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There’s not long left before the Galactus event brings about the end of Season 4 and we know that Fortnite: Chapter 2 Season 5 will begin on December 2 after a lengthy downtime. Rumours were circulating that a subscription service would be coming to Fortnite soon and we finally have more details about it. Starting on December 2, you’ll be able to subscribe to Fortnite Crew, which will set you back £9....

Spanish games streamer TheGrefg just destroyed the record for Twitch viewership. Yesterday, the personality attracted a whopping 2.47 million viewers to a stream of him revealing his skin for battle royale giant Fortnite. Analytics platform Twitcher Tracker pegs this as the highest all-time peak viewers for a stream yet and comes in well over double the record boasted by second place, esports organisation EleagueTV, with 1.09 million viewers. It’s also about four times higher than the next individual streamer on the list, Ninja, whose average viewer record clocks in at 616,693....

This fundraising effort was implemented at an interesting time for the battle royale, as it ran alongside the Chapter 3 Season 2 launch which removed building from the game temporarily across all game modes, as well as added a dedicated parkour system and a variety of new weapons and vehicles. So not only did proceeds from your Fortnite regulars get added to the pile, but purchases from those who only pop in at the start of big updates as well as those who fell out of love with the game due to building contributed too....

Maverick’s founding team is led by Mike Brown, the former creative director at Playground Games. Brown will maintain the position at the new company and the studio head title. Joining Brown from Playground Games are Tom Butcher as executive producer, Matt Craven as CTO, Gareth Harwood as content director, and Fraser Strachan as audio director. Former Sumo Digital Lemington studio co-head Harinder Sangha joins as COO, Playground Games’ and Sharkmob London art director Ben Penrose is on board, and former EA experience director Elly Marshall joins as UX/UI director....

But while FromSoftware has not been bought by any big player, major companies are quickly buying up stock in Kadokawa, the corporation that owns FromSoftware. Kadokawa announced this morning in a press release [PDF] that it has issued new shares of its stock in FromSoftware to Chinese giant Tencent, and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Tencent, through its subsidiary Sixjoy Hong Kong, now owns 16.25% of the studio, while Sony Interactive Entertainment owns 14....

To help you understand when you’ll be able to explore Dragonspine once again, we’ve written up a quick guide that’ll take you through the release windows of all the new story content coming to Genshin Impact. Genshin Impact: When does Act 1 of Shadows Amidst Snowstorms release? The first act of the Shadows Amidst Snowstorms event is releasing one day after the update goes live, on November 24 or 25 (depending on timezone)....

To help them achieve the goal of earning a gold medal in each challenge, players have access to a vast selection of potions. These provide unique bonuses to your party, helping to lessen the power gap between your team and the enemies you’ll face. As of today, the first set of challenges are open, with two more sets due to release in the coming days. Those looking to take on A Study in Potions will want to do so quickly, as the event is only set to run for the next nine days....

Shenhe might not excel in one specific area, but she’s a capable fighter, Elemental damage dealer, and support unit. While her ideal build revolves around the new Calamity Queller polearm, there’s also a viable F2P build that loses little of its potency. When is the Genshin Impact Shenhe release date? Shenhe arrives in the game during the first half of the version 2.4 update, which goes live January 5, or late January 4 in some time zones....

He’s hyper focused on one thing and one thing only: dealing huge amounts of damage. There’s not much else you can do with Xiao aside from letting him loose on the field, but that’s all he really needs to do anyway. Our best Xiao build helps you do just that, with suggestions for weapons, artifacts, and a Xiao free to play build too if you’ve not gonna many primo gems spare....

Genshin Impact Version 2.0 will be released on July 21 and along with the addition of the Inazuma area, it includes three new playable characters, cross-progression between platforms, additional Serenitea Pot functions, and more. With the update, you can also expect enhanced character shading and Haptic Feedback support for the PS5 version. Inazuma will be the third of the seven major cities to be brought to the game, and it is located across the sea....

