Alexander Turner

With Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s October launch on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC inching ever-closer, Activision Blizzard has announced a fresh set of dates for players’ diaries, confirming it’ll be hosting a multiplayer open beta this September, with those eligible for early access (which includes Game Pass subcribers) able to hop in one week prior.

Black Ops 6’s multiplayer open beta – that is, the actually open beta, accessible to all players on all platforms – starts 6pm BST/10am PT, 6th September to 9th September. It’ll let participants check out the game’s Omnimovement system (which basically lets you run in any direction, not just forward), a variety of brand-new Treyarch-built maps across a number of squad-enabled modes, a non-specific selection of weapons,…

The Alters – the upcoming release from the This War of Mine team 11 bit Studios, described as an “emotional” sci-fi game featuring plenty of cloning action – has been delayed.
In a post on social media, which has been laid out like a letter to the game’s main character Jan Dolski, the studio said this delay will allow time to “optimise all mission-critical systems”, while ensuring “every aspect of your journey is as seamless as possible” on the game’s release.
This note added that reception to the game so far had been positive, but “good” is “never enough” for Ally Corp, the company coordinating Jan’s rescue from the hostile planet he is trying to escape from within the narrative of The Alters.

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Voice actress Jennifer Hale has discussed the impact of AI as part of the current SAG-AFTRA voice actors strike, describing it as a hammer that can “smash your skin and destroy who you are.”

Hale is well known for her video game work, including games like Mass Effect (Shepard), Metal Gear Solid (Naomi Hunter), and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Rivet).

“AI is coming for all of us,” Hale said in a new interview with Variety. “Because the truth is, AI is just a tool like a hammer. If I take my hammer, I could build you a house. I can also take that same hammer and I can smash your skin and destroy who you are.”

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If you’ve been impatiently awaiting the arrival of Commandos: Origins since its announcement last year, here’s the next best thing; Claymore Game Studios’ revival of the classic WW2 real-time stealth-tactics series now has a PC and Xbox demo ahead of its release later this year.

The Commandos series, if your history is a little hazy, first surfaced in 1998 with the release of developer Pyro Studios’ classic (and rock-hard) Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines. Since then, there’ve been five additional instalments, the series eventually fizzling out with the launch of 2006’s first-person effort, Commandos: Strike Force.

Commandos: Origins, though, takes the series back to its roots, delivering a stealthy World War 2 prequel adventure in which players guide the origi…

Ubisoft has played down the suggestion that Assassin’s Creed Shadows sales will suffer as a result of its delay into 2025 – the same year we know the recently-announced Ghost of Yōtei will also arrive.

Both games are set in feudal Japan, and Ghost of Yōtei’s unveiling during Sony’s State of Play broadcast this week received a warm reception.

But, speaking to investors via an impromptu financial briefing last night, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot said there was room for both games to do well.

“There is a lot of space for high-quality games, and those two games can sell very well,” Guillemot said.

“On the competition relative to Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the focus is really to make sure we deliver a fantastic experience, and with the game’s…