According to a new report from Bloomberg, at least six top employees have left since the start of the year, including the chief operating officer, chief content officer, and head of creator development. Last year over 300 employees left the company, with over 60 more leaving in 2022 alone. Seven current and former employees told Bloomberg that Twitch was losing touch with its community of game streamers. That included a controversial boost feature where viewers could pay to improve the profile of a streamer....

The news was shared on the Valorant site, stating that Dawn “Dawn” Park and Vivian “Risorah” Dela Cruz used vulgar language and harassed a member of the Galorants community. Dawn has been suspended from competitions for three months; Risorah has been suspended for nine months. Galorants is an all-female competitive Valorant community. The two players were part of VCT Game Changers, a programme by Riot intended to promote and support women in esports....

This follows a return to new features over the past year, and two more previously-announced seasons due over the course of 2022. Season 10, due in late August, will feature a new Manhunt, fresh gear events, additional Countdown difficulties, new Legendary difficulty Strongholds and other quality of life improvements. Season 11, due in early December, will add another new Manhunt, a whole other fresh game mode, plus more gear and quality of life improvements....

Rocksmith+ was, you may recall, originally due to launch last summer, but Ubisoft made the decision to postpone its release based on player feedback during its closed beta, saying it wanted to “ensure we provide the best guitar learning experience [and] deliver a smoother experience for all guitar and bass lovers”. Nearly twelve months later, Rocksmith+ is finally ready for release and will launch next week via the Ubisoft Store, promising a range of tools to help players hone their music skills....

The petition, created by Richard Glover, received over 15,500 signatures, thus sparking a response from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X have been in high demand since their late 2020 release, with stock selling out soon after it goes on sale. Both consoles are available to buy on auction sites such as eBay with significant mark-ups. It’s an issue we discussed during an episode of the Eurogamer Newscast, below: The petition raises the issue of scalping groups who use bots to automatically check countless retailers, and bot scripts that allow users to buy consoles quicker than any human could....

This includes dozens more games for the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium’s game catalogue of PS4 and PS5 titles, such as: Dead Cells, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Frostpunk: Console Edition, John Wick Hex, Little Nightmares, Nioh, Prey, Shenmue 3, Soulcalibur 6, Surgeon Simulator, Telling Lies, Tropico 5, Trine 4, plus The Dark Pictures Anthology’s Little Hope and Man of Medan. The list of games available in the US looks to be a large upgrade from the list of games available in Hong Kong, for example....

The change was first spotted by German publication HardwareLuxx, which noticed the 256 GB and 512 GB versions of the Steam Deck now ship with either a two-lane or four-lane PCIe Gen 3 SSD. Previously, these versions all came with a faster four-lane SSD. Asked by PC Gamer for comment, Valve’s product designer Lawrence Yang said Valve “determined that there is no impact to performance between the two models,” and there were only differences between the two drives in “extremely uncommon cases....

Very currently have a range of Switch OLED bundles right now. If you’re planning on using the Switch for some party fun across the age group, you can’t beat the bundle here with Nintendo Switch Sports for just £299. Switch Sports lets you compete in six different sports, building on the massive legacy left behind with Wii Sports. If you’re a Pokemon fan, you’re in luck as there’s this great bundle which includes both of the latest Scarlet and Violet games, priced at just £329, guaranteeing you hours of monster-catching fun....

Operation: Orphix Venom is described as a “first-of-its-kind survival event” designed for between one and four players, and sees Tenno leaving their Warframes and slipping into something a little roomier - in this case, a giant, stomping Necramech - to once again battle it out against the race of AI beings known as the Sentient. Players will be loaned a Necramech for the duration of the event (which features three difficulty tiers with associated rewards) and, by doing repeated runs of Operation: Orphx Venom, can earn valuable upgrades known was Arcanes, alongside new alchemist Warframe Lavos - the 45th to be added to the game - who’s detailed more thoroughly in the video below....

