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Marathon release date locked in by Bungie, with the shooter finally set to run out of cover soon

Bungie's Marathon reboot now has what you have to hope will be its final release date, following a rocky development path featuring plagiarism scandals and indefinite delays. The futuristic shooter's locked and loaded for March. Read more ...
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Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake Reportedly Planned For Announce Later This Year

Capcom is expected to reveal its all-new Resident Evil: Code Veronica remake this year, according to a fresh report.Previous reporting had pinned the still-unannounced Code Veronica remake for a 2027 release, following next month's launch of Resident Evil: Requiem. Now, noted Resident Evil leaker Dusk Golem has said fans should ...
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Hytale’s first major update adds in dinosaurs, stops skeletons drowning and lets you have an early night

A first major update for Minecrafty block-build-and-basher Hytale arrived over the weekend, and it's added in some extra danger. There are now dinosaurs running around in the underground jungles. These are work-in-progress dinos, so who knows what might happen if you end up earning their big lizard ire. Also, the ...
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Elder Scrolls Online seasons will add new zones, but “it’ll be a different flavour”

Much in the same way that I started this year by telling my loved ones I would cut down my portion sizes in 2026 to attend to my ageing body, Zenimax Online Studios began the year by saying they would be releasing smaller updates for Elder Scrolls Online to refresh ...
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“I’m Excited To Meet You” – Devon Pritchard Makes Her First Public Appearance As President Of NoA

Meet the new boss.Nintendo of America has a new President and COO, and during the 15th Annual New York Game Awards, Devon Pritchard made her first public appearance in her new role.Introduced by ex-Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé and New York Times columnist Harold Goldberg, Pritchard appeared via a ...
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Ex-Assassin’s Creed lead sues Ubisoft for around $1 Million, alleging his exit was a disguised dismissal

Former Assassin's Creed series lead Marc-Alexis Côté is suing Ubisoft for damages, alleging that his abrupt October departure from the company after 20 years wasn't a matter of personal choice, but a case of "constructive dismissal". That, in non-legalese, means that the developer believes he was left with no choice ...
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Nintendo Unhappy at Sega Mascot’s Foot During Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Development

Nintendo allegedly expressed dissatisfaction at Sega during the development of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, after seeing Sonic's foot placed ahead of Mario's.The incident has come to light in an Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Network interview with Sega veteran Ryoichi Hasegawa, who worked on the Wii and Nintendo ...
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Rockstar North offices taped off by fire service, reportedly following boiler room explosion

Rockstar North, the Edinburgh office of GTA 6 developers Rockstar Games, has been cordoned off by emergency services following reports of an explosion in the building. Read more ...
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Ex-Assassin’s Creed Boss Suing Ubisoft for $1.3 Million, Alleges His ‘Disguised Dismissal’ Was to Avoid Severance Pay

Ex-Assassin's Creed boss Marc-Alexis Côté is suing Ubisoft for $1.3 million in lost severance pay and damages following his shock exit from the company last year.Radio Canada broke word of the lawsuit, which Coté has filed against his former employer due to the manner in which he left the company ...
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Valve rewrite Steam’s GenAI disclosure rules to more explicitly allow AI-powered “efficiency” tools

Valve have reportedly rewritten Steam’s AI disclosure form, essentially a declaration of a game’s generative AI usage that developers and publishers must complete to sell on the platform. The new form, shared by consultant Simon Carless, now specifies that while the presence of in-game GenAI content must still be divulged, ...
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