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  • Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite Teaser Video Highlights Rocket Raccoon

    A brief new Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite video has been released that features Guardians of the Galaxy’s Rocket Raccoon.

    While there isn’t much to it, we do get see him annihilating Ultron in pretty spectacular fashion. The official Twitter account didn’t hide the fact that the video was shared now to coincide with the US debut of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Check it out below:

    “Save some room for me!” – Rocket Raccoon who’s confirmed for #MVCI, obviously. #GotGVol2 #ShamelessPlug #MovieTieIn pic.twitter.com/bxklyq642G

    — MVC: Infinite (@marvelvscapcom) May 5, 2017

    Rocket Raccoon and Ultron are among the handful of characters to be confirmed so far. Others include Ryu, Iron Man, Chun-Li, and Captain Marvel. Check out our full list for all of the Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite characters.

    Capcom recently announced a release date of September 19 for the game on PS4, Xbox One, and PC and revealed a $200 collector’s edition. We also got to try an early version of the game; for more, check out what we liked, disliked, and hope to see in the full game here.

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  • New Twin Peaks Trailer Shows Returning Fan-Favourite Characters

    Even though the long-awaited return of cult TV show Twin Peaks is only a few weeks away, until now we have seen very little actual footage from the new season. Last week, new shots of the town were released, and now we have a short teaser that reveals some of the key characters as they now appear.

    The video includes Kyle McLachlan as Agent Dale Cooper, Everett McGill as “Big” Ed Hurley, Grace Zabriskie as Sarah Palmer, Michael Horse as Deputy Tommy “Hawk” Hill, and Harry Goaz as Deputy Andy Brennan. It also features Harry Dean Stanton as Carl Rodd, a character that appeared in the prequel movie Fire Walk With Me. Check it out below:

    The new season is set to premiere with a two-part episode on Sunday, May 21 at 9 PM ET/PT. Showtime subscribers will be able to watch the next two episodes immediately afterwards on the network’s streaming service.

    The following week, Episodes 3 and 4 will air on Showtime, before settling into a single episode a week until the two-part finale in September. This will air from 8-10 PM on Sunday, September 3.

    The show’s co-creator, David Lynch, has directed all 18 of the new episodes. Several teasers for the season have been released over the past few months. These include one that compiled the many moments the characters have enjoyed coffee, while another showed Lynch, in character as Gordon Cole, snacking on a donut. In addition, we saw composer Angelo Badalamenti performing the show’s haunting music, plus a look at some on-set footage.

    Disclosure: Showtime is a division of CBS, which is GameSpot’s parent company.

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  • New For Honor Heroes And Maps Shown In Videos

    For Honor‘s Season 2 starts on May 16, and now publisher Ubisoft has released new footage of the maps and characters coming as part of the upcoming season.

    First up are two trailers for the game’s new heroes, The Centurion Knight and The Shinobi Samurai. The Centurion (above) comes equipped with a standard issue gladius for close-quarters combat, and Ubisoft says the character will be a strategic fighter who “sees the battlefield like a chessboard.”

    The Shinobi, meanwhile are silent warriors who move with “a dancer’s grace and kill with precision,” and they each wield a traditional Kusarigama–a deadly sickle-and-chain weapon. Take a look at the Shinobi below.

    For Honor’s new maps have also been shown off for the first time. The first, Forge, is set in a wintry steel mill, while Temple Garden plants you in the beautiful and serene grounds of a traditional Japanese temple. Check out the footage of Forge here and Temple Garden here.

    The arenas will be available to all players with Season 2 kicks off on May 16. The two new fighters will launch for free for season pass holders the same day, though other players will have to wait until May 23 to unlock them with in-game Steel.

    Lastly, Ubisoft confirmed it would reveal new gameplay of Season 2 in a livestream tournament on May 16 via For Honor’s official Twitch channel. For more on the upcoming season of content, check out its debut trailer here.

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  • Halo 5 Multiplayer Adds Rockets-And-Railguns Mode

    Halo 5 Multiplayer Adds Rockets-And-Railguns Mode

    Halo 5 has a rotational social playlist, and now the next mode for it has been announced. As revealed on Halo Waypoint, the new playlist is Rock ‘n’ Rail, which sees players starting with rockets and railguns. It’s a pretty hectic and intense game mode, which debuted in Halo 4.

