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4 days ago | 
gamespot.com | Eddie Makuch
Not much is known about the next Mass Effect game, but producer Mike Gamble has now shared a small morsel of news regarding a feature that may return for the next entry: lens flare.
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4 days ago | 
gamespot.com | Eddie Makuch
Heroes of Valor, which takes inspiration from the shuttered Battlefield Heroes, is launching soon. The game enters early access on Steam beginning June 12, developer Fancy Cat has announced. Heroes of Valor is described as a casual, arcade-style third-person shooter that aims to "try and bring back the gameplay and feeling" of Battlefield Heroes, but with its own twists and new additions. Heroes of Valor has two sides fight against each other in a stylized World War II environment.
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4 days ago | 
gamespot.com | Eddie Makuch
Mario Kart World for the Switch 2 embraces a new format for the series with its interconnected tracks and free roam mode, but Nintendo wants people to know it's not an "open-world" title. Producer Kosuke Yabuki, who has worked on the series since 2008's Mario Kart Wii, said in an interview with The Washington Post, "We actually don't use the phrase 'open-world' in development." Why is that?
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4 days ago | 
gamespot.com | Eddie Makuch
Splitgate 2 is leaving beta this week, developer 1047 Games has announced. The game will have its 1.0 launch on June 6 on PC via Steam, the Windows Store, and Epic Games Store, while it'll also be playable that day on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, and PS4. There are still some secrets in store, though, as 1047 Games said the "biggest part" of the game will be revealed on June 6 as the game goes live.
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4 days ago | 
gamespot.com | Eddie Makuch
Besides the $80 price point, one of the biggest talking points about Mario Kart World for the Switch 2 has been the Cow. Producer Kosuke Yabuki has now reacted to the excitement about the Cow, and re-confirmed that the Cow does in fact eat burgers, but they may not be real-beef burgers. "The decision to include Cow was something that we considered in terms of if we added that, I think people would be really happy about it. And so we did," Yabuki told IGN.
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4 days ago | 
gamespot.com | Eddie Makuch
Poinpy, a platformer from developer Ojiro Fumoto AKA Moppin and published by Devolver, launched in 2022 exclusively through Netflix, but it's going away soon. The game will be removed on June 9, according to a disclaimer in the Netflix mobile app. A spokesperson for Devolver said on Discord that the company's deal with Netflix is ending, which is why Poinpy is leaving the Netflix catalog. "The deal with Netflix has expired, so as you already know, Poinpy will leave Netflix very soon.
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4 days ago | 
gamespot.com | Eddie Makuch
Elden Ring developer From Software has announced that Nightreign will indeed add two-player co-op following the studio's own admission about overlooking this in development. In a statement, From Software said it will add "Duo Expeditions" sometime down the road. On the more immediate horizon is the introduction of "enhanced fights with existing Nightlords" beginning this month.
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4 days ago | 
gamespot.com | Eddie Makuch
Call of Duty's big new Season 4 update added a lot of new content to the game, along with a controversial new UI feature that displayed in-game ads for paid DLC bundles from the weapons menu. The idea, many thought, was that Activision was intrusively trying to push microtransactions on players in a new way. Now, Activision has disabled this and claimed it was only a "test" that was added to the game by accident. Fans aren't buying that explanation, however.
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4 days ago | 
gamespot.com | Eddie Makuch
The Toy Story-like toy soldier game Hypercharge: Unboxed recently launched on PS5 and PS4, and after some players complained about low online-player populations, the game's small development team wrote back to share its side of the story. "Maybe there aren't thousands of players online. But somewhere, someone's on the couch with their kid, playing split-screen, laughing, figuring things out together, side by side," the developer said on social media. "If that's all Hypercharge ever is...
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4 days ago | 
gamespot.com | Eddie Makuch
John Wick himself has never come to Call of Duty as a playable character, but a character from his universe is joining the roster today, June 3, as part of the Season 4 update. Eve Macarro, also known as Ballerina, is coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone as a playable character starting June 3. That's just before the Ballerina movie releases on June 6. Activision has now released a trailer hyping up Ballerina's introduction to Call of Duty.
