-a-side football game, coming next year

Connor Makar — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:37:44 +0000

If you've been wondering what happened to the FIFA licence after its departure from EA, you now have the answer. FIFA Heroes has just been announced today, a 5-a-side football game starring several official FIFA mascots.

EA's takeover, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, and "vanity mega projects": Human Rights Watch assesses the impact of gaming's latest controversy

Connor Makar — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Earlier this week, history was made in both the world of video games and private equity. The trio of Affinity Partners, Silver Lake, and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund announced a plan to take EA private for $55bn. This leveraged buyout would be the largest in history and, if approved, will mean the industry giant would be a private company in 2027.

World of Warcraft is getting player housing in December, ahead of Midnight expansion launch

Connor Makar — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:41:33 +0000

Blizzard has announced that player housing will be coming to World of Warcraft starting 2nd December (3rd for EU), ahead of the Midnight expansion launch.

Dune Awakening developer Funcom suffers layoffs after biggest release in studio history

Connor Makar — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:11:26 +0000

Dune: Awakening developer Funcom has announced it's laying off staff today as part of a restructuring process across the studio, with an undisclosed number of staff losing their jobs.

Ubisoft and Tencent form new subsidiary, Vantage Studios, to lead development for the Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six franchises

Connor Makar — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:16:09 +0000

The breakout game development business co-owned by Tencent and Ubisoft finally has a name: Vantage Studios. Eurogamer understands from a source that it's starting operations today, and will be responsible for new games across many of Ubisoft's biggest IPs, such as Far Cry, Rainbow Six Siege, and Assassin's Creed.

Borderlands 4's worst character is getting 66 buffs, leaked patch notes reveals

Connor Makar — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:42:10 +0000

An early copy of this week's Borderlands 4 patch notes has been accidentally leaked on the official French Borderlands 4 website, giving us a peek at a massive buff for the game's most underwhelming vault hunter.

Signs suggest cult classic super hero game, Prototype, might be getting a remaster

Connor Makar — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:26:30 +0000

A stealth patch to Prototype has stoked the fires of hope surrounding a remaster of the beloved third-person gory super hero action game, thanks to some mysterious additions to the games' credits. It also broke a bunch of mods in the process, unfortunately.

Top Terror Teemo has been revealed for 2XKO, and he looks like the most disgusting zoner I've seen in years

Connor Makar — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:25:36 +0000

Riot Games has released a gameplay trailer for Teemo, the 10th character coming to 2XKO. This trailer, which introduces the infamous Yordle Scout to the fighting game genre, presents him with a cute and jubilant aesthetic as well as an absolutely rancid moveset.

CEO of EA, home to studios like Maxis and Bioware, claims company's values will "remain unchanged" following sale to Saudi government, investment firms

Connor Makar — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:05:27 +0000

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson has stated that the company's values will remain unchanged following a $50bn buyout from the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners.

Battlefield 6's live action trailer is its biggest jab at Call of Duty yet, makes a point out of blowing up Zac Efron

Connor Makar — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:18:24 +0000

A new live action Battlefield 6 trailer has been released which takes shots at Call of Duty's celebrity-focused marketing strategy, introducing a squad of household names including actor Zac Efron before quickly blowing them up.

Borderlands 4 details first paid DLC plans as 2K continues to struggle with PC performance issues

Connor Makar — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 08:59:33 +0000

Gearbox revealed its first DLC vault hunter for Borderlands 4 during the Tokyo Game Show over the weekend. C4SH will be coming to the game in Q1 2026 alongside the game's first story pack.

Modded Borderlands 4 guns are being sold on Ebay, but the sellers aren't making much money

Connor Makar — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:49:41 +0000

Modded Borderlands 4 guns and equipment are being sold on Ebay with tailored gun parts and effects. However, as of writing, it doesn't appear this grey market of modded loot is particularly profitable.

The campaign against predatory in-game practices takes a step forward in Brazil, as President Lula bans loot boxes targeted at under-18s

Connor Makar — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:03:44 +0000

The president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) has signed a ban on loot boxes for under 18s into law. This ban is set to go into effect in March 2026.

Borderlands 4 patch adds FOV sliders, somehow both improves and worsens stability at the same time

Connor Makar — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 08:58:27 +0000

A new Borderlands 4 patch has been released packing a number of important improvements, including a much-requested FOV slider on the console version, various bug fixes and stability improvements. However, it has also bizarrely reduced game stability for some PC players too.

