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Ubisoft promises Ghost Recon news in August, and if you’re hoping that means an update on the Splinter Cell remake then I admire your optimism but sorry, no

Less than a week after Ubisoft promised that a new Ghost Recon game is coming but probably not anytime soon, the company says it will mark the series’ 25th anniversary in August with some proper news on what’s coming next. “It’s been a while Ghosts!” the announcement excitedly states. “We know some of you saw

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There’s a dinosaur soulslike launching on Steam this week where you’re a spinosaurus swinging a greatsword with your mouth who just might be able to parry the meteor

It’s taken centuries of human advancement, but soulslikes and demanding third-person action games have finally reached a level of cultural proliferation where we as a society can ask the all important question: What if the dinosaurs could have simply parried the meteor? That’s the tantalizing possibility suggested by Dinoblade, a probably paleontologically accurate soulslike launching

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A new Elder Scrolls is still years away, but this fun Arthurian take on the formula is 50% off right now

It’s a little surprising there aren’t more The Elder Scrolls clones. Aside from Avowed, the only other example I can think of is Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. It launched in May last year after a stint in early access, and the response was positive, perhaps surprisingly so, considering how tough it must be

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Modern Warfare 4 gameplay debut reignites community debate about how fast Call of Duty movement should be

As developer Infinity Ward revealed prior to the event’s start, the demo was of the new Kill Block game mode, which dynamically creates maps from pre-set fabs based on Modern Warfare series maps, resulting in an ever-changing arena that reassembles itself after each two rounds. The concept of a Shipment-sized, ever-changing map is exciting on

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Save-game carry-overs and time-leaping sequels: medieval vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker has some bold ideas for the future

I learnt this information in two parts. The first part came from speaking to the Blood of Dawnwalker game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, while he was explaining how the Summer Game Fest ‘saga’ trailer – in which we see a delivery person in the present day drop off a box of blood sachets to an ailing

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After Doom director Hugo Martin denied reports that id Software had been gutted, “current and former employees” are disagreeing with his optimism

"I don't agree with Hugo's statement." Game Developer shared a story that directly answers Martin’s words in a recent livestream. Senior editor Chris Kerr wrote “multiple anonymous sources told Game Developer that around two thirds of those left at id Software who worked on Doom (2016) were laid off at the beginning of the month”,

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Battlefield 6’s newest and largest map is good, but I worry it will end up being nothing more than a curiosity

As part of a preview event, I spent three hours killing (and getting killed) across all of the map’s nine capture points. I got to play with the new toys, and, of course, indulge in naval combat. Tsuru Reef’s size is its most notable feature. Battlefield Studios was right to emphasise it pre-launch. Playing it,

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Final Fantasy 14’s attempt to take the MMO mobile is over before the world even gets the chance to see it

You might be surprised to hear that the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy 14—I’ll spare you the free trial copypasta—has a mobile version. Well, it does… though er, not for much longer. A little over a year after launching in China, Final Fantasy 14 mobile is shutting down and taking its unreleased global version down

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“Professional lurker” Todd Howard reappears on internet forums following Bethesda’s Fallout and Elder Scrolls announcements to thank fans for their support

"We're constantly listening." His comments come after confirmation that Bethesda Game Studios will be working more closely with other studios in the future, such as Obsidian Entertainment on a future Fallout project and with ZeniMax Online on The Elder Scrolls’ ongoing development. Until recently, Howard’s last comment on Reddit had been about a Fallout 4

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