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FIFA has confirmed it will launch a rival game to Electronic Arts’ newly announced EA Sports FC, after the pair confirmed they will split after nearly 30 years. AfterFIFA 23’s release later this year,EAwill begin “a new era in July 2023” with the introduction of theEA Sports FC series, the game publisherannounced on Tuesday. The company insists that despite losing the FIFA brand, its games will not change that much....

Square Enix has launched itsofficial Final Fantasy XVI website, which reveals the first story and character details for the PlayStation 5 exclusive. Final Fantasy XVI’s adventure takes place in a land called Valisthea, the site reveals, an area which is studded with colossal mountains of glittering crystal called Mothercrystals. “These Mothercrystals have towered over the realms around them for generations, blessing them with aether,”explainedproducerNaoki Yoshida. “This blessing of the Mothercrystals has allowed these realms to thrive, and their people to live in comfort....

GameStopis currently selling PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles online. The US retailer confirmed the stock availability in a message sent to customers including Twitter userWario64. “A very limited number ofPlayStation 5andXboxSeries X console bundles will be available today—online only—and will go live soon,” it said. “Xbox All Access Series X consoles will be included. “To increase your chances of success, be sure to clear your cart, log in to GameStop....

Ubisoft has detailed its plans for the first year of Ghost Recon Breakpoint post-launch support. It’s planning three episodes of new content, starting with the release of Episode 1 Operation Greenstone at launch, followed by Episode 2 four months later and Episode 3 four months after that. Each episode will include new story-driven and end-game content, an additional class, plus live events and PvP updates. Ghost Recon Breakpointyear one content: The Ghost Recon Breakpoint closedbeta, which is running from September 5-9, is also now available to pre-load....

Grand Theft Auto 5’s planned story DLC was cancelled because GTA Online was making so much money, a former developer claims. Info datamined from the game in 2023 suggested that a DLC pack named Agent Trevor was one of three cancelled expansions for the game, alongside other expansions called Zombie Apocalypse and Alien Invasion. Joseph Rubino, who was a senior camera artist and virtual cinematographer atRockstarfor six years, has told theSanInPlayYouTube channel that he worked on the Trevor DLC before it was cancelled....

Half-Life 3 is “playable end-to-end” and could be announced this year, a Valve insider has claimed. Tyler McVicker, who has a history of insider reporting onValveprojects, claimed in his latestYouTube discussionthat the game, which is reportedly codenamed HLX, is far enough ahead in development that it can be played from start to finish. McVicker claimed that HLX is being playtested by a sizeable group of people, and that some of them have already leaked plot details to other people....

Striking Distance has released the first gameplay footage for its Dead Space spiritual successor The Callisto Protocol. Debuted during theSummer Game Festlivestream on Thursday by CEOGlen Schofield, the footage shows around 2-minutes of gameplay from the horror action title. The Callisto Protocolwas recently confirmed for release for consoles andPCon July 10, 2025. Dead Space remake Guides: Dead Space Marker Fragment locations: How to get the alternate ending|Fix the Comms Array solution...

The latest Horizon Zero Dawn PC patch includes fixes for some of the game’s “trickier graphical issues”. According to developerGuerrilla Games, patch 1.07 introduces a fix for anisotropic filtering not working and improves the way the game optimises shaders. Each time players start the game it will begin optimising shaders in the main menu. While users can skip this process and let the optimisations run in the background during play, letting it finish before jumping into the game will improve loading times....

Version 1.0.0 of eFootball has been released today, and some players may be frustrated to find it still doesn’t have a proper offline Friendlies mode. Instead, it still has an ‘Authentic Team’ match mode, where players can only choose between nine officially licensed teams. What players may not realise, however, is that every team is still hidden away in the game – 25 full leagues’ worth of club teams, a bunch of other standalone club teams and every national team too....

The iOS versions of Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil Village and the Resident Evil 4 remake now require an online connection at startup. As reported on theiOSGaming Reddit page (and spotted byEurogamer), all three apps have received updates adding the new requirement. All three apps have update notes reading: “Due to changes to the startup process, an internet connection is now required when starting this app.” Although no reason has been given forCapcomas to why the games now need to connect online when they’re started up, some of the Reddit page’s users believe it may be a DRM check to avoid piracy....

Lost Judgment may be the final game in the Judgment series due to ongoing issues with Sega and actor Takuya Kimura’s talent agency, it’s claimed. Japanese showbiz news siteNikkan Taishuclaims that sources tell it Kimura’s talent agency Johnny & Associates have been blocking PC versions of games in theJudgmentseries because they don’t want Kimura to appear inPC games. While it’s not entirely clear why this is, the site suggests that because Johnny & Associates “has strict control over the [likeness] rights of its talent, and the use of their image online is still limited to a few”, the agency may be treating PC games differently because home computer have direct access to the internet....

Mario Kart Tour is Nintendo’s new mobile instalment of the classic racing franchise. The single-player-focussed racer includes a number of modes, unlockables and rotating ‘Tour’ seasons. To answer any questions you might have about the game, here’s a comprehensive guide of howMario Kart Tourworks, micro-transactions and all. UPDATE 15/01/20:This article has been updated to reflect new characters, karts and courses added inthe Ice Tour update Summary How much is Mario Kart Tour?...

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has been delayed to next year, the game’s publisher has announced. In a statement posted on X, Skydance Games said the game, which was previously set to release in 2025, will now come out early next year instead. “We have an important update,” the post reads. “Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydrawill now be launching in early 2026. “Taking this additional time will allow us to add more polish, and make sure we give you the best possible experience, and one that lives up to our vision....