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Fortnite players might have recently found themselves in possession of one of the games rarest items, the Axe of Champions. However, it was a fleeting moment since the game’s developer, Epic Games quickly realized their mistakes and rescinded the giveaway. Epic took to Twitter to make their official response regarding the issue stating, “Oops. We’ll be revoking the Axe of Champions from all Grand Royale qualified players and granting it back to just the FNCS seasonal winners from this year until Grand Royale has finished.” Kotaku reported that The Axe of Champions was only introduced last year as a type of special award that goes to the finalist of the Fortnite Champion Series. The series is seen to be the most prestigious Battle Royale event as players compete for the gold-plated pickaxe ...

Just days after the launch of Forza Horizon 5, the game has already become the largest ever release for Xbox Game Studios. Taking to Twitter to celebrate the game’s massive success, Xbox head Phil Spencer revealed that Forza Horizon 5 has amassed more than 4.5 million players across Xbox, cloud and PC in just four days since launch, becoming the largest launch day title for the company’s own studio. Aside from attracting buyers, the game also boasts more than three times the number of concurrent players than Forza Horizon 4 even at its highest point. While the game’s next-generation graphics, vibrant locations and massive roster of vehicles no doubt play a key role in the success of Forza Horizon 5, it’s also important to note its availability on Xbox Game Pass, a service which h...

Following the release of a Jinx skin to celebrate the release of League of Legends‘ animated series Arcane, Epic Games has revealed its latest crossover with Naruto Shippuden. Naruto is one of the most beloved anime franchises of all time, and Naruto Shippuden is the second part of the series featuring Naruto and the other Konoha 11 ninjas as adolescents. While no specific details have been officially announced, Fortnite players should be able to expect the usual crossover offerings such as Naruto-themed skins, items, emotes, music tracks, and loading screens. A Hidden Leaf Village Creative Hub is also rumored to release on the same day as the cosmetic offerings. The Fortnite x Naruto Shippuden crossover will arrive on November 16. Take a look at the Twitter conversation below. Coming soon...

Gameplay footage from the remastered Grand Theft Auto trilogy has been leaked just a day before the game pack’s release. The footage was published to YouTube and showcases over an hour of gameplay across the ​​updated versions of the three games that comprise the new trilogy edition — GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas — all of which were originally made for the PlayStation 2. In its announcement last month, Rockstar Games said that the remastering would maintain the original 2000s aesthetic of the games while introducing visual upgrades such as resolution upgrades and increased draw distances. The game developer shared cutscenes from the reworked trilogy but it hasn’t previewed any official gameplay footage itself. Video Games Chronicle was the first to come ...

Netflix is rolling out its games on iOS devices worldwide following the launch for Android users. A dedicated “Games” row is added to the Netflix app where you have unlimited access without in-app purchases or ads, as it is included in your membership. Netflix Games is set to debut on Apple mobile devices at 1 p.m. ET tomorrow. You can now download small games individually through the App Store and expect to see them on the Netflix app when launched. Netflix Games is coming to iOS! Starting tomorrow, you can access Netflix Games through the Netflix app on any mobile device, anywhere in the world. pic.twitter.com/LoHYFi4xBX — Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) November 9, 2021 Here are the five games available to download and play, with a whole lot more coming!?Stranger Things: 1984?Stran...

This year marks the 10th-anniversary of Skyrim, and while Bethesda is busy celebrating the occasion with a new Skyrim: Anniversary Edition, it also means that fans of the Elder Scrolls franchise haven’t had a new installment for a decade. Speaking to IGN, Bethesda director Todd Howard has now divulged why the company has decided to move forward with Starfield instead of making Elder Scrolls VI first. While both games were announced during E3 back in 2018, Howard explained that Bethesda had already set its eyes on Starfield as early as 2015 when it had just finished developing Fallout 4. “We felt doing something like Starfield,” he remarked. “We’d been wanting to do something else for a long time and play in a new universe, so if not now — I’m going back i...

Shortly after the premiere of Arcane on Netflix, Riot Games is now expanding on its partnership with the streaming platform’s gaming division with a new League of Legends spin-off called Hextech Mayhem. Created by Riot Forge and Bit.Trip developer Choice Provisions, the new rhythm runner is based in League of Legends‘ Piltover, where you’ll dash through the city as Ziggs, causing chaos among its streets. The goal is to perform bomb-jumps and bomb attacks while avoiding obstacles, enemies and Heimerdinger himself, all in time with the music to cause as much destruction as possible. As the trailer above shows, Hextech Mayhem‘s levels all carry vibrant and creative layouts to create a truly enjoyable platformer for fans of Runeterra. For those interested, He...

Being talked about for some time, leaks have just surfaced revealing new content for Nintendo Switch’s  Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl remakes. The leaks first surfaced on Reddit and claimed to be from an early copy of the game, dropping now-deleted images and footage. More videos are being re-uploaded on YouTube, showing off gym battles, Team Galactic fights, and the Pokédex. Users also released new models over Twitter, along with poses, and animations of some Pokémon such as Bidoof and Murkrow. Believed to be a faithful remake of the original with additional bonus content — not confirmed by Nintendo — the game could feature updates like Battle Frontier and Distortion World which was seen in Pokémon Platinum. Check out some of the leaks for the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond ...

Though Horizon Forbidden West‘s highly anticipated release date is still some time away, the development team behind the beloved franchise has now shared more details about the upcoming title’s new machines and monsters. Discussing the game in a new blog post on Sony’s PlayStation site, Guerilla Games‘ principal machine designer Blake Politeski revealed that ideas that first came up in Horizon Zero Dawn but never made it into the game can now be fleshed out with the sequel. “During Horizon Zero Dawn’s development, we had a ton of ideas — of course not everything could make it into the first game, but now with Horizon Forbidden West we’ve been able to match some exciting ideas that previously weren’t feasible with new and interesting concepts,” the designer said. Now that Aloy is ventu...