Yesterday, during the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 reveal event, developer Treyarch confirmed that the first-person shooter would have a battle royale game mode called Blackout. Since the reveal of the mode, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 fans have been doing their own investigation into how many players Blackout will feature. This scale is especially important given that the classic multiplayer experience in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is downsizing its player counts this year. Instead, of the six versus

Jam City has quietly released yet another update for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, and this one seems to be laying the groundwork for the mobile game’s future. The Forbidden Forest appears as one of the main areas players can travel to Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, located right underneath Hogsmeade on the list. This new update for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery does more than just add the Forbidden Forest to the list of areas players can travel to in the game. Overall, this new update for H

After teasing Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 earlier this year, Activision and Treyarch finally pulled the curtain back on the game through a livestream reveal. While players got a glimpse at Zombies and multiplayer, the livestream also confirmed a surprising omission to this year’s experience as well. Another major aspect of this decision was how Call of Duty players interact with these games nowadays. There’s still plenty fans don’t know, but Treyarch has hinted that characters will be made up from

Last December, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on PC received the desert map Miramar, which also signaled the game’s exit from early access. While the Xbox One version will likely stay in early access for the time being, the desert map Miramar is coming to the platform nevertheless, with a release date officially announced on a recent episode of Inside Xbox. As announced on Inside Xbox, the desert map Miramar for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is having its proper Xbox One release on May 24. Beyond

Today Rare announced that the much-anticipated Hungering Deep update is on track and will release on May 29 as part of the monthly Inside Xbox event. The Hungering Deep will be Sea of Thieves‘ first major content update, but certainly not its last. Details regarding The Hungering Deep are scant, which is entirely Rare’s intent. Sea of Thieves has already confirmed that six major content updates are planned for the rest of 2018, with The Hungering Deep being the first. The Hungering Deep, and eve

In addition to this, the PC version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will receive its own dedicated servers, which should help reduce lag and create an all-around more enjoyable experience for players on the platform. Activision didn’t stop with mere hardware support for the next entry in the Black Ops series, though. Black Ops 4 will also be the first entry to be released on Blizzard’s Battlenet platform. The reveal confirmed many rumors about Black Ops 4, like the lack of a traditional campaign an

It seems that Naughty Dog are now looking to fill some positions to help work on the title. Some of the areas with the most positions to fill are in the Art/Animation, Game Design, and Programming departments. There hasn’t been any confirmation from Naughty Dog on whether these positions needing filled is impacting the development or possible release window for the game. Naughty Dog is hiring for The Last of Us Part II! Visit our Careers page and apply today: https://t.co/UNWa0wCrJU #GameJobs pi

After taking a couple of years off from the annual exhibition, the Japanese publisher and developer Square Enix recently announced that it plans on hosting a special video press conference during E3 2018 in June, with many anticipating major reveals for Kingdom Hearts 3. Of course, it’s quite possible that Square Enix decided to avoid creating a realm built around Ralph’s as it would involve a heady dose of meta-narrative that might even be too complicated for Kingdom Hearts. Aside from Wreck-It

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has officially been unveiled, but the latest iteration of the series won’t be like those before it. Treyarch is adding a brand new battle royale mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 that the developer has branded Blackout. But Treyarch also promises that Blackout will deliver a unique battle royale experience that only a Call of Duty: Black Ops title could provide. More information on Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and the Blackout battle royale game mode will be forthcoming in

But this year, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is switching that up, by ditching single-player and solely focusing on the multiplayer gameplay that so many Call of Duty fans enjoy. With the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 multiplayer reveal trailer, publisher Activision and developer Treyarch explain how this year’s entry “raises the bar” for the franchise. Black Ops 4 will also bring back Specialists which were first introduced in Black Ops 3. However, the trailer does mention that Call of Duty: Black Ops

