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Call of Duty: Vanguard’s 20 multiplayer maps have seemingly been revealed via a datamine of theongoing multiplayer beta. According to a known dataminer sharing his findings onReddit,Vanguardwill include 20 multiplayer maps, as well as a Zombies map and four Champions Hill game mode arenas. DeveloperSledgehammer Gamespreviously said that Vanguard’s multiplayer offering would include 20 maps available at launch including 16 “built for core gameplay”. In addition, the datamine reportedly unearthed the names of several new games modes including “Arms Race”, “Control“, “Crawl”, “Minefield” and “Patrol”....

Striking Distance Studios CEO and The Callisto Protocol director Glen Schofield posted and then deleted a tweet that appeared to glorify development crunch, before later walking back on his comments. In a now-deleted tweet, Schofield said: “I only talk about the game during an event. We are working 6-7 days a week, nobody’s forcing us. Exhaustion, tired, Covid but we’re working. Bugs, glitches,” He continued: “perf fixes. 1 last pass thru audio....

Capcom has confirmed that a personal data breach it suffered late last year is worse than first thought, with the total number of potentially compromised people increased to 390,000 (up by 40,000). TheResident Evilpublisher first confirmed in November thatit had been the victim of a ransomware attack, which saw hundreds of thousands of pieces of personal data stolen from its servers, including the names and addresses of customers and former employees....

Capcom has debuted a new trailer for Onimusha: Way of the Sword at Summer Game Fest. “Stay tuned as new information continues to be revealed, including more details on new characters such as Sasaki Ganryu, who wields an Oni Gauntlet, as well as scenes showcasing the nail-biting gameplay,”Capcomsaid. Onimusha: Way of the Sword is the fifth main game in the series, and the first entirely new main entry since 2006’sPS2game Onimusha: Dawn ofDreams....

Paradox Interactive’s long-in-development action RPG Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has returned with a new developer and release date. The company announced on Saturday thatThe Chinese Room, the Brighton, UK-based studio known for exploration games such as Dear Esther and Everybody’s Gone to Rapture, will be taking over development on the game. An announcement video was shared during PAX West on Saturday, in whichParadoxsaid it would show gameplay in January 2024 and release the game in fall 2024....

Civilization and XCOM developer Firaxis Games is set to reveal “several exciting projects” later this year. Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Firaxis parent companyTake-Two, revealed the plan during the publisher’s full-year earnings call on Tuesday. “Civilization 6’s daily active users have grown steadily since the game’s release more than five years ago and to date, the title has sold in over 11 million units,” he said. “As a result of the engagement from the past as well as the success of XCOM Chimera Squad and XCOM 2 onSwitch, Firaxis games had one of its best years ever....

Controversial war game Six Days in Fallujah has received a major update including its first ‘documentary story’ missions. The game, which spent more than a decade in development hell before finally making it toSteamEarly Access last year, gets the Command andControlupdate today. The update includes the first two ‘documentary story’s missions, which “take players inside the beginning of ISIS and the bloodiest encounter for Western forces in nearly half a century”....

The original Death Stranding, with its delivery missions across hauntingly beautiful Icelandic landscapes, was an admirably unique, but deeply divisive debut for the reformed Kojima Productions. WithDeath Stranding2: On the Beach, the studio has made a sequel that significantly improves on the original in virtually every way, with a stunningly designed world, greatly expanded gameplay and player choice, and one ofHideo Kojima’s most compelling narratives and cast of characters to date....

Hideo Kojima has revealed that Death Stranding will include a very easy mode targeted at “movie fans”. The Metal Gear Solid creator, who’s known for developing cinematic game experiences, hopesDeath Stranding’s Hollywood cast will appeal to moviegoers. The highly anticipatedPS4exclusive,which is scheduled to release on November 8, features a cast of high-profile actors including Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux, Lindsay Wagner and director Guillermo del Toro. Kojima explained the thinking behind the inclusion of a very easy mode in response to a tweet from his personal assistant, Ayako Terashima, who had recently finished playing the game....

Amazon has revealed the next wave of games being offered to Prime members at no extra charge. Prime Gaming, which is included with an Amazon Prime subscription, offers membersPCtitles to keep and exclusive in-game content each month. Players will be able to claim 18 free titles in December, including the likes of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, Tomb Raider Underworld and Overcooked 2. December’s Prime Gaming line-up In December, these will includeDeath StrandingDirector’s Cut, The Expanse: A Telltale Series Deluxe Edition, The Jackbox Naughty Pack, Endling — Extinction is Forever, Disney Pixar Cars, El Hijo, Disney Pixar Wall-E, Split/Second, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader, Chicken Police — Paint it Red!...

The upcoming Chinese release of Diablo Immortal has been delayed at the last minute. Blizzard‘s free-to-play mobile andPCgame was due to be released on June 23 in the region, but a new message on the officialChinese Diablo website(as reported by analystDaniel Ahmad) has informed players that this will no longer be the case. “We are sorry to inform you that Diablo: Immortal’s scheduled launch on June 23rd will be delayed,” it reads....

Retro specialist Digital Eclipse has made its desire to remaster Marvel vs Capcom 2 clear to both Disney and Capcom. In an interview withGamerHubTV,Digital Eclipsestudio headMike Mikastated that both companies had been approached and it was now up to them to come to an agreement. In recent years, the studio has worked with both Disney andCapcomto release a number of retro compilations, including The Disney Afternoon Collection and theStreet Fighter30th Anniversary Collection....

EA Sports has announced that it will be granting an exclusive version of Zinedine Zidane to EA Sports FC 25 players. To celebrate the recent Team of the Year squads and the new TOTY Icon players,EAis gifting a 90-rated Zidaneto all players. Anyone who playsEA Sports FC 25between January 17 at 6pm GMT and February 14 at 6pm GMT will receive the 90 OVR Zinedine Zidane TOTY 2002 Icon item....