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Naughty Dog has cancelled The Last of Us Online.

By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium.

When I wasn’t looking, Cosplay Club, the new game by Behold Studios, the devs behind Knights of Pen and Paper and Chroma Squad, has entered Early Access.

It’s the end of the year, which means we’re rolling out our nominations for the best-in-category for various different platforms and denominations here at Destructoid. Today, we’re taking a look at our list of nominees for the Best Xbox game of 2023, and it’s an interesting pack.

Bandai Namco has announced plans to release a Tekken 8 demo this week.

A new demo for Tekken 8 is coming to PlayStation on December 14 and Xbox and Steam on December 21. Unlike the multiple closed network tests, it focuses on single-player content and is available for everyone with no time limit.

Microsoft is considering ad-based business models for its Xbox Game Pass streaming service, according to chief financial officer Tim Stuart.

A fascinating yet disappointing Starfieldbug has been discovered, which causes playthroughs to become more unstable the longer they go on.

Those hoping for Halo Infinite Campaign DLC will be disappointed to learn that 343 Industries is focusing on the game's multiplayer.

There have been tons of grand celebrations around Doom's 30th Birthday, but one fan has decided to scour the internet and find every single way you could play the classic first-person shooter. 

Readers may know me as one of Destructoid’s local Destiny heads, but right now, we need to talk about the Video Game Awards (VGA). Namely, how Cyberpunk 2077 stole a 2023 award from another game and studio.

Dark mist, bloody meat hooks, and one, lonely killer — these are the sinister ingredients for Dead by Daylight, Behaviour Interactive's asymmetrical survival horror game.

Marvel's Blade was one of the surprise announcements at the Game Awards 2023, and ho boy did it go down well. In development at Arkane Lyon, of Dishonored and Deathloop fame, it's set to be an original story based on the Blade comics featuring the now iconic coat and glasses of course. 

If you were put off by the idea that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is an always-online game, I have some good news: Rocksteady Studios confirmed that it will make the story mode available offline, but only after the game releases.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been the subject of plenty of complaints and controversy over its live-service focus, and while recent PR hasn’t really focused on this aspect of the game, it doesn’t mean any of that stuff has actually gone anywhere. Case in point, early on it was revealed that Suicide Squad will be an always-online game, and it seems that probably hasn’t changed… at least at launch.

Single-player action-adventure game Jurassic Park: Survival has been announced at The Game Awards.

Saber Interactive unveiled a new Jurassic Park game at The Game Awards 2023, a single-player adventure game which focuses on first-person stealth and action. You know, the sort of thing franchise fans have always dreamed of one day playing. Jurassic Park: Survival takes place one day after the events of the original 1993 film, where you find yourself stranded on the infamous Isla Nublar island surrounded by dangerous predators. 

Visually stunning Star Wars space battles are coming to Halo: The Master Chief Collection in early 2024 as part of the popular Battlefront pack mod.

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Jurassic Park: Survival has been announced, a single-player action-adventure coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. 

Arkane Studios have had some ups and downs in the past few year, with Deathloop picking up numerous GOTY awards, but Redfall being pretty major disappointment. With that context, people have been wondering what may come next for the studio, and it turns out it’s not what anybody expected. Tonight at The Game Awards it was announced Marvel’s Blade is the next big project from Arkane Lyon.

It’s not Dishonored 3, but Arkane Studios appeared at The Game Awards to announce its next game: Marvel’s Blade.

By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium.

At The Game Awards, Saber Interactive revealed its single-player action-adventure game Jurassic Park: Survival. Players will return to Isla Nublar which is now filled with living dinosaurs as the game takes place the day after the events of the 1993 Jurassic Park film. In Survival, players will explore the island as they outsmart and interact with the dinosaurs to progress through the island.

As part of The Game Awards, Arkane Lyon announced that they have a new game coming up based on Marvel’s Blade.

During The Game Awards, developer Neople and publisher Nexon revealed The First Berserker: Khazan, its upcoming hardcore single-player action RPG set in the Dungeon & Fighter (DNF) universe. In the reveal trailer we get a look at the anime-style story the ARPG will be based on. Khazan will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Dead by Daylight's ghastly universe is slowly spinning open with the brand-new interactive horror game The Casting of Frank Stone, developers Behaviour Interactive and Until Dawn creators Supermassive Games revealed in a trailer at The Game Awards 2023.

Earlier this year, Supermassive Games, the team behind The Quarry, The Dark Pictures Anthology, and Until Dawn, announced it was collaborating with Behaviour Interactive to create a single-player game set in the latter's Dead by Daylight universe. After teasing an appearance at The Game Awards 2023 yesterday online, the teams have officially revealed The Casting of Frank Stone. It hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC sometime in 2024.

