Wednesday, July 9

Author: Natalia Ganeva

Activision Disables Call of Duty: WWII PC Multiplayer to Investigate ‘Issue’

Activision Disables Call of Duty: WWII PC Multiplayer to Investigate ‘Issue’

Gaming, Slider, Trendy
The 2017 military shooter Call of Duty: WWII from Activision and Sledgehammer Games had barely made it onto the Game Pass subscription list before the game was urgently taken offline. As reported by the official Call of Duty Updates microblog, Activision has disabled multiplayer in the PC version of Call of Duty: WWII from the Microsoft Store while it “investigates reports of an issue.” The exploits in question are RCE exploits — remote code execution vulnerabilities that allow attackers to control the victim's system. Reports of such attacks have become particularly widespread since the 2017 shooter was added to the Game Pass catalog. However, according to players, these holes have existed for several years. Despite the seriousness of the situation, the official Call of Duty acco...
HellHeart Breaker Announced: A Hybrid Rogue-Lite Action Game and Dating Simulator

HellHeart Breaker Announced: A Hybrid Rogue-Lite Action Game and Dating Simulator

Gaming
BattleBrew Productions, the studio behind the cute Cuisineer, has unveiled a new project, HellHeart Breaker, a hybrid of an action roguelike and a dating sim. HellHeart Breaker will offer gamers to explore the Underworld, gradually making their way to its upper levels. Interaction with enemies is carried out according to two scenarios: either the player fights them, or... meets them. The monster girls in HellHeart Breaker that the protagonist decides to get to know better will grant him unique abilities. If he fails to find a common language with a potential object of interest, she will turn into a powerful boss. https://youtu.be/NBW5cIXbdU4?si=4cY0wgNYtcL0nKIM HellHeart Breaker will be released on PC (Steam) in the first quarter of 2027. The game's Steam page only lists Engl...
Capcom Unveils Resident Evil: Survival Unit – Mobile Strategy Game Set in the Resident Evil Universe

Capcom Unveils Resident Evil: Survival Unit – Mobile Strategy Game Set in the Resident Evil Universe

Gaming
On the night of July 11, Capcom will announce the first strategy game in the Resident Evil universe. The development will be led by experienced Square Enix specialist and Kingdom Hearts co-author Shinji Hashimoto. Resident Evil: Survival Unit is a survival horror strategy game for mobile devices. The project is being developed by South Korean Joycity (3on3 FreeStyle Rebound) and Japanese Aniplex in close cooperation with Capcom. According to the authors, Resident Evil: Survival Unit demonstrates a fresh look at the beloved franchise, rethinking the survival horror as a real-time strategy adapted for mobile platforms. Resident Evil: Survival Unit will be available on iOS and Android, with releases planned for Japan, North America, Europe, and other regions. Details on how the strategy...
Sony’s Helldivers 2 Will Come to Xbox After All

Sony’s Helldivers 2 Will Come to Xbox After All

Gaming
During today's stream, Arrowhead Games Studios announced a port of Helldivers 2 for Xbox Series. Since the release of Helldivers 2, more than 130,000 people, including Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, have spoken out in favor of porting the game to Xbox, but the developers have been slow to port it. Until now, Helldivers 2 has only been available on PC and PlayStation 5, where it was released in February 2024. The game has become one of Sony's most successful multiplayer releases, with over 458,000 concurrent players on Steam at its peak. “We need more Helldivers. We need more recruits,” proclaimed the minute-long gameplay trailer for Helldivers 2 that accompanied the Xbox versions’ announcement. According to Helldivers 2 development lead Mikael Eriksson, the team is excited ...