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Free-to-Play Strategy RPG Girls Frontline 2: Exilium Launches on PC and Mobile

The Girls Frontline series is back with the free-to-play strategy RPG Girls Frontline 2: Exilium, which recently launched on PC and mobile. It introduces a new cast of characters and fully 3D maps while building on the groundwork laid by its predecessor.If you’re not familiar with the franchise, this is ...
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Ubisoft Reportedly Discussing Buyout Options As Talks Of Going Private Continue

Following yet another wave of staff layoffs.Back in October, it was rumoured that Ubisoft was considering going private after a rough year of releases. Two months on and it appears that the negotiations are still ongoing, with Ubisoft and Tencent apparently engaged in talks about buyout terms.That is according to ...
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Eight Tips for Exploring the Island of the Gods in Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island

Are you ready for an adventure on a beautiful, sun-soaked Mediterranean island, Xbox readers? Today, we at Whitethorn Games are here to guide you as you explore the mythical Ambrosia Island, befriend the gods of Greek myth, and unravel the mystery that surrounds them in Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island  —  available ...
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Share of the Week: Stellar Blade x Nier: Automata

Last week, we asked you to dive into Stellar Blade’s newly released photo mode to highlight the Nier: Automata DLC costumes using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: marka_game shares Eve in 2B’s classic outfit, and Adam’s themed bot at her shoulder. sorathluna shares Lily, Eve, and ...
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How Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Evolves Its Combat

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 had a weighty task to spar with: following up on one of the most in-depth, skill-based, historically-inspired melee combat systems to ever slice its way into the RPG world. But it's no secret that it was an uphill battle just to become competent with the first ...
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Mandatory ray tracing makes Indiana Jones and the Great Circle pretty yet brutal, like Indy himself

If you’d told me last year that face of all-out, GPU venerating, fully ray-traced PC game visual excess would be that of a de-aged Harrison Ford, I’d have asked which exact colour of paint you’d been eating. And yet here we are, with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle loving ...
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Rockstar Could Easily Announce the GTA 6 Trailer 2 Release Date but It’s Staying Quiet ‘On Purpose’ Because ‘It’s a Really Good Marketing Tactic,’ Ex-Dev Says

A former developer at Rockstar has expressed his delight at the many wild conspiracy theories surrounding Grand Theft Auto 6, insisting staff at the studio will be enjoying watching the community go off the deep end.Rockstar released GTA 6 Trailer 1 to record-breaking viewership in December 2023, but it hasn’t ...
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Days After Shutting XDefiant and Laying Off Hundreds of Staff, Ubisoft Is Reportedly Considering How to Structure a Tencent Buyout Without the Guillemot Family Losing Control

Ubisoft’s share price skyrocketed today amid intensifying rumors that Chinese megacorp Tencent is engaged in buyout talks.The company behind Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six Siege has suffered a torrid year, with multiple studio closures, mass layoffs, and game shutdowns. The company’s next big game, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, was ...
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Today Would Have Been Satoru Iwata’s 65th Birthday

"Video games are meant to be just one thing: fun. Fun for everyone.".Today, 6th December 2024, marks the late Satoru Iwata's 65th birthday.The legendary President of Nintendo, who held the position from May 2002 until his passing in July 2015, touched the hearts of many while he was the head ...
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Next Week on Xbox: New Games for December 9 to 13

December 6, 2024 Next Week on Xbox: New Games for December 9 to 13 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game ...
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