DICE has been expanding its hype for Battlefield V now that the open beta has officially kicked off (for those who didn't pre-order or aren't Origin Access members) but now we're finding out more details about Firestorm, the new battle royale mode for Battlefield V.

DICE teamed up with developer Criterion Games, the studio behind Burnout and the not-so-great Battlefield Hardline for Firestorm. DICE worked on the single and multiplayer sides of Battlefield V, while Criterion handled the battle royale mode that is infused with everything that makes Battlefield great.

Firestorm will see you battling it out on the biggest Battlefield map ever created, with a ring of fire surrounding you, your squad, and all of the enemies for an "all-out war for survival" with up to 16 squads of up to 4 players each.

Netflix's new live-action Witcher series will release ahead of its original 2020 target, show writer Lauren Hissrich today revealed.

On the heels of confirming Superman star Henry Cavill will play Geralt of Rivia in the show, scriptwriter Lauren Hissrich confirmed the Witcher's first season will roll out sometime in 2019. Netflix's adaptation was originally announced in May 2017 and will stay close to the dark and gritty fantasy themes found in Andrzej Sapkowski's original novels.

In fact Sapkowski has been intimately involved with the project since the get-go. "I'm thrilled that Netflix will be doing an adaptation of my stories, staying true to the source material and the themes that I have spent over thirty years writing," the Polish author said in 2017. "I'm excited about our efforts together, as well as the team assembled to shepherd these characters to life."

The new Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 trailer gives some clues on how zombies will work in the new battle royale Blackout mode.

A bit ago we reported that PvE zombies will be introduced in Black Ops 4's new Blackout mode, and now we have some ideas on how they will work. Zombies appear to be a mechanic to keep things from getting stagnant and forcibly push players to concentrated areas on Blackout's absolutely huge map.

After all, Blackout has 80 players and Treyarch wants to move things around and target different areas so gamers are continually engaged and battling it out. That's really what zombies seem to be: map-placed mechanisms that not only keep tension high but force you to move or be completely annihilated.

THQ Nordic has acquired the rights to the Kingdoms of Amalur "and other assets" from 38 Studios, the company today announced.

After a long string of IP buyouts, THQ Nordic adds a name to its roster that should give hope to fantasy gamers: Kingdoms of Amalur. As the first game in the series, 2012's Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning had innovative RPG mechanics and deep lore penned by author R.A. Salvatore and currently enjoys cult status. But ultimately the game failed to meet sales and Reckoning ended up being the first and last in the series as 38 Studios filed for bankruptcy and shut down the same year. A sequel was planned before 38 Studios closed its doors, and would've happened if a $35 million publisher deal hadn't fallen through.

Now that THQ Nordic owns the rights we could see the sequel release in some form. The publisher could even resurrect project Coprenicus, the scrapped MMORPG based in the Amalur universe, which THQ also acquired.

The devs at Deck 13 are having a lot of fun with The Surge's expansions. The first DLC, A Walk in the Park, took us to the warped CREO World amusement park and had us take on hulking bosses. Now the second expansion is taking us to Westworld...well kind of.

The Good, the Bad, and the Augmented is The Surge's second major expansion pack, and as you might've guessed it's decidedly Western themed. The DLC has our amped up hero taking on Dr. Rischboter's monstrous machinations in an old abandoned CREO QA lab, and will feature new weapons, armors, and 16 new "insane" modifiers.

"Fight through the mad doctor's training rooms and try modifying them yourself for increased rewards by combining up to 4 of the 16 insane modifiers available. At the end of each stage, fight against distinct Challengers, powerful opponents forged from the training scenarios who are equipped with 30 unique new equipment pieces - armors, weapons, and implants - that you can take for yourself! Fight against mad scientist Dr. Rischboter for unique weapons, armor sets, and plenty more!" reads a press release announcement.

An announcement on the Blowfish Studios Twitter has revealed that the developer of Siegecraft Commander will be bringing their title to the Nintendo Switch at the end of this month.

