Fortnite fans are probably staring at a lifeless black hole, wondering when their beloved Battle Royale will make a return. So effective was Epic’s marketing sting (perfectly timed with a bit of server maintenance) that I’ve seen many people on forums and Facebook asking if Fortnite’s really dead and buried. It is, of course, not. With the amount of money …
Last week, we told you that the major platform holders – that’s Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo – had made it so that in the future, publishers wouldn’t be able to release games on their hardware that didn’t explicitly disclose loot box odds. Joining them would be a number of publishers aligned to the ESA, who also pledged to disclose loot box odds in the future. Those publishers include Activision Blizzard, Bandai Namco, Bethesda, Bungie, Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros. Conspicuous by its absence is Epic Games. Now, in a separate statement, they’ve said they would be implementing a similar policy in future.
Fortnite Battle Royale in its present state is a lean mean killing machine, but that doesn’t mean that its formula can’t be improved. Update V.3.3 is aiming to do that, with a meaty new patch.
Fortnite Battle Royale already plays like a dream, it’ll be tweaking itself even further with the upcoming V3.3 update that’ll add new loot and kill off the perennially unpopular smoke grenades that players just don’t seem interested in ever using. Also there'll be llamas.
Lots of new goodies were announced for Minecraft at this past weekend’s Minecon. Mojang working on llamas for PC/Mac, a Chinese mythology mash-up pack for console, and more!
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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