BioMutant: New Details, Abilities and Upgrades Revealed

New details about Experiment 101's open-world RPG BioMutant have been revealed - most prominently about the game's bionic unlocks.

Speaking at PC Gamer Weekender, head of studio Stefan Ljungqvist hosted a presentation of the game, revealing new details in the process.

You can see much of what we're about to discuss in the new BioMutant gameplay trailer, below:

He went into particular detail about the game's bionics, unlockable items earned by helping certain characters in the world.

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Warhammer: Vermintide Gets Free DLC That Sets Up the Sequel

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is coming March 8, and free DLC for the original Vermintide has been released as a narrative lead-in to the new game.

The information comes by way of an update to the game's Steam page. Vermintide patch 1.11 is called Waylaid, and available now.

The announcement hints at the update's contents, saying "Lohner has a new task for you. No doubt you're off to some forest to kill rats, right? Maybe the old goat "lost" some more incredibly dangerous relics?"

In addition, the announcement addresses issues some players are reporting with Vermintide 2. According to the post, some players have lost access to the Death on the Reik DLC which was included as a pre-order bonus, and the team is currently investigating the issue.

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Doom on Switch Adds Splatoon-Style Motion Controls

Doom on Switch has quietly added an unexpected new feature - Splatoon-style motion controls.

A number of users have noticed that the new 1.1.1 patch adds a "motion aiming" option to the game's controller settings menu. Sensitivity and inversion can subsequently be adjusted.

It works similarly to Splatoon 2, where the left analog stick controls lateral movement, but physically moving the Switch aims the crosshairs.

Check Out These Custom Air Jordan Xbox Ones

Xbox has revealed three very pretty custom Xbox Ones, each themed after Air Jordan sneakers - but the only way you're going to be able to get one is by winning it.

"Anyone who’s a sneaker enthusiast knows that the next five weeks are a very big deal when it comes to some iconic Air Jordan III releases," reads the Xbox News post. "To celebrate this reveal, we’re creating one-of-a-kind Xbox One X consoles inspired by each of the three upcoming Air Jordan III releases."

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Fortnite Season 3 Rewards and Items Revealed

Fortnite's Season 3 Battle Pass has been detailed, and it includes 76 items over 30 tiers, including 'back bling' - or fancy backpacks to you and me.

Epic posted the Battle Pass breakdown in anticipation of Season 2 coming to an end this week. You can buy new emotes, outfits, gliders, banners, and other cosmetic items for the in-game currency of 150 V-Bucks each, or you can unlock them the old-fashioned way, through gameplay.

Even though there are 30 more tiers than Season 2's Battle Pass, it'll still take the same amount of time to complete, which Epic says is between 75-150 hours.

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The Biggest, Baddest Super-Weapons in Gaming

The gaming world is filled with more evil super-weapons than an 80s spy movie. We’ve got more maniacs, evil geniuses, misguided scientists and evil super-beings than we know what to do with - and most of them want to destroy humanity in a hundred different ways.

The bad guys in video games have tried everything from enslaving all the fluffy animals in the Green Hill Zone, to turning humans into Stroggs and generally trying to blow everything sky-high.

So to celebrate all the heroes that have foiled dastardly plots, and all the evil beings who plotted them, we wanted to take a look at some of the biggest, baddest super-weapons that have threatened to put the bad guys on top.

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PSVR Platformer Moss Release Date Announced

PlayStation VR platformer Moss is launching next week.

As detailed on PlayStation Blog, developer Polyarc's PSVR title will launch on February 27. Moss was officially announced during last year's Sony E3 press conference and has players guide an adorable little mouse named Quill through a magical adventure.

The game is played from a third-person perspective, and you'll be helping Quill fight enemies and traverse colorful environments. For more on Moss, be sure to check out our E3 preview of the game, which we think "feels like a well-thought-out, complete game that takes advantage of VR without using it as a gimmicky crutch."

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Jeff Jarrett Headed to WWE Hall of Fame

Joining Goldberg, The Dudley Boyz, and Ivory in WWE Hall of Fame's Class of 2018 is none other than former multi-time Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett.

With NBC Sports breaking the news earlier today, third-generation star Jarrett will be inducted on Friday, April 6th, in New Orleans during WrestleMania 34 Week.

Jarrett has held over seventy titles in his tenured career, including the WCW World Championship, the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, and the aforementioned Intercontinental title - which he defended, over the years, against the likes of Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels, D'Lo Brown, and (hopefully inducted to the Hall of Fame someday soon) Chyna.

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