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HBO Max is now offering 20% off its monthly subscriptions (opens in new tab) for new and returning customers. That brings the monthly price of an ads-included plan down to just $7.99 for the first 12 months (returning to the full rate of $9.99 after the year is up). Or, …

Facepunch’s survival MMO, Rust, has now sold over 12 million copies. 2021 was an “exceptional year” for the game, not only because – seven years after it first launched on PC – the game finally became available for players on console, (opens in new tab) too. And after a spike …

Yes, there will be a Stardew Valley-esque NPC relationship system in Haunted Chocolatier.  In a new interview (opens in new tab), Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone confirmed that the “game’s coming along well” and confirmed that “yes, there will be relationships like in Stardew Valley”.  “I haven’t decided exactly how the system …

Game of Thrones creator and the mind behind the story of FromSoftware’s upcoming Elden Ring, has taken to his personal blog to call the action RPG “incredible”. Acknowledging the game has long been in development – George R.R. Martin describes how he “did [his] bit and handed off to [his] …

Steam’s kicked off with a bang in 2022, once again breaking its own concurrent user record, this time topping a staggering 27.9 million simultaneous users earlier today. As spotted by SteamDB (opens in new tab), it marks the digital platform’s highest ever concurrent peak – 27,942,036 to be precise – …

A curious Halo fan has discovered there are 14 hitherto undiscovered Halo Infinite modes hidden away on its PC version, including Elimination and the SWAT-like Tactical Slayer. While right now, Halo Infinite fans can be assigned one of 17 different multiplayer modes in the free-to-play, beta version of the game, …

Amazon has now addressed an issue that was crashing games every time someone sent images – and worse – via its global chat client. “Earlier today, we discovered an issue where players were able to post images and other links in the chat that resulted in unsavory behavior,” explained community …

Best Buy and Amazon are running some stunning Xbox headset deals right now – way ahead of the imminent Black Friday Xbox headset deals that we’ll see in a few weeks. Cutting to it, you can currently get the Razer Kaira Pro for its lowest ever price at Amazon, with …

Xbox now offers more than 100 games with touch controls. In an update emailed to players, Microsoft showcased the games with touch-enabled play available in the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate library – which now includes Hades, Psychonauts 2, Scarlet Nexus, and more – that can be played without a controller. …

League of Legends’ animated series, Arcane, will launch on Netflix on November 7, 2021. To celebrate the news – which was revealed at Netflix’s Tudum Event, confirming that the show will premiere on Tencent video in China and Netflix “just hours” after the League of Legends Worlds Final – Netflix …