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Modern Warfare 4 won't have 'clowny' crossover skins, Call of Duty team says

A social media account has promised that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 won't have goofy crossover skins like "Spongebob" or "Teletubbies."

Arc Raiders Could Be Getting A PvE-Only Mode

If a new map condition in Arc Raiders(https://www.gamespot.com/games/arc-raiders/)' Chinese beta is any indication, developer Embark Studios may be testing the waters for a widespread PvE-only mode in its popular extraction shooter. As revealed via social media posts(https://x.com/Babaoisland/status/2060892896430374975?s=20), the Chinese version of Arc Raiders, which is currently in closed beta, contains multiple modes focused on PvE, including one called "Rebellion Incident" that imposes immediate consequences on those who opt to shoot another player. Known as map conditions, these modes join other rotating events--typically available for an hour or so at a time--that change up the game by adding new modifications to the maps or rules. https://twitter.com/Babaoisland/status/2060892896430374975?s=20 "Rebellion Incident" has PvP turned off by default, requiring players to press a button to declare themselves hostile before they can damage other players. In doing so, these traitors become permanently exposed on the map and compass, opening themselves up for other players to band together and kill them for their transgressions. Meanwhile, another mode adds either a King or Queen to the map alongside a Matriarch, unleashing absolute mayhem that indirectly incentivizes players to work together against the chaos. While players can still easily (and sneakily) kill each other in this mode, the fact that it facilitates cooperative play seems to be testing how the game's community reacts to one another when the PvE threats are so intense. At this time, Embark Studios has not expressed any intentions of bringing these PvE-centric modes to other regions, so they could be beta-exclusive map conditions designed for general testing purposes. That being said, it's equally plausible that the developer is specifically gauging interest in cooperative game modes. It's uncertain how the Arc Raiders community would ultimately react to the long-rumored addition of PvE modes in the main client, especially considering it appears fairly evenly split between PvE and PvP playstyles. Embark Studios told The Guardian(https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/15/arc-raiders-players-stopped-shooting-started-talking) that 30% of players seek exclusively peaceful lobbies, while another 30% actively seek out PvP encounters. Meanwhile, 40% engage in a mix of PvE and PvP. Either way, it could be some time before Embark Studios adds any substantial changes to the main game anyway, as it has recently announced a move to bi-annual updates(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/arc-raiders-next-big-update-isnt-coming-until-october-and-that-might-be-a-good-thing/1100-6539920/). 9 Best Games Like Arc Raiders !4638708-arc.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1814/18142392/4638708-arc.jpg?w=1024) !4638709-grayzone.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1814/18142392/4638709-grayzone.jpg?w=1024) !4638710-helldivers.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1814/18142392/4638710-helldivers.jpg?w=1024) !4638711-division.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1814/18142392/4638711-division.jpg?w=1024) !4638712-generation.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1814/18142392/4638712-generation.jpg?w=1024) !4638713-huntshowdown.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1814/18142392/4638713-huntshowdown.jpg?w=1024) !4638714-tarkov.jpg(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1814/18142392/4638714-tarkov.jpg?w=1024) View Images(https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/best-games-like-arc-raiders/2900-7418/)

🖥 PlayStation, PC, Multi-platform

Sony’s new fight stick and gaming monitor launch in August

Sony is sharing new details about some of its upcoming gaming-focused hardware, including pricing and August launch dates for its FlexStrike fight stick and its 27-inch monitor. The FlexStrike fight stick will be available starting August 6th - the same day as the new PlayStation-published fighting game Marvel T&333;kon: Fighting Souls - and will cost &8230;

TheNews3 months ago

🎮 Call of Duty🎮 Modern Warfare

See MW4’s Multiplayer In Action And “Crazy” New Map That Has 500 Combinations

The second episode of Call of Duty's new Modern Warfare 4 docu-series(https://youtu.be/NKvnPNzqqTk?si=Rr-X1JokJuGxxmdA) gives an insider look at Infinity Ward’s development of the game's multiplayer, and the developer shows off gameplay on an ambitious new map that constantly changes in design. Midway through the video, Studio MP Creative Director Geoff Smith talks about taking Call of Duty's map designs to the "next level" and the creation of the game's Kill Block multiplayer map. https://youtu.be/NKvnPNzqqTk?si=nSKjaqhOmMu70NW "Like how can you keep coming up with map designs and layouts?" Smith asked while discussing map design. "What if we just made one that was living and it keeps changing every time you play it?" Modern Warfare 4's Kill Block is a map that consists of three "slabs" that are all modular pieces that can be swapped out and connected with other pieces in various different ways. The map will change every match, with the three slabs being randomly decided before a game. Smith shows off both real and prototype slabs, giving a behind-the-scenes look at how the map is designed. The developer also boasts that Infinity Ward has the content to do "upwards of over 900" different slabs to feature for the map, but technical limitations will likely bring the number down to 500. In terms of size, each slab is about the size of Call of Duty's 2v2 Gunfight maps. When all three are pieced together, Smith says the full map size is equivalent to the popular Shoot House map from 2019's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The video also showcases Modern Warfare 4's movement, which doesn't include wall taps or omnimovement of the recent Black Ops games, but it does include fluid movement and sliding. Additionally, the game also adds the new ability to climb poles. The developer acknowledges the criticism of Modern Warfare 2's movement. "We took some things away. Some Freedom," admits Co-Studio Head Mark Grigsby. The goal for Modern Warfare 4 was to make the movement feel fluid and unrestricted. Modern Warfare 4 will launch with multiplayer, DMZ, and a classic "linear-style" campaign. The game releases on October 23 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2. Unfortunately, this means the old generation of consoles are losing support, and Warzone will also no longer be playable on PS4 and Xbox One(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-warzone-is-dying-on-ps4-and-xbox-one/) post-launch. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 preorders(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/preorder-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-vault-edition-and-save-10/) are live now, and Activision has also confirmed a “Loyalty” discount(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-has-a-loyalty-discount-for-the-vault-edition-heres-how-to-get-it/) that allows players to get 10% off the game’s Vault edition.

