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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 competitive ranked mode dubbed League Play is now scheduled for a mid-February release, Treyarch confirmed. League Play will initially launch on PS4 with PC and Xbox One versions coming at a later unspecified date.
JANUARY 30
Bethesda's latest patch for Fallout 76 included a bunch of improvements but it also reintroduced old problems which were fixed in previous updates. Players reported bobby pin and fusion core bugs, as well as skill point respec issues.
JANUARY 30
Praey for the Gods is an action-adventure set to debut on Steam Early Access on 31 January 2019. The developers No Matter Studios shared a launch trailer to celebrate the release and announced a console version currently in the works.
JANUARY 30
Total War: Warhammer 2 The Festag Update brings major changes to the Lords and Legendary Lords of the Old World which will now have red skill trees. The developers also included numerous tweaks to the existing skills, traits and abilities.
JANUARY 30
According to a Reddit leak, the new Batman game from Rocksteady will be named Batman Arkham Crisis and it will launch around Halloween 2019. It will feature a mature and complex story with 12 acts and will swap the Batmobile for Batwing.
JANUARY 30
Twitter user Fortnite News shared screenshots of mined files which suggest that Fortnite's Season 7 could potentially end with an earthquake. The files also revealed new assets for the Snowfall skin which could be tied to the event.
JANUARY 29
THQ Nordic have released an official statement regarding the exclusive deal which brings Metro Exodus on Epic Store. The company said that the decision was entirely made by the publisher Koch Media as Metro is their intellectual property.
JANUARY 29
Battlefield V's live service Tides of War second chapter is set for another January update which includes a new Sturmgeschutz IV tank and changes to F point on the Panzerstorm map. Dice have also added improvements to Practice Range.
JANUARY 29
Deep Silver and Epic have announced a partnership to bring Metro Exodus exclusively to Epic Store. Steam users who pre-ordered the upcoming post-apocalyptic shooter will still be able to access the game and any future DLCs trough Steam.
JANUARY 28
Monster Hunter: World's Appreciation Fest is up and running until 22 February 2019 and during that time players can take on the limited-time quest The Greatest Jargas which rewards players with decorations and Faux Ticket III items.
JANUARY 28
Anno 1800's release date has been pushed back to 16 April 2019. This has now been confirmed by Ubisoft. Blue Byte's real-time strategy was originally scheduled for a February 2019 release but it needs additional polishing and tuning.
JANUARY 28
Bioware are giving away free skins to all Anthem VIP Demo participants as an apology for the numerous troubles plaguing game during the testing period. Additionally, the developers have unlocked all Javelins for the second, open demo.
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