Unreal mastermind Cliff Bleszinski really likes this fan-made Redux remaster: ‘Time for a new generation to learn that Unreal isn’t just an engine’

Unreal Redux, an in-development remake of the classic FPS Unreal, is not an official Epic Games project, but it does have the official thumbs-up from one very important person: Original Unreal designer Cliff Bleszinski, who said on X that it “looks SO COOL.” (We don’t normally do the all-caps thing, but Cliff’s enthusiasm is contagious.)…

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After making Closed Weapons almost invisible in the Battlefield 6 beta, DICE says Open Weapons is ‘the right path forward’ because it was more popular

Now just days away from launch, Battlefield Studios has published a new blog outlining changes made to Battlefield 6 since the August open beta. Movement is more “responsive,” recoil has increased to resemble past games, and those unpopular Rush map layouts have received a second pass. It’s good news all around, unless you’re one of…

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Ubisoft reveals the surprise free Assassin’s Creed Mirage DLC, which just coincidentally happens to be set in a region the Saudi government wants to turn into an ‘economic powerhouse’

The surprise Assassin’s Creed Mirage DLC announced by Ubisoft in August will go live on November 18, adding a new main quest, sidequests, assassination targets, and other new content in the ancient valley of AlUla, a place Ubi calls “charged with history and home to stunning and diverse landscapes.” Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory…

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This ‘brutally honest’ city builder features greedy landlords, cutthroat corporations, and a newspaper that gives you ‘a constant reminder that your citizens’ bad luck is perhaps your fault’

Oh, a new city builder? I know exactly how to get started. I’ll drag a bunch of long roads across the map, slam in a ton of residential and commercial zones, slap down a fire house, a cop shop, and a few schools, then sit back and watch the virtual bucks roll in. That approach…

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