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Leaks spring forth from Valve’s new in-development competitive hero shooter Deadlock
Were you hoping that Valve would figure out how to count to three or address the long-suffering TF2 playerbase? Well, put those hopes down...
Marvel Rivals discusses adding environmental destruction to a competitive shooter
Generally speaking, the maps of a team vs. team shooter are static; you can blast all of the buildings you want, but they'll be...
League of Legends asserts that its new anti-cheat tech isn’t bricking player PCs
Earlier this week saw patch 14.9 roll out to League of Legends, which included the release of Vanguard, Riot's bespoke kernel-level anti-cheat program. Unfortunately,...
World of Tanks shares its calendar of events for May and closes out its replay video series after 10 years
If you thought World of Tanks clapping hands with Star Trek for an event was weird, have a look at the other things that...
Multiplayer medieval brawler Mordhau marks fifth anniversary with April 29 demon attack
The multiplayer PvP-focused medieval brawler Mordhau doesn't often hit our news desk except when it's promising to fight toxicity or when modders transform the...
Gigantic hands out goodies and preps a double XP weekend as compensation for server issues
Last week, the shooter MOBA Gigantic promised a compensation package for fans as an apology for its rickety relaunch. This week, those fans now...
Palworld unveils plans to release a PvP arena feature sometime this year
Yes, you read that headline correctly: The PvE-minded co-operative survivalbox that is Palworld is going to be getting a PvP arena, which will let...
Overwatch 2 talks up ‘wide group’ matchmaking and new leaver penalties, Warcraft Rumble fixes bugs
While Overwatch 2 and Warcraft Rumble don't have any overlap in terms of gameplay styles, they both have gotten some recent headlines that are...
Gigantic readies another attempt at a server fix and plans a compensation package for players
Gigantic continues to unfortunately be caught in the throes of server-related launch problems, but Arc Games and Abstraction believe that they may have a...
League of Legends discusses arena mode, gameplay changes, and a PvE ‘bullet heaven’ mode
Change is a-comin' for several portions of League of Legends, as several devs from Riot Games have come together across multiple blogs and one...
Sea of Thieves confirms crossplay and cross-progression for PS5 version
With Sea of Thieves inching closer to its April 30th launch on PlayStation 5, the team at Rare has decided to pull together an...
Multiplayer medieval fantasy brawler Warhaven has officially sunsetted
Pour one out for the medieval warriors who were fighting it up in the fantasy world of Warhaven, including but not limited to Crud...
Gigantic Rampage Edition summarizes its modes and gameplay in new trailer
Fans of Gigantic are already pretty familiar with the shooter MOBA's overall gameplay beats, which we were pleased to confirm appear to have stayed...
Enlisted Reinforced quickly suspends Steam early access over pricing and technical issues
At the tail end of January, we reported on the WWII FPS Enlisted's plans to launch into Steam early access, complete with a new...
World of Warships brings asymmetric battles and the USS Wisconsin in its April update
A fresh content update is on the horizon for World of Warships in mid-April, and it's bringing on a big new ship for fans...
Shroud of the Avatar devs form new studio to make AI-generated roguelike battle royale Project Rise
If you thought that the waters surrounding some of Shroud of the Avatar's bigwigs weren't muddy before now, things are potentially about to get...
Predecessor, another MOBA built from the bones of Paragon, plans March 28 open beta while still in early access
It appears that we can't be rid of the ghosts of Paragon, Epic Games' swing at the MOBA craze that was shuttered in 2018...
CRSD F.O.A.D. brings back Cuisine Royale mode, eases hero unlocks, and shrinks squad sizes in latest update
It's been a long time since we've had the battle royale shooter CRSD: F.O.A.D. cross our desk, so we think a bit of context...
Overwatch 2 makes a series of character tuning updates for its latest season
With Overwatch 2 now into its hero-changing ninth season, the devs of the PvP shooter have begun the process of tuning character balance in...
Sea of Thieves’ latest patch deploys new tech for better performance, adjusts voyages, rep, and rewards
Sea of Thieves is now operating on a new Xbox game developer kit (GDK) as of its most recent patch. That might sound kind...
