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In today's Daily Fix:Battlefield and Call of Duty are set to go head-to-head again this Fall, with Battlefield 6 dropping in October, and Black Ops 7 in November. But the sentiment after a succesful open beta period is that Battlefield will be the one to grab gamers' attention, with former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra saying that Battlefield will 'boot stomp' CoD this year. But Treyarch's Miles Leslie thinks there's room for both, saying the Black Ops 7 dev is trying to shut out the noise and make the best game they can. In other news, Xbox dropped a trailer for the upcoming DLC to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, titled 'The Order of Giants.' The trailer also revealed a Switch 2 release sometime next year. And finally, we’ve got a peek at the five immersive worlds of the all-new Universal Epic Universe, and one of its featured attractions – Stardust Racers, all at Universal Orlando Resort.Presented by Universal Orlando Resort, and its new theme park, Universal Epic Universe.

Legendary game designer Yuu Suzuki and Inin Games have announced an upgraded version of Shenmue 3, coming to all current-gen consoles and PC. This new version will feature 4K textures, faster loading times, and upgrades to the gameplay, among other improvements. Speaking of announcements, the next entry in the lauded WW1 FPS series, Gallipoli, has been revealed. This new game will take place in the Middle Eastern campaign, during the Battle of Gallipoli. And we have a preview of the new Isle of Berk expansion at Universal Epic Universe, and it's brand-new ride—Hiccup's Wing Gliders.Presented by Universal Orlando Resort and its new theme park, Universal Epic Universe.

In today's Daily Fix:Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's release date has been leaked, and you can expect to play is starting November 14th. Unless you're hoping to play on Switch 2, in which case you may be waiting a bit longer. Black Ops 7 is expected to hit pretty much every major console—yes, even PS4 and Xbox One—except the Nintendo ones. Microsoft and Nintendo have a legally binding agreement to bring Call of Duty to the Switch platform, so it's likely a case of 'when' and not 'if' when it comes to a Switch 2 port. In other news, screenwriter and Solid Snake voice actor David Hayter has finally played Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. After voicing the character across several games starting with Metal Gear Solid in 1998, Hayter was unceremoniously booted from the role for MGS5 in 2015, only to be replaced by the more mainstream Keifer Sutherland. But Hayter has since gotten over it and played MGS5, which he thinks is 'amazing.' And we'll take a look at how all of Borderlands 4’s Vault Hunters can work together to take out a boss.Presented by Borderlands 4.

In today's Daily Fix:Former head of Sony Worldwide Studios, Shawn Layden, took aim at gaming subscriptions services. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Layden said sub services can turn game devs into 'wage slaves' and that those services don't add anything to the industry. He mentioned Xbox's Game Pass specifically, asking the rhetorical question, "is it healthy for the developer?" In kind of related news, PlayStation Plus is adding new games this month, headlined by Mortal Kombat 1 and Marvel's Spider-Man. Some smaller, but still worthwhile, titles being added are Harold Halibut, Indika, Unicorn Overlord, and more. And we meet the final Borderlands 4 vault hunter—Amon the Forgeknight.Presented by Borderlands 4.

In today's Daily Fix: PUBG Studios have announced that they are shutting down the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of PUBG: Battlegrounds. Those last-gen consoles are more than 12 years old at this point, and the current-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X|S are well into the middle of their lifespans, so it's not entirely surprising. They did confirm that cosmetics and other items purchased and tied to a player's account will transfer to the current-gen versions of the game. In other news, inZoi, the hyper-realistic life sim aiming to dethrone EA's The Sims, will get a PS5 release sometime next year. The dev team also hasn't ruled out an Xbox Series X or S version, but no decision has been made on that port. And finally, we have an introduction to one of Borderlands 4's vault hunters—Harlowe the Gravitar.Presented by Borderlands 4.

In today's Daily Fix:A new Helldivers 2 Xbox trailer has just dropped, and while Xbox fans are obviously very happy to finally help defend Super Earth, Halo fans are going nuts over a possible crossover tease at the end of the trailer. The short scene features a single drop pod landing in an urban setting, but with rain and a moody soundtrack not unlike some scenes from Halo 3: ODST. And with the game coming to Halo's home console, it makes sense that developer Arrowhead would celebrate by collaborating with one of Helldivers' biggest inspirations. In other news, gamescom Opening Night Live is this coming Tuesday, and host Geoff Keighley is already teasing an exclusive look at Resident Evil: Requiem. And we take a look at one of Borderlands 4's vault hunters, Rafa the exo soldier.Presented by Borderlands 4.

In today's Daily Fix:Fortnite's new season features plenty of the usual cross-IP cameos (like the Power Rangers), but also new enemies in the form of giant bugs. Sound familiar? Developer Arrowhead thinks so. Calling the new Fortnite mode, "Helldivers at home," Arrowhead also tossed some praise toward the ever-popular battle royale, recognizing it as the 'king of video game drip.' In other news, McDonald's in Japan recently ran a promotional offer for free limited edition Pokémon cards with the purchase of select McDonald's meals. The offer quickly got out of hand as countless food items went uneaten as fans and scalpers bought meals just to get the cards, and discarded the food itself. After running out of cards in about a day, McDonald's Japan cut the promo short and apologized to those who never even had a chance to get one of the cards. And learn all about Borderlands 4's newest vault hunter: Vex the Siren.Presented by Borderlands 4.

In today's Daily Fix:In light of Sony's lawsuit, megapublisher Tencent has changed some of the assets on the Steam page for Light of Motiram. The game fell into Sony's crosshairs for looking a lot like their Horizon Zero Dawn games, and judging by some of those marketing assets, Sony might have a case. Tencent has changed the description and some of the art featuring a female protagonist that looks an awful lot like Horizon's Aloy, as well as easing up on mentions of giant mechanical beasts. In other news, Bethesda's Starfield may finally be giving fans what they want: the ability to fly between planets. Although not officially announced, the new 'feature' won't be exactly like No Man's Sky's key feature of letting you take off from a planet's surface, fly into space, through the atmosphere of another planet, and onto that surface without an obvious loading screen. Starfield is getting a PS5 port sometime next year, and could see some new feaures added, like the aforementioned 'flying between planets' ability. And finally, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick is promsing BioShock 4 will come out, despite recent news that the game had failed an internal review after years of development.

In today's Daily Fix:Another game has fallen victim to Microsoft's cost-saving measures. Avalanche's Contraband, which the public hasn't seen anything of, depsite being announced with a teaser trailer back in 2021, has been put on hold, and judging by Xbox's recent track record with in-development games, it doesn't look good. Contraband was supposed to be an open-world co-op game from the developers of Just Cause, but aside from the aforementioned teaser, we saw nothing of it. The game has joined the likes of Perfect Dark and Everwild as long-in-development Xbox titles that will now no longer see the light of day. In Sony news, the PS5 has just shipped 80 million units worldwide, and is on track to overtake the PS3 in overall sales. But it has a long way to go to catch longtime sales leader, the PlayStation 2, with more 160 million units sold (not just shipped). And speaking of Sony, the company is admitting that their live-service plans haven't gone according to plan, after the failures of Concord and now Marathon's most recent delay.

In today's Daily Fix:The Battlefield 6 open beta isn't even live yet, and there's already 30,000+ players waiting in the queue. The beta goes live for this weekend and next, but early access to those with codes begins tomorrow. And early access or not, expect some long wait times if you're trying to get in. In Nintendo news, the creator of Pokémon and the former CEO of The Pokémon Company confirmed that Nintendo of America had some notes on Pikachu's original design. Before the game made its way to the U.S., Nintendo of America reportedly wanted to add "large breasts" to everyone's favorite electric mouse, and also wanted to toughen up some of the other pokémon, to make them less cute. Thankfully, those notes were ignored. And finally, Genshin Impact is being delisted on PS4 next month, and will be shutdown for that console next year. Don't worry, PS5 players will not be affected.