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Monster Hunter Rise is getting yet another massive update. It wasn’t long ago that MH Rise 2.0 launched and gave us four brand new monsters to hunt, in addition to dozens of weapons and items to prepare for. Now, MHR 3.0 is on the horizon, and will likely launch very soon indeed. Monster Hunter Rise launched to huge success earlier this year, selling over six million units as of a month ago, meaning that it’s entirely possible that Capcom are looking at closer to seven million units sold at this point....

In the past, Call of Duty reveals were major events carefully planned by marketing teams to include a trailer debut, first details, and typically some form of press event. The first Call of Duty: Black Ops, for example, was unveiled piece by piece, starting first with a trailer during the NBA Playoffs. However, as Internet sleuthing has grown, the carefully planned Call of Duty reveals have given way to chaos. Whereas before we knew very little about each new game before Activision wanted us to, now leaks spill the beans ahead of time....

It has been two months since Nightwolf was announced as a Mortal Kombat 11 DLC character, and details about this post-launch fighter still remain at a minimum. While fans have gotten a look at the character, by way of a brief Mortal Kombat 11 Nightwolf teaser, information on his moveset and official release date has not been revealed. However, it seems that this relative silence about Nightwolf may be about to finally come to an end....

While it’s been out for well over a year, Mortal Kombat 11 is still releasing new DLC characters and content for players to enjoy. Returning fighter Mileena is one of the upcoming additions to the game, with fans campaigning to have the character added since around launch. Of course, with Mileena comes a host of new finishers, though not all of them feature Mortal Kombat’s iconic blood and gore. Mortal Kombat 11 Creative Director Ed Boon shared Mileena’s Friendship finisher over on Twitter, showcasing a tea party with teddy bear guests....

It may be a walking cliché at this point, but Nintendo is one of the most important companies in the entire gaming industry. Having immeasurable influence on designers from every walk of life, it’s not hard to see why players are always so eager to hear what the Big N has in store. Twitter also hypes things up beyond belief, but Nintendo consistently delivers some of the most polished and enjoyable games around....

My Hero Academia’s fifth season is still likely a long ways away, especially since we only found out that it was in production earlier this year in April. While anime watchers are no doubt desperate to see what kind of escapades Deku and his fellow students will find themselves in in the future, especially with the League of Villains still at large, those playing My Hero One’s Justice 2 have plenty of new content to keep them occupied....

The Last of Us 2 developer Naughty Dog has put out a guide showing fans how to make the best of the game’s photo mode. The sequel to 2013’s action-adventure title has been out since June and has likely been beaten millions of times. If you’re new to the game or playing over - or if you’re like the writer, who makes a living off snagging gameplay screenshots - then this is probably for you....

Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us series is hot property that film executives wanted a piece of in the past. With the live-action adaptation finding a home with HBO, creative director Neil Druckmann recently looked back on Sam Raimi’s film adaptation that wasn’t meant to be, explaining why he and the studio didn’t see eye to eye. The HBO series is well underway in production, with Game of Thrones actors Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey portraying Joel and Ellie....

Warning: contains major spoilers for the Anatomy of a Scandal finale. Legal drama Anatomy of a Scandal is less an exploration of consent than of a personality that assumes consent is a given because why wouldn’t it be when everything else – wealth, looks, status – always has been; a personality who assumes that if there ever is doubt, they’ll receive the benefit of it, because it was ever thus. It’s about the lack of accountability fostered in a class of men raised to believe that having the world at their feet was both their well-earned prize and the natural order....

Netflix’s animation adaptation of Konami’s popular game series Castlevania is coming to its fateful end. The show began in 2017 and is preparing to conclude this month with its fourth and final season, returning the sardonic monster hunter Trevor Belmont to his duty of eradicating evil. Season 4 is due to begin on May 13, and Netflix recently dropped a new trailer to give fans a preview of what is in store....

