Halo is for everyone. We can confirm #HaloInfinite multiplayer will be free-to-play and will support 120FPS on Xbox Series X. More details will be shared later!
Rockets rule everything in Rocket Arena, an explosive 3v3 shooter where you’re never out of the action. Master your hero’s unique rockets and abilities to rule the arena and become a champion! Adapt your strategy with an ever-growing roster of diverse heroes with distinctive powers. Unearth new strategies and tactics based on your squad, explore a wide variety of dynamic maps, and discover the true depth of rocket gameplay. Ready to be blown away?
Celebrate QuakeCon from Your Living Room
The 25th annual QuakeCon will be the first ever remote QuakeCon - but that won't stop us from fragging with friends and raising money to do good in the world. So, mark your calendars for this free online event!
Kicking off August 7 and ending August 9, QuakeCon At Home will be filled with round-the clock programming featuring:
- Developer Streams with Game Updates
- Special Influencer Streams
- Esports Tournaments
- Charity Fundraising
- More Surprises!
Tune in to QuakeCon At Home as a Bethesda.net member and you will receive the original Quake game on PC for free! In addition, if we hit our first fundraising goal of $10,000, you will receive Quake II for free!
A good player experience depends on the loot system being extensible and robust, and a lot can go wrong. A lot did go wrong. We fell short here and we realized that building something new from the ground up was going to be required – starting with taking a long look and understanding the best in class of the many great games that inspire us.
We want to thank the community for showing support for the recent release of Grounded on Xbox Game Preview and Steam Early Access. In its first two days of availability, we’ve had over one million players explore the mysterious backyard, battle giant spiders, and gather tons of useful materials — which has absolutely blown away our small team of 13 here at Obsidian!
With so many of you interested in our game, we can’t wait to bring you more to do in Grounded every month. As we look forward to building Grounded together, we want to let you know that this journey is just the start of the adventure and we will be making continued updates and fixes to ensure the best player experience possible. Also, starting August 27, we will begin our monthly delivery of game updates.
Independent developer Phobia Game Studios, tentacled label Devolver Digital, and crafty production house Imagos Films have released Carrion: Behind the Screams, a shocking three-minute exposé about the making of the hit horror game. Creep behind the pixels with a raw, unfiltered interview with Carrion's star beast and understand the physical and emotional toll it took to create its art.Continue here to read the full story.
Carrion released last week to widespread critical and commercial success with nearly 200,000 copies sold and hundreds of thousands of players on Xbox Gamepass. Visit carrion.game for news on future updates or follow @DevolverDigital for funny gifs and stuff.
Set one year after the thrilling events of the original story, the Dragon of Dojima, Kazuma Kiryu, is finally starting to settle down and build a peaceful life with Haruka Sawamura. However, he soon learns an assassination threatens to erupt an all-out war between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance. Kiryu must travel to Sotenbori, Osaka in an attempt to broker peace between the rival clans, but Ryuji Goda, the Dragon of Kansai, will stop at nothing to get his war.Continue here to read the full story.
Yakuza Kiwami 2 is the first Yakuza game available to Xbox One & Windows 10 players utilizing Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's powerful Dragon Engine, which features vastly improved graphics and performance, as well as seamless transitions when entering and exiting buildings or combat. You can even take fights from the street into nearby convenience stores - just don't expect any service if you happen to trash the store. Yakuza Kiwami 2 also features a full playable side story featuring fan-favorite character Goro Majima, as well as a wealth of new substories and mini games to keep you playing for countless hours.
Idle and AFK Actions
If we're detecting disruptive behavior more often, how are we actioning against it? In order to reduce the overall footprint of idle and AFK behavior in League, we've outlined a few options that tackle the goals of:
- Preventing this behavior from occurring again.
- Deterring this behavior from occurring in the first place.
- Mitigating the impact of this behavior when it does occur.
We’re looking to dig more into the following solutions to address AFKs in the short-term:
- Early surrender options when we identify an AFK early in your game
- LP mitigation for those in ranked games that have an AFK or intent to lose behaviors on their team during a loss
- Stricter Queue lockouts for those that disconnect / AFK
- Pre-queue warnings for those that have disrupted games previously
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An original IP from Nimble Giant Entertainment, Quantum League is set in an alternate universe where time travel has changed the face of professional sports as we know it. In mind-blowing 1v1 and 2v2 matches you must team up with your past and future selves in a time loop to battle opponents in casual or ranked matches through a variety of maps, including a night mode. Think ahead and outsmart your opponents in strategic teamwork with your previous runs, taking into consideration where you were and where you want your next self to be to make that final winning shot in this exhilarating arena shooter!Continue here to read the full story.
