Gaming – Page 21

Oct312024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Has The Biggest Launch In The Series’ History

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Today, October 31, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella published the company's financial report, where he said that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 set several new records at once. As it turned out, the shooter from Treyarch and Raven became the largest release in the franchise both in the first day and in the first three-day weekend. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 also set a Game Pass record for the number of new subscribers on the day of release. Despite being available on Game Pass, Black Ops 6's first-day sales on Steam and PlayStation have outsold Modern Warfare (2023) by 60%. However, as PC Gamer points out, that says more about last year's game than the new one. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was released on October 25 on PC (Steam, Microsoft Store, Battle.net), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series...

Oct302024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Sony Shuts Down Concord Developers

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Sony has decided to close Firewalk Studios, the developer of the infamous multiplayer game Concord. PlayStation studio business group CEO Herman Hulst announced this in a letter to employees. Along with Firewalk, mobile games studio Neon Koi will also close. Let's recall that on August 23, Firewalk released Concord on PC and PS5. The game did not attract enough attention from players, and just two weeks later Sony shut down the project's servers and refunded all buyers. At that time, Concord still had a chance to be relaunched, but, as SIE co-head Hermen Hulst now reports, "after much deliberation" it was decided to finally bury the game, and at the same time close the studio. Well-known insider Jason Schreier reported that 172 people lost their jobs due to the studio's closure. But ...

Oct282024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Fans to Release Lost Version of Half-Life 2: Release Date and Trailer

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Half-Life fans are preparing a surprise for the game's 20th anniversary - the release of Half-Life 2 Beta: Mega Build, which is scheduled for November 16, 2024. This version is based on leaks from 2003, when German hacker Axel Gembe stole a beta version of the game from Valve. The new build will offer over 1,000 restored textures, character models (including those from 2000-2002) and items, content from recent leaks, including cut mechanics, locations and enemies. In particular, the video showed the original version of City-17, a pre-release variation of the gravity gun, the cut ability to pierce water tanks with firearms and much more. https://youtu.be/hRNyAc456Fc?si=24PmPPY0rViwnwho Now, with the release of Half-Life 2 Beta: Mega Build, fans will be able to once again see ...

Oct282024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Valve Corrects Team Fortress 2 Scout’s Pants Color 17 Years Later

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Generally, bugs in games are fixed as quickly as possible, but sometimes the mistakes made elude developers for years. That's what's been happening with Valve and its team shooter Team Fortress 2 for the past 17 years. The developers changed the color of the Scout's pants when he plays for the blue team. Due to a graphical bug that happened 17 years ago, his pants were beige, as if he still plays for the red team. In a recent patch, his pants became dark blue, as they should be. However, after 17 hours, Valve rolled back the fix. The studio explained this by technical problems, saying that the blue pants conflict with the character skins. Team Fortress 2 was released in October 2007 and became free-to-play in June 2011. In April 2024, the game received 64-bit support, an update th...