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If you haven't heard yet, Gearbox's overlooked, hyper-stylized MOBA, Battleborn, has gone free to play, it's currently released on Steam and Xbox One worldwide, it's also on PS4 in North America and will be global come June 13th. Gearbox, the developers of the insane RPG, Borderlands, is known to be "unconventional" as is Battleborn. So of course you should always expect nothing less from them even when it comes to how they handle the transition as well. Battleborn has launched into a "free trial without an end date" which is truly interesting. Now this can be perplexing for some as if you didn't read that and go into the Xbox/PlayStation/Steam stores, the game is still shown for the full price of $29.99, ignore that, highlight free trial, download, wait for download to complete, and you're good to go. Now for those players (such as myself) who purchased the game before this shift are probably a bit bummed or even feel like the...

By:  Derrick Pittman Today at 8 AM PDT, Overwatch's Anniversary event will kick off! It will run to June 12th, the game's usual three week window when it comes to its events. The event has been pretty low key and the theme is simlpy, the game being out for a year. There was a trailer out for the anniversary event and all people know is that there will be new skins and new arena modes. I've just got back into Overwatch and I have missed a lot. so I can't wait to see what the loot boxes have to offer! Source:  Forbes

In the most unexpected of news, Phantom Dust, a truly unique Tactical Action Fighting Game with a cult following, that was released on the Xbox back in 2004, has risen from the ashes to be given to Xbox One and Windows 10 players for free! Phantom Dust HD Remake will have the original characters, over 300 skills to unlock and combine in decks, the well known FULLY destructible environments and it's signature art style as well. So if you're looking for a game that's fun to play, a bit of work to understand, and a hours of work to master, then definitely consider picking this gem up. It's a DIAMOND! If you want to see some gameplay, check out this video from Polygon.

Looking for fun, action, adventure, cats, or assassins? If that's a "YES" to any or all, then keep an eye out for a game from Mode 7 (Frozen Synapse) and SMAC Games, that shall be releasing on May 31st for PC/Xbox One and Mid-July for PS4, called Tokyo 42 . Tokyo 42 has unique elements from the gameplay to the camera style. You shall be playing as an assassin who's looking to uncover secrets. Tokyo 42 shall offer an open world single player mode as well as competitive multiplayer. If you'd like to see some action, check out Mode 7's YouTube for the Announcement Trailer.  Enjoy the vibrant colors and catchy tones as the trailer brings you in and makes you want to know more. Then they end it on the best note possible, with them showing that there are cats in the game, hopefully there shall be some use for them aside from being adorably mischievous felines. If you want more actual gameplay, click here  to check out and early alpha play thro...

Article by:  Derrick Pittman If you own Ghost Recon Wildlands' Season Pass you can play the newest DLC on May 30th. If not, you will have to wait June 6th for individual purchase. Fallen Ghosts will be loaded with new missions, weapons (including a Crossbow), skill (adding to Drone skills, Physicals skills, and Weapon skills), and enemies: Los Extranjeros. Check out the full details at the link below! Source:  Ghost Recon Ubisoft

Article by:  Derrick Pittman Lego Marvel surprised fans this morning with a teaser trailer for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2. It will be releasing on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The main villain of the game will be Kang the Conqueror. Players will travel the globe from Ancient Egypt to the Old West, from the planet Sakaar to the year 2099. Some confirmed heroes are Thor, Hulk, Captain Marvel, and The Guardians of the Galaxy! The game will have 4 player co-op to complete missions together and battle one another! A full trailer will be realeasing on May 23rd, 2017! In the mean time check out the teaser trailer!  Source:  Comicbook.com

[screen from: www.playwwo.com] If Rockstar's, Red Dead Redemption, RDR, doesn't show how much we love our Westerns, then someone needs to call Will Smith and tell him to dawn the hat and pistols and get ready to saddle up once again. But I digress, I don't think we need another movie, but we definitely need some awesome gritty John Wayne type of kill em dead and shoot outs with a crowd who yearns to see who's trigger finger is the fastest in the land. Wild West Online,WWO, published by DJ2 and developed by, 612 Games, knows that the PC world missed out on a gem with Red Dead Redemption, and this shall be the RDR that they never got. Personally, this is something that I think everyone has wanted. WWO is going to be a PvP MMO that plans to expound on RDR's multiplayer, which is really good! Those who yearn to be the next Billy the Kid, will be able to become the most wanted in the land, as bandits will have a bounty placed upon their head, in which other play...

     Saber Interactive's indie basketball game, NBA Playgrounds is the most recent basketball game to come out that has shied away from the traditional simulator such as 2k or Live for that sorely missed arcade flair of NBA Jams. Touting the signature 2v2 match up and a splash of NBA Streets, Playgrounds is a breathe of fresh air, but sometimes even the air can be a little bit stale. NBA Playgrounds has been stated to be somewhat of a spiritual successor of sorts to the aforementioned games, NBA Jams and NBA Streets. Playgrounds does bring back the caricature-esque NBA superstars with their own unique art style to further embrace the arcade-y feel. Overall the game can be fun, shooting, stealing, shoving, and dunking as you aim to fill up your Lottery Bar to get one 6 possible power-ups to help shift the game in your favor. Yet even with those elements done quite well, some decent music, the lack of hype the announcers in Playgrounds makes the game feel a bit disjointed...

Many console players probably have no clue as to what Gang Beasts is being that it's been in Early Access on Steam. Yet the funny brawler in which players use weird looking avatars to declare war upon friends has been a success over on Steam and is set to come out of Early Access and launch on both PC and consoles. Gang Beasts  is confirmed to be launching on PC and PS4, but what about the Xbox One? Well that may not be a reality as Microsoft has a parity clause which Microsoft wants non-exclusive games to launch on the same day as they would on rival consoles. For AAA and some larger indie studios, simultaneous releases may not be much of an issue as they have the resources to do have multiple version ship same day, but this seems not to be the case with Boneloaf, the developers of Gang Beasts . Hopefully there will be something worked out between Boneloaf and Microsoft or else this could be a game that is will not be coming to Xbox One. This will most likely mean that o...

Are you a fan of sharks? Sharknado, Sharknado 2, Sharknado 3, or maybe even Jaws (the one good movie in this lineup of shark based movies.) Now what if there was a way to summon a massive shark in Battlefield 1, would you go through all the work to do so? If the answer is yes, then here's the video from IGN that will tell you how to just that. Summon the Mighty Megalodon P.S. You'll need a lot of friends. Source: IGN

The much anticipated Darksiders franchise is getting a third installment next year. The internet has been buzzing about this new game due to a leak on Amazon. However, THQ Nordic and Gunfire Games have just released a trailer showing our new protagonist, Fury. It seems she will be taking on the Seven Deadly Sins. Darksiders has been an open world action-adventure, focusing on exploration and puzzles. It seems that this games timeline will be set during Darksiders II. Check out the trailer below! Source:  IGN