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Sea Of Thieves has gone all Lock Stock in Season 12 with double-barreled guns and, er, skeleton summons
Plus tightrope walking and owls! Classic London gangster stuff!
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Don’t expect Ori 3 anytime soon, as devs say they’ll be working on No Rest for the Wicked for up to a decade
“No Rest for the Wicked is like our Lord of the Rings”
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Whatever the Fallout TV show does with New Vegas lore, Josh Sawyer doesn’t care: “It was never mine”
The Obsidian design director on Pillars of Eternity II burnout and living with dead projects
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Just Cause developers Avalanche have unionised, covering over 500 employees
Agreement will take effect from this time next year
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Gears 6 announcement coming in June showcase, says report
Alongside release dates for other major Xbox series
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Company of Heroes and Dawn of War devs Relic suffer layoffs one week after reclaiming independence from Sega
Job losses apparently needed to give studio “the best possible chance to survive in an increasingly volatile industry”
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Age Of Mythology Retold tilts for the modern esports crowd with changed god power mechanics
A smattering of new info on the forthcoming Age retelling
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Age of Empires 4 follows up series’ best-selling expansion yet with new season and free-for-all mode in spring
As Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition prepares to add Denmark and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in late 2024
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Age of Empires 2’s Definitive Edition is getting its first “campaign-focused” expansion next month
Victors and Vanquished will let you lead Vikings, Japanese clans and more in 19 scenarios, most based on popular community mods
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Age of Mythology Retold, remastered Age of Empires spin-off, will be out this year
Originally announced in late 2022
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You'll soon be able to play Sea Of Thieves with PlayStationeers, and Grounded with PlayPals and Switchers
Cross-platform multiplayer confirmed as Microsoft bring Xbox games to more consoles
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Microsoft Flight Simulator's free Dune expansion is available now
Fly the Ornithopter on Arrakis
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Microsoft have "aligned on the best opportunities for growth" by laying off nearly two thousand people
Including people at Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax and Xbox
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More Avowed details: it's a classless RPG with easy respeccing and "open zones" comparable to Outer Worlds
Obsidian gives an extended breakdown of its Xbox Developer Direct presentation
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Avowed release date, story, gameplay, and more
Here's everything we know about this action-orientated take on the Pillars of Eternity universe
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Everything announced at today's Xbox Developer Direct 2024
Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, Avowed and more
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All today's Xbox Developer Direct 2024 streams in one place
Avowed! Hellblade 2! Ara! Diablo 4! Elder Scrolls! Indiana Jones!
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Minecraft Legends’ next update will be its last, nine months after launch
The Snow vs Snouts Lost Legend will introduce a new combat challenge
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Turn 10 to substantially update Forza Motorsport after game spends three months getting arse kicked on Steam
Car progression, driver AI and race regulations are the "top three areas of feedback"