The details for Battlefield Hardline’s next upcoming Beta have been revealed today by Visceral and EA, and it’s going to be open to all, regardless of platforms or if you were a part of the previous Beta.

The open beta will show off two maps and mods with 64-player Conquest being a part of it as well as new mode Hotwire – basically an excuse to have a lot of high-speed pursuits in cars and shoot at each other. As if players needed excuses to do that. However despite the map and mode limits, there will be no cap to the experience so feel free to get stuck in and unlock classes, weapons, gizmos; as much as has been included for the beta. The developers want the players to come in and stay awhile.

That first beta took place not long after the game was announced, but the feedback suggested that frankly it had a very long way to go to be anything special; most seeing it as a reskin of the same game just with cops and robbers instead of the standard Battlefield soldier. That feedback led Visceral and EA to postpone the game’s release to try and make Hardline the game the community wanted it to be.

While there’s been no date set for the beta, we do know that Battlefield Hardline’s new release date is March 17th. I just hope that the extra time means that it will turn out to be a halfway decent game this time.

The Chinese pantheon finally has a hunter as Hou Yi, Defender of Earth joins the rest of the gods in Smite!

Curious about his kit? We’ve got you covered with a handy video below!

The assault on the Iron Horde begins on February 3rd. The Blackrock Foundry and the third Warlords of Draenor world boss, Rukhmar, drops in the next few weeks. And if you’re sitting on the edge of your seat like the rest of the World of Warcraft Raiders, then you will want to ask for the following days off.

Those who plan to jump into the action in the Raid Finder will need a minimum item level of 635.

February 3, 2015:
–Blackrock Foundry opens with Normal and Heroic difficulties available.
–World boss Rukhmar becomes available in Spires of Arak.

February 10, 2015:
–Mythic difficulty becomes available.

February 17, 2015:
–Raid Finder Wing 1: Slagworks (Gruul, Oregorger, and The Blast Furnace) unlocks.

February 24, 2015:
–Raid Finder Wing 2: The Black Forge (Hans’gar and Franzok, Flamebender Ka’graz, and Kromog ) unlocks.

March 10, 2015:
–Raid Finder Wing 3: Iron Assembly (Beastlord Darmac, Operator Thogar, and The Iron Maidens) unlocks.

March 24, 2015:
–Raid Finder Wing 4: Blackhand’s Crucible (Blackhand) unlocks.

Last week there was a rumour going around about the PC version of GTA V. People were saying that the game’s release was going to be delayed because the date of release on Steam had changed. Of course, Rockstar got on record as soon as they could to say that the rumours were untrue. Of course GTA V PC wasn’t going to be delayed…

… Yep. It is.

Today Rockstar confirmed that GTA V will not arrive now on PC until March, changing from the previous release date of January 27th. They say that the game is being delayed for a few more fixes and “polish” before release. They did release the hardware specs which look reasonable (although the install file will be large) and have gone into a little more detail about what we can expect. The online multiplayer will support 30 players and will launch with support for the new GTA Online Heists that are due to be released soon too. The game will also include the Rockstar Editor, a selection of editing tools to help create gameplay clips.

As always I can’t be angry at a release delay. It will give more time for a game to be the best it can be. Just a shame that it had to be a game I really would like to play soon.

Turtle Rock Studios have revealed the form of another creature that will be available to play in their 4 v 1 shooter game Evolve, due to release a little later this year. Meet Behemoth.

Behemoth of course is the beast that was named by the votes of the gamers a few months ago. Back then we only got to see a silhouette of the creature but now we can see that Behemoth is quite a large, rocky beast and just from that appearance you can already guess the play style the monster player who chooses him will need to use.

Compared to the other beasts, Behemoth’s armour and health pool are several times that of Wraith who was the last creature revealed and are above even Goliath; the first monster that was revealed and widely assumed to be the game’s tanky beast until now. And while the other three rely on varying balances of defence and mobility to survive and evolve Behemoth is designed to take the punishment with his abilities. As expected though, Behemoth is not gifted in the area of mobility so has to be able to take a beating. The standard movement speed is not great, and he can’t actually jump of leave the ground in any way unless he’s climbing up something or falling off it.

However it’s not to say that keeping your distance is a safe tactic for fighting him as a Hunter, oh no. For one thing Behemoth is armed with a spiked tongue that can ensnare and pull in unwary Hunters to face the creature’s long reach and devastating melee damage. Behemoth can also throw up a Rock Wall defence that stops incoming projectiles and if placed right can prevent pulled in foes from fleeing easily. Fissure is an ability that opens a narrow, long fissure in the earth that launches hunters into the air as well as dealing huge damage and Lava Bomb is an ability that allows Behemoth to throw a large projectile that splits into many smaller ones to rain down fiery pain and burns a large area for 15 seconds and has an impressive range that spans around 200 meters.

Finally Behemoth does have one special evasive maneuver up his sleeve, being able to roll up into a ball of hardened earth. He can then roll around to deal some damage, and pick up speed although it’s safe to say his turning circle probably isn’t great so some skill will be needed to use it properly.

Behemoth won’t be available straight away after release, and will be a kind of DLC beast. Those who have pre-ordered will get him free, while anyone else can purchase him for around $14.99. Because Turtle Rock have taken an interesting and fair policy towards DLC though you’ll still be able to play against other people who own him though if you don’t own him yourself.