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With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Season 3 just moments away from launch those who enjoy the competitive side of MW3 will undoubtedly be looking forward to the rank reset. As always a new season means there are a new set of rewards for MW3 Ranked Play fans.

Two new games are being added to the PlayStation Plus lineup for April. Extra and Premium subscribers can snag the Metroidvania Tales of Kenzera: Zau on April 23, while the indie fishing management game Dave the Diver will hit the service on April 16.

The first gameplay footage from the upcoming standalone tactical game MechWarrior 5: Clans has been released by developer Piranha Games. Although sporting a ‘5’ in the title, Clans is a completely new game in the MechWarrior universe with an “entirely new style of game design,” the overview reads.

Ubisoft has announced they are laying off 45 more employees.

Nightdive Studios revealed a truly unique April Fool’s Day prank yesterday.

Hollow Knight: Silksong has finally received a listing on the Xbox Store.

SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is going to take a little longer.

While making progress in Dragon’s Dogma 2 is already quite the challenge, the game’s save system can be just as confusing. While most of the save system seems pretty straightforward, there are certain aspects of the system found in CAPCOM’s new RPG title that have left people scratching their heads and asking for answers. Don’t expect to be save-scumming or starting a new adventure in this game as you will need to play within very strict boundaries with how this game decides to save your data. If you are someone who wants to make sure they fully understand how to save their game, you came to the right place. Let us explain how the Save System works in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

On April Fools, gaming companies and developers all spend pranks and laughs all over the internet in honor of this silly holiday, and this time, Minecraft has done something that is pretty wild. This year’s Minecraft April Fool’s joke features Poisonous Potatoes, which is really different from the ones we have gotten in the past. Underneath the title of the video game, it reads, “Turning pointless into everything.

Use all your weapons all at the same time with the final advanced vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2. The Warfarer is a weapon master that can use everything. Want to be a heavily armored sorcerer that swings a Duospear? You can do that and so much more with the Warfarer. And unlocking this class is surprisingly difficult. Here’s everything you need to know about getting the most advanced of the advanced vocations.

While GTA 5, and Rockstar in general are very against having mods on the game, community modders still try to get their mods on places like the Nintendo Switch, Linux, Android and other websites. This comes from a source code leak shared about by Gamespot. This is a wild thing to think about but it was shared on Twitter to show the plans that these models apparently have planned for GTA 5.

Marvel Rivals is a brand new 6v6 game releasing in 2025 that is basically made to be a Marvel themed Overwatch, featuring many of our beloved and favorite superheroes. In the trailer released just last week, we got to see so many different characters, both heroes and villains come together to defeat and take down the other team.

As impressive as Tekken 8 may be, players aren’t too keen to fork over even more money after spending $70 for the base game. After a Tekken Shop was opened soon after launch selling in-game items for real money, most people hoped that would be the end of the microtransaction nightmare. That’s too bad, because a Tekken Fight Pass is coming to the game soon.

Fans of Dragon Age and Mass Effect have been waiting for more news from BioWare. More information about Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is expected to come at this year’s Summer Game Fest according to some rumors, with unsubstantiated sources still promising a release sometime in 2024. Mass Effect 4 has also been in the works for some time, but according to a new job post, the studio might have something else in the works beyond these two huge titles.

March is gone, and many will miss it. However, that doesn’t mean that there wasn’t some good that came out of the month, as many newly announced titles were revealed!

Sonic has been getting a lot more attention than before as not only is he getting involved with Angry Birds in recent but now gamers who need a good and balance breakfeast can head over to IHOP to enjoy Sonic themed meals. With it being April Fools, at first we didn’t know if this was true, but the items seemingly are listed on iHop’s website, listing a breakfeast meal inspired by each character.

Although the last game in the Dino Crisis series came out over two decades ago, fans are desperate to bring it back to life. In an ongoing survey from Capcom, the company asks “Are there any Capcom game series (including spin-off games) that you would like to see get a sequel or new game?” Dino Crisis is at the top of the list of requested revivals, followed closely by Mega Man.

Until April 3, Dead by Daylight fans can partake in a truly terrifying limited-time mode added just for April Fool’s Day. My Little Oni shrinks players down to microscopic size, making traversing the map and escaping from their killer that much more difficult.

In a new interview posted to the Square Enix Music Channel on YouTube, longtime Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu assured fans he’d be returning to compose the theme song for the final entry to the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 3 will bring a whole host of new content when it launches on April 3. Included is a fresh Squad Assemble feature which grants your crew a range of bonuses.

