The planet-conquering PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will get its third in-game map within the first half of this year - AKA, before the end of June. Chief among these updates will be details of PUBG's third map, following the Russia-set Erangel and the recent Central American-set Miramar. Despite PUBG's popularity, new features have been slow to trickle out in recent weeks and months - something especially notable when you compare the game to its big battle royale rival Fortnite, which has made a point of having a new feature or update every few weeks. "Also, due to other reasons, we have not been able to show you the team's development roadmap for 2018. "In March, the team will reveal what you can expect from us in the first half of 2018 in terms of our development and new content plans which, by the way, include a new map." It's not the first we've heard of PUBG's third map.

At the very least it demonstrates that in handheld play, graphical reductions can have a positive impact on making the gameplay work on a smaller screen - something that would be crucial for Nintendo's hardware. However, Digital Foundry also point out that the mobile version of PUBG has to run across a wide range of potential hardware configurations, while a Switch port would benefit from a fixed target platform - something which could lead to a superior port, albeit one that would require some additional work: In terms of setting a graphical threshold for what a potential Switch version could deliver, this port probably isn't the best evidence. Although Nintendo's console is indeed based on a mobile chipset that has hosted the same OS, the conversion tested here has to run on an extraordinary diverse range of lower power devices, using an OS and graphics API that is notorious for under-delivering on the core hardware's potential. While aspects of the work here may prove helpful in helping to address problematic aspects such as the CPU question, Switch developers would have the advantages of targeting a fixed platform with a superb 'to the metal' development environment that has now proven itself many times over. Of course, all of this is pure speculation but we already know that PUBG Corporation is mulling over its options for when Microsoft's console exclusivity period ends, and with Switch being such a hot ticket right now, it would be the perfect platform to port PUBG to.

The first DLC Pack for Call of Duty: WWII, The Resistance, is available on now on Xbox One and PC. The Resistance DLC includes 3 multiplayer maps, — including a remake of Call of Duty: MW3’s Resistance — 1 new War Operation–Operation Intercept, and the next chapter of the Nazi Zombies experience — The Darkest Shore. Call of Duty: WWII The Resistance DLC Pack 1 is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Call of Duty: WWII The Resistance DLC Pack 1 is available separately for $14.99* or is included with the Call of Duty: WWII Season Pass, which gives you access to all four DLC Packs coming in 2018 for Call of Duty: WWII. *Similar to previous Call of Duty titles, Call of Duty: WWII DLC Packs are only available with the Season Pass on PC platform.

Service issues earlier in the day included matchmaking, cloud storage, finding friends, Game DVR, leaderboards, avatar editing, and pictures. Those issues affected both Xbox One and Xbox 360 players. Xbox Live and much of its functionality may be down for some users on both Xbox One and Xbox 360, and Microsoft is investigating the problems. Affected services including the ability to track what friends are doing and managing friends lists in general. IGN supports the Digital Advertising Alliance principles.

The next big Xbox One software update is closing in, and as Microsoft rolled it out to Preview Update testers, the company also explained what to expect. The other highlight feature lets Mixer streamers share access to their controller with viewers via an on-screen gamepad or by plugging a controller into their own PC -- we assume its low-latency streams come in handy here. The built-in Microsoft Edge browser is apparently more controller-friendly (also it can upload or download files now), and there's an option to change the balance between in-game audio and background music in the guide so you can substitute your own Spotify, SoundCloud or MP3-based soundtracks. Separately, Major Nelson also noted three new security features on the Xbox One that make it easier to recover your account if someone has taken it over maliciously, find an account name or update your account recovery info from the console itself. Now he scours the net for the latest news, only taking an occasional break to seed Twitter with Dreamcast 2 rumors.