Black Ops 7 highlights two Japanese maps for multiplayer as part of Xbox’s Tokyo Game Show 2025 showcase

Connor Makar — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:26:07 +0000

Treyarch has highlighted two of its Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer maps set in Japan during today's incredibly dry Xbox Game Showcase during Tokyo Game Show.

After Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail, gacha master HoYoverse set its sights on the Animal Crossing-like cosy sim genre

Connor Makar — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:59:01 +0000

Petit Planet - a new cosy life sim from the creators of Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail - has been announced.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will finally be getting its online Fox Hunt mode next month

Connor Makar — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:50:08 +0000

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will finally be getting Fox Hunt - it's online PvP mode - on the 30th October.

We finally got our first look at Battlefield 6's campaign, and it looks like a return to form for EA and Battlefield Studios

Connor Makar — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 21:20:35 +0000

A new Battlefield 6 trailer has been shown off during today's Sony State of Play. The trailer focuses heavily on the campaign aspect of the game, which has been kept under wraps up to this point.

Skibidi Toilet has made its way to Borderlands 4 just to spite its narrative director

Connor Makar — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:07:26 +0000

Borderlands 4 players on the PC are now able to download a little mod that'll add a particularly famous meme to the game, in spite of the narrative director's public woes.

Borderlands 4's Switch 2 version has been delayed, with no new release date in sight

Connor Makar — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:19:55 +0000

The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Borderlands 4 has been delayed, with no new release date announced by Gearbox as of writing. According to an official statement, the game needs: "additional development and polish time" to ensure Gearbox "deliver the best possible experience to our fans".

Amazon Japan leaks Nioh 3 release date and platforms, ruining the surprise before PlayStation's State of Play this evening

Connor Makar — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 08:53:52 +0000

A release date for the upcoming action-RPG Nioh 3 has leaked, courtesy of a listing found on Amazon Japan. In addition, the launch platforms for the game have also been revealed alongside what will be coming in the game's collector's edition.

As government money tightens its grip on fighting games, the push back to grassroots events gains momentum

Connor Makar — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:50:16 +0000

Last week, the news broke that the Saudi Arabian city project Qiddiya had acquired an American talent management and brand consulting firm called RTS. Now, you may not have heard of RTS, but you may have heard of the video game event it co-owns: Evo.

The Saudi Arabian takeover of fighting games' biggest tournament means players - and the wider community - have a choice to make: between its culture and a payout

Connor Makar — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 09:17:15 +0000

Last week, RTS, co-owner of Evo, the biggest fighting game tournament in the world, announced it had been acquired by the Saudi Arabian city of Qiddiya. While far from the sole event of note across the genre, Evo remains a symbol of sorts for the fighting game community. Of all the tournaments, it is Evo that is held in the highest regard. Now, that community must choose between its long-lasting values and the bag.

Watch out Skull and Bones, industry veteran believes GTA 6 will be the first "AAAAA game"

Connor Makar — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:06:15 +0000

Devolver Digital co-founder Nigel Lowrie believes that Grand Theft Auto 6 could potentially be the first "AAAAA game".

Hollow Knight: Silksong speedrunners are already finding game-changing skips and faster movement techniques

Connor Makar — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:50:25 +0000

Hollow Knight: Silksong hasn't even been out 24 hours, and already speedrunners are pulling the game apart in search of tricks and techniques to shave off precious seconds from future playthroughs. Already, they've made some key discoveries.

"It feels unreal in a way": After nearly 1700 days, Daily Silksong News' bittersweet goodbye on the eve of Hollow Knight sequel's release

Connor Makar — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:40:16 +0000

Daily Silksong News, a YouTube channel and Discord server that has been posting constant updates on Team Cherry's action adventure game Hollow Knight: Silksong, has said farewell after 1694 days of uploads.

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage closed beta kicks off 11th September

Connor Makar — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:32:22 +0000

SEGA has announced that Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage - a new and improved version of the 3D fighting game - will be getting a closed beta test on 11th September.

The Binding of Isaac creator's Mewgenics finally gets a release date, almost 13 years after it was announced

Connor Makar — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:11:16 +0000

Mewgenics finally has a release date! The endless cat breeding RPG from The Binding of Isaac's Edmund McMillen will be released on 10th February, 2026 on PC. That's over 13 years since its original announcement!

