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“This is our Spider-Man 3” – Soulfame’s Warsong update adds “edgelord” progression path later this year

Digital Extremes has unveiled a lengthy new gameplay trailer for its fantasy action game Soulframe, showcasing its next major update, Warsong, which is due to arrive later this year. The update introduces a new story quest known as the Warsong Fable, featuring actor Ben Starr as antagonist Tempest…

Assassin’s Creed officially has 3 brand-new games coming soon

• Ubisoft confirms three new Assassin's Creed games: Hexe, Jade and Invictus.
• All lack release dates; details remain limited before the 2027 anniversary.
• Guillemot also teases further modernised remakes of older titles.

Ubisoft has three brand-new Assassin's Creed games in development, underscoring that the franchise shows no sign of slowing as it approaches its 20th anniversary in 2027. The confirmation follows the recent, well-received remake Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, which holds a 93% Critics Recommend score on OpenCritic, and…

The biggest lesson learned from Pokémon GO’s early days is shirking work

• Pokémon GO created unprecedented workplace disruption in 2016 as millions of employed adults prioritised catching virtual creatures during business hours
• Some organisations adapted by embracing the trend, hosting community events or seeking in-game location status as an engagement opportunity

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This forgotten anime masterpiece on Prime Video should be seen by every fan

• Memories, a 1995 anime anthology, is now streaming on Prime Video.
• Three sci-fi shorts explore humanity's troubled relationship with technology.
• Magnetic Rose, by Kon and Otomo, is hailed as the standout.

This Polygon article makes the case that Memories, a 1995 anime anthology now streaming on Prime Video, is an overlooked classic that every fan of the medium should watch. The piece situates the film within a lineage of technology-themed anthologies, comparing it to 1987's Robot Carnival, and highlights…

‘Bare Bones’ PS5 Black Ops Ports Reportedly Have More Players Than Latest Game, Already Best Sellers on PS Store

• Older Black Ops ports reportedly outdrawing new Black Ops 7 in players.
• Both ports top PS Store best-sellers in the US, UK, France and Germany.
• Priced at u00a334.99 with no DLC, criticised as steep but selling well.

Reports from Call of Duty fansite Charlie Intel suggest that the recently released PS5 ports of the older Black Ops 1 and 2 are being played by more people than the latest instalment, Black Ops 7, across all consoles. Although Push Square could not independently verify the player-count…

EA caves under community pressure over microtransactions in latest College Football title: ‘we will remove all paid progression options’

Electronic Arts has agreed to remove paid progression microtransactions from College Football 27 after a sustained community backlash. The game had allowed players to spend money to accelerate their advancement in the Road to Glory single-player career campaign and the Dynasty mode, prompting widespread criticism that such purchases…

I’ve found my perfect summer game: A stomach-churning horror story about Czech train conductors built over a bafflingly deep simulation of a fictional subway

This PC Gamer article is a first-person recommendation piece in which the writer champions an unusual horror game as their ideal summer play. The game is described as a stomach-churning horror story centred on Czech train conductors, layered on top of a surprisingly detailed simulation of a fictional…

Pokémon Winds and Waves leaks point to all-time Pokédex record that could be unplayable

• Leaks claim Poku00e9mon Winds and Waves could add 300 new Poku00e9mon
• That would be the largest generation ever, dwarfing previous 72u2013156 counts
• The author is sceptical and fears oversaturation and weaker designs

Fresh leaks and rumours this week claim that next year's mainline Pokémon game, Winds and Waves, could introduce 300 new Pokémon — which, if accurate, would be by far the largest single generation in the series' history. The report stresses these leaks are heavily unverified, but argues that…

Famously buggy Assassin’s Creed Unity “is one of the most underestimated games in the series,” says lead who admits its “launch was a huge challenge”

• Ubisoft lead calls Assassin's Creed Unity one of the series' most underestimated games.
• The developer concedes the game's 2014 launch was a major challenge.
• Unity has been reassessed more positively since its bug-ridden release.

Ubisoft has offered a fresh defence of Assassin's Creed Unity, with a game lead describing the 2014 title as "one of the most underestimated games in the series" while acknowledging that its "launch was a huge challenge." The comments revisit one of the franchise's most notorious releases, which…