EA’s dodgeball-inspired action game, Knockout City, is getting an open beta very soon. The open beta for the multiplayer game is live April 2-4, and it supports cross play. The beta is free and available to everyone on PS4, Xbox One, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam, …

Microsoft has won a United States military contract worth up to $21.9 billion that will see the Xbox and Windows company build custom augmented-reality headsets for the US Army. Microsoft said in a blog post that it is creating a new Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) for the US Army …

Xbox boss Phil Spencer is celebrating an anniversary with Xbox. It was seven years ago, on March 31, 2014, that Spencer was promoted to Head of Xbox. It was a big, dramatic change for Microsoft and Xbox, as the company faltered under the leadership of Don Mattrick and some of …

Gears of War: Judgment developer People Can Fly’s newest game, the sci-fi shooter Outriders, is out today–and that’s no April Fool’s joke. One of the platforms where you can play the game is Google Stadia, the ambitious streaming service from the tech giant. To learn more about the Stadia version …

Spring has officially sprung in the Northern Hemisphere, and Fortnite is celebrating the start of the new season with its first-ever springtime event. Called “Spring Breakout,” this new limited-time event adds new outfits, an egg-themed weapon, and more. It’s live now, and there is even a themed bouncy egg challenge …

Godzilla vs. Kong opened in the United States on Wednesday, March 31, and it had the biggest opening ever during the pandemic in theaters. It made $9.6 million across the US on opening day. The film played on 2,409 screens across the country for its Wednesday premiere, the most for …

In what might be an elaborate April Fools prank, the toy company Kidrobot has announced a new vinyl figure based on the “Stupid Sexy Flanders” meme from The Simpsons. The figure shows Ned Flanders in his ski suit, displaying his butt and leaving very little to the imagination just as …

The big Airship update for Among Us is out now, and as can often happen with big additions, the patch also added some bugs and issues to the game. Developer Innersloth has outlined these known issues and while it’s still fixing some of them, it also provided some workarounds you …

New DLC is coming to the wacky shark game Maneater, and no, this is not an April Fools prank (we think). Maneater: Truth Quest is a story-driven expansion that puts you back into the cartilage of a bull shark in a story involving mysteries and conspiracies. 30 Rock actor Chris …

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is getting a Custom Game Browser–which is exactly what it sounds like–but the feature is taking longer than expected to release. The feature, which will allow you to search for custom games, was dropped from a recent beta test, and now one of the game’s …