Shift Up to expand Stellar Blade franchise after successful launch across multiple platforms

Connor Makar — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:00:04 +0000

Shift Up has announced in a recent financial report that it intends to expand the Stellar Blade franchise with "various derivative works".

Prey 2 gameplay footage emerges online over a decade since game's cancellation

Connor Makar — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:05:44 +0000

Gameplay footage for the cancelled Prey 2 has emerged online over a decade since the games cancellation. The gameplay has been suddenly uploaded onto an otherwise desolate YouTube channel called "David Halsted".

Fighting game players in uproar after Evo's new Saudi government owners, calls to support grassroots events

Connor Makar — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:09:12 +0000

Fighting game players are up in arms following news that RTS - a gaming talent agency and owner of the Evo tournament series - has been acquired by the Saudi Arabian mega city project Qiddiya.

Rayman series returns to life on its 30th anniversary, but don't expect a new game soon

Connor Makar — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:18:58 +0000

On the 30th anniversary of the Rayman series, brand producer Loic Gounon spoke about the history of the series, and provided a little teaser of what's to come.

The next PlayStation State of Play is taking place this Wednesday, focused on James Bond 007: First Light

Connor Makar — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:28:44 +0000

A PlayStation State of Play is coming later this week. This livestreamed event will be focused on 007: First Light.

Fairgames director announces new role at Warner Bros Montreal amid Haven Studio Turmoil

Connor Makar — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:39:56 +0000

Daniel Drapeau, recently the game director on Fairgames at Haven Studios, has announced his new role as a creative director over at Warner Bros Montreal.

Battlefield 6 dev says "a significant number" of users played the game below the minimum recommended specs, as EA points to the importance of weaker hardware

Connor Makar — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:21:20 +0000

A "substantial number" of Battlefield 6 open beta players were playing on or around the minimum recommended specs, according to technical director Christian Buhl.

Honkai Nexus Anima revealed, a spin-off creature collector from Genshin Impact studio

Connor Makar — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:02:59 +0000

Honkai Nexus Anima has just been officially revealed. It's a creature collection game where you gather up a team of friendly critters and have them duke it out in auto-battler style combat. You can sign up for the closed beta test now.

"It really sucks" Battlefield 6 technical director bummed out about those unable to play due to Secure Boot requirement, believes anti-cheat cat-and-mouse game will "never end"

Connor Makar — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:00:28 +0000

The Battlefield 6 open betas proved exceptionally popular earlier this month for many, but a significant portion of the PC playerbase were met with a daunting wall to play thanks to the game's Secure Boot requirement. This technical hurdle is in place for the game's anti-cheat, a kernel-level bit of software dedicated to curbing a rising cheating problem across online FPS games.

Ken Levine reminds the world Judas exists with update on a slick gameplay feature

Connor Makar — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:17:17 +0000

Bioshock creator Ken Levine has stepped out from the shadows to remind the world about his next project Judas, the first-person action adventure game from Ghost Story Games, through a new dev blog.

Bethesda teases Starfield space travel update after datamined leak

Connor Makar — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:15:37 +0000

Bethesda has teased an upcoming update for Starfield meant to improve space travel, following a recent bit of data mining from the community that discovered hints of an overhauled "cruise mode".

Call of Duty's U-turn on absurd cosmetics is proof that Battlefield 6 competition is a really good thing

Connor Makar — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:59:42 +0000

People say competition is a good thing, and in the world of video games it's a phrase that history has proven correct over, and over, and over again. This has happened once more with Call of Duty, which has done a mighty U-turn in regard to its approach to paid cosmetics in the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

EA finally reveals Skate release date, out in early access next month

Connor Makar — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:00:45 +0000

EA has finally revealed an early access release date for Skate. The much-anticipated skateboarding game will be releasing on 16th September, for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

Capcom replaces disqualified art contest winner with new work following AI allegations

Connor Makar — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:09:42 +0000

Capcom has revealed new in-game Street Fighter 6 loading screen art for Kimberly which will be given to all players as part of a recent community art contest.

Sony finally makes the PlayStation refund process easier, killing the support chat bot

Connor Makar — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:12:41 +0000

Sony has pushed an update live to the PlayStation store that makes refunds considerably easier.

