Razing the bar.
Almost a whole year ago, we reviewed the Raiju, a “pro” controller for PlayStation 4 from Razer. We walked away pretty impressed with the pad, praising its overall build quality, responsive face buttons, and comfortable triggers. However, its directional pad and shoulder bumpers did leave quite a bit to be desired, and an expensive price point meant that we could only recommend it to those who really cared.
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Rat pack.
One of the most promising games currently in production at Focus Home Interactive is A Plague Tale: Innocence. The creepy looking adventure game has been moving slowly but surely forwards, and while there’s still a bit of time to go before its release next year, it’s looking pretty good.
The developer has released a batch of new screenshots from the game, and while they’re perhaps not quite on the same level as some of PS4’s most handsome titles, it’s not far behind at all:
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Heavy hitters.
For the final monthly music highlight before we discuss the best soundtracks of the year, we have one more month to work through, and boy what a month it was. This might have been the single strongest month of the year from a musical standpoint, and at least a couple of these are going to be appearing on the Top 10 list that’ll make an appearance around year’s end.
Yes, Bethesda’s newest “game” was a hot steaming pile of garbage, but one area that cannot be faulted is the music. The ever-exceptional musical works of Inon Zur return, as he provides the score, just like the previous Bethesda entries. Pair this with the wealth of infectious old tunes that comprise the radio stations, and the wastes of West Virginia at least sound good, if nothing else.
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The End Is Nigh! Dungreed! Crystal Crisis!
If you’re not familiar with Nicalis, it’s a game developer and publisher that focuses on smaller projects. Games in its portfolio include Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth, and Redout, among plenty of others. Yesterday, the company announced a trio of its games will be making their way to PS4 next year, and you can see a snippet of each of them in the video above.
The End Is Nigh is a tough 2D platformer from Ed McMillen, the creator of Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac. It’s the end of the world, and you play as a black blob named Ash who’s journeying through the ruins to find a friend.
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Season 7 has arrived with the smash of a mysterious iceberg! Winter has brought many changes to the Fortnite map for you to explore. Ziplines are a new way to help you travel to and from high terrain. For you chill and thrill seekers, the new Frosty Flights location and Expedition outposts are outfitted with the new Stormwing planes so you can take to the skies. There are tons of new areas to venture to and secrets to uncover, so stay frosty.
A new season also means a brand-new Battle Pass. Over 100 new exclusive rewards are ready for you to unlock, and it still costs the same 950 V-bucks. This season, you get the Zenith and Lynx progressive outfits instantly when you purchase the Battle Pass, both of which can level-up to unlock new styles.
We’ve also added a new item type: Wraps! These allow you to customize your weapons and vehicles with all new looks to match and complement your favorite outfits. Battle Pass owners will also get early access to their own island in Creative: a brand-new place for you to build your dream Fortnite with your friends.
The Epic Games team will be taking its own holiday break this Winter, so Season 7 will be extended by two weeks and end on February 28. We’ll still have new updates coming out during that break period bringing new items and challenges. You can plan on more holiday cheer to hit before the New Year as well.
Thank you for showing your passion and creativity within Fortnite!
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Here at Xbox, we see technology as an advantage for families today. It can be a positive force in the home and classroom, in personal growth, and in helping families and friends spend quality time together. We also know that it’s important that children learn how to build a healthy relationship with technology. We’re committed to making gaming a positive and inclusive form of entertainment, and with that goal in mind, family settings on Xbox ensures that gaming can be a rewarding experience for every member of the family. Over the years, we have continued to innovate family settings on Xbox to be as unique as families are today and support their needs.
So how can parents take advantage of everything family settings on Xbox has to offer? First off, parents will need to set up a child account at account.microsoft.com and link it to their Microsoft account. Once that’s done, parents have access to more than 15 comprehensive and customizable tools to manage their child’s account across four key categories: screen time management, purchase limits, content filters, and privacy. Let’s take a closer look:
We’ve also heard feedback and questions from parents whose kids enjoy playing cross-network enabled games. Available today, Fortnite is the first game to feature our new cross-play settings, which provides parents and caregivers with more choice in managing cross-network scenarios for their children who play on Xbox. This includes two new settings parents can turn on or off, which empowers them to allow or block both cross-network play and cross-network communication, on their child’s account. As with the rest of the family settings, these can be changed in the parent’s Microsoft account. We expect other cross-network enabled games will be updated in the future to include these settings and offer more choice for parents.
Of course, ensuring families have fun isn’t solely the domain of parents. To that end, we also empower kids to play an active role in learning healthy digital habits. Our family settings features include an activity report that kids can view so they are aware of their own gaming habits and, with screen time limits, kids can request extensions to their time on the console or PC, which parents can approve or decline. Kids can also use the Ask a parent feature to request permission to make app or game purchases in the Microsoft and Xbox stores, as well as request access to websites, apps or games. We feel that when kids are a part of this process, it provides a collaborative and fun gaming experience for everyone.
At the end of the day, communication is the most important tool parents can employ to ensure their family has a fun and positive gaming experience. We encourage parents to have an ongoing dialogue with their children about healthy technology habits and customize their family settings to fit their unique passion for gaming. If you’d like to learn more about our industry-leading Microsoft family settings and features, visit Xbox.com/family.
