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Expression Games has just kicked off its final open beta for Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. The intense, strategic, and teamwork-driven multiplayer FPS will be whisking us away to the jungles and battlefields of the Vietnam War in just a few weeks, promising a fresh twist on the 100-player battles that won our hearts in its predecessor. If you’ve been curious but want to get a feel for the experience before you slap down your cash, now is the ideal opportunity, as you can join the fray without spending a thing. Move fast, though, because it’s not running for long. For…
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has called the decision to include rival platform logos in its upcoming showcase “a miss” in response to fan backlash.On Friday, Xbox’s leadership team discussed plans for its upcoming annual summer Games Showcase, which is due to take place on Sunday, June 7.In a podcast published on the official Xbox channel, chief content officer Matt Booty was asked if the Showcase would continue its transparency regarding which platforms featured games will be releasing for.Typically, first-party game showcases like Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State of Play don’t mention rival platforms in the game trailers they show, leaving…
The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2077 makers CD Projekt Red recently talked about how shoddy documentation can quickly turn the development of sequels into nightmares, and, now, the former franchise director of Dying Light has exactly the same warning for fellow developers.Speaking at a Digital Dragons panel attended by GamesRadar+, former franchise lead Tymon Smektala shared a “quick time traveller lesson” to developers in the audience that he would teach to the team at Techland if he could reverse the clocks: “It’s take care of your documentation.”Smektala explains that the studio “didn’t really pay that much attention to documenting features”…
Blizzard doesn’t skimp when it comes to soundtracks. The triumphant feel of World of Warcraft’s The Might of Zandalar, Mephisto’s signature sting anytime he appears in Diablo 4; it’s all a feast for the ears. It’s something I’m reminded of anytime I play one of the developer’s games. That final Vessel of Hatred cutscene where Mephisto’s inky corruption reacts to the music, chilled and shivering. Music maketh the videogame, and Blizzard knows exactly how to create something special. That’s what makes Diablo: The Infernal Symphony so exciting. Coming to London for one night, it’s a celebration of 30 years of…
Valve veteran Chet Faliszek doesn’t know where Bungie and corporate owner Sony can go from here as the developer’s once-evergreen live-service game Destiny 2 prepares to walk into the sunset.The storied studio earlier this month announced that Destiny 2’s final update will drop on June 9, at which point it’ll remain playable and the company will begin incubating other projects, it said. Reports then claimed Destiny 3 isn’t in active development and layoffs were also expected for the devs who don’t get moved onto Marathon.In a new video reacting to the news, Portal and Left 4 Dead writer Chet Faliszek…
007 First Light reviewA thoroughly enjoyable action romp built on the foundations of Hitman, but closer in spirit to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Developer: IO Interactive Publisher: IO Interactive Release: May 26th 2026 On: Windows From: Steam Price: £59.99/€69.99/$69.99 Reviewed on: Intel Core i7-12700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti, Windows 11 007 First Light is built on the bones of IO Interactive’s Hitman, and makes no effort to hide that fact. But it’s far from just Agent 47 in a wig and doing his best posh English boarding school accent. The section that properly convinced…
In gaming terms, I’m way past the point of retirement. I’m what Infinity Ward would call a ‘tactical player,’ which I take to mean that my reflexes are shot, and I can’t move like a person being electrocuted while no-scoping the entire map. According to the Modern Warfare 4 presentation I saw, the next Call of Duty wants to cater to me, but I’m not sure how it’s going to do that. Modern Warfare 4 is making a lot of promises. It wants you to feel like a badass, no matter how you choose to operate. Whether you take a…
Oh dear. Helldivers 2’s latest patch – rolled out with the sole purpose of optimization, tackling issues, and making the fight for Managed Democracy feel smoother than ever – has apparently had the exact opposite effect for some, with players reporting worsened graphics and some zany visual glitches after the update.Today’s Helldivers 2 patch – created by Arrowhead in collaboration with Nixxes Software – was supposed to be the devs’ “opening salvo in an ongoing campaign to improve performance across the fleet,” and looking at the patch notes, you’d think that’s exactly what had been achieved. “From upscaling technologies and…
Now that Paralives is finally here, fans of other genre gems like The Sims 4 are wondering if they can use more, erm, NSFW mods to spice things up a bit – and developers say yes. Well, within reason, anyway. Over on Reddit, Paralives Studio confirms as much in a Q&A with players. Upon one fan asking “the messy question,” as they say, of what the devs’ stance is “on adult content being modded into the game” as “games like these tend to be very popular for that sort of thing” – because, let’s face it, they really are, we…
This weekend, I’m going to a not particularly good football stadium to watch assorted famous people play not particularly good football. No, not the average [team you don’t like] match, but Soccer Aid. Why isn’t there a Games Aid, huh? Oh, there is. And they do great work, from the looks of it. Maybe one day we’ll use our own games-playing powers for good, but for now, it’s just the following: