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  • Top 10 UK Sales Chart: PS4's Crash Bandicoot Trilogy Beats Switch's Splatoon 2 Again

    Crash Bandicoot’s N. Sane Trilogy has once again seen off competition from Nintendo’s Splatoon 2 to come top of the UK physical sales chart this week. The PS4 exclusive sealed a fourth week out of five at No.1 since launch, meaning the Switch shooter has to settle for No.2 for the week ending July 29.

    Below these, Grand Theft Auto V clutches the final podium position in No.3, according to sales monitor Chart-Track. It was revealed last week that Rockstar’s open-world epic is the best-selling physical game in the UK so far this year.

    Elsewhere, Bethesda enjoys a resurgence this week with Fallout 4, Doom, and Dishonored 2 taking No.4, No.5, and No.6, respectively. Finally, the week’s three new releases enjoy mixed performances: Nintendo’s Miitopia and Big Ant’s Rugby League Live 4 finish at No.7 and No.8, respectively, but Nintendo’s other new game, Hey! Pikmin, is all the way down at No.29 in its debut week.

    The platformer-strategy title received a lukewarm reception upon its release last week, including a 6/10 in our Hey! Pikmin review. Miitopia, meanwhile, fared worse:

    “Lack of player input and randomness makes Miitopia feel like a slow slog you mostly watch rather than play,” wrote our critic, Heidi Kemps. “It’s certainly cute, and it boasts the typically high production values you expect from Nintendo in terms of visuals, music, and dialogue. However, the fun of seeing Miis you put in various roles do goofy things wears thin after just a few hours, and while the game can reignite a bit of that initial joy when you add new Miis to the game at certain milestones, you still have to trudge through a lot of repetition to get there. If you’re looking for a deep, engrossing game filled with Miis of your making, I’m sorry to say that adventure is in another castle.” Read more in our full Miitopia review.

    You can read the full top 10 sales chart below, courtesy of Chart-Track. Note this table does not include digital sales data, and so should not be considered representative of all UK game sales.

    Top 10 UK Sales Chart

    1. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
    2. Splatoon 2
    3. Grand Theft Auto V
    4. Fallout 4
    5. Doom
    6. Dishonored 2
    7. Miitopia
    8. Rugby League Live 4
    9. FIFA 17
    10. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands

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  • Xbox One X Will Help Grow The Industry, Ubisoft CEO Says

    Xbox One X Will Help Grow The Industry, Ubisoft CEO Says

    One of the biggest storylines in gaming this year is Microsoft’s Xbox One X. The super-powerful $500 console launches in November, and Ubisoft believes it could have a big impact on the industry overall. Speaking to GameSpot, CEO Yves Guillemot started off by saying Assassin’s Creed: Origins, which Microsoft is a marketing partner for, takes “good advantage” of the console.

    He went on to say that he’s encouraged by the move by Microsoft to focus on power for the Xbox One X instead of a peripheral like Kinect. The decision to include Kinect with every Xbox One was a much-criticised move, and Microsoft eventually un-bundled the camera.

    “We did a deal with Microsoft on Assassin’s Creed: Origins, which is taking really good advantage of the power of the machine,” Guillemot said. “We like very much what they are doing because instead of having a Kinect or something this time the industry went after more power for the machine, so more immersion, better AI, and overall better games.

    “We like that because it means the industry will grow because the better the experiences, the more people want to have it. We think it has a good potential. If Microsoft is really behind it, it can do well.”

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    The Xbox One X launches on November 7, priced at $500, a price point that some analysts believe is too high and could hurt the system’s ability to appeal to a wide audience. For its part, Microsoft has always described Xbox One X (which was previously known as Project Scorpio) as a “premium” console. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has been open in saying he believes the lower-priced Xbox One S will sell far better than the Xbox One X.

    Pre-orders for the Xbox One X will open “soon,” according to Spencer. Internationally, the console will cost £450 / AU $650.

    If you’re attending Gamescom next month in Germany, you can go hands on with the Xbox One X.

    Keep checking back with GameSpot for more from our conversation with Guillemot. We met up with the Ubisoft executive on a trip to Ubisoft’s offices in Singapore and Shanghai. Ubisoft paid for GameSpot’s travel and accomodation.

