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The Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass in June 2024 Have Been Revealed

Xbox Game Pass is losing High on Life and more on June 15, Microsoft has announced. Revealed on the Xbox website, High on Life is one of five games leaving the platform in June in the regular rotation of games available on the subscription service. Here are some of the ...
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Helldivers 2 Major Order turns planet into black hole as rumours of returning Illuminate faction intensify

Honestly, I turn my back on shooter-of-note Helldivers 2 for (checks calendar)... one, maybe two weeks, and you all go and transform a planet into a black hole. "You" being the players who completed the metagame's last Major Order and successfully pumped the Terminid supercolony of Meridia full of an ...
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Feature: “This Isn’t Just Yars, It’s A Love Letter To Atari” – How WayForward Is Breaking The Mould With ‘Yars Rising’

From Revenge to Rising.WayForward Technologies has worked on several well-known franchises over the years, including the likes of Contra, Silent Hill, The Mummy, Transformers, and even Aliens. Despite this, the reveal that the developer would collaborate with Atari on a brand new Yars entry came as a genuine shock to ...
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Five Exciting New Features Coming to Destiny 2 With The Final Shape, Launching June 4

June 3, 2024 Five Exciting New Features Coming to Destiny 2 With The Final Shape, Launching June 4 The Final Shape has almost arrived in Destiny 2 – the highly anticipated expansion that sees the Guardians fight off against The Witness, the universe’s greatest threat to ...
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Players’ Choice: Vote for May 2024’s best new game

May saw a wide variety of games, from indie retro horror to mascot brawlers and fast-paced shooters. What did you enjoy most out of the diverse lineup of titles?  How does it work? At the end of every month, PlayStation Blog will open a poll where you can vote for ...
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Helldivers 2 Players Win the Day and Birth a New Black Hole, But a Creeping Worry Is Overcoming Some

Helldivers 2 players have succeeded in their mission to destroy a Terminid supercolony by turning its host planet into an all consuming black hole, but are now growing concerned at what might step through.The creation of the black hole has been brewing since Helldivers 2's first major order — large ...
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Here’s a demo for Megacopter, a Desert Strike parody with a splash of Mars Attacks

In EA's Desert Strike - released way back in the dim salvages of 1992 - you are a helicopter pilot scooting around a Sylvester Stallone reinvention of Iraq, shooting down tanks and fighters with guns and missiles while rescuing VIPs and fretting constantly about your wafer-thin armour and espresso-sized fuel ...
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Dragon is Dead Preview: Just One More Run…

I beat Dragon is Dead’s first boss at 5 AM. I died about 3 seconds later. I thought I was in a cutscene, watching him die, and I was - for about three seconds. Then the cutscene ended, and one of his little skeleton minions whacked me in the face, ...
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Don’t expect big reveals at Summer Games Fest, says Geoff Keighley

Since the death of E3, June has descended into a chaotic clusterfunk of trailers, broadcasts, announcements, and a generalised frenzy of publicity-seeking barking noises. Summer Game Fest has emerged as a hub for a lot of developers seeking eyes. The 2-hour show hosted by marketing man Geoff Keighley will be ...
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Don’t Expect Kingdom Hearts IV News At Summer Game Fest 2024, Says Keighley

"People are setting themselves up for failure".Those expecting more news of Kingdom Hearts IV at this year's Summer Game Fest might want to temper their expectations as a recent message from Mr. SGF himself, Geoff Keighley, suggests that Sora's next adventure won't be making an appearance in the showcase (thanks, ...
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