Gaming

Amazon Reveals Free Uber Eats Delivery for Prime Members, Plus $20 Off Your First Two Orders

• Prime members get a year of Uber One at no extra cost.
• Eligible customers can save $20 across their first two orders.
• The promotional credit ends on 19 November.

Amazon Prime members are being offered a year of Uber One membership at no extra cost, bringing eligible users free delivery on Uber Eats orders. The offer replaces Prime’s previous Grubhub+ partnership and adds a limited-time discount for new Uber Eats customers. Eligible Prime members can get $20…

Exclusive-Silver Lake, PIF have held recent talks to buy gaming software provider Unity, sources say

• Unity is in takeover talks with Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s PIF.
• The consortium discussed a valuation of about $25 billion.
• Unity’s latest quarterly revenue rose 32 per cent to $622.1 million.

Unity has held recent takeover talks with a consortium including Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), as major investors continue to consolidate their gaming interests. A deal would take private one of the world’s largest providers of tools for making games and other interactive 3D…

Spectrum Is Offering Free Internet Upgrades So People Can Download GTA 6 Faster

• Spectrum’s free speed upgrade runs from 9 to 30 November.
• GTA 6 is 212 GB and pre-loading starts on 10 November.
• The upgrade could cut the download to about 30 minutes.

Spectrum is offering existing customers a free “Gig Speed Lift” from 9 to 30 November, aimed at helping them download Grand Theft Auto 6 faster. The temporary upgrade could let players download the game in about 30 minutes, making it easier to play near launch or complete a…

Take on a time-manipulating corporation in the very Soul Eater meets Jet Set Radio action roguelite CHRONO PUNK

• CHRONO PUNK is a fast-paced action roguelite.
• Players battle a time-manipulating corporation.
• It supports solo and co-op play, with no release date announced.

CHRONO PUNK is an action roguelite that pits players against a corporation manipulating time to control a city and its residents. Its fast-paced combat and movement draw on the style of early 2000s games, while the developers appear to be shaping a distinct identity from those influences. Players…

Classic Halo Trilogy Gets Brand-New Release on Nov. 10

• A new hardcover gathers three classic Halo novels.
• It arrives on 10 November.
• The stories expand on the original games’ events.

Gallery Books will publish *Halo: The Master Chief Omnibus* on 10 November, collecting three novels that helped build the franchise’s expanded story. The hardcover gives longtime readers and newcomers a single volume covering Master Chief’s origins and events around the original *Halo* games. The collection includes Eric Nylund’s…

Bill Skarsgård Explains Why Starring in Hideo Kojima’s Physint Is a ‘Big Deal’ for Him

• Skarsgård is a longtime Metal Gear fan.
• He will provide performance capture for Physint.
• The game has moved from Sony to Xbox.

Bill Skarsgård says starring in Hideo Kojima’s game Physint is a major opportunity because he is a longtime fan of the Metal Gear series and admires Kojima’s distinctive approach to storytelling. He sees Kojima’s work as blending cinema with interactive worldbuilding, making the project significant to him as…

Ronaldo signals Portugal exit as BioWare petition reaches Commons

The 23-year international career of Cristiano Ronaldo is nearing its end, while a petition urging Canada to help BioWare regain independence from EA qualifies for the House of Commons. The bulletin also covers IPL transfers, film history and a new book on American courage.

Everything you need to know about WoW Forever leveling

• WoW: Forever retains Classic’s experience curve.
• Beta players took 20.5 hours to reach level 20.
• Blizzard says the pace supports exploration and social play.

WoW: Forever keeps the original Classic experience curve, so reaching the level 60 cap is expected to take a substantial amount of time. Blizzard says the unchanged pace is intended to keep players exploring the world and support social play, making the journey to the new endgame a…

Xbox enters the ‘faster PC launcher’ arms race, its app loads faster now too

• Xbox’s updated PC app is available to Insiders.
• The app launches up to 60% faster.
• Easier social access may matter more than speed.

Xbox has released a redesigned PC app to Xbox Insiders, promising faster loading and easier ways to navigate and organise games. The update aims to improve everyday use, including access to friends and social features, though quicker performance alone may not persuade PC players to switch from Steam.…

EA employee stumbles on “nearly 20,000” game assets in a storage room, leading to 7 new remasters

• EA uncovered nearly 20,000 archival media assets.
• Digitisation preserved about 2,500 hours of footage.
• Seven remasters are now available on Steam and GOG.

An EA employee discovered a storage room containing nearly 20,000 archival media assets, prompting a project that has brought seven classic games back to modern platforms. The releases show how old source material, company staff and fan expertise can combine to preserve games that might otherwise remain difficult…