🎮 PlayStation, Multi-platform

Cyberpunk 2077: Turf Wars review - a shocking genre flip

Dave & Busters had the arcade exclusive on the new Cyberpunk game, and we've finally played it

🎮 Cyberpunk 2077🎮 Cyberpunk 2077: Turf Wars

🎮 Minecraft🎮 A Minecraft Movie 2

A Minecraft Movie 2 Gets A New Name, Adds One Of The Funniest Actors Out There

A Minecraft Movie's sequel, which was revealed in 2025 under the working title A Minecraft Movie 2, and it has an official name. Revealed during Minecraft Live, the sequel is called A Minecraft Movie Squared. That's not all--in a promotional video, actor Matt Berry appeared in a tease for his role in Squared. What that role is, however, remains a mystery. The What We Do in the Shadows actor was supposed to play Steve in the first movie(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/jack-black-apparently-wasnt-supposed-to-play-steve-in-a-minecraft-movie-this-actor-was/1100-6530709/), but had to play a smaller role--a villager who gets hit by a car and goes on a date with Jennifer Coolidge--due to scheduling conflicts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxqGhDjInjc Jack Black ultimately landed the role of Steve, and he will reprise the character in Squared. Jason Momoa, who played Garrett, is coming back in that role as well, while Danielle Brooks will reprise her character, Dawn. Squared is currently filming in New Zealand. Black said in the video that there is a "massive team hard at work taking this production to the next level." Brooks, for her part, said the sequel goes "so much deeper into the Minecraft world," featuring new biomes, new characters, and new mobs. Additionally, Kirsten Dunst joins Squared in the role of Alex(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/kirsten-dunst-who-wanted-to-be-in-a-minecraft-movie-2-is-now-in-a-minecraft-movie-2/1100-6538904/). After the first movie came out in 2025, Dunst lobbied to be in the sequel(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/kirsten-dunst-wants-to-star-in-minecraft-2-to-make-money/1100-6534125/) because her kids love Minecraft and she wanted to make some big money. A Minecraft Movie Squared releases on July 23, 2027. That's a couple months after the live-action The Legend of Zelda movie arrives in April 2027. A Minecraft Movie made $960.4 million in theaters. It ranked as the No. 2 highest-grossing video game movie ever until The Super Mario Galaxy Movie passed it with $992 million worldwide(https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/highest-grossing-video-game-movies-of-all-time/2900-3968/).

🖥 PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Multi-platform

Summer Game Fest 2026: All the news from gaming’s busiest week

Get ready for some gaming news. It&8217;s officially June, which means splashy new events from PlayStation, Xbox, and gaming hype man Geoff Keighley. But this season doesn&8217;t just feature the big tentpole shows; there will be a bunch of smaller events, too, and they might feature some promising games as well. But this year&8217;s events &8230;

TheNews3 months ago

Baldur's Gate 2 Is Reportedly Getting The Remake Treatment With One Of The Original BioWare Lead Designers Returning

