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After nearly 3 million gamers lined up on day one, or shortly thereafter, to pick up an Xbox One console, the first part of Microsoft’s job was done. They got the console into the homes of excited gamers, and introduced them to the next phase of the Xbox experience. However, although the Xbox One boasts a few intriguing console exclusives, cool TV functionality, and a proper base platform, there are still plenty of ways the console can improve....

This year’s holiday release season is shaping up to be one of the best in the while. Gamers the world over are looking forward to releases such as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, and Assassin’s Creed Revelations to name a few. But Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception has been the object of particular attention due largely to the promotional campaign that Naughty Dog is running with Subway restaurants....

A woman from St. Petersburg, Florida has been arrested for slashing a man’s tires because he wouldn’t stop playing video games in the middle of the night. An affidavit from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office confirms that the woman has been charged with criminal mischief. An affidavit from Pinellas County deputies reveals that Sonya Kathryn Martin (also known as Sonya Kathryn Yokom), 41 was trying to sleep at 1:30AM. However, the woman was unable to do so, as she kept being disturbed by a man playing video games....

It’s time to get all your weekly Fortnite challenges done! Unfortunately this week there are no Legendary quests, so you won’t be receiving that extra XP. But, on the bright side, compared to last season Epic quests now give an extra 4,000 experience points and we’re getting plenty of those for week 2. The challenges are all Epic rarity (purple) and they have different stages. The challenges tend to get progressively harder so the third stage might be more of a hassle than the first one....

Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 6 is finally here and with it comes new challenges, weapons, and even fishes that can be obtained through fishing spots. Fishing is a fairly new mechanic that was first introduced in Chapter 2 Season 1 back in 2019, along with the ability for players to swim and drive motorboats. In season 6, though, there’s a new fish that players can catch and it’s a Cuddle Fish....

Without a doubt, Fortnite players are dropping onto a drastically changed battle island, complete with a haunted castle, corn fields, corrupted areas, and a ranch. As they explore these new locations, players are also working on the first set of weekly challenges for season 6, and once they complete that, they will want to find this week’s hidden battle star. Like previous seasons, completing every challenge for the week unlocks a special loading screen....

Fortnite’s success in 2018 was unprecedented according to a report recently released by data analysis firm SuperData. According to the researcher’s annual report, Fortnite has achieved the “most annual revenue of any game in history” for the year 2018. The record cement’s Fortnite’s legacy and makes clear just how profoundly the battle royale genre has impacted the video game industry. According to SuperData’s research, Fortnite managed a staggering $2.4 billion in revenue in 2018, a significant percentage of the free-to-play market’s $87....

Epic Games is officially delaying the release of Fortnite: Battle Royale’s planned Playground LTM. The practice mode was originally planned to release alongside the start of Fortnite’s 4.5 patch and the return of the 50v50 game mode, but ran into some issues. Epic planned to do some testing on Friday and then enable Playground, but has since decided to delay it for the weekend. The provided reason for the Playground LTM being disabled is simply its matchmaking, with no further elaboration....

Epic Games is teaming up with Dominic Fike to debut Fortnite Presents: Spotlight, a live in-game concert series that will take place September 12 at 5pm ET. Two encore performances will air after the premiere – one later that night at 11pm ET and the finale Sunday morning at 1pm ET. Fike’s event will be broadcast live from Fortnite’s new soundstage in Los Angeles, and this will be the artist’s first ever live performance of music off his LP debut, What Could Possibly Go Wrong....

The Fortnite community makes some pretty incredible content surrounding the game they love. One of the most popular forms of content in the Fortnite community is fan theories that speculate on things that Epic Games may be planning behind the scenes for future Fortnite content. Recently, Fortnite YouTuber and content creator Ali-A released a video talking about one of his own Fortnite theories involving Season 5 content. Ali-A’s Fortnite theory essentially suggests that Epic Games is taking big steps behind the scenes to link Fortnite’s continuous lore with real life, tying in with the Zero Point, Agent Jonesy, and much more....