Players will be able to enjoy the action-strategy title that allows for strategic catapulting in both offensive and defensive manors. Players will be required to correctly position their catapulting to destroy opposing enemy structures and also correctly defend their own structures.

Siegecraft Commander features two eight-level single player campaigns while also coming with support for local split-screen and also online cross-platform multiplayer in the form of 2-4 players. The online cross-platform play will consist of the following platforms: Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Siegecraft Commander will catapult its way onto the Nintendo Switch on the 19th of September. For anyone interested in pre-ordering a copy, the title comes in at a price of $19.99 and a link to the Nintendo website can be found here.

Microsoft has gone absolutely ham in terms of sales for Xbox players, numerous titles have been slapped with huge discount percentages as well as Xbox 360 game sales have been thrown in the mix.

Microsoft have taken to their Deals With Gold section to grant Xbox Live players the opportunity to pick up some great titles at some very cheap prices. Titles such as Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Dark Souls III Deluxe Edition, Don't Starve Together, Dragon Ball FighterZ and Little Nightmares are just a few of the titles that are on sale.

Microsoft has also put on sale plenty of the backwards compatible Xbox 360 games, titles such as Battlefield 3, the Bioshock series, Borderlands 1 and 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Black Ops 1 and 2, Modern Warfare 2 and 3 and even Dragon Age 2. There is plenty of choice when it comes to backwards compatible games, so if you are looking to fill up your hard drive will some classic 360 titles, now is as good a time as ever! All of these deals will expire at 7:30 PM ACST on Tuesday September 11th 2018. For more information on sales, head on over to Major Nelson here.

Stunlock Studios, the developers behind Battlerite Royale, the coming new edition to the Battle Royale scene have announced the Steam Early Access release date for their title. Battlerite Royale will debut to Steam Early Access on September 26th.

Marketing Director at Stunlock Studios, Johan Ilves has voiced his opinion on the developers new title coming to the Battle Royale genre. It appears that Stunlock Studios is very confident in their efforts to take the Battle Royale market head on, here is what he had to say "Our take on the genre differs a lot from the FPS Battle Royale games out there. Battlerite has always been about arcade-like MOBA action, and we want to stay true to the core of it while scaling up the experience and adding new exciting elements."

Battlerite Royale players will have available to them 20 different classes to choose from, a completely unique combat system all from a birds eye view point. Ilves believes that Battlerite Royale "is not only the Battle Royale game all MOBA players have been waiting for, it's a treat for any BR gamer who wants a fresh take on the genre "is not only the Battle Royale game all MOBA players have been waiting for, it's a treat for any BR gamer who wants a fresh take on the genre." If you want more information on Battlerite Royale, visit the official frequently asked questions page on the Battlerite blog here.

EA Sports has announced statistics regarding their very popular FIFA franchise and how many sales they have reached in total franchise sales as well as the total installs for FIFA Mobile.

EA Sports announces that FIFA 18 has reached a huge 24 million copies sold, which brings the overall total sales for the FIFA franchise to 260 million copies. Since the franchise has sold such a massive amount of copies, this has figure has resulted in the FIFA franchise being the best-selling sports video game of all time.

The announcement also reveals that the FIFA Mobile app has been immensely popular as well, reaching a huge 193 million installs across all mobile platforms. According to FIFA executive producer Aaron McHardy "For millions of players around the world the FIFA franchise has become more than just a game - it's as big a part of their football DNA as the teams they love. Football is a sport that can unite the world through play, and whether it be through console, mobile, competitive gaming or regional experiences like FIFA Online 4 in Asia, we are excited to find more and more ways to connect players to the world's game."

To all those players on their RuneScape grind in the refreshed 2007 servers, Jagex will soon be providing you an option of TRUE no experience waste. Old School RuneScape for the Mobile will be officially launching October 30th.

Jagex has taken to their blog on their website to announce that the Old School RuneScape Mobile will be coming to iOS and Android on October 30th. The blog post thanks the developers for their hard work in making this possible and also to all players that participated in the closed betas for both iOS and Android.

