Season 10 of Fortnite began with the unveiling of the B.R.U.T.E, and its addition has been controversial to say the least. Some Fortnite players love it because its wonderfully silly, others hate it the B.R.U.T.E because it can provide an overwhelming advantage especially in competitive play. So what’s the point of these mechs? To give some players a leg up in competition, according to Epic.

The real-life loot box company has been in a downward spiral for some time now and it seems that they’ve just hit rock bottom.

An Arkham Knight sequel that would have featured Damien Wayne patrolling Gotham as he tangled with threats new and old? I'd be down for that, if this leaked art is true.

Those who’ve bought the company’s newest cards though, are a little concerned over what they deem to be unnecessarily high temperatures. It’s apparently enough of an issue that AMD’s deemed it necessary to write a blog post about the high temperatures seen in the Radeon RX 5700 cards. In the post, they say that the 110 °C users have experienced when gaming is normal, with those high temps “expected and within spec."

Gamescom kicks off next week. While it doesn’t quite have the general industry hype that E3 tends to have, it’s easily my favourite of the great big Western video game conventions. Open to the public, Gamescom sees more than 360 000 people through its hallowed halls every year, looking to celebrate the latest available and upcoming video games. It’s also hosted in one of my favourite cities on the planet, Cologne. I’ve gone on a bit of a tangent, I suppose.

These days, getting your voice out to the masses is a walk in the park thanks to the virtual soapbox that streaming and video platforms provide. In Borderlands 3, that idea of establishing a viral following of loonies and psychopaths is being turned up to 11, as players won’t be facing a handsome corporate CEO but rather the tag team of murder streamers known as the Calypso Twins.

In a Twitter thread, developer Derek Yu stated that development was going well but much slower than they had anticipated

In a livestream yesterday, Bungie detailed just how Armour 2.0 will impact on Destiny 2 and introduce a new activity to plan builds around. Here’s a brief recap of what was revealed last night.