2XKO's next character has been revealed early on the Riot Games support website

Connor Makar — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:01:01 +0000

The next character in Riot Games' upcoming 2v2 fighting game - 2XKO - has been leaked on the official Riot Games support website. We're going to say who they are in following paragraphs, heads up.

Pay rises, AI regulation, and layoff protection: what Activision Blizzard's newly unionised employees want from Microsoft

Connor Makar — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:19:34 +0000

Last week, Activision Blizzard's Story and Franchise Development team (SFD) announced to the world it had unionised alongside the Communications Workers of America (CWA). As of writing, a neutrality agreement is in place while negotiations for a union contract are in the works.

Creator of Stardew Valley doesn't charge for collabs with other games, does it to please players

Connor Makar — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:16:02 +0000

The creator of Stardew Valley - Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone - has revealed he's never made any money directly from in-game crossovers. Instead, Barone agreed to implement these updates because he's a fan of the games, or thought players would like them.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater's secret mode was developed by Platinum Games

Connor Makar — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:20:55 +0000

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater has brought back the secret Guy Savage mode within the remake. But it turns out this mode wasn't made by Konami alone - Platinum Games (Bayonetta, Astral Chain) is responsible for the surprise action minigame.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater review

Connor Makar — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000

I, like many, was worried about Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater when it was first announced. A remake of what to me is one of the best Metal Gear games ever made, all these years later it could easily have run havoc over an all-time classic for the sake of nostalgia bucks. I am so, so happy to have been wrong.

Jubilation, chaos, and a lot of screaming: inside a Hollow Knight community Discord as the Silksong release date finally hit

Connor Makar — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:40:29 +0000

30-minutes until the live reveal of the latest Hollow Knight: Silksong trailer, the Hollow Knight: Silksong Daily News Discord server is packed. Almost a hundred people are sitting in a single voice channel, chatting away, cracking jokes. In less than an hour, they'll blow out my earphones.

Dune: Awakening gets first major DLC and story update on 10th September

Connor Makar — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:20:47 +0000

Dune: Awakening is getting a new DLC update as well as its next story chapter on the 10th September.

The Rogue Prince of Persia is out now on Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, Switch 2 version coming later this year

Connor Makar — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:20:03 +0000

The Rogue Prince of Persia has finally launched after a period in Early Access. The game is available now on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. You can grab it on Game Pass and PlayStation Plus too.

Opening Night Live buried the lede with WoW's Midnight expansion - the MMO has a load of new additions coming that are genuinely interesting

Connor Makar — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:46:04 +0000

Gamescom Opening Night Live was packed full of new game reveals as is tradition, one of the fancier looking ones surely being the new cinematic for World of Warcraft's Midnight expansion. Blizzard cinematics are always fantastic, the team responsible for them having seemingly made a pact with eldritch forces to maintain a level of quality one would think insurmountable.

Zero Parades is the next game by Disco Elysium dev ZA/UM, revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live

Connor Makar — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:17:06 +0000

Zero Parades has been announced, the next game by ZA/UM. That studio has undergone a drastic amount of staffing changes over the years, but it's the development studio that created Disco Elysium.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 releases 14th November

Connor Makar — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:24:17 +0000

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 just got a fresh new trailer at Gamescom Opening Night live. The trailer, packed full of new maps, mind-bending gameplay, and big robots. The game is set to release on 14th November.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 open beta starts 2nd October

Connor Makar — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:35:58 +0000

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will have an open beta starting on 2nd October for those who pre-order the game or subscribe to Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass PC, or Game Pass Console. For those who don't pre-order, the open beta begins on 5th October.

I'm sad the Battlefield 6 beta is over, but this 2042 event keeps the party going even if the cool kids have already gone home

Connor Makar — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:11:37 +0000

Battlefield 6 has run its last open beta. This, obviously, is a tragedy. How else am I meant to spend my weekends? Where else can I drive around with four loads of C4 strapped to the boot, or engage in high-flying aerial duels? Well, there's always Battlefield 2042.

Battlefield 6 on track to do "the best Battlefield has ever done" and pass one million in Steam pre-orders, analyst predicts

Connor Makar — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:59:07 +0000

In case you somehow missed it, Battlefield 6 is taking the world by storm right now. The upcoming EA shooter is currently on its second early beta, having only last week brought in concurrent player counts of over 400k on Steam alone.

