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Firaxis announced Arc of Tomorrow, a free update arriving in 2027 that will extend Civilization 7 beyond 1950 with nuclear warfare, Cold War diplomacy, and a fourth act running through 2050. The studio says the update will be "even bigger in scope" than May's Test of Time patch.
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Marc Merrill says the failed fighting game wasn't a mistake, but acknowledges the challenge of capturing attention in a saturated market where developers compete against 'everything.'
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Panache Digital Games' supernatural thriller 1666: Amsterdam launches in early access with promising ideas but rough execution, according to Eurogamer's review. The game inverts Assassin's Creed's formula by emphasizing investigation and stealth over parkour combat.
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Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier has ruled out the upcoming StarCraft game being a live-service shooter in the style of Destiny, though details about the actual gameplay direction remain unclear ahead of BlizzCon.
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The open-source PS3 emulator RPCS3 now supports playing physical PS3 games directly from compatible Blu-ray disc drives on PC, offering a preservation alternative as Sony phases out physical media.
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A new report claims Guerrilla Games is working with an external developer on a Killzone remake or remaster, potentially marking the franchise's return after more than a decade of silence.
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Today's Wordle puzzle challenges players with a word meaning to make something more lively or energetic. The New York Times reports an average solve time of 4.3 guesses.
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Video Games Chronicle provides a guide for crafting the legendary Arbiter Armor set and completing the A Bulwark Against Darkness quest in Blood of Dawnwalker.
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Playground Games designed all NPCs individually for Fable, rejecting a randomization tool to ensure each character's job, appearance, and personality feel cohesive and believable.
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The creator of Assassin's Creed says he owns the Ancestors IP and intends to make a sequel to the 2019 evolution survival game, though it depends on completing his current project, 1666: Amsterdam.
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Rob Pardo's team at Bonfire Studios is nearing early access for Arkheron, a team-based PvP action game set in a dark-fantasy tower. The studio is preparing a cross-play beta for console and PC and has incorporated community feedback from July testing.
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Original Mass Effect cinematic designer Armando Troisi expresses confidence in BioWare's current team to deliver the next Mass Effect installment, citing the presence of original trilogy veterans and the studio's proven strength in single-player narrative RPGs.
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