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Echo Apsey

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Freelance games journalist, writer, editor. Words at IGN, NME, Rolling Stone, PC Gamer, Polygon, PCGamesN, Push Square, Pure Xbox, Nintendo Life, Gamer Guides, and more. Previously Guides Editor @TheLoadout. (they/them)

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Huge announcement. Been saying this for a while, but Activision needs to really rethink Call of Duty entirely. It's one of the only franchises that hasn't really changed the experience drastically outside of sports games. As much as I like BO7, I think it's time CoD matured.

10.12.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol, worst kept secret of the year hahaha

09.12.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Atomic Heart getting a fourth DLC three years after release is like the third takeaway shop no one ever enters opening up on the same street as the other two.

08.12.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Been playing a bunch of Arc Raiders again over the weekend and amidst the discussion of the Expedition rewards, I feel like the game needs more pinnacle items to chase.

Stuff for the hardcore, like challenges, random camos/accessories that have a super rare chance of spawning.

08.12.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If this isn't Lords of the Fallen 2, which I doubt CI Games has the money for, I would not be surprised if this ends up being Devil May Cry 6.

07.12.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Never even tried. Always gone rebuilt cause it seemed more hassle than its worth πŸ˜‚

06.12.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Confirmation in the Netflix Investor Call this includes the game studios it seems

05.12.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The big question now is what happens with WB Games. Seemingly forever in turmoil, will they keep it running as is to solve the issues Netflix has had in gaming or flog it off for parts and license the IPs, but I'm not sure who is buying these studios without the IPs attached.

05.12.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welp, at least it wasn't the Ellisons, although this isn't much better.

05.12.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a shit day...

03.12.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very weird to have a new Destiny 2 expansion tomorrow and not be playing it.

01.12.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awful date for this. Too many games coming out, but very excited to see if the series can make a comeback.

01.12.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awful, truly awful.

26.11.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well that was a misreable grind in Black Ops 7. Thank god its over (mostly)

22.11.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Astra Malorum Intro Cinematic | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Zombies
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This intro cinematic for the Season 1 Zombies map gives off Black Ops 3 Zombies in the best possible way. Really enjoying the direction things are heading in and that we have finally stopped meandering.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2UJ...

21.11.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tides of Annihilation | "Break the Mirror" Gameplay Trailer
YouTube video by Tides of Annihilation Tides of Annihilation | "Break the Mirror" Gameplay Trailer

Desperately need to know what wizardry they are using to create the dual world effect in this fight. Never seen anything like it I don't think.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGOs...

20.11.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Big fan of what this team is doing for animal-based video games.

20.11.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Got half excited and then saw it is the Godfall devs, so will need to wait and see for this one

20.11.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's about time

20.11.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally saw Bugonia and enjoyed it a lot. The ending as well is a really great meditation on humanity.

19.11.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think its a great sign of how the economy is doing that my TikTok feed has gotten really busy in the last few weeks with people trying to earn commissions off of selling items you can buy in Tesco for cheaper.

19.11.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You too can now relive the trauma of being called obese when you clearly weren't at 9 years old.

18.11.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is there any company having a worse 2020s than Paradox?

17.11.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK

This government has done some wild stuff but this is by far the most despicable policy announcement yet I think.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

17.11.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing what good multiplayer maps does for Call of Duty. Almost every map here in Black Ops 7 is better than what was in Black Ops 6.

17.11.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First mission of the Black Ops 7 campaign and whatever this is, I dont want any of it. Feels like it isnt being taken seriously with zombies, level popups camo challenges, XP, loot boxes and caches. Save all that stuff for endgame, why is it here 5 minutes in.

15.11.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think Black Ops 7's multiplayer is pretty fun but I think it says a lot that this release has felt very deflated, mostly because Arc Raiders has managed three weeks of being the talk of the town. Plus I'd rather be playing that I think.

14.11.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They always come in threes so half expecting a Gran Turismo Gacha for mobile to get announced before Sunday

13.11.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As someone who just made the move from console gaming to PC, it is mad that in 10 years we have gone from consoles dominating the market to PC gaming being easier and cheaper than ever and consoles being obscenely expensive.

12.11.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oooffff

12.11.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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