Ubisoft’s Saudi-funded Assassin’s Creed DLC provokes staff unrest, but the publisher insists partnering with the controversial regime is A-OK: ‘Talking with partners who do not share our democratic values ​​does not mean abandoning them’

In a surprise announcement last month, Ubisoft revealed that 2023’s Assassin’s Creed Mirage would be receiving a hefty free DLC. A new map and quests for a two year-old game, and no charge? Such largesse is only possible thanks to the involvement of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which has made many gaming investments…

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Logitech has announced an affordable 8 Nm direct drive racing wheel setup with full TrueForce support, along with some fancy trick pedals I want to try for myself

We’ve long been fans of Logitech’s sim racing lineup, given that you can get in on the ground floor with something affordable, like the gear-driven Logitech G923, or go all the way up to the very expensive (and very brilliant) Logitech G Pro Racing Wheel and G Pro Pedal set. Up until now, however, there’s…

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The Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike brings analogue tech to a gaming mouse for the first time and uses haptic feedback to replicate the feel of a mouse click

Logitech has just announced a gaming mouse for launch early next year that has an “industry-first innovation”: analogue mouse clicks. The Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike lets you adjust the mouse click’s actuation point or enable rapid trigger, just like you can on a Hall effect or optical keyboard. The X2 Superstrike doesn’t use either…

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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2’s DLC clans are no longer DLC clans: ‘Lasombra and Toreador belong in the base game, so that is what we are doing’

Good news, folks! Bloodlines 2 is now a vampire free-for-all. After revealing launch DLC that included two vampire clans, Lasombra and Toreador, Paradox and The Chinese Room have finally walked back the questionable decision, no longer locking away what are essentially two RPG classes. Both clans will now be available in the base game at…

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Battlefield 6 has done away with Levolution events in favour of ‘tactical destruction’ because all-out annihilation ‘wouldn’t be fun’

It’s no secret that Battlefield Studios has taken quite a few lessons learnt from past Battlefield games and used them to try and create a Battlefield 6 which is as close as possible to what players want. Decisions have been made to ditch 128-player matches from Battlefield 2042, and the devs have been listening to…

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Microsoft announces it will automatically install the Copilot AI app alongside desktop versions of 365 products like Word, Excel and PowerPoint this October—and it seems like there’s no way for personal users to opt out

I’ve found that Microsoft Copilot splits opinion pretty evenly, in my casual conversations with unfortunate members of the public. While many begrudge the addition of AI tools into their daily lives, some find it very useful for summarising documents and spreadsheets, and helping them out with the odd bit of busywork. Well, that last group…

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In the 16 years I’ve played this series, Borderlands 4 is the first entry that’s made me want to do post-game grinding—Gearbox just needs to fix its dang Wildcard Missions first

Harvey Randall, Staff Writer (Image credit: Future) Last week I was: Trying not to lose it over that one boss in Silksong. The guy with the maggots. You know who I’m talking about. This week I’ve been: Playing around 47 hours of Borderlands 4. Send help, I’m trapped in the loot dimension. I’ve been playing…

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This Frankenstein’s monster of ARPG and battle royale from a studio founded by a former Blizzard chief creative officer is stitching together pieces of Diablo, Dark Souls, and PUBG into something new

In 2025, the last thing I’d expect to be surprised by is the reveal of a new battle royale game. But Arkheron, the first game from Bonfire Studios, is working a magic all its own on a genre the zeitgeist has left behind. During a preview event for press, studio founder and former Blizzard chief…

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