Epic Games is ending Fortnite‘s second chapter sooner than expected. On December 4 at 4 p.m. ET, the Cube Queen is waging war against all of the combatants on the Island in a new limited event called “The End.” This event is a one-time instance, meaning you won’t be able to play it again after
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Halo Infinite’s free multiplayer experience offers many avenues of play, including timed events. This week, 343 Industries introduced the game’s first limited event called Facture: Tenrai. From now until November 30, players can make progress on a new 30-tier battle pass, with the ultimate goal of unlocking a complete set of Yoroi Armor. The Tenrai
I’ve always found it hard to get excited about the Men Of War series. This is admittedly partly down to the name. Short of outright calling your game “War”, Men Of War is about as generic a title as you can get for a video game. And I think this was at least partly reflective
Xbox has announced the Xbox Games With Gold line up for December and per usual, it includes two Xbox One games and two older-generation games. Four games are up for grabs this month. They are The Escapists 2 on Xbox One, Tropico 5: Penultimate Edition on Xbox One, Orcs Must Die on Xbox 360, and
According to announcements from both companies, music and rhythm game developer Harmonix is being acquired by Epic Games. Epic Games made a statement saying on its website about the company’s future, saying, ”The Harmonix team will collaborate closely with Epic to develop musical journeys and gameplay for Fortnite while continuing to support existing titles including Rock Band 4.” Harmonix has
Nintendo and Illumination announced that Chris Pratt would voice Mario in the upcoming Mario movie exactly two months ago. In those eight weeks, the conversation around this choice has focused on the accent of the famous plumber. Will he be doing the traditional Mario accent, or will he do something else? In a new interview
With it being Xbox’s 20th anniversary this year, the company has done a lot to commemorate the special milestone. There’s the limited edition Adidas shoes, the fancy Halo Xbox Series X, and more. Now, there’s a digital Xbox museum you can peruse through, too. Getting there is quite simple – head to museum.xbox.com. We highly
Geoff Keighley’s annual Game Awards show is right around the corner – December 9 to be exact – and a new podcast leading up to the show will dive deep into all that goes into it. The Game Awards announced today that it is teaming up with music streaming service, Spotify, which will be its
The latest in Riot Games’ numerous departures from MOBAs is a fighting game they’re calling Project L. Over the weekend, Riot Games posted a video giving a new look at the game and explaining how they plan to make it accessible to a wider audience by simplifying controls. They still haven’t announced a release date,
Radiohead’s surprising collaboration with Epic Games is out now. The Kid A Mnesia Exhibition is a virtual environment designed to accompany and celebrate Radiohead’s classic Kid A and Amnesiac albums. It’s an odd project, but it’s one that makes sense for a band that are often experimental and technologically progressive. Then they’ve also made items
Three-eyed gantry shuffler Sam Fisher hasn’t starred in his own game since 2013’s Blacklist, but Ubisoft are currently giving away the third and arguably best game in the series, 2005’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. It’s free to keep if you download it before November 25th.
If you’re wondering what games are coming up in 2021, we’ve put them all in one convenient location. This list will be continually updated to act as a living, breathing schedule as new dates are announced, titles are delayed, and big reveals happen. This should help you plan out your next several months in gaming
It’s time to break out and dust off your arcade sticks and prepare for a weekend of 3v3 battles in The King of Fighters XV open beta. Starting tonight at 7 p.m. Pacific and running until 7 a.m. Pacific on November 22, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 owners will have the opportunity to go hands-on with eight characters
Black Friday is a time of excess, kicking off a season of even more excess. In that spirit, I’ve been thinking about buying four more of my current monitor and lashing them together into a makeshift array using rope fashioned from my corgi’s shed hair. There’s no way that I could achieve such an impressive
Star Citizen, the ever-in-development interstellar flight sim about piloting impressive spaceships you can buy with your real hard-earned money, is holding the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2951 (IAE 2951) from today until December 1. Typically, to get yourself behind the yoke of a space cruiser in Star Citizen, you’d have to cough up at least $45 for access to
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer says he is “evaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard and making ongoing proactive adjustments” in the wake of the Wall Street Journal’s report on alleged misconduct and criminal behaviour within the publisher. Spencer made the comments in an email sent to Microsoft staff and seen by Bloomberg.
Tencent has acquired a minority stake in Playtonic, the developer behind Yooka-Laylee and its 2D sequel, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. This news comes by way of Playtonic, which announced the news in a blog post made today. The studio says it will retain “full creative control over its IP” and will use Tencent’s investment
Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal published an extensive report detailing evidence that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was aware for years of the company’s long history of sexual misconduct. The report also points to Kotick withholding information about these events from the board of directors and surfaces abuse allegations levied at Kotick himself. You can read the full