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Marathon players are debating the merits of a recent balance patch which has, among other things, made UESC enemies easier to kill. Read more

A former Naughty Dog artist will continue to work on games, but is stepping away from live-service for good after the shut down of Highguard. Read more

I do love a bit of Monster Hunter; by which I mean a lot of Monster Hunter - I dread to imagine the total number of hours I've spent with the series over the years. I love the pageantry of the hunt, I love stupid big swords and ludicrous outfits made of monster bits, and, above all else, I love the half joyful, half-sultry 'Soooo tasty!' (Thank you for bringing it back, Capcom). What I haven't ye…

Former Overwatch lead Jeff Kaplan has claimed that, due to financial pressures brought on by the Overwatch League, he was given an ultimatum by then Blizzard CFO, Dennis Durkin. That ultimatum was, essentially, 'make sure Overwatch meets certain revenue goals, or 1,000 developers would lose their jobs'. Read more

Video game age-ratings are about to change in Europe. The Pan-European Game Information age-ratings body, better known as PEGI, which determines the age-ratings for games everywhere in Europe apart from Germany, is about to make arguably the most significant update in its history. Read more

Microsoft has shared more details on its next generation of Xbox console, codenamed Project Helix. Read more

Following recent news the state of New York is suing Valve over its implementation of loot boxes - which New York attorney general Letitia James has described as "illegal gambling" - the Steam owner has shared a lengthy public statement , saying it is "disappointed" at the decision and doesn't believe the "mystery boxes" in its games violate the state's gambling laws. Read more

That Pokémon Pokopia game is pretty good , ey? Well, the market appears to think the same based on the initial reception and the fact the physical game-key card release is sold out in most retailers. Read more

There's one overriding comparison people make about Solasta 2 and that's it looks a lot like Baldur's Gate 3 - which to be fair, it does. It's Dungeons & Dragons, isometric-ish, party-based and turn-based. It's even got some of the same voice actors in it (Amelia Tyler, the narrator from Baldur's Gate 3; and Devora Wilde, who played Lae'zel). Glance from one game to the other and they could be th…

The French game development studio of the moment is undoubtedly Sandfall Interactive, the creator of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 . That studio's award-hogging game has been recognised not once but twice by French president Emmanuel Macron , by way of championing French creativity. But while such success can bring attention to a region, it can also put pressure on. Read more

There's trouble brewing at Tilted Towers. Fortnite remains "the biggest game in the world", per Epic Games, years after its battle royale mode blew up and following an aggressive expansion via different game modes, ambitious live events, and endless big-IP collaborations. Interest is starting to dwindle slowly but steadily , however, and Epic Games seems to be rushing to reinforce its golden goos…

After largely relegating Nintendo's mascot to a squat, blocky form with its Interactive models, Lego is finally giving Mario the proper minifigure treatment. Read more

Marathon 's player numbers, at least on PC, might not be as high as Sony and Bungie probably wanted, but almost a week into the game's live-service run, the reception has turned out to be generally positive so far, and we're big fans . Now, it's first patch is here. Read more