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'RuneScape' is heading to iOS and Android this summer
Not to be confused with 'Old School RuneScape,' which is already on mobile.
'Destiny 2' will finally support crossplay in 2021
While Bungie previously said Destiny 2 crossplay would arrive next year at the earliest, the developer has now confirmed that cross-platform play will definitely be available sometime in 2021.
'Rocket League' Season 2 adds a new arena, car and music next week
More than five years after launch, Rocket League's second season goes live on December 9th.
Ubisoft's new hub will bring cross-play and cross-saves to more games
The publisher is merging Uplay and Ubisoft Club into Ubisoft Connect.
‘Apex Legends’ cross-play beta arrives on October 6th
'Apex Legends' cross-platform play arrives in beta form on October 6th.
Worms is coming back as a real-time battle royale game
After a four-year hiatus, Worms is coming back as a real-time battle royale game.
'Star Wars: Squadrons' will let you pilot an X-wing in VR
It'll hit Xbox One, PS4 and PC on October 2nd and offer full cross-play support.
'Need For Speed Heat' is the first EA title to offer cross-play
PC, PS4 and Xbox One players can race each other starting tomorrow.
'Call of Duty: Warzone' is a free battle royale game launching tomorrow
As expected, Activision has announced Call of Duty: Warzone, a brand new free-to-play battle royale based on its popular first-person shooter franchise. If you already own a copy of Modern Warfare, you'll be able to play the game starting tomorrow at 11am ET on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Everyone else gets to join at 3pm ET.
'Minecraft' will finally support cross-platform play on PS4
Minecraft fans on PlayStation 4 will be able to play with their buddies on other platforms such as Xbox One, PCs and mobile devices starting Tuesday. Mojang is at last updating the PS4 version of its colossally successful title to the Bedrock version, which will finally enable Minecraft's cross-platform play on Sony's console.
Sony opens up PS4 cross-platform multiplayer access to all developers
The console gaming world could be about to get a lot more open. For a long time, Sony was resistant to let people play PS4 games with their friends on other platforms. It cracked open the door with a cross-play beta for Fortnite a little over a year ago, and now it's allowing all developers to make use of cross-platform capabilities.
'PUBG' cross-platform play arrives on PS4 and Xbox One
With the latest PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds console patch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players can now square off against one another. As PUBG Corp promised it would do this month, it has enabled cross-platform play for consoles.
Roland releases Zenbeats, a cross-platform music-making app
Roland has been making electronic musical instruments for nearly 50 years and has delivered products like the JU-06A tiny portable synth, keyboards with built-in Alexa controls and mini smartphone mixers. Now, it's entering the world of mobile music-making apps. Today, the company released Zenbeats.
Fortnite's new 'Party Hub' feature gives mobile players a voice
Fortnite recently united players with updates that everyone hated equally, but today it unveiled an app that will literally bring players together. Party Hub is an all-new cross-platform voice chat app that lets players socialize even when they're not playing the game. It's based on technology from Houseparty, the group video chat app that Epic Games acquired in June.
'PUBG' will support crossplay on PS4 and Xbox One in October
PUBG Corp has announced console crossplay is coming to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Bringing PS4 and Xbox One players together "will make the matchmaking pool bigger," said PUBG console producer Koosung Jeong during the Inside Xbox stream at Gamescom.
Rocket League's cross-platform party system arrives February 19th
Rocket League is one of a select few games to offer full cross-platform play after Sony loosened up some of its restrictions. While PS4 players have been able to take on rivals on PC for some time and, since last month, those on Switch and Xbox One, gamers haven't had an easy way to partner up with their buddies on other platforms. That's about to change on February 19th, when the Friends List party system arrives.
'Fortnite' account merging cleans up Sony's cross-platform mess
Sony screwed up with Fortnite. When Epic Games' blockbuster landed on the Nintendo Switch in June, it included cross-console capabilities for every platform except PlayStation 4, due to Sony's long-standing reluctance to make nice with rival hardware manufacturers. Sony fans were able to play with people on PC, Mac and mobile devices, but they were locked out of games with Xbox One or Switch buddies. This all meant PS4 players with existing Fortnite accounts couldn't access them on Switch, and vice versa, so plenty of folks ended up creating a separate profile for each device.
Epic gives developers Fortnite's cross-platform tools for free
Fresh off the launch of its Steam rival, Epic Games isn't done shaking up the industry. Next up, it's giving away the toolkit that helped turn Fortnite into the year's biggest success story. Starting in 2019, Epic will make its cross-platform SDK -- the same tech that allows for battle royale action across PC, consoles and mobile -- available for free to all developers. Features include the ability to run parties, matchmaking, voice chat, and more across PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. The cross-platform toolkit also works with Epic's own Unreal Engine and rival Unity's software.
'Dauntless' wants to be the next PS4 cross-platform game
Dauntless is an online monster-hunting game from former Riot Games, Blizzard, Capcom and BioWare developers at indie outfit Phoenix Labs, and it launched in beta this May. In its current form, Dauntless is only available on PC, but that's set to change in April when it lands on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and the new Epic Games Store. There's no mention of the game hitting Steam, but it's also set to come to Nintendo Switch and mobile platforms in 2019.
Giant 'Minecraft' graphics upgrade delayed to 2018
The Minecraft team had a bunch of news at their MineCon Earth convention, but the biggest news may be what's not happening. Mojang and Microsoft have delayed the launches of both the Super Duper Graphics Pack and cross-platform Switch multiplayer to sometime in 2018. They're not elaborating on the reasons behind the delay, but in both cases the features simply aren't finished. More information on the graphics delay is coming "soon," according to the creators.
