Developer 343 Industries this week pushed out new patches for first-person shooter Halo 5: Guardians and the RTS Halo Wars 2, introducing new features and tweaking balance, among other things.The Halo 5 update includes fixes, tweaks, and improvements to many aspects of the game, though the focus is on the map- and mode-making Forge tools for Xbox One and PC. Specifically, the rendering performance... more.

Gaming veteran Ken Lobb, who is a creative director at Microsoft, is the latest to weigh in on the company's upcoming super-powerful Project Scorpio console.He was interviewed in the latest issue of Game Informer, which is out now. Asked for his take on the new platform, Lobb praised the device, specifically its backwards compatibility component."What's new is we've figured out how to write softwa... more.

Deadpool will feature in the X-Force movie. Producer Simon Kinberg has confirmed that the wisecracking mercenary will play a part in the X-Men spinoff, which is currently in development.In an interview with Deadline, Kinberg spoke the various X-Men titles that are currently in the works. "We are working hard on New Mutants, Gambit with Channing Tatum, Deadpool 2, and the new X-Force movie where De... more.

Following its release for PC in 2015 and PlayStation 4 last year, the World War I shooter Verdun arrives today on Xbox One. The Xbox One edition was at one time slated to arrive alongside the PS4 edition, but it was delayed because the team needed more time to build a "true trench warfare experience." Verdun claims to be the first "realistic" multiplayer first-person shooter set in World War I. Th... more.

The Banner Saga 3's Kickstarter campaign has ended--and it was a huge hit. Developer Stoic Studios was looking to raise $200,000, but ended up with a total of $416,986 from 8,086 backers. This does not cover the game's entire budget, as Stoic, an independent studio, is investing its own money as well.Four stretch goals were unlocked, including playable Dredge and the addition of Ubin as a combat c... more.

Nintendo has won what it describes as a "groundbreaking copyright case" against a large-scale seller of mod chips, flash carts, and game copiers like Sky3DS and Gateway 3DS.The Japanese publisher was awarded around US $9.5 million by a Canadian federal court, reaffirming that the distribution of these "circumvention" devices is illegal.The defendant, Jeramie King, ran a business called Go Cyber Sh... more.

Heading to PAX East in Boston this week? Microsoft has now outlined its plans for the annual event.In a post on the Xbox Wire, Microsoft said it will have "several exciting game demos" at its booth, including Mass Effect: Andromeda, Minecraft, and Halo Wars 2, among others.Additionally, Microsoft will sell Xbox gear, including limited-edition shirts inspired by Halo Wars 2, Gears of War 4, and Min... more.

The Nintendo Switch is off to a hot start, it seems. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told The New York Times reporter Nick Wingfield this week that initial sales (for March 3 and 4) in the Americas exceeded the first two-day sales in the region for any system in the company's history.The next closest was the Wii, which ended up being a massive hit, selling more than 100 million sys... more.

Interested in HBO's Westworld? You can now download and keep the first episode for free from a number of digital storefronts.VUDU, iTunes, and Google Play all have Episode 1, "The Original" for free right now. It's not clear if this is some kind of timed promotion, so if you're interested, you may want to act quickly (via Slickdeals).All 10 episodes of Westworld Season 1 arrived on digital stores ... more.

The PlayStation Store updates for the first time this month today, March 7, adding this month's free PlayStation Plus games. There are a total of six games available across all platforms, with cross-buy support getting PS4 owners a total of three games: Tearaway Unfolded, Disc Jam, and Lumo. Disc Jam is a new release but will be free right out of the gate for Plus members. Disc JamLumo is also ava... more.