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The Game Awards are back, and this year promises the biggest lineup of game announcements to date. Producer Geoff Keighley has revealed that more than 10 new games will be announced at The Game Awards 2018, alongside updates on upcoming titles.
While some announcements have been confirmed, such as the official reveal of the latest addition to the Far Cry series, others are merely rumored. So, let’s take a look at what we can definitely expect, and what we hope to see, at The Game Awards 2018.
The Game Awards are an annual award show hosted and produced by videogame journalist Geoff Keighley – this is the fifth year the show has taken place. Winners are chosen through a mix of public fan votes (10%) and a voting jury (90%).
The Game Awards aims to ‘celebrate the best video games and esports of the year’, but we can also expect to see world premieres and exclusive announcements of upcoming games. Keighley has promised at least 10 new game announcements this year.
The Game Awards 2018 will be streamed live on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook Live, Xbox Live, Mixer, Steam and PlayStation. You can see all the available streaming platforms on the The Game Awards website. We’ve also embedded the YouTube stream below:
The Game Awards 2018 takes place in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 6 at 5:30pm PST.
This means the livestream will start at 8:30pm EST on Thursday, December 6 or on Friday, December 7 at 1:30am GMT / 12:30pm AEDT.
The rumor-mill has been working in overdrive around what announcements we can expect at the Game Awards 2018. While we know some of the announcements we can expect, others have only been teased.
So here’s what announcements we expect to see:
A new Far Cry title
Ubisoft released a teaser trailer earlier this week teasing a new post-apocalyptic Far Cry game. The trailer also confirmed an official worldwide reveal for the title will be shown during The Game Awards 2018. You can check out the trailer below:
Fortnite
Geoff Keighley has confirmed there will be a big Fortnite announcement. However, a leak by a YouTuber has meant we already know what it was going to be. Fortnite is getting a new Sandbox mode called Creative, which will operate separately from Battle Royale and will allow players to design games and battle friends on their own private island.
Creative Mode will be available week one of Season 7 for Battle Pass owners and will roll out to all players on December 13.
While the full announcement may have been spoiled, there’s a possibility this wasn’t what Epic Games planned to reveal at all and we could be blown away by something entirely different.
If that’s not the case, we can hopefully at least look forward to some more details on Creative Mode. Geoff Keighley has said the Creative Mode announcement is just “part 1 of the story”.
Obsidian’s new RPG
We know Fallout: New Vegas developer Obisidan is working on a new RPG, and it looks like we might finally get a glimpse of it at The Game Awards 2018. Obsidian’s official website and Twitter page have been counting down to the awards, teasing a “special message” is on the way.
Crash Team Racing Remaster
While this hasn’t been officially confirmed, all signs point to a CTR remaster being officially revealed at the awards and, with the success of the Spyro and Crash Bandicoot remasters, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise..
Several influencers have received teaser items from Activision including Crash cookies and a pair of fuzzy orange dice.
Dragon Age 4
According to a report by Venture Beat (and confirmed by Eurogamer), Dragon Age 4 will be unveiled at The Game Awards. Though we we get a glimpse at the upcoming game, its release date is currently “at least three years away”.
Nintendo
We’re not really sure what to expect from Nintendo, but we do know the company is planning an announcement of some sort. Nintendo tweeted urging fans to tune into the awards before the release of Super Smash Bros Ultimate next week, so it’s likely the announcement will be related to that.
We’re hoping to see more of Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding (especially since he sits on the Advisory Board for The Game Awards). In addition, we’re hoping to see more of Anthem and just maybe a look at Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order – though it’s a bit of a stretch.
We definitely know we won’t be seeing any of The Last of Us: Part II, as Naughty Dog confirmed as much in a tweet.
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With the dust hardly settled on the last Far Cry entry – Far Cry 5, which released in March of this year – Ubisoft has released a new teaser trailer for the next game in the bestselling action-adventure series.
The trailer landed in the run-up to this week’s Game Awards 2018 event, on Friday December 7. In the video below, you can see some peaceful American cornfields, with a seeming nuclear detonation in the background.
After some intense weather patterns, and sombre narration – “None of us were ready for the end… The flames devoured everything…” – we get a glimpse of some suitably rusted FPS weaponry that seems to run on projectile circular saws. So far, so Far Cry. Take a look at the video below and see what you think.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Far Cry 5
The unnamed Far Cry game appears to carry on from the ending of Far Cry 5, which seen the world being destroyed by a nuclear explosion. However we don’t know yet if the new title will be a direct sequel, based in Hope County once again, or something a little different.
Post-apocalyptic games are certainly on trend too. With the troubled release last month of Bethesda’s Fallout 76, there may well be a player base hungry for a slicker gameplay experience in a post-apocalyptic setting.
The imagery and narration in the trailer seems to point at a post-apocalyptic setting, but we’ll find out more from the worldwide reveal at The Game Awards 2018.
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Good vs. evil.
If you’re willing to take a break from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate later next week, you might be able to allocate some time to the next Splatfest in Splatoon 2. The worldwide event will be a Super Smash Bros. special, asking players to side with heroes or villains.
The event starts on 14th December in the US and will take place in Japan on 15th December. Europe’s start date will be announced shortly. Here’s the official tweet from the Nintendo Versus Twitter account:
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A new challenger is approaching!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will grow Nintendo’s amiibo library with its inclusion of a bunch of new and returning fighters. There’s a current total of 70 fighters to collect in figurine form.
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