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The team had to revisit the original concept and carry out substantial revisions. Embark explained the prolonged development of its extraction shooter ARC Raiders. According to CEO Patrick Soderlund, the project — initially envisioned as a PvE shooter emphasizing cooperative play — was extensively reworked. After ARC Raiders was announced in 2021 the project fell...

Security personnel hold the line at the annual Burning Man gathering, Sept. 4, 2023. Julie Jammot/Getty Images Burning Man Names “Axis Mundi” as the Theme for 2026 Across civilizations and across time, many cultures have imagined a central point — an axis mundi — that anchors the cosmos and links the earthly realm to the...

Supporters of the company are attributing the change to the new cashback scheme, but many remain unconvinced about how the two are related. Without prior notice or explanation, Microsoft removed the 10% discount on CoD Points—the in-game currency for Call of Duty—that was available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. Players also lost the discount...

Photo: Jessica Miglio/HBO Max Reaction to Peacemaker season 2 has been largely favorable — viewers and critics alike have applauded the performances and the season’s narrative beats. Still, one recurring complaint has intensified as the run continues: episode lengths that feel increasingly brief. Audiences have recently called attention to the shrinking runtimes. The seventh episode,...

The developers are considerate of players who, for one reason or another, haven’t switched to solid‑state drives. Arrowhead’s Deputy Technical Director, Brendan Armstrong, clarified why the PC edition of Helldivers 2 requires about 140 GB, while the console version only needs roughly 35 GB. The explanation centers on supporting mechanical hard drives (HDDs). To speed...

Players are accusing the company of greed and question how it makes sense to charge to watch an event that effectively serves as advertising for Street Fighter. The Street Fighter 6 community has been thrown into uproar following Capcom’s decision to make paid streams mandatory for two major fighting tournaments — the Capcom Cup and...

Image: Disney Steven Lisberger’s 1982 film Tron largely unfolds inside a dazzling digital realm where programs—rendered as neon-clad figures—compete on the Grid. Programs are annihilated (or “derezzed”) in the Disc Arena and shredded by jetwalls during light-cycle skirmishes. Joseph Kosinski’s follow-up, Tron: Legacy, returns to that computerized battleground for more high-speed confrontations and Grid-based combat....

A simple joke grew into one of the defining signatures of the Mortal Kombat series. Dan Forden, audio director at NetherRealm Studios, has announced his departure from the studio after 15 years — or, more precisely, after 36 years when his roots at Midway Chicago are included. Wednesday was my last day at NetherRealm. Over...

Paramount canceled Halo after two seasons, but the series has since found new life on Netflix. The Halo series, adapted from the iconic shooter franchise, aired from 2022 to 2024 and was initially promoted as one of Paramount+’s flagship titles. However, it garnered mixed reviews and relatively low viewer engagement, leading the platform to discontinue...

The actor keeps showcasing his wide-ranging knowledge of video games. Henry Cavill is celebrated not only as an ardent fan of Warhammer 40,000 but also as a dedicated gamer. He recently gave the gaming community another reason to smile. The actor shared a series of photos on social media showing him recuperating from a leg...

The game’s technical state continues to frustrate fans. For years, players of The Sims 4 have reported instances of save file corruption. The issue has frequently been associated with the “For Rent” expansion pack — many users who installed that DLC experienced broken save files. Recently, Maxis said they had identified a “partial fix” and...

A well-known JRPG is returning in a refreshed form. Recently, Kazuhisa Wada, head of P-Studio (part of Atlus), gave an interview to 4Gamer. He was asked about the previously announced remake, Persona 4 Revival. Wada commented: “…Persona 4 already contains a wealth of material in Persona 4 The Golden, so when we approach the next...

Fans continue experimenting with the franchise’s games. Recently, a modder known as Cheello released a trailer for a project called Voxel Duke Nukem. He set out to rework the shooter using voxels — instead of spinning 2D sprites, enemies and other elements will be fully realized: “All monsters, femmes, props and much more have been...

The performance of Larian’s game is steadily improving. The Baldur’s Gate 3 team has rolled out another patch — version 1.800.503. Larian Studios responded to complaints from PlayStation owners and prepared a targeted fix, but because of technical considerations the patch will be deployed across all platforms: “We are releasing a fix aimed at resolving...