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Reçu — 22 décembre 2025 ⏭

The Indie Game Awards disqualifies Expedition 33 for AI usage and puts itself in a weird position — was it a fair move or an ambiguous definition of what is acceptable?

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22 décembre 2025 à 09:05
Clair Obscur’s disqualification raises uncomfortable questions about transparency, economic pressure, and whether zero-tolerance AI rules can realistically scale.

The Indie Game Awards key graphic with Expedition 33 crossed out

Battlefield 6 promised no generative AI, but players found it in paid cosmetics anyway — nonsensical weapon designs and strange descriptions surface in the latest update

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22 décembre 2025 à 07:30
Players are questioning Battlefield 6 cosmetics after odd visuals and descriptions appear in a paid bundle, conflicting with earlier statements from DICE leadership.

Battlefield 6 screenshot with sticker

A direct sequel to Halo Infinite is here, but it isn't a new game — new story beats unfold in a medium you probably wouldn't expect

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22 décembre 2025 à 07:00
From ODST to Halo Infinite, the series has repeatedly pushed major story moments outside the games, leaving many players behind in the process.

Halo: Edge of Dawn

I’ve played 150 Hours of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in its first month — here's why it's not the game social media says it is

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Par : [email protected] (Richard Devine)
21 décembre 2025 à 14:00
A month on from launch and a significant amount of hours played, how has Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 been? You shouldn't read everything you see on social media.

David Mason from Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

Steam’s December update finally brings a fully 64‑bit client to Windows, modernizing the platform after years of partial support

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21 décembre 2025 à 10:42
Steam’s December update brings long overdue 64 bit support to Windows, alongside controller improvements, chat moderation tools, and quality of life fixes across the platform.

Steam

Thousands of gamers are installing Bazzite instead of sticking with Windows — and the reasons behind the shift are surprisingly compelling

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21 décembre 2025 à 10:32
Bazzite’s recent growth highlights how far Linux gaming is coming, even as anti-cheat limitations continue to hold it back.

Screenshot from the Bazzite sizzler video by Brandon Lester and the Oreon Project

Steam Replay 2025 shows older games dominate playtime, even with releases like Expedition 33

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21 décembre 2025 à 10:12
Steam Replay 2025 data shows most players continue to spend their time on older games, even as major new releases arrive throughout the year.

ARC Raiders, HollowKnight Silksong and Counter Strike 2 key images

My 2026 New Year’s resolution is to finally play these 8 Xbox and PC games in my backlog — mostly because new releases are getting too expensive

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21 décembre 2025 à 09:48
Most of 2026's line-up of new games is looking too rich for my blood, so I'm dedicating the next year to tackling some of the biggest or nostalgic Xbox and PC games in my backlog that I never got around to playing at their launches.

AI Generated collage of Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Control visualized.

The prettiest Xbox Core Controller is now 39% off — a perfect holiday gift for the co‑op partner who deserves something special

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21 décembre 2025 à 09:33
Many variants of the standard Xbox Wireless Controller are enjoying some well-earned Christmas bargain deals, including this 39% discount for one of its more expensive color variants, the Heart Breaker.

Heart Breaker Xbox controller

A Kinect‑style console outsold Xbox, and Nex’s CEO breaks down the strategy that made it a surprise hit — “Nintendo expanded the audience”

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20 décembre 2025 à 10:08
Nex Playground has outsold Xbox hardware in the U.S., with its CEO pointing to Nintendo Wii lessons and a subscription model inspired by long-term sustainability.

Kinect and Nex Playground side by side

Blizzard’s president says the studio is targeting one or two major game launches per year as it ramps up under Xbox — "Our fans are hungry."

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)
20 décembre 2025 à 09:57
Blizzard Entertainment president Johanna Faries says she wants the company to have one or two big launches a year, focusing on established games instead of new IP.

Promotional artwork featuring several of heroes from Blizzard Entertainment's games.

Voxel destruction, decade-long time loops, and perfect for handhelds — Plot Twist’s 'Erosion' is set to launch on Xbox Game Pass in 2026

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Par : [email protected] (Cole Martin)
19 décembre 2025 à 19:36
Erosion, the time twisting voxel sandbox from Plot Twist and Lyrical Games, is one to watch. The game challenges players to master the manipulation of time in order to save the protagonist’s daughter from an evil warlord.

Erosion gameplay screenshot.

Battlefield 6 devs tease what's next in Season 2 and 2026, poised to finish this year as its best-selling game — "we’ll keep evolving the experience with you"

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
19 décembre 2025 à 17:22
As the Battlefield 6 team goes on holiday break, its devs have teased some of the content players can look forward to in Season 2 and 2026.

Battlefield 6

"I did not see it coming. I was absolutely blindsided" — star of Xbox's canceled Perfect Dark reboot and the next Tomb Raider shares her "devastating" story

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
19 décembre 2025 à 15:31
Actress Alix Wilton-Regan was starring in Xbox's now-canceled Perfect Dark reboot, and has now told her story about how "devastating" it was when the axe came down on the project.

Perfect Dark Joanna Dark

"Is there a place and what's the right one?" Bethesda's Todd Howard suggests iconic Fallout actor could come to the TV show — he might even be in Season 2

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
19 décembre 2025 à 13:46
Could we see Fallout's beloved narrator Ron Perlman get a role in the TV show? New comments from Todd Howard suggest it's a very real possibility.

Todd Howard attends the "Fallout" Season Two London Screening at Picturehouse Central on December 02, 2025 in London, England.

You can now play GTA Vice City directly in your web browser — no downloads, no installs, just instant nostalgia

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19 décembre 2025 à 09:36
DOS Zone has brought GTA Vice City to the browser, offering a surprisingly smooth demo that works across platforms without requiring a traditional download.

Vice City splashscreen

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