Battlefield 1 players have a new map to check out today, as the free Giant's Shadow arena is now available for everyone. It launched earlier this month for people who own the game's season pass.Battlefield 1's servers were offline for an hour today on all platforms today as DICE performed maintenance and released Giant's Shadow for everyone. Xbox One servers may still be affected, as the maintenan... more.

As suspected, it sounds like Steam's annual Winter Sale will begin this Thursday, December 22. The PayPay UK Twitter account spilled the beans on the start date, just as it did in 2015.Earlier this month, multiple reports claimed that Steam's Winter Sale would begin on December 22 and run through January 2. 2015's Steam Winter Sale also started on December 22 and ran until the beginning of January... more.

RPG developer BioWare is giving away PC games every day this week, leading up to Christmas.In a tweet, BioWare said its free game promotion will begin on December 20. There are reports that Mass Effect 2 was free on Origin yesterday, December 19, though it's since returned to its normal price. Perhaps the deal went live too early. Keep checking back with GameSpot to find out what BioWare games are... more.

Right on schedule, Resident Evil 7's PC demo landed on Steam today, letting a new group of players get a taste of the horror game that arrives in January. The Beginning Hour demo, as it's called, can be downloaded right here on Steam for free. "You wake up alone on the floor of an abandoned farmhouse. Daylight is quickly fading. You must find a way out," reads a line from the demo's description.Th... more.

Following a report last week, we've now possibly learned a little more about the Nintendo Switch's specs. Digital Foundry has the scoop today on the system's CPU and GPU speeds.According to the site, the CPU power is the same when the Switch is docked and undocked, with the cores running at 1020MHz in both situations. "This ensures that running game logic won't be compromised while gaming on the g... more.

As anyone who has seen the new Star Wars spinoff Rogue One will know, the movie is packed with Easter Eggs, cameos, and callbacks to the other films in the blockbuster series. Now director Gareth Edwards has spoken about one of the coolest surprise appearances.Spoilers about Star Wars: Rogue One follow below.In an interview with the Radio Times, Edwards discussed the appearance of Rebel pilots Red... more.

Grand Theft Auto V has now sold more than 6 million physical copies in the UK, according to Chart-Track, as reported by Eurogamer. This figure does not include digital sales of the open-world game.The game continues to sell well in the UK, landing in the No. 5 position last week for physical sales.GTA V has been a massive, enduring hit. Worldwide, it's shipped more than 70 million copies. The game... more.

In addition to selling the newest consoles and games, retailer GameStop has a retro gaming business. It sells older consoles, games, and accessories. Now, the store has announced the results of a new survey, revealing which legacy consoles are the most highly sought-after among the members of its loyalty program, PowerUp Rewards.Nintendo leads the way, taking the top three positions. The Nintendo ... more.

Dynasty Warriors 9, the latest in the long line of Japanese hack-and-slash games, has been revealed.Publisher Koei Tecmo has said the series is going open-world for the first time with this ninth entry. You can take a look at a Japanese teaser trailer below. Don't be confused by the "8" on the title screen--in Japan, numbered Dynasty Warriors games are one behind their western releases.According t... more.

Update 2: Polygon reports that App Annie has published more recent data, which states that Super Mario Run was downloaded over 10 million times worldwide on December 15. That's 10 times the amount Pokemon Go managed in its first day.App Annie also notes that 20 million people pre-registered for the game (meaning they clicked the 'Notify' button on Super Mario Run on the App Store), and that the ga... more.