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One of the hardest fights in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has been between the developer and the cheaters. Activision has warned cheaters in the recent past, and ramped up its response to the issue as well. Now, the publisher is taking a bow by demonstrating how some of the latest anti-cheat measures have been implemented in the game. On Call of the Duty's official site, Activision cited its in-game mitigations that disrupt cheaters in matches by making their weapons disappear or blowing up...
College football players who lent their names and likenesses to both EA Sports College Football 25 and EA Sports College Football 26 reportedly received a pay bump from $600 to $1,500 per player. However, that may not be enough for players when EA begins putting together the deals for College Football 27. According to Front Office Sports, the issue at hand is revenue sharing. EA's Madden NFL and other pro sports games include players when dividing the revenue. However, EA's deal for the...
Next week, Assassin's Creed Shadows is getting its first DLC expansion, Claws of Awaji. But before Naoe and Yasuke take on the Sanzoku Ippa in a new island region on September 16, Ubisoft is releasing the 1.1.1 update for Assassin's Creed Shadows on September 11. As part of the Claws of Awaji storyline, Naoe and Yasuke's ally, Junjiro, goes on a quest to meet a legendary bo master, which will unlock a bo staff for Naoe. However, Ubisoft's new update will give the bo staff to every player in...
This week, Apple unveiled its next wave of hardware, including four new iPhone models and the next generations of the AirPods Pro and Apple Watch--and Apple users who are looking to grab the new releases can preorder several of the devices now. While the new iPhone 17 and iPhone Air are easily the marquee announcements of the presentation, we'll have to wait until September 12 for preorders to open. In the meantime, preorders for the new AirPods Pro 3 and Apple Watch Series 11 are now open...
From Software's games tend to be challenging for most players, and the developer is making things even harder with Elden Ring Nightreign's new Deep of Night mode. Before that launches later this week, Elden Ring Nightreign has received patch 1.02.2 with new bug fixes and gameplay tweaks. From Software has also shared a video that breaks down some of the changes coming in Deep of Night. One of the ways Deep of Night will keep players on edge is that they won't know which Night Lord they're...
Halo Infinite's latest update just introduced a fan-favorite game mode that will have players nostalgic for Halo: Reach. Yes, Invasion has made its Halo Infinite debut, just in time for the 15th anniversary of Bungie's last Halo game on September 14. The asymmetrical, one-sided objective mode originally saw Spartans and Elites attacking or defending in Halo: Reach, with the objective for the attackers changing depending on what phase of the map was currently being played. Each team also...
Microsoft is launching a new Gears of War T-shirt and hoodie, and all proceeds will go to the Crisis Text Line, a nonprofit that provides free, 24/7, confidential mental health support to anyone who needs it. The new shirt and hoodie, which were designed by Ratta Rodriguez, are available now to buy at the Gears of War shop. However, the items are only up for sale until September 24. "The rapidly rising rates of suicide, depression and loneliness concern us deeply and we believe in the...
Innocn produces a bunch of great, budget-friendly monitors. I personally have been using one of its 40-inch models for years--whether it's working or gaming, it's handled everything I throw at it with ease. Amazon is now discounting several Innocn 49-Inch Curved Gaming Monitors, all of which are billed as limited-time deals that'll likely end in the coming days. Some are discounted by over $300, making this a great time to be in the market. So if you have the space on your desk and want a...
Modern sci-fi survival-horror games owe a lot to Alien, as decades after it was first released, Ridley Scott's film is still seen as the benchmark for cosmic terror. Naturally, we've seen the franchise adapted into several video games, and if Dead Space creator Glen Schofield were given the chance to put his own spin on the series, he'd do it--if he had complete creative freedom to do so. "Let's say I took on a license," Schofield said to PC Gamer. "Which I really don't want to do--I want...
Fortnite's bug-filled Shock 'N Awesome season certainly invokes Helldivers 2's galactic war against the Terminids, but don't expect an official collab between the two games anytime soon. That's according to Shams Jorjani, CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead. In a response to a question from a fan on the Helldivers 2 Discord about whether Super Earth's Helldivers could make an appearance in Fortnite (via VideoGamer), he said a collab between the two third-person shooters is "not a...
