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Next Smash Bros Ultimate Fighters Pass 2 Direct delayed due to COVID-19

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According to a recent Famitsu interview, Smash Bros director Masahiro Sakurai has stated that the next presentation of Smash Bros Ultimate Fighters Pass 2 DLC has been delayed. As containment and concerns over the global pandemic of COVID-19 have continued, many developers including Nintendo have opted to work remotely. Even so, usual plans have been disrupted entirely. According to a recent interview, Super Smash Bros Ultimate Director Masahiro Sakurai revealed that plans for a Nintendo Direct featuring the next Smash Ultimate Fighters Pass 2 character have been delayed due to

Fortnite’s helicopters are available as of today

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Ride solo or bring up to three buddies along as you fly through the skies with new helicopters in Fortnite's latest update. It’s official. Fortnite has gotten helicopters. What was at one time a rumor going around for quite a while with the launch of Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 is now a reality and the new whirly birds (“choppas” as the game calls them) are now scattered across the battle royale island for you and up to four buddies to discover and take to the skies. Fortnite launched the

The Best Games For Hanging Out With Your Friends Online

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Borderlands 3 -- Alessandro Fillari, EditorAs I mentioned in GameSpot's recurring series Now Playing, the fun that's in the Borderlands series can be something of an acquired taste. Though Borderlands 3 often feels like it should have come out about three years ago, it still possesses some stellar shooting mechanics and a vibrant aesthetic. With over 100 hours in the game's looter-shooter loop, I can say that it offers some of the most bizarre, and dumb fun I've had in an FPS in a long time. Though there's a lot

Apex Legends Evo Shields Will Stay Following System Override Collection Event

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Following the conclusion of Apex Legends' System Override Event, which officially wrapped up on March 17, developer Respawn Entertainment confirmed that the new Evo Shields are here to stay.This item was exclusive to the Deja Loot LTE. Now that System Override is done, Evo Shields can be seen in Ranked, the quick-play mode Play Apex, and "limited-time modes moving forward."Evo Shields are upgradeable armor pieces that progressively grow stronger as you deal damage to enemies. Despite it starting out weaker than a common white body shield, rain enough bullets on

The new Xbox Insider Hub (Beta) launches today!

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We’re excited to finally announce that the new Xbox Insider Hub is available, starting today, to a subset of Xbox Insiders! For months we’ve been hard at work to bring you the best app experience as an Xbox Insider. Previous posts about the changes we’ve made to the program and app:   Who gets the Xbox Insider Hub (Beta) first?   As mentioned, we are slowly rolling out the Xbox Insider Hub (Beta) starting today. More users will receive the app in the coming weeks. And we’ll make sure to announce when that happens. As of right now, if

Bethesda’s Pete Hines defends not including Deathmatch in Doom Eternal

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In a recent interview, Pete Hines defended the exclusion of Deathmatch modes from Doom Eternal, claiming id Software didn't want to do it just to do it. Deathmatch started with Doom. It went on to become many different and more evolved things, but the core began with Doom way back when and many have felt it to be an integral part of the franchise’s long history. So why isn’t it in Doom Eternal? According to Bethesda’s Pete Hines, there are a number of reasons, but one of the more interesting