EPIC Games News (2024)

20/08/2023

Niantic has new Pokémon Go events to focus on but summer is still Go Fest’s ‘sacred window’ - https://epicgames.news/niantic-has-new-pokemon-go-events-to-focus-on-but-summer-is-still-go-fests-sacred-window//

Pokémon Go essentially runs an event every week, but Go Fest is by far the biggest, essentially taking over the summer. Locking the event to a specific

20/08/2023

VALORANT Champions 2023 goes crowdless amidst hurricane concerns in Los Angeles - https://epicgames.news/valorant-champions-2023-goes-crowdless-amidst-hurricane-concerns-in-los-angeles//

Where recent history saw venue worries and player concerns due to COVID, a different kind of obstruction has led to Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium needing to

20/08/2023

Pokemon players highlight lack of features as Scarlet and Violet World Championship allegations arise - https://epicgames.news/pokemon-players-highlight-lack-of-features-as-scarlet-and-violet-world-championship-allegations-arise//

After multiple players were disqualified from the 2023 Pokémon Scarlet and Violet World Championships for using illegally obtained ‘mons, the new World

20/08/2023

Bungie teases new science fantasy game inspired by fighting games, MOBAs, and frogs - https://epicgames.news/bungie-teases-new-science-fantasy-game-inspired-by-fighting-games-mobas-and-frogs//

Destiny 2 developer Bungie has recently announced it is actively hiring for a new team-based action game. However, the listing also confirmed the unannounced

Twitch streamers will be able to block banned users from not just chatting on their streams, but watching their streams entirely, using a new optional setting

20/08/2023

Crazy Raccoon withdraws from ALGS Championship due to team captain’s military service - https://epicgames.news/crazy-raccoon-withdraws-from-algs-championship-due-to-team-captains-military-service//

Crazy Raccoon has been one of APAC-N’s most unfortunate teams in the 2023 Apex Legends Competitive Series, bombing out early at both international events in

20/08/2023

New God of War already in development, according to job listing - https://epicgames.news/new-god-of-war-already-in-development-according-to-job-listing//

20/08/2023

Vampire Survivors has couch co-op now - https://epicgames.news/vampire-survivors-has-couch-co-op-now//

Weird little hit Vampire Survivors has far and away kicked off an indie trend, but don't relegate it to the past quite yet. The roguelike bullet heaven's 1.6

19/08/2023

Overwatch 2 director acknowledges negative Steam reviews, proceeds to ignore them - https://epicgames.news/overwatch-2-director-acknowledges-negative-steam-reviews-proceeds-to-ignore-them//

Overwatch 2’s recent Steam debut has made PC gaming history, but probably not in the way its developers intended. With over 20,000 largely negative reviews

19/08/2023

The first LEC team has finally punched its ticket to the 2023 LoL World Championship - https://epicgames.news/the-first-lec-team-has-finally-punched-its-ticket-to-the-2023-lol-world-championship//

After a relatively dominant performance vs. Excel Esports, the LEC finally has its first representative at the 2023 League of Legends World Championship: MAD

19/08/2023

LoL PBE reveals massive changes to Kindred, Evelynn, and general jungling - https://epicgames.news/lol-pbe-reveals-massive-changes-to-kindred-evelynn-and-general-jungling//

Although we’re approaching the 2023 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational, Riot Games is already preparing for some drastic changes to the meta after the

19/08/2023

'A triumph': Brian Fargo, Mike Laidlaw, and other RPG architects weigh in on Baldur's Gate 3 - https://epicgames.news/a-triumph-brian-fargo-mike-laidlaw-and-other-rpg-architects-weigh-in-on-baldurs-gate-3//

We've just given Baldur's Gate 3 one of the highest review scores ever awarded in PC Gamer's 30 year history, putting it in the company of just a handful of

19/08/2023

Turning popular video games into great board games is a lot harder than it sounds - https://epicgames.news/video-games-based-on-board-games-interview//

We’re eight months into 2023, and already board gaming fans have spent more than $18 million crowdfunding new games. And not just any kind of board games,

19/08/2023

Dota 2 fans become Taylor Swift stans overnight as Valve reveals outrageous TI12 ticket prices - https://epicgames.news/dota-2-international-ticket-prices-taylor-swift//

Valve’s unveiling of The International 2023 ticket prices sent shockwaves through the Dota 2 community. As the total cost for attending the prestigious event

19/08/2023

Today's Wordle hint and answer #791: Saturday, August 19 - https://epicgames.news/wordle-answer-today-hint-791-august-19//

Sit back and relax, because everything you need to easily win today's Wordle is ready and waiting below. Find general guidance with our tips and tricks, take

19/08/2023

Tencent is bringing back Delta Force as a 'large-scale multiplayer PvP' shooter with a singleplayer campaign based on Black Hawk Down - https://epicgames.news/tencent-is-bringing-back-delta-force-as-a-large-scale-multiplayer-pvp-shooter-with-a-singleplayer-campaign-based-on-black-hawk-down//

