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According to a report by RockstarIntel, certain files hidden inside Red Dead Redemption II’s mobile companion app suggest the title could be heading to PC in the future.

RockstarIntel’s article lists tons of parameters that suggest this rumor, such as these:

PARAM_Oculus
PARAM_companionAutoConnectIpDurango  
PARAM_companionAutoConnectIpOrbis
PARAM_companionAutoConnectIpPC

You can read the full list of PC-related parameters here. The parameters that list Oculus and PC in particular propose that Rockstar is working on bringing Red Dead Redemption to the platform. However, without any confirmation from Rockstar, this remains purely speculation.

If Red Dead Redemption is on its way to PC, it could be a lengthy wait, too. For example, Grand Theft Auto V PC players had to wait nearly 19 months for its arrival after its console releases.

For more on Red Dead Redemption II, read our spoiler-free guide and glowing review.

[Source: RockstarIntel]

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At a PAX Australia panel yesterday, Bethesda marketing executive Pete Hines confirmed that Fallout 76 won’t be coming to the Nintendo Switch because it simply “wasn’t doable.” Although we’ve seen a handful of Bethesda products come to Switch, including Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, Skyrim, and Doom, Bethesda says that despite its efforts, the company is unable to bring its latest title to the console.

Hines said that Bethesda always considers the Switch for its products, but these deliberations don’t always pan out. Bethesda’s individual teams are allowed to choose what’s best for their games, including which consoles to support.

“The Switch is something I can say with certainty that it’s a part of every conversation with every dev we have now about what we’re doing going forward because we consider it to be a viable platform,” he said. “If the game will work on it, we want it to be on every platform possible. Fallout 76 is not because it just wasn’t doable. But honestly, there is no game in development that we haven’t had a conversation about [bringing it to Switch]. ‘Does this work on the Switch, do you have a plan for the Switch?’ It’s not a mandate. Everything we do has to be developer-led, but it’s something we want to make sure is on folks’ radar.”

“I enjoy us being seen as the third-party leader in terms of supporting Switch,” he said. “People go, ‘Hey, you’ve got a lot more stuff [on Switch] than this publisher or that publisher.’ That’s what I want Bethesda to be known as. We’re guys who will take some risks.”

Moreover, Hines brings up that like most companies, one of Bethesda’s biggest concerns is profitability. Bethesda wants to keep supporting the Nintendo Switch because it believes it is a “viable platform” for its future projects.

“You go where the money is because that’s how you stay in business,” he said.

Additionally, during the panel, he hinted that the “next Wolfenstein” game is coming to Switch. Whether he’s speaking about the upcoming standalone title Wolfenstein: Youngblood or the third major entry to the series is unclear.

At a later date, both Doom Eternal and The Elder Scrolls Legends are heading to Switch. 

For more on Bethesda’s Switch endeavors, read our reviews of the Skyrim and Doom Switch ports. Check out our in-depth preview of Fallout 76 to learn more about what to expect from the game.

[Source: GameSpot]

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 Pokémon Go may currently be undergoing a spooky, but it’s already looking ahead to November, when you can expect a number of bugs to start flooding in.

Throughout the month of November, players will encounter to special bug-types: Shedinja (the Bug and Ghost-type Pokémon that is literally the deceased, shed exoskeleton of a Nincada when it evolves in Ninjask) and shiny Caterpies. Shedinja will replace Suicune as the Pokémon encountered when completing research breakthroughs, and shiny Caterpies may appear as the reward for completing research tasks that lead up to those breakthroughs.

The event starts on November 1 at 3pm Central. For more on Pokémon Go, check out or comprehensive guide.

[Source: Pokémon Go on Twitter]

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 Eight former developers from the likes of Runic Games (Torchlight, Hob) and Gearbox Software have spun off to form Monster Squad games, and are working on a gameplay-focused co-op game.

PC Gamer has the lowdown on the studio’s announcement. According to them, the studio’s Monster Squad’s first project will be “a co-op game with a mixture of shooting and melee combat against AI opponents,” with loot, and likely will not have a competitive aspect. Although the background of the studio’s member suggests the game may be an isometric or first-person game, the studio stated the perspective would be “something new” for them, which could mean a third-person action game.

The team is also focusing heavily on gameplay, and wants to development to be a dialogue with the community, which is why the studio plans to throw the game into an early access period. “It’s really motivating to make something and then put it in front of players right away,”  Monster Squad co-founder John Dunbar told PC Gamer. “You find out what works, what doesn’t work, and what’s missing really fast, and if you put things out right after making them then the community can be a real part of the conversation about what the game is going to be.”

For more on how Monster Squad Games came together and glean more insight into what kind of game it may make, make sure to read PC Gamer’s entire feature on the studio.

[Source: PC Gamer]

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