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Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League has been delayed again, but only for Epic Game Store users.Taking to the game’s official Discord (via Eurogamer), Rocksteady Studios shared an update that confirmed Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League would be delayed in coming to the Epic Game Store.No reason was given for the delay, with the title now releasing on the platform on March 5, 2024.“If you pre-ordered the game on this storefront, Epic will be cancelling your pre-order and refunding customers directly,” wrote Rocksteady. “A confirmation email of this cancellation will be sent directly from the Epic Games Store Support Team.”The studio confirmed that Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League would still be coming on February 2, 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam users.Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League was first announced in 2020 with plans to release late 2022.

Ghost Of Tsushima is being released on PC in May of this year, following an announcement yesterday (March 6).The title will be releasing alongside both the Legends multiplayer mode and the Iki Island DLC in one package currently priced at £49.99 ($59.99). The game will be released on May 16 across both Steam and the Epic Games Store.The PC version of the game will come with ultrawide monitor support and support for 21:9, 32:9 and 48:9 resolutions for triple monitor setups.

Rock Band 4 DLC updates are stopping next week.The news was announced in a post on developer Harmonix‘s blog.“After over 8 years of weekly Rock Band 4 DLC releases, we’re here to let you know that January 25 will be the last DLC release of the RB4 era,” the post explains.“All other live services will continue as normal, including Rivals seasons [weekly online challenges that rotate], online play, and everything else.”Rock Band 4 was released in 2015, and DLC has been released weekly for the game since it was launched. Over 3,000 songs have been released over the years as DLC, with the soundtracks from previous Rock Band titles available to people who have previously imported the licences for the games.The official announcement also explained exactly what to expect from Harmonix in the future, now that they won’t be working on Rock Band 4.“Looking ahead, the Harmonix team has been hard at work over the last two years to develop Fortnite Festival, which brings rhythm action gaming (and more) to the Fortnite ecosystem.

Epic Games Store has changed its own rules to allow blockchain games to be sold on the platform.Epic Games Store had a blanket ban on all Adults Only titles, but it has recently adjusted its own rules to allow blockchain games.As it stands, all games based on blockchain technology or utilising NFTs are rated Adults Only by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) because of how they offer rewards that can be converted into real-world currency.“Products with Adults Only ratings cannot be distributed on Epic Games Store [which also] treats unrated products as having a mature (18+) rating,” said the store’s rules but earlier this week, an amendment was added.

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League has been delayed again, but only for Epic Game Store users.Taking to the game’s official Discord (via Eurogamer), Rocksteady Studios shared an update that confirmed Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League would be delayed in coming to the Epic Game Store.No reason was given for the delay, with the title now releasing on the platform on March 5, 2024.“If you pre-ordered the game on this storefront, Epic will be cancelling your pre-order and refunding customers directly,” wrote Rocksteady. “A confirmation email of this cancellation will be sent directly from the Epic Games Store Support Team.”The studio confirmed that Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League would still be coming on February 2, 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam users.Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League was first announced in 2020 with plans to release late 2022.

Command & Conquer remasters Petroglyph Games has announced new title The Great War: Western Front.Set for release some time in 2023, the title was announced at the Future Games Show yesterday (August 24) as a part of Gamescom. It’s coming to PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.Petroglyph is known for being the studio behind 2020’s Command & Conquer Remastered Collection, which contains the first two games from the series: Command & Conquer and Command & Conquer: Red Alert.Check out the reveal trailer for The Great War: Western Front below.An RTS game set during World War 1, The Great War: Western Front takes place between 1914 and 1919, and players will need to select a faction while taking control as both the theatre commander and field commander.“As theatre commander, experience enthralling turn-based grand-strategy as you direct the deployment of forces, perform research and carefully consider how you disseminate your resources across the Western Front in a war won by inches.

