Image: Prime Video Get ready to hit the griddy in your power armor Fallout is coming to Fortnite. Exactly how and when Bethesda Softworks’ post-apocalyptic franchise is coming to Epic’s battle royale-turned-everything game is unclear, but we’re pretty much guaranteed to get some cartoonish power armor out of it. We’re also likely to get some Vault Dweller jumpsuits, but it remains to be seen what exactly Epic and Bethesda have cooked up for the highly anticipated collaboration. The official Fortnite social media account on X (formerly Twitter) teased the crossover on Friday, hinting that Fallo ..read more

Image: Valve Corporation Described as a combo of ‘Dota 2, Team Fortress 2, Overwatch, Valorant, Smite, Orcs Must Die’ A new multiplayer hero shooter reportedly in development at Valve leaked Thursday in the form of gameplay details and early screenshots of the project, known as Deadlock. The new game is described as a blend of Valve’s own Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2, as well as competing multiplayer games like Overwatch, Valorant, Smite, and Orcs Must Die. Longtime Valve researcher and dataminer Tyler McVicker published the in-game screenshots on X, the social media platform formerly known as T ..read more

Image: Amplitude Studios/Sega Pick up a gem of turn-based strategy It’s time to do a bit of casual Friday colonizing (virtually). Amplitude Studios, the Parisian game studio known for strategy games, is giving away its acclaimed game Endless Legend for free on Steam. Starting on Thursday and running until May 23, interested players can download the entire game for free on Steam. The deal is an absolute steal. Usually, the game costs $29.99 at full price. Now all you have to do is go to the Steam page to get it for free. Just proceed as if you were buying any other game on the platform. The Ste ..read more

Image: The Water Museum / cockydoody Arctic Eggs is a strange, puzzling, and intriguing experience We are currently in the middle of a bountiful month for indie games, and our collective cup runneth over with inventive, stunning, and incredible titles. So I apologize that I have to stop and beg you, upon bended knee, to please play this game about flipping eggs in the Arctic. That’s not me simplifying the plot as a joke; that’s just the game. It’s stylized like games of the PlayStation era, and the game starts with the camera pointed straight at a chicken. I stumble forward past rows and rows ..read more

Image: Pikselnesia/Fellow Traveller ‘Afterlove EP’ is a journey of healing a broken heart’ Indonesian indie game studio Piknelsia was in the middle of development on its rhythm-based visual novel Afterlove EP when it received the devastating news: Mohammad Fahmi, the studio’s founder and creative director, had died. “When it happened, I remember our character artist, Soyatu, called me around 2 AM in the morning and said, ‘Is Fahmi joking about death again? This time it’s not funny, please tell me that this is not true!’” Afterlove EP game producer Ivor Dwitomo told Polygon. Afterlove EP was pu ..read more

Image: Player First Games/Warner Bros. Games Warner Bros.’ Smash-like will have more than just PvP When MultiVersus relaunches with a makeover later this month after a nearly yearlong hiatus, it will come equipped with a new PvE mode called Rifts that will let players take on tutorials, challenges, and story-based missions. In a new video breaking down Rifts, we see what kind if minigames and giant boss fights — and some other oddities — players can expect. Rifts, Scooby-Doo’s Velma explains, are composed of chapters, which are divided into nodes that give players various battles and challenge ..read more

Image: Blizzard Entertainment Plus, see a list of all Temper Manuals Tempering is a new Diablo 4 system, introduced in season 4, Loot Reborn. Fundamentally a wrinkle to the crafting system, it allows you to improve your gear with affixes. In this Diablo 4 guide, we’re going to cover all you need to know about the Tempering system, including an explanation of how it works, if there are any prerequisites to access it, how to unlock it, and how you use the system to create Tempered items. How Tempering works in Diablo 4 Image: Blizzard Entertainment via Polygon The Tempering system is a crafting ..read more

Image: Blizzard Entertainment And how to access The Pit Masterworking is a crafting system and a central part of Diablo 4’s endgame, introduced as part of season 4, Loot Reborn. With Masterworking, you can tinker your gear to make it the perfect fit for your build. The process is not easy, since it involves exploring dangerous dungeons, looking for specific materials, and a little bit of luck. However, the end result is completely worth it if you have the determination to face this devious challenge. In this Diablo 4 guide, we’ve prepared a complete rundown covering all you need to know about ..read more

Image: Mojang/Microsoft Search ‘Minecraft’ in Google and see for yourself Minecraft is turning 15 years old. Somehow, it feels like it’s been around for much, much longer, which speaks to the ubiquity of the game. Despite its age, Minecraft is still wildly popular due its its sandbox-style gameplay — you can do or make almost anything. You can already play it on your computer, console, or mobile phone, but Microsoft’s added one more platform: Google search. Image: Google To celebrate the game’s 15th anniversary, Minecraft is playable in Google Search — sort of. Head over to Google and search f ..read more

Image: Rockstar Games A prison break and more this week in Los Santos The weekly GTA Online update for May 16, 2024, is live with reward events, discounts, prizes, and a new Salvage Yard Robbery. Our GTA Online weekly update guide will tell you everything happening in Los Santos this week. GTA Online special events Image: Rockstar Games This week’s big update is a special Salvage Yard Robbery. For the The Gangbanger Robbery, you’ll need to break Yusef’s cousin King Tiny out of jail and steal the Übermacht Cypher. When you complete the robbery, you can even keep the car for yourself. Image: Roc ..read more