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Connor Makar

Staff Writer

Connor Makar is a published author and Staff Writer for Eurogamer. He remains a fan of fighting games, MMOs, and RPGs.

Currently playing: Dune: Awakening

Beyond Good & Evil 2 trailer screenshot showing talking pig holding a small bottle of liquid

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Ubisoft boss believes generative AI is as big a revolution for games as the shift to 3D, as tech is embraced company-wide

AI-bstergo.

Nov. 21, 2025 Connor Makar

Game of UNO on an Xbox 360 background

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Xbox 360 at 20 | "No one will play Uno! On a console, really? Why bother?" - Looking back at Uno, the Xbox Live Arcade hit that thrust social play onto the 360 generation

WhUno?

Nov. 21, 2025 Connor Makar

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Here's everything announced in the fantastic Xbox Partner Preview Event

Reanimal! Vampire Crawlers! Tides of Annihilation! And so much more...

Nov. 20, 2025 Connor Makar

A Stalker looks down, his eyes glowing, in the key art for Stalker 2

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"It's not something that should be happening in any version of the civilised world" - the struggles of GSC Game World bringing Stalker 2 to the PS5

A console port in wartime.

Nov. 20, 2025 Connor Makar

Arc Raiders den filled with rubber ducks.

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Arc Raiders patch nerfs one of its most devastating weapons, floods your room with ducks

Quacktacular.

Nov. 20, 2025 Connor Makar

black ops 7 zombies a zombie battling an undead wolf outside Reba's Diner

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 patch curbs one of the biggest Zombies grinds, fixes crashes across all modes

Camo-n see.

Nov. 20, 2025 Connor Makar

New Battlefield 6 update extends one of its best modes, and fixes a challenging issue

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New Battlefield 6 update extends one of its best modes, and fixes a challenging issue

Sudden Escalation.

Nov. 19, 2025 Connor Makar

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 lady with gun on capture point.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 underperforms on Steam during launch weekend, but does that mean the game's sold badly?

The Numbers Game.

Nov. 17, 2025 Connor Makar

ARC Raiders trailer screenshot showing close up of character in helmet with rifle and rubber duck

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Arc Raiders breaks its PC record yet again as it inches towards half a million concurrent players

Lotsa looters.

Nov. 17, 2025 Connor Makar

Even members of the US Congress are pushing back against Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's AI use

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Even members of the US Congress are pushing back against Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's AI use

Big Government.

Nov. 17, 2025 Connor Makar

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 robot

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players call out "awful" apparent use of generative AI for in-game calling cards

Slops 7.

Nov. 14, 2025 Connor Makar

Arc Raiders artwork

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Arc Raiders players finish community event and unlock a new map in just one day

Donations welcome.

Nov. 14, 2025 Connor Makar

Steam Machine custom header with PlayStation and Xbox behind it.

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"$400 with a controller. This would really send a message" One analyst on how Valve's Steam Machine could make the biggest impact on the games industry

"The elephant in the room is that Valve just beat Xbox to the punch."

Nov. 14, 2025 Connor Makar

black ops 7 endgame players holding weapons going through tunnel

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 campaign cannot be paused by solo players, has no checkpoints, and requires an online connection at all times

Brain blast.

Nov. 14, 2025 Connor Makar

Macaulay Culkin in Fallout Season 2 trailer.

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Fallout Season 2 goes full New Vegas with a new trailer showing a Deathclaw, The Kings, and Macaulay Culkin

Ceasar for yourself

Nov. 13, 2025 Connor Makar

ARC Raiders screenshot showing close up of sci-fi character in full helmet

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Arc Raiders' first major community unlock event has been made harder mere hours after launch, as players were completing it too fast

Raising the bar.

Nov. 13, 2025 Connor Makar

black ops 7 promo art running through street

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 owners are migrating to New Zealand ahead of launch, as is tradition

For Flock's sake.

Nov. 13, 2025 Connor Makar

Arc Raiders North Line art.

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Arc Raiders update opens up the North Line towards new Stella Montis map in massive community event

Doing your part.

Nov. 13, 2025 Connor Makar

Steam Machine detail shots

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Will Battlefield 6 work on Steam Machine? Valve hopes its new hardware will prompt a fresh discussion with developers over kernel-level anti-cheat

Fair play.

Nov. 12, 2025 Connor Makar

RuneScape shattered key.

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Jagex announces removal date for Treasure Hunter microtransactions, following overwhelming community vote

Community is key.

Nov. 12, 2025 Connor Makar

Arc Raiders Forest two guys finding each other.

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Arc Raiders has secretly had duo queue for days, will be fully supported going forward

Just the two of us.

Nov. 12, 2025 Connor Makar

Arc Raiders Queen press image.

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Nexon CEO believes "it's important to assume that every game company is now using AI" following Arc Raiders launch

Electric Feel.

Nov. 12, 2025 Connor Makar

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse character.

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Pocketpair published Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse gets a release date at last, launching on PlayStation early next year

Pocket pick.

Nov. 11, 2025 Connor Makar

Elden Ring Nightreign DLC trailer showing knight Artorias with a long sword over his shoulder

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Elden Ring: Nightreign's The Forsaken Hollows DLC will see an iconic Dark Souls boss return

Out next month.

Nov. 11, 2025 Connor Makar

Marvel Tokon Spiderman

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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is getting a second closed beta, with Ghost Rider and Spider-Man playable and this time, no interruptions

Early X-man present.

Nov. 11, 2025 Connor Makar