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‘Hyper Scape’ brings fresh ideas to a crowded battle royale arena

Sponsored Links Ubisoft Ubisoft is jumping into the battle royale arena with Hyper Scape, its futuristic, first-person take on the genre. You can try it on PC today as part of a technical test, as long as you’re lucky enough to receive a Twitch Drop (more on that in a bit). It’ll be available on PS4 and Xbox One at a later date.You can play solo (in a limited-time mode) or in teams of three, and there’ll be up to 100 players in each match. You can revive your teammates

‘GTA V’ brings transphobia to the next console generation

Sponsored Links Imagine there’s a marquee game coming out next year from one of the coolest AAA video game studios in the world, and its first round of marketing has just gone live. You’re watching a Twitch streamer play through parts of the game in early access, showing off beautifully detailed real-world settings and NPCs living everyday lives in a bustling city. It’s nighttime in the game and the streamer, playing as a middle-aged man, approaches a group of people standing outside of a club. They’re all broad-shouldered with cut biceps,

New Dead Cells “Update Of Plenty” Changes Crossbows, Adds Backpacks

Developer Evil Empire has released a new update for Dead Cells. Called the Update of Plenty, it implements notable changes to weapons, items, and the in-game economy. The full list of changes are detailed in the official patch notes.In terms of weapons, Update of Plenty makes all crossbows into two-handed weapons. To increase a player's willingness to try two-handed weapons, Update of Plenty also adds backpacks that allow you to hold onto an extra one-handed weapon that you can switch to in situations where your two-handed weapon might put you

NBA Jam Creator Reveals That, Yes, The Bulls Were Robbed Of Victory Against The Pistons

NBA Jam remains one of the most beloved basketball game of all time, 27 years after its initial arcade release. If you were on one side of the Chicago Bulls/Detroit Pistons rivalry of the 90s, though, the game perhaps has endured slightly less well in your memory, because you know in your heart that you were robbed.As it turns out, you actually might have been. In a new video from Ars Technica about the success of NBA Jam, lead designer Mark Turmell has reflected on the rivalry between the Chicago

ID@Xbox Launches Summer Spotlight Series

Independent developers have fundamentally changed gaming this generation, with teams from more than 50 countries around the globe shipping more than 1600 games so far on Xbox One via the ID@Xbox program (and thousands more are in development). It’s great to see, and we’re both humbled by those stats and stoked at the amazing variety of games that have shipped on Xbox and been played by millions of players around the world. We’re excited to ensure that support continues into the next generation, with backward compatibility meaning all the games

Pokemon Isle Of Armor: How To Teach Pokemon To Gigantamax

One of the most touted new features in Pokemon Sword and Shield's first DLC expansion, The Isle of Armor, is the ability to teach a Pokemon to Gigantamax. Up until now, the only way to get a Gigantamax Pokemon has been to catch one in a Max Raid battle, but thanks to a special dish called Max Soup, you can now teach any compatible Pokemon the ability to Gigantamax.However, Max Soup requires an ingredient called Max Mushrooms, and they can be a bit of a pain to find. To help

Madden NFL 21 Will Have Player Stats Updated In Real-Time On PS5 And Xbox Series X

EA's Chief Studios boss Laura Miele has shared some new insight on the company's first next-generation games, one of which is EA Sports' Madden NFL 21. Miele said the game will not only look better and load faster thanks to the power of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, but it will also contain some under-the-hood improvements to make the game more authentic to the NFL experience.She told GI.biz that Madden NFL 21 will make use of "next-gen stats" that will seemingly include updated player stats in real time. Here's