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2K has teased the full reveal of Project Ethos, a third-person roguelike hero shooter in development at 31st Union. 31st Union and boss Michael Condrey flagged a reveal at 9am PT / 5pm UK today, October 17, on Twitch. The Twitch channel in question mentions a game called Project Ethos, which is described as a “third-person roguelike hero shooter.” It’s time! 10.17 9:00 AM PT | 5pm GMT+1 #jointheevolution https://t.co/IZvt2JHGQp — Michael Condrey (@MichaelCondrey) October 16, 2024 That’s all we have for now. 31st Union is the San Francisco-based, 2K-owned studio established as 2K Silicon Valley back in 2019 before a name change a year later . It was set up by ex-Sledgehammer Games co-founder Michael Condrey, who before working on Call of Duty was one of the chief developers of EA’s Dead Space series at Visceral Games. Project Ethos launches into the ultra competitive hero shooter market at a time when it has already claimed a number of high-profile casualties. Rocksteady’s tr

Activision has finally confirmed the Multiplayer maps, modes, and Operators available at the launch of Call of duty: Black Ops 6 . In a blog post , Activision said Black Ops 6 launches with 16 Multiplayer maps, 10 standard Multiplayer modes, four alternative Multiplayer modes, and 21 Operators. Let’s start with the launch maps. All Black Ops 6’s launch maps are small to medium-sized, Activision said, with traditional three-lane routes. Developer Treyarch said they’re designed to offer “rapid, energetic combat, along with a variety of scenic set-pieces, cover opportunities, and ranged thoroughfares to ensure your favorite style of play is catered to, from close quarter strikes to long-range sniping, with emphasis always on the action.” The upshot is “tighter” gameplay, Treyarch said, that’s “perfectly suited” to the new Omnimovement mechanic. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launch Multiplayer maps At launch Black Ops 6 has 12 brand-new core 6v6 maps and four brand-new, compact-sized

Bohemia Interactive chose an unusual venue to announce its next big game: a concert. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Czech studio Bohemia Interactive put together a concert of video game music performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The concert included songs from its Arma series, as well as DayZ, Ylands, and Vigor. But the big surprise of the night was a blink and you’ll miss it announcement that Arma 4 is due out in 2027. At the end of the final piece of the night, the game’s logo and release window flashed on the big screen that was propped up behind the orchestra for little more than a second, but it was long enough to catch the attention of the live audience as well as the livestream chat. Arma is Bohemia’s hugely successful PC military shooter that first launched back in 2006. Arma 3 launched in 2013, with the latest release, the standalone Arma Reforger , launching in 2022 in early access form before a 1.0 launch last year. Reforger was designed as a “br

EA Sports has released a significant balance update for FC 25 addressing some of the key issues with the game. Since FC 25 launched last month, players have complained about a number of gameplay issues that have made competitive play frustrating, including overpowered Trivelas (shots taken with the outside of the foot) and a much-maligned five at the back formation that was incredibly difficult to break down. Title Update 3, which is rolling out now across all platforms, addresses those concerns with sweeping balance changes to many aspects of gameplay. The accuracy of Trivelas, for example, is “greatly reduced,” and the width of the defensive line for five defender formations is “greatly increased,” which will hopefully open up space. Meanwhile, first-time lobbed through passes are nerfed, as are driven passes. There’s a general boost to attacking play, too, with attacking runs for AI players in certain roles given a shot in the arm among other tweaks. This will hopefully make

Activision has announced a long list of launch information for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 ahead of its global release date of October 25, 2024. In a blog post , the publisher confirmed preload and global launch times, PC minimum and recommended system requirements, and a surprisingly light 102 GB storage requirement. Call of Duty has for years now had an enormous storage footprint, which ballooned out of control when Activision forced the installation of battle royale Warzone alongside the mainline Call of Duty games. For Black Ops 6, however, Activision has changed its approach so that Warzone is a separate download on PC, which has resulted in the more manageable 102 GB SSD storage requirement. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 PC Preload Launch Times Activision confirmed those who have preordered Black Ops 6 digitally on PC can preload the game before its October 25 launch date, which means they’ll be able to play the moment it goes live. Preloading itself kicks off for everyone at

XDefiant , Ubisoft’s free-to-play Call of duty rival, has missed the publisher’s expectations since launching in May — that much CEO Yves Guillemot admitted during a recent financial call. But are there plans to shut the game down? Not so, its chief developer has insisted. Rumors began circulating this week that support for XDefiant could come to an end after Season 4, which closes out XDefiant's Year 1 roadmap, if its player count failed to improve. Ubisoft has yet to announce player numbers or revenue figures for XDefiant, with Guillemot promising to say more at the end of October. Now, XDefiant executive producer Mark Rubin, who works at Ubisoft’s San Francisco development studio, has responded to those rumors, insisting the company does not plan to shut the game down after Season 4. However, in-line with Guillemot’s comments, Rubin — who was an executive producer on Call of Duty before making the switch to Ubisoft — admitted player numbers are down. This, Rubin said, was b