Overnight, Epic Games accidentally enabled cross-play between Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in co-op sandbox survival game Fortnite.
The feature was only enabled briefly, but it was active long enough for Reddit users to puzzle over it.
Epic called the enabling an error.
"We had a configuration issue and it has now been corrected," an Epic spokesperson told Eurogamer.
Public calls for cross-play between Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have been loud from both players and developers this year, with many struggling to understand how it is that Nintendo can allow cross-play with Xbox yet Sony won't.
An expensive Collector’s Edition of Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite has its buyers feeling hoodwinked thanks to some hilariously misleading ads.
The Marvel vs Capcom Infinite Collector’s Edition promises that for NZ$199 (or AU$299 in Australia for some reason), you get four "highly detailed diorama statues" and "dynamic replicas of the infamous Infinity Stones" alongside Capcom's latest competitive fighter.
"Exploding with all the excitement, intensity, and quality fans expect from Marvel and Capcom, this Collector's Edition is destined to become the showcase of every fan's collection," its description reads.
Uppercut Games' first-person rogue-lite City of Brass is now available on Steam Early Access.
In City of Brass, you are a daring thief infiltrating the titular trap-laden city, armed only with a blade and an extremely versatile whip that can grab, trip, disarm, and stun, as well as swing you about the place.
Levels are Arabian Nights-themed and procedurally generated, and the game features multiple interacting systems that sound like they are designed with player freedom in mind.
A new fully-licensed cricket title is on the way from Australia’s Big Ant Studios (Rugby League Live, Don Bradman Cricket).
According to Big Ant, Ashes Cricket has been developed in close collaboration with Cricket Australia, and is the most realistic and authentic recreation of the sport ever created.
That's partly because the studio has employed photogrammetry technology which enables decent likenesses of the complete men’s and women’s Australian and English cricket teams to be rendered in-game.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has broken Steam's record for highest ever concurrent player count.
According to the game's official Twitter account, a total of 1,342,857 players were jamming PUBG at the same time yesterday, besting previous champ Dota 2's figure of 1,295,114.
One big difference of course is that Dota 2 is free to play, while PUBG will set you back US$30.
According to Steam Spy, PUBG's figure rose even further yesterday, to 1,349,584.
Earlier this month, developer Bluehole announced that PUBG had sold more than 10 million copies in just six months, and last week the game crossed the one million concurrent player mark.
Last week, Bungie announced that it was removing a gauntlet that references a far-right hate symbol from Destiny 2.
The look of the gauntlet in question is based on the flag of "Kekistan" – a fictional nation invented in 4chan's political board – which itself is based on a nazi battle flag.
Kekistan rose to prominence after being promoted by a handful of anti-feminism YouTubers.
The next update for Battleborn will be the game's last.
In a post on the game's official forums, Battleborn creative director Randy Varnell announced that he and most of Gearbox are shifting to a new unannounced project (that has to be Borderlands 3, right?)
Battleborn's final update includes some new Borderlands-themed skins, updated title art, some additional Finisher Boosts and Taunts, and some minor balance changes.
Highly-regarded Aussie metroidvania title Hollow Knight is getting a second free content pack this Halloween.
The Grimm Troupe contains a new major quest and boss fights, alongside new Charms, enemies, friends, music, and more.
"Light the Nightmare Lantern and summon the Grimm Troupe to Hallownest, if you dare!" its pitch reads.
VICE has launched a video game that has political leaders brawling their way to top.
Battle To The Beehive is a browser-based title that has you pick a party leader and fight the personification of election issues including transport, housing, the environment, the economy and education, Street Fighter style.
You can jump around, kick, punch, block and unleash a super.
An exploration game described by its creator as "weird" has won first prize in this year's KiwiGameStarter competition.
Caves, a story-driven exploration title from Matthew Gatland, was announced as the winner at last week's New Zealand Game Developers Conference in Auckland.
Lunar Rooster's FPS brawler Sky Noon claimed the runner-up position.
Doom and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus are both coming to Switch, Nintendo has announced.
Doom will hit this summer, while Wolfenstein II will launch on the portable console in 2018.
Prior to that, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will launch on Switch on November 17.
PikPok has announced a sequel to smash hit endless runner Into the Dead, a free-to-play game that has been downloaded more than 70 million times to date.
According to the Kiwi publisher, Into the Dead 2 is a deeper and more feature rich title than the first, and it will launch worldwide on October 13 for Android, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
It is already be available in New Zealand, Australia and a handful of other countries on the App Store and Google Play
It features an evolving story with multiple endings, hundreds of challenges, powerful weapons and perks, multiple environments, new zombie threats, daily and special event modes, loyal canine companions, and more.
