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Two characters gazing out into the distance in artwork for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
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Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile Delisted Due to Not Meeting "Expectations"

Activision has delisted Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile from both major mobile storefronts, so if you want to play a round of the battle royale FPS, you'd better hope you've already got it installed.…

May 19, 2025 | 10:59 EDT

A globe with an elaborate Doom: The Dark Ages design carved into it at the Chelsea Flower Show
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Doom: The Dark Ages Is Getting a Chelsea Flower Show Display This Year

Doom: The Dark Ages and the Chelsea Flower Show might not be the most obvious crossover you can think of, but thanks to Xbox, Bethesda, and "leading bespoke firepit designers" The Firepit Company, it…

May 19, 2025 | 08:30 EDT

A character running through water in Bungie's Marathon
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Bungie Acknowledges Stolen Marathon Art, Promises "Thorough Review"

Marathon developer Bungie has acknowledged that some of the art featured in the game was stolen from an artist who didn't work on the game, promising a "thorough review" of Marathon's "in-game assets…

May 16, 2025 | 11:44 EDT

A group of characters sitting around a campfire in Stalker 2
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Stalker 2 Patch 1.4 Brings "Big Improvements" to Combat AI and More

GSC Game World has released Stalker 2 Patch 1.4, and it's bringing tons of improvements to the game's combat mechanics, plus more changes to the much-vaunted A-Life AI system and lots of other tweaks…

May 15, 2025 | 08:26 EDT

An old man in a hood in the Stalker: Legends of the Zone Enhanced Edition trailer
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Stalker: Legends of the Zone - Enhanced Edition Release Date Revealed

GSC Game World has revealed the Stalker: Legends of the Zone - Enhanced Edition release date, with the updated versions of all three classic shooters coming to PC and current-gen consoles next week…

May 14, 2025 | 09:47 EDT

Freja in Overwatch 2
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Almost 200 Overwatch Developers Form New Union With CWA

Over 200 staffers on Blizzard's Overwatch franchise have formed a new wall-to-wall union under the banner of the Communications Workers of America, becoming the latest Blizzard outfit to do so. Per…

May 12, 2025 | 08:31 EDT

Juno as Chun-Li in the Overwatch 2 Street Fighter 6 crossover
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Overwatch 2 Street Fighter 6 Collab Brings Some Iconic Skins Later This Month

Blizzard and Capcom have announced an Overwatch 2 Street Fighter 6 collaboration, bringing some of the latter's most iconic characters into the hero shooter. Unfortunately, you won't actually be…

May 9, 2025 | 11:37 EDT

A zed enemy in Killing Floor 3
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Killing Floor 3 Release Date Now Set for July

Tripwire Interactive has announced a brand new Killing Floor 3 release date, with the multiplayer-focused zed-slaying shooter now set to release in the summer. Back in March (which is also when the…

May 9, 2025 | 08:37 EDT

The four heisters in their masks in Payday 3
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Starbreeze Acquires Payday 3 Publishing Rights from Plaion

Payday 3 developer Starbreeze Studios has announced that it will self-publish the game going forward, having acquired the publishing rights from former publisher Plaion (under its Deep Silver…

May 6, 2025 | 09:01 EDT

Young-hee in the Call of Duty Squid Game crossover
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Call of Duty Might Soon Hide Limited Time Modes Behind Paywalls

A new report has emerged which suggests that Activision and Treyarch are considering putting some of the next Call of Duty game's limited-time modes behind a paywall. According to Call of Duty …

May 5, 2025 | 09:27 EDT

Characters jumping through portals and shooting in key art for Splitgate 2
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Splitgate 2 Open Beta Kicks Off in May

Developer and publisher 1047 Games has announced that the open beta for portal-based first-person shooter Splitgate 2 will be starting next month. Per a press release, you'll be able to head into…

April 29, 2025 | 11:02 EDT

A close-up of RoboCop's face in RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business
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RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business Release Date Set for July

Publisher Nacon and developer Teyon have revealed the RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business release date, with the "standalone adventure" launching in just a couple of short months. Announced…