Kena: Bridge of Spiritswill be receiving a huge anniversary update that coincides with the game’s release on Steam next month.On September 27, Kena: Bridge of Spirits will be arriving on Steam for the first time. Kena, originally released in September 2021, was previously an Epic Games Store exclusive. Accompanying the Steam release will be a free update that’s available to all players.The update will be entitled “anniversary update” in honour of the game’s one-year anniversary which falls on September 21.

XCOM franchise has said that the Epic Games Store is great for indie developers and games, after his studio Snapshot Games released Phoenix Point on the storefront as a timed exclusive in 2019.Julian Gollop, who co-created the first XCOM game in 1994 at Mythos Games, has talked about the atmosphere and benefits of launching Phoenix Point as an initial Epic Games Store exclusive (via PC Gamer).“When we did our Epic exclusive – this was the very early days of the Epic store promotion – yeah, there was a lot of hostility,” explained Gollop. “And also a lot of conspiracy theories about it.

Epic Games Store is getting a new wave of free titles next week with the first-person shooter Tannenberg and the RPG shop simulation game Shop Titans available to grab from July 21 to July 28.Tannenberg is a standalone expansion to the multiplayer FPS Verdun released in 2019. Like Verdun, Tannenberg is a realistic re-telling of World War One with accurate weapons, uniforms, equipment and gore modelling.

Among Us and Fortnite are now officially crossing over as merch for the Innsersloth game comes to the battle royale.Players that buy Among Us or a Stars pack in the game in the Epic Games launcher will get access to the Crewmate Back Bling and Distraction Dance Emote in Fortnite.The items are available starting right now, until June 9, 2023.IT'S HEREsquad up with ur Crewmates (or Impostors?) and prepare for departure on the Battle Bus – we're invading @FortniteGame!

Gearbox Software‘s looter-shooter Borderlands 3 is free to download on the Epic Games Store for the next week.The latest instalment in the beloved series is available from today (May 20) until May 26 via the Epic Games Store. First teased as a mystery game on the free game schedule, many suspected it would be a major title – which Epic has confirmed with the free AAA shooter.Released in 2019, Borderlands 3 is the fourth addition to the series and the first direct sequel in seven years.

Mediatonic has shared that battle royale game Fall Guys is going free-to-play for all platforms next month.Announced yesterday (May 16), Mediatonic revealed that Fall Guys will become free-to-play on June 21. Along with going free-to-play on PlayStation and PC, Fall Guys will also launch as a free title on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.For PC, Fall Guys is also moving to the Epic Games Store.

CD Projekt Red has announced that the studio’s next mainline The Witcher game will not be exclusive to any particular storefronts, including the Epic Games Store.Yesterday (March 21), the official Twitter account for The Witcher games replied to a user who claimed that the next Witcher game would be an Epic Games Store exclusive at launch.In response, CD Projekt Red shared that it is “not planning on making the game exclusive to one storefront”.The confirmation came on the same day that the studio announced “the next instalment in The Witcher series of video games is currently in development“.This announcement appears to have caused some confusion for fans, as CD Projekt Red’s initial statement mentioned the company going into a “multi-year strategic partnership with Epic Games“.However, this collaboration seems strictly limited to helping Epic Games develop Unreal Engine to “help tailor the engine for open-world experiences”.This means that – at least for PC – the next Witcher game may appear on Steam, Epic Games Store and CD Projekt Red’s own storefront, GOG, simultaneously.Though details are incredibly light on what the upcoming game will involve, CD Projekt Red has confirmed that it will use Unreal Engine 5 rather than the studio’s own in-house engine, REDengine.The next Witcher game will also kick off “a new saga for the franchise,” however at the moment “no further details regarding the game – such as development time frame or release date – are available”. In other gaming news, PlayStation has acquired Haven Studios.