Remember the Delta Force games? It's okay if you don't: It was a reasonably popular shooter series that debuted in the late 1990s, but the last addition to

19/08/2023

Baldur's Gate 3's lead writer on romances: 's*x is not the goal, it's just s*x' - https://epicgames.news/baldurs-gate-3s-lead-writer-on-romances-s*x-is-not-the-goal-its-just-s*x//

"I know we made them too thirsty," Baldur's Gate 3's lead writer Adam Smith jokes about the RPG's companion characters. "We're aware of it. The internet has

19/08/2023

One of Call of Duty's best-known developers has left Treyarch after nearly 20 years - https://epicgames.news/one-of-call-of-dutys-best-known-developers-has-left-treyarch-after-nearly-20-years//

David Vonderhaar, one of the most prominent and longest-tenured senior developers on Activision's long-running Call of Duty series, has announced that after

19/08/2023

Declutter your Baldur's Gate 3 inventory with either of these wonderful autosort bag mods - https://epicgames.news/declutter-your-baldurs-gate-3-inventory-with-either-of-these-wonderful-autosort-bag-mods//

19/08/2023

I can’t believe I waited this long to play Vampire Survivors - https://epicgames.news/i-cant-believe-i-waited-this-long-to-play-vampire-survivors//

When Vampire Survivors began to pick up steam last year following its 2021 release, I had my doubts. Its pixel graphics, minimal controls, and lack of any

19/08/2023

Razer's first hot-swappable mechanical keyboard will let you mix and match switches - https://epicgames.news/razers-first-hot-swappable-mechanical-keyboard-will-let-you-mix-and-match-switches//

19/08/2023

WoW player outlines potential future for game’s most mysterious, unused zone - https://epicgames.news/wow-player-outlines-potential-future-for-games-most-mysterious-unused-zone//

There are countless hidden locations across World of Warcraft, with Azeroth being home to many secrets. One of the most strange, cloistered-off sections of

19/08/2023

Dave the Diver gets a major quality of life update and the players love it: 'Tears in my eyes,' one dedicated fan says - https://epicgames.news/dave-the-diver-gets-a-major-quality-of-life-update-and-the-players-love-it-tears-in-my-eyes-one-dedicated-fan-says//

19/08/2023

Like a Dragon Gaiden showcase details story, gameplay and more - https://epicgames.news/like-a-dragon-gaiden-showcase-details-story-gameplay-and-more//

The Like a Dragon series, formerly known as Yakuza in the West, is a masterwork in contradiction. On the one hand, each game tells a gripping, if sometimes

19/08/2023

Watch this Diablo 4 Barbarian deal 7 billion damage to Uber Lilith while she's already down - https://epicgames.news/watch-this-diablo-4-barbarian-deal-7-billion-damage-to-uber-lilith-while-shes-already-down//

19/08/2023

LoL player hits Amumu bandage from a full screen away to counter ultimate - https://epicgames.news/lol-player-hits-amumu-bandage-from-a-full-screen-away-to-counter-ultimate//

19/08/2023

Overwatch 2 director opens up about having the worst-reviewed game on Steam: 'Being review-bombed isn't a fun experience' - https://epicgames.news/overwatch-2-director-opens-up-about-having-the-worst-reviewed-game-on-steam-being-review-bombed-isnt-a-fun-experience//

19/08/2023

VALORANT analysts and pros react to Breeze rework: ‘It’s like a whole new map’ - https://epicgames.news/valorant-analysts-and-pros-react-to-breeze-rework-its-like-a-whole-new-map//

With a new act for episode seven of VALORANT, a new map rotation is coming along, meaning the polarizing Breeze is finally rejoining the game—but not after a

19/08/2023

Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC is getting more expensive and the community is rebelling: 'Remember they need us more than we need them' - https://epicgames.news/total-war-warhammer-3-dlc-is-getting-more-expensive-and-the-community-is-rebelling-remember-they-need-us-more-than-we-need-them//

Total War: Warhammer 3's latest slice of DLC, Shadows of Change, is coming soon, on August 31, but among the game's community this has not been cause for

19/08/2023

Starfield's preload files suggest there is no sign of DLSS or XeSS support amid AMD sponsorship - https://epicgames.news/starfield-no-dlss-support-at-launch//

And lo it has come to pass, Starfield looks like it will definitely not be supporting either Nvidia's DLSS or XeSS upscalers. At least not at launch anyways.

18/08/2023

Boaster thinks losing at VALORANT Champions helped Fnatic reset: ‘I’m happy we lost’ - https://epicgames.news/boaster-thinks-losing-at-valorant-champions-helped-fnatic-reset-im-happy-we-lost//

After falling to the lower bracket of VALORANT Champions in Los Angeles at the hands of LOUD earlier this week, Fnatic look to be back in their super-team

18/08/2023

ULTRARAM's inventor tells us why the revolutionary RAM replacement could slay dumb memory DIMMs - https://epicgames.news/ultrarams-inventor-tells-us-why-the-revolutionary-ram-replacement-could-slay-dumb-memory-dimms//

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