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I’m not crying – I’ve just got a little crafting dust in my eye. In a heartfelt post (opens in new tab) on the Hearthstone forums, game director Ben Brode (opens in new tab) has announced (out of nowhere) that he’s leaving Blizzard Entertainment to start a new company. Brode …

What would a week be without another game-changing update to Fortnite (opens in new tab) Battle Royale? Just another week, I’d imagine, but best not to dwell on worst case scenarios like that.  Instead, let’s have a look at what’s new in Patch 3.5, which has been rolled out by …

Fortnite (opens in new tab) Battle Royale is feeling fresh as daisies with update 3.4, replete with a new weapon as well as optimizations for visual quality and lag reduction. The new patch arrived after about six hours of scheduled maintenance and it was well worth the wait, even if …

Paragon, the 3D MOBA from Epic Games, is shutting down come April 26 (opens in new tab). But before it goes, it has one last gift to give: $12 million worth of assets, now available for anyone who’s signed on as an Unreal Engine developer to use in their own …

While The Legend of Zelda hero Link has never a rippling mountain of muscle and chest hair, a trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (opens in new tab) from 2014 depicted him a bit more androgynous than what we’d seen in previous games. This, plus producer …

Tuesday has just about come and gone – and with it, a host of news tidbits you ought to know about. Fortunately for you, we’ve gathered them all right here!  Overwatch adds Sarah Kerrigan (as a skin)  In honor of StarCraft’s 20th anniversary, Blizzard is rolling out gifts across all …

The Destiny (opens in new tab) series is a bit of an anomaly in the games market. Its unique blend of first-person shooting and large-scale multiplayer exists in very few games, so Bungie’s behemoth stands in a genre relatively unopposed (though Warframe and The Division do come to mind). But …

Lara Croft has seen many iterations over the years, from the pointy polygonal archaeologist of the original games to the hardened survivor of the recent Tomb Raider reboots. And as it turns out, Alicia Vikander – star of the upcoming Tomb Raider film – has a place in her heart …

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down (with the latest and hottest news) on Friday.  Ivy Valentine and Zasalamel are back in Soul Calibur 6  It’s all thongs and shoulderpads around here today to celebrate the return of fighters Ivy Valentine and Zasalamel in the next Soul Calibur, one of our …

EA’s FIFA series is known for packing in a zillion players and leagues from across the globe, but it’s the fans who suffer when one of those players moves to a club that isn’t in the game – as it means their immediate removal from Ultimate Team (opens in new …