Category: Gameinformer

Rockstar’s latest blog post covering Red Dead Online outlines a few ambiguous changes to the game, and details how players can get free gold.

You can read the blog post here. In it, Rockstar thanks players for playing the beta and says that everyone who participated will get 15 gold bars. Rockstar writes, “The awards will begin rolling out today and if you haven’t experienced the Red Dead Online Beta yet, play by Thursday, December 20th for eligibility. All gold bar gifts should be delivered by Monday, December 24th. Keep an eye out for an alert screen when entering the Red Dead Online Beta to confirm the gift.” So if you haven’t started playing Red Dead Online, now is a good time to start.

Rockstar also wants to thank pre-order players by handing out some RDO$. If you pre-ordered any version of the game, you will get RDO$100. If you pre-ordered the special edition of the game you will get an additional RDO$100 and if you per-ordered the ultimate edition you will get an additional RDO$1,000.

You can now purchase gold bars with real world money as the store is now open. Currently you can get 25 gold bars for $9.99 (there is also a special offer to get 25 for $4.99), 55 for $19.99, 150 for $49.99, 245 for $74.99, or 350 for $99.99.

Finally, the game has been updated. The patch notes read, “Title Update 1.05 has been released addressing general improvements to fix game stability, save data and to address exploits.”

For more on Red Dead Online, head here.

[Source: Rockstar]

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Sony announced this morning a special Kingdom Hearts-themed PlayStation 4 Pro console will be available when Kingdom Hearts III launches in January.

You can check out some photos of the system below. It has all kinds of Kingdom Hearts aesthetic touches on both the system and the controller and it will include a 1 TB HDD and a copy of Kingdom Hearts III, which means it will also include access to the game’s PS4-exclusive digital content.

Earlier this year, it was announced Japan would be getting a Kingdom Hearts PS4, which you can see right here. The designs of the two systems are distinct, but both have been created to celebrate the release of Kingdom Hearts III. The system will be $399.99 and will be available on January 29 exclusively at GameStop.

Disclaimer: Game Informer is owned by GameStop.

[Source: PlayStation.Blog]

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The new update for Super Smash Bros Ultimate has gone live, indicating a number of new improvements, including updates to online as well as some character balancing.

For online, the game now highly prioritizes your preferred match types when matchmaking. A common complaint about online was that you could set your parameters to 1 vs. 1 with no items and end up in a four-player free-for-all with items set to high. Now the game will work harder to match you up with your preferred style, though the patch notes warn that it may take more time to find a match now.

There have also been general changes to increase the stability of synchronous connections in online. Hopefully this means improved netcode.

Donkey Kong, Link, Kirby, Luigi, Ice Climbers, Young Link, Olimar, Toon Link, Villager, Greninja, Pac-Man, Duck Hunt, and Isabelle also all got balance changes. The Pikachu and Eevee spirits you can get for having either Pokemon Let’s Go: Eevee or Pikachu data on the Switch are now available and can be unlocked.

Remember, this update changes the balance, so any non-video replays you have saved need to be recorded ASAP. Once the update applies, you can no longer view those replays. Once you’re ready to patch, the Switch menu will ask you when launching the app.

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Fortnite’s Creative mode, the new third pillar of Fortnite focused on letting players create what they want with their own islands, is now available to everyone. When the mode was announced, it went up early for Battle Pass users on December 6, but can now be played by anyone with a Fortnite account (i.e. everyone).

In Creative mode, you create your island, invite friends over to check it out, and set it up for battle arenas. The actual creation part lets you fly around and copy and paste as you see fit, so you’re not just relying on regular Fortnite gameplay to build your ideal island.

During The Game Awards last week, Epic revealed The Block, a space within Fortnite Battle Royale where the designers and community members choose the best Creative Mode island to place in the game. Your island could end up being played by millions of people if it’s chosen for placement.

Creative mode is now live on all platforms you can play Fortnite on.

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Spawn, the supernatural superhero who was more demonic than super and also maybe not quite a hero, might be making an appearance in Mortal Kombat 11. The fighting game hasn’t had a lot of details so far, but outside of the game’s reveal trailer showing Raiden and two Scorpions, it appears we might be able to add comic book star Spawn to the list as well.

The news comes from a Reddit AMA with Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, who was quickly asked if the antihero would end up in the newly announced Mortal Kombat title.

“I believe he’s on his way…” McFarlane answered, both cryptically and directly. He might not have realized it wasn’t announced or simply doesn’t care about the weird secrecy that video games envelop themselves in on a regular basis.

If Spawn is in Mortal Kombat 11, it wouldn’t be either the character or McFarlane’s first forays into the fighting game arena. Spawn appeared in the Xbox version of Soulcalibur II as that game’s guest character, with Link on the Gamecube and Heihachi on the PlayStation 2, so you might call a Mortal Kombat appearance a Re-Spawn. McFarlane also designed an original character for the game named Necrid, who was an attempt by Namco to make Soulcalibur more popular in the west. Necrid did not return for further games, though Soulcalibur V director Daishi Odashima has indicated it was more of a copyright issue.