[UPDATE: Epic Games has successfully fixed the rewards, XP, and progress issues with Sniper Shootout and Save the World. The original article continues below.] With Fortnite’s Update 3.4 now live, there are understandably plenty of fans of Epic Games and People Can Fly’s popular multiplayer sandbox survival title exploring all there is to offer, specifically the reintroduction of the player-favorite Limited Time Mode known as Sniper Shootout. However, it looks as if the patch is causing a lot of problems in regards to the game, particularly relating to the granting of rewards, XP, and progress in the aforementioned LTM and more....

Almost one year since its first trailer was released, Ryan Reynolds’ upcoming Free Guy finally showed a second official trailer showcasing a slightly deeper look into its open world game comedy plot. Despite even more recent delays throughout the entire movie industry, the promotional feature stills shows December 11 as its target release date. The trailer was simultaneously uploaded to both 20th Century Studios and Ryan Reynolds’ YouTube channels, but of course, over on Reynolds’ side, there was also a funny bit dropped the day before titled “Trailer Tomorrow....

Well, so much for 11 Bit Studios’ next game being a little more lighthearted than Frostpunk. After promising a pivot to happier games, the developer’s latest teaser seems to be about as depressing as its previous titles. “The wasteland covered by snow’s quilt seems quiet, calm, asleep as if the wind was its lullaby,” reads the description of the video teaser. “Yet, the crimson scars mark the battleground for precious things worth breaking up alliances over....

Summer means summer-blockbuster movies, which also means summer-blockbuster-movie-video-game-tie-in games. The movies are well and good; they serve their purpose and can be really entraining at times. They likely won’t win a best picture or best actor award come awards season but they keep us entertained during the hot summer months. The movie-tie-in games however, don’t fill that same void. Simply put, movie-tie-in games generally should not exist. Games are not like movies and cannot be consumed as quickly....

Wordle is everywhere. The online game has been all over social media - even before The New York Times Games bought it. Admit it: You can’t check Twitter or Facebook without seeing those green, yellow, and black (or grey) blocks peppered all over your feed. It was only a matter of time before more puzzles based on the original began popping up. In fact, to our knowledge, there are over 10 games like Wordle....

I admit it—I’m one of the people who really struggles with anxiety. Between politics, riots, work, quarantine, and interpersonal relationships, I spend a good chunk of my time feeling anxious. Video games in general can be helpful for this, considering getting deep into a game is certainly a form of escapism. Sometimes, any video game that I can get into or invest in is enough to help me manage my anxiety....

It may have been Christmas just the other day, but Games Workshop has already been busy making several announcements for brand new products that are due to launch over the New Year weekend. Product Availability The pandemic continues to dominate headlines all over the world, so it should come as no surprise that it has eventually hit Warhammer fans. Couple this with another tidbit of UK news - Brexit - and it should come as no surprise that GW is playing it extra safe as it heads into 2021....

The series Gangs Of London, co-created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery, is an epic, violent and incredibly cinematic new show which reinvents the London underworld. Each episode – or block of episodes – has its own tone and arc and feels like a film in its own right, but none more so than episode five. It’s a breakaway from the timeline – taking place after episode two – and it’s a break away from London, taking place mostly in Wales, where Evans is from....

After launching last October, The Coalition has been keeping busy creating new content each and every month for its player base, all of it free thanks in large part to the microtransaction system put in place, similarly to what Halo 5: Guardians is doing as well. After a number of holiday themed events and content, this latest content drop for Gears of War 4 features two brand new maps, enhancements for Windows 10 users, and the return of Benjamin Carmine, who met his end during the events of Gears of War 2....

The Coalition’s approach to developing Gears of War 4 is one that favors community input, and a recent Twitter poll may have the developer rethinking the game’s difficulty. Video game developers have very different approaches to difficulty settings. Some, like From Software, believe that gamers should be pummelled without mercy and forced to hone their skills at a game before being rewarded with victory and some truly sweet loot. Others, like Nintendo, often favor games that provide high entertainment value and enjoyment....