Category: Gameinformer

Composed by Woody Jackson, Red Dead Redemption II’s soundtrack is soon getting an official album release. Jackson previously worked on several past Rockstar titles, including the original Red Dead Redemption, L.A. Noire, and Grand Theft Auto V.

The evocative score has additional production and arrangement by Jeff Silverman (Truth and Soul) and other musical score and orchestration by Colin Stetson (Hereditary). Other notable contributors include David Ferguson (Johnny Cash’s engineer), David Ralicke (Sons of Anarchy), Gabe Witcher (True Detective), Luke O’Malley, Mario Batkovic (of Geoff Barrow’s Invada), Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Superwolf, Iggy Pop, Bonnie Prince Billy), Rabih Beaini and Senyawa, along with 110 other musicians including Arca (Bjork, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and Kelela collaborator), Duane Eddy (Lee Hazlewood protégé), Jon Theodore (former drummer of Mars Volta and current Queens of the Stone Age drummer), Michael Shuman aka Mikey Shoes (Queens of the Stone Age, Mini Mansions) and more.

Grammy Award winner Daniel Lanois who has produced albums for Bob Dylan and Neil Young also played a part in Red Dead Redemption II’s soundtrack by entirely producing the vocal moments. Speaking of vocals, there are notable artists who lend their voices such as D’Angelo, Willie Nelson, Nas, Rhiannon Giddens, Josh Homme, plus a track written, produced, and performed by David Ferguson.

All the songs for the score and soundtrack were produced exclusively for Red Dead Redemption II. Rockstar doesn’t have a release date for the upcoming official album, but teases that more information should come soon.

For more on Red Dead Redemption II, check out our review and our 10 quality of life changes we’d put in the game to make it even better. Rockstar has made over $725 million during Red Dead Redemption II’s opening weekend, making it the largest entertainment launch of 2018.

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It’s a dark and stormy night in the new trailer for The Dark Pictures: Man Of Medan. In Supermassive’s follow-up to Until Dawn, your choices on this ghostly ship will seal your fate. Treat yourself to some holiday scares with suspicious skeletons and man-eating slugs in the video below. 

Bandai Namco and Supermassive revealed The Dark Pictures Anthology, which will be a series of spooky choice-driven games, at Gamescom earlier this year. The first up, Man Of Medan, is a new choose-your-own-adventure sea voyage that would make Cthulhu queasy, and we got a hands-on look. Our news editor Imran Khan describes the Man of Medan demo as “graphically captivating,” and it “nails the tone and atmosphere it seems to be going for.”

The Dark Pictures: Man Of Medan is set to release in 2019 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. 

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If you’re looking for some PlayStation-themed decor for your living room or gaming area, Pottery Barn’s got you covered. The home furnishing store has unveiled a new line-up that is based on the PlayStation design.

The five products range from a media console to a beanbag. Although pricey, each has an eye-catching dark tone and a modern aesthetic, which makes them look quite nice. Here’s the full line-up, and a picture that Sony tweeted out:

• Gaming Media Console Inspired by PlayStation, $1099
• Lounge Table Inspired by PlayStation, $399
• Beanbag Inspired by PlayStation, $249
• Icon Wall Light Inspired by PlayStation, $199
• Acrylic Cubby Inspired by PlayStation, $69

You can head to Pottery Barn’s website to see each product in more detail. For more on PlayStation-themed accessories, check out these snazzy sneakers.

[Source: PlayStation on Twitter]

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Dire Wolf Digital’s (previous developers of The Elder Scrolls: Legends) free-to-play digital card game Eternal is coming to console in November on Xbox One. The title is currently available on mobile and Steam, and already has a few expansions and other content offerings launched.

Eternal features casual play, ranked play, limited play, event tournaments, and even single-player options for those that are uncomfortable taking on other players in matches or just want a more relaxing game. Taking advantage of its digital backdrop, it has mechanics that change and evolve cards over the course of a game, shooting them back into your deck, adding new cards to decks, and retaining status changes on cards as they shift from play to discard pile.

Eternal also offers cross-platform play, so Xbox One players can play against users on Steam, iOS, and Android.

Our Take
I’ve played a good deal of Eternal on Steam (I run a Revenge deck that uses the aforementioned mechanic to keep bringing threats back over and over, and have also played a great many drafts) and I’m glad to see more card game options coming to console. If you’re a fan of Magic: The Gathering, Hearthstone, or other big players in the space and haven’t found something that syncs up with you on console, you should give it a shot.

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Netflix has released a quick look at Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in its 2019 The Witcher TV show adaptation.

Thoughts on Cavill? We’re sure you have them, so you can put them down in the comments section below.

In other recent show news, actresses have been cast for Ciri and Yennefer.

[Source: Netflix]

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Soulcalibur VI features a fairly robust create-a-character mode. It also lets you take any character you create into the online competitive modes, including ranked. You can see how that might cause issues from a mile away, but Bandai Namco looks to be on the case. 

According to a translated message on the official Soulcalibur VI Japanese website, players who make “inappropriate characters” now risk having their accounts banned from online play.

The exact definition of “inappropriate” is somewhat vague. There are plenty of characters loaded with mundane objects that, when put together, create obscene imagery, but also characters who obscure the entire screen, change the hitboxes of certain attacks, or take one character swap it out for another in an attempt to confuse opponents in ranked matches. We’ve reached out to Bandai Namco to clarify and will update this article should they reply.

For now, check out our review of Soulcalibur VI, as well as some of the wackier creations you may no longer get too see online.

[Source: @Flying_Wonkey on Twitter via Eventhubs]

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With Battlefield V being the first major game from DICE after last year’s Star Wars: Battlefront II upended the table on multiplayer FPS microtransactions, the studio has been cautious with both how they approach and how they discuss the revenue model with Battlefield V. Today, DICE and EA explained how it will work, and seem to at least be trying to avoid the pay-to-win reputation that dogged Battlefront II.

Battlefield V will have two currency options: Company coin and Battlefield currency. Company coin is earned in-game through daily missions, career rank progression, and live events. You use company coin to purchase new equipment, skins, and general gear, as well as new skill upgrades and cosmetics. The plainly named Battlefield currency, which is purchased with real money, can only be spent on cosmetics.

To put it simply, everything can be bought using in-game money, but you can shortcut your way to cosmetics by spending real money.

Moreover, Battlefield currency will not be available at launch, though cosmetics themselves will. The choice mirrors EA’s decision to turn off Battlefront II’s ability to buy virtual currency until a few months later, though DICE explains that they want players to have hands-on time with the game before allowing currency to be sold. It is possible that the studio plans to launch it alongside the now-delayed Battle Royale mode coming in March.

DICE used the post to reconfirm their commitment to making sure nothing purchasable within Battlefield V unbalances the game, an important note for players worried about a pay-to-win model rearing an ugly head over this year’s title.

Battlefield V releases on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on November 20.

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