Apex Legends isn't just another Battle Royale shooter - it's a smart redefinition of what the genre's rules are, while a refinement of the many problems its countless entries have struggled to grapple with for months.

Destiny 2’s Forsaken expansion was doing nice numbers, audience retention looked good and the annual pass content model seemed set to reinvigorate the franchise further by doubling down on what makes Destiny great in the first place. If your first guess as to why the relationship began to sour and happens to rhyme with hunny, then buddy you’d be right on the mark.

In response to Shawn Laydens comments about cross play being "open for business," a few developers have taken to the internet to contradict those statements.

I missed the Division 2’s open beta this weekend past, because I was busy with other stuff. From all accounts, it was pretty good, though it really does seem to be a more refined version of the last game in a new setting, than any grand, new experience. There's now an open beta.

The major focus from Activision’s earning’s call yesterday is, rightfully, bound to be on the on the massive layoffs across the company. Eight hundred people are now without jobs, despite the company seeing record growth, with revenues up 6 per cent year-on-year and new executives having sizeable signing bonuses. According to Activision COO Coddy Johnson, last year’s Call of Duty, Black Ops 4, did exceptionally well in its launch period, but failed to maintain that momentum in the second half of the quarter.

It’s a rumour no longer, as Activision Blizzard has officially begun laying off workers. In an earnings call held yesterday, Activision Blizzard announced that 8% of its workforce would be facing termination, a number that works out to around nearly 800 jobs being lost from an initial employment capacity of 9600 from across Activision, Blizzard and King.

In a cover feature on Polygon, Bioware bosses have assured that Mass Effect isn’t dead…it’s just resting.

Right now, there are just two games on PlayStation 4 that have full cross-platform support: Fortnite and Rocket League. Fortnite, of course, was the game that opened the gates to Sony’s walled garden. With it being as popular as it is, Sony couldn’t really ignore cross play for much longer, especially when it was shown to work just fine when it was toggled by accident.