Rumors surrounding Mortal Kombat 11 before announcement suggested that licensed characters, like the series has used as DLC in previous entries, will play a more pivotal role in the story this time around. If that’s true, perhaps Spawn is involved in the time-traveling shenanigans going on with this tournament.

A new Spawn movie is supposedly in the works starring Jaime Fox, but has not begun filming yet. Mortal Kombat 11 will release on April 23 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, with a full reveal scheduled for January 17.

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Developer 4A Games announced today Metro Exodus has gone gold. But even more interesting is the news that the game will now be launching on February 15, one week earlier than originally planned.

The studio did not provide a specific reason for the change; according to the calendar, both dates put Metro up against competition. February 22 is Anthem‘s launch date, but February 15 has titles like Crackdown 3, Dead or Alive 6, and Far Cry New Dawn. 

To get an idea for what you’ll see when you start Metro Exodus, watch the title sequence below (which 4A Games also revealed today).

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Amazon and Sega have announced today that the Fire TV, their streaming HDMI-connected box, will support Genesis games through an app. The app, simply titled Sega Classics, allows Amazon Fire TV to play through 25 Genesis games with just the hardware and the magic of the internet.

Fire TV owners purchase a Sega Classics bundle and get all 25 games to play on the Fire TV. While you don’t need a controller and can just use the box’s included remote, you can also sync a bluetooth controller of your choice to play, which probably sounds like the better option.

Check out the full games list below.

• Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic CD 
• The Revenge of Shinobi
• Ristar
• Golden Axe
• Beyond Oasis
• Decap Attack
• ESWAT: City Under Siege
• Street of Rage, Street of Rage II, Street of Rage III
• Gunstar Heroes 
• Dynamite Headdy
• Dr Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
• Columns
• Bio-Hazard Battle
• Comix Zone
• Alien Storm
• Bonanza Bros
• Golden Axe II, Golden Axe III
• Gain Ground
• Altered Beast
• Sonic Spinball

The idea seems fairly similar to the Genesis games on Steam, as Sega is not shy about using this library for many of its Genesis outings.

The Sega Classics bundle is $14.99 on Amazon’s Fire TV marketplace. If you’re dying to play some old Genesis games and really don’t want to switch HDMI inputs, Amazon seems to be in the market to serve those needs.

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Kartridge, the digital service lead by publisher Kongregate, has entered into a deal with Indie Megabooth to better surface and curate indie titles on the service. Indie Megabooth gathers indie titles and developers for major fan and industry shows to give indies that otherwise wouldn’t get marketing attention some much-needed exposure. It appears they’ll be doing roughly the same thing for Kartridge.

Indie Megabooth has a running list of alumni in their databases, indie developers that have worked with the organization before. Using this list, the company is working with Kongregate to spotlight those games for their service to show games people might otherwise not see.

“It’s no secret that I’m a firm believer in the power and importance of thoughtful curation,” says Indie Megabooth CEO Kelly Wallick. “Not only is it important to address discoverability issues for indie devs, but diverse curation creates a welcoming environment for new fans to discover creatively accessible games and experiences.”

Some of the games already chosen by IMB are Always Sometimes Monsters, Obduction, Skulls of the Shogun, and Tiny Bubbles. The program is already in beta on Kartridge and should become a fairly permanent fixture before too long.

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The long-promised feature of being able to fight against other trainers is now officially integrated into Pokémon Go.

Niantic started rolling out the feature last night gating it based on player levels, but now it is fully integrated. You just have to have achieved at least level 10 to fight your fellow trainer.

Imran got a chance to try out the combat system, which is a little different from fighting in gyms and doing raids, prior to its official release. You can read all about it here.

[Source: @PokémonGoApp]

Our Take
I am one of those weirdos that never stopped playing Pokémon Go and as far as things I wanted to see added to the game, this was personally probably at the bottom of my list. It’s a nice bullet-point for the game’s features, but after my wife and I tried a few battles last night, I can’t imagine I will be doing it much more.

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Bandai Namco has announced that killer android 2B from Square Enix’s NieR: Automata is joining the Soulcalibur VI roster on December 18.

Not only is she another dangerous character for the fighter, but she’s also bringing with her new parts for the character creation tool and new weapons and music.

2B is part of the game’s season pass as well as a standalone add-on.

Finally, the game is getting two updates (1.10 & 1.11), and you can read the 1.10 patch notes here.

For more on Soulcalibur VI, here’s Suriel’s review, and you can read Joe’s review of NieR: Automata here. The latter title is getting a Game of the Yorha edition in March.

[Source: Bandai Namco (1), (2)]

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