2017年5月24日 星期三

Horizon: Zero Dawn update 1.21 fixes more progression issues, crashes – here’s the patch notes

By Stephany Nunneley

The latest update to Horizon: Zero Dawn is now available, and before you read the patch notes posted below, please be aware of potential spoilers.

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Destiny 2: the difference between Kinetic and Energy slots explained

By Stephany Nunneley

One of the big changes to Destiny in Destiny 2 are Kinetic and Energy slots. While they are similar, they are also very different.

Overwatch team doesn’t want more than four new heroes per year, all must compliment existing cast

By Stephany Nunneley

Overwatch’s game director Jeff Kaplan has reiterated the team doesn’t have a “specific number of heroes” in mind for the game, but he does see the addition of new characters slowing down over time.

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Far Cry 5 teased ahead of Friday’s reveal with a piece of artwork showing a cultish group

By Stephany Nunneley

Far Cry 5 will be revealed this Friday, so Ubisoft sent over the official artwork, which is a bit creepy.

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You can download and play Fallout 4 for free all weekend on PC, Xbox One

By Stephany Nunneley

This weekend you can download and play Fallout 4 for free if you are a Steam user or own an Xbox One with a Gold Membership.

Final Fantasy 15 update 1.10 survey choices include story content, playable characters, more

By Stephany Nunneley

The May update for Final Fantasy 15 with its yummy new dish has been released, and we also know the contents of the included survey.

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Ultra Street Fighter 2 review: a perfect fit for Switch, but that price is a black eye for fans

By Alex Donaldson

A definitive version of a classic, though its new content leaves much to be desired.

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Crackdown 3 will be an Xbox Play Anywhere title

By Sherif Saed

You’ll get to enjoy the benefits of Xbox Play Anywhere with another Xbox exclusive.

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Xbox Game Pass launches June 1, today for XBL Gold members – games include Halo 5: Guardians, Payday 2, more

By Sherif Saed

Xbox’s newest subscription service, Game Pass, will become available starting next month. Microsoft has announced which games will be included, and Xbox Live Gold Members get early access starting today with a free-14-day trial.

After someone pushed the button a bit soon earlier today on the official Xbox Facebook page, Microsoft sent out the announcement for Xbox Game Pass, which launches on June 1.

Xbox Scorpio will have “the very best console version of games” this year, says Phil Spencer

By Sherif Saed

The best version of the games releasing this year can only be on Project Scorpio, according to Xbox’s Phil Spencer.

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Rockstar parent company says Red Dead Redemption 2’s launch window doesn’t matter, because it’s Red Dead

By Sherif Saed

Take-Two knows people will buy Red Dead Redemption 2 when it releases, regardless of when that is.

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Here’s what Ubisoft is looking to improve with Rainbow Six Siege’s Operation Health

By Sherif Saed

This is what Rainbow Six Siege developers will be working on in the next few weeks.

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Destiny 2 reveal build maintains 30fps lock, resolution on PS4 Pro still unclear

By Sherif Saed

You can count on Destiny 2 to have a locked 30fps frame-rate.

Surprise at announcement: the internet reacts to the Mario + Rabbids abomination

By Sherif Saed

The main art for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle hides many secrets, though not all of them are things you’d want to think about.

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Pokemon Go ‘cheaters’ are now being blocked from seeing rare Pokemon

By James O'Connor

Niantic takes the sanctity of their game seriously, and is now punishing players who use tracking apps harshly.

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Counter-Strike GO: Operation Hydra will change things up

By James O'Connor

Counter Strike GO’s ‘Operation Hydra’ event will give players new ways to enjoy the game all the way up to September.

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2017年5月23日 星期二

Keystone is the next game from Warframe’s Digital Extremes, and you can sign up for the closed beta now

By James O'Connor

Digital Extremes, the studio behind Warframe and The Darkness 2, has just announced their new game.

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Days Gone will be at E3 “in a big way” this year

By James O'Connor

Sam Witwer, the main voice actor for Sony’s upcoming zombie-aton, has revealed that Days Gone will have a big presence at E3 2017.

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Two members of the Firewatch team have a Rick and Morty comic coming soon

By James O'Connor

Wubba-lub-dub-duuuub!

Sean Vanaman, co-founder of Firewatch developer Campo Santo, worked on issue 29 of the series alongside Olly Moss, whose distinct art style on the variant cover above will be recognisable to any fans of the game.

Excuse me, Nurse? Can you take my temperature? ‘Cause I think I got Jan Quadrant Vincent fever over here.