    “While this new iteration of Rock ‘n’ Rail is inspired by Halo 4’s beloved Rock ‘n’ Rail mode, it’s been specifically tailored to better fit the Halo 5 sandbox,” multiplayer designer Sara Stern said. “Instead of basing gameplay around the use of jetpacks, we’ve altered the gravity, stabilizer time, and jump height settings to bring combat off the ground and into the air.”

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    In Halo 5, Rock ‘n’ Rail makes use of the game’s Spartan abilities, which you can use to boost high in the air. In turn, that might make landing shots a little more difficult.

    Halo 5’s Warzone mode is also getting updated. Warzone Turbo will be re-introduced on May 12, while the Warzone Warlords mode returns for the May 26-29 weekend.

    Finally, Halo 5’s newest ranked season, for May-June, is now underway. Here is a rundown of what’s new for this season, as written by 343 Industries:

    NEW SEASON FEATURES

    • Soft Forfeit
      • It will be “safe” to leave if someone has already left the match (from either team)
      • No need to stay on to prevent a ban or extra point loss
      • No ban if someone has already left
      • No extra CSR loss penalty if someone has already left
      • You still lose the same amount of CSR as a normal loss
      • Leavers always lose CSR, regardless of how their team does after, so it’s better to stay if you’re on the winning / advantaged team until the other team leaves.
    • Reduced early-season wait times for higher-skilled players
      • High-skilled players sometimes get MMRs that are higher than is needed
      • These will now be truncated to a reasonable value at the beginning of the season
      • They are still high enough to prevent very uneven matches, but low enough to allow more timely matchmaking
    • Even Stricter CSR boundaries: Onyx population reduced again
      • The previously fixed inflation bug had inflated this despite the changes
      • We should see even stricter boundaries in the new season

    You can read the full Halo weekly blog post here.

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  • Destiny's Iron Banner Returns Next Week With These Rewards

    Destiny's Iron Banner Returns Next Week With These Rewards

    Destiny‘s limited-time Iron Banner event is coming back next week

    In the developer’s latest weekly blog post, the studio confirmed that Iron Banner will kick off on Tuesday, May 9, starting at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET. The gametype for Iron Banner this time around is Mayhem Clash; this is the first time ever that this mode was used in Iron Banner.

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    This Iron Banner event comes to a close on Tuesday, May 16, at 2 AM PT / 5 PM ET.

    As usual, there are some cool-looking rewards up for grabs during this Iron Banner event. These include pulse rifles and machine guns, as well as armor for Titans, Warlocks, and Hunters.

    In other Destiny news, the first gameplay footage for Destiny 2 will be shown off during a livestream event on May 18. The game launches in September for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

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  • Almost 20 Years Later, Uncensored Half-Life Now Officially Available In Germany

    Almost 20 Years Later, Uncensored Half-Life Now Officially Available In Germany

    An uncensored version of Half-Life is now available for the first time in Germany, a country that has a history of censoring games. People living in Germany can now pick up the uncensored game for free on Steam right now.

    This uncensored version replaces the original when it’s installed (via Polygon). Some things to note is that your progress will remain intact and you will not be able to revert to the original, edited version after making the switch.

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    Up until now, Half-Life was on the list of games considered to be potentially damaging to the country’s youth. Red Faction and Fallout 3 were also removed from the list in recent years. Additionally, the German government lifted its ban on Doom in 2011 after 17 years.

    It’s not immediately clear what drove the decision to remove Half-Life from the list this week.

    In 1998, Valve boss Gabe Newell explained in an interview with Link that the edited version of Half-Life for Germany replaced blood with oil and made human characters effectively robots (“body parts are replaced with mechanical components like springs and cogs”) to comply with Germany’s rules.

    Some games remain edited in Germany. For example, in the German version of Wolfenstein: The New Order, Nazis are called “The Regime” and no Swastikas are shown.

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  • NBA Playgrounds Release Date Announced

    NBA Playgrounds will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC from May 9, developer Saber Interactive has announced.

    The game is an arcade style 2-on-2 experience and, as such, is being compared to NBA Jam, and with good reason, as there are numerous other similarities between them.

    Like NBA Jam, Playgrounds features stylised characters and over-the-top dunks. It will be playable in single-player or multiplayer (locally and online), and a variety of wacky alternative game modes.

    As indicated by its title, the game is officially licensed by the NBA and, as a result, features basketball icons past and present. You can the full roster of players that will be available at launch here. Saber has indicated more players will be added post-release.

