You’d be forgiven for not remembering that Firestorm, Battlefield 5’s late entry into the battle royale subgenre, even existed. The mode released nearly a year ago and was praised at the time for some original mechanics, but not much else. The people who stuck with it beyond the first week will tell you that it’s been treated as DICE’s red-headed stepchild. Since launch, countless problems plagued Firestorm. The loot system, for instance, creates an explosion of items impossible to efficiently sort through when a player is killed, and has remained the same since launch....

The most important updates are those made to the game’s cards – these affect your overall build and influence how the game works out for you as you progress further into the various undead-filled levels, after all. Here’s a quick rundown of which cards have been changed, and the new effect they have: Negative ammo capacity effects from cards now apply instantly after the card is drawn Batter Up – Melee Damage adjusted to 40% from 50% Brazen – Stamina efficiency adjusted to 20% from 30% Breakout – Decreased use time to 3 seconds from 4 seconds Face Your Fears – Adjusted to 2 Temporary Health from 3 Fresh Bandage – Now instantly applies its trauma heal effect when spawning into the safe room it is selected in Ignore The Pain – Now restores health instead of providing Temporary Health Inspiring Sacrifice – Heal decreased to 20 over 15 seconds from 25 over 20 seconds Mean Drunk – Melee Damage adjusted to 60% from 75% Meth Head – Stamina efficiency adjusted to 30% from 40% Money Grubbers – Now grants 3 bonus copper per stack (from 5) and a max bonus of 75 (from 100) Spikey Bits – Melee Damage adjusted to 20% from 25% True Grit – Heal increased to 10 from 8...

Inspired by the design of PS5’s DualSense wireless controller, the two companies worked in collaboration to bring you the Backbone One PlayStation Edition. It even features transparent face buttons like the DualSense, and sports a place to plug your Pulse 3D headset into the accessory. Those who have internet access and a PS5 or PS4 console can plug an iPhone into the Backbone One and start playing PlayStation games using the PS Remote Play app....

The news was shared on DICE and Battlefield’s social channels through the all-too-common statement JPEG. The developer cited “unforeseen challenges” brought on by building an ambitious game during a global pandemic. “We had hoped our teams would be back in our studios together as we move towards launch,” said DICE. “With the ongoing conditions not allowing that to happen safely, and with all the hard work the teams are doing from home, we feel it is important to take the extra time to deliver on the vision of Battlefield 2042 for our players....

News of the joint conference with Bethesda and Microsoft was revealed in an interview with Xbox Games Studios head Matt Booty. In the interview with French outlet Le Figaro (subscription required), it was said by the author Chloe Woitier the conference would happen within a few weeks, which likely means E3 2021 (thanks, IGN). Both Microsoft and Bethesda tend to host individual shows during the conference, but it makes sense this year considering the latter is now owned by the Xbox company....

To celebrate Arkane Studios’ 20th Anniversary, Bethesda wants to give you a free copy of the studio’s first game, Arx Fatalis. In order to claim your free copy, you will need to join the new Arkane Outsiders fan community. By joining the Outsiders, and signing up for email updates, you will receive a free digital copy of Arx Fatalis through the Bethesda.net launcher. Players will also receive a digital copy of the exclusive “Art of Arkane” digital artbook when joining....

Despite being so early on in the game, your choice has wide-reaching ramifications for your entire adventure, setting you on the path towards one of Biomutant’s branching endings. Should you ally with the Jagni or Myriad in Biomutant? By this point in the game, Biomutant has introduced its Aura morality system. Through your dialogue choices and actions, your character is either imbued with Light or Dark, depending on the outcome....

DeMarle knows story. Inside out. Just look at the critical reception to Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – pretty much every outlet you care to mention went off about the writing (even if the gameplay came with some caveats). You don’t need me to tell you how highly regarded the Deus Ex games are, either – Human Revolution, in particular, is notorious amongst narrative games fans for its player-driven plot, ludicrously good characterisation, and freedom of choice when it comes to how things play out....

In Brack’s place, Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra have been appointed co-leaders of Blizzard. Activision Blizzard president and COO Daniel Alegre announced the news today following a letter to all employees. “I am pleased to announce that, effective immediately, Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra have been appointed co-leaders of Blizzard,” reads the statement from Alegre. “Jen and Mike will share responsibility for the development and operational accountability for the company....

