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Ubisoft are reportedly tapped as one potential company that could acquire Arkane, though the Dishonored studio's own management may be in the running too

Things are potentially looking up for Arkane, depending on how you feel about Ubisoft (and depending on who actually ends up acquiring them).

By Oisin Kuhnke

Blizzard Addresses Trading Post Reward Mount Issues - Fixes Ready Ahead of Maintenance

Blizzard has addressed the Hot Motocross Bunmover Mount Trading Post reward, noting that they have been working to fix the issues ahead of next week's maintenance.

"Steam's review queue is clogged up by AI slop": Salacious Fire Emblem-ish Food Devils gets a delay because its devs think Valve is inundated with genAI games

You might have seen that for today's grub, Edwin decided to in part feed The Maw with Food Devils, an incredibly salacious, foodie take on Fire Emblem, as it was meant to release today. The only problem is, it's not actually out yet.

By Oisin Kuhnke

Taking Reign

Taking Reign The year-long Reign of Talon story reaches its final chapter in a brand-new event, Taking Reign! Complete games and challenges over five weeks to climb 24 tiers of rewards, including a new Sigma Epic Skin on the Free Pass.

The Citadel Project is a Thief-inspired dark fantasy, survival-horror lite stealth-em-up with some lovely shadows set in a medieval megastructure

You know, given the whole stealthy element of Thief-like immersive sims, I'm surprised there haven't been more of them with horror elements. There's Gloomwood , sure, but it's not as common as I'd like.

By Oisin Kuhnke

Excavation Initiative

Excavation Initiative The Excavation Initiative is back with Loot Boxes to earn around every corner. Complete three digs each week to earn a Loot Box, then keep digging for bonus Loot Boxes, Epic Loot Boxes, and even a Legendary Loot Box along the way.

Silica, an FPS and RTS hybrid that mixes a smidge of Dune and Helldivers together, has left early access and entered 1.0

The concept of fusing an RTS and an FPS always sounds like a fun one, and since 2023 Martin Melichárek has been trying to make a new take on the combination under the watchful eye of DayZ devs Bohemia Interactive through Silica .

By Oisin Kuhnke

D&D: World of Warcraft Early Access Grants Pet, Mount, Decor, and Toy

The D&D: World of Warcraft bundles are now in early access, and that means players who preordered them can earn their in-game goodies for Retail WoW.

Play as water and rain on wildfires in Atuel, a short, free game about the power and vulnerability of nature

Well, have you played Atuel? If not, you can do so within the next hour - it's a tiny, free, 25-minute walking sim, albeit one with little actual walking on account of you playing most of it as a river. More of a running sim, really.

By James Archer

Hack the fight in Apex Legends™: Cipher

In this ring, the deadliest weapon isn’t a gun, it’s information. Crypto’s new firmware update switches his role to aggressive intel-gathering, the Akimbo Wingman adds deadly precision firepower, and new Strongholds offer high-stakes, high-tier loot.

Frostpunk 2's The Surge DLC keeps the wintery apocalypse and adds in faction-clash-inducing electricity and sets a seasonally appropriate December release date

For the time being, the world of Frostpunk remains a hypothetical, even if it's one that seems just that little bit more likely than I'd like it to be given who's in charge of the world.

By Oisin Kuhnke

Venom-toothed Noxious Terminids are soon to infest Helldivers 2, and it's your noble job to sterilise the galaxy for Super Earth

Helldivers 2 isn't slowing down any time soon, and according to Edwin's recent interview with Arrowhead CCO Johan Pilestedt, it'll continue to be Arrowhead's main priority for the future.

By Ashley Schofield

Shaman Classic Discord Closed in Protest of Shaman Changes in WoW: Forever

The Shaman Classic Discord has been shut down in protest of the changes to Shaman in WoW: Forever.

Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 3 has been announced, marking another attempt at a free-to-play team game after Gundam Evolution's unfortunate fate

Bandai Namco have released the initial announcement trailer for Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 3, a free-to-play team action game and a sequel to 2018's Battle Operation 2.

By Ashley Schofield