The world being what it is, you might not be feeling The Division right now, but September’s Xbox Live Games with Gold has some other fare in store for you too. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold membership. September’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One Tom Clancy’s…
Fortnite’s Chapter 2, Season 4 is, as long-teased, a crossover with the Marvel universe. If you can put aside the terrifying implications of a Peely with Wolverine claws, you’ll find what largely appear to be cosmetic changes, with a few gameplay elements mixed in so far. Called Nexus War, Season 4 sees Thor and other…
Whether you want to fight with fists or painfully realistic guns, September’s PlayStation Plus games have you covered. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership. September’s PS Plus games are: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Street Fighter V Both games are available September 1 to October 5.
We’re still waiting on a written decision from today’s court hearing between Apple and Epic, which was to determine whether to grant Epic’s temporary restraining order restoring Fortnite to the App Store and stopping Apple from removing developers’ access to Unreal Engine tools. [Update: we’ve got a temporary decision]. Update 1:08am, August 25: U.S. District…
Microsoft has filed a declaration in support of Epic’s case against Apple, Phil Spencer tweeted today. The declaration focuses on Apple’s threats to cut off support for Unreal Engine on iOS and reads in part “Apple’s discontinuation of Epic’s ability to develop and support Unreal Engine for iOS or macOS will harm game creators and…
While Epic and Apple wage their corporate war over the App Store, there’s not a lot Fortnite players can do but wait and see. This weekend, Epic is bringing its fight into the game once more with the #FreeFortnite Cup, a tournament in which players can win a nefarious-looking apple skin and even other consoles…
Snuck onto the end of a Hitman 3 location reveal, developer IO Interactive announced that Hitman 3 on PC will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store for the first year. “In January 2021, you’ll be able to play Hitman 3 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC,…
Horizon Zero Dawn for PC got a 1.02 patch today, which further addresses performance issues. “This patch aims to resolve some of the more frustrating crashes we’ve been seeing since launch,” the developers wrote on Reddit.
Following Epic’s release of its own direct payment method for Fortnite on Apple and Android mobile devices this morning, Apple has removed the popular battle royale from its store. In response, Epic has filed a legal injunction against Apple. All games on the App Store are required to use Apple’s payment system for any in-game…
This morning, Fortnite developer Epic announced it’s permanently lowering the cost of in-game currency V-Bucks across all platforms. It’s also added its own direct payment system to Apple and Android devices, circumventing the App Store and Google Play. It’s the latest move against what Epic calls the companies’ “exorbitant 30% fee” on mobile purchases. (Update…
Fortnite’s latest update yesterday finally brought drivable cars to the game. We’re still finding out all the things we can do with them, but some players have found a weird new form of off-roading: trucks can fly. Players on the Fortnite subreddit, as well as on YouTube, have been posting a glitch that makes trucks…
Apex Legends Season 6 launches August 18, developer Respawn announced today. The new season will feature a new Legend, crafting (?!), and a new weapon.
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is streaming Fortnite’s latest update on Twitch right now, on a stream that’s hovering at over 95k viewers. It’s the popular streamer’s first stream on Twitch since Mixer shut down last month. Ninja is playing with streamer DrLupo. He teased this last night on Twitter, though he didn’t offer any details about…
Cars are finally in Fortnite with the 13.40 update, called “Joy Ride.” They might have arrived a bit later than players expected, but now that they’re here, they’re a lot of fun. There are a few different drivable cars in the game, including a pickup truck, a taxi, a tractor-trailer, and a hotrod. (Sorry, it’s…
It’s a very rainy Tuesday! Welcome back to our daily open thread. I stayed up far too late last night looking for a document from my past that I don’t think I have anymore but I know I wouldn’t have purposefully thrown away. I could clearly picture it folded up and shoved into some book,…
It looks like cars are coming to Fortnite tomorrow, based on severaltweets from the Fortnite Twitter account. Players have been looking forward to them for a while.
It’s Monday yet again. Welcome back to our daily open thread. I’m having a bit of a fruit fly problem in my apartment, which is annoying. I just made a bootleg trap out of apple cider vinegar and some plastic wrap, which is proving impressively efficient, if not a little gross. One of the consequences…
We’re in a bit of the summer doldrums for big games, but there’s still plenty to get excited about. Fall Guys comes to PS4 and PC this week. There’s a Fast & Furious game. And Horizon Zero Dawn makes its PC debut. Tuesday, August 4 Pixelbot Extreme | PS4 Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout | PC,…
I tend to ditch the main story in open world games as soon as I can in favor of exploring, so I’ve barely made a dent in Ghost of Tsushima’s plot. I’ve parkoured my way to a lot of shrines and chased a lot of foxes. Mostly, though, I’ve been looking for more hot springs,…
Happy Sunday, and welcome back to our daily open thread. I watched the film First Cowlast night, which I’ve been meaning to see for a while. I liked it a lot! I’ve mostly been rewatching stuff during the pandemic, so I found myself overly stressed out by this largely chill movie because I didn’t know…
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