Category: Gameinformer

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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Everyone in the general gaming world may be playing/talking about Red Dead in some way or another, but esports chugs along unabated. Check out some major events for mainstays and newcomers alike this weekend.

As part of this year’s Twitchcon, Games Done Quick is hosting a shorter speedrunning marathon called GDQ Express, featuring two more days of fun speedrunning action. Check out runs for Titanfall 2, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and more. (Stream / Schedule)

The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Epicenter major concludes this weekend, with the group stage over and only a handful of teams left in the playoffs. (Stream / Schedule)

The League of Legends Worlds tournament is down the four teams, and it’ll soon be three; G2 and iG face off today, while Fnatic face Cloud9 to determine who will make it into the grand finals of the tournament. (Stream / Schedule)

With no sign of patch 7.20 in sight, competitive teams are going to have keep toughing 7.19d of Dota 2 for a little while longer. But that only makes the meta more stable, right? In the lead-up to the Kuala Lumpur major next month, ESL One Hamburg is the best chance to see major teams duke it out. (Stream / Schedule)

Canada Cup brings the many disparate FGCs together for one weekend in the North, which means the event has the likes of Street Fighter V, Soulcalibur VI, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and Super Smash Bros., and more under one roof. (Streams and Schedule)

Blizzard’s about to have a real storm of tournaments, but it’s spreading them a little bit. This weekend, it’s having the finals for its StarCraft II WCS in the lead-up to Blizzcon, during which it’ll have tournaments for a bunch of its other games. (Stream / Schedule)

If you’re enjoying Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, you might want to check out a small tournament using its battle royale mode, Blackout. The Doritos (yeah, the chip) Bowl pits four major CoD teams against each other in the mode, so if you want to see what non-sick, high-level gameplay looks like, come on through. (Stream)

As part of PAX Australia, the Rainbow Six Siege Masters tournament promises to have some of the best Siege competition of the year, so get ready to screw up your sleep schedule to watch times in the appropriate timezone (or just watch the archives). (Stream / Schedule)

That’s it for this weekend! Let us know if we missed an event, or if there’s a scene you’d like us to cover, in the comments.

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Bandai Namco has announced that everyone’s favorite android who kills lots of other robots but ends feeling kind of bad about it, 2B, is coming to their weapons-based fighter.

The company dropped a trailer featuring NieR: Automata’s 2B (a Square Enix crossover character) as she encounters Ivy in the far-off future, then facing off against various characters. She looks to have a number of air combos and a dodge, similar to what she used in NieR:Automata. Accompanying her release will be new parts for the character creation tool, new music, and weapons. You can watch the trailer below.

Bandai Namco stated the character is “Coming Soon,” and will be part of the game’s Season Pass, along with Tira and two other characters.

For more on Soulcalibur VI, check out our review, as well as our collection of all the silly user-created characters we’ve seen so far, one of which actually was 2B.

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Here we are again. Another week down, another weekend to look forward to. Big surprise, most of us will be playing Red Dead. If you’re doing something extraordinary like cooking for yourself, or not playing Red Dead Redemption 2, let us know in the comments below. Or if you’re playing Red Dead Redemption 2, well, we’d still like to know about it.

Brian Shea (@brianpshea) – I just wrapped up the main story of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey after 43 hours. I don’t really want to do any more side missions right now, but I feel like I have some unfinished business with a certain cult, so I’m going to be hunting the members of that organization down. After I wrap up that endeavor, it’s time to start the horse boys game.

Jeff Cork (@gijeff) – Here comes something that will blow your mind: I’m going to play Red Dead Redemption II this weekend. I’ll do my best to try out stuff in the game that other people in this roundup aren’t doing, just to make it interesting, though. And I might play a few rounds of Overwatch, too. Ta dah!

Ben Hanson (@yozetty) – This Red Dead game is really going to dampen my Blackout fun. A gamer just can’t catch a break this year! I have Red Dead Redemption II and I’m sure I’ll enjoy it once I boot it up, but right now I’m scared of the scope of that beast! It’s going to be a wild adventure. Have a good weekend… and yee-ha or whatever!

Dan Tack (@dantack) – Baked brie wedge wrapped in puff pasty served with capicola, jalapeno garlic aioli, Carolina reaper sauce, and fresh naan bread. It’s an eclectic and electric little appetizer to stoke the fires before the main course.

Move on to some beer-battered fries loaded with cracked black pepper -the real stuff – as the side dish to an epic mac’n’cheese entrée. This one is loaded with pulled pork, fried egg, chorizo, bacon, and jalapenos and topped with roasted chicken and Tack’s signature Sourdough Sidekickers.

Suriel Vasquez (@SurielVazquez) – I’m working my way through Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, which is much longer than I thought it’d be! Hopefully when I get into the Gwent multiplayer people will be nice to me and not beat me up. If I have any free time this weekend, I’ll watch the second season of the Netflix Castlevania show. The first season is good, so I hope this one is also good!

Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard) – I’m sure it reads like a broken record here, but I will be playing Red Dead Redemption II this weekend as much as possible. I’m about an hour in so far and am very engaged with gang and the story that’s been set up – I can’t wait to go deeper. Outside of exploring the old west, my daughter has two birthday parties this weekend, so she will be busy. Otherwise, it will be a lot of laundry and a lot of cleaning. You know, fun stuff that people love.

Leo Vader (@leovader) – I am so amped for Red Dead but if I’m being realistic, I bet I’ll spend more time in Maple Story 2 than RDR. That game has its hooks in me. Me and my friends are making all of our houses interconnected and tonight we’re gonna work together on building a giant toilet. RDR GOTY my ass. Have a good weekend!!!!

JP Gemborys (@JPGemborys) – Another week down, another weekend without a console. I’ll probably do the next best thing and pick the dirt out of my fingernails, stare up at the ceiling fan and contemplate how horrible everything is. Probably make some BLTs.

Imran Khan (@imranzomg) – This weekend, I am not playing Red Dead…yet. I want to dive deeper into Blackout for a bit first and I’m banging my head against the awful and cheating Soulcalibur VI Libra of Soul story mode. I’m also working on a few other projects that I’ll touch this weekend.

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