My husband and I rarely play games together after we had an actual fight over his loot examination practices in the first Borderlands. What The Division 2 gets rightAfter struggling through several rough attempts to get the gang together in other online games, playing The Division 2 with a husband — or anyone, really — is an absolute treat. And The Division 2 works better at launch than most other games of this type in recent memory. My husband hopped into the in-progress mission, and enemies sc

If you missed Tuesday’s Amazon deal on PC gaming accessories, Best Buy is currently running a similar 24-hour flash sale. The Best Buy event discounts gaming headsets, keyboards, and mice, as well as TVs and monitors. There are a bunch of 4K TVs included in the flash sale at every price point, from the 43-inch LG model, on sale under $300, to the 65-inch Samsung NU8000, down to $849.99 — the lowest price we’ve seen on this model yet. More gaming highlights from Best Buy’s 24-hour flash sale are

Unlike Fortnite’s popular Battle Pass, which involves completing a variety of different challenges for experience points, Apex Legends’ first season pass is a basic experience grind. When you actually run the math, Apex Legends’ Battle Pass probably doesn’t take longer to unlock than Fortnite’s, and Apex Legends actually features some quality-of-life improvements that theoretically make its leveling process more approachable for less dedicated players. But none of that matters, because Apex Lege

Somebody had to be really, really, really crazy, and it’s better that your lead designer isn’t. He’s this programmer who knows the guts of the engine and the game really, really well, and he was sort of our general go-to firefighter. Noah Berry(environment artist) Morrowind was a broader reach in terms of what environment art meant. And it actually worked really, really well. Originally, we were going to be a PC-only title, but Todd wanted really, really badly to get Morrowind on the Xbox.

Gearbox Software has released a new teaser trailer for an upcoming Borderlands game to get everyone ready for its livestream from PAX East tomorrow at 2 p.m. EDT. You can watch the teaser above, although you won’t see any gameplay or hints about what the game will actually be, outside of cameos from some well-known characters and enemies. The teaser is called “Mask of Mayhem.”It’s a stylish way to get fans excited for the series again, without showing anything that would dull the impact of the a

Wolfenstein: Youngblood, the next chapter of MachineGames’ twisted and violent alternate history, will launch July 26, publisher Bethesda Softworks announced Wednesday. Bethesda also announced that the co-op shooter may be shared and played among friends for free (with a few conditions). The Buddy Pass may also be shared among multiple friends, although only one at a time may play with the owner. All pre-orders (the basic edition is $29.99) will get further cosmetic bonuses in something called t

Dance Central for VR will launch alongside the new Oculus Quest headset this spring, and will also come to Oculus Rift. The new Dance Central plays much like its Xbox predecessors: Players dance to choreography in time to popular dance hits. But Harmonix is designing Dance Central’s VR dance routines with virtual reality headsets in mind. Players will be able to customize their avatars for Dance Central VR multiplayer with an extensive virtual wardrobe. Expect 32 songs on the soundtrack when Dan

Fortnite’s v8.20 patch is bringing some major changes to the game, just in time for World Cup qualifying. Epic Games has also added a new game mode in the patch called Floor is Lava. This patch also adds Arena mode, the first game mode that players will need to compete in to reach the World Cup qualifiers. All changes above remain enabled in the new Arena Game Mode. 10 health damage per tick.

There are 271 video clips that make up the narrative of Her Story, but the game’s intentionally cumbersome search engine only lets players view five at a time. “Obviously it’s a video game,” Barlow said. With four interconnected stories that take place over two years, Telling Lies is a much meatier game. The game’s core mystery is still under wraps, but as in Her Story, there’s a search box, and each of the video clips is searchable. Barlow said Telling Lies’ video scrubbing feature is intention

At the 2019 Game Developers Conference, I spoke with Nyamyam’s Jennifer Schneidereit about the game’s origin and what makes Forman’s life uniquely ideal for a video game. According to Schneidereit, Forman’s real advantage may have been his understanding of a small interconnected community: He would serve entire families and people with business ties. Technically, the goal of Astrologaster is to appease said patients so that they vouch for Forman’s medical excellence, earning him a medical licens

FromSoftware, the developers of Bloodborne, Dark Souls, and now Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, have always trolled their fans with surprise enemies. While From fans always expect to learn through death, players have found a new enemy in Sekiro that may take the cake for most creative encounter. [Warning: This post contains spoilers for the first 10 hours of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In actuality, the assassin is hiding on a kite attached to the side of the castle. But all players — even and especia

Now, developer 4A Games is giving back with a massive new patch. The big news is that Exodus will now include a new game plus mode. New game plus will even feature developer commentary, which will be scattered throughout the game in the form of new collectible items called Green Tape Players. The Ranger Update also has your run of the mill performance tweaks and bug fixes, as well as some significant quality of life upgrades. Ironically, following a last-minute decision to sell the game exclusiv

Anthem’s latest patch brings Legendary Missions and cosmetic Elysian Caches to BioWare’s mech-based RPG. This new patch marks the final Anthem update for March and the “evolving world” section of the roadmap. Legendary Missions are repeatable versions of the story missions in Anthem. BioWare states that Legendary Missions will drop better gear than normal missions. At launch, the Elysian Caches offer 67 different vanity unlocks.

SNK’s weapon-based fighting game series, Samurai Shodown, will get its first new entry in more than a decade in June. In the new Samurai Shodown, players can defeat each other in as little as three hits under certain conditions. The new Samurai Shodown will be a prequel to the original game, and will include much of the cast from that 1993 Neo Geo fighting game. Grid View Samurai Shodown SNKSamurai Shodown SNKSamurai Shodown SNKSamurai Shodown SNKSamurai Shodown SNKSamurai Shodown SNKSamurai Sho

Sony has confirmed to our sister publication, The Verge, that it will no longer allow retail partners to sell digital download codes for PlayStation 4 games. The popular account, known for uncovering gaming deals far and wide, posted a memo detailing the changes that was circulated internally at GameStop. While GameStop’s public relations team has not yet responded to our requests to validate the text of the memo, it seems that Sony’s policy is nonetheless very real. To accommodate, Sony said th

Daedalic Entertainment has announced that it’s working on a new Lord of the Rings action-adventure game that will be released in 2021 for PC and “all relevant console platforms at that time.” The game will be called The Lord of the Rings – Gollum, and will focus on that titular character. The Lord of the Rings – Gollum will be based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien, and will follow Gollum’s path through those books, but it “will also explore new events and details” from that journey. So expect som

April’s lineup of free games for Xbox Live Gold subscribers doesn’t offer any recent heavy hitters on Xbox One, but the throwback games on Xbox 360 and the original Xbox are the highlights of the list. During the first half of the month, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 — the 2005 Xbox shooter from the now-defunct Pandemic Studios and LucasArts — will be available free via Xbox Games With Gold. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, which was originally released in 2007 on the Xbox 360, will be

We’ve known about Streets of Rage 4 for awhile, but I never totally believed it would be released. Developed by Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games, and published by DotEmu in association with Sega, Streets of Rage 4 features the beat-’em-up combat of the original trilogy and a new art style. The trailer features series protagonists Axel and Blaze, along with some villains inspired by previous entries. Presumably we will learn their identities ahead of the game’s release. DotEmu has yet to announce

The news comes from CEO Andrew Wilson, who shared a brief statement on the official EA news website. Representatives from EA tell Polygon staff reductions will come from the marketing, publishing, and operations teams. One organization, Game Workers Unite, even has the vocal support of the AFL-CIO. So far, no union group within any game industry organization in the United States has stepped forward to demand recognition, but many believe this is the year it may finally happen. “This is a difficu