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If Concord’s early shut down wasn’t bad enough, this week Sony’s confirmed even worse news for this shooter, putting the final nail in its coffin. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, on the other hand, has chosen to learn from its mistakes in an attempt to right the wrongs featured in the latest update.
The Final Nail in Concord’s Coffin
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Sony recently announced the closing of Firewalk Studios, the company responsible for the disastrous Concord. Released earlier in the year and with a budget of almost $4 million, the game sold a mere 25,000 copies. The shock shutdown comes after the game was pulled from the servers only two weeks after its release in early September. The shutdown of the company will impact around 210 staff members, but there doesn’t seem to be another solution for the global giant Sony. Read more about this news here.
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Xbox Game Pass November 2024 Updates Revealed
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This month will be an exciting one for any PC and Xbox gamers out there who are subscribed to the Game Pass. As is the case every month, the Game Pass will release a new roll of games for subscribers to enjoy for free. First there’s Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl for those looking for a first-person shooter horror game, but there’s also Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 for those aviation fans. For all the games you can expect this month, as well as the ones you’ll have to bid farewell to, continue reading here.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II to Avoid Past Mistakes
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Saber Interactive have confirmed that they will be rolling out a series of public test servers to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 in an attempt to avoid repeating what happened with the last update. Developers are pushing for the public’s opinion on the coming changes and are hoping to achieve major balancing updates. The 4.0 patch update was far from successful last week, so this rescue attempt isn’t surprising. The Steam reviews bombed, as they normally do when a game has a hiccup, so we’re interested to see how they recover from this minor setback. Continue reading here.
The Forever Winter’s Free Demo Is Live On Steam
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Following an early access that went live earlier in the year, The Forever Winter has been topping the charts when it comes to popularity, its intense gameplay and co-op extraction shooter style. As a result, developer Fun Dog pushed out a new demo that can be accessed on Steam in hopes of convincing players who haven’t yet been converted that the game is all it’s cracked up to be. The developers took the game in a direction that some weren’t expecting, forcing players to rely on a resource that adds an element of strategy. Due to this tricky intervention, there have been mixed reviews. Read more about their attempt to convince potential players here.
Nintendo Switch Alternate Controllers Are Finally Working Normally Again
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Following unknown problems with the GameCube controller and adapter, Nintendo has released a new firmware update to fix the problem. It seems that customers were experiencing problems with compatibility and connections between the Switch and GameCube adapter and controller. The patch 19.0.1 was released last week, and Nintendo is hoping it will put an end to the issue. For more information, read on here.
Review of the Week: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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“It’s clear that the four-year development cycle that Activision allowed Treyarch for BO6 was worth it in every sense.”
Black Ops 6 gets rave reviews from players, with some stating that it is the best game to be released by Activision in recent years. Read the full review here.
Other Reviews worth checking out are:
Life is Strange: Double Exposure (8/10) “the most gorgeous game from the franchise so far, and it sounds lovely too.”
Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered (8/10) “game’s irreverent tone, surreal atmosphere, and intense action quickly won over a niche but devoted audience.”
Flowstone Saga (8/10) “a JRPG where the battles are Tetris.”
Upcoming Releases (Week of Nov. 4)
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