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• Absolver lets you start your own fighting school and mentor others online

  The online feature set for Absolver is pretty extensive, but there are a couple that are completely unique to it.

• Quake Champions is coming to Steam, but you'll have to buy it to get access

  Quake Champions is a free-to-play game, but when it comes to Steam next week, you’ll only be able to play if you’re willing to pay up.

• Dragon Ball FighterZ roster updated with Super Saiyan Blue Goku and Vegeta, and Androids 16 and 18

  Dragon Ball FighterZ adds four new characters and a story mode.

• The next Minecraft update will let you transfer worlds from Wii U to Switch

  Soon, Minecraft players will be able to transfer their game worlds created on the Nintendo Wii U, to the Switch.

• Overwatch players on PS4 and Xbox One are finally getting a report button in the next patch

  The next Overwatch patch is going to add one feature players on consoles have been asking for since launch.

• Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite cinematic trailer shows both sides coming together to stop Ultron Sigma

  Check out this new story trailer for Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite.

• Overwatch new map preview and animated short debuting next week during gamescom

  Expect a new Overwatch animated short, a look at a new map for the shooter and information on World of Warcraft Patch 7.3 next week during gamescom 2017.

• First-person is a great way to play PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, but the game just isn't built for it

  First-person-only servers have been available for long enough now in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds that I managed to play Solo, Duos, and the recently added Squads.

• Ark: Survival Evolved players can rent a private dedicated server ahead of PS4 release starting today

  Studio Wildcard have announced rentable, private dedicated servers for Ark: Survival Evolved are now available for PlayStation 4 users in preparation for the game’s release.

• Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite Roster - all launch characters, plus DLC leaks and rumours

  There’s only a few weeks to go before Marvel Vs Capcom: Infinite’s September 19 release, and the final launch roster has been confirmed.

• Iron Harvest gameplay trailer shows clear Company of Heroes and Men of War inspirations

  The stunning-looking RTS Iron Harvest has finally showed us a glimpse at its gameplay.

• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds gets new patch

  There’s a pretty small, new PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds patch out now.

• Warframe dev reveals its new game, The Amazing Eternals

  The Amazing Eternals is a hero shooter from the makers of Warframe, Digital Extremes.

• Rainbow Six Siege's next free map is set in a theme park - watch the first trailer

  Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Blood Orchid will bring a new map free for all.

• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds passes 7 million copies sold, over 600,000 concurrent players

  PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has now sold over seven million copies on PC.

• Sonic Mania is the highest-rated new Sonic the Hedgehog game in 15 years

  Sonic Mania has been well-received by fans and critics, in a way no other Sonic the Hedgehog game has in the last 15 years.

• Sonic Mania's Chemical Plant Zone boss fight has a genius throwback

  If you haven’t seen it already, Sonic Mania has a pretty overt and very surprising reference to one of Sega’s classics in one of the game’s boss fights.

• Crackdown 3 delayed to spring 2018

  Crackdown 3 is no longer an Xbox One X launch title.

• We Happy Few is coming to retail and PS4 next spring with Gearbox as publisher

  Gearbox Publishing announced today it’s bringing Compulsion Games’ We Happy Few to retail. But, you’ll have to wait until next year to play it.