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Today’s statement from OtherSide makes no mention of the long-awaited System Shock 3, which Spector had previously been building. Instead, the announcement seems aimed at inviting fresh development talent to the studio’s new game, which is still early in production. System Shock 3 was originally announced in 2015, when Spector was revealed as its creative adviser. The project fell off the rails in 2018, however, after publisher Starbreeze found itself in financial difficulties....

A deadly choice across both Warzone and Black Ops: Cold War, this SMG offers significant firepower in both close to mid ranges, leading to a short time to kill. Its devastating nature in company with a considerable magazine size that can be further expanded makes for a perfect combo. Warzone’s Verdansk is an expansive map, which may sound like SMGs aren’t exactly the first choice for many. Nonetheless, when paired with a long range weapon using the right perk, you’ll be all set to survive against all odds....

The new trailer, below, was shown during the E3 Ubisoft Forward event. Bloodline adds Aiden and Wrench from previous Watch Dogs games to Legion as playable characters. Here’s the official blurb: “Set before the events of the main game, Aiden Pearce leaves Chicago for London where he will take over a contract and reunite with Wrench and his nephew Jackson. Caught between a powerful military robotics corporation and a returning DedSec member with an opposing agenda, Aiden must rely on his grit and experience to navigate a hostile city, try to outmaneuver his enemies, and keep his family intact....

There are two types - yellow missions and green missions. The yellow missions - documented below - have specific requirements and storylines attached. More will unlock as you play, including green missions, which appear to be randomly generated and are simply point-to-point objectives. To start a mission, pull up the app and scroll through the list of available missions. Each one will give you the same number of rewards - between 6,600 and 11,000 Followers and $2880 and $9600, depending on the star rating - and you can also get get Followers as rewards the more stars you accumulate:...

It occurred reading The Tombs of Atuan recently, the second Earthsea book by Ursula K. Le Guin. It’s a book about a wizard but something about the magic feels different. It feels incomprehensible. It’s not defined by dice rolls or numbered values or rules, but worked out somewhere outside of explanation, just past the edge of understanding. A climactic battle happens where you can’t see it: in the wizard’s mind....

It’s a tricky question to answer, but ultimately, I feel it is inevitable that the proliferation of 60fps support will slack off significantly - not least because so many titles are looking to tap into the full array of features offered by Epic’s Unreal Engine 5, which sets the stage for a new 3D rendering paradigm. We’ve already had our first taste of the kind of fidelity UE5 offers thanks to last year’s phenomenal demo - The Matrix Awakens - based on an early rendition of the engine’s features....

Firstly, though, it’s worth briefly exploring what made the 1994 original so beloved, as that’s the firm foundation for this fantastic follow-up. Coming just as the 3D graphics revolution was pushing the Neo Geo’s brand of muscular 2D action out of the limelight, Windjammers has always felt like the apex of that particular artform. The bold pinks and yellows of its graphics combined with the wraparound chrome shades of its athletes give it the mid-90s tang of a lunch of cheesestrings washed down with Capri-Sun, that aesthetic providing the perfect front for a deliciously immediate hybrid of fighting and sports games....

For the uninitiated, the aim of Wordle is to work out a daily five-letter word within six guesses. The fewer the guesses, the better - and if you fail to guess it at all, you’ll break your streak. The latter is why working out today’s Wordle answer is such a priority, as players pride themselves on keeping their streak going. So why gamble on a risky final guess when you can learn a few clues and, failing that, get the definitive answer?...

Raising awareness about the topic of mental health in general is something I am deeping passionate about, and I have lived with mental illnesses myself for some time now. I take a variety of regular medications to help with this, and, combined with cognitive behavioural therapy, these have worked well for me and my ongoing recovery. While they aren’t designed to be therapeutic, games have often provided me with a safe refuge to escape to....

However, following this year’s show, many couldn’t help but notice that Microsoft’s offerings seemed remarkably sparse. In fact, all we really got was a little ‘games here and games coming in 2023’ teaser from the team, but nothing particularly firm. Despite this being the ideal opportunity to do so, we still have not had specific release dates announced for the likes of Starfield or Redfall - two of Xbox’s biggest upcoming exclusives....

