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Following its recent collaboration with Balenciaga, Fortnite has returned with an all-new, fashion-punched partnership with French luxury label Moncler. “Given Moncler’s roots in culture, dedication to collaborations through the Moncler Genius program, and the recent 6 MONCLER 1017 ALYX 9SM collection’s theme of light and dark, we felt there was a lot to work with between both brands,” Emily Levy, Senior Manager of Partnerships at Epic Games, told HYPEBEAST. Dubbed the “Moncler Classic Set,” the catalog includes the Andre and Renee outfits, both of which are inspired by the aforementioned 6 Moncler 1017 Alyx 9SM collection crafted by visionary Matthew Williams. In the game, as players are ascending the mountain near Catty Corner, constructing a tower or elevating in several different ways,...

Despite launching to massive popularity, the free-to-play multiplayer portion of Halo Infinite has been plagued by a few core issues since its release, the most significant one being issues with its Battle Pass progression. Thankfully, 343 Industries has now remedied the situation. Announcing the changes over on Twitter, the developer listed a series of tweaks to the system to ensure you’ll no longer be stuck at level one. Kickstarting the list of updates is a series of what Halo community manager John Junyszek calls “Play 1 Game” challenges, where you’ll gain XP from simply playing the game every day in the way that you want, ensuring consistent progression. To balance things out, the developer has also removed several weekly challenges from Battle Pass, fixing bugs for others a...

A group of more than 1,000 employees at Activision Blizzard has now signed a petition asking the developer’s CEO Bobby Kotick to step down. According to the petition — which includes both direct staff and contractors of the company — employees say they “no longer have confidence in the leadership of Bobby Kotick as the CEO of Activision Blizzard. The information that has come to light about his behaviors and practices in the running of our companies runs counter to the culture and integrity we require of our leadership — and directly conflicts with the initiatives started by our peers.” Since the publication of the petition, the company’s employee advocacy group A Better ABK has also launched a separate petition for fans of the company to show their support in removing Kotick. The latest d...

Just three months after its original reveal, Volition‘s Saints Row reboot has now been delayed. In a new statement published on the game’s official website, Volition chief creative officer Jim Boone announced that the reboot’s release will now be pushed back by six months from February of 2022 to August. “Our priority is to create the best Saints Row game yet and, if we released on the original date, it wouldn’t be up to the standards we’ve set ourselves, and that you’re expecting and deserve. The team just need more time to do our vision justice,” the executive wrote. “In all honesty, we underestimated the impact COVID would have on our schedule, although everyone adapted very quickly to the working from home arrangement and continued to be incredibly productive. However, due to the ...

Hendrick’s Gin has found a way to combine the best of gaming and enjoying a drink with their first-ever Hendrick’s Gaming Chaise. As the rise of gaming chairs begin to take over the community, Hendrick’s is unveiled its own limited-edition gaming chair, described as the world’s longest and least technological of them all. While the matchup may be unprecedented, Hendrick’s chair is purposely designed for unplugged play. The handmade, seven-foot-long statement pieces is upholstered in tufted Hendrick’s green velvet, accented with copper, providing a stark contrast to typical black leather swivel chairs. The length of the chair itself would make it difficult for it to be situated in front of a computer or television screen. Instead, the statement reads that the chair “discourages any performa...

The reign of shotguns in Call of Duty: Vanguard is finally coming to an end. Whether you’re completely new to the franchise or a seasoned enthusiast, those who’ve been playing Call of Duty: Vanguard over the past couple of weeks will no doubt have realized just how powerful some of the shotguns are in multiplayer, being both extremely strong against enemies and having very little reload and cycling times. Thankfully, Activision and Sledgehammer Games have finally decided to give the weapon class a well-deserved Nerf. Taking to Twitter to announce the upcoming changes, Sledgehammer posted a GIF of some teenagers playing with NERF guns along with the caption “We’re here to perform a shotgun exorcism.” While it hasn’t shared any exact or detailed plans regarding how the weapon class will...

Microsoft officially announced that it will begin rolling out Xbox Cloud Gaming on its Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S consoles. This future is currently applicable for those who have a Game Pass Ultimate subscription but only in 25 select regions. According to Microsoft, it will be coming to Brazil next but, the feature will be rolled out first “with our November release to a subset of Xbox gamers” and to everyone in other supporting markets “over the coming weeks.” With Cloud gaming coming to Xbox consoles, gamers will have the opportunity to demo games available on the Game Pass without having to fully download them. Additionally, when receiving a multiplayer invite, Xbox Cloud Gaming allows the game to stream. Xbox One users will be able to play next-generation games on the console, meanin...

The Game Awards 2021 has just announced its full list of nominations for the best games the industry had to offer over the past 12 months, and voting is now open for fans all across the globe. While the ongoing pandemic is still largely affecting developers and causing numerous delays for some pretty big titles such as Horizon Forbidden West, there’s still plenty to celebrate and be thankful for in 2021. For 2021, nominees for Game of the Year include CAPCOM‘s Resident Evil Village, Nintendo‘s Metroid Dread, EA‘s It Takes Two, Bethesda‘s Deathloop, Xbox Game Studios‘ Psychonauts 2, and Insomniac‘s Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Other notable categories and nominations include: Best Game Direction Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda) It Takes Two (Ha...