Connor Makar

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Dune: Awakening is ditching PvP as a mandatory endgame experience, as over 80% of lifetime players didn't engage with it at all - Eurogamer

Technology April 11, 2026

Dune: Awakening is shifting away from its PvP endgame, following on from major changes made in its recent chapter three update. In addition, private server hosting is coming, which should provide addοΏ½...

"This is not a game that is about to face some sort of imminent shutdown" - Marathon reportedly had a budget of $200m, and while player numbers are dipping, team morale remains good - Eurogamer

Technology April 11, 2026

Marathon reportedly had a development budget of over $200m, and likely over $250m, not including ongoing development costs post-launch on game maintenance and new updates. This comes from a new repoοΏ½...

Xbox Achievements are getting some major changes, including the option to hide embarrassing games that you don't want to show off - Eurogamer

Technology April 10, 2026

Xbox is making some major changes to its Achievements, for Xbox Insiders to test out ahead of a wider release. These include customisation options for Achievement pop ups, the ability to highlight ceοΏ½...

After cutting half of 2XKO's team less than 30 days from launch, I have to ask: how can any of us get behind a new Riot game ever again? - Eurogamer

Technology February 13, 2026

Riot Games is "downsizing" a substantial number of developers from the team that has been working on 2XKO, the fighting game that only launched less than a month ago. Roughly 80 staff will be either οΏ½...

Hollow Knight Switch 2 version announced, owners on Switch can upgrade for free later today - Eurogamer

Technology February 6, 2026

Update (2:10PM): An upgraded port of Hollow Knight has been revealed at the Nintendo Partner Direct. It's coming out later today, and owners of the original Nintendo Switch version of the game can geοΏ½...

Arc Raiders and The Finals hit by "coordinated" DDoS attacks - Eurogamer

Technology January 29, 2026

Embark Studios has confirmed that both Arc Raiders and the Finals have been hit by DDoS attacks, claiming they were both "extensive" and "co-ordinated". These problems first started in the early houοΏ½...

UK Appeals court state RuneScape gold counts as property and can be stolen, in $700k bombshell case

Crypto January 27, 2026

The UK Court of Appeals has ruled that MMO currency can be treated as property, and the stealing of such currency can be deemed criminal theft. This comes following a verdict against a former Jagex οΏ½...

Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod creator removes works from Patreon after yet another DMCA strike - Eurogamer

Technology January 24, 2026

The creator of the Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod, as well as a variety of other R.E.A.L VR mods, has taken his works down from Patreon after receiving another DMCA strike. This time, from Ghostrunner developοΏ½...

Fable finally gets a release window following Xbox Developer Direct, will launch in Autumn 2026 - Eurogamer

Technology January 24, 2026

A release window for Fable has just been announced at the Xbox Developer Direct. Following a new gameplay deep dive, it was revealed Fable will be releasing in Autumn 2026 on the Xbox Series X/S, PSοΏ½...

One of Battlefield 4's most iconic maps is getting totally remade for Battlefield 6 Season Two, and it'll be the new game's largest map to date - Eurogamer

Technology January 23, 2026

EA has revealed that one of the most iconic maps from Battlefield 4 is being rebuilt and brought over to Battlefield 6 as its largest map to date. That map is Golmund Railway, a massive arena featurοΏ½...