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The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer maps that were removed in April are back, and it looks like they’re here to stay. Multiplayer maps Al-Raab Airbase and Drainage have been reintroduced to the Modern Warfare playlist. Al-Raab Airbase is a 6v6 map that’s now available as a 24/7 playlist, …

The Greedfall PS5 upgrade for the game will not work for versions that were claimed with PS Plus earlier this year, developer Spiders has announced.  The PS Plus version of Greedfall was part of PlayStation’s January Games with Gold promotion alongside Maneater and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. However, if …

Final Fantasy 5 & 6 will no longer be available on Steam once their pixel remasters arrive. According to both game’s Steam pages (opens in new tab) (as spotted by TheGamer (opens in new tab)): “This game will no longer be available for purchase after July 27, 2021. Instead, please …

Nintendo has confirmed a new board position for Minions producer and Illumination founder Chris Meledandri. Meledandri was initially proposed for the position back in May, but he has now been confirmed as an Outside Director for the company.  As noted by VGC (opens in new tab), Nintendo said during a …

The secret to Simlish, the infamous nonsense language of The Sims 4, is that “there is no Simlish,” according to voice actor and musician Kid Beyond.  Kid Beyond (opens in new tab) (aka Andrew Chaikin) was a voice actor on The Sims 2 and dished out some secrets behind recording …

Battlefield 2042 will populate matches of its massive All-Out Warfare modes with up to 64 bots depending on how many players are available in the matchmaking pool. EA confirmed that it will use bots to supplement player counts in its 128-player Conquest and Breakthrough modes when it revealed Battlefield 2042 …

Call of Duty: Warzone has received a new texture pack aimed at higher resolution output. As noted by VGC (opens in new tab), the pack is live now and is available on PS5, PS4 Pro, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One X, and PC. This new texture pack …

Mass Effect project director Mac Walters has given insight into what happened to the Mass Effect movie, but also why it may reappear as something else.  The Mass Effect movie was initially announced by Legendary Pictures in 2010 right at the height of the franchise’s original trilogy. It was, and …

Mario Golf: Super Rush lives up to its name in most ways. This is golf where someone has leaned on the fast-forward button and the pressure to swing and slice as quickly as possible is just as important as accuracy. That pace also extends to the game’s design, where every …

The latest Valheim update lets players build a maypole and has tweaked enemies to become more aggressive. The Valheim patch is available bringing the game to version 0.155.7 (opens in new tab) and mostly targeting AI issues. However, developer Iron Gate has also revealed that because it’s midsummer in Sweden, …