Fortnite’s free-to-play game mode, Fortnite: Battle Royale, differentiates itself in the survival shooter space by letting players build what they want. But, in Fortnite: Battle Royale, players carry around a nearly bottomless backpack filled of improvised cover. The trick is building the stairway safely, and layering it in such a way that players can’t knock it out from under you. Today’s announcement that a minigun is being added to the game may, in some small way, be a reaction to players usi

Microsoft will remove a Logan Paul-inspired game mocking suicide from its Xbox Live Creators Collection program, a representative confirmed to Polygon, after Xbox One owners expressed concern over and reported the content. The Suicide Forest requires players to explore Japan’s famous Aokigahara Forest, colloquially known as “the suicide forest,” and search for the bodies of people who have killed themselves in order to boost views on their YouTube channels. The game caught the attention of TT Ga

Microsoft will remove a Logan Paul-inspired game mocking suicide from its Xbox Live Creators Collection program, a representative confirmed to Polygon, after Xbox One owners expressed concern over and reported the content. The Suicide Forest requires players to explore Japan’s famous Aokigahara Forest, colloquially known as “the suicide forest,” and search for the bodies of people who have killed themselves in order to boost views on their YouTube channels. The game caught the attention of TT Ga

Gigantic, the stylized third-person action game from Motiga and Perfect World, will shut down at the end of July, the developer announced today. The decision to shut down the MOBA/hero shooter was announced alongside the game’s final content update. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the January Update is the final content update for Gigantic, and the game servers will be discontinued on July 31, 2018,” Motiga said on the game’s website. While the Windows PC and Xbox One game received mos

Gigantic, the stylized third-person action game from Motiga and Perfect World, will shut down at the end of July, the developer announced today. The decision to shut down the MOBA/hero shooter was announced alongside the game’s final content update. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the January Update is the final content update for Gigantic, and the game servers will be discontinued on July 31, 2018,” Motiga said on the game’s website. While the Windows PC and Xbox One game received mos

Rocket League will get improved visuals for its Nintendo Switch version later this spring, and for Xbox One X later this year. The plans are outlined in a development roadmap Psyonix revealed to Rocket League players earlier today. Xbox One X support is now envisioned for late 2018, Psyonix said. The studio announced at E3 2017 that Xbox One X support was coming in 2018, but hasn’t been more specific than that. PlayStation has repeatedly said it wants no part in cross-platform play with other ho

Rocket League will get improved visuals for its Nintendo Switch version later this spring, and for Xbox One X later this year. The plans are outlined in a development roadmap Psyonix revealed to Rocket League players earlier today. Xbox One X support is now envisioned for late 2018, Psyonix said. The studio announced at E3 2017 that Xbox One X support was coming in 2018, but hasn’t been more specific than that. PlayStation has repeatedly said it wants no part in cross-platform play with other ho

Snoop, whose affection for EA Sports over the years is well-known, was recruited to provide voice commentary for UFC 3’s Knockout Mode. That’s a simplified Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots game mode that always ends with the loser hitting the deck. Joe Rogan, the lead announcer for the UFC and its video games, hated doing video game commentary (apparently the live stuff is still OK). Hayes admitted that EA had to make do with his old commentary library from EA Sports UFC and UFC 2, supplemented with som

Feige told Vulture he wasn’t given any heads up about the looming deal, insisting it was a move far above his pay grade. Though Feige wasn’t given advanced notice, there’s no question that the small empire he controls is at the heart of conversation. He told Vulture parts of the deal still need to be figured out, and that could include how Marvel superheroes owned by Fox exist in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Studios has announced everything through 2019, and there are a number of u

Feige told Vulture he wasn’t given any heads up about the looming deal, insisting it was a move far above his pay grade. Though Feige wasn’t given advanced notice, there’s no question that the small empire he controls is at the heart of conversation. He told Vulture parts of the deal still need to be figured out, and that could include how Marvel superheroes owned by Fox exist in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Studios has announced everything through 2019, and there are a number of u

