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10 Jun

Empire of the Ants will let you explore a photorealistic bug’s life this November

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Empire of the Ants, a real-time strategy game with dazzlingly photorealistic insects and other critters, arrives on November 7. Although the game doesn’t sound like it’s exactly a remake, it comes from the same publisher (and draws from the same source material) as the 2000 RTS game of the same name. The new version will be available on PC, PS5…

10 Jun

WWDC 2024: How to watch Apple’s keynote on iOS 18, AI and more

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Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote is imminent. The festivities kick off later today — Monday, June 10 at 1PM ET. The keynote address is available to the public and you can watch it via Apple’s event website or on the company’s YouTube channel. And if you don't want to click away, the latter feed is embedded directly below.[embedded content]This…

09 Jun

Fallout 76’s next free expansion drops on June 12

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It seemed like a missed opportunity for Microsoft and Bethesda to not have a new Fallout game ready to capitalize on the TV adaptation's success. However, Bethesda does have Fallout 76 up its sleeve at least, and the latest expansion of the multiplayer RPG is just a few days away.The publisher revealed the Skyline Valley expansion during the Xbox Games…

09 Jun

Doom: The Dark Ages hits PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC in 2025

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There's a new Doom in town. Doom: The Dark Ages is heading to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, day one on Game Pass, in 2025. The game's first trailer showcases a world of hulking monsters in blood-soaked environments, badass new weapons and what looks to be a player-controlled dragon. At one point, the Doom Slayer steps inside a…

09 Jun

Compulsion Games’ South of Midnight will arrive in 2025

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South of Midnight, first revealed at last year’s Summer Game Fest, will launch on Xbox and PC sometime next year. During today's Xbox showcase, we got a first look at how the third-person action-adventure will play.Right off the bat, it reminds me of Square Enix’s fun-but-flawed Forspoken. In South of Midnight, protagonist Hazel is apparently pulled into a “Southern Gothic…

09 Jun

Halfway to Dawn is a surprisingly tense, bite-sized survival horror game for Playdate

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Andrea Baroni’s Halfway to Dawn is unbelievably bleak for a game you can play from start to finish in about 10 minutes. I mean that as a compliment; it’s the best horror experience I’ve had on the Playdate yet.As someone who tends to gravitate towards all things spooky, one of the things I’ve been most interested in as I explore…

09 Jun

Perfect Dark reboot trailer shows Joanna Dark hunting bad guys in a near-future Cairo

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It's been a long, long time since we learned that a Perfect Dark reboot was in the works, and there are finally some fresh signs of life. A gameplay trailer was shown during the Xbox Games Showcase, though there's no release date or window as yet.Xbox is billing the reboot as a "first-person secret agent thriller in a near-future world"…

09 Jun

Mixtape brings a killer ’80s soundtrack to Xbox, PS5 and PC in 2025

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Mixtape is a coming-of-age story about the reality-bending adventures of three teenage friends on their final night of high school, featuring a soundtrack of classic punk and alternative hits. It's due to hit Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and PC in 2025, and it'll be available day-one on Xbox Game Pass.Mixtape follows three friends on their way to their final…

09 Jun

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 kicks it back to the ’90s on October 25

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It’s Treyarch’s turn at bat for a big ol’ Call of Duty game, which means it’s time for a new Black Ops. Today we learned that Black Ops 6 will have a full campaign set in the 1990s that picks up (broadly) where the ‘80s-infused Cold War left off. Raven Software is actually handling the campaign, and is promising “globetrotting…

09 Jun

We’re officially getting another Life is Strange game this fall

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Xbox’s Summer Games Showcase on Sunday brought a nice little surprise amidst all the expected news: the announcement of a new Life is Strange game, Life is Strange: Double Exposure. The game, which sees the return of its original protagonist Max Caulfield, will be released on October 29 for Xbox Series X/S, PC and PlayStation 5. Anyone dying to get…