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Activision has responded to VGC’s report highlighting the new Call of Duty trailer’snear-complete omission of reference to the company, amid ongoing allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination. Call of Duty: Vanguardpremiered this week witha three-minute trailer. The video opens with “Call of Duty presents” instead of ‘Activisionpresents’ and does not include Activision’s logo at all, breaking from usual protocol. In the entire video, the only mention of Activision is in the legally required copyright small print....

THQ Nordic has announced a collector’s edition for its upcoming Alone in the Dark reboot. The collector’s edition, which will cost£179.99, will be limited to 5000 pieces and will include: Of the 5000 units, numbers 1-20 will be available from the physicalTHQ Nordicstore in Vienna, while numbers 21-4999 will be available via the THQ Nordic online store and selected retail partners. Number 5000 will be delivered to theEmbracerGames Archive for preservation purposes....

Animal Crossing: New Horizons enjoyed a huge debut in the US, according to data released on Tuesday by the NPD Group. The Switch exclusive recorded the third-biggest launch month (physical sales) of any game published byNintendoin the market research firm’s tracking history. NPD began tracking software sales in the 1990s. Only December 2018’sSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateand March 2008’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl achieved higher physical software sales in their launch months....

Latest update4th Dec 2024 / 9:00 pm We’ve added Anime Reborn UPD 2 units to preliminary tier list positions. Expect some movement. What’s the best unit in Anime Reborn? Examine theofficialAnime Reborn tier listsbelow to find the best team from your index. Anime Rebornis anotherRobloxtower defense title released in 2024. Like the rest, it has good and bad units, limited team slots, and challenges that make picking the perfect team a situational endeavour....

Ubisoft has announced Anno 117: Pax Romana, which will be released in 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. The newest entry in its long-running strategy series sees players step into the shoes of a Governor in ancient Rome. A live action teaser trailer for the game, which is viewable above, premiered during theUbisoft Forward showcase on Monday. “As a governor, you will build up the empire and direct its fate, choosing whether to forge its destiny through dominance or economic growth,” according toUbisoft....

A Respawn developer has said the studio could slow down the rate at which new Apex Legends characters are released in the future. Since the game’s release in 2019, every new season of content has introduced a new playable Legend. ButRespawnsenior character designer Devan McGuire toldDexertothe studio could reach a “breaking point” where it’s no longer possible or good for the balance of the game to continue this pattern....

Astro Bot developer Team Asobi has another Game of the Year award for its shelves, this time from the 28th annual DICE Awards. Hosted by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, theDICEAward nominees and finalists are decided by the Academy’s 30,000-strong membership of industry professionals. As well as Game of the Year,Astro Bottook home a further four awards, for Outstanding Achievement in Game Design, Family Game of the Year, Outstanding Technical Achievement and Outstanding Achievement in Animation....

Larian Studios has delayed the physical edition of Baldur’s Gate 3 for consoles. While thePCversion has now begun shipping, meaning it’s hit its planned Q1 launch window, Larian said thePS5andXbox Series X/Sversions have been held up by production issues. “PC Deluxe Edition are now shipping, with console editions expected to begin shipping between April and May,” itsaid. “We wanted to get the console versions into the hands of players earlier, however, production issues have meant that shipping dates have been pushed back slightly....

Free-to-play battle royale Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodhunt is ending development a year after its launch, its developer has announced. Launched in April 2022 following months of early access, thePCandPS5action game is set in the universe of the pen and paper RPG, with players competing against 48 other vampires, with the help of guns, swords and anything else they can get their hands on. On Monday, developerSharkmobsaid that due to it not being able to reach the recquired number of players, it will end active development on the title....

Activision Blizzard has provided an overview of the schedule for its upcoming BlizzCon online event. BlizzConline, as the free to view event is officially titled, will kick off at 2pm PT/5pm ET/10pm UK on February 19 with “a first look at some of the latest game content now in development” which is expected to feature the likes ofDiablo 4,Overwatch 2andWorld of Warcraft. After the opening segment, viewers will be able to choose between six different themed channels, each offering over three hours of content digging deeper into variousBlizzardgames....

Borderlands 3’s long-awaited cross-play update appears unlikely to be made available on PlayStation consoles when it launches. Gearbox SoftwareCEORandy Pitchfordsaid on Thursday that the studio is technically ready to roll out cross-play for all platforms. However, in a somewhat vaguely worded tweet, Pitchfordclaimedthe studio has been “required” to remove cross-play support forPS5andPS4. “Good news or bad news first? Good News: An update forBorderlands 3has been prepared for release that includes full crossplay support across all platforms,” he wrote....

Activision has confirmed how much storage space is required for Call of Duty: Vanguard on consoles and when players will be able to pre-load the game. In a blog post revealing the game’s install size for each platform, the companyclaimed“new on-demand texture streaming tech”reduces the space needed by up to 50 percentcompared to previous series entries on new-gen consoles andPC. The following file size estimates include pre-loading and the disk space required to play the game:...

The Call of Duty: Vanguard alpha test is now live on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Until Sunday, August 29 at 10am PT / 6pm BST,PlayStationusers will be able to participate in the alpha by downloading it from the PlayStation Store and then booting it from eitherWarzone,Black Ops Cold WarorModern Warfare. The alpha debuts Vanguard’s Champion Hill, the modepreviously describedas “Gunfight Battle Royale”. Champion Hill is a progression of the small squad multiplayer mode introduced with 2019’s Modern Warfare, now extended to a large map split into sections, with multiple teams battling to be the last squad standing....