Players and pros alike have united over their hatred of Fortnite’s henchmen, claiming this week’s update made them deadlier than ever. There was a long wait for the second season of Fortnite Chapter 2, and with good reason. The season brought with it some pretty major changes. The addition of four brand new locations, for starters. Those locations, as well as a couple of others, are guarded by bosses and their henchmen....
Season 6 is in full swing, and Fortnite fans are noticing a lot of changes to their beloved island. New weapons and locations are just the tip of the iceberg, as you’ll also have to contend with violent new NPCs such as wolves and learn complex new crafting mechanics. Epic Games knows it might be difficult to wrap your head around all the updates, so it’s pulled together six tips to help you claim a Victory Royale....
Fortnite has announced a new hot fix to the game that went live on Tuesday morning. The patch includes the removal and the return of some popular weapons, and a new limited-time mode called Comeback Squads. Fortnite is an ever-changing beast with an incredible amount of content to keep track of. In 2019, players were introduced to the Vault, a safe container of sorts that exists between dimensions. The vault brought about massive changes to the ongoing story and lore of Fortnite, but also provided the developers a handy in-world tool for organizing and teasing legacy content....
As the series celebrates its tenth anniversary, Forza Motorsport 6 demonstrates that Turn 10 has found the ideal balance of sim gameplay and accessibility. Ever since the first installment of Forza Motorsport launched in 2005, it was clear that the franchise was a very particular effort on the part of Microsoft to compete with Sony’s Gran Turismo. As of Forza Motorsport 6, however, the premier racing experience on Xbox consoles has managed to establish its own identity....
The creators of Friday the 13th: The Game have announced that the third-person horror, survival game will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch sometime this spring. Publisher Gun Media told Variety that the game will make its Switch debut with the upcoming release of Friday the 13th: The Game Ultimate Slasher Switch Edition. A specific date has not yet been revealed. The Switch edition will include all currently released content and DLC, such as the Jason Kill Pack, the two available Counselor Clothing Packs, and the Emote Party Pack....
Frostpunk lets you play in different scenarios; you’ll unlock them by playing and advancing in the game. Each scenario has its own background, storyline, and settings. For example, the first one you’ll play through it’s called “A New Home,” in this one you’ll lead a group of Londoners out of the city and into a new area where you’ll have to guide them so they have a place to live, food to eat, coal to keep them warm, etc....
The news that Xbox had purchased ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda, and all of its properties shook the games industry this morning and seemed to completely change the next-gen landscape. The $7.5 billion purchase has not only increased the number of studios under Xbox’s banner to 23 but also given Microsoft ownership over some of the biggest game franchises ever created. The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake, and the upcoming Starfield — they all belong to Xbox now....
In the current GPU climate, gamers and PC enthusiasts are still struggling to get hold of the new hardware that’s been released lately. As the CFO of Nvidia denies that crypto mining is part of the reason for the shortages, it hasn’t stopped the tech company from unveiling a new range of RTX cards specifically for mining. Now it appears there will be more efforts put into future products to stem the current wave of crypto mining....
Soon, the old Game Boy Color RPG Infinity will get a campaign on Kickstarter to finally see a full release after being canceled 20 years ago. The unreleased Game Boy game Infinity has an interesting history behind it. It was originally intended to release for the Game Boy Color by 2001, but due to the Game Boy Advance’s release, Infinity never saw the light of day and was pushed into publishing limbo....
Welcome to another edition of the Game Ranter Banter. Five writers take a few minutes out of their busy schedules to give their opinions on some of the most compelling and controversial recent news stories of the game industry. This week on our Canada Day/4th of July long-weekend edition of Banter, we discuss the upcoming Call of Duty convention, Bungie’s Aerospace announcement, thoughts on the future of Halo, 4th of July sales, and the upcoming massive adventure update for Minecraft....
It’s always nice to get a reminder, especially in the form of a meme, that there are good people in the world who can be brought together through gaming. A photo currently circulating through social media is reminding people of our collective humanity. People are more money-conscious now, and the used console market has been strong for a while, with consoles like the Wii U finding new life, so no wonder people noticed a post about one....