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  • The Simpsons Movie 2 In The “Very Earliest Stages,” May Never Happen

    Here is something to make you feel old: The Simpsons Movie opened in theaters 10 years ago today, on July 29, 2007. It was generally well-received, made a lot of money, and ended with Maggie saying during the end credits, “Sequel?”

    Despite all of this, Fox has yet to give the official go-ahead for The Simpsons Movie 2, though there have certainly been discussions about it. “I’d love for there to be another one,” director David Silverman told Entertainment Weekly. “We’re still a ways away from it. We talk about this and that. We’re thinking it over, but nothing’s happening just yet.…. It’s still daunting because it really knocked the stuffing out of us to do the movie and the show at the same time.”

    Some unspecified ideas have been discussed for the sequel, according to the report, but overall, the discussions have only been “in the the vaguest of strokes, just in the possibility of it,” according to showrunner Al Jean.

    “I’d say [it’s in] the very earliest stages,” Jean said.

    According to EW, a Season 26 episode of The Simpsons featuring the family being captured by Kang and Kodos was initially planned for Season 24, but was pushed back because it was one of the ideas for a movie sequel.

    Whatever the case, Jean said you can be sure Fox will only make The Simpsons Movie 2 if it’s good enough. “I certainly am cautious about a couple things,” Jean said. “I wouldn’t want it to be risky in terms of budget, and I would not want it to be anything that we did purely for the money. I would want it to be a really great movie. I personally feel no need for another one unless it’s great.”

    Jean previously told Variety that a sequel to The Simpsons Movie probably won’t happen until The Simpsons TV show goes off the air.

    “The movie was such a time-intensive operation, it pulled a lot away from the show. I would rather end the show whenever that happens before doing another movie. It’s unlikely there’ll be another Simpsons feature while the show is being produced.”

    Would you like to see a sequel to The Simpsons Movie? Let us know in the comments below!

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  • Cara Delevigne Wants To Play James Bond, As Rumored Bond 25 Details Emerge

    Model, singer, actress, and video game performer Cara Delevigne says she wants to play James Bond someday. Meanwhile, rumored new details about the 25th Bond film have emerged. Starting with Delevigne, speaking to the BBC’s Radio 1 Breakfast Show recently, as reported by the BBC, Delevigne said, “I am trying to be James Bond, that’s the point.”

    There have been reports about Delevigne playing a “Bond girl” in the next entry in the series, and she says she’s open to that, but playing Bond is her true goal, apparently.

    “Everyone’s saying I’m meant to be a Bond girl but I’m like, ‘no – I’m working on the James Bond aspect first.’ I wouldn’t mind being a Bond girl but I’m going for James.”

    Delevigne would be the first woman to play the Bond character in the history of the film series. Recently, the BBC cast Jodie Whittaker as the first female Doctor Who, which led to some people getting angry. Delevigne said some amount of blowback over the casting announcement was “to be expected.”

    “It’s time for a female Doctor Who and it’s time for a female James Bond,” she said.

    As for the rumored Bond 25 details, Mirror UK is reporting that this movie, which is due out in November 2019, has a working title of “Shatterhand.” Based on the 1999 James Bond book Never Dream of Dying, the film will reportedly see Bond face off against a blind villain.

    According to the report, Spectre actors Christoph Waltz and Dave Bautista are coming back to play their villanious characters. The untitled film is reportedly inspired by You Only Live Twice and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, and other filming locations could include France and Japan. Go to Mirror UK to get more details.

    According to Mirror UK and The New York Times, Daniel Craig will return to play James Bond in the 25th film.

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  • Titanfall 2 Hits Origin Access Next Week

    Titanfall 2 Hits Origin Access Next Week

    Ready your titans, pilots. Titanfall 2 is joining EA’s Origin Access PC subscription service this coming Tuesday, August 1.

    The action packed shooter is finally making its way onto Origin Access after an announcement made earlier this month that it, along with Battlefield 1, would be available on it and EA Access by September.

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    Much like EA Access on Xbox One, Origin Access is EA’s version of a sort-of Netflix for games. Pay a flat fee of $4.99/£3.99/€3.99 a month and get access to a wide library of different EA favorites to download and play. The service has expanded from 15 launch titles to over 70 now, and will continue to expand over time.

