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The Battlefield 6 open beta's early access period has begun, and footage of explosions and simulated military action has been flooding the internet ever since. While a lot of players are sharing cool things they did and having a good time, a rising number of people are lamenting the fact that, despite EA's best efforts, multiple cheaters have already surfaced within this open beta test. Multiple social media posts have shown footage of cheaters in action, including one from X user ItsHapa...
Earlier this summer, Hideo Kojima released his latest game, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. While Kojima is already working on his next title, fans shouldn't get their hopes up about his new stealth-action game Physint arriving anytime soon. According to Kojima himself, most of the work on Physint hasn't exited the earliest stage of development. Kojima told IndieWire that he is "starting to work with the team on OD, because that's a new project." He then added that he is "doing Physint all...
When I first saw it at the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase, I was surprised to see a game from a French developer with the photorealism of Western RPGs and mechanical stylings of Japanese ones. Its polished, cinematic trailer gave the impression of a AAA game, even though I'd never even heard of Sandfall Interactive at the time. Clair Obscur moved mountains. Despite its launch on the same weekend as Oblivion Remastered, it sold 500,000 copies within 24 hours and 1 million after three days. It's...
Rod Fergusson is leaving Blizzard after five years. In his time at the studio, Fergusson has primarily acted as the general manager and face of the Diablo series, overseeing a resurgence of sorts for Blizzard's storied action-RPG franchise. Fergusson announced his departure via Twitter, saying, "After five years of driving the Diablo franchise forward with four big launches, it's time for me to step away from Blizzard/Microsoft, sword in hand, and see what's next. The teams are set up for...
Nintendo has filed a new patent application that suggests an interesting new way to play. The patent filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows a crank-like device built to attach to the side of a game controller, allowing you to crank up the fun. Eh? The description of the patent goes into detail about the mouse-operation sensor and how the peripheral could attach to a recessed surface in the controller with a mouse operation sensor, which may suggest it could...
The Battlefield 6 beta has officially begun, and it's already surpassed Battlefield 2042's peak player count on Steam. Hundreds of thousands of players have jumped in, which has led to some massive queue times, but not everyone of these players is a Battlefield veteran. The beta is full of players who are simply looking for a new first-person shooter or dipping their toes into Battlefield to see if they like the experience or not. If you're one of those new players or a player returning to...
The Omni-Tool is like the Swiss Army knife of Grounded 2. This device starts out as a simple chopping axe, but it can be upgraded several times and provide multiple functions. This lets you chop, dig, and hammer items to gain valuable resources for your survival. Here we'll guide you through everything you need to know in order to upgrade your Omni-Tool in Grounded 2. How to get the Omni-Tool Wall of Omni-Tools in Ranger Outpost: Snackbar After you complete the Grounded 2 tutorial, you're...
At long last, Titan Quest 2 is here in early access on PC, and as you'd expect, developer Grimlore Games is planning to add more content to the action-RPG as it builds up to its full release. So what's chiseled into the marble slab right now? In a press release, the studio said that players can expect major content updates every three months, and while multiplayer isn't available in Titan Quest 2 yet, it is coming soon. Additionally, a brand-new chapter with new areas, enemies, and...
Marvel Rivals' Season 3.5 refresh is now live, and it's largely focused on punishing players who disconnect or go AFK from matches and compensating those who have to endure the aftermath. Leavers have been an ongoing issue in Marvel Rivals' competitive mode, and now developer NetEase is upping the penalties for those who make it a habit in the game's Season 3.5 update. According to the Season 3.5 patch notes, those who continue to leave or go AFK will see more frequent temporary bans from...
This week, Fortnite's Shock N' Awesome campaign kicked off after an epic showdown ended the previous season, with the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and a new Halo Spartan skin joining the battle royale against a horde of giant bugs. To celebrate the start of the bug-squashing season, Epic Games has kicked off a new Twitch Drop initiative for this weekend, where 90 minutes of viewing time can land you three new items for your locker. In order to claim the items, simply log in to Twitch...
