In the garage, and next to the cactus, and by the fire, and… With a massive, dedicated community supporting it,PlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundscan go in any number of directions from here on out. One of the more effective ways to liven up the game? A change in scenery. More maps arein the works, and today, the team shared a glimpse of its new desert setting. I’m at our new@PUBATTLEGROUNDSoffice in Madison today. The team is working on our desert map....

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandorais upon us, offering an open-world action-adventure based on James Cameron’sAvatarfranchise. If you own multiple gaming consoles, or have friends who game on different platforms, you’ll naturally want to know if this Ubisoft title supports crossplay and cross-progression. Here’s what you need to know. Does Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora support co-op Crossplay? Yes,Avatar: Frontiers of Pandoradoes support crossplay! Ubisoft has confirmed this through theofficial Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Instagram account....

It Takes Two (trophies) This past weekend saw The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hold the 2022 iteration of its annualDICE Awards, which recognizes technical, design, and narrative excellence in our wonderful world of video gaming. This year’s event saw awards handed out to some of 2021’s biggest hitters, helping to bolster the trophy cases of several releases that have already bagged themselves multiple industry gongs. Among the biggest winners of the night were EA’s co-op adventureIt Takes Two, which took home the coveted Game of the Year award — a trophy that will no doubt sit snugly next to its previous GOTY award, won duringDecember’s Game Awards 2021ceremony....

Taliyah the Stoneweaver Did you think Riot Games would stop introducing Champions at some point? Silly person. League of Legends is getting yet another character soon in the form of Taliyah, the Stoneweaver, and as usual she sports an interesting aesthetic and mechanical design. Her passive is called “Rock Surfing,” in thatshe gains movement speedwhen traveling near walls. That can stack with the passive for her Q as well. In all she’s heavily focused on movement and crowd control....

TheMarvel’s Avengersteam isending all supportfor the game on September 30. There won’t be any additional character DLC, story missions, or updates; its life as a game as a service (GaaS) is nearly over. If you have ever been interested to see what the fuss has been about,Marvel’s Avengersis a part of one last fire sale where you can pick it up for only a handful of dollars. Marvel’s Avengers: The Definitive Editionis going for the crazy low cost of $3....

Mattrick … you’ve got to stop Microsoft’s Don Mattrick isat it again, defending Xbox One in such a way that ensure I’ll never get a vacation if he keeps it up. This time, Lil’ Donny claims the Xbox One is cheapat $499, with Microsoft being way too generous with its offer. “It’s a lower number than some of the analysts had forecasted,” he told Bloomberg, when asked about the price.“We’re over-delivering value against other choices I think consumers can get....

Also, Konami Krazy Racers Well, this is an awkward digital Thanksgiving dinner. Nintendo sent over the main courses for the available 3DS and Wii U eShop downloads today, and they’re rather paltry. Wii U will seeKonami Krazy RacersandCutie Pets Jump Rope, with the 3DS gettingPet Hospital. Yep, that’s literally it today. In the meantime, you can check out Nintendo’s“Cyber Deals,”which include 50% off in some cases. Nintendo sales are kind of weird, because I’d imagine that most of the audience would have bought its big releases at full price already, knowing that they hardly ever drop, even years later....

Be here at 10:00am sharp Just ahead of PAX, Nintendo plans to host anotherNindies Showcase. On August 30 at 10:00am Pacific, we’ll get another look at “multiple indie games coming to Nintendo Switch.” These events don’t have the same buzz that a full-on Nintendo Direct can bring, but hey, independent games on Switch? They’ve still got my attention. Give me a littleGolf Story, and we’re good. Is there anything you want to see more of?...

Nintendo has just released the latest patch notes forMario Kart World, and before we dive into why one of the changes is so bad that it might put racers off VS. races altogether, let me quickly summarize what the patch includes. General Fixed Issues On the surface, it seems like a pretty standard patch notes, until you dig deeper into what “adjusted courses” means.As discoveredthrough a data mine, the random option that many players used in VS....

First album released through the 9-bit Records net label New net labels have been popping up out the yin-yang lately, but if that means more delicious chiptunes for the masses, what’s the problem? Notable OverClocked ReMix artist Drew “halc” Wheeler has just launched a not-for-profit net label christened9-bit Records, and the label’s first album,9-bit Blitzkrieg, has gone live. Compiled by fellow OCR chum William “WillRock” Harby,9-bit Blitzkriegis an original 25-track release that features 15 artists, includingMazedude,Meteo Xavier, and others....

This creature-collecting farming game will melt your heart The three-year wait forOoblets, a game about farming crops for cash and raising a team of cute little critters, is almost over. Glumberland is starting its Early Access journey forOobletson Xbox One (with the Game Preview program) and PC (through theEpic Games Store) on June 14, 2025, for $24.99. Oobletsis hovering over that highly sought-afterStardew Valley,Animal Crossing, andPokémonairspace, but not in an overly derivative way....

All characters are not created equal in any game, and balance is rarely as good as we want it to be. The playable characters inOrcs Must Die! Deathtrapare no exception to this rule. There are six characters to start with and an easily unlockable seventh character. It’s technically a spoiler, though it might be the least surprising one ever. Consider yourself warned now. We’ll rank them from best to worst, though keep in mind that this is very subjective....

Groups B and C are happening now When the Outriders packed up for their mission to a deadly planet, they had no idea they were going to face the most formidable foe of all: data corruption! In case you haven’t heard, someOutridersplayers have been having issues with their character and inventory being wiped. It’s kind of a big problem! But efforts are being made to make it right, and here’s the deal....