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Let It Die to Shut Down Online Service in Late August as Paid Offline Edition Launches This Fall

A paid Offline Edition preserves the game by replacing microtransactions with earnable currency, with save transfers supported.

CD Projekt Red DMCA Pulls Cyberpunk 2077 VR Mod as Developer Cites Piracy

Elder Scrolls Online Switches to Quarterly Seasons With Free Content, Battle Pass Launching April 2

Report Ties Canceled Splinter Cell Revival to XDefiant as Ubisoft Producer Disputes

RuneScape Will Scrap Treasure Hunter on Jan. 19, 2026 After Player Vote

Fan Project Sets September 15 Launch to Revive The Crew on PC

Garena Releases May 27 Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes

Elder Scrolls Online Ushers in New Era with Seasonal Content Model and Gameplay Innovations

Activision Expands Anti-Cheat Measures for Call of Duty Season 3

GeoGuessr to Launch Competitive Steam Edition in April 2025

Malicious Game 'PirateFi' Removed From Steam After Malware Discovery

Epic Games Introduces Permanent Fortnite OG Mode Starting December 6

Pokémon Unite to End Service in Belgium and Netherlands by Late 2025

GTA Online Adds BattlEye Anti-Cheat as PC Players Anticipate Gen9 Update

CCP Games Unveils EVE Frontier, a Blockchain-Based Survival MMO

Valorant Open Beta Now Available on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5

Controversial Clicker Game 'Banana' Becomes Steam Sensation