Are You Afraid of the Dark? It just seems like yesterday that we all piled into the Dark Aether andpulled out the badass Samantha Maxis, rescuing the mercenary from a fate worse than undeath. And yet already, Team Requiem is preparing to continue its jaunt into the unknown via the new Zombies chapter “Outbreak,” which launches February 25 inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. As teased in the brand new trailer from developer Treyarch, Requiem will be heading into the Ural Mountains, typified by his steep hills and heavy woodland....

With a free update in December Activision has been pretty quiet about theModern Warfare Remasteredre-release, and it’s pretty clear why — they were saving some reveals for the XP event. I had the chance to speak to developer Raven Software’s Dave Pellas and clear a few things up now that the veil has been lifted. Pellas explained the content situation and sprinkled a few tidbits in for good measure. The first question I asked — “is it 1080p60,” to which he replied “hell yes” — good start!...

Vergil playable in Devil May Cry 4? Devil May Cryreturns next year but not with an all-new installment. I know, I know. But this is the age of higher-res re-releases, after all. Capcom will launchDmC Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition($39.99 / €39.99) on June 21, 2025 andDevil May Cry 4 Special Edition(price to be announced) in summer 2015 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. No more talk about how 30 frames per second feels right forDmC; theDefinitive Editionruns at a smooth 60 frames per second....

After it was already on hiatus last year As studiospull out of PAX East and GDCleft and right, one further-out industry event has now been canceled due to coronavirus concerns: EVE Fanfest. Held in Iceland nearly every year for nearly a decade, CCP’sEVE Onlinecelebration has officially given notice that the event that was scheduled to run from April 2-4 will no longer happen: “In light of the ongoing global developments regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic and increasing health concerns, it is with a heavy heart that we have made the decision to cancel EVE Fanfest....

The Independence Day Special FirstLittleBigPlanet, nowGrand Theft Auto Online. Starting today, you can grab theIndependence Day Specialpack, which comes with a special motorcycle, monster truck, and a few other clothing and accessory items. You’ll also be able to wield a musket and a firework rocket launcher. The “seasonal” content will be available until Mid-July, when it will expire. In the meantime, you can make use of the “On Call Matchmaking” function, which lets you accept job invites, but continue playing in Free Mode until that job is fully ready....

The firstWonderlandsDLC is out on April 21 with an escalating multi-week boss brawl It feels likeTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsjust launched, but fans are ready for more stuff to shoot, and so is Gearbox. The first season pass DLC release,Coiled Captors, culminates in a firefight with an ancient god named Chums who, uh, looks like a long-lost Street Shark. If you haven’t seen much ofWonderlandsyet, you might be wondering what the heck’s going on, but this is pretty par for the course — theCoiled CaptorsDLClooks like a natural extensionof the base game in a way that pads out the gameplay without taking big risks....

Get ready to battle some bosses Dead Cellsis widely regarded as one of the best roguelike games out there, and one of the best indie games of the past decade. It’s one of those games you may play over and over again — literally — but for fans who are itching for something new, well, theDead Cellsdev team has you covered. The studio behind the game, Motion Twin, along with their subsidiary studio Evil Empire,announcedan all-new Boss Rush mode as an add-on for the PC version ofDead Cells....

And a few others like PUBG and Supercell As this generation moves on, studios want to control the message more and more. The rise of influencers is an obvious example, as are verified, controlled environments on otherwise “wild west”-esque social channels. Naturally this would lead to things like verified Twitter accounts, and now Discord is getting in on the officially sanctioned action. According to the official Discord site, they’re now adding a new feature for verified servers, which allow studios like Microsoft to take control of their own communities for games likeMinecraft....

Wow. Holy sht. Look, I love E3 and it’s one of the highlights of my year to attend every year. I know how very lucky I am to get a free pass and a hotel room and behind-closed-doors looks at all the hottest games. It’s fcking awesome, and you’ll never hear me say any less. But $795 for an expo pass?! No. Registration for E3 2012 started this week for attendees....

The Kim Min Jae Thunderstruck Objective is now live inEA FC 25, and you can complete it to guarantee yourself a promo item for your Ultimate Team squad. The Bayern defender becomes the latest entrant to the Black Friday promo, and it’s really easy to obtain the card. Just complete all the tasks that are part of the objective set, and he is yours. To do so, you’ll have to finish all the tasks before the objective expires from Ultimate Team....

Through Steam Early Access If it’s been a while since you paid much attention toMercenary Kings, you’ll want to get the side-scrolling shooter back on your radar by watching this new trailer. It’s officially here to announce that the title is hitting Steam Early Access on August 03, 2025 but also serves as an excellent little recap of what makes this look appealing. (The robo-snails, obviously.) “We are well aware that we’re behind our schedule, but we believe it’s for the best,” Tribute Gameswrote in a Kickstarter update....

Tim Sweeney says Apple lied about welcoming Epic back to the App Store It looks like Apple owners won’t be able to hop back intoFortniteanytime soon. In emails posted today by Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, Apple has barredFortnitefrom the Apple iOS ecosystem until the final verdict in Epic v. Apple has been delivered. In aseries of tweets, Sweeney says Apple lied when it said it would welcome Epic’s return to the App Store if it abided by the “same rules as everyone else....

Ice mining is getting some love Holy crap,EVEis getting some changes. There’s new ships, re-balanced old ships, ice overhauled ice mining, exploration is nothing like it used to be, you can find relics in space, two characters can train at once, and lots of small changes will make playingEVEmore enjoyable. Anew developer diary from CCPshows off all of the sweet new features. It looks amazing, and I am really looking forward to being able to play with all of this cool new stuff....