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The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta early access has arrived, and with the huge popularity of the franchise combined with the specific Black Ops 7 beta start time, you may face some connectivity issues. Some of those issues could be down to your own PC, specifically whether it meets Activision’s requirements for anti-cheat protection. Luckily, we’ve got all of the information you need on how to turn on your PC’s secure boot if you’re struggling. However, there’s also every chance that the servers are struggling to cope with the influx of players and are facing instability, or emergency…

As a multiplayer game releasing in the year 2025 – and one that’s very much modelled after Call of Duty – there was very little chance Battlefield 6 wasn’t going to adopt the now-standard live service content pipeline. But sometimes it’s good to get things in writing, which is what EA just did. We’re about ten days away from the official launch of Battlefield 6, and this week, EA announced what its Battlefield Studios squad will deliver post launch – at least the first batch. The developer detailed Season 1, which will kick off October 28 – only 18 days…

A TikTok content creator allegedly flew all the way from the United States to Edinburgh, Scotland to stand outside the offices of Grand Theft Auto 6 developers Rockstar North and yell at people entering and exiting the studio. According to the creator, he is “sick and tired” of waiting for a new trailer or information on any further delays. On September 30, as spotted by TheGamer, TikTok user Backonboulevard shared a video on the social media service that appeared to show him staking out the Rockstar North office in Scotland and then yelling at two different people that he seemingly…

James Gunn captivated audiences with the season 1 musical intro to Peacemaker, where the whole cast performs an absurd 1980s rock-inspired dance sequence with deadly serious faces. A video of the sequence set to Wig Wam’s “Do Ya Wanna Taste It” has accumulated more than 20 million views on YouTube. So Gunn sought to match that energy in Peacemaker season 2 with a new opening dance sequence, set to Foxy Shazam’s “Oh Lord.” Fortnite sought to tap into the excitement of the Peacemaker season 2 debut in August with the launch of a Peacemaker cosmetics set and a “peaceful hips”…

Ubisoft has announced Vantage Studios, which is a “creative house” at the company that will spearhead the development of the Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six franchises.This is the name of the new subsidiary that Ubisoft and Tencent announced earlier this year. It’s being led by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot’s son, Charlie Guillemot, along with Christophe Derennes. Charlie Guillemot is aware of the nepotism concerns and said he just wants to get to work.The franchises that Vantage Studios is focusing on.”Vantage Studios will take on development and expansion of these brands, building on the foundation of Ubisoft’s experience and…

We’re officially in the march towards the end of 2025. In Diablo 4 terms, we’re in the early days of the launch of the game’s last season of the year. Though much of Season 10 itself has been a known quantity for a while, there was one mystery still to be revealed. I’m talking, of course, about the final collaboration event, which we knew would take place during Season 10. Blizzard has now officially revealed which IP is going to be crossing over with the world of Diablo 4. The Diablo 4 roadmap promised two cross-over events. The first was…

Wizards of the Coast is going to turn as much paper into gold as it can with Magic: The Gathering, and leading the way is its best-selling Final Fantasy Universes Beyond set. The company recently announced at MagicCon Atlanta 2025 that it will be releasing additional Final Fantasy box sets with new cards featuring more beautiful art spanning the Square Enix RPG franchise’s history. If you’re worried about your wallet, relax! The initial wave of pre-orders sold out instantly. This mini-expansion includes a new Chocobo Bundle, a new Commander Deck, and four new Scene Boxes. They all arrive on December…

If you spend any time in entertainment journalism, you learn pretty quickly that there are a few cliché questions that successful creators get all the time, and that almost never produce interesting answers. “Where do you get your ideas?” is the biggest no-no, but “Did you have any idea your [book, movie, song, show, etc.] was going to get this big?” is a close second. The answer is almost always some variant on “No, I had no idea. How could I have predicted this?” But at a press conference with the directors and singing cast of KPop Demon Hunters on…

The latest Nintendo Switch 2 firmware update has arrived, but do not expect much in the way of significant changes. Version 20.5.0 launched on September 29 and is focused on stability.The one-line patch notes state: “General system stability improvements to enhance the user’s experience.”Social media user OatmealDome, who is known to pore over the files and discover additional details not mentioned in the patch notes, said there is “no info” on what might be hidden in this new update, if anything. However, OatmealDome said the patch “might have some backwards compatibility fixes.”The September 29 update for Switch 2 was the…

If you’ve been enjoying the politics-filled 2.2 update for Zenless Zone Zero, which came out earlier this month, you’re probably on your way to finishing the new content. Which means, of course, it’s time for the next update to reveal itself. Version 2.3, Memories of Dreams Bygone, was officially unveiled today, and it’s going to arrive on October 15 – so in about two weeks from now. Zenless Zone Zero’s Version 2.3 immediately addresses one of the criticisms players had with earlier installments of Version 2, which revolved around the lack of the lack of Rupture characters in its banner…