The newly-formed Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union are pushing for official recognition by Rockstar ahead of GTA 6's console release this November. Although the union publicly announced themselves at the end of May, they still aren't officially recognised by Rockstar Games. Until they are acknowledged by Rockstar, the union won't have the formal channels to push for their stated aims of pay transparency, flexible working, and an end to crunch. However, UK law is on the union's side.
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Intel's Panther Lake has similar LPE cores, and they work a treat.
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Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models are expected to introduce new color options, including a dark cherry color, and today we may have been given another peek at the rumored finish, courtesy of the Chinese leaker known as Ice Universe. Image shared by leaker Ice Universe In an image posted on Weibo, a SIM tray allegedly from the unreleased iPhone is shown in a dark cherry colour, which could also be described in this grainy example as burgundy, brownish, or purple. Multiple rumors have suggeste...
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Former Dragon Age wordsmith David Gaider isn't keen on the use of generative AI in game development, at least in the tech's current form. In the veteran developer's view, even if it can be used as a means to speed up the handling of more mundane tasks - which is the way many execs have been trying to sell it - genAI runs the risk of inhibiting developers' abilities to teach the less experienced colleagues the ins and outs of the craft.
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Rumors had spread, but it's now been confirmed that World of Warcraft Classic won't be getting a fresh Season of Discovery server.
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Joe Brammer explains how "cash is the best anticheat" in Wardogs, because it allows them to identify abnormal behavior.
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Still the King? It’s been 14 years since Tekken last showed up on a Nintendo console. Yet despite supporting the Wii U and 3DS with Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Tekken 3D: Prime Edition, Bandai Namco has yet to grace the Switch 1 or 2 with a new entry or port. Enter Hamster. The company’s latest Arcade Archives 2 release revives the original 1994 arcade Tekken for Switch 2, enhancing it with a modernised menu, new modes, and online leaderboards. In sticking to its arcade roots, however, we miss o...
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Koei Tecmo, the Japanese publisher behind many popular action game series, is apparently working on a brand new project. Koei Tecmo publishes and develops Nioh, Dynasty Warriors, Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive and others.
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Catch me on the corner selling server.jar out of a long trenchcoat.
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Dust yourself off and try again.
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One day, we'll laugh about all this. Maybe...
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After a short wait, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is almost here. Its summer release date might feel strange looking at other recent entries in the series, but we all know the latter part of 2026 is abnormally busy. Plus... a pirate game is a perfect fit for early July, when you think about it.
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Sony has seemingly begun setting expectations for how it plans to handle pricing of its PlayStation hardware going forward. The platform holder has revealed that it does not intend on taking significant hits to profits to absorb some of the ballooning costs of manufacturing hardware.
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Apple appears to be taking action to limit the spread of leaked iPhone 18 Pro video footage that surfaced online following a recent cyberattack targeting Tata Electronics, one of Apple's manufacturing partners in India. Over the last day, video clips that apparently showed an iPhone 18 Pro undergoing drop testing began appearing on X (Twitter). The clips appeared to show a silver-gray iPhone 18 Pro model with a more uniform rear aesthetic than the current iPhone 17 Pro's two-tone design. The dev...
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Nah. Nope. I'm good, thanks. None of those are exactly what former Archetype Entertainment studio head and BioWare veteran James Ohlen said when Hasbro asked him if he fancied making a Baldur's Gate 4, but they essentially capture the jist. Despite having worked on the RPG series before, the former boss behind upcoming sci-fi RPG Exodus wasn't keen in picking up the baton Larian had tossed aside, mainly because trying to live up to the expectations their last work set would be a hugely daunting ...
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Everything you need to know about the many Minecraft biomes, from idyllic plains and snowy tundra, to mountain highs and dappled forests.
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Netflix's Human Vapor is a sprawling conspiracy story filled with intruiging turns built on one of Toho's most beloved Showa era tokusatsu films.
