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With new single and multiplayer modes Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3was announceda little over a week ago, offering a back-to-back sequel for the first time in Call Of Duty’s history. Now we have a release date of November 10th and a proper first trailer. Here’s the announcement trailer, following on from the teaser earlier this month: All 16 multiplayer maps from 2009’s Modern Warfare 2 have been “modernised” with new modes and will be available at launch, and twelve new 6v6 maps will be delivered in post-launch seasons....

Hooked The brutish “X curio is like Y behemoth” logic of mass entertainment nooze requires me to associate Selkie Harbour’s The Anglerfish Project withStarfield. They do form a pleasant contrast, in fairness. Both are space games but one doesn’t have a fishing mechanic, whereas the other isallfishing mechanic. One is about visiting strange new worlds, establishing outposts and shooting or romancing the heck out of the locals, while the other maroons you on a single asteroid....

Heist ‘em up is “challenging”, says Sega Creative Assembly’s scifi heist ‘em upHyenasreceived a new trailer yesterday, showing its teams of three doing battle in zero-G. It also got dates for a new closed beta due to begin on August 31st. The bigger news is that its business model is seemingly up in the air. Publishers Sega had previously said it would not be free-to-play, but are now “making final adjustments to its business model” and will use the closed beta to finalise plans for launch....

Plus a PS4-exclusive DLC is now on PC “The Sarajevo Six campaign returns to the World of Assassination after a long hiatus,” say thepatch notes. “This six-mission campaign tells a self-contained story that revolves around former members of a paramilitary unit known as CICADA, giving access to these missions: The Director (Paris), The Enforcer (Sapienza), The Extractor (Marrakesh), The Veteran (Bangkok), The Mercenary (Colorado), The Controller (Hokkaido).” The DLC costs £4....

“You’ve seen what we’ve done with DOOM & Quake” Stephen Kick, CEO of Nightdive Studios, has said he’d love to remaster Epic’s 90s FPS Unreal. Not familiar with Nightdive? They’re the team behind this May’s triumphantSystem Shockremake, which Jeremy Peeldescribed in his reviewas “a breathtakingly beautiful and astonishingly faithful remake that proves the enduring power of Looking Glass design”. They’re also the studio behind last week’s surprise-releasedQuake 2 remaster, and a bunch of other classic 90s remasters including the PC version ofDOOM 64andRise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition....

Step away from the social media and turn around slowly In a move that I already know I’ll live to regret making, this week the Electronic Wireless Show podcast takes a look atthe discoursethat flared up in and around the release ofBaldur’s Gate 3. Larian’s epic RPG had people asking: why aren’t all games like this? But in an angry tone of voice that we feel left some things out of the conversation....

More impressions from the middle of its campaign The rest of the RPS Treehouse might be fully engrossed inBaldur’s Gate 3at the moment, but the main thing that’s been on my mind for the last couple of weeks is stealthystrategy games. Primarily, the exceedingly excellentShadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, but also Harebrained Scheme’s upcoming turn-based tactics ‘em up,The Lamplighters League, a game I’ve been quietly looking forward to ever since it was announced earlier this year....

Really When I wrote up yesterday’sbig dollop of Starfield infoI was expecting readers to focus on the stuff about housing, mechs and giant snake cults, in roughly that order. I wasn’t expecting a slight stir about the inability to complete the game without killing anyone. “Disappointing”, responded Youtuber Mike BurnFirein the QTs. Opined Mama Bedlam: “A fully pacifist run not existing (without mods) is a genuinely worrying sign to do with the flexibility of what the game can do”....

Ready your (Settled) systems Bethesda’s vaunted space bonanzaStarfieldis available for preload today onPC Game Pass- if you’re downloading it on Steam, you’ll need to wait a little longer (even longer, if you plan on playingStarfield on Steam Deck). The file weighs in at 139.84 GB, so be sure to clear some disc space before you force this galaxy’s worth ofgrey rocks,NASApunksandhopefully extensive Event Horizon comparisonsinto your protesting PC, which has only ever lived to serve you and bring you joy....

Stuck on Wordle word for August 17? Read our hint or find the answer below! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?We’re crawling towards the end of the week, but it’s not time to rest yet! If you need a wake-up call, then there’s nothing better than a quickWordlebrainteaser. Today’s Wordle answer is particularly tough, though, so if you’re scratching your head and are starting to get worried about your precious streak, we’re here to help....

Real-time combat with RPG progression in a dark fantasy world. Hybe, the company behind immensely popular K-pop stars BTS, is getting into video games. The first release from the Korean company’s newfounded games publisher Hybe IM (with IM standing for “Interactive Media”) will beAstra: Knights of Veda, a 2DRPGwith more than a touch of Dark Souls andElden Ringto its heavily-armoured bosses and big scary dog monsters, if its first gameplay trailer is anything to go by....

Discover the best builds in Baldur’s Gate 3 Want to know the best Baldur’s Gate 3 builds?Combat ishardinBaldur’s Gate 3, so you can’t just waltz through it with ease. You’ll need to craft the perfect build for this tough-as-nails campaign, and you’ll also need to familiarise yourself with a wealth of material from the Fifth Edition of Dungeons and Dragons, which can make buildcrafting an overwhelming proposition. In this guide, we break down the best builds inBaldur’s Gate 3, covering one powerful playstyle for all 12 classes....

But is your most-wanted addition among them? Larian CEO Swen Vincke has consulted his magic mirror, cast the bones and offered up a pinch of insight onBaldur’s Gate 3’s next few patches. Tantalisingly, these include a few changes asked for by players. “Our focus now is fixing any issues you report, but we are listening to suggestions,” Vincke wrote onXitter. “Current roadmap: a) Hotfix 4, b) Patch 1 (+1000 fixes and tweaks), c) Patch 2....