Battlefield 6 matchmaking issues plaguing the beta to be fixed "as soon as possible" says EA

Connor Makar — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:09:18 +0000

Battlefield 6 is back for its second weekend beta, coming with new game modes to mess around with. Unfortunately, it's also bringing along some substantial matchmaking issues for a significant chunk of the playerbase across PC and console.

Sega's older executives, including the Sega Sammy chairman, are especially excited about the new Virtua Fighter game

Connor Makar — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:45:42 +0000

Speaking to Eurogamer, producer of the new Virtua Fighter project Riichiro Yamada revealed that there's an extraordinary level of excitement around the upcoming 3D fighting game at Sega, especially among the company's older generation.

Will Tekken 8 come to the Switch 2 any time soon? Maybe, but it'll take "a lot of work"

Connor Makar — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:07:08 +0000

Speaking to Eurogamer, Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada (via translation from designer Michael Murray) stated a Switch 2 port of the 3D fighting game could happen, but it'll be a costly endeavour.

Tekken's Harada isn't worried about his future absence damaging the series - won't be hard to "continue with someone else"

Connor Makar — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:13:00 +0000

Katsuhiro Harada spoke to Eurogamer at Evo earlier this month about the future of the Tekken series without him at the helm. The legendary game director had previously stated that the next Tekken game could likely be his last before leaving for other ventures..

You can't play Battlefield 6 and Valorant at the same time, here's why

Connor Makar — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:16:40 +0000

The head of Riot Games' anti-cheat team Phillip Koskinas has confirmed why you can't have Battlefield 6 and Valorant running at the same time. Yes, it involves a clash between EA's Javalin anti-cheat and Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat.

Former Blizzard president predicts Battlefield 6 will "boot stomp" Call of Duty this year

Connor Makar — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:49:58 +0000

Former Activision Blizzard president Mike Ybarra posted on X (formerly Twitter) that he thinks Battlefield 6 will "boot stomp" Call of Duty this year, and that this will push the CoD series to stop being "lazy".

Can eight characters ever be enough to make everyone happy? Amidst criticism, 2XKO dev reveals how it landed on its controversial launch roster

Connor Makar — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:00:03 +0000

If you can believe in it, 2XKO is almost out. With the closed beta coming to PC this September, Riot Games' fighting game will soon be in the hands of the public, as will the initial roster of (at least) eight characters plucked from the world of League of Legends.

Hytale Fans paint #SaveHytale art over Riot Games' Office on Wplace, protesting its cancellation

Connor Makar — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:33:48 +0000

A gigantic art piece with "#Save Hytale" has been painted on WPlace over Santa Monica. A community effort by fans of the cancelled sandbox game, this digital display happens to hover over the Riot Games office, which owns the late games' developer Hypixel.

Was Riot Games' fighting game, 2XKO, revealed too early? "There was a cost for sure," admit senior developers

Connor Makar — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:17:21 +0000

On 9th September, Riot Games' fighting game 2XKO will release into its closed beta. The game, first announced officially in February 2024, would appear to the layperson as a quick turnaround. The reality for those who have kept their eyes peeled for any crumb of info about the game couldn't be further from the truth.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls inherits the Marvel vs. Capcom legacy with grace, style, and bombastic action

Connor Makar — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:04:15 +0000

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is a visual carnival, a celebration of comic books, movement, and wall-to-wall action. Having played a bunch of Sony and Arc System Works' upcoming 4v4 tag fighting game at Evo last week, I came home with the bug. Yes, the usual convention sickness too, but it's the Tokon bug keeping me awake at night.

Pokémon TCG Pocket finally replaces card art following plagiarism accusations

Connor Makar — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:19:21 +0000

Pokémon TCG Pocket has inserted new art to the Ho-Oh EX and Lagia EX cards introduced in the recent Wisdom of Sea and Sky expansion. This comes after the original art was removed following allegations of plagiarism.

Xbox exclusive Contraband reportedly cancelled as Avalanche states its "active development has now stopped"

Connor Makar — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:49:16 +0000

Contraband - a game under development by Avalanche Studios (Just Cause) - has been suddenly cancelled by Microsoft, four years on from its public debut, as reported first by Jason Schreier at Bloomberg.

Battlefield 6 has almost 250,000 people waiting in an open beta queue

Connor Makar — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:50:54 +0000

Battlefield 6 currently has close to 250,000 players waiting in queue for access, ahead of the today's early access beta period.

