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Fortnite’s first-person mode is likely coming to the game next season. That’s according to regularFortniteleaker HypeX on Twitter who claims that the mode will be introduced during the next season of content, although how it will be introduced into the game is not yet known. While several guns in Fortnite already feature a first-person perspective when aiming down sights, this mode would seemingly lock players to the mode during all phases of gameplay....

Forza Horizon 5’s latest update adds co-op support for its story missions and a selection of new cars. The new Series 9 update is available to download now, and features numerous big fixes and additions. It also adds news cars to the Wheelspin, Car Pass and Festival Playlist features, including a number of Hot Wheels themed cars ahead of theofficial Hot Wheels expansioncoming in July. ThePCversion also gets a new temporal anti-aliasing option, which reduces shimmering....

Apple has revealed four new titles coming to Apple Arcade next month. Based on the hit American game show, Wheel of Fortune Daily will feature new puzzles every day when it arrives on the subscription service on November 7. It will launch alongside multiplayer car battle game Drive Ahead! Carcade, and ‘+’ versions of Arkanoid vs Space Invaders and Texas Hold’em Poker: Pokerist. ‘+’ versions of games onApple Arcaderemove any monetisation present in the standard App Store versions of each title, be that an up-front price, in-game purchases or ads....

Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford believes the leap to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will be the biggest in the history of the console market. While he doesn’t expect this to be evident in next-gen launch titles, he forecasts the leap will prove to be even greater than the jump from 2D to 3D was. “I think customers will realize how profound of a difference it is to have the throughput capability that these new platforms bring....

Halo Infinite will have two more multiplayer test events before the end of September. The game’s first technical preview took place between July 29 and August 1, and now developer343 Industrieshas two more tests planned for this weekend and the next. 343 Industries confirmed the news in its latest blog post, with community manager John Junyszek stating: “It feels like just yesterday we were battling against Bots during our first multiplayer tech preview....

PlayStation VR2 is finally launching next month, conveniently just as PlayStation 5 consoles are finally easier to get hold of after two years of stock shortages. But will it be worth the wait and price? After getting to spend time withPlayStationVR2 at a hand-on event recently, it’s clear the headset is a huge leap fromSony’s predecessor released back in 2016. It may be hard to top the game-changing experience of entering VR for the first time, but the improvements of this new version make for a far more comfortable and, as a result, more immersive VR experience....

Helldivers 2 has started well on Steam, with a concurrent player record higher than any previous PC port of a PlayStation Studios game. According toSteamDB, the game’s peak concurrent player count is currently 81,840, which was achieved at 10pm ET on Thursday / 3am GMT today. This gives it a higher peak concurrent player count thanGod of War,Horizon Zero DawnComplete Edition, The Last of Us Part I or any otherSteamgame published byPlayStationStudios....

Sega has announced Hello Kitty as the latest playable character in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania. The DLC character will be available to purchase for $4.99 (or equivalent) on the game’s October 5 release date. Hello Kitty joinsPersona’s Morganaas planned premium DLC, whileYakuza’s Kazuma Kiryu,Beat from Jet Set RadioandSonic and Tailshave previously been revealed as unlockable characters in the game. You can watch the Hello Kitty reveal trailer via the embed below:...

Hideo Kojima has said that one of his next games, Physint, won’t be released for “five or six” years. Kojima recently spoke to French magazineLe Film Français,during which he was asked about the adaptation of theDeath Strandingfilm, which is currently in production at A24, and if he’d like to work on more films in the future. When asked if he’d like to direct a film, Kojima replied, “Oh, yes! I received many offers after leavingKonami....

The next Nintendo Direct digital event will take place today and it promises a host of Switch announcements. Kicking off at 7am PT / 12pm ET / 3pm BST on Tuesday, September 13,Nintendo has said the presentation will include“roughly 40 minutes of information mainly focused onNintendo Switchgames launching this winter”. WhileNintendo UK won’t live stream the Nintendo Direct“as a mark of respect” to Queen Elizabeth II, you’ll be able to watch it live via theNintendoof America YouTube stream embedded at the top of this page....

January 2023’s PlayStation Plus Essential games have seemingly been revealed ahead of an official announcement. Dealabs userbillbil-kun, who has been accurately leaking thePlayStationPlus line-ups almost every month since September 2021, has published what they claim to be the new titles coming to the service next month. January’s PlayStation Plus games will reportedly beStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order(PS5/PS4),Fallout 76(PS4) and Axiom Verge 2 (PS5/PS4). They’ll be available to claim from January 3 until February 7....

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced January 2024’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue and Classics titles. This month’s additions (which are listed in full below) includeResident Evil 2, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands and Hardspace: Shipbreaker. PlayStationPlus Premium also offers a selection of PS1,PS2andPSPgames to download, andPS3games via cloud streaming. January’s additions to the Classics Catalogue are Rally Cross, Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace,Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection, Legend of Mana and Secret of Mana....

Sony has confirmed July’s free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Pro Evolution Soccer 2019and Horizon Chase Turbo will be free to download from Tuesday July 2 until Monday August 5. The most recent release inKonami’s long-running football series is normally priced at £24.99 on thePlayStationStore. Horizon Chase Turbo, a tribute to arcade racing games like Out Run, Top Gear and San Francisco Rush, normally costs £15.99. The first trailer and details for the 2020 instalment of Pro Evolution Soccerwere released earlier this month....