Activision Blizzard Report: Call of Duty’s annual release wobbles, but Treyarch moves up to save itPolygon - Owen S. GoodCall of Duty’s production is in trouble, but the franchise will still hit its 16th annual release in 2020, according to another bang-up report from Kotaku about what’s going on inside Activision’s stable
PlayStation The Division 2’s first raid is impossible for console players, apparently (update)Polygon - Owen S. GoodRaids are meant to be hard, but the first one in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is so hard that so far, no players on console have managed to beat it. PC users managed to do so within hours of the raid, Dark
Epic Games Store GameStop’s Memorial Day sale, Epic’s Mega sale, Nintendo Switch vouchers, and more of the week’s best dealsPolygon - Emily HellerMemorial Day weekend usually brings some good good deals, but the sales are starting a little early this year. GameStop kicked off its Memorial Day sale on Sunday, offering discounts on games, accessories,
Play buttonRainbow Six Rainbow Six Siege’s next operator looks like The Onion’s accountantPolygon - Owen S. GoodThere’s something familiar about Rainbow Six Siege’s newest operator, the defender named Warden. While some might think he resembles season 1, episode 1 Walter White (and PC Gamer calls him “your dad as
World of Warcraft Those World of Warcraft: Classic bugs aren’t bugs, y’allPolygon - Owen S. GoodWorld of Warcraft is a 15-year-old video game. World of Warcraft: Classic is designed to play like its earliest forms. That means some parts of it are, quite literally, features and not bugs. But some
Borderlands Borderlands 3: Everything we know about the endgamePolygon - Ryan GilliamIn 2009, Borderlands helped invent the looter-shooter genre -- which blends the gameplay of a shooter with the loot hunts of a Diablo-like action RPG. A few years later, Borderlands 2 continued to rule
John Wick Fortnite’s official John Wick skin has made things kinda awkwardPolygon - Patricia HernandezFor over a year now, Fortnite has had a bearded suit-wearing skin, The Reaper, that everyone referred to as “John Wick.” And now there’s an actual John Wick skin, which is literally called John Wick. first
The Elder Scrolls Just like Game of Thrones, there’s a Starbucks cup mod for SkyrimPolygon - Owen S. GoodWell, I suppose this was inevitable. Right as it appeared the Starbucks-Cup-in-Game-of-Thrones was dying out as a thing, some wit has reanimated it as a mod for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. “Skyland Coffee”
PlayStation Diablo 3’s Season 17 adds new difficulties and a seasonal buffPolygon - Ryan GilliamDiablo 3 hasn’t had a major content release in two years, since Blizzard released the Necromancer pack. But the Diablo 3 seasons continue. Starting May 17 at 8 p.m. EST, Diablo 3 Season 17 goes live. Blizzard’s
Play buttonFortnite Fortnite players are shooting an octopus in the hopes of winning $3MPolygon - Patricia HernandezTrials for the Fortnite Creative World Cup are well underway, and this week players are being challenged with a level where only the most outrageous shooting counts. It’s not enough to land the shot; got
Riot Games Riot Games will not allow employees to opt out of arbitration, despite company-wide walk outPolygon - Austen GoslinRiot Games employees took part in a company-wide walk out on May 6 to protest several of the company’s employment policies, including the use of forced arbitration in response to employee lawsuits. Riot
Destiny 2 Destiny 2 Xur location and items, May 17-20Polygon - Ryan GilliamIf you played Destiny, you may be familiar with Xur, the weekly Exotic item merchant. In Destiny 2, he’s back, and he now appears all over the map. This week, he’s on Titan. You can find Xur to the east
PlayStation Bungie is nerfing Destiny 2’s most popular weaponsPolygon - Ryan GilliamIn its weekly blog post, Bungie announced plans to nerf some of Destiny 2’s most popular Exotic items in Season of Opulence. Bungie announced that their goal is to keep endgame activities like raids a
PlayStation Metro Exodus’ first DLC expansion coming this summer, will be available on SteamPolygon - Owen S. GoodWhen Metro Exodus launched back in February, players were able to purchase versions that included an Expansion Pass. 4A Games and publisher Deep Silver have now outlined what that entails, and when new
Gaming The genius of No Man’s Sky’s imaginative architectsPolygon - Patricia HernandezOut in the Yihelli Quadrant of the Euclid Galaxy, where all No Man’s Sky players begin their adventures, there’s a solar system made up of 6 planets. You won’t find bases, or anyone living on these planets.