The blog post also explains what new players will have to do to get access to the Old School RuneScape Mobile, here is what Jagex has said "In order for us to move Old School RuneScape into the pre-order and pre-register stage, we're required to remove the beta build from the Google Play store. This means that those of you without the Members beta installed will not be able to access the app until its full release on October 30th. If you have access via the Members beta, the iOS closed beta, or you're located in an area in which we've soft launched (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden), then you'll be able to continue playing right up until the full release."

Xbox Australia is on a roll with some awesome exclusive Xbox One accessories where after unveiling the official Xbox Onesie, the team are back with a "greaseproof" Xbox One controller designed for PUBG.

The new "greaseproof" Xbox One controller is made with a "special coating resistant to grease and oil", with the new controller made to celebrate PUBG reaching v1.0 on the Xbox One. PUBG v1.0 is finally out, after residing in Xbox Preview and is now available to the public.

Microsoft's new Xbox PUBG Greaseproof Controller has PUBG's usual colors, with the company hand-spraying each controller with urethane coating that the company claims is "impervious to minor scratches, water, and of course, roast chicken grease". Yeah, they're being serious. The urethane makes the controller look greasy, which is really, really weird to look at (at least in the video).

EVGA until now has only revealed two of its custom GeForce RTX 20 series graphics cards, but that has all changed with the company adding another three custom RTX 20 series cards that brings their family of cards to five members.

We already have the XC and FTW3 series announced, but EVGA has just taken the wraps off of their new Hydro Copper FTW3 and Hydro Copper XC, both of which rock EVGA's custom water blocks.

The Hydro Copper FTW3 has a wider water block while the Hydro Copper XC has a smaller PCB, hence smaller water block.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 isn't far away now and as we get closer to its release, Activision and developer Treyarch are teasing new details on the game. The official Twitter account for Call of Duty has teased the map for Blackout, COD's brand new battle royale game mode.

This is the "largest map in Call of Duty history" and it looks similar to PUBG's infamous 'Erangel' map. We have forests with a river running through the middle, as well as the 'Nuketown Island' which is similar to the military base on Erangel.

Treyarch has some interesting spots in the Blackout map, with 'Firing Range', 'Asylum', and the 'Fracking Tower' to surely be hits. But right up the top we have 'Estates' and the 'Construction Site' where I'm sure huge battles will go down, while the 'Turbine' in the bottom right could be interesting for some battles near the turbines, while taking the fight downhill to the 'Fracking Tower' or 'Rivertown'.

Netgear took the wraps off of some new Nighthawk gaming routers recently, but the new flagship Nighthawk XR700 Gaming Router features some impressive technical specs including 10GbE connectivity.

The new Nighthawk XR700 is nearly identical to the current flock of high-end Nighthawk Pro Gaming routers but it has been specifically tuned for various networking hurdles that gamers and enthusiasts get put through. Netgear is optimizing network connections by stablizing pings and ironing out spikes in lag whether you're using the gigabit and now 10GbE wired connectivity, as well as gamers over Wi-Fi, if you are restricted from using ethernet cabling.

Netgear uses the DUMAOS on the Nighthawk XR700 gaming router which is a gaming router OS that was built specifically for power gamers, with the following features:

The tech behind Mass Effect: Andromeda's unfortunately hilarious facial expressions is now extinct, BioWare says.

Embarrassingly wonky animations are the last thing you want a game that's been in development for years to be known for, but that's exactly what happened when Mass Effect: Andromeda showed up on EA's preview program. The duck-like lips, dead glassy eyes, and overall weird facial expressions were ridiculed en masse on the internet, and honestly broke the immersion in many instances. BioWare is careful to say this won't return in Anthem.

Agents, NPCs and Freelancers in Anthem won't be wooden human impostors simply because the Andromeda facial tech has been retired. "We had used a specific piece of technology up to and including Andromeda that we're not using anymore," Anthem executive producer Mark Darrah said in a recent Game Informer interview. "Part of it is just paying more attention to it and making sure it's tuned properly and giving it specific attention."