    Saber Interactive previously worked on Halo: The Master Chief Collection and is currently co-developer of Quake Champions alongside id Software.

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  • See Crash Bandicoot PS4 Remaster Graphics Compared To Originals

    The official Crash Bandicoot YouTube channel has revealed some more footage of the remastered collection coming to PS4 this year.

    This new video directly compares the Un-Bearable level from Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back on the original PlayStation to its spruced-up PS4 equivalent. Take a look for yourself below:

    The footage shows off the game’s upgraded textures and lighting, as well as a shift towards a somewhat more realistic art style.

    That’s not the only side-by-side comparison the game has received; the Cortex Power level from the first Crash Bandicoot recently got the same treatment, too.

    Just recently, more PS4 gameplay from Cortex Strikes Back was shown off, featuring the subterranean level, Sewer or Later. Here, the remaster’s superior character models and water effects were highlighted, albeit without a direct comparison.

    The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy includes three old-school Crash games: Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and Crash Bandicoot: Warped. They were all originally made by Naughty Dog, though Activision’s Vicarious Visions is making the PlayStation 4 game.

    Vicarious Visions used the original games’ level geometry, but the gameplay is rebuilt from scratch. Some new features for the updated versions include a unified checkpoint and save system (including manual and auto-saving), as well as a unified menu system. There will also be time trials available for each game.

    The collection launches for PlayStation 4 on June 30, though it may not be exclusive to Sony’s console. The original three games included in the pack, plus driving title Crash Team Racing and party game Crash Bash, were all exclusive to PlayStation when they were originally released, but subsequent games in the series have appeared on multiple platforms.

    For more on the upcoming collection, you can take a look at another Cortex Strikes Back level, Hang Eight, or check out the game’s introductory cutscene.

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  • Man Gets Free Trip To BlizzCon After Returning StarCraft Source Code To Blizzard

    A Reddit user who found a CD containing the source code to 1998’s StarCraft has returned it to Blizzard–and the developer paid him back nicely.

    As Kotaku reports, Reddt user Khemist49 found the gold master disc labeled StarCraft Gold Master Source Code in a “box of Blizzard” stuff that he bought on the auction site eBay.

    He told his story to people on Reddit, and some asked him to upload the files online for everyone. Overall, he said the decision about what to do was making him “crazy.”

    “The CD is driving me crazy and I apologize if I came off the wrong way,” he said. “People are either bashing me for owning it (I dunno why, not like I stole it) offering me money for it, calling me a douchebag for not releasing it, or threatening to tell blizzard I have it.”

    After coming across this account, Blizzard’s legal team apparently reached out to ask that the disc be returned, as it was filled with “intellectual property and trade secrets.” After seeking his own legal counsel, Khemist49 elected to send the disc to Blizzard.

    In return, Blizzard gave him a free copy of Overwatch, $250 in Blizzard store credit, and an all-expenses paid trip to BlizzCon, as well as a night out for drinks, among other things.

    Blizzard confirmed this story to Kotaku, saying it “wanted to show an appropriate level of appreciation to the player for doing the right thing, not just from Blizzard, but on behalf of the large and active community of players who still enjoy StarCraft today.”

    You can get the full story and all the quotes here at Kotaku.

    In other StarCraft news, Blizzard has announced a remaster of the game, complete with 4K visuals and matchmaking, that launches this summer. While you wait, you can grab the original StarCraft for free.

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  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Zooms To Top Of AU/NZ Weekly Sales Charts

    Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Zooms To Top Of AU/NZ Weekly Sales Charts

    Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is proving popular worldwide. The game launched last week to record-breaking numbers in the US, and now it’s topping the charts in Australia and New Zealand as well.

    IGEA has released the physical sales charts for the week ended April 30, showing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on top for both regions on the all-platforms charts.

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    Another high-profile new release last week was Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3. It finished at No. 2 in Australia and No. 5 in New Zealand.

    You can see the full charts for Australia and New Zealand for the week ended April 30 below. Note that these charts only measure physical game sales.

