Rainbow Six Siege is toying with more attacker nerfs, and players aren't happy

There are eight Pokemon Squishmallows, most of which are notoriously hard to find even though the first wave was released more than a year ago. All four Squishmallows included in that first wave are out of stock at the Pokemon Center right now, although the newer Clefairy and Teddiursa options are available if you've been waiting for them. A good sign for whenever more Pokemon are given the Squishmallow treatment, and the next two creatures joining the collection may have been revealed.

The games business experiences more than its fair share of controversies, but there's been a clear front runner in the controversy stakes over the past decade or so, and that's free-to-play games.

Season 3 of Diablo 4 introduced a new type of dungeon known as vaults, and lots of gamers are angry about them. The latest season of Blizzard's action RPG, dubbed the Season of the Construct, launched on January 23, bringing plenty of new content to fans. Diablo 4 has seen lots of patches and updates since releasing last year, and this new season was anticipated to shake up the title in significant ways.

The newest update to the PlayStation 5 has quietly made a change to the console's anti-cheat system, disabling compatibility for Cronus software on the platform. With the popularity of competitive online games, many developers have continued to become more aggressive with anti-cheat measures, both in games and on consoles. Many developers like Ubisoft and Riot Games have created their own proprietary anti-cheat system for games like Rainbow Six: Siegeand Valorant. Now, a new update from Sony is looking to address a prominent software frequently used for cheats on the PS5.

This week’s PlayStation 5 firmware update appears to have blocked the Cronus Zen device, which lets gamers use macros and modify their controllers.

A recent leak indicates that the Epic Games Store may be preparing to announce a subscription service on the platform. The appeal for subscription services has seen an uptick in recent years, particularly amid the growth of Xbox Game Pass. With gaming companies looking to subscriptions as a viable future, it appears that Epic Games could be joining the list as well.

In a recent development, the controversial Gaia skin, also known as the «evil Groot» skin, made a return to Call of Duty Warzone this week, accompanied by adjustments intended to address previous concerns. Despite the attempts to rectify the situation, Call of Duty Warzone players have maintained a sense of dissatisfaction and discomfort with the changes made to the skin.

Today, NVIDIA released a new Game Ready driver (version 546.65) for its GeForce graphics cards. Its main purpose is to provide support for the newly released RTX 4070 SUPER GPU, but it is also optimized for the imminent release of Palworld. The 'Pokémon with guns' open world monster collection game is due to launch this Friday on Steam Early Access, and it will feature support for NVIDIA DLSS 2 (Super Resolution).

Microsoft has deployed a new Xbox system update which aims to resolve the rather frustrating Baldur's Gate 3 save game issues.

Ubisoft appears to be developing a Far Cry spin-off based on the Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix animated series, some newly emerged evidence suggests. Called Captain Laserhawk Niji Warrior, the game in question is poised to be the series' first spin-off since the Zero Latency-developed Far Cry VR: Dive Into Insanity, which hit the market in June 2021.

Here's a pitch for you: a spec ops shooter, except it's haunted. Well, that's exactly what early access co-op FPS Contain is going for, where four of you gear up in tactical clobber and clear corners of military chumps and anomalous… rumps? It's a mixture of Rainbow Six, a bit of Stalker, and maybe a touch of Control, with gameplay showing real promise. It's also got me thinking about unexpectedly scary moments in shooters, too.

Announced on Ubisoft+’s news page, the company is renaming its subscription service. Now, when you’re telling your friends about Ubisoft+ Multi-Access and PC Access, you should call it Ubisoft+ Premium instead.