Fortnite creator Epic Games has announced that it “is stopping commerce with Russia,” joining a growing list of companies that are boycotting the country over its invasion of Ukraine.On Saturday (March 5), Epic Games shared on Twitter that “it is stopping commerce with Russia in our games in response to its invasion of Ukraine.”However, the company added that it is “not blocking access for the same reason other communication tools remain online: the free world should keep all lines of dialogue open.”Epic is stopping commerce with Russia in our games in response to its invasion of Ukraine. We’re not blocking access for the same reason other communication tools remain online: the free world should keep all lines of dialogue open.— Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) March 5, 2022This means that although fans in Russia will still be able to access titles such as Fortnite, they won’t be able to make any in-game purchases.

Frontier Foundry has announced that Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters will launch on May 5 for PC and will feature The Lord Of The Rings actor Andy Serkis.The development team at Complex Games revealed that Andy Serkis – best known for his performances in The Lord of the Rings, the Planet of the Apes trilogy, as well as the upcoming film, The Batman – will lend his vocal talents and portray Vardan Kai, a Grand Master and Steward of the Armoury, in the game’s campaign.“Vardan Kai is a Grand Master, he is a very authoritarian leader, and he doesn’t suffer fools,” Serkis commented. “He has a strong dislike for those he feels he can’t trust, and doesn’t show a lot of emotion, but throughout the game he’s building a ‘master and pupil’ relationship with the player.

Epic has confirmed that Windbound will be the next free game on the Epic Games Store.From February 10, Epic Games Store users will be able to pick up Windbound for free. This will replace Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, which is free until 4PM on the same day.Created by 5 Lives Studios, Windbound is an indie survival game that’s all about surviving a shipwreck.“As Kara, you are a warrior, caught at sea in a fierce storm, adrift from your tribe.

Microids has announced that the PC version of Syberia: The World Before will be launching on March 18.The point and click adventure game, which was initially scheduled to release on December 10, will now release early this year for Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.“We wanted to offer the best possible experience and pay a massive tribute to Kate Walker’s epic adventures envisioned by Benoit Sokal,” Microids said in a press release. “These extra weeks allowed the studio Koalabs and our team to be confident about delivering the game you deserve.”Syberia: The World Before combines two narratives and allows players to explore two time periods and stories in parallel.

Second Extinction is the latest game to be offered for free in Epic Games Store’s 15 days of giveaways. It will be available until 4pm tomorrow (December 22).Second Extinction is an Early Access game in which dinosaurs have taken over the earth again, forcing humans into space.

Loop Hero is the latest game to be offered for free in Epic Games Store’s 15 days of giveaways. It will be available until 4pm tomorrow (December 21).Loop Hero is a deck-building game in which players must train their heroes by building challenging environments for them to loot.

Neon Abyss available to grab on the Epic Games Store now. A new game will be given away every day as part of the festive season.Neon Abyss is a run n’ gun roguelike from Veewo Games and published by Team17.

Epic Games Store is giving away a free mystery game every day for the next 15 days. The first of these is Shenmue 3.Shenmue 3 is the third instalment in the Shenmue series and was eagerly anticipated by fans.

Epic Games Store, the minimum and recommended specs to play Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade have been released.In a tweet, the official Final Fantasy 7 Remake Twitter account revealed all.The minimum specifications required are an Intel Core i5-3330 or AMD FX-8350 processor, 8GB of RAM and 100GB of storage.

Epic Games Store’s next weekly freebies have been announced and will be available on December 9.Currently, players can pick up Dead By Daylight and While True: learn() for free on the Epic Games Store. On December 9, these will be rotated out and replaced with Godfall Challenger Edition and Prison Architect.Prison Architect is a game in which players take on the role of a prison warden.

Epic Games Store is upping the ante and is giving away three games for free next week instead of the usual two.The next free games available on the Epic Games Store have been revealed, and this time there are three.The games will be replacing the Rogue Company Epic Pack that is currently available for free and will cycle in on November 18. However, Epic Games will be rotating out Tiny Tina’s Assault On Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure on November 16.

