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Suddenly, I'm alone. Where there was once cacophonous sound all around me, now there is none. Where there were once blobby people with sausage noses waggling their Playdough arms all around me, now there are none. All I see is a forest rapidly darkening, and all I hear is the sound of nothing, beating like the sound of my heartbeat in my ears. The contrast is unnerving. Where has my pack of peopl…

Hello! And welcome to Optimism Week here on Eurogamer, a week of features dedicated to the brighter side of video games. Read more

As we approach the first weekend of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta , Activision's Ricochet anti-cheat team has published a detailed guide to help PC players turn on certain security features that are necessary to play online. Read more

A Halo game made by an Activision studio doesn't sound like a far-fetched idea, and is actually something Xbox considered per a new report. Sledgehammer Games, the studio behind several Call of Duty games like WW2, Vanguard, and Modern Warfare 3, is said to have been sought out to develop a Halo multiplayer game. Read more

Years after its cancellation, gameplay footage for Star Wars: Magellan, the action RPG developed by the now-shuttered Echtra Games, has appeared online. Read more

Hayden Panettiere - the actor who shot to fame as the cheerleader in TV superhero show Heroes - has died aged 36. Read more

It looks like Fortnite is getting a Roblox crossover. In the latest upcoming season of the game - named Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4: Override - the world's biggest battle royale introduces a wealth of gaming properties to its world. Developer Epic's first trailer for the new season (below) shows off a slew of gaming characters from all eras: you've got Crash Bandicoot, Sonic the Hedgehog and his …

Earlier this year, Pokopia convinced me that the Switch 2's gimmicky mouse controls were a worthwhile addition to the console, after all. Since then, I've been trying out other games with the mouse as my primary method of control. My favourites, before I picked up Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, were Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening and Balatro. There's just something more satisfying about clicking t…

Activision has announced several new details about the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta, whose first leg is set to kick off Friday. The official Call of Duty X account posted a dense image showing all content players have access to, and it's certainly more than many expected. Read more

Amid the row between Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch and former writer Stella Sacco after he said he'd have "been happy to replace" her with AI, the studio has finally added the AI disclaimer to Rideshare Stimulator's Steam page that had been conspicuously missing since the game first went live for wishlisting on 30th July. Read more

Matthew McConaughey has explained why he ultimately passed on playing Joel in HBO's The Last of Us – a role that, of course, went to Pedro Pascal instead. Read more

Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura has addressed the newly announced Kingdom Hearts anime series directly for the first time, though he's giving away very little. Read more

Halloween: The Game will get a digital release in New Zealand after all, despite initially being lumped in with Australia's classification refusal. Read more

Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch has apologised to Stella Sacco, the writer at the centre of the Rideshare Stimulator AI controversy , after publicly saying he'd have been "happy to replace her with AI". Read more

Simpsons creator Matt Groening may have just let slip that a Hit & Run comeback is on the way. Read more