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Next-gen Xbox consoles could reportedly cost up to $1,800
Microsoft reportedly expects Project Helix to cost between $1,200 and $1,800 unless it subsidizes the hardware.
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EA shuts down BioWare and cancels next Mass Effect game amid 400 layoffs
Electronic Arts is shutting down BioWare, the longtime studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, as part of a new round of layoffs affecting approximately 400 employees.
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The next Call of Duty will introduce a new sub-series to the franchise
Next year's Call of Duty game will not be part of any of the franchise's existing sub-series. In an interview with The Game Business, Activision confirmed it's finally ready to create a new sub-series. Read more
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Xbox's next-gen console to reportedly cost up to $1,800, with a Helix handheld coming in 2027 and a full release in holiday 2028
The price of Xbox's next generation console, codename Project Helix, may be higher than many of us expected. Helix, which is reportedly going to ship as two devices, is estimated to cost close to $2,000. Read more
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Subnautica 2's next major update adds "the scariest region we've ever done", together with frog mechs and a very welcome tweak for dashing
Bracingly moist open world survival game Subnautica 2 is embarking on the "voyage to early access 2.0" - this being developer Unknown Worlds' excitable term for the next round of updates, which will include a new region, creature, and Tadpole chassis, plus some tweaks for biomods and creature behaviour. I like Subnautica 2 and am happy that Unknown Worlds appear to be enjoying some stability, after all the firings and ChatGPT-abetted lawyer-wrestling over publisher earn-outs, but I really hate "early access 2.0". I know other teams use nomenclature like this, but seriously, what even is time a
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Steam Next Fest has been dominated by AI. A new browser extension helps you cut through the slop
A new browser extension, aptly named Slop-Inator, flags any AI usage in Steam games, allowing you to cut GenAI out of your library.
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The next Hearts of Iron 4 DLC gives an underrepresented WW2 player much more depth
The Hearts of Iron 4 Romania focus pack DLC lets you pursue realistic or alternate-history paths for the nation through World War II.
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GameMaker to make its "next-generation runtime" GMRT free for commercial use in January 2027
2D-centric engine GameMaker is making its "next-generation runtime" GMRT free for commercial use from January 1, 2027. Read more
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Diablo 4's next season won't have any new mechanics or a new theme because all the focus is on Lord of Hatred
Diablo 4 is gearing up for its biggest post-launch event yet: the upcoming release of the Lord of Hatred expansion. As was the case with Vessel of Hatred before it, expansion releases alter the seasonal flow in a few ways, and Blizzard has now explained how. Read more