Right on schedule, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s available playlists have been refreshed for the first time this week. This week’s update is actually more involved than usual. First, the update took out Gunfight 3v3, replacing it with Gunfight Custom. In this version, players get to pick their loadouts. Deathmatch Domination is another mode debuting this week. Deathmatch Domination plays like regular Domination, except kills actually contribute to the team’s score....

The Vanguard Champion Hill alpha will be available August 27-29, kicking off at 10am PT, 1pm ET, 6pm UK. As the name suggests, this alpha will focus entirely on the new Champion Hill mode, an evolution of Gunfight mode introduced in 2019’s Modern Warfare. Champion Hill can be played in 2v2 and 3v3 configurations. It’s essentially multiple Gunfight games going on at once, where different squads fight each other across four parts of a big map....

Over the weekend, Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare technically ran a double everything promotion. That’s double XP, double weapon XP, and double Battle Pass XP. Unfortunately, servers took a bit of tumble over the weekend, as has been increasingly common recently. This sadly meant that many simply missed out on XP, to say nothing of disconnects and other mishaps that seriously hurt everyone’s XP earn rate. To make up for all that lost time, Infinity Ward decided to re-enable double everything again all week in both Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare....

The launch of Season three in Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare brought no shortage of new content and fixes. Multiplayer got new maps, and Warzone’s floor loot was refreshed with new silenced weapons. Warzone also got a new mode in the form of Quads, a four-player variant in both battle royale and Plunder. Though there are many welcome fixes in the Season three patch, not everyone was on board with Quads....

But something significant’s happened in racing games since a Gran Turismo game with a number on the end last released (GT6 in 2013). In fact, a lot’s happened since GT Sport in 2017. In the last couple of years when much of our time’s been spent indoors, sim racing has surged in popularity, grown in legitimacy in the eyes of the motorsport world as a way into racing, and the sims people chase ghost laps in for weeks on end have an unprecedented level of - well, simulation....

It’s also backwards-compatible for most PS4 titles which is a spot of good news, isn’t it? But we’re not here to look backwards. We must meet the future’s gaze square in the eye, open up a Newegg tab on our browser and figure out what kind of PC the PS5 specs would make. So let’s do that. Because we must. But first, a proviso: direct comparisons are a fool’s errand This spat emerges whenever a new console arrives, so let’s head it off at the pass in this article by making clear that PCs and consoles are fundamentally different tech ecosystems, and trying to equate the specs of one to another is a fuzzy business....

See, most games with cards in them have already decided the specifics of the move. The intricacies of every action are predetermined. Your job is to make the decision; to decide which cards to play, which to discard and which can enter the deck you bring in. There’s certainly value in having some power to shape the outcome, but you can only do so from a distance. I want to be the one to deliver the punch, to fail a block and eat a hit....

Devolver Digital announced today that Carrion, a game where you stalk and consume those who imprisoned you, will be released on July 23. It will be available for PC, Switch, Xbox One, and through Xbox Game Pass. Described as a ‘reverse horror’ game, in it, you play an amorphous creature of unknown origin whose only goal is to “spread fear and panic: throughout the facility where you were imprisoned. You will both grow and evolve as you acquire more devastating abilities “on the path to retribution....

In the free-to-play Catslehold, you will travel to a world formed by a tear in space and time. Here you will recruit Vikings, cowboys, cyber soldiers, ninjas, and more to battle. You will capture villages to acquire resources, deploy elite units, and utilize commander abilities. Here’s the synopsis: When a cataclysmic event shatters space and time, champions from all eras of history find themselves struggling to survive in a mysterious realm known as the Drift....

Cyberpunk 2077’s troubles seem to be continuing in the new year, coming off what could only be described as one of the roughest game launches in history. A shocking technical state on PS4 and Xbox One ended up getting the game pulled from the PlayStation Store, with many major stores - including retail - offering refunds to disgruntled customers. Some disappointed investors are even taking CD Projekt to court over allegedly misleading them about the state of the game on last-gen consoles....

