Sea of Thieves developer Rare has announced another beta for its upcoming multiplayer pirate game. This beta will be the final one before the game's release date in a few weeks and is open to everyone on Xbox One and PC. It's live now and runs until March 11 at 10 AM GMT / 3 AM PT / 9 PM (AEST).During a developer update about the final beta, executive producer Joe Neate explained that the studio w... more.

Fortnite has a new patch available now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and it's a big one. The v3.2 update introduces the highly anticipated 20v20v20v20v20 mode into Battle Royale.Teams of 20, as it's officially titled, pits five teams against each other, with each team containing--as you may have guessed--20 players. Take a look at a trailer for the new mode above. In addition, the update introduces a ... more.

Fortnite has kicked off Season 3 of its Battle Royale mode on PC, PS4, Xbox One, with a bunch of new rewards to boot. That also means a new set of Weekly Challenges to complete, and we've compiled them all below.Keep in mind you do need a Battle Pass to access the weekly challenges, but they don't necessarily need to be completed before the weekly reset. As long as you finish them within the seaso... more.

Update: Ubisoft has officially confirmed a sequel to The Division, aptly titled The Division 2. In a livestream, the company revealed the game and confirmed it's being developed by the same primary studios as the first entry, including Massive Entertainment, Red Storm, and Ubisoft Reflections. You'll be able to transfer some progress from the original game to Division 2, though how that will work ... more.

Following a great deal of speculation and apparent confirmation that 2018's Call of Duty entry would be a new Black Ops game, Activision has made it official. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is in development and will be released later this year --though it'll be out sooner than we're accustomed to.Black Ops 4 is headed to PS4, Xbox One, and PC; there's no word on a Switch version, as some had hoped. It... more.

President Donald Trump's administration today hosted a roundtable meeting to discuss the subject of violence in video games and their effects on young players. It brought together various representatives from the video game industry, including the heads of the ESA, ESRB, and Take-Two, as well as lawmakers and individuals who have assigned blame for violent incidents to video games in the past. Alt... more.

Although it wasn't a box office success, the 2012's sci-fi action movie Dredd has gained a strong cult following over the past few years. There have been petitions from fans for a sequel, and last year it was reported that a TV show based on the character of Judge Dredd was in the works. Now actor Karl Urban (Star Trek, Thor: Ragnarok), who played Dredd in the movie, has revealed that writer Alex ... more.

It's a new week, and that means more deals on Xbox Live. Microsoft's Major Nelson has announced all of this week's Deals With Gold offers for Xbox One and Xbox 360, which include a special "Spotlight" sale on a bunch of Square Enix games.Among the discounted Square Enix games on Xbox One are Rise of the Tomb Raider ($20), Just Cause 3 ($7.50), and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided ($7.50). Other discounte... more.

As it so often does, Twitch is offering another batch of free in-game goodies to Amazon Prime members, this time for Epic's popular shooter Fortnite. Right now, those with a Prime account will be able to claim the Fortnite Twitch Prime Pack, which includes cosmetics and other items for both Battle Royale and Save the World modes.The Twitch Prime Pack is redeemable on all platforms--PC, PS4, and Xb... more.

After a lengthy beta, PS4's latest system software update is now available to everyone. Version 5.50 is a mandatory update that weighs in at 460 MB, and it brings new organizational features, additional parental controls, and a new supersampling option for PS4 Pro.Sony says that option will "improve image quality in some games when your PS4 Pro is connected to a TV with 2K resolution or lower," th... more.