In the final issue, Jean Grey is once again among the living. Here’s how Marvel brought Jean Grey back from the dead (again)After a series of strange, psychic occurrences in locations around the globe that have a special significance to the life of Jean Grey, the X-Men discovered that Jean’s grave was empty. Anyway, Jean’s grave leads the X-Men to an inescapable conclusion: Jean Grey is back, and so is the incredibly dangerous cosmic entity known as the Phoenix Force. Admitting defeat, the Phoen

In the final issue, Jean Grey is once again among the living. Here’s how Marvel brought Jean Grey back from the dead (again)After a series of strange, psychic occurrences in locations around the globe that have a special significance to the life of Jean Grey, the X-Men discovered that Jean’s grave was empty. Anyway, Jean’s grave leads the X-Men to an inescapable conclusion: Jean Grey is back, and so is the incredibly dangerous cosmic entity known as the Phoenix Force. Admitting defeat, the Phoen

Nintendo has sold 14.86 million units of the Nintendo Switch in its current fiscal year, according to the company’s own numbers, with 52.57 million units of software sold alongside the system through Dec. 31, 2017. That’s an amazing accomplishment for a console that’s less than a year old, and it already beats the Wii U’s lifetime sales of 13.56 million units of hardware. The Switch launched worldwide in early March 2017. “For the Nintendo Switch software, Super Mario Odyssey was released in Oct

Nintendo has sold 14.86 million units of the Nintendo Switch in its current fiscal year, according to the company’s own numbers, with 52.57 million units of software sold alongside the system through Dec. 31, 2017. That’s an amazing accomplishment for a console that’s less than a year old, and it already beats the Wii U’s lifetime sales of 13.56 million units of hardware. The Switch launched worldwide in early March 2017. “For the Nintendo Switch software, Super Mario Odyssey was released in Oct

Game developer David Brevik, who once oversaw Blizzard North and Gazillion Entertainment, will release a new game later this year called It Lurks Below, via his Graybeard Games studio. I wanted to make an RPG”“I wanted more of a point to a lot of those games,” Brevik said. Brevik aims to launch It Lurks Below on Steam this year, and will release a closed beta this weekend. Brevik’s been making games for more than 25 years — he programmed and designed the original Diablo — but he admits he’s inex

Game developer David Brevik, who once oversaw Blizzard North and Gazillion Entertainment, will release a new game later this year called It Lurks Below, via his Graybeard Games studio. I wanted to make an RPG”“I wanted more of a point to a lot of those games,” Brevik said. Brevik aims to launch It Lurks Below on Steam this year, and will release a closed beta this weekend. Brevik’s been making games for more than 25 years — he programmed and designed the original Diablo — but he admits he’s inex

Nintendo has broken records with sales performance of the Nintendo Switch, and the console has already beaten the lifetime hardware sales of the Wii U. Those are great accomplishments for an unconventional system, but what’s surprising is that Nintendo reports that it could have done better. From the Switch’s launch in early March 2017 through the end of September, Nintendo sold 7.63 million units of Switch hardware worldwide. Nintendo nearly doubled the lifetime sales of the hardware during the

Nintendo has broken records with sales performance of the Nintendo Switch, and the console has already beaten the lifetime hardware sales of the Wii U. Those are great accomplishments for an unconventional system, but what’s surprising is that Nintendo reports that it could have done better. From the Switch’s launch in early March 2017 through the end of September, Nintendo sold 7.63 million units of Switch hardware worldwide. Nintendo nearly doubled the lifetime sales of the hardware during the

February will be a kid-friendly month for the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection, with subscribers able to download the PlayStation 4 launch title Knack, Sony announced today. The other PS4 game for February is Rime, the puzzle adventure from Tequila Works, which was originally released last May. On the PlayStation Vita front, the two free games for February are Magnetic Realms’ Exile’s End and Monochrome’s Grand Kingdom. February will continue a bonus that began in January: PlayStation VR

February will be a kid-friendly month for the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection, with subscribers able to download the PlayStation 4 launch title Knack, Sony announced today. The other PS4 game for February is Rime, the puzzle adventure from Tequila Works, which was originally released last May. On the PlayStation Vita front, the two free games for February are Magnetic Realms’ Exile’s End and Monochrome’s Grand Kingdom. February will continue a bonus that began in January: PlayStation VR