Ubisoft Skull & Bones delayed again, this time to 2020Polygon - Owen S. GoodSkull & Bones, the open-world pirate adventure Ubisoft first showed at E3 2017, won’t launch until the spring of 2020 at the earliest, and won’t be shown off at this year’s expo. That’s the second-such
Warframe What’s it like to start Warframe in 2019?Polygon - Cass MarshallIt’s been a rough few months for big budget games-as-a-service shooters. Titles like Anthem, which promised an expansive world of looter shooter combat, haven’t managed to stick the landing. Other titles,
Epic Games Store ‘Epic Mega Sale’ on Epic Games Store offers deep discounts and free games each weekPolygon - Emily HellerAfter accidentally announcing it in a Fortnite popup, the Epic Games Store’s first major sale is here and it’s an “Epic Mega” one. Every game at the storefront priced over $14.99 will be $10 off, with
Steam Link After long delay, Steam Link finally supports Apple iOS devicesPolygon - Owen S. GoodValve’s Steam Link app is now available for iOS devices, a year after the company originally offered the app to Apple users, only to have it rejected by the App Store. The Steam Link allows users to play
Play button Rocket Arena is deathmatch without the deathPolygon - Michael McWhertorWhat if there was a competitive first-person, arena-style shooter where no one died? That’s the question that inspired Rocket Arena, a new rockets-only shooter from Final Strike Games, a Bellevue, Washington-based
Play buttonPlayStation What makes tactical shooter Project Boundary different? It’s entirely zero gravityPolygon - Charlie HallProject Boundary is a remarkable new first-person shooter currently in development for Windows PC and PlayStation 4. It puts futuristic ballistic firearms into the hands of astronauts, military contractors
Play buttonJohn Wick Fortnite’s John Wick mode is livePolygon - Owen S. GoodFortnite’s John Wick-themed limited time mode is officially live. Epic Games outlined the rules for the mode as well as all the rewards players may earn in a post this morning. Officially called “Wick’s
Play buttonXbox Game Pass Sci-fi heist adventure Void Bastards launches at the end of MayPolygon - Owen S. GoodVoid Bastards, which blends strategy, shooting, roguelike elements and sardonic humor, is coming on May 29, Humble Bundle announced yesterday. The game is launching on Windows PC as well as Xbox One, it
State of Decay (Video Game) State of Decay 2 lulled me into complacency then tore my heart outPolygon - Cass MarshallState of Decay 2 has been updated since its launch, and the game recently introduced a “Choose Your Own Apocalypse” game mode that shakes up the starting model a little. This update hasn’t revolutionized
PlayStation A Red Dead Redemption 2 discount, new Twitch Prime perks, and more gaming dealsPolygon - Emily HellerThis week, we saw some all-time low prices on PC gaming hardware, as well as one of the best games of 2018, Rockstar Games’ supremely weird Red Dead Redemption 2. Rockstar Games’ follow-up to 2010’s Red
Play buttonLas Vegas, NV There’s a new world record for sleeping with everyone in Fallout: New VegasPolygon - Patricia HernandezWhere to even begin with this incredible play-through of Fallout: New Vegas, where an intrepid speedrunner manages to sleep with every single eligible bachelor in record time? It’s the best thing I’ve
Fortnite Here are all the players for the 2019 Fortnite celebrity Pro-AmPolygon - Austen GoslinIf we’ve learned one thing over the last year it’s that just about everyone plays Fortnite. To celebrate that fact, Epic Games is once again hosting a Fortnite celebrity Pro-Am. This is the second year
Play buttonWorld of Warcraft World of Warcraft’s “Safe Haven” cinematic shows the return of ThrallPolygon - Ryan GilliamBlizzard recently revealed its newest World of Warcraft cinematic. Safe Haven details how Horde insurrectionist Varok Saurfang found and recruited Thrall to the Horde’s cause. The cinematic starts with
Borderlands 3 The biggest changes coming to Borderlands 3Polygon - Ryan GilliamBorderlands 3 is still a few months away, but players already have a good idea of the major changes coming to the game. In its gameplay reveal stream earlier this month, Gearbox showed off a few new features
