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Gears of War, Hellblade 2 and More Xbox Games to Launch on PS5 in 2025: Report
Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to bring more of its exclusive games to rival platforms from Sony and Nintendo in 2025. After launching some Xbox games on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch last year, the company is likely readying its bigger franchises, including Gears of War, for PS5 and potentially the Nintendo Switch successor console, too, i...
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to Arrive on Xbox Game Pass Later This Month: Report
Microsoft announced in May that Call of Duty: Back Ops 6, the next instalment in Activision's popular first-person shooter franchise, will be on Xbox Game Pass when it launches in October. But the first Call of Duty title on the game subscription service might be arriving much sooner. The Xbox parent is reportedly planning to bring Call of Duty: Mo...
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Will Be on Game Pass at Launch, Microsoft Confirms
Call of Duty: Back Ops 6, the next instalment in Activision’s popular first-person shooter franchise, will be available on Xbox Game Pass at launch, Microsoft confirmed Tuesday. All Game Pass subscribers will be able to play the game on day one. The confirmation came days after reports claimed that the Xbox parent was planning to put the next Cal...
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Officially Confirmed, Full Reveal Set for June 9
Activision has confirmed that the next Call of Duty will be Black Ops 6. After several leaks and teasers, the publisher announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 last week. “A dark new chapter of the Black Ops franchise begins,” the official Call of Duty handle on X posted May 23, alongside a short video revealing the title.
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Halo Infinite's Unannounced Battle Royale Project Rumoured to Be Cancelled
Halo has had a period of tumultuous recent years under the development umbrella of 343 Industries. The iconic Xbox franchise, that laid down the blueprint for first-person multiplayer shooters during its heyday, has faltered with recent releases. Now, Halo Infinite's unannounced battle royale mode has reportedly been cancelled.
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Hogwarts Legacy Sold Over 22 Million Copies in 2023, WB Claims; More Harry Potter Games in Development
Hogwarts Legacy sold over 22 million copies last year since its launch in February 2023, Warner Bros. has confirmed. Out of that impressive number, around 2 million units were sold during the Christmas holiday season, with WB Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad claiming that it’s the best-selling game of 2023. As WB continues to expa...
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Grand Theft Auto 6 Map Leaks Are Reportedly From a Rockstar Employee’s Son
Grand Theft Auto 6’s overworld map has seemingly leaked online, and it’s reportedly from a Rockstar employee’s son. The video was posted on a throwaway TikTok account, which allegedly belongs to Aaron Garbut’s son, the head of development and co-studio head at Rockstar North. The GTA 6 trailer will be shown tomorrow, 7:30pm IST in India/ 9a...
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GTA 6 Trailer Coming This Tuesday, Rockstar Games Confirms
GTA 6 trailer release date is set for Tuesday, December 5, at 7:30pm IST in India/ 9am ET in the US. The timeline coincides with Rockstar Games’ 25th-anniversary celebration and the announcement image post suggests that the game will be set in a fictionalised version of Miami — a return to Vice City. The game suffered a massive data leak last y...
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage Pop-Up Advert in Other AC Games Was Result of a ‘Technical Error,’ Ubisoft Claims
Ubisoft claims that the in-game pop-up advertisement for Assassin’ Creed Mirage Black Friday Sale was a ‘technical error,’ after numerous players reported encountering the same. The publisher intended to include the promotion within game menus across the franchise, but the so-called error caused it to trigger during general gameplay, spawning...
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GTA 6 Trailer Countdown: Rockstar Games Removes ‘Social Club’ Branding From Site Ahead of Release
Rockstar has scrapped the ‘Social Club’ branding from its website, as it anticipates the GTA 6 trailer. As per @videotechuk_ on Twitter, all references to the platform have been removed, though there are no changes to its functionality, allowing GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 players to continue their activities as usual. The GTA 6 trailer is ...
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage Review: Nostalgia Hits So Good
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Review: Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a leaner, brisker, and fun little ride for the old schoolers that achieves what it set out to do. It doesn’t reinvent the stealth approach but delivers in potent level design that is amplified by an intricately designed Baghdad that’s thrilling to parkour around. The smaller scope h...
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Warner Bros. Says It Will Transform Its Biggest Franchises Into Live Service Games
WB Games will be focusing on more live service games in the future. During its earnings call, CEO David Zaslav claimed that he wants to convert all major IP into long-term gaming products — ones that rely on an always-on model, in an attempt to drive post-launch monetisation through regular content drop. However, going by past instances like Back...
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GTA 6 Trailer Is Coming Early December, Rockstar Games Confirms
GTA 6 trailer is set to release in early December, Rockstar Games has confirmed. The timeline coincides with the studio’s 25th-anniversary celebration and will likely introduce the franchise’s first-ever female protagonist. Reportedly set in a fictionalised version of Miami, the game also suffered a massive leak in 2022, causing over 90 in-deve...
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GTA 6 Announcement Reportedly Set for This Week, Trailer Reveal in December
GTA 6 is reportedly getting an announcement this week, followed by a trailer launch in December. Reports from earlier this year suggested that the game is eyeing a release sometime in 2024 or 2025 and that it will introduce the franchise’s first female protagonist. The game also suffered a massive leak last year, though parent company Take-Two si...
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Mortal Kombat 1 Review: New Flesh on Old Bones
Mortal Kombat 1 Review: Marking a new era in the bone-krunching franchise, Mortal Kombat 1 is a neat entry for newcomers to the fighting game genre. This soft reboot doesn’t reinvent its roots in any form but drastically evolves over its predecessors from a visual perspective, delivering more gore and excellent cinematics. The new Kameo system op...
