187K+ fans call for EA to “Save Mass Effect”

Multiple games – including Final Fantasy 14 and Umamusume: Pretty Derby – have faced outages and other issues following this week’s discovery of a serious...

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Farewell BioWare, you inspired so many of us, and you deserved so much better than this

adminOctober 22, 2026

Oof. I expected this day to come but the news has left me winded nonetheless; BioWare, the creator of so many beloved role-playing series and...

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BioWare is closing down and Mass Effect 5 is cancelled, months after Saudi Arabia’s $55bn EA buyout

adminOctober 22, 2026

After over three decades of iconic RPGs, developer BioWare is closing down and its in-development Mass Effect game is no more. The move comes just...

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EA cancels unannounced The Sims project, trims the Skate team and reportedly plans to lay off 400 workers: “We’re the number one publisher in Western HD gaming”

adminOctober 22, 2026

Not only is EA closing down BioWare and cancelling the next Mass Effect – Electronic Arts has now announced a heap of drastic changes that...

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World of Warcraft: Forever’s beta has been extended, as community members mourn the loss of their hunter pets

adminOctober 21, 2026

World of Warcraft: Forever’s beta has been extended until this Friday, much to the joy of the community of early players. Announced on X by...

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PS5 “bullet ballet” game Saros gets a big update to make it both easier and harder

adminOctober 19, 2026

Bullet-dodging PlayStation shooter Saros has welcomed a sizeable Zenith update today, which has the twin aims of making the game both more accessible for those...

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The Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 adds an easier Story mode, a respec potion and animal petting

adminOctober 17, 2026

Update 1.1 for The Blood of Dawnwalker will add a new Story mode with additional combat assist, a potion that lets you forget your abilities...

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What we’ve been playing – “I simply didn’t know if a first-person shooter could work as a Soulslike”

adminOctober 17, 2026

17th October Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we’ve been playing. This week, Connor plays...

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Art of Rally follow-up Over the Hill’s biggest success is finding a way to be a driving game that asks you to take it slow

adminOctober 17, 2026

I’d nearly forgotten Over the Hill’s predecessor, Art of Rally, was a racing game. But that’s not meant as a slight. It’s just that, for...

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Big Walk developer explains the lack of Xbox version is due to Microsoft’s place on the BDS boycott

adminOctober 15, 2026

Big Walk developer House House has explained the lack of an Xbox version for the popular co-operative puzzle game, pointing to the ongoing BDS boycott...