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Epic Games has decided to partner with the company it spurned Microsoft and is putting Fortnite on pretty much anything with a screen for free via the Xbox Cloud Gaming service. ....
‘Borderlands 3’ update: Cross-platform play is ‘prepared’ for release but it won’t support PS4 and PS5 From the “Borderlands 3” reveal trailer | Photo credit: Gearbox Software via Borderlands channel / YouTube screenshot Friday, May 28, 2021 7:43 AM UTC Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford gave “Borderlands 3” players a heads up on Thursday that an upcoming update will include cross-platform play. There is a major caveat, though. PlayStation consoles will not be supported. Pitchford announced the “good news and bad news” on Twitter confirming that a crossplay function “across all platforms” where “Borderlands 3” is available will be added in an upcoming update. The bad news, however, Gearbox was required to remove cross-platform play for PS4 and PS5 in order for the update to get certified for release. ....
The games industry is an absurd place, and nothing shows this off more than a legal battle. Without lawsuits, we never would have found about Rockstar Games co-founder Sam Houser begging Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies to help fix the troubled development of Red Dead Redemption by proclaiming, I need The Benz! Who could have guessed that before Activision fired Infinity Ward co-founders Jason West and Vince Zampella, they were the type to sign off emails with Boom boom pow. Away. ? If you can get past the idea of people weaponizing the legal system not just to establish wrongdoing but to invade privacy and subject their rivals to public embarrassment, there s some fun to be had here. ....