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‘Fortnite’ Season 3 Splashdown Is Now Rolling Out through the Version 13.0 Update on All Platforms Featuring a New Battle Pass and Much More

TouchArcade Rating: Fortnite (Free) Chapter 2 Season 1 and Chapter 2 – Top Secret have both brought a lot of changes to the game across all platforms. Today, after a lot of teasing, Fortnite Season 3 Splashdown has begun rolling out on all platforms with a big 13.0 update. As usual, a new season means a new Battle Pass. This season’s Battle Pass includes Aquaman, a custom umbrella creation tool, new ways to get around the island. The focus is on a crew of drifters here. Watch the trailer for

Three Upcoming Mobile Games Get Playable PC Demos During the Steam Summer Game Festival

Today kicked off the Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition, a huge digital conference that features tons of new game announcements, developer live streams, fun surprises, and much more. Being that it’s a Steam event it’s no surprise that it’s extremely PC-focused, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some fun news happening that’s relevant to the mobile world. Three games that have been previously announced for release on mobile received playable demos on Steam today. Well, that’s not entirely true. Two of the games–Undying and Say No! More– have been confirmed

Another Movie Is Skipping Theaters To Head To Disney+

With the movie Artemis Fowl arriving on Disney+, skipping a theatrical release because of the COVID-19 pandemic and theater closures, another Disney film is following suit in the upcoming months. The One and Only Ivan will be skipping cinemas and arriving on Disney+ on August 21. Based on the book of the same name by Katherine Applegate, the film follows Ivan (Sam Rockwell), a silverback gorilla who lives in a communal habitat in a shopping mall with Stella the elephant (Angelina Jolie) and Bob the dog (Danny Devito). A newcomer

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha Skip-Ahead Ring (2007.200611-0000)

Hey Alpha Skip-Ahead ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2007 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200719041.3371.200611-0000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200719041.3371.200611-0000 Available: 2 p.m. PT – June 12, 2020 Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – June 13, 2020 Fixes for Alpha Skip-Ahead We’ve heard your feedback, and we’re happy to announce the following fixes have been implemented for this 2007

Portable RetroPie build! #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

Another great RetroPie build. This one was shared to reddit and is completely self contained in a hardcase. Hey guys, I am pretty proud about how my portable RetroPie turned out and wanted to share with you guys. This is running a VirtualMan 512GB mount on a raspberry pi 4. See more and checkout all the pics on Imgur Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi

‘Control’ is headed to PS5 and Xbox Series X

Remedy’s mind-bending action-adventure Control has won plenty of praise, including for its gorgeous visuals. But, at least before the developer improved the game’s performance with patches, it struggled on the base PS4 and Xbox One, and dropped to as low as 10 frames per second at some points. Performance certainly shouldn’t be a problem on next-generation consoles, however. We’re glad to be able to share that @ControlRemedy will be coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. More details coming at a later date. #PlayStation5 #XboxSeriesX — Remedy Entertainment (@remedygames)

Beyond Finland: Working at Rovio’s RPG-Focused Studio in Sweden

Daniela Fontes is a Data Analyst at Rovio’s Stockholm studio. She joined Rovio in 2019 after founding a VR game studio based in Portugal. She works closely with the game teams at Rovio to set KPIs, monitor game performance, and improve the player experience. In my role as a data analyst at Rovio, I work closely with our game teams to design, implement, and analyze tests that ultimately help the game team make decisions. I also work with support functions like user acquisition and user research to deliver insights to

Evan’s Remains: The Perks of Coming From a Small Gamedev Community

Hi there, Xbox Wire readers! I’m excited to announce my indie game Evan’s Remains is finally coming to Xbox One today. If you like puzzles, loads of story, and colorful pixel art, feel free to check it out. I’ve talked in the past about a bit of Evan’s Remains background and my own, and how coming from a South American country may present its unique boundaries and limitations when it comes to making and selling games. However, on this occasion, I’d like to talk about the good things about my

Disintegration: Building a New Type of Multiplayer Game

Summary Disintegration is a sci-fi first-person shooter combining FPS and real time strategy elements. V1 Interactive is a new 30-person independent development studio founded by Marcus Lehto, the co-creator of Halo. Disintegration is available for pre-order today on the Microsoft Store for Xbox One, available June 16. Next week, Xbox fans will have a chance to jump in and play a new type of multiplayer game, one that combines the tactical strategy of an RTS mixed with first-person shooter elements. To dive into more details on this upcoming game, we