April 24, 2025 | 09:45 EDT

Sage holding her arms out in Valorant Mobile
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Valorant Mobile Finally Revealed, but It's Just for China (For Now)

Riot Games has finally revealed Valorant Mobile, which is, as you'd probably expect, a mobile version of the popular FPS Valorant, and you can pre-register for it right now...but only if you're in…

April 21, 2025 | 10:41 EDT

Korshunov in Stalker 2
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Stalker 2 Roadmap for Q2 2025 Promises A-Life Updates and More

GSC Game World has released a brand new Stalker 2 roadmap that covers the second quarter of the year, and it promises more fixes to the game's A-Life system, plus lots of other new features and…

April 14, 2025 | 11:06 EDT

A character sitting and looking at the camera in Marathon
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Marathon Release Date and First Gameplay Revealed

Bungie has announced a release date for its Marathon reboot, which will reimagine the original 90s series of single-player FPS games as a multiplayer extraction shooter. As revealed over the weekend…

April 14, 2025 | 09:15 EDT

Nitro throwing her wall in FragPunk, which now has a PS5 and Xbox Series X|S release date
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FragPunk PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Release Date Revealed

Bad Guitar Studio has announced the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S release date for FragPunk, and the console versions of the game are not too far away at all. As revealed in an official announcement on…

April 10, 2025 | 11:23 EDT

The player looking down at a pentagram in which a pile of bones have been placed in Dark and Darker Season 6
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Dark and Darker Season 6 Brings Brand New PvE Mode and More

Ironmace has released the Season 6 update for PvPvE dungeon-crawler Dark and Darker, and if you're the kind of player who prefers the PvE part of that equation to the PvP part, then you're in luck.…

April 10, 2025 | 09:22 EDT

A character hopping over a barrier towards the player in The Outer Worlds 2, which will be featured during the Xbox summer show in June
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Xbox Summer Show Date Revealed, More Outer Worlds 2 Info Coming

Summer Game Fest organizer Geoff Keighley has revealed the date for this summer's Xbox Games Showcase, and a major upcoming Xbox Game Studios project will be getting some coverage during the show.…

April 9, 2025 | 10:35 EDT

A very tattooed character in La Quimera, a shooter made by ex-Metro developers
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Former Metro Devs' La Quimera Gets Late April Release Date

Reburn, the studio staffed by several ex-Metro developers, has announced the release date for its story-focused first-person shooter La Quimera. The game, which was revealed alongside Reburn's…

April 7, 2025 | 11:07 EDT

A player being shot in Bungie's original Marathon reveal trailer
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Marathon Gameplay Reveal Set for Later This Week

Bungie has announced that it will premiere the first Marathon gameplay trailer later this week, following an ARG (alternate reality game) the shooter's community worked together to solve over the…

April 7, 2025 | 07:55 EDT

Artwork of three of the playable characters in the Painkiller revival shooting walls of demons
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Painkiller Revival Could Give Doom: The Dark Ages a Run for Its Money

Saber Interactive and developer Anshar Studios have announced a revival of the classic FPS Painkiller, and it's coming to PC and current-gen consoles sometime this fall. The two studios describe …

March 21, 2025 | 10:19 EDT

SHODAN in the System Shock 2 remaster
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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster Release Date Set for June

Nightdive has announced the System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster release date, with the reworked version of the classic FPS coming to PC and consoles in summer. As revealed in a brand new…

March 21, 2025 | 09:10 EDT

Three characters with guns running away from an explosion in PUBG: Battlegrounds
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PUBG Roadmap for 2025 Promises "Major World Updates" and More

Krafton has revealed the PUBG: Battlegrounds roadmap for 2025, and while no new map is on the way this year, you can expect lots of major world updates, as well as destructible terrain being…

March 18, 2025 | 10:36 EDT

The player aiming a rifle at an opponent in Mountaintop Studios' Spectre Divide
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Spectre Divide and Developer Mountaintop Studios to Shut Down

Mountaintop Studios has announced that its free-to-play first-person shooter Spectre Divide is to shut down soon, and that the studio itself will also be closing its doors. Per a news post on Steam…