Looking to upgrade your home office ahead of the dark winter months? Amazon is currently discounting the wildly popular Claiks Standing Desk to just $95 (was $120), which matches its lowest price ever. It's holding down a rating of 4.5 stars with over 4,000 reviews--and while it's probably not going to be as luxurious as something from Razer or FlexiSpot, it looks like an absolute bargain at under $100. There's also another standing desk from ErGear that's a bit more expensive, but it too is...
Sony has announced a new PlayStation app, the PlayStation Family App, and it aims to help parents manage and monitor how their children play games on PlayStation. The PlayStation Family App, which is free and is rolling out worldwide today on iOS and Android, connects to a PlayStation device in the house and parents can set up real-time notifications for when someone logs in. Parents can set time limits and then approve or deny extensions. The app also lets parents restrict which games...
Rougelike deckbuilders aren't exactly a rarity, but The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike, due out in November, is far from typical for the genre--in this game, you'll be able to build your own manga fight scenes. The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike is an adaptation of sorts of Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable series, which follows a hitman known as "The Fable" as he tries to lie low and live a normal life for a year. That, predictably, doesn't go exactly as planned. Given the popularity of Sega's...
In the past year, Nintendo has been fairly consistent about Metroid Prime 4: Beyond arriving sometime in 2025. While a release date for Samus Aran's next adventure has yet to be revealed, Metroid Prime 4 has picked up another age rating. Reporter Necro Felipe (via Video Games Chronicle) was the first to notice that Metroid Prime 4 has now been rated +14 in Brazil. Earlier this summer, Metroid Prime 4 received a +12 rating in South Korea, and it was given a T for Teen rating in America by...
The 10th-anniversary Kojima Productions event that was announced earlier this month will include a "glimpse into future projects," according to the official announcement posted on September 1. The event is called "Beyond the Strand," and it will be streamed on IGN on September 23. The event takes place at 1 PM in Tokyo, and that works out to 9 PM PT on September 22 and midnight ET on September 23. People in the UK can tune in at 5 AM BST on September 23. Kojima is personally hosting the...
The time for Genshin Impact's major annual update has arrived, bringing with it the game's seventh major region, new storylines and characters, and special events to celebrate the game's fifth anniversary. Version Luna 1, aka Song of the Welsin Moon: Segue, debuts Nod-Krai, the latest explorable region expanding the world of Teyvat: an autonomous setting where diverse factions converge for the main stage of the game's new "Song of the Welkin Moon" version series. Nod-Krai consists of three...
Apple will have you feeling like Commander Shepard from Mass Effect with the new AirPods Pro 3, because they sport a feature called Live Translation. The company states that headphone users will hear languages like French and Spanish translated to English automatically. There is even the option to respond to someone without the headphones utilizing your iPhone, as it will transcribe your speech on screen to the other person's language. This all sounds very similar to the Translation...
Activision has confirmed that, in fact, some Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 skins will carry forward to Black Ops 7--but they're limited to a handful of Black Ops 6 Zombies skins. For anyone just catching up, Activision originally announced that Black Ops 7 would support the Carry Forward program and allow players to bring their Black Ops 6 skins to Black Ops 7. However, Activision later canceled these plans and confirmed that most skins--including ones people paid money for--are not carrying...
Mega Evolutions are making their grand return in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and after seeing how Dragonite, Victreebel, and Hawlucha will look once they've undergone this power-up, it looks like Malamar is also getting an upgrade. So far, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have released Mega Evolution reveal videos that put an interesting spin on the world of Pokemon, and just like the Victreebel Mega Evolution, this satirical news broadcast is a reminder of just how frightening the world would be...
United States Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced that the National Institutes of Health are looking into a range of issues as it relates to what may contribute to gun violence in the United States. He also cited video games as a possible cause of real-world violence. "The firearms question is a complex question, and it's not an easy question," he said in response to a question from PBS about if the government is looking into mental health when it comes to gun violence. He...