‘It’s the definition of insanity here’: The Battlefield subreddit’s good vibes nosedive into outrage after DICE announces there’ll be no class weapon restrictions in Battlefield 6

Yesterday, things over on the Battlefield subreddit looked downright idyllic—or at least as idyllic as something can look when it’s packed full of footage of tanks toppling buildings and helicopters getting shot out of the sky. Thanks to a tidal wave of leaked Battlefield 6 footage, players were sharing their excitement about the series seemingly…

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Lynked: Banner of the Spark – Blending Hack-and-Slash with Town-Building to Make a ‘Rogue-Life’ Game

Category: Games May 22, 2025 Lynked: Banner of the Spark – Blending Hack-and-Slash with Town-Building to Make a ‘Rogue-Life’ Game Jodie McKaughanSenior Community Manager, Dreamhaven The year is 30XX, and the world has seen better days. Cities have crumbled, humanity has faded, and rogue AI forces have overrun what’s left. But even in the wreckage,…

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GeoGuessr withdraws from Esports World Cup following furious blowback from the community over Saudi Arabia’s human rights record

In response to a massive blowback from its player base, geographical puzzle game GeoGuessr has announced its withdrawal from the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. GeoGuessr announced its planned participation in the Esports World Cup earlier in May, describing it as “a massive step” for the game. But the immediate reaction was almost…

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It’s a day ending in ‘y’ so you know what that means: Embracer Group is doing more restructuring

Embracer Group is undergoing yet another restructuring of its gigantic operations, this time announcing plans to spin-off the Coffee Stain part of the business as well as renaming the Lord of the Rings portion. In 2024, Embracer announced it would split into three distinct companies across games. Asmodee handled tabletop and physical games; Coffee Stain…

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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney takes his victory lap as Fortnite returns to the app store after nearly 5 years: ‘Thanks to all of the folks who initially sided with Apple then later came around to the winning side’

After a protracted legal battle, which is far from over, Apple has restored Fortnite to the US app store. Fortnite was removed in August 2020 after launching its own in-app monetisation system to bypass Apple’s in-app payment system and the 30% commission it charges. This violated Apple’s terms, and led to a legal challenge from…

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The next Warhammer 40K RPG from Rogue Trader’s devs sounds killer: An Imperial inquisitor detective RPG where you can intimidate your enemies until they’re ‘scared as f**k’ and surrender

Ahead of its reveal at today’s Warhammer Skulls event, I got to speak to Owlcat producer Anatoly Shestov about Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy, the studio’s next big CRPG to follow up the breakout Rogue Trader. Here are my big takeaways from the conversation: Dark Heresy is based on the TTRPG of the same name, like…

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Dawn of War, the undisputed king of Warhammer 40k RTS games, is getting a remaster, but Relic isn’t changing too much: ‘We don’t want to fix something that isn’t broken’

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is one of the GOATs, and in many ways represents one of the last hurrahs for the traditional base-building RTS. See, in the early ’00s, the once glorious RTS genre was starting to show signs of wear and tear as it tried to adapt to a changing videogame landscape. The…

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