The Pokemon Company almost always posts a April Fools joke every year on the first of April, that is part of how Pokemon Sleep came to be a mobile game gamers could play on the go. Pokemon GO started out as a April Fools joke where on the day, people could see little Pokemon pop up on their Google maps, everyone loved it and started driving around to different locations to find said Pokemon. After The Pokemon Company discovered how much people loved this idea, Pokemon GO was born.

Stellar Blade has emerged as a popular upcoming title on the PlayStation 5. It may be because it is one of the few exclusives releasing on the platform this year. It may also be because of Sony’s advertising support. And it may be because of its upfront fan service content.

Jim Ryan shared one last thing about PlayStation, that was clearly for the fans.

Hiroki Totoki officially takes control of PlayStation as their interim CEO, starting today, April 1, 2024.

Bloober Team’s remake of Silent Hill 2 has received a rating from the ESRB.

After last week’s bombastic report about XDefiant from Insider Gaming, Ubisoft has shared a new update, including news of an upcoming stress test.

Season 3 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone is upon us. A huge content drop is on the way and in Warzone in particular, Rebirth Island is set to make its return, as well as new Public Events, weapons, and so much more. Activision has revealed a new Spy Drone contract will arrive at the beginning of the upcoming season and here is its function.

Season 3 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone is just around the corner. A huge content drop is on the way and in Warzone in particular, Rebirth Island is set to make its return, as well as new Public Events, loadout options, and contracts. Speaking of loadout options, a fresh Field Upgrade is preparing to join the loot pool known as Squad Rage and here is what it does in Warzone.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 3 is just around the corner, scheduled to launch on April 3. With the hype mainly on the return of Rebirth Island, traditional battle royale modes aren’t being shown as much love in the content drop. That being said, the Warzone gulag will receive a fresh update with a Climb and Punishment Public Event and here is what it entails.

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is the next upcoming Marvel Studios video game, alongside Wolverine, Marvel Rivals, and a Iron Man game that is still in early production stages. Skydance, the developers behind this game, shared a trailer a bit ago going over some of the storyplot that will be involved in the game, which features Captain America, the Black Panther of that time, and other superheroes.

This is definitely a throwback consideting that the DSi was released back in 2008 in Japan and then 2009 in the US. During the lifespan of the Nintendo DS, DSi, and 3DS which all released at different times they released many different limited addition versions of the handheld console. One of these limited addition DSi consoles was a McDonald’s branded one that is super rare.

Princess Peach: Showtime has shown that this peachy princess is capable of having a heavily popular game in to today’s age. Princess Peach officially has two games, the last one having released 20 years ago called Super Princess Peach. This game was first released on the Nintendo DS and so far, there doesn’t seem to be a remake coming as of right now.

The developers of new The Witcher trilogy, CD Projekt Red are wanting to make some new mobile games in the future. Recently the developer’s parent company showed that a lot of CD Projekt’s profits have been coming from Cyberpunk 2077, as well as its expansion Phantom Liberty.

The long-awaited Final Fantasy XVI crossover is coming to Final Fantasy XIV on April 2 and running through May 8. Fans have been waiting for what seems like eons for the collab, which was initially teased in a trailer back in October 2023.

The thief isn’t so much a master of stealth as a master of dealing insane damage as fast as possible in Dragon’s Dogma 2. The nimblest class on the battlefield is the Thief, wielding a pair of daggers and packed with tricks you can unleash on big or small enemies. The Thief is a tricky class to start the game with but becomes one of the most powerful jobs in the later stages of the game. Get the right weapons and abilities and you’ll mulch through monsters like leaves of grass. If you want to learn what it takes to make an amazing Thief, here’s our rundown — and you can use these tips for building your Arisen and your Pawn. Either way, it’s criminal how strong this vocation can be.

The Volcanic Island is the third and final major location on the map in Dragon’s Dogma 2 — and there’s no reason you can’t go there as early as possible. Normally this intimidating island is only available after progressing the main story and reaching the nation of Battahl. But you can break the rules and access Battahl and the Volcanic Island whenever you want without completing any story quests. If you’re feeling a little crazy, here’s how to break through all barriers and unlock one of the weirdest Vocations yet.

The space-centered construction and management sim RimWorld has been consistently attracting players since it was fully funded on Kickstarter and released in 2018. Its next big expansion, Anomaly, will introduce tons of classic horror elements and additional sci-fi themes to the game on April 11.

Activision has shared details on what we can expect to see from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 3. There’s plenty of content to look forward to, including the highly anticipated return of Rebirth Island, a plethora of new public events, weapons, cosmetics, and more. One of the most exciting upcoming game modes goes by the name of Rebirth Resurgence Loaded and here are all the details.

