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Ubisoft+ Premium will be free to try from June 18 to June 23 through the Ubisoft Store, Ubisoft Connect and Blacknut. The trial includes premium editions, DLC and bonus content for games such as Assassin's Creed Shadows, The Division 2 and Rainbow Six Siege.
Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight's 10th anniversary broadcast set out a busy roadmap, led by Art the Clown from Terrifier joining the game in November. Behaviour also detailed new chapters, a 2027 visual overhaul and the movie adaptation's director.
Gears of War
Gears of War: E-Day reportedly has a development budget above $400 million. The claim puts a sharper spotlight on Xbox's decision to launch the prequel on Xbox Series X|S, PC and Steam without a PS5 version.
Call of Duty
Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops II may be headed back to PlayStation through PS4 ports that would also run on PS5. The reports point to ports, not full remasters.
PC
Microsoft has expanded Advanced Shader Delivery to AMD RDNA graphics hardware, giving supported Xbox PC app games precompiled shaders that can shorten first-launch loading and reduce shader stutter.
Ghost Recon
Ubisoft’s next Ghost Recon game is reportedly under pressure after Project OVR missed internal alpha targets. The report arrives during a wider cost-cutting period at the publisher.
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Playground Games says some Forza Horizon 6 players may lose or reset save progress. The studio is urging PC, Steam and Xbox players to update before starting new sessions.
Destiny
Former Bungie community manager Liana Ruppert says Bungie was close to shutting down Destiny before Sony acquired the studio in 2022. The claim lands as Bungie's future looks increasingly tied to Marathon after Destiny 2's final live-service update.
PC
Blizzard has filed a federal lawsuit against Project Ascension, one of the bigger private World of Warcraft servers. The complaint seeks damages and a permanent shutdown order.
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Nintendo has added a 50-hour Switch playtime requirement for buyers of the multilingual Switch 2 model in Japan. The rule follows a temporary sales pause after suspected hoarding orders.
Palworld
Pocketpair says Palworld 1.0 will not require players to wipe their existing save data. The studio still recommends starting a new character to experience the July 10 launch update from the beginning.
Marvel's Wolverine
Insomniac has spotlighted Tokyo as one of Marvel’s Wolverine’s key story locations. The PS5 game’s global campaign also includes Canada and Madripoor.
