Now I can suck daily In the months since November 2014, I’ve slowly developed some semblance of skill inThe Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. While I’ve still got quite a lot of playing to do if I wish to earn the Platinum God achievement, I’m impressed with how far I’ve come. The upcomingAfterbirthDLC threatens to undo all of that. OnIsaac‘sTumblr, a frightening new feature has been announced: daily challenge runs with scoreboards....
Vroom vroom across America! Get ready to hit the roads, waves, and air later this month all across America once more, asThe Crew 2will be getting an open beta later this month on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The open beta will be going down from June 21 (1:00 AM PDT) to June 25 (1:00 AM PDT). If it’s anything, the open beta will include the “full open world, including unique regions and cities catering to all motorsports gameplay....
So today some Unreal Engine 4 stuff surfaced, but I thought most of the pictures look pretty ehhhhhhhhh. Especially after the amazingness that was the “Samaritan” demo video, shown last year. Visual fidelity is nice, but it’s worthless without great design. Because of that, I’ve always thought that a game that can nail down a specific style and execute them well will always be better than a game that is technically amazing but lacks inspiration....
WithDishonoredalmost upon us, Arkane Studios have a third developer diary out which will no doubt cause you to salivate to such a degree that you drown, and are unable to play. How cruel. This one is all about choice, consequence, and player freedom — an increasingly common theme for developers to discuss and play with. While I’m normally sceptical about proclamations regarding freedom and choice, the story of the player who survived a fatal fall by possessing a guard at just the right time made me a lot more optimistic....
Just a few months fresh The time has come forTorchlight IIIto take its rightful place in Xbox Game Pass land. As was announced several weeks ago, the Perfect World Entertainment threequel is now available on the Game Pass cloud/PC/console service, hitting the trifecta (appropriate!). As you may recallTorchlight IIIbasically just came out, having launched just recently in October of this past year. Here’s a quotefrom Jordan’s reviewthat might shed some light on the hasty move to Game Pass: “Even if it’s more stable and fleshed-out now, I can’t shake the feeling thatTorchlight IIIisn’t what many of us had in mind for this sequel....
At least eight playable characters Capcom is gearing up to hold the third beta forStreet Fighter V. If that seems like a lot, well, it kind of is by today’s standards. Capcom’s using these events less as a marketing stunt and more as actual tests to improve the game. Crazy, eh? The beta, which is available on both PS4 and PC, starts tomorrow at 12:01am PT and runs until December 20 at 10pm PT....
Oh, you thoughtPUBGwas just a game about shooting dudes until either you’re dead or 99 of them are dead? Wrong, idiot. It’s a game where you have to investigate and expose nefarious corporations before you shoot 99 other dudes or die tryin’. PUBGhas a new alternate reality game, which I would’ve never known had I not received a press release for it (and I still play once a week or so)....
The informative video spoils some boss fights Dragon’s Crownis nearly here after launching in Japan just this week, and Atlus has dropped the game’s launch trailer, which consists entirely of gameplay. Although the video does a great job of explaining some of the game’s core mechanics, it does ruin a number of boss fights — so if you want to go in blind, avoid it! If you want more, stay tuned for the full review coming up later this afternoon in addition to a launch day tips guide, orcheck out my preview....
Oh mobile gaming Way back in the day, theMega Man Battle Networkseries was a big money maker for Capcom and was easily the most successfulMega Manspinoff to date. A successful RPG series, merchandising, toys, anime. You name it, it had it. Of course, with any successful franchise on portable consoles comes the worst idea: Entries exclusive to mobile phones. Unfortunately, some of those entries are fully lost to time, with only screenshots to prove they existed....
Launches Nov. 15 for $299 A new Wii U bundle for this holiday season packs in aSkylanders SWAP Forcestarter pack for a nice all-in-one gift idea. Set to launch on November 15 for $299.99, this bundle comes with a white Wii U, the Skylanders SWAP Forcegame, theNintendo Landgame disc, a Portal of Power, three Skylanders figures, a collector poster, trading cards, and sticker sheets. The Wii U version ofSWAP Forceis notable for its touch-screen usage through the GamePad....
Mein Relief An earmark of the newWolfensteingames, at least for completionists, is that they are oppressively hard. Each entry has increasingly-tough difficulty-related achievements/trophies.Wolfenstein: New OrderandOld Bloodrequired beating on the Uber difficulty, the most challenging setting developer MachineGames came up with. The ante is upped significantly inWolfenstein II : The New Colossuswith Mein Leben mode; Mein Leben is the toughest difficulty with permadeath. Fail a single time and you’re right back to the opening cutscene....
Get ready to rumble 2K has detailed the contents ofWWE 2K16‘s Digital Deluxe Editions, Season Pass, and DLC add-ons… no, wait, I mean “individual content packages.” The Digital Deluxe Editions will cost $90 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and include a copy of the game, aWWE 2K16Season Pass, and MyPlayer Kickstart. The PlayStation 4 version will also ship with the additional bonus of a dynamic PS4 theme. The PS3 version ($80) doesn’t have MyPlayer Kickstart either, but it does have a PS3 theme....
When I reviewed the 8BitDo Mechanical Retro Keyboardlast year, I had one solitary complaint: it doesn’t have a numpad. Later, 8Bitdo released a separate numpad, and it’s pretty awesome. Everything’s right in my world. But if you are looking for a more all-in-one solution, the company is now releasing a full-sized variant with the numpad stuck right on there. To clarify, the full-sized variant is only available for preorder in the NES and Famicom color versions....