Sony's PlayStation 5 has sold 80.3 million units as it closes on in on fifth anniversary

Connor Makar — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:53:13 +0000

Sony has announced in its latest quarterly financial report that the PS5 has sold 80.3m units since its release in November 2020.

Battlefield 6 leads will avoid goofy crossover skins to "stray true to Battlefield"

Connor Makar — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:58:17 +0000

Battlefield 6 fans won't have to worry about a deluge of out-of-place cosmetics and crossover skins, according to head of Respawn and Battlefield Studios Vince Zampelli and general manager Byron Beede.

Battlefield 6's multiplayer takes a bold, risky new direction

Connor Makar — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0000

For all the talk of taking Battlefield back to its roots, Battlefield 6's multiplayer is actually pretty bold. Typically the formula has been instantly recognisable to FPS fans: bombastic action, giant team sizes, and a polyamorous partnership between boots-on-the-ground, vehicular, and aerial warfare. But while the moment-to-moment is as fun as it ever was - with the potential perhaps to reach new heights for the series - some of the new ideas from Battlefield Studios (the amalgam of several EA developers in DICE, Ripple Effect, Criterion and Motive that now all work on this series) leave me unconvinced.

Battlefield 6 is not coming to the Switch 2 any time soon

Connor Makar — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0000

According to Battlefield 6 head Vince Zempella, the upcoming military FPS will not be coming to the Switch 2. Sorry, Nintendo fans.

Invincible Vs reveals fan-favourite character ahead of public demo

Connor Makar — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:24:04 +0000

Invincible Vs has had its sixth character revealed ahead of a public demo at Evo early in August.

Plants vs. Zombies Reloaded release date rumoured for October launch

Connor Makar — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:47:49 +0000

A new Plants vs Zombies game is reportedly seeing some movement behind the scene, with a potential release date coming up this year. Plants vs Zombies Reloaded (or Replanted, if the report is to be believed), is said to be a remake of the original game, which may be sprouting up this October.

Elden Ring: Nightreign has sold over 5m copies, while Shadow of the Erdtree makes it past 10m at last

Connor Makar — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:15:24 +0000

Elden Ring: Nightreign has passed 5m copies sold, while Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has soared past 10m downloads, FromSoftware has announced.

Street Fighter 6 art contest rocked by AI controversy, disqualification issued

Connor Makar — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:07:03 +0000

Controversy has rocked a recent Street Fighter 6 art contest, following accusations that one of the winning entries was made using AI. Capcom has since disqualified the piece in question, pointing to a rule that explicitly bans AI contributions.

2XKO tournaments could start earlier than you think, due to this closed beta feature

Connor Makar — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:31:21 +0000

2XKO developers at Riot Games have confirmed that the upcoming 2v2 fighting game will have a cool feature in its closed beta that should allow for a wave of competitive tournaments to flourish before its full release.

It looks like EA has accidentally given us a release window for Battlefield 6 in a dedicated 'legal disclaimers' page

Connor Makar — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:12:47 +0000

Battlefield 6 has finally been revealed officially, courtesy of a brand-new trailer premiered on YouTube. A legal disclaimer URL featured at the end of the trailer may have given away a release window too!

Magic the Gathering's Final Fantasy crossover set made $200m in a single day

Connor Makar — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:16:42 +0000

Hasbro's recent Magic the Gathering Final Fantasy crossover card set made $200m sales in one day.

The Outer Worlds 2 is now $10 cheaper, as Obsidian details how to get a refund on your pre-order

Connor Makar — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:24:21 +0000

The Outer Worlds 2, the upcoming sci-fi FPS by Obsidian Entertainment will now be sold at $70 dollars, rather than the planned $80. This follows a statement by Microsoft confirming the U-turn earlier today.

Rainbow Six Siege underperforms following "pricing exploit", according to Ubisoft

Connor Makar — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:52:31 +0000

Rainbow Six Siege has seemingly underperformed, according to a recent Ubisoft quarterly financial report. This is blamed on a "pricing exploit" allowing players to inflate in-game wallets with more currency than they should have had.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is heading to Evo with first playable build and gameplay deep dive

Connor Makar — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:32:03 +0000

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, the much-anticipated 4v4 fighting game, is headed to Evo next month. At Vegas, attendees will be able to play it for the first time, and watch a gameplay deep-dive panel in person.