Electronic Arts, Criterion Games and DICE have revealed the first official details about Battlefield 5’s upcoming battle royale mode, Firestorm. Firestorm promises to elevate battle royale by bringing in the best of what Battlefield is known for as it will mix a shrinking playing field with trademark Battlefield elements such as team play, powerful vehicles, and destruction. Continue reading First official details revealed for Battlefield 5’s battle royale mode, Firestorm
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The Division is free to play this weekend, starting from today
Ubisoft has announced a new free to play weekend for Tom Clancy’s The Division. This free weekend starts today and will last until September 13th. As Ubisoft pointed out, only the Standard Edition of the game will be free to play, meaning that the Underground, Survival and Last Stand expansions won’t be playable. Continue reading The Division is free to play this weekend, starting from today
THQ Nordic has acquired the rights to Kingdoms of Amalur and its cancelled MMORPG, Copernicus
THQ Nordic today announced that it has acquired the rights to Kingdoms of Amalur from 38 Studios. What’s really cool here, though, is that the deal also covered the acquisition of the “Amalur” – based on the abandoned MMORPG project “Copernicus”. Continue reading THQ Nordic has acquired the rights to Kingdoms of Amalur and its cancelled MMORPG, Copernicus
New version of ALOT mod for Mass Effect 2 adds/improves more than 100 high-quality textures
The team behind the incredible ALOT (A Lot Of Textures) mod for the Mass Effect series has released a brand new version of it for Mass Effect 2. ALOT is a mod that all PC fans of the Mass Effect games should be using, and its latest version adds/improves more than 100 textures in Mass Effect 2. Continue reading New version of ALOT mod for Mass Effect 2 adds/improves more than 100 high-quality textures
New Monster Hunter World patch adds monster Deviljho, fixes framerate issues and remaining connection issues
Capcom has released a new major update for Monster Hunter World. According to the release notes, this patch adds a new monster, Deviljho, a new specialized tool, Dragonproof Mantle, and a new costume for The Handler. Continue reading New Monster Hunter World patch adds monster Deviljho, fixes framerate issues and remaining connection issues
505 Games to publish the first game from ex-devs of Batman: Arkham, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Far Cry 4
Game industry veterans Alex Hutchinson, Yassine Riahi and Reid Schneider’s new Montreal-based development studio, Typhoon Studios, has partnered with publisher 505 Games on an unannounced multiplatform project. 505 Games joins partners including MAKERS Fund and Epic, creators of the Unreal Engine, to bring the first game from the offbeat Canadian studio to life. Continue reading 505 Games to publish the first game from ex-devs of Batman: Arkham, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Far Cry 4
Pearl Abyss, developers of Black Desert Online, will acquire CCP Games, creator of EVE Online
Pearl Abyss has announced that it will acquire CCP Games, the creators of popular spaceship MMORPG EVE Online. The deal outlines that CCP Games will continue to operate independently as a developer with studios in Reykjavik, London and Shanghai, while integrating the company’s extensive development and publishing expertise into Pearl Abyss’ operations for all current and future projects. Continue reading Pearl Abyss, developers of Black Desert Online, will acquire CCP Games, creator of EVE Online
Battlerite Royale releases on September 26th
Stunlock Studios has announced that its highly anticipated standalone Battlerite spin-off Battlerite Royale is slated to launch on Steam Early Access on September 26 with a $19.99/19.99€ price tag. Battlerite Royale will be one of the first top-down action MOBA battle royale games released on Steam, and can be played solo or with a friend. Continue reading Battlerite Royale releases on September 26th
R-Type Dimensions is coming to the PC in late 2018
Tozai Games announced today that R-Type Dimensions will be launching worldwide on Steam in late 2018. R-Type Dimensions includes both acclaimed arcade classics initially published by Irem, R-Type and R-Type II. Each title can be played in classic mode with the original 2D graphics and retro music or with hi-res 3D graphics and remastered audio. Continue reading R-Type Dimensions is coming to the PC in late 2018
This is the battle royale map for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout
Activision and Treyarch have released a screenshot, showing the battle royale map that will be featured in Call of Duty Black Ops 4. This image shows the full layout and the different locations that this huge map will feature (Activision also claimed that this mode will support up to 80 players). Continue reading This is the battle royale map for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout