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With PUBG taking the world by storm, it’s no big surprise to see other games following suit with their own Hunger Games-like Battle Royale modes. Now, Crysis developer Crytek has announced that its free-to-play shooter, Warface, is adding a Battle Royale mode.

In a blog post, Crytek said its Battle Royale mode is “experimental” in nature and will only be available for a “limited time.” Similar to PUBG, Warface’s Battle Royale mode is kill-or-be-killed mode where every player fights alone until only one remains.

Crytek did not say exactly how many players will be in a match–PUBG and Fortnite offer 100-player matches. Warface’s also has the “element of the unknown,” Crytek said, in that you won’t know which weapon you’ll get. As for the map, Warface’s will be the largest PvP map to date for the game.

There are 11 achievements to unlock, including “King of the Hill,” which is awarded if you are the last player standing. One of the achievements is called “Beginner Eliminator,” and it’s awarded when you take down your first 10 enemies. The image associated with this achievement is a bloodied frying pan, which may be a reference to PUBG’s trademark item.

Warface’s Battle Royale mode launches in the game’s next update, though Crytek did not say when that will be. And again, it’ll only be available for a limited time. After that, Crytek will look over the feedback and make changes before bringing it back.

Warface launched first on PC before coming to Xbox 360 in April 2013 with Microsoft as its publisher. The Xbox 360 edition was shut down less than a year after release, while the PC version is now being published by Russian company My instead of Crytek.

Do you plan to try out Warface’s Battle Royale mode? Let us know in the comments below!

In 2003, former Medal of Honor developers released their first game as a new studio. Although it began development under the codename “MOH Killer,” it would soon be known as Call of Duty.

Flash forward 14 years, and the Call of Duty franchise has become a video game juggernaut, selling over 250 million units in sales, from three separate studios, over the course of its lifetime. It’s gone from World War II, to the Cold War, to the future, and back again.

With its most recent release, Call of Duty comes back to its World War II roots. In the video above, Mike Mahardy examines the ways Call of Duty: WWII‘s campaign fails to earn that return, and the numerous ways it could have done better.

For more episodes of Reboot, GameSpot’s opinion/editorial show, visit its page on our site, or its YouTube channel, to view previous episodes. It airs every Sunday at 11 a.m. PT.

With Akuma in the Tekken 7 roster, anticipation grew for additional characters crossing over from other franchises. In the upcoming DLC for the recently released fighting game, developer Bandai Namco is giving us one of SNK’s iconic fighters in Geese Howard, who is featured in the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series. We got hands-on time with an early version of Geese Howard to get a feel for his move set and how he matches up with other Tekken characters.

Fans of SNK fighting games will recognize Geese’s stage and music, which was specifically made for this DLC. We spoke with Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada and game designer/translator Michael Murray, who said “All of it is kind of like a tribute to the Fatal Fury series, and so we really recreated the feeling of the character. But at the same time arranging him to make him have that Tekken flair to him.” When asked how the team landed of Geese Howard for the game’s roster, Harada-san and Murray told us the story:

“In a past interview when we were still creating Tekken 7, we were often asked characters we like from other franchises. We all often answered that we love Samurai Shodown, and also Geese [from Fatal Fury]. He’s just an incredible villain that both of us really love, and the fans caught on to that interview, and they were like, ‘Wow, I love Geese, too. He would be so cool in a Tekken game!’ And it turns out that the SNK team actually saw that, and they approached us and said, ‘Hey, you know the Geese thing? Is there anyway that we could make this happen?’ So they actually approached us, which made it a lot easier, and so it was quite smooth.

Stay tuned for our full interview with Harada-san and Murray later this week where we talk Tekken World Tour, how characters are created for the series, and whether or not they’ve been thinking of a Nintendo Switch version. The Tekken World Finals are happening today, November 12, for the first time outside of Japan, in San Francisco, CA; the top 16 Tekken players battle for a $50,000 prize and the competition is streaming on the official Tekken Twitch channel.

Tekken 7 is out now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC and the Geese Howard DLC is set to release sometime in December 2017. Be sure to read our Tekken 7 review in which GameSpot’s own Peter Brown awarded it an 8/10 and stated, “While some of this depth will be lost or out of reach for newcomers, there’s enough fun to be had outside of hardcore competition to keep players from all walks of gaming thoroughly entertained.”

The Nintendo Switch is seeing one of its craziest release days ever on Tuesday — find out everything that’s coming out.

Don’t miss one of the hundreds of purple kingdom coins in Super Mario Odyssey with this guide.

There is such a thing as a gaming router, and we’ve tested a bunch of them to find out which is the best.

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Black Friday brings us a huge selection of video games at the lowest prices ever. Because the number of discounted games is so massive, this list deserves its own article. Unless otherwise stated, all of the links here default to Amazon because Amazon tends to do a very good job of price matching across all vendors. However, just in case Amazon fails to match on any particular game, I’ve also added at least one other vendor that’s sure to have it available at that price.

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Movies are always a great gift option when the holiday season rolls around. They’re affordable, loved by all, and there’s always something for everyone, whether it’s a popular new release or a beloved classic. If you’re looking to surprise a cinema lover in your life, we’ve put together this list of the best movies and TV to put on your holiday gift buying list.

Wonder Woman Arguably the best DC movie, Wonder Woman is exciting, action-packed and tons of fun. Give this to the movie lover who wants a breath of fresh air.

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