Speaking of which, it looks like the publisher and developer are putting a lot of effort into the undead franchise staple, as the game will launch with three fully-fledged Zombies experiences on day one. IX is an all-new Zombies experience coming to Call of Duty®: #BlackOps4 pic.twitter.com/AUOV2IdQnY — Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) May 17, 2018Iceberg? Watch the first look at Voyage of Despair, an all-new Zombies experience in Call of Duty®: #BlackOps4 pic.twitter.com/sLRZZUQewm — Call of Duty (@C

The Division 2 has been confirmed for a fiscal year 2019 release, according to financial reporting released by Ubisoft on Thursday. That means the highly anticipated multiplayer shooter sequel from Massive Entertainment should launch between now and March 2019. Within Ubisoft’s reporting on its fiscal year 2019 outlook, the company detailed three remaining AAA titles: The Division 2, The Crew 2, and an as-yet-unannounced title. Considering those franchises typically release in the fall, it lends

Ever since Red Dead Redemption 2 was announced for release on PS4 and Xbox One, PC gamers have been asking for Rockstar Games to also put out the game on their platform of choice. But many prospective Red Dead Redemption 2 players on PC will wonder what exactly will it take for Take-Two and Rockstar to confirm a PC version. Moreover, there was a lot of enthusiasm surrounding the PlayStation Now service which allows PC gamers to play Red Dead Redemption on their platform by streaming it through a

Today, Epic Games announced Solo Showdown, a new game mode that is the latest Limited Time event to hit Fortnite Battle Royale. Beginning today, Solo Showdown will run until May 21 at 10AM ET. Unlike other Limited Time Modes that have previously been added to the game, Solo Showdown “will not change core gameplay of the current Solo mode,” says Epic. Given that lots more new skins and cosmetics are headed to the game, Solo Showdown’s top 100 will have plenty of ways to spend their winnings. Sour

About a year ago, Square Enix announced its partnership with People Can Fly, the development studio behind the first-person shooter Bulletstorm, to reveal that the two were working together to create another new title in the coming years. Now, People Can Fly has decided to shed more light on the project by divulging the details that the forthcoming release from both of the companies is going to be a new “AAA shooter”. Of course, we will simply have to wait and see what’s in store for People Can

About a month ago, a report from the financial information website known as MarketWatch revealed that Grand Theft Auto 5 has managed to become the most profitable commercial entertainment product of all time, even beating out every film ever made. Now, it looks as if the open world crime title’s success continues unabated, as Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive has just recently revealed that the game’s sales have surpassed 95 million copies to date. This much was confirmed during

Referred to as “joint exploration,” multiple players can meet at the same place in the infinitely procedural universe of No Man’s Sky, though others can only be seen as floating orbs of light. Cover art for the Xbox One release has been data mined from the official No Man’s Sky site, displaying four characters gazing off into the distance on an alien planet. It will be interesting to see what the Xbox One release and (likely) addition of multiplayer does to the popularity of No Man’s Sky. While

Later today, at 10am Pacific time, Activision and Treyarch plan on properly unveiling Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 to the public as part of a special livestream event. The leaked box art for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 features three characters standing in front of the game’s logo. Check out the leaked box art for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 right here:Since this Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 box art leaked last night, it has started appearing on some gaming websites as an ad. This basically confirms that

For its fanbase, the company has revealed a new development roadmap that promises a fair number of goodies between now and September, including a brand new event coming this summer. That doesn’t mean, however, that Destiny 2 players will simply have to wait until then to get the most out of the game. The roadmap also reveals a new seasonal event known as “Solstice of Heroes” where players can celebrate accomplishments and earn new rewards, which appears to be taking place in July. As year 1 of D

In addition to this specific amendment, the overall map itself has had a plethora of design revamps take place following the implementation of the recent Update 4.2. In addition to Tilted Towers getting a tune up, Epic Games has decided to show some progress on Dusty Divot in more ways than one. While the updates made in Tilted Towers and Dusty Divot are somewhat expansive, Retail Row has seen its share of changes, too, albeit with a smaller tweak. In fact, many players are already looking forwa