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Black Flag’s Edward Kenway Is the Best Assassin Because He Doesn’t Care for the Creed

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Have you noticed? You can’t spell ‘Edward Kenway’ without ‘wayward’. And the protagonist of Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag truly embodies the word. At the game’s beginning, he spins a story to his wife about riches in the New World and leaves Bristol by boat. “I want food that don’t make me sick,” he tells her. “I want walls that hold back the wind. I want a decent life.” He writes home once a year, and otherwise behaves like a man with no responsibilities, to his family or his fellow sailors. After a sea battle spits him out on the shore of Cape Bonavista, he winds up in an altercation with an Assassin named Duncan Walpole. Or “posh git”, as Kenway calls him. When Walpole tries to negotiate passage to Havana, Kenway attempts a robbery, and the fight escalates to the point of murder. “I’m onto you, Sneaksby,” Kenway cackles, chasing his quarry through the jungle with carefree abandon, as if playing a game of tag that incorporates sabers. Soon enough, Walpole lies dead in Cuba, his body h...
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A Petition Calling on Sony to Greenlight Destiny 3 Has Over 120,000 Signatures Already — and It's Rising Fast

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An online petition calling on Sony to greenlight the development of Destiny 3 has seen over 120,000 signatures, but it seems unlikely that the game will be made. Developer Bungie shocked the gaming world this week when it announced the last update for Destiny 2 was set for June , effectively bringing to an end the Destiny era that began with such fanfare back in 2014. There has been much hand wringing since, with some expressing concern for the future of Bungie itself amid impending layoffs and the failure of Marathon — Bungie’s recently released ultra hardcore extraction shooter — to break out. All the while, there is a growing call for Bungie to develop Destiny 3, with one online petition calling on Bungie parent company Sony to approve development of the game. With over 120,000 signatures and rising, the petition’s creator, Harley Casto, said “the desire for new adventures, fresh storylines, and innovative gameplay features is palpable among players everywhere.” “We believe in the ...
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Rocket League Devs Explain How Unreal Engine Powers the Paris Major

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IGN is on the ground in Paris all weekend, capturing all of the breaking news at the Rocket League Championship Series Paris Major. Catch the Semifinals and Finals on IGN’s YouTube channel . When Rocket League first came out 11 years ago, it appeared on the surface to be a relatively simple proposition: players face off in a soccer-like arena and battle to get a giant ball into a net. But, more than a decade later, the game has amassed a huge following and a distinct spot in the world of competitive Esports. That growth culminates this weekend in the Rocket League Championship Series Paris Major - the game’s biggest-ever in-person tournament where 25 thousand fans are gathering to see which one of 16 teams takes home the biggest share of a $350 thousand prize pot. I spoke to the team behind Rocket League about how the game is still growing, why they consider it to have an “infinite” skill ceiling, and the massive tech behind next-generation broadcast. “The vast majority of everything y...
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Confirmed to Feature Drunk Load Screen After Ubisoft Post Confuses Fans

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Ubisoft has confirmed Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced will still let Edward Kenway get drunk and stumble around the Animus load screen, despite concerns to the contrary. The publisher behind the stealth action franchise sent fans for a loop yesterday with a post showing gameplay of what it called a "AC Black Flag Resynced drunk loading screen." It's a bit strange, as the footage showed the remake's pirate protagonist walking through a digital world with a steady stride while the screen wobbled back and forth around him. Fans familiar with the original Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag will remember the 2013 title allowed Edward to put back a few bottles of rum and drunkenly trip through the Animus load screen during one portion of its story. Ubisoft's post had some concerned that, in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, this would be replaced by whatever the new gameplay showed. Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced pic.twitter.com/xaR2v4ihmy ...
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Take-Two Boss Believes in the Pull of GTA 6 Even Amid Rising Cost of Console Gaming

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The cost of console gaming has become significantly more expensive in recent months. Sony hiked the price of PS5 hardware in April , which means a new PS5 now starts at $600, and a PS5 Pro now costs $900. More recently, Sony raised the price of PlayStation Plus , which is required for online gaming. Microsoft, too, has increased the price of the Xbox Series X and S, although it has cut the price of Xbox Game Pass . GTA 6 is probably the most anticipated video game of all time, and it is expected to break sales records. But it is also coming out on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S only — there is no PC version at launch. This means that you need a modern console to play it, and there will be many who will be looking to buy one for the first time just to play GTA 6 this November. But could the high cost of a PlayStation or Xbox in 2026 put potential new console gamers off? Could the rising cost of entry limit the potential success of even GTA 6? I put that to Strauss Zelnick, boss of Rockst...
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Dawn of War IV Dev Doesn't See Total War: Warhammer 40,000 as Direct Competition, Reckons Fans Will Play Both Games

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It’s a busy time for Warhammer 40,000 video games. The recent Warhammer Skulls showcase included a long list of reveals and updates, confirming that Warhammer 40,000 fans will have plenty to choose from in the coming year or so. Perhaps the two most-anticipated Warhammer 40,000 games are Dawn of War IV and Total War: Warhammer 40,000 , both PC-focused strategy games that, while very different, share a common language and, to the casual observer, look similar. But with both Dawn of War IV developer King Art Games and Total War: Warhammer 40,000 developer Creative Assembly hoping for long-term success with their games and potentially years of DLC support, is there room for both? I put that question to King Art Games creative director Jan Theysen and senior game designer Elliott Verbiest, who responded by insisting Total War: Warhammer 40,000 isn’t Dawn of War IV’s direct competition. On the contrary, the pair believe having another great Warhammer 40,000 video game out there can only h...
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Destiny 2 Fans React to Bungie Ending Support for the Game

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Bungie announced earlier today that Destiny 2 support is coming to an end as its next update will be its last . Naturally, fans are pretty upset. The news come after a tumultuous few years for Bungie. In 2022, Sony acquired Bungie for $3.6 billion and ever since then, things have been rocky. Last year, Sony noted that Bungie was failing to meet expectations when it came to Destiny 2's performance, resulting in a $204 million impairment loss. The losses have continued to pile up, as Sony recently noted a $765 impariment loss following the release of Marathon earlier this year. Now, Bungie is shifting away from Destiny 2 while promising big changes for Marathon . Fans have responded to the Destiny 2 news with great sadness, fearing this may be the beginning of the end for Bungie. "It’s over for Bungie," speculated a user on X . "Destiny 2 died so Marathon could die a little bit later," said another user . Others are more hopeful, taking it to possibly mean th...
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