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• Call of Duty: WW2 beta is open to Comcast Xfinity subscribers without a pre-order

  Subscribers of Comcast Xfinity can join the Call of Duty: WW2 private beta this weekend without pre-ordering the game.

• Overwatch: players in Competitive Silver, Gold, Platinum, can now be demoted to lower tiers

  Blizzard has revealed even more changes to Competitive Play in Overwatch.

• Chloe's special power in Life is Strange: Before the Storm isn't magical, but there are supernatural elements

  Life is Strange: Before the Storm grants our protagonist the awesome power of lip.

• "No reason why we shouldn't come back to Mass Effect", says EA boss

  Mass Effect isn’t dead just because it had a bit of an off year.

• Monster Hunter World: see the glider mantle in action, hear Capcom answer veteran questions

  Monster Hunter World fans are in for a bit of a treat today with a double whammy of fresh videos out of gamescom 2017.

• Cayde-6 is a wild card and a hotshot in first Destiny 2 Vanguard intro trailer

  Destiny 2 is going to make more of an effort to get you involved with its story – and characters. Let’s start with Cayde-6.

• Monster Hunter World: let's take an in-depth look at the Switch Axe, Gunlance, Insect Glaive and Hunting Horn

  Here’s an in-depth look at four of the 14 different weapons you’ll be able to use in Monster Hunter World fresh out of gamescom 2017.

• Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus includes not only new characters but returning favorites

  The latest video for Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus introduces us to the cast of supporting characters.

• Overwatch's latest short Rise and Shine stars Mei and her robotic friend Snowball

  As promised, the latest Overwatch short has been released, and it stars climatologist Mei.

• Here's another look at the upcoming desert map in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

  The desert map, one of the maps currently in the works for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, was shown off earlier today.

• Destiny 2 digital pre-order customers on Xbox One can pre-load the game now, PS4 next week

  If you digitally pre-ordered Destiny 2 on Xbox One, you are now able to pre-load the game.

• Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite gamescom trailer shows Ghost Rider and Dormammu tearing it up

  Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite has a new trailer that gives us a look at two never-before seen characters from the game’s roster.

• Injustice 2 Fighter Pack 2 characters revealed as Black Manta, Hellboy and Raiden

  Characters for Fighter Pack 2 were announced today at gamescom 2017 and will be made available for Injustice 2 starting around mid-September.

• You can now start pre-loading the Call of Duty: WW2 private beta on PS4

  Call of Duty: WW2 players who placed their pre-orders digitally through the PlayStation Store are now able to download the full beta.

• A 60fps Destiny could be made, but it would have a much smaller scale, says Bungie

  The debate about whether or not Bungie should have pushed for 60fps in Destiny 2 continues, and the developer has weighed in on why it made the choice not to prioritise 60fps.

• The PC version of Final Fantasy 15 won't require 170GB after all

  The Final Fantasy 15 PC recommended specs that Square Enix provided earlier this week were in fact not correct.

• Call of Duty: WW2 will have a beta on PC

  Despite not sharing any details about it, Activision is in fact going to host a PC beta for Call of Duty: WW2.

• Destiny 2 raids won't have locked loadouts, but Nightfalls will

  We’ve known for a while now that some activities in Destiny 2 will lock your loadout to what you went in with.

• Overwatch Competitive Play seasons will now be 2-months long, and other big changes for Season 6

  Blizzard is making big changes to the way Overwatch’s Competitive Play works.