Let’s start with the basics - the idea here is that you choose a character from one of four classes from the Warhammer 40K universe, embark on missions with up to three other players, complete objectives in dark dystopian envrionments and bring home gear and ability upgrades for your character. The gameplay is a mix of Chivalry, Left 4 Dead and Diablo - and of course, builds on Fatshark’s previous work on the Warhammer Vermintide series....

(They should have called it the John update…) There are a number of survival camp locations across the Warzone map and, depending on what you find at the camps, you may be able to complete the Rambo POW dog tags challenge. Currently, as of Warzone Season 4, you can no longer complete this activity. If you’re looking for more help, check out our on-going best Warzone weapons page and the Vanguard Royale meta....

Debuting in Season 4 Reloaded, this global event focuses on drops which were present in previous Contraband Contracts, and usually takes place during select weekends. This page will cover the list of all past Blueprints from previous Contraband Contracts and how Blueprint Blitz works you so can finally catch up on your backlog or start a brand new collection. On this page: During the period in which the event is active, Contraband Contracts work differently than usual....

Released in the first week of Season 4, these have you find items on the map while playing matches by following a series of clues. Completing each one rewards you with XP, while the entire set rewards you with 10,000XP - giving you a boost towards completing your Season 4 Battle Pass. Currently, as of Warzone Season 4, you can no longer complete this activity. If you’re looking for more help, check out our on-going best Warzone weapons page and the Vanguard Royale meta....

Vaults are a Warzone staple at this point, and there a handful to find, giving you bonus loot - provided you can track down a Golden Keycard first, of course. Warzone being Warzone, remember you can always just take the spoils from other players instead… Note before we begin - Mercenary Vaults are found on Caldera, and not the new Fortune’s Keep map. On this page: How to open a Mercenary Vault in Warzone Opening a Mercencary Vault in Warzone straightforward process: This is a lot more straightforward than Vaults previously in Warzone, such as the Nakatomi Plaza vault from last year....

Eurogamer news editor Tom Phillips returns from a one-week news cast hiatus to tell us why he’s proper excited about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, which we expect later in 2021 - on a more powerful Switch? With Eurogamer reporter Emma Kent still on holiday, we’re joined this week by Eurogamer guides writer Lottie Lynn, who’s played Runescape for 15 years and intends to very much continue to play the great old MMO throughout 2021....

That’s a fairly large increase on a product that was a really good entry-level piece of hardware for VR gaming, that was first released almost two years ago. As a result, some online retailers have already started removing the Meta Quest 2 from their site, and others are selling out quickly at the current price. Meta has said that the price hike will take place in August, so you’ll need to be quick if you don’t want to pay £100/$100 more....

Elsewhere, the Eurogamer News Cast team talk about Sony’s bananas video game controller patent, Sony’s decision to retire video purchases and rentals from the PlayStation Store, EA’s decision to delay the next Need for Speed in order to support the development of the next Battlefield, and Elden Ring’s leaked trailer. Phew, that’s a lot! On top of that we have our regular ‘what we’ve been playing’ catch-up, and, to end, the traditional Eurogamer News Cast mug check....

It’s in the works at Sheffield studio Steel City Interactive, and is due out in early access form on PC, and PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The video below runs through the fight mechanics and some of the career mode details, but it’s the visuals that are the highlight. The fluidity and fidelity of the motion-captured action is impressive indeed, with boxers shifting their weight, feinting and throwing out shots realistically....

For the uninitiated, the aim of Wordle is to work out a daily five-letter word within six guesses. The fewer the guesses, the better - and if you fail to guess it at all, you’ll break your streak. The latter is why working out today’s Wordle answer is such a priority, as players pride themselves on keeping their streak going. So why gamble on a risky final guess when you can learn a few clues and, failing that, get the definitive answer?...

In a post on Xbox Wire, Catherine Gluckstein, Vice President & Head of Product, Project xCloud, said over 100 Xbox Game Pass games will be playable on PC via broswers Edge and Google Chrome, and on Apple mobile phones and tablets via the Safari browser, starting Tuesday, 20th April. Microsoft said it will send out more invites on a continuous basis to players in all 22 supported countries. All Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will gain access in the coming months, Microsoft added....