March 13, 2025 | 10:04 EDT

A ninja character with a sword in Killing Floor 3
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Killing Floor 3 Delayed, Now Arriving Sometime Later This Year

Tripwire Interactive has announced that upcoming multiplayer-focused zombie shooter Killing Floor 3 has been delayed, and the game has no new specific release date. In a message on Steam, Tripwire…

March 7, 2025 | 11:12 EST

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EA Details New Battlefield's Gunplay and Movement in First Dev Diary

EA has released the first in a new series of dev diaries aimed at detailing the development process behind the new Battlefield game, and this one's all about the game's gunplay and movement systems…

March 7, 2025 | 08:55 EST

RoboCop aiming his gun off-camera in RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business
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RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business Announced for Summer

Nacon has announced RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business, a "standalone adventure" intended to serve as a followup (but not necessarily a full-blown sequel) to 2023's RoboCop: Rogue City.…

March 7, 2025 | 08:08 EST

An Ogryn wielding a cannon in Warhammer 40k: Darktide, which is getting a new update
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Warhammer 40k: Darktide Nightmares and Visions Update Coming This Month

Fatshark has revealed the Warhammer 40k: Darktide Nightmares and Visions update, a major patch for the game that will bring a new game activity, a rework for the Ogryn talent tree, and more later…

March 6, 2025 | 09:15 EST

An armored figure serving as key art for the Reburn (formerly 4A Ukraine) game La Quimera
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Metro Dev 4A Ukraine Rebrands to Reburn and Reveals Brand New PC FPS

Metro series developer 4A Ukraine has announced that it's changing its name, and that its next project will be a narrative-led first-person shooter based on an entirely original IP. Per a press…

February 27, 2025 | 10:00 EST

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Ultrakill Ultra Revamp Update Sees Player Count Surge

Developer Arsi Patala and publisher New Blood have released the Ultrakill Ultra Revamp update, and its impressive visual and performance improvements appear to have resulted in a player count surge…

February 25, 2025 | 11:03 EST

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Delta Force Console Versions Delayed Beyond Q1 to Ensure "Input Fairness"

Developer Team Jade and publisher TiMi Studio Group have announced that the console versions of tactical shooter Delta Force will be delayed beyond 2025's first quarter. During the sixth volume of…

February 20, 2025 | 11:42 EST

A heister creeping through a vent in Payday 3 by Starbreeze Studios
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Payday 3 Dev Starbreeze's Sales Plummet, But Studio Calls Year "Successful"

Payday 3 developer Starbreeze Studios has released its yearly financial report for 2024, and things are looking pretty grim for a studio that was already arguably on the ropes at the end of the…

February 18, 2025 | 09:17 EST

A team of terrorists in Counter-Strike 2
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Counter-Strike 2 Hits Highest Player Count Since 2023

Valve's first-person shooter Counter-Strike 2 has hit its highest player count since May 2023, and it isn't really clear why that's happened. Counter-Strike 2 was surprise-released in September 2023…

February 17, 2025 | 09:22 EST

The player about to use a magic spell on an enemy in Dark and Darker
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Dark and Darker Studio Infringed on Nexon's Trade Secrets, Korean Court Rules

The Korean courts have ruled that Ironmace's dungeon-crawling PvPvE action RPG Dark and Darker did not infringe on Nexon's copyright, but that it did infringe on the company's trade secrets,…

February 14, 2025 | 10:48 EST

A character aiming a gun at the player in Stalker 2
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Stalker 2 Update 1.2 Brings Over 1700 Fixes, Including A-Life Improvements

GSC Game World has released Stalker 2 Update 1.2, a mammoth patch that introduces "over 1700 fixes and improvements to all aspects of the game". That might sound like a lot of fixes, but it's…

February 13, 2025 | 11:59 EST

A loot box in Overwatch 2
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Overwatch 2 Is Bringing Back Loot Boxes in Season 15

Blizzard has announced that loot boxes will be making a return to Overwatch 2 in the game's upcoming fifteenth season, so if you're nostalgic for that particular aspect of the game's bygone days (for…

February 13, 2025 | 07:16 EST

Battlefield 2042 artwork showing soldiers running towards the camera
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Battlefield Labs Could Let You Shape the Next Battlefield Game Through Testing

