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Marathon Ditches Predatory Battle Pass Tactics With Permanent Rewards and Cosmetic-Only Spending
With Bungie’s highly anticipated extraction shooter Marathon launching today, March 5th, the studio has laid out a refreshingly consumer-friendly approach to its monetization and seasonal content model. In a series of announcements shared across…
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Pearl Abyss Walks a Tightrope With Crimson Desert: Battling Hype, Skepticism, and Cyberpunk Comparisons Ahead of Launch
With Crimson Desert’s March 19 release date rapidly approaching, developer Pearl Abyss finds itself navigating an increasingly tense relationship with its fanbase. Will Powers, the studio’s director of marketing and PR, has been vocal…
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Marathon Launches Tomorrow: Global Release Times, Cinematic Music Video, and What’s at Stake for Bungie’s Extraction Shooter
Bungie’s highly anticipated extraction shooter Marathon is set to go live on March 5, 2026, and the studio is pulling out all the stops in the final hours before launch. With global release times…
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Warzone’s Black Ops Royale Ditches Loadouts for Old-School Looting and Consumable Perks
Call of Duty: Warzone is taking a major step back to its roots with the arrival of Black Ops Royale, a new mode introduced in the Season 2 Reloaded update. Heavily inspired by the…
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Resident Evil Requiem’s Giant Spider Boss Is Terrifying Arachnophobic Players — But Modders Already Have a Fix
Resident Evil Requiem has barely been out and it’s already generating widespread discussion for one particularly unsettling encounter: a massive, hyper-realistic spider boss lurking in the depths of Raccoon City. The creature has proven…
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Sony Santa Monica’s Next Game Reportedly Stars Faye in an Action-Driven God of War Spinoff
Santa Monica Studio, the team behind the critically acclaimed God of War series, is reportedly developing a bold new spinoff set within the God of War universe — and it appears to center on…