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It feels like the bad news smog around Fallout 76 will never fully dissipate. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for wearable helmets because of a mold risk. The recall only impacts the red, Nuka Cola-themed T-51b Power Armor Collectible Helmet sold exclusively at GameStop, not the ones from Bethesda’s own Fallout 76 Power Armor Edition. The CPSC reports…

I dropped into a game of Fortnite this weekend and, in the span of about five minutes, I was in a war zone-like Gotham City, atop a floating island held aloft by a purple cube, and in a swampy area where I could disguise myself as a literal barbecue and hide. Each area had its own rules — in Gotham, for instance, I could use my parachute anytime — and a different look to go along with it. On…

Epic is making a big change to the way matchmaking works in Fortnite. With the game’s next major update, v10.40, the developer will be introducing skill-based matchmaking to the battle royale. “Since battle royale launched, the matchmaking strategy for our core modes has remained mostly unchanged,” Epic explained in a blog post published today. “Over the past two years, however, the range…

Today is Nintendo’s 130th birthday. No, that’s not a typo. The company’s been around since before video games or even televisions. It started way back in 1883 making hanafuda — that’s a type of playing card with flowers on it. In fact, the company still makes them and you can even buy a set with Mario’s face on the cards ($22). But that’s not all the…