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Gears of War, Hellblade 2 and More Xbox Games to Launch on PS5 in 2025: Report
Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to bring more of its exclusive games to rival platforms from Sony and Nintendo in 2025. After launching some Xbox games on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch last year, the company is likely readying its bigger franchises, including Gears of War, for PS5 and potentially the Nintendo Switch successor console, too, i...
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to Arrive on Xbox Game Pass Later This Month: Report
Microsoft announced in May that Call of Duty: Back Ops 6, the next instalment in Activision's popular first-person shooter franchise, will be on Xbox Game Pass when it launches in October. But the first Call of Duty title on the game subscription service might be arriving much sooner. The Xbox parent is reportedly planning to bring Call of Duty: Mo...
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Will Be on Game Pass at Launch, Microsoft Confirms
Call of Duty: Back Ops 6, the next instalment in Activision’s popular first-person shooter franchise, will be available on Xbox Game Pass at launch, Microsoft confirmed Tuesday. All Game Pass subscribers will be able to play the game on day one. The confirmation came days after reports claimed that the Xbox parent was planning to put the next Cal...
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Officially Confirmed, Full Reveal Set for June 9
Activision has confirmed that the next Call of Duty will be Black Ops 6. After several leaks and teasers, the publisher announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 last week. “A dark new chapter of the Black Ops franchise begins,” the official Call of Duty handle on X posted May 23, alongside a short video revealing the title.
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Halo Infinite's Unannounced Battle Royale Project Rumoured to Be Cancelled
Halo has had a period of tumultuous recent years under the development umbrella of 343 Industries. The iconic Xbox franchise, that laid down the blueprint for first-person multiplayer shooters during its heyday, has faltered with recent releases. Now, Halo Infinite's unannounced battle royale mode has reportedly been cancelled.
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Hogwarts Legacy Sold Over 22 Million Copies in 2023, WB Claims; More Harry Potter Games in Development
Hogwarts Legacy sold over 22 million copies last year since its launch in February 2023, Warner Bros. has confirmed. Out of that impressive number, around 2 million units were sold during the Christmas holiday season, with WB Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad claiming that it’s the best-selling game of 2023. As WB continues to expa...
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Grand Theft Auto 6 Map Leaks Are Reportedly From a Rockstar Employee’s Son
Grand Theft Auto 6’s overworld map has seemingly leaked online, and it’s reportedly from a Rockstar employee’s son. The video was posted on a throwaway TikTok account, which allegedly belongs to Aaron Garbut’s son, the head of development and co-studio head at Rockstar North. The GTA 6 trailer will be shown tomorrow, 7:30pm IST in India/ 9a...
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GTA 6 Trailer Coming This Tuesday, Rockstar Games Confirms
GTA 6 trailer release date is set for Tuesday, December 5, at 7:30pm IST in India/ 9am ET in the US. The timeline coincides with Rockstar Games’ 25th-anniversary celebration and the announcement image post suggests that the game will be set in a fictionalised version of Miami — a return to Vice City. The game suffered a massive data leak last y...
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage Pop-Up Advert in Other AC Games Was Result of a ‘Technical Error,’ Ubisoft Claims
Ubisoft claims that the in-game pop-up advertisement for Assassin’ Creed Mirage Black Friday Sale was a ‘technical error,’ after numerous players reported encountering the same. The publisher intended to include the promotion within game menus across the franchise, but the so-called error caused it to trigger during general gameplay, spawning...
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GTA 6 Trailer Countdown: Rockstar Games Removes ‘Social Club’ Branding From Site Ahead of Release
Rockstar has scrapped the ‘Social Club’ branding from its website, as it anticipates the GTA 6 trailer. As per @videotechuk_ on Twitter, all references to the platform have been removed, though there are no changes to its functionality, allowing GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 players to continue their activities as usual. The GTA 6 trailer is ...
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage Review: Nostalgia Hits So Good
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Review: Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a leaner, brisker, and fun little ride for the old schoolers that achieves what it set out to do. It doesn’t reinvent the stealth approach but delivers in potent level design that is amplified by an intricately designed Baghdad that’s thrilling to parkour around. The smaller scope h...
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Warner Bros. Says It Will Transform Its Biggest Franchises Into Live Service Games
WB Games will be focusing on more live service games in the future. During its earnings call, CEO David Zaslav claimed that he wants to convert all major IP into long-term gaming products — ones that rely on an always-on model, in an attempt to drive post-launch monetisation through regular content drop. However, going by past instances like Back...
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GTA 6 Trailer Is Coming Early December, Rockstar Games Confirms
GTA 6 trailer is set to release in early December, Rockstar Games has confirmed. The timeline coincides with the studio’s 25th-anniversary celebration and will likely introduce the franchise’s first-ever female protagonist. Reportedly set in a fictionalised version of Miami, the game also suffered a massive leak in 2022, causing over 90 in-deve...
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GTA 6 Announcement Reportedly Set for This Week, Trailer Reveal in December
GTA 6 is reportedly getting an announcement this week, followed by a trailer launch in December. Reports from earlier this year suggested that the game is eyeing a release sometime in 2024 or 2025 and that it will introduce the franchise’s first female protagonist. The game also suffered a massive leak last year, though parent company Take-Two si...
-
Mortal Kombat 1 Review: New Flesh on Old Bones
Mortal Kombat 1 Review: Marking a new era in the bone-krunching franchise, Mortal Kombat 1 is a neat entry for newcomers to the fighting game genre. This soft reboot doesn’t reinvent its roots in any form but drastically evolves over its predecessors from a visual perspective, delivering more gore and excellent cinematics. The new Kameo system op...