Despite the release of its successor last year, Diablo 3 remains a tried and true hack-and-slash favorite. Fans clearly don’t mind that it’s over a decade old at this point—it boasted over 3 million active players in March. Luckily, the acclaimed title will be getting its Season 31 update on April 12.

According to a new press release, Don’t Nod, the developer and publisher behind popular narrative-heavy games like Life is Strange and Tell Me Why, has a whopping seven games in development.

Discord has many ways to customize your profile, with some locked behind a $9.99 Nitro subscription and others available in the store. Valorant-themed cosmetics have arrived on Discord, allowing you to unleash a touch of the tactical shooter to your profile. The collaboration has added a new meaning to the five-stack, with your whole squad being able to participate in the Discord buy phase.

There’s trouble for small indie game development, as developers have revealed after talking to each other in the latest Game Developers Conference.

Tekken 8 has been lauded by fans as one of the best entries in the series since its release in January, and its 36-person roster is about to get even larger. Eddy Gordo has been announced as the title’s first DLC character with an explosive new trailer showing off his skillset.

Marvel Rivals was just announced, the latest collaboration between Marvel and Netease Games. Unfortunately, we are already learning about issues behind the scenes of its production.

Promoting your troops in Unicorn Overlord is one of the most impactful things you can do in the mid-game. It’s so powerful that you should stop trying to make new units and focus on powering up your army the moment the feature is unlocked. This naturally leads to the question: “Who do I promote first?”. 

Unicorn Overlord is jam-packed with classes to discover. Every major location in the game is overflowing with new things to experiment with, and part of the fun is digging through it all to find the perfect class to fit into a specific role. What’s even more impressive, however, is how balanced early-game classes are to late-game classes.

Relic has revealed that they will continue to make their video games with Sega, in spite of separating from their former publisher.

Diablo IV is now on Game Pass.

Insider Gaming has a serious new report about the goings-on behind the scenes at Ubisoft’s XDefiant.

Activision, in a strange turn, has now been forced to work with cheat providers for Call of Duty. The reasons, however, are justified and quite serious. Hackers are attacking Call of Duty players.

There have been many rumors the past week going round about GTA 6 and whether or not the game will be delayed and miss its 2025 release date. Recently there was a report made from the gaming journalism website Kotaku stating that GTA 6 could be delayed and that the senior team was even concerned it could miss its launch window.

For those that are subscribed to GTA+ will be glad to learn that Red Dead Redemption is now available as part of it. To further explain, this subscription service is one many GTA console players have as it is only avaliable on Xbox and PlayStation. Players who play GTA on PC won’t be able to get the subscription.

Call of Duty: Warzone is pretty popular, mainly because it is a free-to-play Call of Duty game. Now, bots are getting added into the mix when it comes to trial matches for practice, so players don’t have to play against other players. There is a brand new Call of Duty Bootcamp mode in Warzone has introduced a feature that allows players to practice before joining their competitive match.

CD Projekt is a development company that creates video games like The Witcher and also Cyberpunk 2077. This company has about two thirds of its team are working on the Witcher series, getting the next game ready to go. Thanks to VGC we’re finding out that the team working on the game has reached over 400 developers.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare III will soon be offering a free trial in just a short bit of time. Activision is hoping to be able to draw more people in by letting players enjoy the new Capture th Flag mode for free. This will be a trial for a short period of time to allow players to play multiplayer mode with their friends or a lobbied game full of other players.

It’s time to take on the final set of MW3 and Warzone weekly challenges for Season 2. If you’ve completed all of the previous week’s challenges and you finish the Week 8 questline, you will unlock the Rotten Inferno animated camo. Another reward is up for grabs that’s tied behind Week 8 and it’s a stylish “Rook” HRM-9 submachine gun blueprint which you can add to your MW3 and Warzone loadout.

A collection of beloved indie developers have come together to sponsor a new digital gaming showcase. Triple-i Initiative is set to air on April 10 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET and will feature over 30 games from smaller studios over 45 action-packed minutes.

Last week, Thing Trunk’s deck-building hack-and-slash title Book of Demons was available for free on GOG. Now, according to the consistently accurate dataminer billbil-kun, Hammerting will be the next offering from the popular storefront, apparently being free to claim for 72 hours starting March 29 at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET.

To see us through until the beginning of MW3 and Warzone Season 3 which launches on April 3, a Vortex: Decay’s Realm event has gone live. There are a range of goodies up for grabs, with the ultimate reward being a Wriggler camo.