I’m not talking about getting battered online by people who then send you messages telling you to ‘learn 2 block’; I’m talking about the simple process of booting the game for the first time after buying it and downloading it or popping the disc in. I mean, seriously, what a mess. Here’s the process when you boot that game: First you have to agree to the End User License Agreement....

While BPM launched on PC about a year ago, it’s now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, and PS5. As a rhythm FPS, the twist here is that you can only shoot, jump, reload, and dodge on the beat of the music. This makes for a completely different feeling shooter, and one that has to be seen/played to truly get a sense of what’s going on. BPM features randomly generated dungeons, so you can keep coming back for a slightly different experience and work on improving your run....

As such, we’ll all be able to turn in to individual raiders and watch their progress live on Twitch starting 10AM PST / 1PM EST / 6PM GMT. Players taking part will have 24 hours to complete the raid as they race against each other to finish the content. Those who manage to complete the raid first will earn themselves some exclusive Vow of the Disciple world first behttps://www.vg247.com/destiny-2-witch-queen-lepidopterist-triumphlts - which they can mount next to all their lucent moths....

Infinity Ward has run through the patch – which weighs in at an impressive 20 GB – over on the game’s official site, highlighting just what’s going to be different for anyone booting up the game today. Yesterday, we saw developer Infinity Ward offer up a pre-load of the massive patch to players on PlayStation 4. PC and Xbox users have to download the huge update today, though, if they want to get online and play....

After about a month of waiting, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players everywhere finally got a new patch in the form of update 1.13. The download size was massive, all for a Crossbow, and five extra loadout slots. That’s about it for new content, the rest is either returning - like the Aniyah Palace map - or gameplay and balance tweaks. Unfortunately, the patch introduced a severe stat deletion problem that - although partially fixed - scared thousands of players when they saw the error message....

This guide will take you through our hand-crafted ST44 class. We’ll by focusing on the gun itself and the attachments you need to equip in order to get the most out of the assault rifle, explaining why each choice was made. Once we cover all the attachments, the overall loadout will be explained, including the secondary weapon and perks to take. Call of Duty: Vanguard STG44 loadout - best attachments When it comes to the STG44, the gun is at its best when optimised for mid-long range gunfights....

For a few hours leading up to the official Call of Duty: Warzone reveal earlier this week, an ad for the battle royale mode leaked on Twitch. In its fine print, it revealed that PlayStation Plus is a requirement for Warzone. This has since been debunked. Call of Duty: Warzone, like all other free-to-play games on PS4, does not require a PlayStation Plus membership. Sony and Activision, however, are offering Plus subscribers a free bonus....

2K Games has evidently opened a can of worms when it announced that NBA 2K21 will be priced $70 on PS5 and Xbox Series X. Although the publisher itself has since explained that it’s not saying $70 is the new standard, it didn’t stop everyone from asking all other publishers if they’re doing the same. Capcom is the latest target of this question. As part of the publisher’s Q1 earnings for FY2020, Capcom hosted a Q&A with investors, and the question of PS5 and Xbox Series X game prices came up....

So far we’ve seen a wide variety of titles coming out of Epic’s gift basket, with big-budget suspense thriller Alien: Isolation one day and indie darling Night in the Woods the next. Solitairica is one of the odd ducks on the list – less well known, and a little harder to classify. It’s a mashup of an RPG Rougelike with the classical card game Solitaire, with goofy cartoon visuals and a fairytale tone....

Epic Games has announced it will be a “few weeks” before we can expect the addition of cars to Fortnite. Cars were teased in the Chapter 2 Season 3 trailer released last month. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Our lawyers are currently sweating the policy details and fixing typos like ‘otter coverage’ instead of auto coverage. Due to this, many vehicles got taken for inspection....

The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red recently posted to Twitter some of the items it gifts employees who have worked at the company for a number of years. One is a neat, custom, hand-made leather jacket given to employees as a 10th-anniversary gift. It looks similar to the one worn by the main protagonist in Cyberpunk 2077. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings — CD PROJEKT RED (@CDPROJEKTRED) January 13, 2020 Two really cool electric guitars were handed out, along with a fun case for one employee who’s been with the company since 2009....