Author: Matt Wales
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Ubisoft’s beleaguered pirate adventure Skull and Bones is getting a free week-long trial
Skull and Bones – Ubisoft’s extraordinarily long in the works (and not particularly good) open-world pirate adventure – is getting a free week-long trial next week, and it’ll coincide with the launch of the live-service game’s second season of post-launch content. When Skull and Bones released in February – some 11 years after…
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Epic says it’s bringing Fortnite and the Epic Games Store to iOS in the UK next year
Epic has announced it’s bringing Fortnite back to iOS devices in the UK at some point “in the second half of 2025” – and launching its Epic Games Store on the platform at the same time – as the UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act passes into law. The new Digital Markets,…
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New Astro Bot game reportedly being unveiled by PlayStation soon
A new entry in Sony’s beloved Astro Bot series is reportedly in development and set to be officially unveiled very soon. That’s according to extremely reliable PlayStation leaker Billbil-kun, writing for Dealabs. Word of a new Astro Bot game first surfaced earlier this year via journalist and prolific leaker Jeff Grub, but Billbil-kun…
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Warhammer 40,000 retro shooter Boltgun is getting an expansion in June
If you’re a fan of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun’s retro-inspired first-person shooting action – and you might well be given how positively it was received – you’ve got a fresh chunk of the stuff to look forward to in a few short weeks now that developer Auroch Digital and publisher Focus Entertainment have announced an…
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Epic Games Store’s latest weekly freebie is available now and I can barley contain myself
With another week of 2024 now crossed off the calendar, Epic has delved deep into its big bag of treats to reveal the Epic Games Store’s latest freebie – and this time it’s Farming Simulator 22. This not-quite-latest instalment in developer Giants Software’s long-running agricultural sim (and I’m about to paraphrase the official…
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The Sims 4 pledges more bug fixes more often as it looks to address years of ‘frustrating’ technical issues
The Sims 4 is getting on a bit, and, as regular players will know, the whole thing – which includes over 70s bits of DLC piled onto the base game over the last 10 years – is starting to get at little bit creaky. And that’s something EA is finally acknowledging, and has now…
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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League gets new enemies, gear, and more in first mid-season update
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League might not have done the numbers Warner Bros was expecting, but developer Rocksteady continues onward with its post-launch plans, with its imminent Season 1 – Episode 2 update introducing new enemies, new gears, and more. Season 1 – Episode 2 is a mid-season update for Kill the…
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Call of Duty 2024’s likely teaser site sets the mood by blindfolding Mount Rushmore
A new year means a new Call of Duty, meaning Activision Blizzard is going to have to get around to unveiling it at some point. Reports are suggesting that ‘some point’ will almost certainly be during Microsoft’s Xbox showcase this June, but before then, the first teaser has seemingly now been spotted in an…
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Helldivers 2 studio mulling “slightly lower” update frequency after hectic first few months
Even without the whole PSN debacle, Helldivers 2 has had hectic few months, with developer Arrowhead pumping out wild, game-changing updates at a furious pace. But it looks like the studio is finally ready to ease off a bit, and has said it feels a “slightly lower [update] cadence… will benefit both us, you,…
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Hunt: Showdown ditching PS4 and Xbox One support in August as part of “significant relaunch”
Hunt: Showdown, the acclaimed PvEvP bounty hunting horror shooter from developer Crytek, is waving goodbye to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on 15th August – but owners will be able to upgrade to the current-gen versions for free. Crytek’s David Fifield confirmed an August end date for PS4 and Xbox One support in…