Free beta key giveaway: Play ‘adaption shooter’ Ascendant this week

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As the weather (hopefully) turns nicer and the days get longer, it’s hard to think about being inside watching TV. Which is why it’s good that this week’s offerings are so easy to pop on at your leisure: Whether it’s the charms of Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives — based on a comic written by Neil Gaiman — or the hard-won pleasures of Shōgun’s final episode, or even the fighting spirit of We’re Here season 4 or Knuckles, there’s a lot to love this week.

Despite military sim series Arma and its zombie survival spin-off DayZ having their de facto home on PC, developers Bohemia Interactive opted to snub us keyboard-and-mousers for their post-DayZ game Vigor. The free-to-play survival shooter hit early access on Xbox way back in June 2018 - almost six years ago - and subsequently made its way to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. And yet, for more than half a decade, no whisper of a PC release was heard - until now, that is.

Celebrating the release of the Fallout TV series, Bethesda has announced that Fallout 76 will be free for players to try out all week. Kicking things off yesterday, the free week forFallout 76 will go on until April 18, and is available on PC (via Steam), PlayStation and Xbox.

After spending over five years as a PC and Xbox exclusive, Microsoft recently announced that Rare’s well-liked online pirate game Sea of Thieves is setting sail to PlayStation 5 (along with a handful of other previously-exclusive titles). The game arrives in Sony’s harbours later this month, but those who want to try the game out early on PS5 will be able to jump into the game’s open beta this week!

A new Star Wars Outlaws story trailer will premiere next week, on April 9 at 9AM PST / 5PM CET, Ubisoft has announced.

Players who've been eager to play but haven't felt like parting with their cash just yet are in luck because the game will soon be free to play. Launching in late 2023, the remastered version of the popular may not have established itself as a powerhouse in the genre like its older iteration, but the game still boasts a dedicated community. While the price for entry is still fairly steep, those who want to understand why the game is so beloved and hated in equal measure can now do so without spending a cent.

Game Rant is giving away 500 closed beta keys for Ascendant, a new squad-based tactical FPS that describes itself as the world's first «adaption» shooter. Ascendant has turned heads since its initial reveal, and developer PlayFusion is going all-out to deliver an over-the-top experience that should provide something genuinely unique in the crowded FPS landscape.

Rocksteady is running a spring-themed promotion for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League that gives free outfits for logging on every day this week.

Ubisoft has confirmed it will hold its annual Ubisoft Forward event on June 10.

A new industry report has highlighted the growing influence a group of fewer, older video games have over consumers’ annual playtime.

Discord is planning to roll out its new sponsored advertising this week, it’s claimed.