Everyone’s favorite spherical droid, BB-8, is coming to Star Wars Battlefront 2 as a playable hero character. The Resistance droid introduced four years again Star Wars: The Force Awakens will join the hero lineup in Battlefront 2 in January, developer DICE revealed today. There’s more Star Wars sequel trilogy content coming as well, some of it timed with the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Rey, Finn, and Kylo Ren will also get new skins, inspired by their appearances in the new Sta

Halo: The Master Chief Collection has only been out on PC for a day, and players are already using the modding system for evil. On the modding site Nexus Mods, which hosts mods for hundreds of games, there are currently three mods available for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. It replaces the standard background for the Master Chief Collection with the original release menu background from Halo: Reach. Tim Allen MenuThis mod is a direct affront to the Forerunners and should be destroyed. While

Retro console maker Analogue, the company behind the Mega Sg, Super Nt, and the upcoming Analogue Pocket handheld, is releasing an album — in cartridge format — in collaboration with London-based electronic music label Hyperdub. That album will feature 11 tracks that Analogue says will be exclusive to the cartridge — those songs won’t be released on streaming platforms or any other format, according to Analogue founder and CEO Christopher Taber. The album will feature Hyperdub artists such as Bu

EA Sports has taken the extraordinary step of informing players, with an in-game message, that it has removed Dutch football great Marco van Basten from its FIFA Ultimate Team mode in FIFA 20. Van Basten says he was mocking the German accent of the pitch reporter in the clip. Fox Sports suspended van Basten for one week. That resume earned van Basten a coveted appearance in FIFA Ultimate Team’s pack of player cards, rated 89 to 93. EA Sports has, in the past, removed players from its games’ Ulti

Rocket League’s loot boxes are finally gone. The game’s latest patch removes the Crates, which once gave random loot to players that paid to unlock them, and replaces them with Blueprints, which will now give specific loot. Developer Psyonix first added Crates to Rocket League back in 2016, around the height of the loot box boom in games. The other major cosmetic addition to the game in patch 1.7 is the Rocket Pass 5, the game’s latest battle pass. For a full look at all the changes in Rocket Le

Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive via PolygonSlide down to the curved wall and the platform beyond it. Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive via PolygonLook up, and fire you scout to spot a landing above you. Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive via PolygonStart on the right side of the wide tunnel. Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive via PolygonAfter the first branch, take the left tunnel. Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive via PolygonIgnore the first tunnel on your right, and continue for

Baby Yoda merch is back up on digital shelves after Walmart shot first broke an embargo on Tuesday morning. He is and will always be Baby Yoda, and I will exclusively refer to him as such.) While this shirt featuring Baby Yoda vibing is very good, another option botches the “he protec, he attac” format by actually spelling the words correctly. I’m also particularly partial to this sweatshirt featuring a black-and-white image of Baby Yoda; It looks like he’s staring directly into my soul. Finally

Who is Black Widow’s Yelena Belova? Jones, and her first major role was in Black Widow’s 199 solo miniseries. Marvel Studios doesn’t have plans for a Black Widow sequelThis one movie seems to be Scarlett Johansson’s swan song for the character. But with Florence Pugh playing Yelena Belova, Natasha’s “sister” from the Red Room, in Black Widow, they’ve got a … what’s a properly Russian way to put this? They’ve got a Chekov’s Black Widow, primed and ready to go.

One of the biggest features of Death Stranding is the idea that players are sharing a world, building infrastructure to help a whole score of Sams from across the world. Timefall, the cursed rain, slowly wears this away, but then players can build it back up. This issue was first spotted by Eurogamer, but is a common problem among Death Stranding players. Right now, the only way to clear out these vehicles is for Sam to attack them from afar. We appreciate all your thoughtful feedback!#DeathStra

Halo: Reach launched on PC for the first time on Dec. 3, as part of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection. As a first sign of that support, the release features an easy way to turn off Halo: Reach’s anti-cheat. This news comes as a welcome addition to longtime Halo PC fans who have always known modding as part of the game. While only basic mods were possible in Combat Evolved, Custom Edition let players import huge numbers of new assets. Most of the mods that players created for Halo: Custom Edi