Moon Studios, the team behind Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, has revealed No Rest for the Wicked, its first action RPG. It will be released as an Early Access title on Steam sometime during the first quarter of 2024 before it later releases onto PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. 

Dave the Diver publisher Nexon and developer Neople have revealed The First Berserker: Khazan, a single-player action RPG that is the next entry in the long-running Dungeon & Fighter universe. The First Berserker: Khazan stands in stark contrast to the most recent entry in this universe, DNF Duel, a multiplayer fighting game released last year. 

Arkane has announced that it's jumping into the Marvel universe by announcing a video game based on Blade.

Supermassive Games has revealed its spin-off game based on Dead by Daylight.

Bandai Namco Entertainment and Spike Chunsoft revealed the new chapter in the Dragon Ball Z universe as Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero. It may sound like a new energy drink but nope, it’s more action fighting in the Budokai Tenkaichi series. Players will be able to learn and master a roster of playable DBZ characters with their own signature abilities, transformations, and techniques. In a cool twist, the arenas will also crumble around you as you fight in them.

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Brothers: A Tale of Two Suns, the fantastic first game from It Takes Two director Josef Fares, is getting a full-on remake set to launch on February 28, 2024.

The Game Awards' favorite personality, Josef Fares, was back again this year to announce a new project. Well, sort of. In spirit, in the pre-show. Because it's not a brand new game, as many may have expected. Rather, it's a remake of Fares' very first directed project that kicked off his notoriety for emotionally impactful, cooperative play. Yup, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is getting a remake.

Looking to explore the vast Western Frontier with a buddy? Well, thankfully, Ubisoft has made that possible in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and we have all the details you need to play in multiplayer.

Konami's free-to-play eFootball game replaced the Pro Evolution Soccer branding back in 2021, and now it's finally receiving one of the most beloved PES game modes. We're talking, of course, about single player.

It's that time of the year again, The Game Awards 2023 is right around the corner so if you want to tune in live - here's when The Game Awards start and where you can watch it.

Until Dawn and The Quarry developer Supermassive Games is making a single-player horror games based in the universe of Dead by Daylight.

Something conspicuous from GTA Online all these years is the unpredictable presence of wild animals, which the single-player base game Grand Theft Auto V shipped with back in 2013. An entire decade later, Rockstar has decided that now is the time for these caged beasts to unleash their furry fury, but curiously, only on PS5 and not on PC.

Naughty Dog has released a gameplay trailer for the compelling No Return mode, a new single-player offering being introduced in The Last of Us: Part II Remastered, out 19th January on PS5.

Here we go again — the ever-reliable billbil-kun has dug up another impending game announcement. Posting on X (formerly and preferably known as Twitter), the leaker has suggested Josef Fares' debut game is making a comeback.

SPINE is a single-player, story-rich action game that emphasises close-quarters gun fights, aping the aesthetics of Gun-fu movies like John Wick, and it's coming to PS5. We got an impressive-looking gameplay trailer showing all kinds of up-close, stylised mayhem.

A single-player game set in the Dead by Daylight universe will be shown off at The Game Awards this week.

I’ve never seen Kingdom, the Netflix K-drama that zombie-filled action-RPG Kingdom: The Blood is based on, so I can’t speak to how accurately the game adapts its characters and settings. But based on my limited-time hands-on preview, I can confidently say that as a melee-focused brawler, the high potential for customization and personalization in combat and quick pick-up-and-playability makes a strong first impression. However, with bothersome mobile game design galore and a real lack of challenge in the single-player campaign, it’s hard to know how much of a bite you could really take out of the experience.

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The upcoming PlayStation 5 remaster for The Last of Us Part II will allow players to play the survival horror game like a roguelike. 

After Fable 3, developer Lionhead never got to make another mainline Fable game. Its last big project, Fable Legends, was cancelled before it could launch, leaving Lionhead's vision of Albion behind. However, it wasn't always going to be that way, with company co-founder Peter Molyneux revealing that he had thought about doing a proper single-player Fable game after the third one.

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Sony has showcased The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered’s new No Return mode and opened pre-orders for the game’s special edition.

Arkane Studios has had a rough start after being acquired by Microsoft. When the Xbox team managed to get ZeniMax Media, it came with a few studios, such as Arkane. They were known for delivering some thrilling single-player gameplay experiences. However, their first release into the marketplace while under the Xbox banner was a massive flop.  Redfall  didn’t hit the expectations of fans and critics alike. Despite that, it’s a title that still sees support from the studio. But what their next project will be remains a mystery. That mystery might be unveiled this week if an industry insider is to be believed.

Naughty Dog and PlayStation have released a first look trailer for The Last of Us Part 2: Remastered's No Return roguelike mode, which arrives alongside the PlayStation 5 re-release on January 19, 2024.

