It may seem like Epic Games is releasing new items and modes for Fortnite Battle Royale at a rapid pace and with little time for play testing, but the latest video update from the developer confirms that is not the case. In the video, Systems Designer Eric Williamson explains why the recently announced jetpack item was delayed, as well as giving players a few things to look forward to in the future....
Fortnite continues to double down on its crossover content, with the latest addition to the game coming directly from the G.I. Joe universe. The consistently popular silent ninja Snake Eyes has been made available in the game, and his crossover goes a bit further than some other additions. For players interested in grabbing a new Fortnite skin, Snake Eyes can now be purchased in the Item Shop for 1,800 V-bucks. The hero’s bundle comes with some special back bling that allows him to wear his katana as he fights on the island....
Professional Fortnite player Cowboy, who was signed to TSM, has been released by the eSports organization after allegedly sending inappropriate messages to an unidentified, underage Twitch streamer. Some of the messages were revealed in a stream by well-known Twitch streamer Faith, who was apparently sent the messages by Cowboy’s alleged victim. The underage girl said Cowboy’s messages to her made her feel “uncomfortable.” Since Faith’s revelation on Twitch, TSM quickly cut ties with Cowboy, releasing him from his competitive Fortnite contract....
Fortnite has just released a short but impressive trailer for its latest new skin. Players will now be able to charge into the island as God of War’s Kratos, the next featured skin arriving in Fortnite’s Chapter 2, Season 5. Launching only a few days ago, Season 5 of Epic Games’ popular battle royale is certainly generating plenty of buzz. Players are already facing off with the new The Mandalorian Mythic Boss, and now the God of War is crossing over into the fight against the Loop....
Fortnite fans anticipating the launch of the High Stakes event and week 9 challenges may be somewhat disappointed to learn these two aspects of the battle royale title have been delayed. Announced earlier today, some may also take solace in the fact that it is only for a couple of days, as players shall still be stealing jewels this coming weekend. Patch v5.40 will now launch on Thursday, September 6, bringing the High Stakes event, getaway LTM, grappling gun, and more with it....
With the next-generation console battle looming, teams at both Microsoft and Sony are working hard on developing their biggest franchises. For driving fans this means Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport going head to head on their respective new machines. While details of both are thin on the ground, Forza developers Turn 10 Studios have shared a new video hinting at some of the features that will be in the upcoming eighth game in the series, formerly referred to as Forza Motorsport 8....
The Moon Harvest Festival has arrived to Overcooked! 2. The update adds a host of new content to the chaotic co-op cooking game. Overcooked!‘s official Twitter account announced a free content update a few days ago. Until today, which saw a trailer release, details on what to expect were slim. Since its release in 2018, the list of available content in Overcooked! 2 has grown tremendously. So much so, in fact, that a Gourmet Edition released earlier this year, collecting five content packs together....
While we all know Friends is now considered an old show, it is still difficult to believe the sitcom premiered 24 years ago. It has aged beautifully over the years and holds up to this day. It doesn’t matter how technologically advanced we might get, as the idea of having a social circle and the bond of friendship lasts longer than any contemporary practices. There’s also the fact that the Friends stars are still very much popular two decades later....
The Portland, Oregon-based indie developer Fullbright includes several veterans of 2K Marin who worked on the single-player BioShock 2 expansion Minerva’s Den. So it wasn’t surprising that Fullbright’s first game, 2013’s Gone Home, shared many elements with the BioShock games. Setting and mystery were key: Gone Home was a first-person adventure game that had players exploring an empty mansion to discover messages and clues that reveal what happened to the house’s inhabitants....
In a recent interview with Sky Sports, G2 Esports owner Carlos “ocelote” Rodríguez Santiago revealed his organization’s intentions of expanding into Riot Games’ VALORANT. G2 joins Team SoloMid, Cloud9, Ninjas in Pyjamas, T1, and others as some of the first organizations to declare their intentions of competing in the tactical shooter. Along with the content creators that represent the team, G2 Esports has players competing professionally across six titles, including a world championship Rainbow Six Siege squad, a top-5 worldwide CS:GO team and one of the strongest League of Legends squads in the world, who just recently won the 2020 LEC Spring Split....