In 2017, Firewatch developer Campo Santo unveiled In the Valley of Gods, a promising-looking first-person adventure set in Egypt. Some Firewatch fans worried that Campo Santo had been swallowed by a company notorious for not shipping games. But then Valve announced Half-Life: Alyx, a VR-only prequel to Half-Life 2. Several Campo Santo developers were confirmed to be working on the project. But yes, developers from the former Campo Santo team have joined other projects at Valve, including Half-Li

Since Destiny 2’s Curse of Osiris expansion back in 2017, players have wanted Sparrows on Mercury (Destiny 2’s smallest location). In the teaser trailer for Destiny 2’s upcoming Season of Dawn, the studio unceremoniously revealed that Guardians could finally drive their hover bikes on Mercury. But with the upcoming Season of Dawn set mostly on the hot planet, fans hoped things would change. While Destiny 2’s improved significantly in the past two years, Mercury still serves as a reminder for whe

Apex Legends’ Dec. 3 patch is mostly about out-of-game changes, like giving players hundreds of more levels to progress through, and a few quality of life updates. The Peacekeeper is Apex Legends’ most powerful standard shotgun, and one of its best all-around weapons. In fact, the gun is so good that it’s probably one of Apex Legends’ best guns period. For a look at all the changes coming to Apex Legends as part of the Dec. 3 patch, you can view the full patch notes below. Fixed bug where Legend

A United States congressman pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds. Among the illegal uses of those funds were plane tickets for his pet rabbits and video games from Steam. Our story begins in 2016, when Duncan D. Hunter (R-CA) was first questioned by investigators about how he managed to afford his family’s lavish lifestyle. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that among the expenses in question were some $1,302 worth of Steam gam

Descent of Dragons will conclude a year-long story in Hearthstone, as well as add a host of new cards to the competitive format. The BlizzCon trailer for Descent of Dragons showed us that we’re heading to Northrend, home of Wyrmrest Temple, where dragons congregate among their shrines. Neutral cards tend to be jacks of all trades, while class cards are specialized toward their hero. The Wyrmrest Purifier looks like a card that allows a class to double down on their strengths. If you need more cl

Atlus’ re-release of Persona 5 is coming to PlayStation 4 on March 31, 2020. Persona 5 Royal — aka Persona 5: The Royal in Japan — will add a new a ton features to the 2017 role-playing game, including a new playable character, a new area to explore, and a host of tweaks and streamlining changes. Persona 5: The Royal was first released in Japan in October. Over on the PlayStation Blog, publisher Atlus outlines the physical editions of Persona 5 Royal and a series of digital bundles. Here’s what

Red Dead Redemption 2 developer Rockstar Games outlined the update in a Rockstar Newswire post today. Along with the Moonshiners update, Red Dead Online will get the new Navy Revolver, additional clothing options, and an increase in the amount of outfit slots in your Wardrobe.” If you haven’t started playing Red Dead Redemption 2’s Red Dead Online mode just yet, now’s a good time to start if you’re a PC player. Red Dead Redemption 2 had a rocky launch on PC, to say the least, but many of Red Dea

Ahead of fully revealing Destiny 2’s next season, Season of Dawn, on Dec. 4, Bungie dropped a surprise teaser on Tuesday. The season looks to focus on Mercury, Destiny 2’s smallest planet. But it’s clear from the trailer that Saint-14 is the hero of this upcoming season. A year ago, during Destiny 2’s first expansion, Curse of Osiris, players discovered Saint-14’s body in the Infinite Forest, and picked up his Perfect Paradox shotgun. According to Osiris, who’s heard in the trailer, players will

A recent case in Missouri involving an alleged cocaine dealer has brought to light an often overlooked aspect of video game console ownership. In a search warrant filed on Oct. 22, agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigations stated that Alexander was allegedly involved in a “multi-kilogram level” cocaine deal. As the narrative goes, an FBI source reportedly requested nine ounces of cocaine via the PS4 messaging client. Curtis, believing that in-game voice communication was more secure than te

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare just got a whole lot more content. The start of Modern Warfare’s first season also means that the game’s getting its first battle pass. The battle pass will allow players to unlock new items and cosmetics by gaining in-game experience. Reinforce, a game mode that first showed up with Call of Duty: Ghosts, is a limited respawn mode where teams compete to capture flags. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s season 1 patch is out now on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.