Call of Duty: WWII's release date isn't far away, and developer Sledgehammer Games is ramping up the reveals of new content. The company has now unveiled a new multiplayer map and mode you'll be able to play come November 3.The new mode is called Gridiron, and it's inspired by Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Uplink mode. This time, however, you'll be carrying and throwing an old leather football ... more.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds continues to grow, toppling milestone after milestone. It's left Dota 2--and everything else on Steam--in the dust in terms of players, and today it became the first game ever to top 2 million concurrent players on the platform.Steam's stats page highlights both the current number of players online in a game at any time, as well as its daily peak. Since it first surpa... more.

Today at the Oculus Connect 4 event, Facebook detailed two new virtual reality headsets. First, it revealed a standalone VR headset called Oculus Go. It doesn't require a PC or smartphone to work since hardware is built into the headset itself. On top of cutting the cord and and hardware requirement, the Oculus Go will carry a $200 price tag. Development kits will be sent out in November, but Ocul... more.

If you have a Nintendo Switch, odds are that you want a version of every game to come to the platform. We've already seen some traditional 2D fighting games released for it, but those have primarily come in the form of older titles like Street Fighter II and Neo Geo classics. We spoke with NetherRealm Studios creative director Ed Boon at the Brazil Game Show, and he was enthusiastic about the pros... more.

We recently had a chance to play the Star Wars Battlefront II beta, which means we got our hands on all the weapons. Check them out in the video above.The first Battlefront had bland weapons with very little personality. Developer DICE has stated that it wants to add a lot more depth to Battlefront 2, and this montage shows how that extends to the gunplay--and how they behave differently this time... more.

While it's always positive news when games that might easily remain exclusive to Japan are localized for international markets, fans rightly expect the accompanying translation to not be plagued with issues. That unfortunately hasn't proven to be the case with Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, which debuted last month in North America and Europe following its 2016 release in Japan. The president of NIS ... more.

If you play Nintendo Switch games online, your usual gaming schedule may be disrupted this week. Nintendo is performing maintenance on its online services, which may become unavailable.The first batch of maintenance concerns Splatoon 2 specifically. Nintendo says "all network services" in the game will be unavailable for around 90 minutes from 5:50 PM PT / 8:50 PM ET tonight--that's 1:50 AM BST or... more.

Ubisoft has finally revealed its plans for Assassin's Creed Origins' post-launch content. The game will receive two major expansions after its October release date, in addition to a number of smaller add-ons, some of which will be free.The two main DLC packs are called The Hidden Ones and The Curse of the Pharaohs. The former will launch in January 2018 and is set many years after the base game as... more.

Those looking to fill the gaping, Dark Souls-shaped hole in their lives have been keeping a close eye on Bandai Namco's Code Vein. Dubbed "anime Dark Souls" by many, it draws heavy influence from From Software's acclaimed Souls series, most notably in its difficulty. Check out the Code Vein Tokyo Game Show trailer if you want to see how it's also borrowing some of the mood and feel too.GameSpot r... more.

The money-to-time ratio isn't the only way you can judge if a game is worth your hard-earned cash, but it's certainly an important one. And the latest Humble Bundle is all about maximizing the bang for your buck--it features a bunch of games that'll take up a lot of your time.The Humble Endless RPG Lands Bundle features some great games like Borderlands, Borderlands 2, and Guild of Dungeoneering. ... more.