Epic has laid out the first details for its Fortnite Fall Skirmish season that is scheduled to begin in October. Everyone will be able to participate and a number of tweaks to the previous system will be implemented thanks to data gleaned from 78.3 players taking part in the game in August. Having such a large body of data "exposed weak points and allowed [Epic] to make targeted improvements to critical systems such as stats and servers".

The Chinese government appears to be blocking Twitch in most of mainland China according to Abacus News (via GamesIndustry.biz). The app has also been removed from the Chinese regional App Store. This follows an earlier censorship of Facebook, Google, YouTube (fully blocked) and Steam (partial block) and comes on the heels of a freeze in the approval process for new games. Recent regulations have been making it increasingly difficult for the gaming industry outside of China.

An Old School Runescape employee has been fired by Jagex for abusing staff privileges. Jed "Mod Jed" Sanderson was let go for giving his in-game guild an advantage by using tools at his disposal to ostensibly "DDoS other players"according to our tipster. Jagex didn't specify, but had this to say: "We confirm that a Member of The Old School Team was dismissed from employment at Jagex following gross misuse of moderator privileges." reads the official announcement. Jump through to read it all.

Amazon has released a teeny tiny, but fascinating in-game video from New World. It provides a look at the day / night cycle, environmental effects and sounds and more. In addition, folks are reporting that alpha invites are being sent out. Have you received yours?

Bigben, Eko Software and Maximum Games have sent out a brand new trailer from the upcoming ARPG, Warhammer: Chaosbane. This time, the trailer focuses on the lore and setting for the game that is the "first Action-RPG to take place in the world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles".

On October 3rd, players with a nostalgic bent can log in and "return to those days when "hardcore" truly meant something". NCSoft has been hinting around about Classic servers and today they make good on the promise. Lineage II Classic will be free to play "but with an entirely new shop" with "consumables that provide experience gain buffs, cosmetics and more".

With the release of the Zen+ chips from AMD, new motherboard have been unleashed to harness the power of the Ryzen 2000 series. While many AM4 boards can be updated to support them via a BIOS update, new PC builders have the option to purchase boards ready to rock. Can the X470 AORUS Gaming 7 WiFi by Gigabyte help us handle this power?