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After a mixed reception to Marathon‘s first public playtest last year (not helped by the whiplash of Arc Raiders‘ remarkably positive playtest), Bungie returned to the drawing board to overhaul some of the extraction shooter’s features. Now it’s back on the menu and almost time for round two, as a second public playtest will happen…

I spent my childhood as a Sega fanboy. Even though I loved Nintendo games I was fiercely loyal to my chosen console, in that daft way that kids are. I’d argue at school with mates about who would win in a fight between Mario and Sonic (Sonic would absolutely destroy him), extol the virtues of…

As if there aren’t enough gaming mice on the market, Be Quiet! has just announced a pair of rodents with professional and competitive gamers in mind. Named the Dark Perk Ergo and Dark Perk Sym, both mice sport a 110-hour battery life (at 1000 Hz), 55 g weight, 8000 Hz polling rate (even while wireless),…

After years of trying and failing to get it out the door, Ubisoft has finally pulled the plug on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. The game is one of six projects, four of them unannounced, that were cancelled as part of a “major reset” of Ubisoft’s internal structure that CEO Yves Guillemot…

Shockwave grenades, the king of movement items, Fortnite’s evergreen purple propellants, have been removed from battle royale, and I’ve been grieving them for the past week. I feel stodgy and static without them. The argument for vaulting them, as laid out by Epic’s design director Ted Timmins, is that Fortnite had a “combat fleeing issue”…

World of Warcraft: Midnight‘s pre-patch is now live, meaning players are currently shivering in a cold room from the mother of all modding comedowns. I’m one of ’em, given I’ve always had stacks of Weakauras enabled to help soothe the ache of WoW’s sometimes-janky class design. In case you’re unaware, WoW’s been of a mind…

In the time since Marathon‘s controversial public alpha, Bungie returned to the drawing board to make major changes and even introduce new features like proximity chat, solos, and Rook, effectively a free loadout option. At this point, the changes seem to be having a positive effect on fans who were previously not too impressed with…

In response to the rising prices of RAM and storage in 2026, the Nintendo Switch 2 may be set to become more expensive. This is according to research firm Niko Partners (via VGC). In its 2026 prediction post, Niko Partner says, “We believe the Switch 2 is set to follow in Sony and Microsoft’s footsteps…