Grand Theft Auto 5 and Grand Theft Auto Online is available Tuesday on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X — an enhanced version with new gameplay elements, too. If you’ve already played Grand Theft Auto Online, which you probably have since the game has been out for so long, you can migrate your character over […]
Borderlands spinoff Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will have full cross-platform play
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired fantasy spinoff of Gearbox’s Borderlands franchise, will feature full cross-play on all platforms when the game launches on March 25. Gearbox president Randy Pitchford announced support for cross-platform play across PlayStation, PC, and Xbox devices in a tweet on Sunday. The announcement is notable because Gearbox’s most recent […]
For Honor is finally getting cross-play
Almost five years and one month after For Honor’s launch, the game is getting cross-play on March 17, Ubisoft announced on Thursday. The new cross-play initiative will launch in two phases, with the first coming at the start of the game’s year six plans. Phase two is in active development and Ubisoft didn’t clarify an […]
FIFA Ultimate Team cards aren’t gambling, Dutch court says
A Netherlands court overturned a 2020 ruling that said the card packs in EA Sports’ FIFA Ultimate Team were a form of gambling, and rescinded a €10 million fine levied for violating Dutch gambling law. The Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division, the highest court in the Netherlands, on Wednesday ruled that acquiring and opening FUT card […]
Elite Dangerous console development canceled, new content will be for PC only
Development of the console version of Elite Dangerous is canceled, meaning that players on PlayStation and Xbox devices will never get to play the latest expansion, Elite Dangerous: Odyssey. Frontier Developments made the announcement on Thursday. The decision follows a lengthy effort to shore up the game on PC. “Over the last several months, we […]
Destiny 2’s new raid is prophesizing doom in Destiny 2: Lightfall
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen’s new raid is filled with juicy lore bits, but one section in particular has the community nervous. One wall in the Vow of the Disciple raid showcases a list of potential symbols, with only one or two lit up per run. But the symbols are always in the same places […]
Dinosaurs invade Earth in Capcom’s Exoprimal, coming 2023
Capcom is reaching for a kitchen sink full of awesome in Exoprimal, which will have players donning super-cool mech suits to take on an extradimensional dinosaur incursion when it launches next year. The all-new IP was revealed at the beginning of Wednesday’s State of Play live stream. Exoprimal will launch on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, […]
Ukrainian official calls for Xbox, PlayStation, and others to bar Russian players amid invasion
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, is urging gaming companies like Microsoft and Sony to temporarily pull out of Russian markets and block Russian accounts amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. In an open letter published Wednesday on Twitter, Fedorov suggested these actions will “motivate the citizens of Russia to proactively stop the disgraceful military […]
YouTubers are mastering Elden Ring rune farming so you can too
When you first start Elden Ring, you don’t have much in the way of armor — at least for some classes. To put it bluntly, you are weak in a harsh world. The way that players level up and increase stats, of course, is by collecting runes. Runes are part-experience points and part currency, and […]
Tennis star Naomi Osaka is Fortnite’s latest sports crossover star
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka, the two-time U.S. and Australian Open champion, is the latest crossover celebrity to join Fortnite. Osaka, wearing two outfits, will be available beginning Thursday, March 3, along with a one-day, tournament-format event awarding her looks and bling to participating players. Osaka’s appearances will be the 23rd and 24th outfits in Fortnite’s […]