    If you haven’t gotten your hands on this one yet, it might be a good time to give it a go. Unlike Titanfall, Titanfall 2 has both a single-player campaign and the same high-octane multiplayer the first game was known for. New titans, new abilities, new maps–you can’t go wrong.

    Not looking for a subscription but still want in on the action? Titanfall 2 is free to play on PC, PS4 and Xbox One this weekend.

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  • New Pokemon Go Update Out Now

    A new update for Niantic’s popular mobile game Pokemon Go has arrived. The newest update fixes a number of bugs, including those related to freezing and crash scenarios. This update also fixes a “motivation decay bug” for Pokemon who have less than 3000 CP.

    Additionally, the new Pokemon Go update brings back Team Instinct leader Spark. As Polygon explains, Spark had gone missing, and fans petitioned for him to return.

    With the new update applied, you should see version 0.69.1 for Android and 1.39.1 for iOS. You can see the full patch notes below, as posted on Niantic’s website.

    In other news about Pokemon Go, some attendees of the recent Pokemon Go Fest event are apparently filing a lawsuit against Niantic over the event’s technical issues and more.

    Pokemon Go July 28 Patch Notes:

    • Spark has returned to appraise Pokemon for Team Instinct Trainers.
    • Resolved a motivation decay bug impacting Pokemon with less than 3000 CP.
    • Resolved a bug causing Pokemon Go to freeze after consuming potions too quickly.
    • Resolved a bug causing Pokemon Go to freeze after all 6 Pokemon faint during a Raid Battle.
    • Resolved an issue causing iPhone 6 devices to crash.

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  • Red Dead Redemption 2 Delay Opens Up “A Little Bit Of Opportunity,” EA Says

    Red Dead Redemption 2 Delay Opens Up “A Little Bit Of Opportunity,” EA Says

    Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft isn’t the only big company that has something to say about Rockstar’s decision to delay Red Dead Redemption 2 until 2018. During a recent earnings call, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said the delay for Rockstar’s hugely anticipated Western provides “a little bit of opportunity” for EA and others in the industry. At the same time, Jorgensen pointed out that big games can help grow the entire industry, including hardware as well.

    “What we’ve found historically, we’ve had many times where we’ve gone into quarters that looked daunting because of the competition,” he said (via SeekingAlpha). Think back to [Grand Theft Auto V] when it came out, and what we actually found is it grows the overall market. It drives console sales. Oftentimes, many of those titles get bundled to help drive or reduce the price of a console for the consumer, and it drives excitement in the marketplace, and we like that. It benefits the consumer and it benefits us because it generates a lot of buzz around games.”

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    Jorgensen pointed out that EA has always competed against the biggest titles in the industry, and this does not both the publisher much. “So I don’t think it bothers us, but it excites us, I’d say instead. And you might remember, no [Red Dead Redemption 2] that was originally in the plans for our third quarter, fourth quarter of the calendar year, so that does open up a little bit of opportunity, I think, for everybody.”

    Ubisoft CFO Alain Martinez said earlier this year that Red Dead Redemption 2’s delay is “clearly” a positive for Ubisoft. “The absence of that game is of course giving us a better window for the launch of some of our games.”

    For its part, the CEO of Rockstar parent company Take-Two doesn’t think Red Dead Redemption 2’s release date matters; if the game is good enough, people will buy it whenever it comes out, Strauss Zelnick said earlier this year.

    Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming out in Spring 2018 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Regarding the delay, Rockstar said earlier this year that it needed more time to “deliver the best experience possible for our fans.”

    For lots more on the open-world sequel, check out all of GameSpot’s previous coverage here.

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  • Battlefield 1 Hits 21 Million Players

    DICE’s World War I shooter Battlefield 1 continues to be a huge hit. Publisher Electronic Arts announced this week that the game reached 21 million players as of the end of June. Here is EA’s exact wording on the milestone: “Battlefield 1 had more than 21 million players joining the game as of quarter end.” This is up from 19 million a few months ago.