Before Spiritfarer, Thunder Lotus has proven themselves with jaw-dropping and timeless expanses, like Jotun and Sundered. Now, however, the Montreal-based developer with a passion for indie games wants to take players on a whole new adventure, course-correcting themselves so as to tackle the experience of death and loss via a more original avenue. If anything can be said of it, Spiritfarer is releasing at a time most precious and necessary for such an emphatic approach to death - though there is still a book’s worth of knowledge left to glean from this untimely adventure....
Game assets creator and video game developer known simply as KenneyNL on Twitter took his industry knowledge and put it to good use. In partnership with the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Kenney brought to life a very original Super Mario-esque The Mandalorian platformer and, in the process, taught a young Star Wars fan some lessons in programming. Take note EA. The force is certainly strong with this one. Having already worked with Make-a-Wish before, Kenney was eager to return when a colleague reached out to him looking for a video game developer....
Every day I become increasingly astonished by how ignorant some very selfish people are of their very harmful actions. Online harassment is not a new phenomenon, nor is it something that can be rectified overnight. That being said, the sheer extent to which people have gone over the last week is alarming. I am sorry your fake car in a virtual world designed for entertainment - something that is stocked in the “toys” section of major retailers all over the world - is not quite as shiny as you wanted it to be....
An interview with various members of developer The Coalition reveals that Gears of War 4 will be the start of a brand new trilogy with more humble beginnings. According to the interview, Gears of War 4’s story is being explicitly crafted by developer The Coalition to expand the franchise’s game universe, and the upcoming installment will also jump start a new trilogy built to capitalize on this extended universe. Rod Fergusson, the studio head behind the project, said that the team considered many different options before settling on the narrative they chose for Gears of War 4....
Genshin Impact recently got the fantastic 1.1 updates that added in additional characters, story, and gameplay mechanics. One of the biggest additions to the game is the new City Reputation System. These new features help add-in more quests to the game and gives the players rewards for exploring Teyvat. There are several parts to the system, and just finding every treasure chest won’t max out a player’s rank. Players will need to do a combination of activities in order to unlock the special rewards that the system offers....
Mihoyo is giving you another chance to line your pocket with Genshin Impact currency. The developer’s next event, A Thousand Questions With Paimon, will make its return this week on April 6. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the challenge in Genshin Impact, so don’t worry, there aren’t really a thousand questions to answer all asked by Genshin Impact’s mischievous mascot. Back in December, Paimon made her rounds with questions from categories you may encounter while exploring Teyvat....
Last week, Mihoyo brought us plenty of new content with its latest Genshin Impact patch, Version 1.4, Invitation of Windblume. Now, the open-world gacha game is kicking things off with a brand-new community event that rewards players for taking screenshots, Windblume Snapshots, starting today, March 22. If you fancy yourself as a nice in-game photographer, then perhaps this is your shot at a Primogem bundle. In Mihoyo’s latest competition for travelers around Teyvat, you’re encouraged to use Genshin Impact’s camera function to capture the sights of the Windblume patch and share them on social media....
Sucker Punch’s return to open-world gaming has been more auspicious than anticipated because its latest action-adventure stealth game is practically sold-out at several stores in Japan. In a tweet posted on the official Japanese PlayStation account, Sony explains that Ghost of Tsushima has exceeded sales expectations at its home-setting and abroad, and retailers are being faced by stock shortages worldwide. The samurai epic, which happens to be the PS4’s last hurrah, has taken Japanese markets by storm quite unexpectedly....
Despite a number of delays related to the fluctuating release date of The Last of Us 2, Ghost of Tsushima finally looks to be making its grand debut on the PlayStation 4 in just a few weeks. Sucker Punch’s highly-anticipated samurai game looks to be the last major hurrah of the PlayStation 4 era, boasting stunning visuals, a wholly unique setting, and tons of brutal combat. In the lead up to the release, fans have seen a lot of promotion for the majorly hyped historical epic, including a recent State of Play chock full of new gameplay, intense combat, and a deeper glimpse at the title’s striking open world....
Looter action-RPG Godfall is building up hype for its approaching release date. The PS5 console exclusive game’s latest trailer focuses on the kind of content its playerbase should be hungry for: loot. The new short Godfall trailer reveals more about one of the upcoming game’s new armor sets, known as Valorplates. The name of the armor is the Vertigo, and once future Godfall players see it they’ll understand why a trailer was made just to show it off....
