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System Shock 2 Is Back & Better
The latest remaster gives this classic a new life.
Robert Scarpinito
June 27, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes
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We’ve got a new 10/10 on the block here at TechRaptor, and it’s none other than the revamped, revitalized, remastered version of an all-time classic: System Shock 2. Our reviewer Austin Suther found that the updates from Nightdive sanded off the rough edges to help this game thrive in the modern day.
if you haven’t played this classic, there’s never been a better time than now. Well, unless you’re waiting for the console release, then you might have to wait just a little bit longer.
Semi-hot off the heels of the success of the Dungeons & Dragons movie, the Magic: The Gathering movie brought aboard two screenwriters, one of whom worked on an Apple TV series and the other on Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.
And for you D&D fans, the latest Unearthed Arcana is bringing some updates to some arcane subclasses. If you were an arcane archer fighter back in 2014, you’ll want to check this one out.
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According to Jason Schreier at Bloomberg, this wave of layoffs will likely affect almost every department under the Xbox umbrella. This is the fourth Microsoft layoff in the past 18 months, with this one being part of a “company-wide reorganization.” It’s a scary time to be working there, and in general for the industry at large, really.
In lighter Xbox news, Xbox Insiders will get a sneak peek at the new PC app next week that will aggregate all your games across different storefronts.
More Layoffs Reported This Week
The hit co-op fadnomenon of the moment is doing pretty well for itself, causing the studios to reconsider the game’s future. They didn’t expect it to grow as big as it has, so now, aside from the standard bug fixes and stability issues, there’s more on the horizon for Peak, including merch.
Avellone, who’s worked on KotoR II and Fallout: New Vegas, has joined the studio founded by the writer of Detroit: Become Human. Together, they’re going to build a game about “a totalitarian regime seeking to crush a rebellion.”
New Release Dates Announced This Week
The new “Backworms Compatible Update” has brought the SNES and Genesis ports of Worms to the collection, along with the Game Boy Advance game Worms World Party. If you’re feeling nostalgic, now’s a good time to get back into bombing your worm friends.