Fans of This War Of Mine enjoy it for a variety of reasons. Some like the survival and resource gathering, others like the dreary tone, and some like that their actions have more weight and impact on the in-game characters that seem incredibly real. Finding a game exactly like This War Of Mine is impossible as there are so many moving parts that make this dark and disturbing game a masterpiece....
Metal Gear Solid was one of the classic titles that made the original PlayStation a success. When looking to build on that success, Hideo Kojima looked at what the PlayStation 2’s hardware could do and decided that he wanted to expand the focus of the sequel to have more environmental effects. He wanted Metal Gear Solid 2’s environment to appear more realistic, and so you get a lot of improvements towards lighting and textures in comparison to the original MGS....
In case you didn’t know, Satisfactory has an option to replace its creepy spiders with cats as part of an “Arachnophobia Mode.” And if you’re imagining said cats to be cute little cuddlefluffs that are fully-animated and blend as seamlessly into the game’s virtual world as possible, you’re absolutely wrong. If you have a gander at this video, you’ll notice that instead these cats are just 2D images of cats blown up to vaguely cover the area in space that the spider would otherwise have taken up....
Microsoft and The Coalition have kept Gears 5 updated with new content through the game’s seasonal Operations. Now Gears 5 is currently in the midst of Operation 3: Gridiron, which includes new characters for multiplayer and Horde Mode. For Heroes, Gears 5 now has the likes of Augustus Cole and Clayton Carmine for players to choose from. Like other Gears 5 characters, both Cole and Carmine come with their own unique abilities and weapons....
Like many multiplayer-focused game series, the Gears of War franchise has long been part of the map design discussion for its uniquely symmetrical maps and tight corridors conducive to intense firefights. Just ahead of Gears 5’s multiplayer tech test, a video was posted to YouTube of one of the highly-anticipated sequel’s multiplayer maps, called “Training Grounds.” Thus far, few maps in Gears 5 have been unveiled, but the video uploaded today guides players through the Training Grounds map, which appears as is implied in the name....
Video game developer The Coalition releases an update for the Xbox One version of Gears of War 4 that fixes some of the title’s persistent multiplayer problems. Ever since the official release of Gears of War 4 earlier this week, the third-person shooter’s Xbox One players have been encountering stuttering at the beginning of its multiplayer matches, in addition to when they take part of long, continuous sessions. Upon discovering this, Gears of War 4’s developer The Coalition updated the title’s list of known issues and included an odd workaround for the “hitching” problem that prompted players to “Open four other games (allow them to load past the initial splash screen) and then load Gears of War 4....
The arrival of Version 1.1 has kept Genshin Impact fans busy with plentiful exciting content, ranging from new playable characters to limited-time events. That said, players with an October or November birthdate may also be making some unique discoveries when they login to the game on their special days. Travelers in Genshin Impact have thus far received three birthday messages from in-game characters, each containing a special bundle of gifts. While these messages are each written from the perspective of in-game characters, players can actually receive a special note, along with a “Cake for Traveler,” from the game’s developers themselves, if they register an account before their birthday....
Miis can be adorable, creepy, or whatever you want but yet are rarely used on the Nintendo Switch. Now Nintendo wants to change that by getting users back into Mii creation ahead of Miitopia’s return this month. A new video was just launched on the Nintendo UK YouTube channel reminding us that yes, Miis still exist. The quirky avatars were quite the staple on the Nintendo Wii, Wii u, and 3DS family of systems....
Fans of Ghost of Tsushima can dive deeper into the world with a new art book inspired by the game. The Art of Ghost of Tsushima will be over 200 pages in length and will depict the characters, story scenes, and memorable armor sets that ended up in the final game. The new hard cover book is in collaboration with developer Sucker Punch and publisher Dark Horse. The art book will showcase familiar elements in the game using traditional Japanese art to depict the many villages, landscapes, and hidden alters players should be familiar with given players have pet foxes over 8 Millions times at those locals....
