Epic Games, in partnership with Microsoft and the Fortnite community, has raised over $100 million which will go towards humanitarian relief efforts in war-torn Ukraine. The funds were raised from all the proceeds from the PC, Xbox, and mobile versions of the popular battle royale shooter since March 20th. “Epic is committing all its Fortnite proceeds from March 20, 2022 [...]
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PlanetSide 2’s huge arsenal of weapons just got even bigger as the Arsenal Update officially hits the live servers after a short stint on the PTS. As we previously reported, the massive update gives players access to thousands of new weapon setups with the addition of over 800 new attachments and the ability to use existing ones with more weapon [...]
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When Fortnite first launched in 2017 the popular shooter was initially a PvE game where players would build forts to defend and survive against waves of zombies. A battle royale mode was later added that allowed players to build structures that can be used to access hard-to-reach areas, quickly whip up defenses in a firefight, or build towering sniper’s nests. [...]
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The Cycle: Frontier players having the time of their lives in the ongoing beta test will get a little more time to run amok in the game. Developer Yager Developments has announced that they’re extending the second closed beta by a full two weeks on account of the start delay and issues that still need to be addressed in the [...]
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Gear up and prepare to ship out as squad-based multiplayer shooter CROWZ gets an official launch date. The free-to-play title will be arriving on Steam Early Access on March 29th with two distinct game modes to choose from: Squad Operation and Blood Zone. Squad operation is a 4-man squad battle royale-style mode where players compete with other squads to collect [...]
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World War 2 Online developer Cornered Rat Software has a whole host of new features planned for the first-person MMO shooter this year. To be able to deliver these new features, which include the iconic MG-42 machine gun and a switch to Unreal Engine 5, the team is going to need help from the community by way of a new [...]
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At the top of the week, Epic Games announced that they will be donating all Fortnite profits from March 20th to April 3rd to aid humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine. As of today, the studio reports that they’ve already raised over $50 million with more than a week left in the campaign. That’s as much as some entire countries have [...]
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Hi-Rez Studios’ mythology-inspired third person MOBA SMITE is celebrating its 8th birthday today and the team is marking the occasion with two new events, a new battle pass, and a new set of god skins. First up is the Heavenly Light event which comes with new skins for players to unlock or purchase as well as new questlines to complete. [...]
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It’s looking to be a busy year for Team17 as the British indie developer and publisher follows up its Ship of Fools reveal last week with another game announcement. This time around, we’re looking at a new first-person multiplayer looter shooter called Marauders that’s being developed by UK-based indie studio Small Impact Games. “Set in an early-1990s dieselpunk alternate future, [...]
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There seems to be no shortage of 2D roguelite games these days as another one appears on our radar. Asmodee Digital and Doom Turtle have announced a new entry into the genre, a 16-bit retro hack and slash game called Ember Knights that’s headed to Steam Early Access next month. “Featuring a retro pixel-art universe, Ember Knights will immerge players [...]
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