You can now get a Back 4 Blood early access beta key for Steam, but you’ll need to be quick. Intel Gaming Access (opens in new tab) is giving away Steam codes for the co-op zombie shooter’s early access beta, which starts on August 5. All you need to do …
Read More »Ghost of Tsushima: Legends multiplayer getting standalone release and Rivals PvP mode
Ghost of Tsushima’s Legends multiplayer mode is getting a bunch of new content in the weeks ahead, starting with a new 2v2 PvP mode called Rivals out September 3. Darren Bridges of developer Sucker Punch outlined the studio’s redoubled plans for Legends in a new blog post (opens in …
Read More »The voice of Halo multiplayer says “trans rights” and proves he means it in Cameo video
Iconic Halo announcer Jeff Steitzer has released a Cameo video where he speaks out in support of trans rights and, rather powerfully, says “trans rights” in his signature style from the Halo series. Steitzer has lent his voice to every Halo multiplayer experience since Halo 2 and is returning for …
Read More »Uncanny Todd Howard role-player promotes Oblivion in Final Fantasy 14
Presumably after seeing a spike in Final Fantasy 14 players so big that the game temporarily ran out of digital copies, Todd Howard has descended upon the untapped market of Eorzea to hawk the one and only The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. At least, that’s what some players reported over …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 is teasing a short film that will show off game locations
A Battlefield 2042 short film titled “Exodus” is coming next week, and it looks like it will serve as an introduction to the game’s near-future setting. The short film – not a trailer, but a short film, which is an important distinction – will debut on August 12 at 8 …
Read More »The Halo Infinite beta makes one hell of a first impression
There were a lot of reasons to be nervous going into the first Halo Infinite technical preview. After suffering multiple delays, and following the decision to split the Campaign and Multiplayer components – with multiplayer launching as a free-to-play experience across the Xbox ecosystem – I was beginning to wonder …
Read More »Destiny 2 cross-play details confirm PC matchmaking, friend list updates, and the end of meme names
Destiny 2 cross-play will arrive “early” in the next season and receive additional features in the months ahead. Bungie outlined its long-term plans for cross-play in its latest blog post (opens in new tab). The studio didn’t commit to an exact cross-play release date and time, but did speak to …
Read More »Valve thinks the Steam Deck is future proof, but expects to make new generations
Valve’s upcoming handheld console the Steam Deck is “future proof” however this doesn’t mean that the company won’t consider other iterations in the future. Speaking with IGN (opens in new tab), hardware engineer Yazan Aldehayyat commented on the Steam Deck’s RAM which utilizes the LPDDR5, which according to Aldehayyat: “I …
Read More »Half-Life 2 Remaster appears on SteamDB
A Half-Life: 2 remaster is apparently coming from a group of fans with Valve’s blessing. Just below, you can see a tweet from self-professed Valve insider Tyler McVicker on the new project. McVicker claims that Half-Life 2, and subsequent episodes, are being remastered by a team of fans, who have …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 has “no plan” for ranked mode at launch
Battlefield 2042 will launch without a ranked mode, but one could always come later if players want it. Ripple Effect Studios senior design director Justin Wiebe confirmed the detail in a video interview with Battlefield Nation (opens in new tab) (spotted by MP1st (opens in new tab)). The interviewer noted …
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