
Avowed wasn't a traditional single-player RPG during early development, say Obsidian
Obsidian boss Feargus Urquhart has revealed a couple of new interesting tidbits about the studio's upcoming Xbox exclusive Avowed.
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Obsidian boss Feargus Urquhart has revealed a couple of new interesting tidbits about the studio's upcoming Xbox exclusive Avowed.
AUGUST 9
New Zealand Commerce Commission have officially approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. New Zealand say the merger will not have a significant impact on the competition.
AUGUST 8
It's finally official. Activision have confirmed that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is launching on November 10, 2023. We also got the new logo, which rocks a new red colour scheme.
AUGUST 7
Here are all the starting class choices in Hexworks' upcoming dark fantasy souls-like RPG Lords of the Fallen.
AUGUST 7
Baldru's Gate 3 has peaked at 814,66 concurrent players on Steam, which is just below Hogwarts Legacy's impressive concurrent player count of 879,308.
AUGUST 7
Baldur's Gate 3 is the second biggest Steam launch of the year, beating the survival title Sons of the Forest. However, Harry Potter RPG Hogwarts Legacy is still untouchable on the top spot.
AUGUST 4
Quake 2 Remastered could finally be announced at the upcoming QuakeCon 2023 on August 10, according to the latest rumours. The game is coming day one to Xbox Game Pass.
AUGUST 4
EA have stated that the next Battlefield game will be a reimagination of the series and a truly connected ecosystem, which certainly isn't what Battlefield fans have been hoping to hear.
AUGUST 2
Ten minutes of the upcoming Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions sports game has appeared on gaming forums, giving us the first look at the character selection screen and an intense match.
AUGUST 1
Souls-like shooter Remnant 2 has sold over one million copies on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, the publisher Gearbox announced today.
AUGUST 1
Yuka Kitamura, the legendary composer who worked on soundtracks for Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3 and other From Software games, has left the Japanese studio.
AUGUST 1
Turn-based RPG from Sabotage Studio is also launching day one on PlayStation Plus, along with the previously announced day one launch on Xbox Game Pass.
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