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Wargaming has unveiled the first season of its original free-to-play hero mech game Steel Hunters, which combines elements of Battle Royale and Extraction shooter. This season marks the debut of a new horned Hunter named Taurus, as well as a fresh set of cosmetic items and significant gameplay improvements developed based on community feedback.
The recent wave of layoffs at Electronic Arts has hit Respawn Entertainment, the creators of the legendary Titanfall and the popular Apex Legends, hard. In addition to the dismissal of about 100 employees, it became known that among the two cancelled "early" incubation projects of Respawn was a new extraction shooter, which would have been set in the beloved Titanfall universe.
If you missed the recent alpha test of the portal shooter Splitgate 2, don't feel bad. The developers from 1047 Games have announced great news: a much larger open beta will start on 22 May!
From now on, Borderlands 4 will be released on 12 September instead of 23 and will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC.
Arrowhead Game Studios has announced the release of the new Warbound (analogue of Battle Pass) next week, and soon after that, we will have even more exciting news. In a short message posted on the r/Helldivers2 subreddit, the developers have sent an important message to the community.
Although a few days ago, critics and bloggers came to rave about the game
The patch was released on the eve of the shooter being added to Xbox Game Pass
Great news from Gearbox
The game will be testing from 30 April to 4 May on PC and consoles
The developers of the upcoming Marathon relaunch continue to work hard on the visuals of the game, paying special attention to the lighting of outdoor spaces. Game director Joe Ziegler said that the team is actively experimenting with lighting models to achieve the desired level of quality and atmosphere.
Speaking about the upcoming relaunch of the Marathon shooter, players are looking forward to new details of the gameplay, and one of the interesting features may be proximity chat, which allows you to communicate with opponents, which is inherent in games in the extraction shooter genre. Game director Joe Ziegler recently shared an update on this feature, noting that the team is still working on how it will be implemented in the game.
The intrigue around Project Maverick, a mysterious project by People Can Fly, the studio behind Bulletstorm and Outriders, has finally been cleared. After a long veil of secrecy, the developers have officially confirmed what their collaboration with Microsoft, which was announced back in June 2023, really is. At that time, it was reported that Project Maverick, which is fully funded by Microsoft with a budget of $30-50 million, is based on one of the existing Xbox franchises.
Fans of the superhero action game Marvel Rivals, get ready for a pleasant surprise. The developers have announced the release of a special free bundle for PlayStation players.
In the community of the upcoming Marathon relaunch by Bungie, one of the hottest topics for discussion was the so-called "mouse magnetism" - a feature that actually provided aiming assistance to players using a mouse and keyboard. It seems that the developers have heard their fans, and next week, as part of the closed alpha testing, they will conduct an experiment by disabling this controversial option.
