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When 4A Games confirmed that Metro Exodus is coming to Epic Store, Valve quickly commented that this was unfair to players. However, today, Valve developer and designer Nathaniel Blue claims this refers to the timing of the announcement.
SEPTEMBER 9
Apex Legends could soon introduce new skydiving emotes for several characters. In the latest videos which have been shared on Reddit, Mirage and Gibraltar can be seen doing emotes that are currently not available in Respawn's battle royale.
SEPTEMBER 9
YouTube channel TheGamingRevolution claims that Infinity Ward's upcoming shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will have a ton of multiplayer modes variations including Demolition, Team Defender, Clan Wars, Cranked and battle royale.
SEPTEMBER 9
2K Sports' basketball simulation NBA 2K20 has topped the UK physical sales charts for the week ending on 07 September 2019. NBA 2K20 managed to take the crown despite weaker sales which are almost a third lower when compared to NBA 2K19.
SEPTEMBER 9
The Matrix and Cyberpunk 2077 star Keanu Reeves has paid a visit to Hideo Kojima in his Death Stranding studio in Japan. Kojima shared a few images of Reeves at Kojima Productions where he posed alongside the Metal Gear Solid auteur.
SEPTEMBER 7
Fallout 76 is getting a new battle royale map named Morgantown for Nuclear Winter mode. The new map will be introduced with the Patch 13, which is arriving on 10 September 2019. By the looks of it, Morgantown will replace the existing map.
SEPTEMBER 7
Sony revealed the list of top 20 best selling digital games on PlayStation 4 in the month of August 2019. EA Sport's Madden NFL 20 is leading the pack while Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition and GTA V are in second and third respectively.
SEPTEMBER 7
Focus Home have officially revealed the Switch release date for Dontnod's action RPG Vampyr. The game is set to make its debut on Nintendo's hybrid console on 29 October 2019, following on from its release on PC and consoles last summer.
SEPTEMBER 7
Death Stranding is confusing even to Hideo Kojima, the game's creator admitted in his latest interview. Kojima said that even now he does not understand the game as the open world, the gameplay and other mechanics are totally new to him.
SEPTEMBER 7
Ubisoft have officially revealed that their online tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege has reached 50 million players on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The huge milestone comes four years after the game's release in December 2015.
SEPTEMBER 6
According to the latest data mine from prominent Fortnite data miner Hypex, Epic Games and Nintendo could partner up to bring Splatoon to Fortnite in the next big crossover event. This event could also be an exclusive for Nintendo Switch.
SEPTEMBER 6
Bioware boss Casey Hudson confirmed that a pretty big team is still working on Anthem, despite the poor launch. Hudson said that the team knows players are not happy with Anthem but they are committed to making it better in the future.
SEPTEMBER 6