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The word going around Summer Game Fest this year was that Stranger Than Heaven was tougher than nails. And having played it I can confirm that it is. Until it isn't. Stranger Than Heaven is frightfully hard to get your head around for the first few minutes, particularly as this demo was essentially just a case of being dropped into three bouts of increasing challenge with only a quick video tutorial first. But once you unlearn a few habits and learn to think the way it wants you to, it's less di...
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Ignore how much VRAM it has; it's simply not worth 333 euros.
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The Entertainment Software Association's Jennifer Gibbons claimed that Minecraft servers were "illegal" and "not affiliated with Microsoft."
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Modern Warfare 4 isn't coming to Game Pass on its release date this year, and the latest ads are reminding players of that.
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Microsoft may close State of Decay developers Undead Labs as part of Xbox's imminent hewing back of projects and livelihoods, with Elder Scrolls studio Bethesda and World of Warcraft creators Blizzard also facing significant layoffs in the course of what an anonymous insider has called “the biggest single cut series for Xbox". To put that quote in context, the company laid off around 1900 Microsoft gaming workers back in January 2024. Xbox unions are even now haggling with management to protect ...
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Linux 7.1 is now here, and of course with it comes another progress report. We’ve got M3 progress, Apple bugs, and more! Welcome back Master Boot Record When you long-press the power button on your Mac to bring up the boot picker (or use the Startup Disk application), what you see listed as Asahi is not actually the partition with the operating system on it. Apple’s boot tooling will only work with what it considers to be a “valid” macOS installation inside an APFS container.
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Ahead of its big update coming in October, you can grab Arc Raiders for 30% off on Fanatical so that you're not behind for the next new map.
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword is one of many, many games due to launch in the September/October period in 2026. As developers and publishers flee as far away from GTA 6 black hole as they possibly can, the resultant squeeze in the earlier (or later) months is resulting in a veritable feast of triple-A and indie games on the horizon.
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In a devastating turn of events, Valve has stepped in and forced Dbrand to abandon its adorable Companion Cube-shaped Steam Machine case.
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The U.K.'s competition regulator has proposed letting app developers direct users to payment options outside Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store, in a move aimed at increasing competition and reducing the fees charged by the two companies. As reported by Reuters, The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the proposals would remove restrictions that currently prevent U.K. developers from directing users to off-platform payment options. The regulator said any fees Apple and Google cha...
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Proton has launched a major upgrade for its Lumo chatbot, giving it image generation and editing capabilities.
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The Nintendo Switch 2 is an impressive piece of hardware we mostly love, but some players have complained over time about its LCD screen's shortcomings. Now, we've learned some changes could be coming soon with a subtle redesign of its panel.
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A Californian bill aiming to force publishers shutting down servers for online games to provide a version of the game players can keep on playing independently of said servers or issue full refunds has failed to pass a committee vote in the state's senate. That means the bill's march through the legislature, which has been backed by the wider Stop Killing Games campaign, has come to a relative standstill for now.
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Preem. Netflix has released a new trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, the second season in the critically-acclaimed animated series. Directed by Kai Ikarashi with Bartosz Sztybor serving as writer, producer, and showrunner, Edgerunners 2 will release in Autumn 2026 and will feature an entirely new cast of characters. The story is said to be darker than the first, with the official description promising to show Night City "at its most brutal".
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Undead Labs, the team behind the State of Decay series, was revealed to be among the Microsoft-owned studios under threat of closure. Undead Labs is currently working on survival shooter and management sim State of Decay 3, and the game was part of the Xbox Showcase earlier this month.
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Hello! Eurogamer's week of features celebrating the intersection of queer culture and gaming continues today as Khee Hoon Chan investigates the concept of queer time and how it's being explored in video games. To catch up on everything you might have missed this year and in Pride Weeks past, you can visit our Pride Week hub.
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Dbrand, a company known for making phone cases and vinyl wraps for electronic devices, will not be shipping the Companion Cube wrap it announced for the Steam Machine. Concept art for the project was initially shared on social media shortly after the Steam Machine unveiling in November last year, but pre-orders didn't actually go live until 22nd June.
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7 Days to Die just had a huge free upgrade released with the Dead Hot Summer 3.0 update, bringing with it lots more gameplay customization
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