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Dying Light developer Techland has announced a release window for the series' new battle royale-style mode, Bad Blood. The mode will launch as a standalone game on PC via Steam Early Access this September, with its Global Playtest beta kicking off later this week.Players will be able to jump into the Early Access version of Bad Blood by purchasing the $19.90 Founder's Pack, which includes access to the game along with 1,000 Blood Bucks (Bad Blood's in-game currency) and a handful of exclusive items. Among them is a Legendary mask and the Founder's Pass, which will grant players three Legendary skins over the course of three months.Billed as a "brutal royale game," Dying Light: Bad Blood mixes PvP and PvE elements with Dying Light's signature style of gameplay. 12 players enter a zombie-infested map and must scrounge for resources, weapons, and blood samples from the infected. The latter are particularly vital, as players will have to collect enough samples to secure a seat on the evac … [Read more...] about Dying Light’s New Battle Royale-Style Mode, Bad Blood, Release Window Announced

Rainbow Six Siege continues to expand, and it will soon do so once more with Operation Grim Sky. The new DLC drop adds two new Operators, Maverick and Clash, and reworks an old map. Now, Ubisoft has finally revealed all the details on the Operators.Clash, as we suspected from previous teasers, carries a shield similar to the one used by Montagne. The shield is always fully extended when equipped and, although she cannot hold a gun while using her shield, it does have an added electricity shot capability that slows enemies while dealing a small amount of damage. Her ability makes her the first defender to carry a shield and a useful support Operator, allowing her to gather intel on enemy positions and distracting them while teammates pick them off.The new attacker is named Maverick, and his unique tool is a blowtorch that can burn through reinforced walls silently. Ostensibly an alternative to Hibana and Thermite, he can open up objective rooms to allow greater lines of sight--and kill … [Read more...] about New Rainbow Six Siege Operators For Operation Grim Sky Detailed

Only a couple years after Fallout 4's release, Bethesda surprised fans by officially announcing Fallout 76, the next entry in its beloved post-apocalyptic RPG franchise. The new game was revealed in a trailer after a series of teases, and Bethesda discussed it in more detail at E3 2018 and more recently at QuakeCon 2018. While there's still so much we do not yet know about Bethesda's upcoming game, the company has offered some clarity on Fallout 76's most curious features and additions to the Fallout formula.To ensure you're kept up to date on everything there is to know about Fallout 76, we've compiled all the information we have on the game so far: the platforms it's on, its online functionality, its anti-griefing features, and where the game falls in the series' timeline.What is Fallout 76?Fallout 76 is a prequel to all of the previous Fallout games. Set in 2102, you play an inhabitant of Vault 76 who emerges from the shelter 25 years after the bombs fell on America. Your task is … [Read more...] about Fallout 76: Release Date, PvP, Perks, And What We Know

We're more than halfway through 2018 now, but there are still plenty of games to look forward to this year. While summer has traditionally been a slow period for game releases, August stands as a stark exception to that rule, with a variety of great titles coming to each platform this month, from WarioWare Gold for 3DS to the console release of the critically acclaimed Divinity: Original Sin II and much more.With so many releases on the way, it can be easy to lose track of all the great games coming over the next few weeks. We've rounded up a list of the biggest games launching this month below to give you a quick glimpse at some of the notable titles in store for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC in August 2018. For a look at all of the major games coming throughout the rest of the year, be sure to check out our complete list of game release dates in 2018.Monster Hunter World (PC) -- August 9You need a javascript enabled browser to watch videos.Monster Hunter World - PC Gameplay … [Read more...] about Game Release Dates In August 2018: Switch, PS4, PC, And Xbox One

The newest Fortnite patch, v5.21, launched this week on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile. For Battle Royale, it adds two limited-time modes, Soaring 50s and Sniper Shootout, while a new weapon--the wall-piercing and super-deadly Heavy Sniper--joins the arsenal. You can read the full patch notes here. We've spent some time with the new update and here are our thoughts:Soaring 50s LTM Is A Letdown:A variant of the standard 50v50 mode, Soaring 50s gets its name from its focus on giving you more mobility options. The biggest part of this is that you can re-deploy your glider when you're anywhere higher than 10 meters in the air. You will also find a greater-than-normal number of launch pads, bounce pads, and impulse grenades to give you more opportunities to zoom through the air.I played a handful of Soaring 50s matches and found the experience to be mostly the same as the standard 50v50. It's the same fast, frenetic, and frame rate chugging experience you've come to know and … [Read more...] about Fortnite v5.21 Update Impressions: The Good And The Bad