[Update: The official Tweet has returned! I've embedded it below, but it confirms all of the information in this article. Get ready to relive the tale of swords and souls eternally retold this weekend! Bandai Namco will be holding a network...

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CD Projekt RED are finally taking their Witcher in-universe card game, Gwent, out of open beta next month. Gwent: The Witcher's Card Game will officially launch October 23 on PC, with console editions to follow in December.Along with the of...

Magic: The Gathering's 25th anniversary came with a lot of changes for the game. The release structure for new expansion sets has changed dramatically. The game has crossed over the realm of cardboard to pen and paper with Dungeon & Dra...

Rockstar hasn't had much to say about Red Dead Online yet, but given the way Grand Theft Auto V has continued to dominate with its ever-changing online component, it doesn't take much imagination to picture what shape Red Dead Redemption 2 ...

In today's episode of Destructoid Impulse: we take a look at Call of Duty's answer to battle royale in the form of Blackout. Yes, that's right, we're talking about the biggest trend in video games and possibly the biggest franchise in video...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout is a battle royale that has been slightly more miniature than its competitors. Call of Duty's first crack at battle royale has hovered in the 80-some player range during beta testing. That's a lot, but i...

Crawling through the long grass, a bead of sweat trickles down my temple. Sweat, or blood? It's hard to tell the difference on an island such as this one. I'd bought my ticket to ride and now I was on the journey, stamped "paid in full" on ...

It's Blackout beta weekend for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and that means lots of new players have begun dipping their toes into the game's promising battle royale mode. PS4 players have had access, but the beta just went live this morning f...

Battlefield V has been kicking my ass, and based on what I've seen of this week's open beta, I'm not alone. There's going to be a not-insignificant learning curve for players who don't prioritize team dynamics and really take their time. Th...

A mere four days before Treyarch and Activision christen Black Ops 4's Blackout mode with a private beta, we're finally treated to the first dedicated look at Call of Duty's take on battle royale. Details have trickled out in recent days -...

Ubisoft has announced the expansion for their en masse medieval brawler, For Honor, will see an open beta in September, giving the game's PC community a chance to get their gauntlets on the new content a little earlier than expected.Marchin...

This week at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, Activision and Treyarch have been in full promotional mode, showing off their upcoming cash cow Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.Two new trailers have been dropped this week. The first is a trailer design...

Soon, a selection of Call of Duty fans will get the opportunity to see how their favourite brand of shooter handles the popular genre of Battle Royale. Activision and Treyarch have finally revealed the dates for Black Ops 4's Blackout beta ...

It's not the first opportunity to play Battlefield V (that honor goes to the closed alpha), but it'll be the most widely available. There's a good ol' try before you buy event for Battlefield V that's open to everybody. EA is hol...

That's one of those headlines where it feels criminal to hone on just one thing. Generation Zero has a lot going for it. It's an '80s-themed cooperative survival shooter where you and your friends trek around the deserted Swedish coun...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 players will get their first real look at the game's battle royale mode Blackout on September 10. The beta is set to debut on PlayStation 4, with other platforms to follow, and you'll have access to solos, duos, an...

Dragon Ball FighterZ rocked the fighting game community at large when it arrived in January of this year, and EVO as a whole when it debuted as the most-streamed game ever. It's also due on Switch just next month on September 28, but r...

Just a few days ahead of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 PC beta, Treyarch and Activision have let us know what kind of rig we'll need in order to be able to run the game. Fortunately, it doesn't really require any heavy artillery. Here'...

Treyarch and Activision have announced, via Reddit, that the Private Beta for their upcoming military shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will run for a second consecutive weekend, also featuring some fresh new content.The previous beta, whic...

Bethesda has continued placing more emphasis on its own launcher over existing platforms like Steam, and it's far from the only publisher to do so. With that trend in mind, I'm not terribly shocked to hear that this year's online-centric Fa...

Whether you intend to try the Fallout 76 beta or not, once it begins rolling out in October, we'll get an eyeful. The beta "will be the full game and all your progress is saved for launch," according to Bethesda. It's worth reiterating that...

This weekend, Activision launched its first Private Beta for this year's entry in the gazillion dollar making Call of Duty series, Black Ops 4. A select few troops had the opportunity to check out the game's multiplayer modes, with hectic b...

We're in the middle of Summer, which mean the hype train is in full steam for this year's Call of Duty entry, Black Ops 4. A private beta is currently underway this weekend, allowing a chosen conglomerate of trigger-happy fans to try out th...

Bandai Namco has finally announced the dates for the Nintendo Switch open beta of anime fighter Dragon Ball FighterZ, and it looks like fans won't be kept waiting much longer at all.The beta will be made available in North America next week...