The latest in a long line of Fairy Tail video games is currently being made for PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. It’s just taking a little bit longer to develop than initially expected. In February Fairy Tail, an action RPG, was delayed from March to late June. Luckily, alongside the delay developer Gust plans to add some unique new content. Speaking to Noisy Pixel regarding the delay, Fairy Tail producer Keisuke Kikuchi described what the extra time will mean for the game....

New files added to Fortnite have been data-mined and the release date for the upcoming Neymar skin plus accompanying cosmetics has been discovered. Epic has eased off on the Fortnite crossover following what might be considered overkill during season five. However, they have not disappeared completely in season six. It kicked off with the addition of the long-rumored Lara Croft skin, well a few of them actually, and confirmed soccer star Neymar Jr....

Nintendo’s lawyers have been busy for the past month or so, given the company has been very much in the spotlight for its legal efforts to subdue what it considers to be violations of intellectual property rights. Though Nintendo has never been shy to use all of its legal resources to make sure its brand and creations are only used as the company deems fit, recently it’s gone out of its way to send cease and desist letters to Smash tournaments, banning the sale of Joy-Con controller shells meant to raise money for charity, and requesting certain content to be taken down from YouTube....

Cloud gaming is one of those things that seems to be trying to catch on. With the announcement of the Nvidia Shield several years ago, as well as its GeForce now streaming service, it seems as though there is the potential for a market there, but it looks as though the GPU company is potentially going to do itself a bit of a disservice with its latest announcement. A recent report indicates that Nvidia will be doubling the price of its GeForce Now service to reflect the increased popularity of it....

One Step From Eden is a roguelike spiritual successor to the Mega Man Battle Network series on the Game Boy Advance/Nintendo DS. Thomas Moon Kang, the solo developer of One Step From Eden, has said that the game uses the Battle Network combat system because he’s been searching for that style of combat since the series ended. Eden does an exceptional job of capturing the magic of the Battle Network style while reconceptualizing it into a highly replayable, session-based experience....

Video game developer Blizzard warns Overwatch players to not use the character glitch in the Lucioball seasonal event in order to avoid potential punishment. According to a post made by Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan on the Blizzard Forums, those who purposefully exploit the game’s recently discovered Lucioball glitch could find themselves on the receiving end of some form of punishment from the developer. Kaplan issued this as a “fair warning” to the team-based multiplayer shooter’s 15 million players, but didn’t explicitly state what the repercussions would be for consciously taking advantage of the bug....

Overwatch is usually a stable game, but over the past few months, more and more bugs have seemingly begun to appear. The latest issue is particularly troubling, as it sees one of the Payload maps in Overwatch randomly ending in draws. Normally, Overwatch’s payload maps end in a definitive victory. With the mode centered on players moving an object as far as they can, one team typically fails to move the payload further than the opposing group of players....

Since its launch in May of 2016, Overwatch’s roster has been steadily growing, with new heroes added to the lineup every so often to keep things fresh. Considering the game’s persistent popularity, it’s not surprising that Blizzard has been hard at work on the game’s 26th hero, but some fans may be surprised to learn that Hero 26 is already very far in development. This is according to Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan, who recently discussed the game’s next hero, though didn’t provide many concrete details....

It is safe to say that a good number of players get very excited when a developer announces updates for one of their popular titles. In fact, some players get so excited about the prospect that it is even enough to elicit tears, which was the very case for one Overwatch fan. Since the release of Overwatch over two years ago, Blizzard has continued to update their popular multiplayer title, adding loads of new content and features to the game....

You’ll never be able to guess how this Call of Duty: Warzone parachute battle ends. You’re at your most vulnerable moment in Warzone when you’re first dropping onto a map. Parachuting to your destination might get you there fast, but you can’t equip or aim a weapon while you’re busy gliding to a hot landing zone. Sure, you can cut your line and whip out your pistol, but it’s a risky move when you’re hurtling towards the ground at terminal velocity....