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Epic Games launched their store in China without official announcements. The store is now available in mainland China as reported by Chinese tech website Techweb. The store can now be accessed and games can be purchased with two methods.
MAY 15
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne developers have shared more details about the upcoming expansions in the latest interview with Famitsu magazine. The devs revealed new winter clothing-like equipment, quests and Hoarfrost Reach region size.
MAY 15
A new major patch is now live on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds test servers on PC. In detailed patch notes, the devs detailed a new set of rebalancing for the snowy map Vikendi along with the introduction of new tactical map markers.
MAY 15
Fortnite leaker Lucas7yoshi has once again shared his latest findings and this time, he managed to dig out some images of John Wick skin variants that are coming in the crossover event. Lucas7yoshi also found a description of the event.
MAY 15
Ubisoft have officially confirmed that The Division 2's raid named Operation Dark Hours will release on Thursday, 16 May 2019. The publisher showcased the new raid in the latest trailer and revealed rewards for those who complete it first.
MAY 14
Blizzard officially announced the release date for World of Warcraft Classic. The game is set to launch on 27 August 2019. Before the official launch, Blizzard will select a small number of WoW players to participate in the closed beta.
MAY 14
Rockstar released another major update for Red Dead Online that includes a host of new gameplay changes as well as brand new content such as Poker, Free Roam missions and events. Furthermore, the devs outlined plans for the summer updates.
MAY 14
Mortal Kombat film reboot is finally ready to enter pre-production according to the public announcement by officials in South Australia, where the reboot will be created. The film will be a joint project of New Line Cinema and Warner Bros.
MAY 14
Netflix have officially announced their own panel at world's biggest gaming expo - E3 2019. In just under a month, Netflix's NX team will talk about bringing their own shows into games and possibly reveal some new, yet unannounced titles.
MAY 14
Monster hunting title Dauntless is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 it's been confirmed by the developer Phoenix Labs. On the same day, the early access title will also arrive to PC as Epic Store exclusive.
MAY 13
Gaming chat platform Discord has reached 250 million registered users after only four years, meaning the platform doubled its user count in space of one year. Discord also reported that they have more than 56 million monthly active users.
MAY 13
The releases of Kingdom Hearts III and Shadow of the Tomb Raider drove big revenue for Japanese gaming giant Square Enix but also brought increased launch costs, which led to a sharp decline in the company's profits - more than 28 per cent.
MAY 13