Announcing the news through the official Genshin Impact Twitter account, reasons for the delay weren’t specified. And it’s the first time the game has seen a delay like this, which is surprising considering it launched in the first year of the pandemic. The tweet announcing the news said, “Dear Travelers, Due to project progress, the Version 2.7 update will be postponed. For detailed information on the date of the new update, content adjustment plan, and compensation, please stay tuned for upcoming announcements....

So if you’ve been wondering when Genshin Impact version 2.7 is coming out? Or when the Genshin Impact version 2.7 livestream is set to go live? We’ve got all the info here for you, so you won’t miss anything important. When is the Genshin Impact version 2.7 update? The Genshin Impact version 2.7 update is set to go live May 31 (UTC+ 8). This information comes directly from the official English Genshin Impact twitter account, which also announced that the standard maintenance period of around five hours can also be expected....

In development with Alkimia Interactive, the team’s focus and ambition is to build high-quality remake of the RPG which is set to be released for PC and next-gen consoles. In December 2019, THQ Nordic released a playable Gothic remake prototype asking for public opinion on a possible modern remake of the classic RPG. The playable teaser appeared in the Steam Library of everyone who owned a game from Piranha Bytes....

Take-Two has a had a record quarter, thanks to microtransactions revenue across its various games, as well as good old video game sales. As it tends to do regularly, the publisher gave an update on both GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2. More specifically, Take-Two confirmed that GTA 5 sales have now reached 130 million units since the game’s launch in 2013. GTA 5 is now the best-selling game of the decade in the US....

Right now, there are only a handful of cars for you to collect but we can expect to see more arrive in small installments the coming weeks. Without further ado, we’re going to show you how to get all the new vehicles from the GTA Online Los Santos Drug Wars DLC. GTA Online Los Santos Drug Wars Vehicles Here’s our list of the cars added so far in the Los Santos Drug Wars update in GTA Online:...

Rockstar is handing GTA Online players four rides for free this week: the BF Raptor, Principe Nemesis, Shitzu Hakuchou, and the Nagasaki Hot Rod Blazer. It’s part of Speed Week, which will also see you earn double payouts on Open Wheel Races and triple rewards for Parachute Races. Salaries for Associates and Bodyguards are also the tripled this week, and all VIP Work and Challenges are paying double GTA$ & RP....

In Deadline, you are pitted against three other GTA Online players in an arena, and this week you can earn triple GTA$ and RP for playing. When Deadline was introduced to the game, it came alongside the Tron-style motorbike Nagasaki Shotaro. This week, if you give the Lucky Wheel at the casino a spin, you might just win one. Of course, you also have a chance at the usual goodies when giving it a spin....

This short roundup article will cover every new coming to the game this week that you need to know about. This’ll include discounted cars, a new podium vehicle and double GTA cash and RP on select missions. LS Car Meet Prize Ride Podium Car Hao’s Special Works weekly car RC Bandito Time Trials Time Trials Bonus GTA$ and RP Rewards Clothing Unlocks Weekly Discounts Free Log-in Rewards Prime Gaming Rewards...

There are plenty of other rewards and discounts for you to discover in the GTA Online September 29 weekly update too. This short roundup article will cover everything coming to the game this week that you need to know about. This’ll include discounted cars, a new podium vehicle and double GTA cash and RP on select missions. New Additions LS Car Meet Prize Ride Podium Car Hao’s Special Works weekly car Luxury Autos cars Simeon’s Showroom cars RC Bandito Time Trials Time Trials Bonus GTA$ and RP Rewards Clothing Unlocks Weekly Discounts Prime Gaming Rewards...

According to head of creative Joseph Staten, the team found more time is needed to complete some of the game’s features ahead of release as some are not up to standard. With the game being a live service, the features can be released once they have been “in the oven” for a bit longer. “As we focused the team for shutdown and really focused on a quality experience for launch, we made the really tough decision to delay shipping campaign co-op for launch,” said Staten....