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STEAM players on PC can’t complain about a lack of games to play, but one of the bigger titles of this year has been missing from Valve’s storefront. This is about to change as 2024’s self-styled ‘quadruple-A game’ is coming to the platform very soon.

PC gamers are getting more ways to play as massive 2024 game is finally coming to Steam

Video Gamer is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices subject to change. Learn more. Community sentiments towards Call of Duty are at an all-time low. With Modern Warfare 3’s launch being fairly disastrous following the even heavier monetisation of the franchise, user reviews for the game have never been worse. With the title now sitting at a pretty horrific 69% of reviews hammering the game, things aren’t looking good.

‘CoD is dead’: Modern Warfare 3 drops to Mostly Negative reviews on Steam

D3 Publisher and developer Sandlot have announced they’re making changes to Earth Defense Force 6 and its Epic Games launcher requirement for online play. “The development team for Steam is reviewing and planning changes to the specification that requires sign in to Epic Games account, which has received the most feedback,” Sandlot said in a statement.

Earth Defense Force 6 planning changes to Epic Games launcher requirement

If you’re a Stellar Blade fan, there's exciting news for you. Stellar Blade recently dropped its summer update, introducing a host of new features. If this update doesn't excite you, there are also rumours about a potential DLC addition in the future. The update introduces a summer vacation spot...

Stellar Blade: Summer Update Adds New Outfits and Soundtrack; Secret Area Reportedly Points to Future DLC Addition

A major aim assist nerf is coming to Apex Legends Season 22, and Call of Duty players are calling for the Warzone devs to follow suit. Respawn Entertainment confirmed that controller aim assist was “too strong” in their game and are nerfing its strength by about 25% in the August 6 update. But, when CoD players caught wind of the news, many called for Raven Software to copy the change.

Warzone players beg for aim assist nerf after Apex Legends does it first

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An epic game modification (mod) for Fallout 4 that recreates an apocalyptic version of London is due for release on Thursday (July 25). Fallout: London project manager Dean Carter confirmed to Inverse the mod will come out “unless nuclear war happens.”Fallout 4 is set in an imagined, post-nuclear war version of Boston in 2287. Fallout: London transposes the action to London, 40 years earlier in 2247. This is one of the largest and most high-profile game mods to date. Its voice cast includes former Doctor Who actors Sylvester McCoy and Colin Baker and the ex-Speaker of the House John Bercow. Fallout: London’s map...

Fallout: London is finally out today and can be downloaded for free

Most who actually love gaming, rather than the tribalism that comes with it, will admit that the 'Console Wars' are silly and childish. To breathe life into them ever-slightly, it's fair to say that on the grand scale of things, PlayStation is usually the company among the big three that tends to come out on top more often than not, with the biggest swaying factor being the long list of PlayStation exclusives over the years.

10 Best PS5 Games Of All Time

Reputable leaker eXtas1s, who’s previously nailed several Game Pass release dates, recently shared more titles that are expected to drop on Microsoft’s subscription service. Several games will soon be available to Game Pass users, according to the leak, including the beloved Crash N.Sane trilogy published by Activision. The...

Xbox Game Pass August 2024 leak suggests beloved platformer trilogy will make its way to subscription service

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Could Cenat's upcoming Bloodborne stream lead to a remaster?

Kai Cenat Pushes for Bloodborne Remaster Ahead of Marathon Stream

GTA 6 got its first reveal trailer seven months ago, and so far, Rockstar Games has been pretty much quiet about the game. But it seems that the second trailer may not be far from now. Grand Theft Auto Online has a new event, and the video that advertises the update may have revealed that GTA VI will get a new trailer on October 4.

Rockstar Games seemingly teases GTA 6 trailer 2 date via new Grand Theft Auto Online update trailer

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The California Department of Justice’s San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force has intercepted a human trafficking ring operating near San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Ten victims, one of them a girl only sixteen years of age, were rescued by authorities from July 25 to 27, when the convention ran last weekend. San Diego’s Child Welfare Services and related agencies were also cooperating with the California DOJ, providing resources.

San Diego Comic-Con human trafficking plot stopped by California Department of Justice

PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra and Premium/Deluxe users will be able to play the following games for free in August 2024: LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, Five Nights at Freddy's Security Breach, and Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. The trio will be downloadable on August 6 and stay in your library henceforth, accessible only with an active PlayStation Plus subscription (any tier).

PlayStation Plus games for August 2024 include one Star Wars game, a survival horror title and a side scroller action RPG

The next Battlefield game is getting major hype from EA.

New Battlefield Game Touted as One of EA's Most Ambitious Projects Ever

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Biscuitville, a North Carolina-based chain, has been named the No. 1 fast-food breakfast spot in the nation by USA Today's 10Best. This accolade comes after a month-long voting period where people across the country chose their favorite breakfast destinations.

North Carolina-based chain ranks No. 1 in the nation for fast-food breakfast. Here’s why

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Four Virginians were confirmed to be onboard when the Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. Phillip Acts and Selini Decker, who lived a few blocks apart in Norfolk, died when the ship sank. Richmond native Robert Decker and Eloise Smith, who later moved to Richmond from West Virginia, survived.

There's a reason no remains from the Virginia Titanic victims will ever be found

Neos Corporation has announced a western release for Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town, their latest game adaptation of the popular Shin-chan franchise. Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town is coming west on October 24th for Windows PC (via Steam) and Nintendo Switch. The game has been available since February 2024 in Japan.

Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town coming west this fall

Over the course of the lifespan of the PlayStation 1, some games made it clear that things were never going to be the same again, and other games didn’t have that immediate impact. It’s the latter we’re focusing on here, with 10 PS1 games that were ahead of their time. From innovative features trapped on otherwise average releases, to excellent titles that simply came out too early in the PlayStation’s run to be properly appreciated, these are the games that told us in one way or another where the industry was headed, even if the games themselves didn’t know it.

10 PS1 Games That Were Ahead Of Their Time

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New GTA 6 details are hoped for in the coming days as Rockstar Games' parent company Take-Two is set to host an earnings call and Rockstar themselves may have teased the release date for a second trailer.Fans are hopeful for an update on GTA 6 as Take-Two hosts an earnings call on August 8.Ahead of the last earnings call in May, the company announced GTA 6 will release in Autumn 2025, narrowing the previous window of 2025 which was first revealed in the first and so far only trailer (which now has more than 200million views on YouTube alone).The trailer...

GTA 6: Live updates as GTA Online teaser 'reveals' second trailer date

Batman: Caped Crusader and Lord of the Rings highlight Prime Video's August lineup.

Everything Coming to Prime Video in August 2024

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The experiment was just one discovery of a 25-page paper covering how SBMM works in Call of Duty.

Activision secretly experimented on 50% of Call of Duty players by 'decreasing' skill-based matchmaking, and determined players like SBMM even if they don't know it

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Competitive 3v3 tactical FPS Spectre Divide announced

Mountaintop Studios, a developer made up of veterans from games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valorant, Apex Legends, Overwatch, Call of Duty, and Halo, have announced Spectre...

Competitive 3v3 tactical FPS Spectre Divide announced

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