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Arc Raiders is still wildly popular, but longtime players say the endgame runs thin. Embark Studios' production director says the plan is to raise the challenge for veterans while keeping new and casual players included. Two major updates are coming soon.
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Sony says higher costs are forcing global price increases for the PS5 family and the PlayStation Portal, effective April 2. The base PS5 rises by $100, the PS5 Pro by $150, and the Portal by $50.
During a world-first race for WoW's Midnight expansion, a pro player was booted to the login screen mid-boss because his subscription expired. He had already bought a WoW Token and simply forgot to use it.
Update 2.2.1 for <em>World of Tanks</em> brings three new Tier XI vehicles: the Gorilla with sustained-fire capability, the Fauteur with a charge-boosting afterburner, and the wheeled Executor with a short nitro sprint.
New reports say Battlefield 6 used multiple internal AI systems during development. EA’s SEED group supplied tools that generated lip sync and face variations, cutting days of work down to hours. Players and platform rules are now asking whether that should have been disclosed.
Capcom’s director responded after fans objected to Street Fighter 6 showing Alex marrying his second cousin and adoptive sister. The team says some text will be revised and released a short story to explain the timeline.
A deleted Reddit post claimed a Discord group paid users to post positive comments about Bungie’s new game Marathon. An investigation found the evidence was misleading and the original screenshots disappeared fast.
NetEase pushed a hotfix on March 26 to calm down a few unruly heroes. Deadpool's mobility got trimmed, Elsa Bloodstone lost a bit of health, and White Fox received quality-of-life fixes and healing tweaks.
Former Fnatic and Misfits midlaner Febiven joins Team Heretics as a positional coach. The Dutch veteran will work with rookie Serin as Heretics reshuffle both their main and academy rosters ahead of the LEC Spring Split.
Trials of Avalon wraps up after three days of intense competition, crowning a dominant team led by @Enkeo_, @Gromalokk, @HalloWFR, and @ItsCored. A tournament packed with action, clutch plays, and top-tier esports entertainment.
Former New World world designer David McKenzie answered questions and shared what Amazon Games had planned for Aeternum before the project was put into maintenance. Zones, weapons, and even DIY voice acting made the cut.
Season 3 of Black Ops 7 brings a new Scorestreak called the Ion Core. It sits on the ground and emits repeating radiation pulses that damage players even through walls. With Overclock options to extend uptime and speed up pulses, this thing looks tailor made for Domination and Hardpoint.