The Grand Theft Auto series just hit a major milestone, as parent company Take-Two Interactive confirmed that it has sold almost 455 million units across the franchise. What makes this figure even more impressive is that GTA 5 alone counts for almost half of those sales, with 215 million units sold to date. While GTA V isn't the best-selling game of all time in pure unit sales--it's actually third, behind Minecraft and Tetris--it's still a record that likely won't be broken for quite some...
Earlier this summer, a battle between gaming giants began when Sony filed a lawsuit against Tencent, alleging that the latter's upcoming game, Light of Motiram, is infringing on Sony's Horizon franchise. Now, Tencent appears to have revamped its presentation of Light of Motiram and downplayed its similarities to Sony's game. Tencent has changed several elements on Light of Motiram's Steam page (via The Game Post), including a new description for the game that drops all references to the...
The fantasy shooters Heretic and Hexen have been remastered and re-released for modern platforms, allowing longtime fans and new players to experience these cult classics all over again. Originally developed by Raven Software and released in 1994 and 1995, the games stood out for combining fast-paced first-person shooter gameplay with dark-fantasy settings and RPG mechanics--a big departure from the sci-fi and military themes popular at the time. The remastered collection, Heretic + Hexen...
Later this month, Metal Gear Solid Delta is taking MGS fans back to the jungles of 1960s Russia to relive the first story in the overarching Metal Gear Solid timeline. Konami won't be finished with MGS Delta when it launches, however, as today the company announced Fox Hunt--a "hide-and-seek based" multiplayer mode, will be added to the game this fall. According to the official Metal Gear Solid Delta website, Fox Hunt is based on the Sneaking Mission game modes of past Metal Gear Online...
Battlefield 6 has an open beta kicking off this weekend on console and PC, but Sony is looking to attract a few players to PS5 by offering an exclusive soldier skin for the game's full launch. Downloading and playing the Battlefield 6 open beta on PS5 will get you the "Advance Party" skin, which will be added to the game in October. So far, developer Battlefield Studios is keeping the selection of skins for the game grounded in reality, compared to Call of Duty and its focus on pop-culture...
Things have been rough for Xbox Game Studios lately, with numerous layoffs and the cancellation of several games. One of the studios impacted was Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10, with reportedly 50% of its staff affected. This has led to fears about the future of the studio and Forza Motorsport, but Turn 10 says that it'll continue to support it. "Dear Forza Community, we know many of you have questions about what’s next for the Forza franchise, and we appreciate the support of our...
BioShock fans may be understandably curious about the fate of the next game in the series following leaks that BioShock 4 failed an internal review and Cloud Chamber studio head Kelley Gilmore was reportedly ousted by 2K Games as a result. However, Strauss Zelnick--the CEO of 2K Games' parent company, Take-Two Interactive--has essentially promised fans that BioShock 4 is still on the way and it won't be canceled. "It's going to come out," Zelnick told IGN. "That I can say hand on heart...
This year's Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios in California and Universal Orlando in Florida will feature haunted houses devoted to Fallout and Five Nights At Freddy's--and while both are inspired by video games, both houses will lean into their respective live-action adaptations. The theme parks haven't shared any of the footage of this year's HHN houses yet, but the creative team on both coasts has offered a few teasers about what fans can expect to see. While speaking with...
No backdoors, no kill switches, no spyware. That's Nvidia's pledge after an accusation from the Cyberspace Administration of China, which asked Nvidia last week to provide documents about security vulnerabilities in Nvidia's H20 data center GPUs, specifically citing "backdoor" security risks. Nvidia responded officially with a blog post the company's chief security officer, David Reber Jr. "Embedding backdoors and kill switches into chips would be a gift to hackers and hostile actors,"...
There's been a lot of speculation about the cost of Grand Theft Auto 6, with some companies hoping that it will debut at $100 to open the door for more games to drop at that price. The current ceiling for gaming prices appears to be $80, but Strauss Zelnick--the CEO of Rockstar Games' parent company, Take-Two Interactive--doesn't seem to be very enthusiastic about raising the price for GTA 6. "I think our approach may be a little bit different," replied Zelnick when asked about pricing GTA...