EA and its "collective Battlefield Studios teams" have announced Battlefield Labs, a testing initiative that will allow certain Battlefield players to test out the new game and provide their feedback…

February 3, 2025 | 11:32 EST

A player killing a zed in Killing Floor 3
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Killing Floor 3 Release Date Revealed for March

Tripwire Interactive has announced the Killing Floor 3 release date, so get ready to start slaying some zeds come springtime. Per a press release, the third installment in the studio's Killing Floor…

January 31, 2025 | 08:38 EST

The Doom Slayer up close in Doom: The Dark Ages
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Doom: The Dark Ages PC Specs Need a Ray Tracing Card at Minimum

After yesterday's Developer Direct deep dive, Bethesda and id Software have announced the Doom: The Dark Ages PC specs, and it turns out you're going to need quite a beefy machine even to run it at a…

January 24, 2025 | 09:33 EST

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Marty Stratton: The Dark Ages Is 'Like Nothing Players Have Had Their Hands On in a Doom Game'

You thought Doom Eternal was badass? You ain't seen nothin' yet. What id Software has in store for players with Doom: The Dark Ages is going to redefine the meaning of rip and tear, with more…

January 23, 2025 | 02:00 EST

The player shooting at opponents in red armor in Delta Force
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Delta Force Campaign Delayed, Now Arriving During Season 2

Developer Team Jade and publisher TiMi Studio Group have announced that the upcoming Delta Force campaign has been delayed. No new release date has yet been revealed. In a post on Steam, the two…

January 15, 2025 | 08:46 EST

Key art for Fortune's Run, which depicts a female character with a blade
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Fortune's Run Development Halted as Developer Sentenced to Prison

Development on sci-fi immersive sim FPS Fortune's Run is being halted, and it's because the developer has been sentenced to three years in prison. Yes, you read that right. In a news update on Steam…

January 15, 2025 | 08:32 EST

An armored player doing battle with a mutated boar in Forest Reigns' key art
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Ex-Stalker Devs Announce Single-Player Survival FPS Forest Reigns

Developer and publisher VG Entertainment, formerly known as Vostok Games, has announced Forest Reigns, a narrative-driven survival FPS set in the ruins of an alt-future post-pandemic Paris. In the…

January 14, 2025 | 11:26 EST

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New Valorant Agent Tejo Revealed for Season 2025 Act 1

Riot Games has revealed a brand new Valorant Agent in the form of Tejo, an Initiator with a number of rather intriguing gadgets to his name. Tejo will arrive alongside Season 2025 Act 1, which is…

January 6, 2025 | 10:22 EST

Two players in gaudy outfits taking a selfie in Call of Duty: Warzone
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Call of Duty Players Discover Method for Finding Out Their Hidden SBMM Rating

Enterprising Call of Duty players have figured out a way to discover their SBMM (skill-based matchmaking) rating within the game, a value that's supposed to be hidden from players' view. As reported…

January 3, 2025 | 09:36 EST

The protagonist of Selaco taking cover from a soldier with a gun in key art for the game
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Indie FPS Selaco Hits 100k Sales, Four Times Its Original Goal

Altered Orbit Studios has announced that ambitious FPS Selaco has already crossed a major sales milestone that represents a fourfold increase on the studio's original goal for the game. In a message…

January 3, 2025 | 08:41 EST

Soldiers aiming their rifles towards a building in Hell Let Loose, which is free on the Epic Games Store
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Hell Let Loose Is Your Next Free Epic Games Store Game

Epic has revealed the final free game being given away to PC gamers on the Epic Games Store during the 2024-25 holiday season, and it's the multiplayer-focused World War 2 first-person shooter Hell…

January 2, 2025 | 12:22 EST

A character walking through a field full of red poppies in Stalker 2
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Stalker 2 Roadmap and Legends of the Zone Trilogy Next-Gen Update Coming Next Year

Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World has revealed that it will release the game's content roadmap at the beginning of next year, and there's good news if you've been waiting for a certain next-gen…

December 20, 2024 | 10:54 EST