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Payday 3 will require an always-on internet connection. Regardless of whether you’re playing alone or with a squad, Starbreeze’s global brand director Almir Listo has now confirmed that because the game “is made in the Unreal Engine” and uses “cross-progression and cross-play”, all players will have to be connected online in order to play the

The Blood Knights have arrived in Diablo 4, bringing their unique brand of bloody carnage to the battlefield. These vampiric warriors are a force to be reckoned with and are melee hybrid characters who use a combination of physical and blood magic attacks. They’re able to heal themselves with their own blood, and they can

Larry Hryb, better known by his Xbox live gamertag Major Nelson, has today (14 July) announced that he’s leaving Microsoft after 22 years with the company.  Hryb originally joined Microsoft in early 2001, intiially as the editor-in-chief for MSN Music, but two years later he moved across to the company’s Xbox division and quickly found

Larry Hryb, affectionately known to the Xbox community as Major Nelson, has announced his departure from Microsoft. According to Hryb, he is leaving the firm to work on “the next chapter” of his career. “After 20 incredible years, I have decided to take a step back and work on the next chapter of my career,”

Henry Cavill’s stint as Geralt is coming to an end with The Witcher Season 3 Volume 2, and to prepare you for his exit and to tease you about what’s to come, Netflix has released a trailer for the season’s conclusion. Season 3 was split into two volumes by Netflix, with the first five episodes

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been denied its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that allows Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard. This is a major victory for Microsoft, bringing the company one step closer to becoming a gaming giant. The FTC filed its appeal yesterday, hoping to stop the deal from closing by its

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was a welcomed announcement at Summer Game Fest 2023, and offered a limited yet exciting insight into what we can expect from the next instalment of the franchise. Despite not being the update we were expecting, the announcement of a release date has marked at as an upcoming game

Roblox, one of the largest 3D immersive platforms, will soon be available on Meta Quest for any user 13 and older. This opens up another opportunity for you to create and share your experiences with millions in VR, and you can even bring your existing experiences to the headset. Meta Quest Pro To create a

Guerrilla Games has said it plans on continuing its Horizon franchise “for a long while.” Speaking during a session at Develop Brighton, studio members basically confirmed a comment made last year by creative director Mathijs de Jonge, when they said the team was “setting up some things for the next game” with the Forbidden West

A new trailer for upcoming action brawler Hellboy Web of Wyrd has shown a little of what the game is about, and it largely seems to be about belting demons in the face using Hellboy’s big red fist. While Hellboy Web of Wyrd was originally announced back in December 2022, being developed by West of

Sony has revealed the PlayStation Plus game catalog for July 2023. The following games will be made available starting on July 18. It Takes Two – Official “We’re Better Together” Trailer For PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members, you can download It Takes Two for PS4 and PS5. The game is a genre-bending platform adventure

Among the lengthy laundry list of things that Street Fighter 6 excels at, one of the most impressive has to be the sense of community and scale around the game’s online component. The MMO-style Battle Hub environment does a brilliant job of fostering arcade-like community over the internet – but did you know that the

Microsoft has won it’s court case against the United States’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and can now continue its planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard King, the developer behind titles like Diablo 4, Call of Duty and Candy Crush, for $68.7bn. The case provided heaps of gaming news last week on all things Activision Blizzard, but

Game development studio Singularity 6 has announced both closed and open beta tests will take place for Palia in August. If you aren’t familiar with the game, Paila is a community simulation MMO where you can build a home and life, befriend various characters, and experience an evolving narrative with other players. Palia | Official

Strange snack-animal hybrids are coming to an iOS device near you, as developer Young Horses has revealed that Bugsnax will arrive on iPhone and iPad on July 12. Those who consider exploring Snaktooth Island on iPhone or iPad will also have access to the previously released DLC, The Isle of BIGsnax, and will be experiencing

EA is making a Black Panther game, and they’ve set up an all-new studio to do it.  The new studio, Cliffhanger Games, is based in Seattle and has a chunk of Monolith Productions veterans, the studio that was behind the Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War titles, both of which are solid third-person action

There’s no way The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom could have been inspired by Elden Ring, because everyone making it was just too busy doing just that. It’s not exactly a secret that Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki has taken a lot of inspiration from the Zelda series over the years. Elden Ring

Irdeto, the company behind Denuvo Anti-Tamper, an anti-piracy DRM that’s very popular with publishers, has an image problem with gamers. The DRM is infamous practically anywhere you look, with its inclusion in hotly-anticipated games often inviting the ire of many of those excited about them. The history of the belief that Denuvo DRM makes games