Category: FORTNITE
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Tilted Towers resists the yoke of imperial aggression as the British Army gives up on its Fortnite livestream plan
There are famously only 22 countries in the entire world that Britain has not invaded at some point during its history. But now you can add Fortnite to that list, as the British Army has given up its plan to hold a livestreamed competition later this week between influencer-led teams on its very own custom…
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Metal Gear Solid’s Raiden is heading to Fortnite
A new leak has appeared today showcasing a skin for the acclaimed Metal Gear Solid’s fast and frantic Raiden in the popular free-to-play game, Fortnite. Raiden comes to Fortnite complete with his deadly katana. It’s not clear when Raiden will arrive, but arrive he will. If you have been playing the latest season of Fortnite…
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Rock Band 4 DLC support ends next week, after eight years
After eight years of weekly releases, Rock Band 4’s last dollop of song DLC will arrive next Thursday, 25th January, developer Harmonix has announced. The move follows Harmonix’s launch of Fortnite Festival, a Rock Band-like mode playable within Fortnite, at the end of last year – and the beginning of weekly track…
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British Army recruitment campaign in Fortnite looks to have been pulled offline
A marketing campaign designed to promote recruitment in the British Army using a custom-made Fortnite map looks to have been taken offline. Social media posts and a slickly-produced trailer for the British Army recruitment drive have now been removed, Eurogamer has spotted. Their so-far unexplained disappearance follows a backlash to the…
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Gothic, Elex II Dev Piranha Bytes Addresses Studio Closure Rumors: ‘Don’t Write Us Off Yet’
Last week, the internet began to speculate that Gothic and Elex II developer Piranha Bytes was being shut down after fans noticed the studio’s website was essentially defunct. Many speculated Piranha Bytes was another casualty in owner Embracer Group’s purge of studios that began last year after a planned $2 billion deal with Saudi Arabia-backed…
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PTW, A Support Studio That’s Worked With Capcom And Blizzard, Lays Off 45 People
PTW, a support studio that’s worked with some of the industry’s biggest companies like Blizzard, Capcom, and Sega, has laid off about 45 people, as first reported by Kotaku. PTW was previously called Pole To Win and its services include quality assurance, studio support, and localization. Last week, on January 11, someone with knowledge of the…
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Dead By Daylight Studio Behaviour Interactive Has Reportedly Laid Off 45 People
Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive has reportedly laid off 45 people, Kotaku has learned. The publication says those with knowledge of the situation at the studio said the layoffs only affected people at Behaviour’s Montreal, Canada studio, with those 45 affected let go last week, between January 9 and 11. However, Kotaku notes it was also told layoffs…
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Lords Of The Fallen Publisher CI Games Lays Off 10% Of Its Staff
CI Games, the publisher behind last year’s Lords of the Fallen and the Sniper Ghost Warrior franchise, has laid off 10 percent of its staff, as first reported by GamesIndustry.biz. The publication says its sources pointed to laid-off staff posting about the job cuts on LinkedIn, but has since received confirmation from CI Games. It’s currently…
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Halo Infinite is done with seasons, will get smaller ‘content updates’ from now on
Halo Infinite’s next big update is coming January 30 with a new arena map, a new operation, a free Mark IV Spartan core, and the long-awaited ability to equip shoulder pieces on any armor. 343 showed off the update, which also includes new Covenant items in Forge, in a livestream today. It looks like a…
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Random: The ‘Pokémon-With-Guns’ Game On Steam Is Yet More Homework Copying
Image: Pocketpair We have seen a good few Pokémon clones over the years, but very few have been quite as, ermm, out there as Palworld, the creature-collecting RPG… with guns. Well, it has launched into Early Access on Steam today. Originally revealed at Indie Live Expo 2021, Palworld has everything you would expect from a…