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Some games just hit you in the right way, and you decide to dedicate your time to mastering them completely. Whether you stop at the platinum trophy or, in the case of regularly-updated MMORPGs, when the updates cease to satisfy your curiosity, you can always look forward to a sequel. In the case of Aion 2, however, that sequel is arriving 18 years after the original game was released. Luckily, it’s getting a full release on Steam, with servers in four continents and multiple language options. Developer NC America has confirmed that Aion 2 will release later this year on…
Xbox has announced price cuts for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass and removed day-one Call of Duty game launches from the service.Starting today, Game Pass Ultimate will now cost $22.99 / £16.99 a month, as opposed to the previous price of $29.99 / £22.99 per month. PC Game Pass will now cost $13.99 / £10.99 a month, instead of $16.49 / £13.49 per month.Xbox stated that Call of Duty games will no longer be made available on Game Pass Ultimate or PC Games on day one, and will instead be added “during the holiday season (about a year…
The Arc Raiders Riven Tides update is arriving soon and will close off the Escalation expansion with a new map and large arc robots, among other things. While we don’t know everything, developer Embark has been teasing out details about what’s coming with some clues and images to give an idea of what’s coming. That means there’s actually a lot we can put together about what to expect, which looks a lot like we’ll be getting a flying boss and flooding.Arc Raiders Riven Tides update release date and time (Image credit: Embark Studios)All we currently know about the Arc Raiders…
A group of unionised staff at MindsEye developers Build a Rocket Boy are taking legal action against the studio, claming that management’s installation of surveillance software on their work devices violated data protection laws. The staff, represented by the IWGB Game Workers Union, claim Build a Rocket Boy haven’t been transparent about what data was collected by the software and how it was stored.
Steam Controller hype is building, as signs of the impending launch of Valve’s much-anticipated revival of one of its most-loved hardware launches have now been spotted twice in just a few days. Last week, we saw a huge shipment of “WIRELESS PC CONTROLLER[s]” delivered to Valve, and today, a listing for a Steam Controller unboxing video has been spotted on SteamDB. Not only are both of these Valve Steam Controller leaks in such quick succession, but both come from reputable sources. The Steam Controller shipment leak was based on publicly available shipping documents, while this fresh unboxing rumor comes from…
Nintendo has confirmed the release date for the upcoming single-player Splatoon spin-off, Splatoon Raiders.The game, which was announced last year, is due to be released on Nintendo Switch 2 on July 23.In Splatoon Raiders, players take on the role of a mechanic, “embarking on a high-stakes adventure across the mysterious Spirhalite Islands.”Players will meet returning characters Frye, Shiver, and Big Man, a trio of “swashbuckling musicians who make up the splat-tacular band Deep Cut.”Additionally, the game supports joining up to three other players online or via a local wireless connection.“Customise your appearance and your loadout and get ready to raid…
Final Fantasy 14 hasn’t exactly been in the best shape since Dawntrail – you know, with its “Mostly Negative” reviews nearly two years post-launch and all – and active player counts show as much, with numbers reportedly dropping.We can find these numbers in the unofficial census that Lucky Bancho, a fan who gathers all sorts of data from The Lodestone regularly, has put together on his online blog. Just two months ago, he noted a nice increase of 110,000 players, which brought the number of active folks from 820,000 to 930,000. It seemed like good news, potentially marking a turning…
Helldivers 2’s latest warbond is set to deliver two new exosuit stratagems, bringing a bit more variety to the robotic getups you can summon to help fight Super Earth’s enemy of the week. One’s the Helldivers 2 debut of a mech from the first game, while the other’s got a big shield. Unsurprisingly, the gear pack they’re part of is dubbed Exo Experts, and it’s set to arrive next week.
I’ll forgive you if you don’t know what a ‘condo’ is. In the real world, the term refers to a flat or apartment in a larger building. In Roblox, however, the term has taken on a completely different, darker meaning. Condos here are slang for games that involve sexual themes. These aren’t allowed on the platform, but poor moderation from the developer means that plenty of unsavory user-generated content slips past the automated filters. However, a recent ban has shown that this may be about to change. Roblox is the biggest sandbox game in the world, which is no surprise…
A group of employees at MindsEye studio Built a Rocket Boy have started legal proceedings against management over alleged data privacy violations.As reported by Game Developer, the staff – led by members of the IWGB Game Workers Union – claim that management installed surveillance software called Teramind onto their hardware, and weren’t transparent about what data it was storing.The union says the Teramind software was removed from employee devices in March, following a collective grievance against the company was signed by 40 employees.It’s alleged, however, that management refuses to disclose what data was collected from the employees and how that…