Cyberpunk 2077 is set to receive its final significant patch today, December 5, which plans to add «some of the most requested features» before rounding off significant updates for the game, as confirmed by IGN. 

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The Lord of the Rings is a cultural icon that needs no introduction and has been the inspiration (officially or otherwise) for a vast number of games across many genres. 2023 has perhaps not been a golden year for such titles, however, with the disastrous release of Gollum leaving a bad taste in even the most devoted of Tolkienist’s mouths. Return to Moria is a very different kettle of fish, however, and offers to shine a spotlight on the often-overlooked dwarves of Middle Earth.

After the extremely successful return of OG Fortnite, Epic Games has now transitioned players to a brand new era of the battle royale with the launch of Chapter 5 Season 1.This season goes by the name of Underground and with it comes a brand new map, fresh bosses, interesting mechanics to master, and so much more. A new season also means the debut of an action-packed battle pass which you’ll no doubt want to work through as fast as possible. Ultimately, this means earning as much XP as possible which can be done by completing unique Match Quests in Fortnite.

After the extremely successful return of OG Fortnite, Epic Games has now taken fans to a brand new era of the battle royale with the launch of Chapter 5 Season 1.This season goes by the name of Underground and with it comes a brand new map, fresh bosses, an action-packed battle pass, and so much more. Whether you purchase the battle pass or opt to go for the free rewards, there’s no doubt that you’ll want to make your way through each page as quickly as possible. That’s where Fortnite Kickstart Quests come in, giving you a helping hand with XP rewards.

Baldur's Gate 3 will be getting improved kisses for all of its romanceable companions, with no potential love interest left out. 

Studio Wildcard has yoinked PvP crossplay from the PC version of Ark: Survival Ascended, its recently released remaster of Ark: Survival Evolved. The reason is that a whole lot of PC gamers have been put on the naughty list for cheating, with hacks letting them do everything from move like The Flash to blowing away console players through walls.

Microsoft has announced the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in December 2023, as well as the first new additions coming to the Game Pass Core library.

The PlayStation 6 console may be quite far from release, but it seems like Sony is working on a few things that will considerably change console gaming.

As it looks to the future, CD Projekt Red wants The Witcher 4and other new projects to be «something that we've never made at this scale, historically.»

The Witcher 4 is being worked on by nearly half of CD Projekt Red, the studio's biggest development team at this time.

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Heads up, fighting game fans who also happen to enjoy seeing buckets of gore splashed all over the place. Mortal Kombat 1, the latest installment in the longrunning fighting game series, is on sale during Black Friday for $40 on all consoles. It's a recent release, and it normally costs $70, so a $30 price cut is what's called a killer deal. That price is only available in the Walmart Black Friday sale (it's more expensive everywhere else, even where it's on sale), so grab it before it sells out. You never know when a Black Friday video game deal will sell out.

15 minutes of new information and gameplay reveals for Dragon's Dogma 2 will be showcased in an upcoming Capcom livestream.

Rare and Microsoft have revealed a new Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition. Sounds exciting, but it’s always important for these things to read the fine print.

2013’s reboot of Killer Instinct is getting a new Anniversary Edition and a free-to-play version.

The next Call of Duty game, set for release in 2024, may be another entry in the Black Ops series of games and set in the Gulf War, according to a new report.

Nintendo 64 classic Jet Force Gemini will join the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription service next week, on Thursday 30th November.

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for November 22: Ever wondered why online multiplayer games like Free Fire work on a global ranking system and not a level-based format like many campaign-based games? This is because, in a single-player game, progress mapping can be done by checking if the player has completed certain objectives in the game. However, that does not tell us how the player performed concerning all the other players in the same stage of the game. And that is why the ranking system was invented. Since continuous progress in ranking is difficult due to incrementally increasing difficulty, games usually give out in-game items as a token of reward. And Free Fire uses these tools very well to keep a player engaged. And these redeem codes are part of that which lets players get some freebies to make them keep playing. Check the redeem codes below.

2023 saw some of the best video game releases of all time, but what about the clunkers? These are the 10 worst video games of 2023, as reviewed by the Gamepur staff.

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The second half of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's expansion DLC takes you to a high-tech academy with some of the toughest opponents yet.

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When Immortals of Aveum, the EA Original FPS from Ascendant Studios, launched back in August, I wondered if it would be buried under the weight of higher-profile releases like Starfield, and apparently I was right to.

Foursaken, the creators of Adventure Company, the Block Fortress, and the completely truthfully-named War Tortoise 2, are set to bring a new game to Google Play, packed with their distinctive and detailed style of visuals. Bug Heroes: Tower Defense is a brutal war taking place in an ordinary neighborhood… just on a very small scale.

Entertainment giant Warner Bros has said that the upcoming Wonder Woman title is not going to be a live-service project.