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Spec Ops: The Line, which takes players on a military operation inside Dubai after a post-apocalyptic sandstorm, will be available in stores tomorrow. We recently had a chance to talk with Walt Williams, the game’s very verbose Lead Writer at Yager Development. During our interview, we got him to open up about what inspired the team at Yager and how moral choices play into the narrative , as well as Dubai’s status as a “city that shouldn’t be” and how that made it the perfect place to...

Spider-Man Dev Brings On Veteran Writer Walt Williams Williams has written for Star Wars, Borderlands, BioShock, and Mafia. Veteran video game writer Walt Williams has landed a new job with Insomniac Games, the Sony-owned developer of the Ratchet & Clank and Spider-Man franchises. Williams made the announcement on Twitter. "I may have done a thing," he wrote, attaching a photo of his eyes and a placard that says "Insomniac Games." The exact nature of Williams involvement with Insomniac is uncle...

Spec Ops: The Line and Star Wars Battlefront II, has joined Insomniac Games as a Story Lead. The writer confirmed the news on Twitter. Given that Insomniac’s only announced title is currently Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, which is coming this summer and most likely already has a finished story, it’s expected he will be working on a new unannounced game from the studio. Having previously worked for 2K, Williams’ writing credits also include Evolve, Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Ea...

TOP 5 assault rifles of the Russian army Underwater assault rifle  The APS assault rifle (an acronym that in Russian spells ‘Special Forces Underwater Assault Rifle’) is a firearm created in the mid 1970s in the Soviet Union to eliminate enemy divers trying to mine ships in docks.  It fires a 120 mm (4.75 in) long 5.66 mm caliber steel bolt specially designed for this weapon. Its magazine holds 26 rounds.   The rifle is smooth-barreled, in order to keep shots underwater in line. Meanwhi...

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We’ve heard a lot of comments about Six Days in Fallujah from creator Peter Tamte, comments that have invited a lot of criticism over the direction the game is taking, but how does this whole ordeal look to a US veteran of the Iraq War? The Gamer’s Cian Maher sat down with John Phipps, a US veteran who took part in the Iraq War, and was actually fighting during the very event the game portrays. Phipps was critical of Tamte’s comments and direction, but also provided some insight into w...

Six Days in Fallujah developer says they are "not trying to make a political commentary," but also says the game will omit certain atrocities committed by US forces, seeing them as "distractions."

An infamous cancelled game from the 2000s, Six Days in Fallujah, just got a surprise revival for 2021.

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