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Fortnite Hot Bat Summer launches with new skins, quests

  • Fortnite's DC crossover adds revealing swimsuit-style Batman-universe skins
  • New event includes Bat Cave, Grapnel Gun and Beach Buggy additions
  • Outfits cost 1,500 V-Bucks each, with bundles up to 3,000 V-Bucks

Fortnite has launched its "Hot Bat Summer" event, a crossover with DC Comics bringing swimsuit-themed skins for Batman, Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, alongside new quests and Batman-inspired gameplay additions. The event, which began on Thursday, has drawn attention for its revealing character designs, continuing what Polygon…

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These Fortnite Swimsuit Skins Better Not Awaken Anything In Me

  • Fortnite’s Hot Bat Summer introduces DC swimsuit skins.
  • The five-week event adds Batman-themed gameplay items.
  • Free cosmetics are available through limited-time quests.

Fortnite has launched its five-week Hot Bat Summer event, centred on DC Comics and featuring new swimsuit-style outfits for Batman, Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. The event reflects Epic Games’ increasingly revealing approach to character cosmetics and gives players new themed gameplay and rewards during the current…

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Retroid finally provides a closer look at its Pocket Nova handheld in action

  • Retroid has shown the Pocket Nova operating in a new video.
  • The footage gives a clearer view of its design and controls.
  • Price, release date and specifications remain unconfirmed.

Retroid has released a closer video look at its forthcoming Pocket Nova handheld being used in action. The footage offers a clearer impression of the device’s design and controls ahead of its release, helping prospective buyers assess how it may fit into the growing market for compact gaming…

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Sony Also Taking Pelters for Locking Crunchyroll’s Store Behind a Subscription

  • Crunchyroll store restricted to Mega/Ultimate subscribers from August
  • Fan-tier subscribers lose store access entirely
  • 50% discount offered through July ahead of the change

Sony-owned Crunchyroll is restricting its online merchandise store to higher-paying subscribers from August, adding to a string of unpopular decisions that have drawn criticism of Sony in recent weeks, including its earlier announcement that it will stop manufacturing physical PlayStation games from 2028. Crunchyroll says the change is…

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Hasbro Announces Partnership With Nintendo For Zelda Toys, First Will Be Revealed Soon

  • Hasbro will create official Zelda toys.
  • Three six-inch figures will be revealed at Comic-Con.
  • The partnership begins in 2027.

Hasbro has announced a licensing partnership with Nintendo to make toys based on The Legend of Zelda. The deal expands the franchise’s official merchandise presence and signals a new line of collectibles for fans, with the first products due to be unveiled shortly. The multi-year collaboration is set…

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Hacker behind GTA 6 leak that cost Rockstar $5 million reportedly awaiting retrial after being released from secure hospital

  • GTA 6 leak hacker Arion Kurtaj reportedly released from secure hospital.
  • He now reportedly awaits a retrial over the Rockstar breach.
  • The 2022 leak reportedly cost Rockstar around $5 million.

Arion Kurtaj, the teenage hacker linked to the 2022 breach of Rockstar Games that leaked early Grand Theft Auto 6 footage and source code, is reportedly awaiting a retrial after being released from the secure hospital where he had been held. The leak was one of the most…

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Report paints a picture of brutal cord-cutting inside Xbox layoffs: ‘Many of us did not know what was happening for weeks’

  • Xbox staff reportedly faced abrupt, poorly communicated layoffs.
  • 1,600 jobs were cut, including over 130 at id Software.
  • Another 1,600 cuts are expected before 2027.

A report on Xbox’s latest layoffs describes a confused and impersonal process that has reportedly damaged staff morale. Employees at several studios were said to have been told in brief video calls with chat, microphones and sometimes cameras disabled, then left with little official information; the account matters…

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AC Black Flag Resynced Update 1.04 Available to Download Now

  • Update 1.04 for AC Black Flag Resynced is out now on PS5
  • 2.44GB patch fixes save/load, localisation and gameplay bugs
  • Focus is on stability and performance, not new content

Ubisoft has released update 1.04 for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, the PS5 remake's first major post-launch patch, now available to download. The update focuses on fixes, tweaks and stability improvements rather than major new content, addressing a wide range of technical and gameplay issues reported since launch,…

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Denshattack! review – time to get on board with kickflipping trains

  • Denshattack! mixes Tony Hawk's-style tricks with Jet Set Radio's rebellious tone
  • Set in dystopian future Japan, players kickflip trains as gangs battle
  • Reviewed as colourful, exhilarating and surprisingly hardcore to play

Denshattack! is a new video game from Barcelona-based developer Undercoders that reimagines extreme sports action on trains, blending the trick-based mechanics of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater with the counter-cultural spirit of Jet Set Radio. Set in a dystopian, post-climate-disaster Japan where wealthy citizens shelter in corporate domed cities,…

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Crimson Desert’s new patch add finally adds an essential feature

  • Crimson Desert patch 1.14.00 finally adds cross-save support.
  • Available on all platforms except macOS, which comes later.
  • Patch also fixes quests, localisation and combat bugs.

Pearl Abyss has released Crimson Desert patch 1.14.00, adding long-requested cross-save support nearly four months after the action role-playing game's launch. The update lets players carry a single save file across platforms, addressing one of the community's most common complaints and making the game more convenient for those…

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