Respawn Entertainment released theApex LegendsSeason 25 patch notes on May 5. Like all major updates, the update includes several weapon buffs and nerfs aimed to shake up the meta yet again. All weapon buffs and nerfs in Apex Legends Season Prodigy Assault Rifles When it comes to the assault rifles, the Hemlok Burst Assault Rifle has been buffed while the Havoc Rifle has been nerfed. Starting with the Havoc Rifle, this assault rifle has been significantly nerfed....

Demo of the Rarebit Fiend Balan Wonderworldmade a huge splash when its debut trailer dropped in the pre-show for an Xbox Games Showcase last July. It was bright, colorful, and full of as much whimsy as its creator, Yuji Naka. I was immediately smitten with it as it looked like a dream. After a week of repeatedly playing through its demo, I’m happy to report it plays like a dream as well....

BFV arrives in November Well this is a kick in the head.Battlefield V, following a delay, is out on November 20 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Its battle royale mode won’t be available until March. Based on the updated roadmap forBFV, we’re getting eight maps and eight modes at launch, as well as the “War Stories” single player component. Sometime in December or January “Overture” (more War Story content) hits, followed by “Lightning Strikes” (co-op) sometime in January through March....

In what’s been one of the biggest surprises of the year, Yakuza Studio have managed to succeed where so many Japanese developers have failed, creating a solid “Western”-style shooter inBinary Domain. So if you missed out when it first launched or have been waiting for the PC release to blast robots to pieces, you needn’t wait much longer. The game will be available for PC next Friday, but if you’re interested in purchasing sooner Sega have some pre-order bonuses in store....

Brack calls allegations of harassment ‘extremely troubling’ In what is reported to be a staff memo, Blizzard President J Allen Brack has acknowledged theserious allegations of discrimination and harassmentleveled at the studio in a lawsuit filed by the State of California. The suit, which features accusations of abhorrent employee treatment, was filed following a two-year investigation by The Department of Fair Employment and Housing. “I personally have a lot of emotions coming out of yesterday, and I know you do, too,”said Brack in the company memo, as seen by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier....

–CorruptAI125discusses the top games he played in 2020. –Kerrik52reviewsPrince of Persia (2008)as part of his Traveler in Playtime review blogs. –Dinorachadiscusses the Bullet-per-Minute genre. –Black Red GamingreviewsCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waron the PC. –Snukastylestarts hisDynasty Warriorsretrospective with this first part. –Lord SpencerreviewsVanguard Banditsas part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. –Spazzzh20’snew series to chooses the Top 10 games for year since the start of the millennium. Here is part one....

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deceptionis fantastic. If you own a PlayStation 3, I highly recommend you purchase it right this second if you haven’t already. Seriously. Just get up, leave this column for a minute — don’t worry, I’ll be here when you get back, everything’s gonna be okay — and go buy the damn game. Got it? Great. Because I want to be very clear on this: I thinkUncharted 3is awesome....

From a creator of the Stanley Parable The people who worked onThe Stanley Parableare doing some interesting stuff at the moment. First Davey Wreden released his stellar gameThe Beginner’s Guideout of nowhere, and now William Pugh andhis new studio Crows Crows Crowsare teasing theirfirst game. The currently unnamed title is all wrapped up ina fairly large ARGgoing on at the moment. I am absolutely awful at these things, butfolks over on reddithave managed to crack quite a fair bit of the puzzle....

Massive Monster has announced that the next major free update for 2022’sCult of the Lambwill be coming early next year. It’sSins of the Flesh, and that’s it. That’sall we knowso far. 📢ANNOUNCING📢🐍SINS OF THE FLESH🔴our next FREE MAJOR CONTENT UPDATE! 🔥Loyal Cultist, your patience has not gone unseen.Coming very early next year, this update is packed with new features, stories, and more! 🙏pic.twitter.com/RYT4UJp9Tq I hate it when this happens, because I feel like it’s important to let everyone know that this update is soon to exist, but I also don’t have many details to share....

There may be post-release content after all It was admirable of From Softwareto treatDark Souls IIas “a full game,” in the words of producer Takeshi Miyazoe, and not plan for DLC as a required part of production. I don’t think any of us are expecting anything less from the studio. That said, afterArtorias of the Abyssturned out the way it did, I wouldn’t mind DLC for the sequel. Not at all....

It also broke the site As I was enjoyingthe hunt for the Rosalina amiibowith a friend yesterday, we talked about what the new Club Nintendo would be like. But first,they have to close out their current oneso we thought, “hey, wouldn’t it be nice if they released all the previously exclusive Club games?” Well it looks like that wish came true, asDoc Louis’s Punch-Out!!, originally on WiiWare, is now available on the service for 250 Coins....

If you’ve kept up, you’ll have a new suit waiting for you There’s an arms dealer hanging out inHitman: Marrakeshthis weekend that needs Agent 47’s attention. They call him The Gunrunner, and he’s the fifth elusive target in the episodic game to date. He’ll be around through Sunday, July 3 at which point he will depart for good, so there’s time left to get a lay of the land if you’re still working through Morocco....

Warframe: 1999is here, but with it has come a bunch of systems, including a full-blown romance mechanic. A big part of that, though, is the calendar and its accompanying seasons. Before you worry about new systems, make sure toget the new frame, Cyte-09, andtry out a buildfor him. But keep reading to learn everything you need to know aboutWarframe: 1999’scalendar, its seasons, Hex Overrides, and all the weekly tasks you’ll want to make sure you do....