BioWare might plan to infuse live game storytelling into future Mass Effect and Dragon Age games, but it this won't dramatically change the core principles of each series.

Yesterday we reported that new Mass Effect and Dragon Age games may start to evolve into more online-based titles like BioWare's next releaseAnthem. BioWare has confirmed a new Dragon Age is in the works, and key sources say it'll be a live game (it also hinted that a new Mass Effect is in early phases). With live services the studio could continually evolve storytelling at a much faster and more efficient pace as well as incrementally change in-game worlds, BioWare devs Mark Darrah and Mike Gamble said in a PAX West panel. But this led many to believe that its beloved RPG series would morph into microtransaction-ridden services.

BioWare General Manager Casey Hudson wants to assure us that this won't happen--upcoming Dragon Age and Mass Effect games will be built around the heart of each respective series, hinting that if live services are included, they will be optional rather than forced online-only experiences.

Hideo Kojima and his team will be in tow at Tokyo Game Show 2018, where his new game Death Stranding could be showcased in greater depth.

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Death Stranding will be have an on-stage showcase during Japan's annual Tokyo Game Show event, the Kojima Productions Twitter today revealed. While TGS is a more domestic event and isn't typically as big as E3 2018, it's possible we could get a bizarre new trailer (maybe more gameplay footage) and fresh details about Kojima's upcoming PS4 exclusive. "Kojima Productions is back at #TokyoGameShow2018, with a stage show on Sept 23 featuring Hideo Kojima and cast members of the Japanese version!!" reads the post.

A new Nintendo Direct showcase is planned for tomorrow and this time 3DS games will be included, Nintendo has announced.

On the heels of its recent stream of Switch Nindies reveals, Nintendo will host a new Direct tomorrow with updates on upcoming 3DS and Switch games. The new Pokemon Let's Go Eevee and Pikachu will assuredly be highlighted, along with a mix of 3DS titles. It's likely we'll get a few surprises thrown in like new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate characters. Maybe Nintendo has relented under massive fan pressure and put the nefarious ne'er-do-well Waluigi into the roster?

While it's not explicitly mentioned in the announcement, I'm expecting Nintendo to uncover more details about its new Switch Online service during the video. The online service, which costs $20 a year, is expected to launch in the "latter half of September" but exact info remains scarce. Gamers still don't know everything about the upcoming app, and there's still 10 more NES games to be announced.

Nintendo is selling lots of Switch consoles in its home land of Japan--so many that the system may soon dethrone Sony's PlayStation 4.

Famitsu reports the Nintendo Switch has now sold more than 5 million consoles in Japan (5,007,368 units to be exact) 79 weeks since its launch in March 2017, making it a strong contender against the PS4's current 7 million install base.

As of June 30, Nintendo says 19.76 million Switch consoles have been sold worldwide since release. Based on these figures we see Japan makes up over 25% of total Switch unit sales. As the Japanese games-maker intends to sell 20 million more Switch consoles by the end of Fiscal Year 2018 in March 2019, the company has to sell roughly 18.12 million more Switches to hit the goal.

MyDigitalSSD just announced the first Phison PS5012-E12 SSD, the BPX Pro. The announcement comes just weeks before we expect the new premium-class NVMe SSD to ship. MyDigitalSSD also added a preorder so we have official pricing for the BPX Pro right out of the gate.

Performance reaches up to 3,400 MB/s sequential read and up to 3,100 MB/s sequential write speeds. MyDigitalSSD only shows random performance in CrystalDiskMark but Phison specs the E12 with up to 600,000 IOPS for both random reads and writes.

We published a preview article with the Phison PS5012-E12 controller recently but the drive uses firmware from January. A new preview article will hit the front page of TweakTown in the coming days with firmware from last month. The BPX Pro will ship with mass production firmware that is even newer than our latest preview article.