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Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 launch live: our coverage of the new season’s release now that Fortnite is back online

Refresh Get notified of updates 2025-08-07T12:10:00.081Z The Battle Pass is live (Image credit: Epic Games) You can now purchase the Battle Pass and get to work unlocking skins and other items. There’s a bunch of new Quests to help you get some XP early as well. 2025-08-07T11:47:05.162Z Fortnite severs are…

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Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 launch live: our coverage of the new season’s release now that Fortnite is in downtime

Refresh Get notified of updates 2025-08-07T06:06:16.103Z You won’t need the Battle Pass to unlock the Halo skin (Image credit: Epic Games) Players who reach Level 100 will be able to unlock the UNSC Spartan skin for free, without needing to purchase the Battle Pass. This can be done from August…

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Analyst warns that we’re in the ‘Wild West’ of game prices – ‘people still buy these games at these high price points’

It seems as though game prices will remain variable going forward Analyst Matt Piscatella described the market as the ‘Wild West’ in a recent interview ‘Publishers and developers are trying to find the sweet spot for their pricing,’ he explained Don’t expect uniform game prices any time soon, a prominent…

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Turtle Beach has announced three racing wheels for three very different target audiences

Turtle Beach is launching three new racing wheel products The VelocityOne Race KD3, VelocityOne F-RX, and Racer wheels release on September 9 You’re able to pre-order them now from the brand’s website Gaming peripheral brand Turtle Beach has just announced three upcoming racing wheels, all targeting budget to mid-range sim…

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Battlefield 6 dev promises the game will return to the ‘gritty’ tone of earlier entries – ‘you’re not running around in a hero cape’

Battlefield 6 will be a “gritty and real” experience like earlier entries in the series Battlefield Studios UX director Alan Pimm said the game will have a different atmosphere to Battlefield 2042 The developer also said it’s “not a military sim” but “it’s got enough of that grit that you…

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Rare is getting a limited edition 8BitDo controller for its 40th anniversary, and I can’t help but feel bittersweet about it

A limited edition 8BitDo controller celebrating Rare’s 40th anniversary has been spotted at Amazon The blue/yellow gamepad features emblems from the developer’s most iconic titles It’s revealed shortly after the cancellation of Everwild, which would’ve been the studio’s next big game It’s definitely been a trying year for Rare, but…

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