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Highguard’s numbers have collapsed from a headline‑grabbing launch into a trickle of active players, even as the studio pushes content patches that many outlets and some players have called a meaningful sign of life for the beleaguered free‑to‑play shooter. Steam‑level data show a hair‑raising...

Highguard arrived on January 26, 2026, with a big launch-day showcase, frantic server login queues, and a player surge that briefly pushed the free-to-play PvP raid shooter into the upper echelons of Steam’s concurrent charts — even as early reviews and teething problems painted a far more...

Bungie has published surprisingly modest PC system requirements for Marathon, its upcoming PvPvE extraction shooter, signaling an explicit design choice to keep the player base broad rather than gated by high-end hardware. The minimum spec lists an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon RX...

Vince Zampella’s death in a single‑vehicle crash has sent shockwaves through the games industry: the veteran developer, co‑founder of Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment and a driving force behind Call of Duty, Titanfall, and Apex Legends, died at 55 after a high‑speed collision on the...

Bungie has confirmed Marathon will arrive in March 2026, repositioning the long-troubled extraction shooter as a darker, grittier sci‑fi experience and shipping at a $39.99 price point with non‑expiring Rewards Passes and a commitment to free updates throughout the first year. Background...

Techland’s post-launch plan for Dying Light: The Beast has just turned the sequel‑adjacent survival horror into a community‑driven experiment — an 11‑week “Call of the Beast” event that layers weekly global goals, exclusive cosmetic and gear rewards, and a roadmap of meaningful gameplay updates...

Glen Schofield’s off‑hand worry at Gamescom Asia — that Call of Duty could lose its identity and creative momentum now that it sits inside Microsoft’s gaming empire — has become more than an industry conversation starter; it forces a closer look at how megacorporate ownership, subscription-first...

Microsoft’s streamlining of its gaming operations has moved from boardroom memo to daily reality at King, the studio behind Candy Crush — roughly 200 roles are reported to have been cut, and multiple independent accounts suggest remaining staff are being pushed to rely on generative AI tools as...

EA and DICE have rolled out a surprise, content-heavy patch for Battlefield 2042 — Update 9.2.0 — that drops a reimagined Iwo Jima map, a free 60-tier Battle Pass running from August 18 to October 7, new weapons and vehicles, and a broad set of gameplay and balance changes designed to reshape...

Square Enix has officially confirmed that support for Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) on Windows 10 will come to an end on October 14, 2025, a date synchronizing precisely with Microsoft’s own termination of security updates for the aging operating system. For millions of FFXIV players on PC, this...

Call of Duty: WWII, a World War II-themed first-person shooter released in 2017, enjoyed a renaissance in player numbers this July as it landed on PC Game Pass for the first time, drawing in a vast new wave of players lured by nostalgia and the allure of a “new” classic. But in what is now a...

Ubisoft’s The Division 2, well into its post-launch lifecycle, has once again stirred excitement within its community by teasing what appears to be a major seasonal update—potentially a winter-themed expansion—as well as hinting at “something entirely new” for the franchise. This cryptic...

A storm is building on the ever-competitive landscape of multiplayer shooters. ARC Raiders, the extraction-focused PvEvP shooter from Embark Studios, is primed to redefine what resilient, interconnected worlds can deliver for players seeking tension, teamwork, and tactical chaos. After years of...

The latest patch of Infinity Nikki has become a cautionary tale for Windows 11 gamers and live service developers alike, reflecting how a single, flawed update can significantly alter the fortunes of a promising title. For many, Infinity Nikki—a lavish open-world dress-up role-playing game built...

The digital battlefield has changed dramatically over the past few years, with “Battlefield 2042” remaining a fixture in the popular consciousness—sometimes for all the wrong reasons. As Electronic Arts and DICE edge closer to introducing the next iteration in the storied Battlefield franchise...