!Game Informer News(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/bodydefault/public/2026/06/01/fc0254bd/BG2.jpg.webp) Baldur's Gate II(https://gameinformer.com/blogs/editors/b/giadamblog/archive/2011/01/01/baldur-s-gate-ii-best-rpg-ever.aspx) is reportedly getting the remake treatment, according to PC Gamer(https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/a-baldurs-gate-2-remake-is-apparently-in-development-with-the-original-co-lead-designer-returning/), and former BioWare and Baldur's Gate II lead designer Kevin Martens is returning for it. The publication also reports that it has heard from its sources that the first Baldur's Gate is likely to be getting a remake, too. Martens is already working with Wizards of the Coast for the upcoming sci-fi RPG, Exodus(https://www.gameinformer.com/the-game-awards-2025/2025/12/11/exodus-the-time-dilation-sci-fi-action-rpg-featuring-matthew), which looks to be filling gaming's Mass Effect(https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2023/11/08/new-mass-effect-5-trailer-teases-original-trilogy-andromeda-and-maybe-a-new)-sized hole when it launches in early 2027. Considering Wizards of the Coast also owns the Baldur's Gate IP, this isn't a surprising return for the developer. According to PC Gamer, Martens is already working on the Baldur's Gate 2 remake, which makes sense since he's technically just contributing to the development of Exodus and is not a full-time developer at studio Archetype Entertainment. Though it's all but guaranteed that Wizards of the Coast is working to get a team on a theoretical Baldur's Gate 4, considering Baldur's Gate 3(https://www.gameinformer.com/product/baldurs-gate-3) has sold more than 20 million copies since its 2023 launch, it's possible the next taste of this D&D world could be this Baldur's Gate II remake, though there's no word on when it's planned for. Larian Studios, which developed Baldur's Gate 3, has made clear it is done with the Baldur's Gate IP(https://gameinformer.com/href), despite wishing it could port the game to Nintendo Switch 2(https://www.gameinformer.com/2026/01/12/baldurs-gate-3-wont-be-ported-to-switch-2-though-developer-larian-studios-would-have) – it's currently working on Divinity(https://www.gameinformer.com/product/divinity), a new take on its Divinity series that looks disgustingly bloody and terrifying(https://www.gameinformer.com/the-game-awards-2025/2025/12/11/baldurs-gate-3-developer-larian-studios-announces-new-divinity-game). Elsewhere in the world of Baldur's Gate, Craig Mazin, the showrunner of HBO's The Last of Us, is working on a TV adaptation of Baldur's Gate 3 that will continue the game's story(https://www.gameinformer.com/2026/02/06/hbo-craig-mazin-are-adapting-baldurs-gate-3-to-continue-games-story-larian-seemingly-not), and this September, a prequel novel about the game's beloved vampire titled "Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion" will hit store shelves(https://www.gameinformer.com/2026/04/24/baldurs-gate-3-astarion-is-a-very-dark-prequel-novel-for-the-rpgs-beloved-vampire). For more, read Game Informer's Baldur's Gate 3 review(https://www.gameinformer.com/review/baldurs-gate-3/a-true-soul-stirrer). Source: PC Gamer(https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/a-baldurs-gate-2-remake-is-apparently-in-development-with-the-original-co-lead-designer-returning/) Are you interested in a Baldur's Gate 2 remake in a post-Baldur's Gate 3 world? Let us know in the comments below!

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GameNews3 months ago

How to get the cloak on the train in Mina the Hollower

Getting the cloak on the train in Mina the Hollower requires some digging around in unlikely places. Here's how to get the train cloak.

🎮 Spider-Man🎮 Spider-Man 4 star Tom Holland

Spider-Man 4 star Tom Holland is ready to no longer be Spider-Man

Tom Holland would be content stepping away from his role as Spider-Man if the MCU can find someone else to take over as another Spider-hero.

AMD Wants You To Keep Using Your Old Hardware For A Lot Longer

With the growing cost of PC hardware and no defined end in sight, AMD is leveraging older hardware and promising extended support of existing platforms as its business strategy for the foreseeable future. AMD made a variety of announcements at Computex(https://www.amd.com/en/blogs/2026/amd-computex-2026-10-years-of-am4-am5-support-through.html), but two of the most important involved hardware that many PC builders have been familiar with for some time already. AMD announced that its bringing back arguably its most popular CPU ever made, with the 5800X3D AE returning to shelves on 25 June for $350. The AM4 chip was originally released in 2022, and was the first to feature AMD's 3D V-Cache memory technology that boosted performance in games substantially. This re-release gives gamers still stuck on older AM4 platforms a means to upgrade without having to replace their entire system, and leverage the lower prices of older DDR4 memory as faster DDR5 models are swallowed up by the AI industry. If you have already made the jump to AMD's latest AM5 platform, or are still planning to do so, then a new 7700X3D gives you the cheapest entry point into 3D V-Cache CPU power. Retailing at $330 and launching on 16 July, this slightly cut-down version of the 7800X3D features the same 16 cores and 32 threads, but with 200MHz less core clock speed, and a further 500MHz less on the boost clocks. That might affect very specific CPU-limited workloads, but should be negligible in most gaming scenarios. It's only a fraction less expensive than the better chip, but given how AMD has gone in the past it's likely the 7800X3D will be discontinued soon to allow for the 7700X3D to take its place. Upgrade to AM5 might not be a terrible idea either, with AMD committing to an extended lifespan for the platform. The company says that it will continue to support AM5 through 2029, giving you over three more years of official support and hardware releases. AM4 has endured far longer than AMD anticipated, and continues to do so with the re-introduction of the 5800X3D. So it's possible that AMD pushes out AM5 support even longer still, especially with the environment PC gaming hardware finds itself in currently. That's especially true when considering that AMD didn't mention its new platform, AM6, at all during Computex, with the company likely reserving more announcements for CES next year.