This won’t be the first time Rick and Morty has crossed over into games, of course – beyond Rick’s scheme with limited edition Zelda 3DSes, Roy, Pocket Morties and Virtual Rick-ality, there has been a lot of videogame crossover.

According to League of Comics, this is the synopsis for the issue:

“Rick introduces Morty to a new invention: a device that measures any entity’s potential to become a fascist dictator. What could go wrong?”

Rick and Morty #29 will be available in August.

2K has a new game from a ‘major franchise’ on the way, so cue Borderlands speculation

By James O'Connor

The latest financial earnings report from 2K alludes to a ‘highly anticipated new title’ that could very well be a new Borderlands game.

borderlands_the_pre-sequel_1d Dead Redemption 2 – there’s an interesting mention of a new game coming that has been “highly anticipated”.

IO Interactive announces job cuts amidst studio uncertainty

By James O'Connor

The beleaguered IO Interactive has had to cut staff due to the uncertainty the studio currently faces.

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The Witcher 3, Pillars of Eternity, other RPGs on sale this week through GOG

By Stephany Nunneley

Not only is The Witcher 3 on sale,so are its expansion packs. But there’s more than just games starring Geralt available at a discount.

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Leaked artwork and details for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle pop up online [Update]

By Stephany Nunneley

Information and artwork for Mario X Rabbids RPG for Switch from Ubisoft and Nintendo has leaked online. This post has been updated since it was published earlier.

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Overwatch: Game of the Year Edition now available digitally for PC, PS4 and Xbox One

By Stephany Nunneley

Just a quick reminder to those who planned to pick up Overwatch at some point but haven’t yet: the Game of the Year edition is now available on the Blizzard, PlayStation and Xbox Stores.

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Xbox Games With Gold for June include Assassin’s Creed 3, Watch Dogs, Dragon Age: Origins, more

By Stephany Nunneley

The June Games With Gold offerings for Xbox One and Xbox 360 users have been announced, and one also landed on the Backwards Compatible list today.

Overwatch Anniversary Event skins: check out images for each and a list of dance emotes

By Stephany Nunneley

With the Overwatch Anniversary Event kicking off today, let’s have a look at some of the interesting Legendary skins players will be able to acquire.

Overwatch Anniversary Event is live – here’s the patch notes

By Stephany Nunneley

The Anniversary Event for Overwatch has gone live, and along with skins and other goodies, the update also includes other changes.

Tomorrow’s Final Fantasy 15 update includes survey, bug fixes, Stinky Tofu with a Mellow Flavor

By Stephany Nunneley

The next content update for Final Fantasy 15 releases tomorrow, and players will notice an interesting addition to the title screen once the update is applied.

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind – this is the exact time servers go live in the US, UK, Europe, Brasil, more

By Matt Martin

Get prepared for TESO’s huge update.

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind is the most significant expansion to Bethesda’s MMO since launch, and it happens next month.

GTA 5 continues to do the business for Take-Two with 80 million shipped

By Stephany Nunneley

Grand Theft Auto 5 continues to sell very well for Take-Two despite being on the market going on four years now.

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Overwatch Anniversary event start times revealed

By Sherif Saed

We always knew the Overwatch Anniversary event would start today, but now we know precisely when.

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Xbox Live deals: Halo 5, Titanfall 2, Forza Horizon, Mafia 3, Dead Rising, more

By Sherif Saed

A big week of sales has kicked off on Xbox Live.

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This month’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds update adds a stunt bike with air control, and a fix to make you miss less when scoped

By Sherif Saed

The second monthly update for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is slowly being unravelled.

Ahead of this week’s big update, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds developer Bluehole has revealed a couple more things we’ll be seeing in this second monthly update.

We already know we’re getting client performance improvements, and a new weapon in the VSS, but there’s more to the update than that.

In a series of tweets, the the game’s official Twitter showed off a new motorbike, which you can see a video of above. This one looks faster and more manoeuvrable than the version with the sidecar. It’s not clear how many players it’ll be able to hold, though the answer will likely be two.

Interestingly, the update will also add the ability to control the bike in the air, which is great for those bumpy roads that sometimes send you flying to your death. It also should prove useful when pulling off stunts.

Finally, PlayerUnknown has identified and fixed a targeting issue in the game that made repeated shots less accurate. The reason for this, as you can see in the video below, was due to misalignment between where the scope points and where the bullet would actually land. This has now been fixed, and the fix will be rolled into the next patch.

The full patch notes are expected later today alongside some developer commentary for all the changes.

Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is coming to PS4 and Xbox One this year

By Sherif Saed

Remember that Dragon’s Dogma PC re-release from a year-and-a-half ago? Well, it’s finally coming to PS4, and Xbox One this year.

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Battlefield 1 In the Name of the Tsar art reveals female soldiers

By Sherif Saed

Battlefield 1 is adding female soldiers with the upcoming In the Name of the Tsar add-on.

Overwatch gets a minor league in the form of Overwatch Contenders

By Sherif Saed

The professional Overwatch League now has segments for amateurs.

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Destiny weekly reset for May 23 – Nightfall, Crucible, Challenge of Elders, featured raid changes detailed

By Sherif Saed

The official start to the week in Destiny is here.

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Valve hires a few former Kerbal Space Program developers

By Sherif Saed

Members of the Kerbal Space Program development team have started new jobs at Valve.

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WIN! Endless Space 2 Steam keys

By Matt Martin

We have 10 Steam keys for new 4X strategy game Endless Space 2 to give away.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 delay causes drop in share value for Rockstar’s parent company

By Sherif Saed

Take-Two has suffered a 9% drop in its stock price after pushing back Red Dead Redemption 2’s release date.

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2017年5月22日 星期一

Red Dead Redemption 2 delayed – see the first screenshots here

By Sherif Saed

Red Dead Redemption 2 is now scheduled to release in the spring of 2018.

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Come watch us craft stuff and explore the world in Portal Knights

By Sherif Saed

We’re jumping into the procedurally-generated world of Portal Knights for your viewing pleasure.

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Destiny 2 dev diary is a nice recap of what’s new and what’s getting changed

By Sherif Saed

One Destiny 2 video is all you need to decide if you’re in or not.

New Dragon Age game in development, Sunless Sea creator is involved

By Sherif Saed

BioWare is working on the next Dragon Age game, and there’s at least one guest writer who will be contributing to its story.

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PSN maintenance scheduled for tomorrow

By Sherif Saed

Sony will be performing brief maintenance tomorrow on PSN.

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Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland cast as young Nathan Drake in Uncharted movie – report

By Sherif Saed

The Uncharted movie script is getting a major overhaul, and it’ll now be centred around young Nathan Drake, who will be played by Tom Holland.

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Injustice 2: tier list and base character stats ranked for the full roster

By Alex Donaldson

Health, strength, ability and defense. Who is best? We get to ranking them.

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More Overwatch animated shorts are on the way

By Sherif Saed

Work on the second season of Overwatch animated shorts is “well underway.”

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See the first Far Cry 5 teasers here, full reveal May 26

By Sherif Saed

Far Cry 5 will be set in America, and we have our first look at the setting.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds gets a powerful silenced sniper rifle this week

By Shabana Arif

The VSS Vintorez might just be your new best friend.

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Don’t expect Destiny 2 to come to Nintendo Switch

By Sherif Saed

Bungie has no plans to bring Destiny 2 to the Nintendo Switch.

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Rumour: Square Enix hiring devs to work on Final Fantasy 16

By Shabana Arif

Has Square Enix posted an anonymous job ad looking for staff to work on a “Super-Famous RPG Series”?

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LawBreakers coming to PS4 as budget title – all future updates will be free

By Matt Martin

Shooter from Gears of War lead designer comes to console alongside Steam release.

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New first-person shooter LawBreakers is coming to PS4 as a budget release priced $29.99 / £24.99.

Destiny 2 is 30fps on consoles because even PS4 Pro is not powerful enough for 60fps

By Sherif Saed

Destiny 2 will keep the 30fps lock its predecessor had, despite the existence of more powerful consoles.

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Standalone Nintendo Switch dock has an £80 price tag, pre-order for next month

By Shabana Arif

Nintendo Switch docks are finally available to pre-order.

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Injustice 2 smashes into the UK charts at No.1, Farpoint holds highest ever spot for a VR game at No.2

By Shabana Arif

Don’t panic, GTA 5 is still there.

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Destiny 2 scraps Grimoire cards, “we want to put the lore in the game,” says Bungie

By Shabana Arif

In Destiny 2, Grimoire cards will be a thing of the past.

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Injustice 2: how to level up fast and boost each character to max level

By Alex Donaldson

Level up in a flash.

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You can buy an empty flat-packed Splatoon 2 bundle box for $5 if you’ve lost your mind

By Shabana Arif

Nintendo’s Japanese site is selling empty boxes. This is real.

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Destiny 2: all of the swords so far – katanas, broadswords, and more

By Shabana Arif

Swords were introduced in Destiny as part of The Taken King, and they’re back in Destiny 2.