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Amazon Games’ New World has seemingly dropped around half of its one million playerbase since it launched a month ago.  According to Forbes (opens in new tab), an analysis of the data freely available on SteamCharts (opens in new tab) suggests the MMO has been losing around 135,000 players a …

As Activision Blizzard is giving an Overwatch character a name change (opens in new tab), the company has also opened up the opportunity for players to change their BattleTags, too. “As we introduce a new name, you might have the desire to do the same,” the company said in a …

Kinetic Games has revealed Phasmophobia: Nightmare, a new update coming to the cult hit ghosthunting game. Right now, Kinetic is keeping quiet about the details, but a sneaky tweet from the developer says the Halloween update Nightmare will launch at 4pm BST (that’s 8am PT and 11am ET) on October …

Fatal Frame director Makoto Shibata has said the positive reaction to the remaster of Wii U exclusive Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water has “exceeded” his expectations, and hinted that he was “considering” remastering other installments of the fan-favorite horror series. In an interview with JP Games (opens in …

Minecraft’s next major update will be called The Wild Update, and it’s coming next year. Announcing the news at today’s Minecraft Live event, developer Mojang confirmed this will also include the delayed Deep Dark Biome – yes, the underworld Biome that boasts the pure nightmare fuel-esque Wardens – which had …

Valve is reportedly banning all blockchain, crypto, and NFT games from Steam. The developer of first-person adventure game Age of Rust – which allows players to collect NFTs for completing in-game puzzles – went to Twitter to share its frustration at a rule change (opens in new tab) which now …

Gran Turismo 7 will seemingly require an always-on internet connection. Sony debuted a brand new gameplay trailer for Gran Turismo 7 (opens in new tab) last week. While players were delighted to see the return of fan-favorite features like GT Campaign mode, it was only after eagle-eyed fans scrutinized the …

Capcom is releasing a new 43-inch “half-scale” statue of Devil May Cry 5’s Dante for $4,299. Boasting both his Ebony & Ivory pistol set as well as sword Rebellion, the Black Label statue – an upgrade on the prior, slightly less expensive one given it features an alternate head so …

Valve has had to fix a Steam exploit that allowed players to generate false credits to their Steam wallet balance. While there’s no word yet on whether or not unscrupulous players were able to successfully make use of the exploit, the issue came to light earlier this week on HackerOne …

Battlefield 2042 players who violate their non-disclosure agreements may get banned from playing the final game, EA has said. The Battlefield 2042 technical test is currently underway. Slated to run until August 16 for three hours each day, the tech test is a closed opportunity that only a handful of …