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One of the most-anticipated upcoming games, Cyberpunk 2077, is coming to E3 in June, but you don’t have to wait that long to hear the developers talk about it. PlayStation has posted a new “Creating Cyberpunk 2077” video in which developers from CD Projekt Red discuss some elements of the long-in-development first-person RPG.

Miles Tost, one of the game’s level designers, speaks in the video about why CD Projekt Red has kept so quiet about Cyberpunk 2077 over the years. He explains that video game development is an “iterative” process, which means things change all the time. That’s just how development works. And it seems CD Projekt Red is more interested in waiting until it has something great, polished, and refined to show.

“The reason why you can’t really go out and show everything is because video game development is such an iterative process,” Tost says. “What we have now might not be there tomorrow. We’ve had ideas that have died over the years then they’ve been resurrected then they’ve died again and now they’re back.”

It’s also confirmed in the video that Cyberpunk 2077 takes place 50 years after the source material and on a parallel timeline, which affords the studio another level of freedom to do new things. You can watch the full video in the embed above.

Cyberpunk 2077 was re-revealed at E3 2018 last year, and a 48-minute gameplay trailer left a lot of people very impressed. The game promises a nonlinear story designed for “mature” players and is set in the metropolis of Night City. According to CD Projekt Red, it will have some sandbox elements and a form of multiplayer.

However, CD Projekt Red has stressed that Cyberpunk 2077 is a “true RPG” and definitely not a multiplayer shooter. There’s no confirmed release date, but the game will come out for Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

The game is set to show up again at E3 2019 this June, but there is no word yet on what more we’ll see or learn about the long-in-development game. Keep checking back with GameSpot for more.

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Battlefield 5‘s battle royale mode, Firestorm, has leaked online ahead of its release this month. What appears to be the mode’s tutorial video has appeared online.

As the video explains, Battlefield V’s Firestorm will have Solo, Duo, and Squads options. As with other battle royale games, rounds start with players dropping in from above; in this case it’s with a parachute. Players must then find weapons and other items on the map and use them to be the last player standing. There are three tiers of weapons: Common, Rare, and Epic.

As with other battle royale games, ammo isn’t always easy to find, so you will need to manage your inventory and share with teammates in Duos and Squads to survive and win.

Another interesting tidbit is that downed players can still fire their sidearm, while teammates can revive them. However, there is no true respawning like in Apex Legends.

It was already confirmed that Firestorm is developed not by main Battlefield studio DICE but rather another EA-owned studio, Criterion. Unlike Fortnite and PUBG, which support 100-player battles, Firestorm allows for up to 64 combatants. It’s also worth noting that Battlefield’s trademark destructible environments are featured in Firestorm, as are its tanks and other transport vehicles.

EA seemingly responded to the Firestorm leak, which originated on Reddit, with a cryptic video that appears to be teasing the battle royale mode and the source of its latest leak. It shows a ring of fire closing in on a squad of soldiers, while the tweet is captioned with the emojis for “fire” and “storm,” so yes, this is surely a reference to Firestorm. Not only that, but the voice in the video very much sounds like DICE’s Lars Gustavsson.

Battlefield 5 sold more than 7 million copies, but overall it failed to meet EA’s commercial expectations. Firestorm will be EA’s second new battle royale experience in as many months, as Respawn launched its free-to-play battle royale game Apex Legends in February.

In other Battlefield 5 news, the game recently added the fan-favourite Rush mode–but only for a limited time.

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Microsoft continues to update and support Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The latest update is out now in time for the start of Spring in the northern hemisphere, and it’s a big one. Starting off, players will immediately notice that the menu screen is changed.

Gone is the winter-themed background featuring a Warthog amid falling fun. It was peaceful and serene, so we’re sad to see it go. The menu screen is now back with its regular look that was there prior to the first revision around the Flood back in October.

“The past few months have been fun from changing up the look and feel of the menus, adding community maps, and introducing some much asked for features,” 343 said. “We have had fun working with the community to bring new life to the loading screens and we are looking forward to the next update.”

In addition to changing the Halo: MCC menu screen, the update makes a series of changes to the Social Games multiplayer playlist. You’ll now find new game types such as Team Muskets (no shields or shotguns), Rocketball (Oddball with Rockets), and Team Reign (a player on each team is “it” and they have to be protected).

On the Competitive front, the Halo 2 Classic Team Arena is going away, and it’s replaced by Halo 2 Classic Team Hardcore on ranked playlists.

Further changes to Competitive games include betrayal and suicide penalties being disabled for Hardcore. You can see a rundown of the changes in the new update at the bottom of this post, as outlined by 343 on the game’s forums.

The new update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection comes amid a recent report that claimed the game may be announced soon for PC. It’s been rumoured for a while now that Microsoft would bring the game to PC, and Microsoft may announce it during its Inside Xbox video event on March 12. Keep checking back with GameSpot for the latest.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection Xbox One March 7 Update:

Social Games

As a result of community feedback, we’ve also updated the following for Social Games:

• 4v4 HCS Action Sack: Chiron-TL34, Chill Out, and Rat Race support Team Muskets
  • Team Musket: A Team Slayer variant consisting of no shields and shotguns (Similar to ShWATguns from later titles, just with more health)
• 4v4 HCE Action Sack: Battle Creek, Chill Out, and Wizard support Team Rocketball4v4 HCE Action Sack: Moved Reverse Tag on Damnation from Asset Denial to Action Sack
  • Rocketball: Who doesn’t love blowing up a friend? (Yes this is what it sounds like – Oddball with Rockets)
• 4v4 HCE Action Sack: Chill Out, Longest, and Rat Race support Team Reign4v4 H2C Snipers: Added Lockout, Midship, Beaver Creek, and Sanctuary and retuned weighting
  • Team Reign: An Oddball variant where a player on each team is ‘it’ and must be protected at all costs
• 2v2v2v2 Action Sack: Score to win in Fiesta increased from 25 to 50
• 8v8 H2A Flag and Bomb: Reduced number of rounds from 6 to 4 for One Flag CTF and One Bomb Assault
• 8v8 H2A Zone Control: Added attack/defend Territories to Remnant and Stonetown
• 8v8 H2A all: Disabled Sudden Death and better aligned game settings across modes

Competitive Games

We have also made some changes to our Competitive Games offerings. We are retiring H2C Team Arena in favor of H2C Team Hardcore to focus our ranked playlists on the most hardcore settings while the arena experience can be found in Social Games. If you think what you have it takes, hop in and try your shot at the professional gaming settings that were used during the era of Halo 2 Classic.

Additional changes for Competitive Games:

• H2C Team Arena is replaced with H2C Team Hardcore.H2A Team Arena is replaced with H2A Team Hardcore (the original HCS maps and settings)
  • All H2C Arena contents can still be played in Match Composer
• Betrayal and Suicide penalties have been disabled in Hardcore

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