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Don’t expect Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, the upcoming standalone game, to have the same tone as the rest of the Uncharted series. According to PowerUpGaming, creative director Shaun Escayg told Official PlayStation Magazine UK, “It [will] be tonally different, but in the same context of the Uncharted world.”

The Lost Legacy puts you in the shoes of the character Chloe, who appeared in past games (but not Uncharted 4) and hasn’t really been fully explored. The sympathetic villain Nadine from Uncharted 4 is also in the game, but we don’t exactly know how the two characters are connected.

It’s set in India. According to Escayg, this setting works well for Uncharted.

“India’s got really nice iconography: hidden temples and weird deities we can play off of, so it’s a perfect setting for Uncharted: The Lost Legacy,” he said.

Game director Kurt Margenau is also quoted in the story, teasing that in terms of gameplay, you should expect something different from Uncharted 4.

“I would say we’re going a little more wide this time,” he said. “I don’t want to give too much away, but it’s something we’re excited about on the gameplay side, this kind of contrast of an urban setting and a rural setting; a tighter experience and more open experience.”

He added that Naughty Dog originally thought The Lost Legacy would be a DLC expansion for Uncharted 4 instead of a standalone game.

The Lost Legacy launches in 2017 for PlayStation 4. Watch the extended gameplay demo above from PlayStation Experience to get a closer look at the game.

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Following a report from last week, Nintendo has now confirmed that the Switch will not have any video-streaming services at launch, including Netflix. In a statement, the company explained why this is the case and teased that streaming services might come to the console sometime after launch.

“All of our efforts have gone toward making the Nintendo Switch system an amazing dedicated video game platform, so it will not support any video-streaming services at launch,” the company’s statement to VideoGamer.com says. “However, support for video-streaming services is being considered for a future update.”

The Wii U and the 3DS currently have Netflix apps.

The Switch launches on March 3, priced at $300.

Highly anticipated RPG Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the Switch’s five launch titles. In other news, series producer Eiji Aonuma recently teased that Nintendo might make another Zelda game for the Switch after Breath of the Wild.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime believes the Switch has a bright future. He recently said there were two main reasons why the Wii U underperformed–and Nintendo has taken steps to make sure things go better for the Switch. You can read our interview with Fils-Aime here.

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The Entertainment Software Association and the NPD Group have announced that the United States video game industry brought in $30.4 billion in revenue in 2016. This figure, which includes money from hardware, games, peripherals, and in-game items, is up from 2015’s $30.2 billion.

According to the ESA, video game software sales jumped 6 percent in 2016 compared to 2015, coming in at $24.5 billion. This number includes physical games, mobile games, DLC, subscriptions, and “other revenue streams,” and is up 23.2 percent from 2015. Digital full-game sales are apparently not included

“2016 was another enormous year for the interactive entertainment industry,” ESA president Michael D. Gallagher said in a statement. “The industry’s innovative genius and ability to engage and delight billions of gamers worldwide delivered another record performance. Congratulations to the developers, storytellers, creators, and investors who defined the leaderboard for entertainment.”

The ESA represents the video game industry’s interests in Washington and puts on the E3 show every year. Some of its many members include Activision, EA, Bethesda, Bethesda, Capcom, Microsoft, Nintendo, Take-Two, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros.

In other news about 2016 US sales, the NPD Group confirmed this week that Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was the best-selling game of the year. You can see the full Top 10 list here.

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Microsoft has announced a new program that offers up rewards for people who spend money on free-to-play Xbox games. Xbox Live Rewards members (join here free) can now earn what Microsoft is calling “FREEdom Rewards.”

A post on the Xbox Wire explains how this works. When you spend at least $30 on a single free-to-play game in one month, you will earn 2,000 Rewards credits. This resets every month.

Alternatively, if you spend at least $5 over a three-month span across on a free-to-play game, you’ll get the same 2,000 Rewards credit allotment, but only delivered every three months. This offer specifically runs January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017.

Finally, you can earn 3,000 Rewards credits in a month by spending at least $5 on microtransactions for three different games. This offer is good every month, resetting on the first day of the month.

You can then spend your Rewards credits on thing in the Xbox Store such as games, TV shows, movies, and more. Read the full Xbox Wire post to learn more about how all of this works.

There are many free-to-play Xbox games, including World of Tanks, Star Trek Online, DC Universe Online, and Warframe, among others.

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The Nintendo Switch‘s launch lineup has grown by one.

Publisher Nicalis has announced that The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ will be available for the hybrid system at launch on March 3 alongside the system. “It means that there is more than just The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on launch,” the publisher said on the game’s blog.

There will be a physical, disc-based version of Afterbirth+ available at retail, while the game will also be sold digitally via the Nintendo eShop. The $40 package comes with Rebirth, Afterbirth, and Afterbirth+

Nicalis founder Tyrone Rodriguez teased that the “first few thousand” copies may include “something special,” though he did not share any further details.

