Bungie’s upcoming extraction shooter, Marathon, reportedly will cost $40 and the game is too far along in development to pivot to a free-to-play model. According to Forbes and The Game Post, Helldivers 2’s $40 price point and monumental success cemented the premium-cost idea for Marathon. However, despite Concord’s $40 price …
Read More »Ubisoft Denies Reports XDefiant Is Dying, Provides Updated Year One Roadmap
Ubisoft has released an updated Year One roadmap for its free-to-play shooter, XDefiant, highlighting important changes and new content coming down the road. The blog post also denies reports that XDefiant is dying, stating that the game is in a healthy state and that Ubisoft has provided additional resources to …
Read More »"Large Scale" Playtests For New Battlefield Will Start Early Next Year
More details about the next entry in the Battlefield franchise have been revealed during a recent EA Investor’s presentation, with a “large scale community-driven testing program” for the game set to begin in early 2025. During the presentation, Battlefield general manager Byron Beede shared more insights into how the four …
Read More »EA's New Skate Game Gets An Exciting Update
During Summer Games Fest 2024, EA and Full Circle didn’t have much footage of Skate to show off, so instead they featured I Think You Should Leave star Tim Robinson in a comedy skit that set up the game’s story. But if you’ve been waiting for good news about the …
Read More »New PS5 System Update Is Reportedly Causing Graphical Issues In Final Fantasy 16 And More
The PlayStation 5’s latest firmware update, 24.06-10.00.00, introduced several new features, but may have introduced some unintended side effects as well. Users are reporting graphical issues in various titles after the update, with Square Enix confirming the update is affecting Final Fantasy 16 on Sony’s console. Players on Reddit have …
Read More »EA Won't Drop Sims 4 Support When Project Rene Comes Out
The next big iteration of The Sims franchise, known as Project Rene, apparently won’t be The Sims 5. Or at least it won’t function the way numbered entries in the have in the past, with players starting over from scratch while EA stops development on the previous game. This time …
Read More »Major Helldivers 2 Patch Will Make Players Feel More Powerful, Bugs Much Squishier
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has deployed a new update, one that makes sweeping changes to virtually every aspect of the game. In the hefty patch notes, Arrowhead describes how it aims to make the game feel intense but less frustrating to play. The patch is part of Arrowhead’s 60-day action …
Read More »Overwatch 2 Gets Exclusive Game Pass Benefits Starting Today
As of today, one of the top hero shooters of all time, Overwatch 2, is available on Game Pass. Activision Blizzard is offering some enticing incentives to get Overwatch 2 players from other platforms to come to Game Pass, including new skins for some of the fan-favorite characters in the …
Read More »EA Discusses The Possibility Of A Battlefield TV Show Or Movie
EA’s Battlefield franchise began 24 years ago with a World War II game, and the early word on the next installment will bring it back to the present. But will Battlefield head to Hollywood after that? Vince Zampella, the head of EA’s Respawn Entertainment, recently acknowledged that there is interest …
Read More »The Plucky Squire: Where To Find Tumba
The Plucky Squire is a quirky little title with a lot of unique characters to meet and clever mechanics to uncover. As you progress through one of the game’s later chapters, you’ll find yourself in search of one of these unique characters named Tumba, and you’ll need to use one …
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