    Games sales and revenue from add-on content stands to grow further still, as DICE will launch the next expansion pack, In The Name of the Tsar, coming out for everyone to buy in September. Overall, EA said it believes Battlefield 1 will “continue to evolve as a content-rich live service.”

    And at Gamescom in August, EA said it will reveal some kind of new … thing for Battlefield 1–and it sounds pretty ambitious.

    “At Gamescom, we will detail our plans for a new offering that will bring the richest Battlefield 1 experience yet–including the all-out warfare, epic multiplayer battles and War Stories campaign that have defined the game, plus new maps, deeper progression, and additional fan-favorite game modes, all in a single package,” CEO Andrew Wilson said in prepared remarks.

    For more on the next Battlefield 1 expansion, watch the video above. And for more on EA’s earnings call, check out the linked stories below:

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  • EA Doesn't Plan To Slow Down Its Game Releases

    Electronic Arts is one of the biggest and best-known video game publishers in the world, with numerous projects in the works at the same time. Don’t expect the company to slow down its release schedule, however; the publisher is sticking with what works. During a recent earnings briefing Q&A, an analyst asked if EA has the opportunity to space out its non-sports games (titles like Madden and FIFA are released every year), and EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said no way.

    “Never too much product,” he said with what sounded like a laugh (via SeekingAlpha). “I think we like our regular cadence. I think we’ve found a good cadence obviously with Battlefield and with Star Wars Battlefront. We’re trying to make sure that we’re leveraging our relationship with Disney on the Star Wars property, so aligning those where possible with their theatrical release schedules. So right now, our plan is not to change our cadence schedule.”

    Jorgensen added that it’s too early to talk about the release schedule for BioWare’s new IP Anthem or any projects from Motive Studios. Right now, EA is feeling “pretty comfortable” as it relates to its release schedule and its pipeline of in-development games.

    “We believe it creates a nice top line growth that’s all organic from our teams, and we’re very focused on making sure that it’s very profitable along the way,” he said. “So we want to continue to drive both the top line and the bottom line through new IP, existing IP, new live services, and margin expansion across all of those.”

    EA’s next big shooter game is Star Wars: Battlefront II, which comes out in November. Before that, EA will launch the latest instalments in the juggernaut FIFA and Madden franchises.

    For lots more on EA’s latest earnings report, check out GameSpot’s breakdown here and the stories below:

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  • What's New On Netflix For August 2017

    With just a few days left in July, streaming giant Netflix has announced all of the movies and TV shows coming to the service for August, along with a list of what’s leaving next month.

    Some of the notable additions for August 1 include The Matrix trilogy, Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, and the Will Smith movie Wild West West. Also due out in August is the Michael Keaton McDonald’s movie The Founder (August 2), the third season of the Netflix original Voltron (August 4), and the card-counting movie 21 (August 15).

    Other high-profile new releases include the Netflix originals The Defenders (August 18) and Death Note (August 25).

    As for what’s leaving Netflix, movies that leave the service on August 1 include Babe and Zack and Miri Make a Porno, while Superbad leaves Netflix on August 4. American Dad seasons 1-4 are leaving on August 15, while seasons 1-7 of The League leave on August 30.

    You can see the full rundown of what’s coming to and leaving Netflix below for the US specifically, as rounded up and compiled by GameSpot sister site CNET. Check out the stories linked below to see the coming and going lists for Hulu and Amazon.

    Arriving on Netflix, August 2017

    August 1

    • A Cinderella Story
    • The Addams Family
    • The Astronaut’s Wife
    • Bad Santa
    • The Bomb
    • Cloud Atlas
    • Crematorium, season 1
    • Everyone’s Hero
    • Funny Games (US)
    • The Hollywood Masters, season 1
    • Innerspace
    • Jackie Brown
    • The Last Mimzy
    • Lord of War
    • The Matrix
    • The Matrix Reloaded
    • The Matrix Revolutions
    • Maz Jobrani: Immigrant (Netflix original)
    • Nola Circus
    • The Number 23
    • Opening Night
    • Practical Magic
    • The Royal House of Windsor, season 1
    • Sleepy Hollow
    • Small Soldiers
    • Surviving Escobar – Alias JJ, season 1 (Netflix original)
    • Tie The Knot
    • The Truth About Alcohol
    • The Wedding Party
    • Who Gets the Dog?
    • Wild Wild West