The Nier Replicant trailer showcases gameplay in the Barren Temple, which was previously hidden in a sandstorm. In the video, you can see the Protagonist navigate ancient puzzles, defeat Shades, and confront mysterious, sentient cubes. Nier Replicant will release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox One X/S, and PC through Steam on April 23. A prequel to Nier: Automata, which has sold 4.85 million copies, you can expect a remaster featuring more polish, rerecorded voice performances, and more....

Fall Guys Season 4 dropped yesterday, and if you missed the fun launch trailer here it is. The new season features seven sci-fi-inspired new levels, plenty of challenges, costumes, other features, and an Among Us costume cross-over. You can also expect a 60-player gauntlet with “Low Gravity Zones, Forcefields, Flippity Bippities, Chonky Buttons, and Spicy Light Swingers.” The game is available for PC through Steam and on PlayStation 4. Recently purchased by Epic Games, the Mediatonic-developed game will continue to be made available on those platforms along with future updates....

There’s no doubt that the burgeoning media franchise that is Final Fantasy 7 has picked up a lot of new fans since the remake launched in 2020, introducing an entire generation of fresh players to a universe that has been steadily expanding since 1997 with multiple prequels and film projects making up the “Compilation of Final Fantasy VII” metaseries. Crisis Core originally released in 2007, ten years after the original game, and is widely considered to be the best of FF7’s spin-offs, chronicling the life of a key fan-favourite character and re-examining a pivotal moment in the timeline that casts a deep shadow over the rest of the series....

Pearl Abyss, the developers of MMORPG Black Desert Online, announced today cross-play is coming to the game on PS4 and Xbox One March 4. Released on consoles last year, the game is currently celebrating its fourth anniversary in North America and Europe. The MMO is known not only for its lovely visuals and a skill-based combat system, but for having one of if not the best character creation features around....

As it stands, we know very little about Crysis Remastered, which was leaked-then-revealed last week. We do know it’s coming to PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch, and that it will support software-based ray tracing, but that’s kind of about it. On the weekend, Saber Interactive boss Tim Willits posted a couple of Tweets indicating that more information will be revealed soon. Saber is, of course, the developer behind the remaster....

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is an anime coming to Netflix in 2022, and it was produced by CD Projekt Red and animated by Japan-based animation company, Studio Trigger. The team at CDPR has been working on this new series since 2018. Hiroyuki Imaishi (Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, Promare) will direct the series along with assistant director Masahiko Otsuka (Gurren Lagann, Promare). The creative director is Hiromi Wakabayashi (Kill la Kill), the character designers are Yoh Yoshinari (Little Witch Academia , BNA: Brand New Animal) and Yuto Kaneko (Little Witch Academia), and the adapted screenplay is by Yoshiki Usa (S SSS....

Emails are apparently being sent out for a Cyberpunk 2077 beta, and CD Projekt Red says the invites are a scam. The studio said to keep an eye on the email address to prove its a scam, as the only communication for a beta would come from CDProjektRed.com. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings — Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) July 30, 2020 CD Projekt said in a reply to a Twitter user in the thread it has no plans for a beta....

Given the complete contrast of genres, crossover between The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 seemed unlikely, though then again so did Monster Hunter: World and Soulcalibur 6. Nonetheless, Cyberpunk game director Adam Badowski had previously made known that he was totally against any kind of crossover. Meanwhile, Doug Cockle - Geralt of Rivia’s voice actor - had also confirmed that he wasn’t asked by CD Projekt Red to do any voice work for the game, dashing any hopes of a cameo in the sci-fi blockbuster....

This week’s free game on the Epic Games Store is Death Coming, a puzzle game where you play as the Grim Reaper. In it, you will use ordinary objects which will lead to various demises. Basically, you will be causing death, and harvesting souls while adhering to the Free Will Clause. Each level is a large non-linear puzzle within a variety of pixel art environments such as a suburban neighborhood, and a secret military lab....

But none was more blatant than Monster energy drinks, which not only show up everywhere in-game, they’re tied into a game mechanic: drinking them boosts Sam’s stamina. Given how the entirety of Death Stranding is about travelling vast distances to deliver packages, stamina is a crucial element. The Death Stranding Director’s Cut, which launches tomorrow on PS5, adds a host of new missions, new items, and refines existing mechanics. But there’s more, because for some reason, Kojima and co....