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Epic Games disabled Fortnite's Junk Rift, it's been announced via their Twitter. The item will be temporarily unavailable in all game modes but the devs did not offer an explanation as to why. More details should arrive soon, though.
AUGUST 26
According to Geoff Keighley, the host of this year's Gamescom opening night and The Games Awards, players are not ready for Death Stranding's online multiplayer gameplay which will have a unique concept of connecting people and worlds.
AUGUST 23
Focus Home Interactive have rebranded Spintires: Mudrunner 2 as SnowRunner and confirmed that the off-road driving sim is scheduled to arrive in 2020 to PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The publisher also released a brand new trailer for the game.
AUGUST 23
A new test server update suggests that Ubisoft could rework Rainbow Six Siege's worst operator Tachanka pretty soon. Tachanka's bio has been updated with a ton of new details including a mention of possible adjustments to his LMG.
AUGUST 23
Metro 2033 film will be produced by a Russian media holding company Gazprom Media and it's set to start filming sometime in 2020. The Russian premiere is scheduled for 01 January 2022 but the director and cast are yet to be announced.
AUGUST 23
Cyberpunk 2077's open-world might be a bit smaller than The Witcher 3 but will be much denser and packed, the game's producer Richard Borzymowski said. Apparently, it's like the studio took The Witcher 3 content and squeezed it right in.
AUGUST 23
Ubisoft's motocross platformer Trials Rising is set to introduce another paid expansion. Named Crash and Sunburn, the DLC adds 37 new tracks across Africa, Australia, Antartica and South America along with two brand new bike designs.
AUGUST 23
Bethesda are set to introduce a new update which will add a much-requested feature to Wolfenstein Youngblood. The patch will add checkpoints to Towers and end bosses after many players were frustrated with the game's checkpoint system.
AUGUST 23
Dice and EA have cancelled their plans for Battlefield V's 5v5 competitive mode, which was teased earlier this year. According to Senior Producer Ryan McArthur, the mode is no longer in development as Dice want to focus on other features.
AUGUST 22
Bethesda shared a new blog post which details some of the changes that will be introduced to Fallout 76 in the next update. One of the changes will be the removal of useless drill drops which were awarded instead of legendary items.
AUGUST 22
According to Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Creative Director Adam Isgreen, the beloved strategy could launch on Xbox One after the PC release. Isgreen said that the devs will try to build a control scheme specifically for Xbox One.
AUGUST 22
Need for Speed Heat's night races will be a completely different experience from the racing in daylight according to the game's Creative Director Riley Cooper. Apparently, The Division's Dark Zone was one of the inspirations for the team.
AUGUST 21
