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Gameplay footage from cancelled Xbox Perfect Dark game leaks online, and it looks pretty good

Over the past 24 hours, leaked gameplay footage of the Perfect Dark reboot has surfaced online, giving us a glimpse at what could have been. The gameplay, first unearthed by MP1ST, shows off a few of the different weapons protagonist Joanna Dark would have been able to use, as well as a few different environments

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s latest DMZ trailers have left players confused about the existence of a PvE-only mode

Although more reveals are promised, what’s been confirmed so far left one of the biggest questions hanging over DMZ unanswered. Namely, whether the mode is going to offer a PvE-only playlist for those not keen on fighting other players. Dedicated PvE is something that inevitably gets brought up with every new extraction shooter, as we’ve

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Here are our Xbox Game Pass games for October 2026

October’s undisputed headliner is one of last year’s hottest games, EA’s Battlefield 6. The large-scale shooter broke series records when it dropped, selling over 7m copies in three days and instantly topping Steam’s best-seller charts. Post-launch updates and a surprisingly-involved Top Gun collab have kept the game chugging into this year too, despite layoffs at

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Sony is reportedly plotting to revive classic PlayStation games, starting with a new Ape Escape from the developers behind Sonic Mania

The tidbit comes courtesy of The Jeff Gerstmann podcast, where Gerstmann said that a new Ape Escape was on the way from Evening Star, the independent team who made the fan-favorite Sonic Mania before forming their own studio and releasing the surprisingly delightful Penny’s Big Breakaway. VGC corroborated the podcast’s claims, as well. “I don’t

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Exclusive – Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy will let you be a crooked cop, pinning crimes on the innocent, or follow in good boy Gregor Eisenhorn’s footsteps

I have technically solved a lot of crimes from the comfort of my gaming chair, but it’s surprisingly rare for games to actually engage with the mechanics of a criminal investigation. You’ll chat to folk, maybe use your ‘detective vision’, and then the culprit is found. Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy asks more from you. As

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Former Halo leaders lament effective closure of Halo Studios, as one employee finds themselves promoted and fired in same week

"Gutted to hear the news today." The Xbox cuts were so sudden one former Halo Studios employee, cinematic director Josh Daniels, said he was promoted and then laid off in the same week. “Promoted and laid off in the same week is pretty wild,” wrote Daniels on LinkedIn. “I’m one of the many hit by

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It’s me, I am the whale

I’m Fraser, and I’m a whale. Yesterday saw my current go-to MMO, Star Trek Online, launch a limited loot box for Star Trek’s 60th anniversary, featuring an impressive roster of ships and, for the grand prize, the new Constitution Pilot Multi-Mission Cruiser—the version of the Enterprise seen in Strange New Worlds. I’m too embarrassed to

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