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Half-Life 3 is not in active development, and Valve is instead focusing on Steam Deck friendly titles, according to a report. Tylver McVicker ofValveNews Networkstates in a new videothat according to his sources, there is no sequel to Half-Life 2: Episode Two currently being developed. “To get the big question out of the way, is there a true follow-up to Half-Life 2: Episode Two in development in any capacity at Valve Software?...

A decade ago the world was buzzing about a behind-closed-doors E3 demo for Star Wars 1313. The game, which was pitched as ‘Star WarsUncharted‘, was all anyone could talk about at that year’s show. Anyone familiar with Star Wars 1313 will know exactly how that story ended. Now, a decade on and a console generation or two later,Star Wars Outlawsis the third person action adventure shooter that instantly gave us echoes of that long-lost demo....

Activision has released the launch trailer for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 Season 2. Viewable below, it shows off some of the key features set to debut when the next free major content update for the games is released on February 15. They includeWarzone 2’s newJapanese-themed map, Ashika Island, and thereturn of Resurgence mode, a streamlined spin-off of the game’s regular battle royale with respawns enabled....

Hollow Knight: Silksong will launch on day one on Xbox Game Pass, it has been confirmed. The new trailer below, which debuted at theXbox&BethesdaShowcase on Sunday, provided a fresh look at the Metroidvania title. While a release date wasn’t given,Microsoftsaidthe game will be available in next 12 months. Developed and published by Team Cherry, Hollow Knight: Silksong will also be released forPCandSwitch. According to the game’sSteam page, players will “play as Hornet, princess-protector of Hallownest, and adventure through a whole new kingdom ruled by silk and song!...

The original Dead Space, released in 2008, is considered one of the greatest video games of its era. But it’s fair to say that accolade wasn’t matched by its sales performance. At the time, publisherEAconsidered the game to be a commercial disappointment, but one worth persevering with considering its critical acclaim. In an attempt to make the series appeal to a broader audience, subsequent entries focused more on action – and later, co-op – but following 2013’sDead Space3, the franchise was shelved for almost a decade....

The future of Kerbal Space Program 2 studio Intercept Games appears uncertain amid ongoing restructuring at owner Take-Two Interactive. Last month,Take-Twoannouncedplans to lay off around 5% of its workforce, or around 600 people, as part of cost-cutting measures that would also result in the cancellation of unnamed game projects. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed in Washington this weekrevealedthat Take-Two is planning an office closure in June, which will see 70 jobs cut....

The Last of Us Part 2 and God of War reportedly support haptic feedback when played on PlayStation 5 via backward compatibility. Naughty Dog’s game also makes use of the PS5 DualSense controller’s adaptive triggers, according toGamesRadar. DualSense’s flagship feature is haptic feedback, which uses a range of tiny vibrations to introduce various sensations during gameplay, such as the grittiness of driving a car through mud, resistance when jumping into water, or a bouncy sensation when crossing a wooden bridge....

The cult favourite action game Lollipop Chainsaw is “back”, according to one of its former publishers. Yoshimi Yasuda was previously the CEO of Kadokawa Games, which publishedGrasshopper Manufacturetitles Lollipop Chainsaw and Killer is Dead in Japan. He was also executive producer on both titles. Last month it was announced that Yasuda would be leaving Kadokawa and would be establishing a new company calledDragami Games, and it appears that Lollipop Chainsaw will be one of the new company’s first titles....

Sega has announced the eight Master System titles that will be playable in Lost Judgment. It was revealed in June that the sequel toJudgmentwill include a playable Master System in protagonist Takayuki Yagami’s office, which replaces the pinball machine from the previous game. The game’s developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has now listed all eight playable games viaits official Twitter account. pic.twitter.com/0Ifjr6mJWj The eight games are: In the original Judgment, Yagami had a pinball machine in his office....

Nintendo’s first Super Mario 35thanniversary merchandise is now on sale in the US. Uniqlo’s range of adults and kids clothingcelebrates Super Mario Bros’ 35th anniversary and features “graphic prints of everyone’s favourite hero.” The range unsurprisingly puts an emphasis on theNintendomascot’s 35 years, with imagery depicting many of Mario’s classic entries. The rangelaunched in Europelast month. As first revealed by VGC,Nintendo is planning to celebrate Super Mario Bros.’ 35th anniversary this yearwith several major releases, new and old....

Microsoft plans to let players customise the appearance of Xbox Series X consoles in the future. The plans were revealed during an internal document included as part of a leak of unredacted court documents published overnight (seemingly by accident). The document, which highlightsMicrosoft‘s mid-gen plans, mainly focuses on its planned mid-gen refreshes of theXbox Series Xand Series S hardware (codenamed Brooklin and Ellewood respectively), and its new controller design (codenamed Sebile)....

The creator of the Monkey Island series has claimed the upcoming Sea of Thieves crossover DLC happened “behind his back”. During theXboxGames Showcase it was revealed thatSea of Thieveswill be getting a free DLC expansion based on The Secret of Monkey Island. The new content, which will be titled The Legend of Monkey Island, will be released in three monthly chapters starting on July 20. However, as spotted byTime Extension, Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert claimed to have no knowledge of the DLC when asked about it by followers on Mastodon....

Monster Hunter Wilds is here, and groups of hunters are once again heading out into the field to take down the behemoth that Capcom has in store. While Monster Hunter Wilds can be enjoyed as a single-player experience, the joy of Monster Hunter has always come from battering monsters with friends in multi-player. You’d think that with 20 years of experience under its belt, the multiplayer aspect of Monster Hunter would be a simple one to understand, but that’s not the case....