Dead by Daylight is set to receive a new chapter titled Portrait of a Killer, and the game is making its way to the Epic Game Store as well.Portrait of a Murder, a new chapter for the acclaimed horror game, will launch in November. The chapter, which is being called “an original story and universe, set in mystery, dark fantasy and fear” will include a new survivor and a killer.The new killer is The Artist: gifted but tormented Chilean painter Carmina Mora.

Riot Games is bringing League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, Valorant and more to the Epic Games Store.Epic Games has today announced that some of Riot Games’ biggest titles are now available via the online game store.“Riot Games is one of the world’s best developers and creators of ground-breaking entertainment franchises,” said Steve Allison, Vice President and General Manager of the Epic Games Store.

Epic Games Store’s next free game will be Aven Colony, which will be available from November 4 to November 11.Aven Colony will be free on the Epic Games Store when it replaces DARQ: Complete Edition. It’s a city-building colony simulator where players will have to build a new home for humanity on Aven Prime.

DARQ: Complete Edition is next week’s upcoming free title on the Epic Game Store, replacing this week’s game, Among The Sleep. It will be free to download for anyone who has the storefront installed.DARQ is a mind-bending, surreal puzzle game, set in a boy’s lucid nightmare.

PlayStation epic God of War is finally coming to PC, with the game set to bring the god-slaying journey of warrior Kratos and his son Atreus to Steam and Epic Games Store early in 2022.The announcement came via the official PlayStation Blog, with developer Santa Monica Studio’s senior community manager Grace Orlady saying “Our primary goal when bringing God of War to PC was to highlight the exceptional content the team created and leverage the powerful hardware that the platform offers to create

Epic Games, the mega-publisher behind Fortnite, and the Epic Games Store has said that it’s “open to games that support cryptocurrency of blockchain-based assets”.Epic has told The Verge that it is willing to work in what it calls a “new field”.

PC Building Simulator is this week’s free game on the Epic Games Store and has been claimed over 4million times in just 24 hours.PC Building Simulator, this week’s free game on the Epic Games Store, usually costs £14.99. It has proved extremely popular as the Epic Games Store has announced on Twitter that over 4million players have already claimed the game.To celebrate, the downloadable content for PC Building Simulator is between 10 and 50 per cent off, depending on which content is chosen.

Far Cry 6, the latest in the long-running Far Cry series, releases this week and Ubisoft has confirmed the release time for the revolutionary first person shooter.In a blog post, the publisher released a helpful graphic showing when the game will be ready to play in every region around the world.Far Cry 6 releases at 12.01AM on October 7 in all regions via Ubisoft Connect.

Epic Games is adding achievements to select games on the Epic Games Store, with development tools rolling out to others over time.Epic Games Store users will find that some of their games have been updated with new achievements for them to collect. While the first wave of games may be small, the tools will soon be available for all developers to add achievements if they want.The system appears to behave as a merger of Xbox’s Gamerscore and PlayStation’s trophy system.

Epic Games Store will be giving away PC Building Simulator as its next free game from October 7-14.As part of its long-running weekly giveaways, PC Building Simulator, which lets PC gamers build their dream PC, will be available for free through the Epic Games Store.

Epic Games Store will be giving away Europa Universalis IV for free from September 30 until October 7.Paradox Interactive’s Europa Universalis IV will be available for free through the Epic Games Store as the latest in a long-running weekly giveaway. The game will replace The Escapists, which is currently free.In Europa Universalis IV, players can control a developing nation to turn it into a global empire.

Neo: The World Ends With You is officially coming to PC via the Epic Games store later this month.Launching on PC on September 28, Neo has already been out on Nintendo Switch and PS4 since July. In NME’s four-star review of the game, Jordan Oloman said it was “the coolest JRPG I’ve ever played”.“It oozes style from every orifice,” he wrote, “and I can’t quite believe it’s real.