If you’re unfamiliar with the genre-busting gameplay of the Battletoads series, here are the essentials: Zitz, Rash and Pimple are three brawling bruisers from outer space who can morph parts of their bodies to dish out extra destruction. The targets of said destruction, are often the Dark Queen and her abominable allies, in action that takes place across a variety of beat ‘em up, platforming, and racing stages.Continue here to read the full story.
The tenacity and split-second reflexes required to beat the original Battletoads has given it a fearsome reputation among fans. Dlala’s new approach focuses on maintaining this mayhem while ensuring you have enough options to play at your own pace. That includes bringing in some buddies for couch co-op, which allows up to three players to drop in and out at will, along with difficulty settings designed to suit everyone from Tadpole to Battletoad. Just like before, you’ll be faced with hugely varied challenges as you play, including new vehicle sections and even some puzzle-solving this time around!
Battletoads’ irreverent sense of humor pays homage to the stylish, self-aware cartoons of the late ’90s, with the new game opting for a distinctive hand-animated style to capture the exaggerated morph attacks and comic timing of the ’Toads. A cartoon also needs gags, which is why the game’s wild story – penned by award-winning writers – unfolds in several fully animated sequences featuring professional voice talent.
Because the world is a different place right now, QuakeCon is going to be different this year too, but the beating heart of QuakeCon remains strong. It’s still a celebration of our amazing communities, and it’s still about coming together to share our love of games. Because we can’t be together in person, we’re hosting three straight days of streams focusing on games, the people who make them, and the people who love them. Tune into Twitch.tv/Bethesda starting with the Welcome on August 7 at 11:00am CST to get in on all the streaming action. We’ll also be hosting numerous charity initiatives throughout the weekend of QuakeCon. Learn more about how you can get involved here and get the full schedule for all three days below.
Supersonic news, SEGA fans – Sonic Mania is now available for all Origin Access* Premier members! Get your heart racing when you go explosively fast as Sonic, soar as Tails, or power through tough obstacles with Knuckles’ brute strength. With an exciting new twist on classic zones, you can re-live your favorite Sonic moments while fighting new bosses and Dr. Eggman’s evil robot army.
Also coming to Origin Access Premier are the hit SEGA titles Two Point Hospital and Endless Legend. Later this summer, take on the role of hospital administrator in a light-hearted simulation game that requires you to design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses, and manage troublesome staff on your way to healthcare greatness in Two Point Hospital. Or, take a break from simulated life by visiting the doomed world of Auriga, which you must save by leading your civilization to glory in the 4x turn-based fantasy strategy, Endless Legend when it comes to Origin Access Premier later this year.
* CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS APPLY. SEE origin.com/store/origin-access/terms FOR DETAILS.
What Happened takes players on a drug-fuelled psychological roller-coaster aboard the deeply troubled mind of Stiles, a student haunted by demons, real and imagined. The player’s empathy for Stiles’ and the pain he feels will subtly affect the outcome, with the ultimate aim of steering him away from self-destruction.Continue here to read the full story.
In What Happened, players will experience a very different kind of American high school, where familiar corridors transform into eerily distorted dreamscapes in the blink of an eye. Stiles will encounter rampant vegetation, predatory beasts and the claws of hungry demons, representations of his memories and deepest LSD-fuelled fears. Nothing is ever quite what it first appears.
Crafted with a deep level of care for the subject matter, the small independent team at Genius Slackers have invested three years to create their video game manifestation of teen torment, impressively realised in Unreal Engine 4.
Core Defense reinvents the tower defense genre with roguelike and deckbuilding mechanics and delivers gameplay which is easy to learn but incredibly hard to master and beat all the way.Continue here to read the full story.
A prelaunch demo was released in March and well received by critics and players alike, with very positive reviews. Thousands of players wishlisted the full game on Steam and are looking forward to the full version.
"When I launched Core Defense on itch.io earlier this year, it was a good game. Thanks to the community and their invaluable feedback and ideas it now is an awesome game!" – Mario "ehmprah" Kaiser
In Flight Catastrophe the player becomes the crisis management specialist, responsible for handling the life-threatening situations aboard the passenger plane. The game lets you experience a variety of aviation incidents set in difficult circumstances, when every second, and decision, matters.Continue here to read the full story.
Features:
- Singleplayer campaign
- Various types of missions: from fires to terror attacks
- Realistic airplane models
- Time-reversing mechanic, allowing you to try again after making a mistake
- Resource and crew management
- Unique passengers who can help during a crisis
- Decision making with the consequences of your choices
- Absolutely thrilling experience
The popular manga and anime Bleach is now a full-scale action RPG!
Hack and slash your way through exciting 3D battles with one or more players. Run through the game with easy controls and enjoy exhilarating battle scenes as you defeat your opponents with powerful moves!
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