    August 2

    • The Founder
    • Jab We Met

    August 3

    • The Invisible Guardian
    • Sing

    August 4

    • Icarus (Netflix original)
    • Voltron: Legendary Defender, season 3 (Netflix original)
    • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, season 1 (Netflix original)

    August 5

    • Holes

    August 8

    • My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, season 7 episodes 1-13

    August 9

    • Black Site Delta

    August 10

    • Diary of an Exorcist – Zero

    August 11

    • Atypical, season 1 (Netflix original)
    • Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh, season 3 (Netflix original)
    • Naked (Netflix original film)
    • True and The Rainbow Kingdom, season 1 (Netflix original)
    • White Gold (Netflix original)

    August 13

    • Arthur and the Invisibles
    • Hot Property
    • Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo

    August 14

    • The Outcasts
    • Urban Hymn

    August 15

    • 21
    • Barbeque
    • Brad Paisley’s Comedy Rodeo (Netflix original)
    • A New Economy
    • All These Sleepless Nights
    • Donald Cried
    • Murderous Affair, season 1
    • My Ex-Ex
    • The Sweet Life

    August 16

    • Gold

    August 18

    • Dinotrux, season 5 (Netflix original)
    • Glitter Force Doki Doki, season 1 (Netflix original)
    • I Am Sam
    • Marvel’s The Defenders, season 1 (Netflix original)
    • What Happened to Monday (Netflix original film)

    August 19

    • Hide and Seek

    August 20

    • Camera Store
    • August 21
    • AWOL
    • Bad Rap
    • Beautiful Creatures
    • Gomorrah, season 2
    • Unacknowledged

    August 22

    • Lynne Koplitz: Hormonal Beast (Netflix original)
    • Sadie’s Last Days on Earth

    August 23

    • Feel Rich

    August 25

    • Disjointed: Part 1 (Netflix original)
    • Death Note (Netflix original film)
    • DreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge, season 5 (Netflix original)
    • Once Upon a Time, season 6

    August 29

    • Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack
    • The Good Place, season 1
    • Ryan Hamilton: Happy Face (Netflix original)

    August 31

    • Be Afraid

    Leaving Netflix, August 2017

    August 1

    • 10 Things I Hate About You
    • Justice League Unlimited, seasons 1-2
    • Justice League, seasons 1-2
    • Babe
    • Babe Winkelman’s Outdoor Secrets: 2014: Quarter 4
    • Babe: Pig in the City
    • Beneath the Helmet
    • Black Widow
    • The Delivery Man, season 1
    • The Diabolical
    • Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
    • Electric Slide
    • Elizabethtown
    • From the Terrace
    • From Time to Time
    • Goodbye World
    • The Heavy Water War, season 1
    • Horsemen
    • The Hunt, season 1
    • Hunter X Hunter, seasons 1-5
    • Josef Fritzl: Story of a Monster
    • The Little Engine That Could
    • The Lizzie McGuire Movie
    • Malibu’s Most Wanted
    • Prefontaine
    • Russell Brand: End the Drugs War
    • Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery
    • Teacher’s Pet
    • The Verdict
    • Young Justice, seasons 1-2
    • Young@Heart
    • Zack and Miri Make a Porno

    August 4

    • Superbad

    August 5

    • Pelican Dreams
    • Personal Gold: An Underdog Story

    August 6

    • Human Capital
    • The Spoils of Babylon, season 1

    August 9

    • The Five Venoms

    August 10

    • Dope

    August 11

    • Four Blood Moons
    • Jesus People: The Movie
    • Patch Town
    • Two Days, One Night

    August 14

    • Drones
    • Food Matters

    August 15

    • American Dad!, seasons 1-4
    • To Kill a Mockingbird
    • Changing Seas, seasons 3-6
    • Close Quarter Battle, season 1
    • The New Frontier, season 1
    • Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries, season 1

    August 23

    • The Summer of Sangaile

    August 24

    • Gun Woman

    August 25

    • The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq
    • October Gale
    • Paratodos

    August 28

    • Revenge, seasons 1-4

    August 30

    • The League, seasons 1-7

    August 31

    • Space Warriors

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