In late 2022, Extremely OK Games gave its upcoming Metroidvania title Earthblade a 2024 release window. Unfortunately, an update posted on the studio’s official website today confirms that this is no longer the case.

The developers who created the Company of Heroes, Relic, were officially sold by Sega, so they are now standing as an independent studio. Relic was first founded in 1997. A handful of years later, it was almost picked up and purchased by Bethesda Game’s parent company which is called ZeniMax, but that deal didn’t proceed.

Each Thursday, the Epic Games Store releases a new free game or two to help round out your collection. Currently, the adorable Metroidvania Islets is available to download until April 4, and two hit games have been confirmed to be hitting the storefront from April 4 until April 11. These are The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition and Thief.

Can you believe it’s almost the end of March? Hard to fathom, right? Weren’t we JUST talking about 2024 in the context of it “just arriving” and wondering what all the video games that would come out this year would be like? Time flies when you’re having fun or writing about controversies within the gaming space! Regardless, we’re going to focus on the positive right now and talk about Metacritic. They have diligently been posting aggregate review scores for every major and indie title in 2024 so far, and unsurprisingly, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth currently stands on top of the rankings.

After the announcement at the 2023 Game Awards Show, Square Enix is ready to show us more of Visions of Mana. This is the first mainline Mana game since Dawn of Mana released in 2006. With almost 20 years between installments, Visions of Mana has a lot to live up to.

Vehicles have landed in LEGO Fortnite, bringing a range of new items to the mode. Although most additions are focused on transportation, the Illuminator has multiple uses. Whether you opt to go on a late night road trip with your friends or find yourself far away from your village as night closes in, you’ll want to craft an Illuminator as a beacon of light in LEGO Fortnite.

Earlier this month, the upcoming Shadows of the Damned remake got an official title, and one fitting for its tongue-in-cheek vibes: Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered. Due to hit shelves sometime in 2024, fans of the original 2011 title are eager to return to the bizarre world of Garcia Hotspur. Apparently, the game’s writer Suda51 is also extremely interested.

We have new rumors about Monster Hunter Wilds that is just going to raise expectations through the roof.

New leaked images seem to have revealed a digital Xbox Series X.

The Sphinx isn’t done yet in Dragon’s Dogma 2. After solving the five riddles at the Mountain Shrine, the Sphinx will fly to a new location called the Frontier Shrine. There are five more riddles to solve — and these are easily the toughest riddles yet. Some of these riddles require tricks you might not even know you can do. To help you beat the Sphinx and claim all of her reward chests, we’ve got solutions for every single challenge.

Take-Two Interactive has confirmed that Borderlands 4 is in development. But that’s not all they’re working on.

Someone claims to know what Toys For Bob’s game with Microsoft is, and it’s pretty much what you wanted to hear.

Gearbox is now part of the Take-Two Interactive Family, in a deal that’s a fraction of what Embracer paid to originally acquire them.

Sega of America officially has its first union.

Nintendo is cutting back 120 contractor roles ahead of the release of Switch 2, which is yet to be officially announced. Some of the employees will be laid off while others will be transferred to a different roles within the company.

Call of Duty has officially shared the Season 3 road map which breaks down everything players can expect from the season ahead of time. The brand new season is set to begin on April 3 and has so much content in store for players. “Leave No Friend Behind” reads the road map image.

An all new Marvel game is underway called Marvel Rivals, which is a Overwatch style game where teams face off against one another. The game is developed by NetEase gamers, and they have said that, “composed of global talent who previously worked on hit franchises such as Call of Duty and Battlefield.”

The latest Fortnite update hasn’t only deployed new content to battle royale modes, but to LEGO Fortnite, too. The main feature of the LEGO Fortnite content drop is the highly anticipated addition of vehicles. However, the Compost Bin has also been added to the constantly evolving roster of items, unlocking even more possibilities. Those with a busy inventory (let’s face it, that’s most of us,) will find benefit in crafting a Compost Bin.

After his work on the legendary BioShock series, Ken Levine began Ghost Story Games, a rebranding of Irrational Games under Take-Two Interactive. Following years of silence from the studio, things changed during the 2022 Game Awards, when Levine announced Judas, a narrative single-player first-person shooter in space.

In February 2020, Mike Laidlaw, the former creative director of the Dragon Age franchise, co-founded the independent studio Yellow Brick Games in Quebec City, Canada. Today, a teaser trailer for the company’s debut title was revealed, with more information set to be released next month.