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LGBTQ+ gaming industry advocate group Out Making Games has penned an open letter to Rockstar, calling on the company to remove transphobic content from Grand Theft Auto 5 in its upcoming Expanded and Enhanced rerelease. While saying that they “love” the studio’s games they call for it to remove transphobic NPCs so the game will “have a positive impact on the new generation of players who ...read more
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Xbox Game Studios and 343 Industries have finally unleashed Halo Infinite's multiplayer to a huge population of players for testing. The latest Halo Infinite test has been open not just to registered Halo Insiders, but also to their friends. The result is a diverse range of players getting access to Halo Infinite multiplayer for the first time, where they're able to see and judge the gameplay for ...read more
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The next Fallout 76 update has now landed on the test servers for players to preview before its December release, and for those who've constantly got their eyes glued to the ground in search of loot, this one's a big one. It brings with it several community-requested features that'll make it much easier to pick up loot after your hard-fought battles, but beyond those loot changes alone, it's got ...read more
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By most accounts, Sonic Mania is the best thing to come out of the venerable series in ages – an excellent tribute to the old games led by members of the fangame community. Several members of that team announced their own studio, Evening Star, back in 2019, and now we’ve finally got a few details on what they’re making. “Evening Star is currently working on our debut title, a fully ...read more
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Rumours about a remastered collection of the Grand Theft Auto’s PS2-era trilogy – including GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas – have been heating up of late. Originally leaked by Kotaku, the remastered trilogy was recently also rated in South Korea, adding more fuel to the fire, and now Kotaku has written another follow-up report with new details. According to the report, the GTA ...read more
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Earlier this year, reports started to emerge suggesting that multiple new Silent Hill games were in development by Konami. While Konami itself was said to not be the studio working on these projects, the iconic Japanese publisher instead was going to partner with various developers around the globe to revitalize the dormant franchise. At this point in time, Konami itself hasn't confirmed these ...read more
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Ubisoft has confirmed its autumn / fall plans for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, including title updates and new content. The game’s latest development roadmap (pictured below) confirms plans to launch two title updates, an expansion and a new Festival in the coming months. First up is title update 1.3.2 on October 5. For an idea of the fixes it might bring, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s ...read more
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Xbox unveiled a number of new accessibility options it has planned for its users that'll not only make games more accessible but will also make it easier to find out which games support these sorts of features. Tags, a night mode feature that we've seen tested previously, and a new "Quick Settings" feature are just a couple of the accessibility upgrades that are coming to the Xbox platform ...read more
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Xbox is increasing its Japanese game roster "every single day" according to Phil Spencer. As first reported by IGN, Xbox boss Phil Spencer appeared during the company's Tokyo Game Show 2021 presentation to comment on Xbox's push for more Japanese-made games. "We're working with Japanese publishers every single day to increase our line-up of Japanese games on Xbox. We know it's really important ...read more
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Battlefield 2042 will include new features designed to make it easier to report problem players, developer DICE has claimed. A new blog on the official Battlefield site details developer DICE’s “commitment to positive play”, including several tools players can use to protect themselves from other problematic players. The game will make use of the same Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) software ...read more
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