The image above shows what The Binding of Isaac looks like on the Switch in portable mode.

Below is a rundown of the Switch launch titles, which now span six games.

Launch (March 3):

• 1-2-Switch
• The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
• Just Dance 2017
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Skylanders: Imaginators
• Super Bomberman R

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A console’s launch lineup can be important in helping it get off to a good start. After the struggles of the Wii U, Nintendo is surely hoping the Switch gets off to a strong start in March t.

While the Switch’s full launch lineup has yet to be confirmed, we now know at least a few of the titles that will debut alongside the system on March 3. As confirmed during the Switch news event on January 12, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Nintendo’s new party game 1-2-Switch will be launch titles, as will Ubisoft’s Just Dance 2017. Super Bomberman R, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, and Skylanders: Imaginators are also launch titles, according to Nintendo on Twitter. These appear to be the only confirmed launch titles at this stage. We will round up all the Switch launch titles and those coming later in this post, adding more to the list below as they become confirmed.

By comparison, the Wii U, released in 2012, had 23 launch titles.

Nintendo Switch Games:

Launch (March 3):

• 1-2-Switch
• The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
• Just Dance 2017
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Skylanders: Imaginators
• Super Bomberman R

March/Spring:

• Arms (Spring 2017)
• Has-Been Heroes (March 2017)
• I Am Setsuna (March 2017)
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (April 28)
• Puyo Puyo Tetris (Spring 2017)
• Snipperclips, Cut It Out Together (March 2017)

Summer:

• Rime
• Splatoon 2

Beyond/TBD:

• Disgaea 5 Complete (TBD)
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (2017)
• FIFA (2017)
• Fire Emblem Warriors (TBD)
• Minecraft (2017)
• Minecraft: Story Mode (TBD)
• Rayman Legends (TBD)
• NBA 2K (2017)
• New Shin Megami Tensei (TBD)
• Skylanders Imaginators (TBD)
• Skyrim (Fall 2017)
• Sonic Mania (2017)
• Steep (2017)
• Super Mario Odyssey (Holiday 2017)
• Syberia 3 (TBD)
• Ultra Street Fighter II (2017)
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017)

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While many fans have given up on ever seeing Hellboy 3, it seems director Guillermo Del Toro still thinks there’s a chance. The acclaimed filmmaker yesterday tweeted a poll asking his followers to vote on how much they wanted a third Hellboy movie, promising to take it further if enough enough people voted.

Del Toro described it as an “informal poll”–with two very positive options–but did promise to sit down with creator Mike Mignola and star Ron Perlman if the votes topped 100,000.

At the time of writing, more than 110,000 people have voted. In his latest update, with five hours of the poll left to run, De Toro tweeted:

Del Toro directed the previous two parts of the series, 2004’s Hellboy and 2008’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Both he and Perlman have previously expressed a desire to make third film. In 2015, del Toro explained that part of the problem was budgetary. “The hard fact is that the movie’s going to need about $120 million and there’s nobody knocking down our doors to give it to us,” he admitted during a Television Critic’s Association Q&A.

“It’s a little beyond Kickstarter. It would be great to complete the trilogy, but in a way I don’t see the world–the industry–supporting that idea.”

Perlman was asked again about the possibility of a third film last year. He told Variety it would “probably will never happen, though you never say never never.”

Hellboy first appeared in 1993, and has featured in a wide variety of regular comic books, miniseries, one-shots, and crossovers since then, published by Dark Horse Comics.

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Last year, the co-founder and CEO of Limbo and Inside developer Playdead, Dino Patti, announced that he had left the Danish studio. Now, it’s come to light that he was potentially pushed out.

According to Kotaku, Danish newspaper Borsen reported this week that the Danish Business Authority apparently forced Patti to go; he reportedly received $7.2 million on his way out, with managerial duties for Playdead now fully in the hands of the other founder, Arnt Jensen.

According to Borsen, the rift between Patti and Jensen was related to how and when Playdead would put out games. There was also a supposed misunderstanding regarding a letter from Jensen to Patti that Patti thought was Jensen’s resignation. Patti and Jensen reportedly were hardly speaking in 2015.

Patti spoke to Kotaku about his exit, saying he wishes he didn’t have to leave but said Playdead has a bright future “if run sensibly.” Patti added: “Arnt has been a really good friend and business partner for many years. I think he’s one of the best game directors in the world.”

Go to Kotaku to get the full story.

GameSpot has reached out to Patti and will update this story as more information from him or other parties becomes available.

“Following almost 10 incredible years building Playdead from an idea to two dents in the games industry, I’m leaving to seek new challenges,” Patti wrote on Twitter last July when he announced his departure from the studio.

Playdead’s newest game was 2016’s celebrated puzzle-platformer Inside. The studio has no announced projects for the future.

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