As Matt told us at the time, Spider-Man was revealed to be coming to Marvel’s Avengers - controversially as a PlayStation-only addition - last August, with Crystal Dynamics announcing an “early 2021” release date for the character. However, questions began to arise earlier this year when the studio revealed a new Marvel’s Avengers development roadmap in which Spidey was notably absent, and ended in Crystal Dynamics formally confirming a delay....

The developer shared some stats on this first year, with 170 million multiplayer matches played, 50 million campaign missions played, and 16 billion Spartans slayed. Two billion bots were also destroyed, six million Ninja kills were performed, and 130,000 maps were created in Forge. These stats of course paint a veneer of success, but don’t show any substantive figures like the concurrent player count. Halo Infinite, which is included with Game Pass and whose multiplayer is free to download, is not currently in Steam’s top 100 games by concurrent player count....

Their latest mod is Trombone Champ, the surprise Steam hit of last week. Raicuparta shared a video of himself attempting Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony in VR. The display inside the headset shows a first-person view of the titular Trombone Champ and the gameplay screen is projected in front of you. The game is played with motion controls, meaning you have to extend and retract your arm instead of moving a mouse back and forth for the correct notes....

Although the staff at Yodobashi Camera in Tokyo implemented a random lottery system - “chuusen” - in an attempt to curb scalpers, whilst trying to distribute the “few hundred” tickets, frantic fans surged forward, shouting and shoving in spite of Tokyo’s coronavirus surge and current state of emergency (thanks, Matomebu, via PSU). Within ten minutes, police officers were at the scene and, eventually, the sale was cancelled. Dave Gibson, who was there at the time, tweeted: “They cancelled the sale due to people being insane!...

SMS Protect is a system first rolled out in Overwatch 2 that is designed to stop banned players from creating new accounts and continuing to play. It was later extended to Call of Duty. The system was controversial at launch as players with prepaid phone numbers were unable to enroll. This disproportionately affected those on the lower end of the income scale who are unable to, or simply cannot afford a pay monthly phone contract....

According to the lawsuit, as reported by Bloomberg Law, the employee - referred to only as Jane Doe - started work as a senior administrative assistant to executives in Activision Blizzard’s IT department in 2017. It’s claimed Doe was often pressured to drink alcohol at the company, was subjected to sexual comments about her appearance and clothing, was subjected unwelcome physical touching and attempts to kiss her, and that women were routinely made to participate in “cube crawls” where they experienced sexual comments and groping....

The lawsuit, filed in the Central District of California, accuses EngineOwning of “trafficking for circumvention devices”, “intentional interference with contractual relations”, and “unfair competition”. EngineOwning sells cheats for a number of online games, including Call of Duty games, Halo Infinite, Battlefield 5, Splitgate and more. Players can subscribe to receive a suite of cheats, including radars, aimbots, and triggerbots for automatic shooting. According to the lawsuit, Activision “seeks to put a stop to unlawful conduct by an organisation that is distributing and selling for profit numerous malicious software products designed to enable members of the public to gain unfair competitive advantages”....

In SkateBird, players take on the role of a “chill little skateboarding bird” whose human friend is never home to play, thanks to their job. Luckily, the bird is an enterprising sort and, to help pass the time, has constructed a miniature skating paradise in the form of a homemade skatepark. Here, players can trick and grind, completing missions and skating their best skate to unlock new bird-sized courses, attract a loyal bird following, and somehow fix their human friend’s life....

Of course, if you’ve already created a character on a full server, you can log in (or, queue to log in, anyway) and play with them as normal. The new feature comes as New World continues to grow in popularity following its massive launch this week. New World currently has over 800,000 concurrent players on Steam, making it the second-most popular game in Valve’s platform. It’s not far off top spot, currently held by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive....

This colourful peacock will encourage you to both dance and collect the feathers floating about your island. If you trade these feathers with Pavé, you’ll receive a number of Festivale items. Below you’ll discover how to find both feathers and Rainbow Feathers, so that you can earn the special Festivale Float. On this page: He’ll task you with hunting down feathers and, if you bring him three of one colour, he’ll give you a Festivale item....