    AUSTRALIA

    Top-Selling Games For All Platforms:

    1. Mario Kart 8
    2. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
    3. Ghost Recon: Wildlands
    4. Horizon: Zero Dawn
    5. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    6. Grand Theft Auto V
    7. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
    8. Little Nightmares
    9. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
    10. Outlast Trinity

    Top-Selling PS4 Games:

    1. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
    2. Ghost Recon: Wildlands
    3. Horizon: Zero Dawn
    4. Outlast Trinity
    5. Little Nightmares
    6. Grand Theft Auto V
    7. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
    8. Rainbow Six Siege
    9. Lego Worlds
    10. Dishonored 2

    Top-Selling Xbox One Games:

    1. Sniper: Ghost Warrior III
    2. Ghost Recon: Wildlands
    3. Grand Theft Auto V
    4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
    5. Forza Horizon 3
    6. Rainbow Six Siege
    7. Little Nightmares
    8. Lego Worlds
    9. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
    10. Mass Effect: Andromeda

    Top-Selling Wii U Games:

    1. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    2. Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival
    3. Star Fox Zero
    4. Minecraft
    5. Lego Dimensions
    6. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
    7. Just Dance 2017
    8. Super Smash Bros.
    9. Super Mario 3D World
    10. Nintendo Land

    Top-Selling PS Vita Games:

    1. Borderlands 2
    2. Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space
    3. Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
    4. World of Final Fantasy
    5. Grand Kingdom
    6. Invizimals: The Alliance
    7. Superbeat: Xonic
    8. Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization
    9. Tearaway
    10. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

    Top-Selling 3DS Games:

    1. Pokemon Sun
    2. Pokemon Moon
    3. Monster Hunter: Generations
    4. Mario Kart 7
    5. Super Mario Maker
    6. Super Smash Bros.
    7. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
    8. Pokemon Omega Ruby
    9. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
    10. Yoshi’s New Island

    Top-Selling Nintendo Switch Games:

    1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
    2. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    3. 1-2-Switch
    4. Lego City Undercover
    5. Just Dance 2017
    6. Super Bomberman R
    7. Skylanders Imaginators

    Top-Selling PC Games:

    1. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
    2. Sniper: Ghost Warrior III
    3. The Sims 4
    4. Overwatch
    5. Ghost Recon: Wildlands
    6. Grand Theft Auto V
    7. Fallout 4
    8. The Sims 4: City Living
    9. Doom
    10. Dishonored 2

    New Zealand

    Top-Selling Games For All Platforms

    1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
    2. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
    3. Ghost Recon: Wildlands
    4. Horizon: Zero Dawn
    5. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
    6. Far Cry Primal
    7. Watch Dogs 2
    8. Battlefield 1
    9. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
    10. Grand Theft Auto V

    Top-Selling PS4 Games:

    1. Horizon: Zero Dawn
    2. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
    3. Ghost Recon: Wildlands
    4. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
    5. Watch Dogs 2
    6. Far Cry Primal
    7. Battlefield 1
    8. NBA 2K17
    9. Ratchet & Clank
    10. Call of Duty: Black Ops III

    Top-Selling Xbox One Games:

    1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
    2. Forza Horizon 3
    3. Ghost Recon: Wildlands
    4. Far Cry Primal
    5. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
    6. Grand Theft Auto V
    7. The Division
    8. Watch Dogs 2
    9. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
    10. Minecraft

    Top-Selling Wii U Games:

    1. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    2. Yoshi’s Wooly World
    3. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
    4. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
    5. Minecraft
    6. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
    7. Xenoblade Chronicles X
    8. Bayonetta 2
    9. Lego City Undercover
    10. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014

    Top-Selling PS Vita Games:

    1. Minecraft
    2. Child of Light
    3. Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
    4. Lego: The Hobbit
    5. Lego: Jurassic World
    6. Little Big Planet 3: Marvel Super Hero Edition
    7. Phineas & Ferb: Day of Doofenshmirtz
    8. Borderlands 2
    9. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
    10. Little Big Planet

    Top-Selling 3DS Games:

    1. Pokemon Moon
    2. Pokemon Sun
    3. Super Smash Bros.
    4. Pokemon X
    5. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
    6. Mario Kart 7
    7. Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
    8. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
    9. Pokemon Omega Ruby
    10. Super Mario Maker

    Top-Selling Nintendo Switch Games:

    1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
    2. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    3. 1-2-Switch
    4. Lego City Undercover
    5. Just Dance 2017
    6. Skylanders: Imaginators
    7. Super Bomberman R

    Top-Selling PC Games:

    1. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
    2. The Sims 4
    3. Overwatch
    4. The Sims 4: Get To Work
    5. The Sims 4: Get Together
    6. Battlefield 1
    7. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
    8. Mass Effect: Andromeda
    9. Ghost Recon: Wildlands
    10. World of Warcraft: Battle Chest

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