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Metro 2039's bad guy reveal trailer has me thinking that maybe not everything is quite what it seems here

The gameplay new trailer from today's Xbox Games Showcase also served up a release window—in 2027.

PC Gamer

Metro author confirms Metro 2039's protagonist main character is voiced, unlike Artyom and a first for the series — and "he’s got things to say"

Dmitry Glukhovsky, author of the Metro franchise, has confirmed that Metro 2039's protagonist main character, The Stranger, is fully voiced.

Windows Central

After 7 years, Metro 2039 brings us a voiced protagonist, old friends turned Nazis, and 'a much darker tone'

The latest game in the Metro series will directly channel its Ukrainian devs' experiences in Russia's invasion.

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Metro 2039: Everything you need to know about the next Metro game

Metro 2039 is heading back to the tunnels in 2027, so here are all the details of what to expect

GamesRadar

Metro creator Dmitry Glukhovsky says Metro 2039 "will be darker than anything you've seen before" ahead of full reveal — is Artyom's story finished?

Ahead of the full Metro 2039 reveal, franchise author Dmitry Glukhovsky says the game will be darker than any other entry in the acclaimed FPS series.

Windows Central

Metro author Dmitry Glukhovsky says the next game in the series 'will be darker than anything you've seen before'

I dunno man, I've been on the internet a long time.

PC Gamer

The Zero Line: Inside Russia’s War review – harrowing testimony from a military that turns on its own

Jailed, beaten, executed … this BBC documentary gives voice to Russian dissidents and conscripts trapped in a system of violence, fear and punishment. The result is devastating

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Online Behaviour Under Scrutiny As Russia Hunts 'Extremists'

Just like his peers, Russian teenager Artyom spends "half his life" online -- something that could soon become risky as a ban on searching for "extremist" content comes into force.

International Business Times

Inside the ghost museums of Ukraine: exhibits replaced by fragments of war and occupation

The curators of shattered historical buildings near the eastern frontline are preserving wartime memories as they reconstruct their collections

The Guardian - UK

Xbox Just Added The Most Immersive FPS Of The Century

'Metro 2033', a survival-themed FPS, is free right now on Xbox just in time for its 15-year anniversary.

Inverse

Dead, wounded or AWOL: Secret recordings reveal Russian soldiers trying to get out of the Ukraine war

In audio intercepts from the front lines in Ukraine, Russian soldiers speak in shorthand

The Independent UK

'You’ll die in this pit': Takeaways from secret recordings of Russian soldiers in Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine grinds into its second winter, audio intercepts obtained and verified by The Associated Press, indicate that a growing number of Russian soldiers want out

The Independent UK

Dead, wounded or AWOL: The voices of desperate Russian soldiers trying to get out of the Ukraine war

In audio intercepts from the front lines in Ukraine, Russian soldiers speak in shorthand

The Independent UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukrainians describe torture by Russian occupiers; Moscow simulates nuclear strike; the story of Ukraine’s stolen children

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‘What’s this all for?’: Russian deserters call on former comrades to join them

Men tell of escape to Armenia, guilt and remorse as growing number of soldiers flee ‘criminal war’ in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

‘I came to apologise’: Armenian relatives visit soldiers’ graves after ceasefire deal

Anger and grief palpable among families who believe soldiers died in lost war for Nagorno-Karabakh

Tom’s Guide

Metro Last Light is free on Steam for a limited time — and it’s a must-play shooter

Metro Last Light is a cinematic shooter that weaves tense gameplay with a compelling setting — and it's currently free on Steam.

Reuters

Russia's e-conscription overhaul underlines scramble for military manpower

A rapid overhaul to Russia’s conscription system rushed through parliament on Wednesday has underlined a scramble for additional manpower for its forces fighting in Ukraine.

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Seven video games that would make great TV shows

With the huge success of The Last of Us, what other games could be turned into great telly?

GamesRadar

The best games like Fallout to jump into while we wait for Fallout 5

From Skyrim to Mad Max, here are the 10 best games like Fallout to play today

WEKU

In southern Ukraine, Kherson residents live in fear — and hope — as battle looms

Those who've left Kherson and others who still have loved ones there describe a community in fear of the Russian occupiers — and hopeful that increased shelling means the Ukrainians are coming.

The Guardian - UK

‘You hear bangs all the time’: life in Ukraine’s newly liberated towns

Those returning, and those who never left, are weighing their fortunes. ‘We don’t have power,’ one says. ‘But we are alive’

Los Angeles Times

Under relentless Russian bombardment, Severodonetsk and other eastern Ukrainian cities are slowly dying

LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — How does a city die? To find out, turn to Severodonetsk, at the very edge of the Ukrainian government's control on the eastern front, and currently the focal point of the fight between its soldiers and the Russians who have invaded.

WEKU

These Belarusians join the fight against Russia, defying their Moscow-backed regime

Belarusians who see their country's fate as linked to Ukraine's victory are joining an anti-Kremlin resistance that includes activists, ex-spies and a Belarusian brigade fighting for Ukraine.

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