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EA DICE has announced it is no longer developing content for Battlefield 2042‘s Hazard Zone mode just six months after the game launched. Hazard Zone will still be playable on Battlefield 2042’s current levels but won’t be available on any future DLC maps, and DICE is “no longer actively developing…

Over the years, The Sims series has been praised for including diverse character representation far beyond what most other AAA gaming franchises had available. The Sims has allowed same-sex relationships since its 2000 debut, and has actively worked to improve options around same-sex marriage, cultural and racial diversity, gender representation,…

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 will be released this October. In a new Tweet from the official Call of Duty Twitter account, the studio announced Modern Warfare 2 will be released on October 28. In addition, the over-the-top video clip gave a sneak peak at some of the characters…

The Stoor hobbit Sméagol, corrupted into the twisted form of Gollum by the One Ring, is not the most obvious protagonist for a video game. But there is potential for the dual personalities of The Lord of the Rings’ sneakiest character to translate into fun gameplay. A battle between cowardice…

A PC mod that brings seamless, four-player co-op with shared game progression to Elden Ring is entering beta this week. While the game does support three-player co-op organically, its designed to be more of a fleeting experience generally intended for one-off boss fights. A mod from YouTube user LukeYui shows…

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt had launched just a couple of months earlier, but the emails assaulting the inbox of CD Projekt Red community assistant Paweł Burza were about another game entirely. The community was fiercely hungry for a standalone version of the beloved in-world card game, Gwent. “We got…

Sony has officially revealed the required PC specs for its upcoming PlayStation Plus Premium plan, offering future plan owners a look at how powerful their computers will need to be compatible for streaming games. Luckily, the requirements aren’t strict. In a blog post today, the PlayStation team revealed more details…

A group of quality assurance employees at Raven Software have officially voted in favor of unionization with the National Labor Relations Board, with a final vote total of 19 for and three against. The vote count was announced today over an official webcast meeting. Approximately 28 employees were considered eligible…

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was released almost 10 years ago, but it has recently been seeing an uptick of new players due to a related meme involving one of its characters, Jetstream Sam, stroking his chin and thinking. Samuel Rodrigues, or Jetstream Sam, is a character from PlatinumGames’ 2013 spinoff…

Today, AT&T announced that Control Ultimate Edition is now free to stream for its customers for a limited time. According to today’s announcement, “low latency of AT&T 5G paired with cloud streaming technology helps deliver virtually instant, high-fidelity gameplay to the devices you already own.” This means that Control can…