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Microsoft has updated the Xbox app to allow users to launch and manage games from multiple storefronts like Steam, Epic Games Store, and Battle.net directly within the app, aiming to create a unified gaming experience across devices, with additional features like recent game tracking and controller support.
Activision is removing Modern Warfare 2 and 3 from the Call of Duty HQ app, making MW3 a standalone download, which has resulted in MW3 receiving its own Platinum Trophy for the first time since 2022, although this change does not affect future Trophy list updates for new titles.
Activision is removing Modern Warfare 2 (2022) and Modern Warfare 3 (2023) from Call of Duty HQ, making them standalone downloads, ahead of the launch of Black Ops 7 later this year, which will be showcased at Gamescom and features a star-studded cast.
Samsung has developed its own mobile game launcher called Game Launcher, which serves as a hub for all mobile game app icons. It offers features such as instant plays, game rankings, Discord integration, a minigame called Creature Collection, game booster integration, priority mode, game sound toggle, bookmarks, game notifications, and a gaming timeline. Samsung's Game Launcher is considered to be a "fun and useful" tool for mobile gamers.
Dark and Darker, a fantasy-themed extraction shooter developed by Ironmace, is launching today but not on Steam due to an ongoing legal battle with Nexon. Players can purchase the game through the official website or a Korean-based game-selling site called Chaf Games. The game's listing on Chaf Games is currently not functional. Ironmace has created its own launcher for the game. Two editions of Dark and Darker are available, with a new progression mechanic allowing players to earn Blue Shards for cosmetics. The game gained popularity during Steam playtests, but was removed from the platform following a DMCA takedown by Nexon.