I need to know more! Along with war-torn scenes from Rotterdam and North Africa, DICE has teasedBattlefield V‘s battle royale mode. This latest traileris probably the one the studio should’ve led with back at E3. The game’s a lot ofadrenaline-pumping fun, but pre-order sales havereportedlybeen “weak” so far. My main takeaway? The fiery circle of death looks incredible. Out of all the big-name series taking a crack at battle royale, I’m most interested to see whatBattlefieldends up doing, especially with tanks roaming around....

Which is the more egregious crime? It has been a criminally long wait for the new season ofBetter Call Saul, but AMC is scratching our itch by teasing us with a new trailer. It’s a short one, but it’s informative on where the show is taking some established plot lines that will continue Jimmy McGill on the path to becoming the morally grey, scummy Saul Goodman that we know and (I guess) love....

Assuming directStar Control TheMass Effectseries has had a handful of spin-offs and expanded media additions over the years. One left on the cutting room floor was apparently a first-person space adventure for the Nintendo DS. Former BioWare producer Mark Darrah discussed the DS space game in an interview withMinnMax, describing the project as one where you would fly a ship around in first-person. Called Mass Effect: Corsair, it would have taken place in a part of the Milky Way galaxy that was “more sort of pirate-y and not really fully explored....

Destiny 2will see some considerable changes to how stats and armor work forFrontiers, finally reigniting the armor chase for players. Some stats are simply getting renamed to be easier to understand while seemingly entirely new ones are entering the mix. Also, armor itself will be very different in the nextDestinysaga, introducing powerful set bonuses and reworking how stats are distributed. The armor chase has been more or less stagnant sinceDestiny 2addedArtifice armoralongside the30th Anniversary Packin 2021....

Burnout Paradisedidn’t have microtransactions when it was originally released in 2008. That doesn’t meanthat erawasn’t full of micro-DLC, much of which was propagated by EA (Skatewas one of the first series I can recall that sold piecemeal content like small unlocks) — it just wasn’t present in the originalParadise. Well since EA is EA, folks perked up at the mention of “in-game purchases” on the remaster’s PSN listing but as it turns out that was an “error....

As well as vintage anime influences French one-man projectThe Next Penelopeis being created by Aurelien Regard, a former Arkedo co-founder. It’s a top-down racer withF-Zeroinfluences that also mixes in boss fights where the game sort of morphs in to a shoot ’em up. Another feature ofThe Next Penelopethat is different from your typical racer is that there’s a progression. Regard has laid out a story with special moments in it to work toward....

Chiptunes, ponies and Japan Some might be familiar with chibi-tech from prior projects such asChiptuned Rockmanwhere the ever-impressive chiptuner offered a spotless melodic arrangement of “Roll’s Theme” that included dialogue constructed entirely out of NES sounds. If you think that’s impressive, however, it pales in comparison to what you’re about to hear. As a parting gift to the recent Blipfest Tokyo (which unfortunately is no more), chibi releasedMoe Moe Kyunstepthrough bandcamp....

Don’t expect much of anything in the short term, however Based on the response to our coverage of Capcom’ssurvey on digital distribution, a good number of you likely took the requisite time to fill the darn thing out. And you were hardly alone. Calling the breadth of feedback received “fantastic” in a forum post, Capcom senior VP Christian Svenssonrevealed thatan impressive 60,000+ people responded. He was smartly hesitant to remark about individual titles or series because sometimes plans don’t work out as originally anticipated....

Coming to Steam Early Access next week Gang Beastsis hardly new at this point, but we’ve been given another opportunity to talk about it now that it’s a part of the Double Fine Presents line. I’ll take it. The funny multiplayer brawler will be playable later this month at Double Fine’s PAX Prime booth (#117) and there’s also a fresh alpha build lined up for Steam Early Access on August 29....

The Nani End of an Era SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you may complete the challenge to unlock an amazing item for your Ultimate Team squad. Nani has recently announced that he will call it quits, and the special card celebrates his legacy and achievements in the world of professional football. Let’s take a look at how you can complete the challenge without breaking the bank and if you should invest your resources in it....

Escaping these rooms is a good time, but I’d recommend a friend A few weeks ago, indie puzzlerEscape Academywent live. It’s a new addition to a growing collection of escape room-styled puzzle games, and it’s a genuinely good time. It is a bit better if you bring a friend along for the ride, though. I had originally planned to play throughEscape Academywith a friend. Last year’sOperation: Tangoor even games likeA Way Outmade co-op mandatory, and I found that doing puzzles together is a fun way to build teamwork....

Kick the shit out of 2021 That’s right, I’m here to bang on aboutFight’N Rageonce again. The awesome throwback brawler – which originally launched on PC in 2017 before making the transition to consoles just last year – is next in line to receive a physical release courtesy of merchandiserLimited Run Games. TheFight’N Ragephysical edition includes a boxed copy of the dystopian adventure on PS4 or Nintendo Switch, complete with instruction manual and three sheets of cute stickers....

Unless you’re a “serious” gamer, you need not apply toFable: The Journey, the latest“not on rails”on-rails Kinect game. Lionhead Studios issued a statement regarding the content onFTJ— “Needless to say we are very proud of it! If you own a Kinect – or are planning on buying one in the near future – and you are a serious gamer who doesn’t want to jump around their living room, then this is the game to look out for....