Rage 2 Won’t Include Loot Boxes

Bethesda has confirmed that the newly-announced Rage 2 will not include loot boxes, but will have post-launch content to keep players engaged.

Rage 2 was leaked by Walmart last week, ahead of the official reveal on Monday. In an interview with German website Gamestar (translated and confirmed by US Gamer), Id boss Tim Willits has confirmed that the studio is following a games-as-service approach to keep people playing Rage 2 for longer.

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Xbox Creator on the Origins of the ‘Duke’ Controller

When it first released, the “Duke” controller for the Xbox was ridiculed for its abnormally meaty size, considering almost every controller that had come before it. Though it’s come back into style with its re-release by hardware manufacturer Hyperkin, it was stirring fear and uncertainty in the minds of people like Seamus Blackley, who wrote the original proposal for the Xbox.

“The Duke controller is the way it is because of how big companies work,” Blackley says, referring to the management structure of large companies like Microsoft allowing all levels of management to have input on the Xbox’s initial prototyping and development. Blackley was busy trying to secure a hard drive to put in the console and ethernet port, as well as courting Japanese developers, so direction of the controller was tasked to another department.

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PETA Has Released a Free Switch Game Called Kitten Squad

PETA, in collaboration with Arcade Distillery, has released a free Switch game called Kitten Squad that teaches you about animal abuse.

As detailed on PETA’s website, the action-adventure arcade game has you play as an elite kitten to fight evil robots and liberate various animals across the world, including sheep from the mechanic “Sheep Puncher,” elephants from the circus, and cows from dairy farms.

Along the way you can earn weapon upgrades (like the carrot gun), new costumes, and play with up to four other people. Check out some of the gameplay in the image gallery below.

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Fallout 4 Is Free To Play This Weekend On Xbox One

Do you feel like exploring an irradiated Bostonian wasteland? Do you have an Xbox One? If you answered yes to those questions, you’re in luck–Fallout 4 is free to play this weekend on Xbox One. You can download the free version of Fallout 4 here and play it between now and Monday, May 21.

If you find yourself enjoying your time in the game and want to continue playing after the free weekend is over, you can buy it–and all DLC–at a discount. The game itself is on sale for $15 / £10 / $20 AU on the Xbox Store, or you can get a physical copy of the Game of the Year Edition, which contains the game and all six expansions, for $30.

Alternately, Amazon U.S. is selling digital codes of Fallout 4 for Xbox One for $10 (£9 in the U.K.). Stock tends to run out fast at the online retailer, so grab it while it’s available. Should you purchase the full game, any progress you make in the free trial will carry over.

Free play weekends are all well and good, but the question remains: is Fallout 4 any good? In a word, yes.

From GameSpot’s 9/10 Fallout 4 review: “In the grand scheme of things, Fallout 4’s minor issues pale in comparison to its successes. When you put the controller down, you think about the friend you betrayed to benefit another, the shifting tide of an incredible battle, or the moment you opened a drawer and found someone’s discarded effects, making you wonder how they felt before the bombs fell. In moments like these, Fallout 4 can be an intoxicating experience. You’re often forced to sacrifice something–a relationship, a lucrative opportunity, or your health–to make gains elsewhere. And the deeper down the rabbit hole you go, the more you wonder: what if I chose a different path? You second guess yourself, not just because you had other options, but because you aren’t sure if you did the right thing. The fact that your decisions stick with you after walking away from the game is a testament to the great storytelling on hand. Fallout 4 is an argument for substance over style, and an excellent addition to the revered open-world series.”

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Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers – On A Roll Trailer

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Riverdale Finale Can’t Solve the Show’s Sophomore Slump

This recap contains spoilers for Riverdale’s Season 2 finale, episode 22, “Brave New World.”

To say that Riverdale Season 2 has been a mixed bag is perhaps the understatement of the year. After a knockout freshman season that focused on a compelling, character-driven mystery even as it reveled in its own innate ridiculousness, the show collided with the sophomore slump from hell.

Stories began, only to suddenly vanish with no real resolution or explanation. Relationships changed as the story demanded it. Characters disappeared completely for weeks at a time – or made decisions that were wildly divergent to anything we’d seen from them before. And rather than focus on the things that made Season 1 great, such as the series’ core friendships and families, Riverdale told stories about the mob, a local gang war, and a confusing serial murder.

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Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Reveal Livestream – GameSpot Live

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Destiny 2 Crucible Labs Will Let Players Try ‘Experimental PvP Content’

Bungie has unveiled its updated roadmap for Destiny 2, with Crucible Labs coming in Update 1.2.1.

As revealed by design lead Derek Carroll on Bungie’s official site, “Crucible Labs will give every player of Destiny 2 access to experimental PvP content.” Players will be able to provide feedback that will aid Bungie as it further builds upon Destiny 2’s PvP content.

More details about Crucible Labs will be revealed at a later date prior Update 1.2.1’s launch on May 29.

In July, Bounties will make a return, along with a new seasonal event. Dubbed Solstice of Heroes, the event will give Guardians the opportunity to earn new rewards and celebrate all they’ve accomplished thus far.

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Fortnite: Solo Showdown Limited Time Mode Announced, New Star Power Emote Added – IGN

Available now, the event runs through May 21.

Fortnite’s newest limited time mode is called Solo Showdown.

Epic Games says gameplay will stay the same with Solo Showdown, a notable change from other limited time modes like the Avengers: Infinity War crossover event. “Instead, you will be placed against other self-selected competitors making this the ultimate test of survival,” said the developer on Epic’s website.

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The top 100 players will earn V-Bucks in the limited time mode. The Solo Showdown rules say that 50 matches are needed to enter the competition, with first place obtaining 50,000 V-Bucks. Everyone who completes 50 matches, however, will get a unique spray.

Solo Showdown is available now and runs through May 21.

In addition, Epic has also released a new Star Power emote that’s available in the shop. Check it out in the trailer below.

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Earlier this week, Fortnite got Update 4.2. The patch introduced a new rifle, health item and more to the Battle Royale game.

That’s not all, though. Fortnite players also have noticed something inside the meteor at Dusty Divot.

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Evan Campbell is a freelance writer who scripts the Daily Fix and chats about games and movies on Twitter.