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• EA Just Shelved A Mysterious Sims Project—That Could Be Good News For Players

  30-10-2026 17:46 via GameSpot - All News
  
  It's been another rough year for video games, with countless studio closures, staff layoffs, and projects that barely managed to even get off the ground before they were unceremoniously cut short. But things are feeling especially grim after EA trotted out two beloved franchises--Mass Effect and Dragon Age--for what amounted to a public execution via the announcement that BioWare has been shuttered. This was especially painful for Mass Effect players, who were looking forward to the upcoming Ma
  
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• CoD: Modern Warfare To Cut Real-Life Korean Tragedy Segment After Backlash

  30-10-2026 17:42 via GameSpot - All News
  
  Publisher Activision has responded to criticism over using a devastating tragedy in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, saying that the incident will be removed from the military shooter in a November 12 update.The Seoul Halloween crowd crush occurred in October 2022 in Itaewon. Approximately 100,000 people gathered in a narrow alleyway in Seoul, resulting in 160 casualties as people were suffocated. This year marks the fourth anniversary of the tragedy, with bereaved families and community organize
  
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• Phantom Blade Zero’s Lead Voice Actor Was Seemingly Replaced At The Last Minute

  30-10-2026 17:21 via GameSpot - All News
  
  There's a new voice behind the protagonist of Soul in Phantom Blade Zero, and it's none other than Sonic the Hedgehog--or his longtime voice actor, Roger Craig Smith, to be precise.As spotted by Game Informer, Smith has stepped in to replace Jay Maksenuk (V in Once Human). You can still hear the latter in the various trailers for Phantom Blade Zero, and developer S-Game hasn't revealed why they brought Smith on as a last-minute replacement. Both actors have several video game credits, and as Ga
  
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• New Assassin’s Creed Game Is Out Now, If You Don’t Mind Being Board

  30-10-2026 16:54 via GameSpot - All News
  
  If you thought there wasn't going to be a new Assassin's Creed game this year, think again. It's not a video game, but Assassin's Creed: Animus is out today, turning the series into an adventure-style board game for 1-4 players.
  A competitive game that pits players against each other as they explore distinct eras from the video games, Assassin's Creed: Animus features four protagonists to choose from in its standard edition: Eivor, Ezio, Altair, and Connor. The Collector's Edition, meanwhile, ex
  
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• EA Reportedly Chose An Unannounced Star Wars Game Over BioWare’s Next Mass Effect

  30-10-2026 16:29 via GameSpot - All News
  
  EA recently announced it was shutting down BioWare, ending a studio responsible for multiple hit games over 30 years. According to a new report, EA's decision was driven by economics, as it had to choose between funding a new Mass Effect and backing the safer bet, Star Wars: Battlefront 3.Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reported that EA had to choose between two costly projects, and with the added pressure of paying off $18 billion in leveraged debt after its sale to a business consortium and Saudi
  
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• GTA 6’s Attention To Detail Is Getting A Little Ridiculous

  30-10-2026 15:18 via GameSpot - All News
  
  Only a few more weeks remain before Grand Theft Auto 6 launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and while Rockstar Games recently lifted the lid on its big open-world sequel, that's still not enough. There's definitely value in approaching a game with as little knowledge as possible so that you can enjoy any potential surprises, but we're not those people.
  Instead, senior video producer Jake Dekker decided to grab a folder of high-resolution GTA 6 screenshots--a whole 99 of them, not including the p
  
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• Don’t Expect Destiny 3 At The Game Awards, Bungie Says

  30-10-2026 14:33 via GameSpot - All News
  
  Destiny's future lies in its past, as Bungie is working to bring content from the infamous Destiny vault back to the game. Big plans are in place to rework fan-favorite campaigns like the Red War and Forsaken back into Destiny 2, and while that content won't be out for quite a while, Bungie has also detailed what you should not expect from the studio as the year winds down. Long story short: Don't expect to see Destiny 3 teased at The Game Awards."Knowing we are early in incubating our future a
  
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