Tag: fps

Geoff Keighley shouldn’t be blamed for Highguard’s failure, Larian publishing boss says: ‘There are genuine villains in this industry but I just don’t see them here’

Geoff Keighley shouldn’t be…

It’s been a hell of a ride for Highguard, in all the wrong ways, and it crossed an ugly…
Marathon won’t have proximity chat because it’d be way too toxic: ‘I don’t think anyone has a good solution to that just yet’

Marathon won’t have proximity…

We all have that moment when our eyes are opened to the hijinks made possible by proximity chat. For…
Marathon: Everything we know about Bungie’s sci-fi extraction shooter

Marathon: Everything we know…

Bungie isn’t ready to retire its ’90s sci-fi FPS series, Marathon, just yet. The last game in its original…
Bungie finally shows off post-Destiny extraction shooter Marathon, which will launch in September with signups open for a playtest this month

Bungie finally shows off…

After all the cryptic teasers, brutal layoffs, and a thrilling, somewhat messy, not-quite conclusion to the story of Destiny…
Bungie says Marathon is about losing all your gear but still having a great time because you ‘come out with a good story’

Bungie says Marathon is…

Bungie is finally opening up about Marathon, its shiny new extraction shooter that’s been under wraps since 2023. This…
“We were turned into a joke from minute one” – fired Highguard developer reflects on game’s ill-fated launch and “false assumptions” after Game Awards reveal

“We were turned into…

A former Wildlight developer has shared their thoughts on Highguard’s release after its announcement at The Game Awards last…
Bungie hired an Oscar winner to make Marathon’s stunning 8-minute short, but only real sci-fi nerds will spot the cult movie that inspired it

Bungie hired an Oscar…

Bungie finished today’s Marathon gameplay reveal stream with a surprise treat: An eight-minute animation that sets the scene for…
After thousands of hours in Destiny I had serious concerns about Bungie’s Marathon reboot, but now I’ve played it my worry isn’t whether or not it will be good

After thousands of hours…

Here’s the easy part: Marathon is an extraction shooter in which crews of three runners race against the clock,…
Chaotic match-modifying shooter FragPunk gets new console release date after last month’s delay

Chaotic match-modifying shooter FragPunk…

FragPunk – the chaotic, neon-splurged hero shooter from NetEease – has sorted out the “unexpected technical challenges” it ran…
‘Every single gamemode is completely broken’: Star Wars Battlefront 2 has been unplayable for days on PC as hackers prevent players from spawning on any server

‘Every single gamemode is…

Star Wars Battlefront 2 is currently undergoing its own Jedi purge—and Sith purge, and wookiee purge. Really, it’s a…