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Embark Studios has released a new update for THE FINALS, updating the store with new weapon skins and the Lurkfin La Goon monster head for players. Check out the trailer below to see how they look.

Developer Embark Studios has released a new update for competitive shooter THE FINALS. The update, numbered at 2.7.0, brings with it a host of changes, along with the Darque Mood outfit. Check out the full patch notes, as well as a trailer for the update, below.

Embark Studios’ latest season for THE FINALS is now live and lends a retro 80s theme to the proceedings. There’s a new map – SYS$HORIZON – and a new game show event in Retro Invasion 82. Players can also leverage a new Specialization, Dematerializer, which allows for materializing temporary holes, perfect for dropping Cashout Stations.

The second season of pretty damn excellent multiplayer team shooter The Finals is landing later this week. The hacker-themed Season 2 will introduce a new playstyle with world-altering gadgets, a brand new five-on-five game mode, an extra map, beta support for private matches and more.

Embark Studios has announced Season 2 of The Finals will begin later this week, as well as details of the new 5v5 mode and more to be added to the game.

Season 2 of The Finals arrives on March 14 and strange things are happening in the free-to-play arena. The game show has been compromised by the rogue hacking collective CNS, and showrunners are scrambling to decipher their cryptic messages — but one thing is clear: the show must go on!

The Finals update 1.7.0 released this past week and makes substantial changes to the destructive shooter's progression. It should make it much faster to advance through battle pass levels, if skins and cosmetics are what you're after.

Embark Studios dropped a mid-season update for The Finals this week, adding a new limited time event alongside the usual bug fixes and balance tweaks.

Following Update 1.5.0 for THE FINALS and the limited-time addition of Solo Bank It!, Embark Studios has released Update 1.5.5. It adds new items to the store while also provide balance changes to several gadgets and weapons. The invulnerability period after reviving has also gone from 1.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds. The same also applies to revives with the Defibrillators.

Embark Studios’ latest update for free-to-play competitive shooter THE FINALS is now live. It introduces Solo Bank It, the first limited-time mode which sees 12 players in a free-for-all fight to earn 40,000 cash and deposit it before the others.

Destructive game-show shooter The Finals has received its biggest update yet. Patch 1.5 arrives with a litany of bug fixes, balance changes and more, along with the introduction of a brand new mode - the game’s first time-limited variant, as well as its first mode for solo players.

Developer Embark Studios has today released its shiny 1.5.0 update for The Finals, adding a new limited-time Solo Bank It mode, as well as a variety of bug fixes and further anti-cheat measures.

The Finals has a new patch and though it's not a big one, it's arguably a substantial set of changes. Specifically, update 1.4.1 addresses various issues with aim assist and zoom snapping - features designed to support those who play with a controller whether on PC or console.

One of the biggest complaints right now in The Finals is controller aim assist and zoom speed. Embark Studios has heard us and focused in on fixing zoom issues in The Finals Patch 1.4.1.

Most people know about the strongest meta strategies in The Finals right now, including Stun Gun and Invisibility for Lights and RPGs and C4 on throwables for Heavies. However, a new hilarious meta is rising in The Finals, and it’s the Goo Gun.

Embark Studios’ THE FINALS, a free-to-play competitive multiplayer shooter, has reached ten million players (and counting). It shadow-dropped during The Game Awards on December 7th, meaning it reached this milestone in roughly over two weeks.

Shortly after announcing that it would be working on reducing the number of cheaters in competitive shooter THE FINALS, developer Embark Studios has now released a major update for the game. Numbered at patch 1.4.0, the update brings with it “major changes” to anti-cheat detection.

Embark Studios finally released patch notes 1.4.0 and it includes a substantial nerf to Heavys that I was praying for. Lights kind of got away scot-free in this one (which I’m happy about), but here’s what The Finals patch notes 1.4.0 include.

Embark Studios have released The Finals update 1.4.0, a mixture of balance tweaks, quality-of-life improvements and crash fixes which is going down like the proverbial lead balloon among fans of the free-to-play shooter's Heavy class. I'm definitely here for the crash fixes - I can't get The Finals to run for longer than five minutes, which is a shame, because as Graham tells it, this is the most exciting new multiplayer FPS in years. Specifically, it sounds like a blend of Battlefield and Rainbow Six: Siege with a smashable toytown aesthetic. But enough about me and my computer's refusal to let me have fun. What's going on with those Heavies, then?

Developer Embark Studios has taken to the official Discord server for competitive multiplayer shooter THE FINALS to respond to player complaints about there being many new cheaters populating the game over the weekend. As caught by Mp1st, the studio has stated that it couldn’t ban cheaters effectively because of technical issues, but the problem was being actively worked on.

I keeping hopping into The Finals for one quick game before bed, then accidentally playing it until 2am. Perhaps sleep deprivation accounts for why I haven't spotted any cheaters in-game, but apparently they've been more of an issue in recent days. Developers Embark Studios say that's because of a technical issue they've now fixing.

Developer Embark Studios is boosting in-game anti-cheat measures for The Finals following increasing reports of cheaters from its players.

THE FINALS’ first Season 1 patch is on the way, with patch 1.3.0 offering quality-of-life and bug fixes. A brief preview of changes is available, and one nice change is being able to see your position in the leaderboards after a ranked match. Meanwhile, the requirement to participate in unranked Tournaments will be six completed matches instead of 12.

The Finals surprised launched during The Game Awards on Thursday night and its popularity has picked up where last month's open beta left off. There has been some negative feedback, however, from players upset that player movement is now slower than it was during the beta.

Developer Embark Studios has sneakily released THE FINALS on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The competitive team-based first-person shooter is available for free, and just got a new trailer during The Game Awards 2023. Check out the trailer below.

Destructive, team-based multiplayer shooter The Finals has launched. The release was announced during this evening's Game Awards, but has been long expected. The Finals had a successful open beta last month, after which it became the most wishlisted game on Steam.

Hot new multiplayer shooter The Finals has surprised-dropped and is available right now on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X. The announcement came during The Game Awards moments ago.

With The Game Awards now just a few hours away, one of its major announcements seem to have leaked. Embark Studios’ upcoming free-to-play multiplayer shooter THE FINALS might be getting a surprise release during the event.

The open beta for The Finals — the upcoming destruction-heavy PvP FPS from Ex-EA and DICE exec Patrick Söderlund's Embark Studios — is now over, and it seems to have been remarkably successful.

Given how flooded the market is with multiplayer shooters, any new release in the genre is going to have a tough time finding sustained success. While it remains to be seen whether Embark Studios’ upcoming THE FINALS will be able to break through that barrier, early indications certainly seem positive for the game.

An open beta for THE FINALS, Embark Studios’ free-to-play multiplayer shooter, went live over the weekend and ends on November 5th. Based on SteamDB, it’s doing pretty well, peaking at 235,948 players on PC. There are over 190,000 players online right now, so it’s likely that the peak concurrent player total could increase before the beta’s conclusion.