Just like the three previous seasons, Season 4: Assimilation will add a brand-new weapon to Apex Legends. Though datamined assets and recent gameplay changes hinted at the new weapon being the Titanfall 2 Volt submachine gun, it's actually a sniper rifle called the Sentinel."The Sentinel is a new sniper rifle--it's a bolt action sniper rifle," Apex Legends design director Jason McCord said in the Season 4 Reveal Devstream. "So it feels really powerful, it's got that cool animation where you cock...
Click here to watch embedded media On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, I am joined by Andrew Reiner and Ben Reeves to discuss Doom Eternal and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Alex Stadnik is this week's super producer. Then Jeff Cork, Leo Vader, and Ben Reeves join me to discuss some news of the day and answer your burning questions in our community email segment. Good times were had by all. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the e...
The popular loot-shooter Destiny 2 went free-to-play last year, but if you wanted to enjoy the Forsaken and Shadowkeep expansions, you'd have to buy them separately. This past December, developer Bungie released an Upgrade edition, which bundled both expansions for a single price--and now it's discounted as part of Steam's Lunar New Year sale.Destiny 2 on PC dealsUpgrade edition -- $37.49 ($50)Forsaken expansion -- $16.74 ($25)Shadowkeep expansion -- $23.44 ($35)In addition to the Upgrade editio...
The Nintendo Eshop has added another slew of games for Nintendo Switch this week, with more on the way before the end of the month. The latest Eshop update includes a whopping 37 games, many available now and others dropping throughout the coming week.The headline release of the week is Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition, the console copy of the long-awaited adventure game that is finally releasing on consoles alongside its final episode release. Its episodic releases on PC have been sporadic but c...
Apex Legends Season 4 has been revealed to be called Assimilation, and Respawn has confirmed our suspicions that it will begin on February 4. Respawn has also provided the first official look at the new playable character coming in Assimilation. It's not Revenant, as many speculated and Fight or Fright's Shadowfall seemed to suggest; it's Forge.Respawn didn't provide many details about the new character but did provide a screenshot, which is embedded below.This story is developing....
Respawn has revealed the first official details for Apex Legends Season 4. Called Assimilation, Season 4 will add new character Forge (not the rumored Revenant), new weapon Sentinel (not the rumored Volt), and new map changes to World's Edge. You won't just be playing on World's Edge during Season 4 though; Apex Legends' original map, Kings Canyon, makes a return.That said, the map isn't coming back as we expected. During Assimilation, Apex Legends Ranked Mode is being reworked so that it's now ...
The Finnish studio Housemarque, perhaps best known for the PS4 launch exclusive Resogun, has announced that it is shifting its focus toward a brand-new title. This means all current projects, including the in-development battle royale Stormdivers, will be placed on hold while the studio works on its "most ambitious and biggest game to date."Housemarque CEO Ilari Kuittinen penned a blog post sharing the announcement, where he also confirmed that this unnamed project is being supported by an equal...
Around the world, Lunar New Year celebrations are beginning this week, and as with any major holiday, retailers are getting in on the excitement with special sales. To celebrate, Steam just kicked off its first huge sale of 2020: the Lunar New Year sale, which includes thousands of deals on both newer releases and old classics. The Steam Lunar New Year sale is live now through January 27 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM PT.Some of the best games of 2019 are on sale, including A Plague Tale: Innocence (perfect...
The latest hotfix for Borderlands 3 goes live today on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The update is due to arrive by 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET / 11 PM GMT, and all you have to do to apply it is wait at the main menu until you see a sign than says "Hotfixes Applied."Like most hotfixes, the latest addresses a couple of small concerns including those reported by the community and some perceived progression blockers. The Incendiary Badass and Super Badass Varkid has received an updated texture, and chest ...
It's Thursday, so that means it's time for another Epic Games Store freebie. Epic announced earlier this month it would continue to give users a free PC game each week through 2020. Fresh off of handing out the eclectic platformer Horace, Epic is giving away The Bridge, a mind-bending indie puzzle game.As always, all you need to do to snag the free game is create a free Epic account. Once you have The Bridge in your library, you get to keep it forever.The Bridge Developed by The Quantum Astrophy...