Category: Gamespot

THE BIG STUFF:

PS4 Comes Out on Top in NPD’s August 2015 US Sales Report: The PlayStation 4 was yet again the best-selling console in the United States during August, Sony announced this week as part of the NPD report. However, the Xbox One was no slouch, as sales rose 26 percent compared to August 2014.

Xbox One Exec: No Doubt We Have Best Exclusives This Holiday: According to Microsoft’s Kudo Tsunoda, Sony and Nintendo can’t stack up to Microsoft this holiday when it comes to exclusive content. “I think if you look at our competition, there’s no way that people can really stack up with our exclusive content,” he said.

THE OTHER STUFF:

DomiNations, the new mobile strategy game from Big Huge Games and Brian Reynolds has now reached 12 million downloads in five months. BHG also reports that people are playing an average of 4-6 times per day, logging about 36 minutes every day. That’s pretty incredible.

Did you know that Kid Cudi auditioned for Star Wars Episode 7? He totally did. No word on which role he auditioned for, but sadly, he didn’t land the part.

Looking for a new mobile game to play? Kabam this week released its free Star Wars role-playing game, Uprising, for iOS and Android devices. Check out the new trailer below.

Heading to the first-ever TwitchCon later this month? The streaming site has now published the full schedule of events, which you can see here.

Exciting news in the film world, as Warner Bros. has announced that Christopher Nolan’s next movie–which we don’t know anything about–will debut in 2017. No word on what the movie is, however.

You might not have asked for it, but Ubisoft announced this week that it’s making another Smurfs game. This one is called The Smurfs, and it’s coming exclusively to 3DS in October for $30. You play as all the popular Smurfs as you track down and defeat the evil villain Gargamel.

Ever wondered what pro football players think of Rainbow Six Siege? Wonder no more!

Vanity Fair has an excellent feature on why Facebook paid $2 billion for the virtual reality headset Oculus Rift. There’s a lot of great quotes here from Mark Zuckerberg and Palmer Luckey, and the feature also covers the wider VR (and AR) industry overall. Read it here–it’s good stuff.

Super Mario Bros. World 1-1 is one of the most iconic levels in all of gaming. Now, the man who designed it, Shigeru Miyamoto, has explained his design philosophy behind the world-famous level.

Rihanna’s fashion adviser has got to be a Pokemon fan.

The superhero Silver Surfer is coming to the mobile game Marvel Puzzle Quest, it was announced this week. He’ll be available in the game starting September 10.

Curse Inc.’s VoIP team is moving. The company announced this week that the Curse Voice operation staff are relocating from Curse’s main headquarters in Alabama to a new office in Irvine, California. Get the full story here.

EA’s Origin PC store has launched a new “all-action” sale offering nice discounts on Battlefield 4, Battlefield Hardline, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Titanfall, and others. See all the deals here.

“My dog stepped on my controller and deleted my Destiny gun.” That’s a pretty common piece of feedback Bungie receives from people asking to have their guns reinstated, the developer said on the latest PlayStation Blogcast. Thankfully, then, Destiny’s new Taken King expansion will let you recover weapons you accidentally deleted.

Have a great weekend!

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EA Sports has released a free player likeness update for Madden NFL 16, changing the looks of more than 180 players in the pro football game. The update actually arrived yesterday, September 10, to coincide with the NFL season-opener between the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers.

The patch, available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (there was no mention of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3), updates players’ faces to look more true-to-life. In the case of San Diego Chargers free safety Eric Weddle, the changes are dramatic, as he now has the epic beard he sports in real life.

Click through the images in the gallery above to see some comparison shots for a dozen players. The full list of 188 players whose likenesses have changed is available here.

The player likeness update is available through the download links below.

• PlayStation 4
• Xbox One

Madden NFL 16 welcomed its first major title update this week. It makes various improvements and tweaks, and also fixes some general gameplay bugs and more. Get the full patch notes here.

GameSpot’s Madden NFL 16 review scored the game 8/10. For more on the game’s critical reception, check out this roundup of review scores and editor opinions.

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Nvidia has taken a shot at Apple and its newly announced Apple TV device in a new promotional push for its own Apple TV-like device, the Nvidia Shield.

Among the announcements at Apple’s event on Wednesday was the newest iteration of the Apple TV. Beforehand, it had been reported that the new device would make a major push into gaming. And while gaming was part of the presentation, it seemed clear that it isn’t the only focus. Soon after the event concluded, Nvidia sent out an email to the press boasting about how the Shield stacks up in an unusually direct manner. It also claimed, “The new Apple TV reaffirms the category of next-gen smart TV consoles–which Nvidia invented with the Shield Android TV.”

The company has now taken its comparisons one step further, publishing a blog post on its website comparing the Shield and Apple TV. While you’d expect it to be pro-Shield, the post doesn’t shy away from bashing Apple’s product, both subtly and not-so-subtly.

“If you’re already an Apple TV user, we don’t necessarily expect you to run out and buy the new Apple TV,” the blog states. “While many of the features are impressive, the basic offerings may not justify the $200 pricetag [Ed. Note: There’s a $150 option, too] over what you already own. There’s a more important question however. Do you really want to be locked into that walled garden?”

Later, it says, “The choice is yours. With two high-end streaming options on the table, it’s decision time. While the new Apple TV is a definite improvement over its predecessor, the fact remains that would-be streamers and cord-cutters also crave truly high-end experiences.”

This is all accompanied by a flowchart (pictured in part below) intended to help you decide what device is right from you. If you’re not into games or streaming, it suggests more traditional solutions. But when it comes down to “wanting the best of the best,” it suggests the Shield, unless you decide you’re “fine with Crossroads,” which misspells the name of a game (Crossy Road) featured during the Apple TV presentation this week.

You can see the full blog post here.

The Shield Nvidia is promoting here is the company’s Android-powered, TV-connected microconsole. The Shield name was used for two previous projects: a portable games console (which was essentially a screen connected to a controller) and a gaming-centric tablet. This latest version of the Shield launched earlier this year and is capable of 4K streaming, as well as streaming games over the Internet (with Nvidia Grid) or a local network (GameStream, letting you play games on your computer).

The Shield is available now for $200, while the new Apple TV is coming in October for $149 (32 GB) or $199 (64 GB).

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Capcom is adding a new Middle-Eastern character to the cast of Street Fighter 5 fighters called Rashid.

The reveal was made at Games15, a video game show currently being held in Dubai, where Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono introduced the character. Although details about Rashid’s abilities and play style haven’t yet been revealed, it seems he will have the ability to control wind. In the lead up to this reveal, Ono Tweeted pictures of Ryu and Ken blocking and being hit by gusts of wind.

Interestingly, a supposed leak from earlier this year stated one of the upcoming character announcements for Street Fighter 5 would be called Rashid. This reveal lends some weight to reports that other two characters are a Brazilian fighter named Laura and an Indian character called Zen.

An image of the character was posted on Twitter by KO Alliance and can be seen below.

All Games Beta has a second, better look at Rashid.

An off-screen video of the announcement can be seen below.

Sony has confirmed it will have 19 titles playable at its Tokyo Game Show booth this year, one of which is Street Fighter 5, a console exclusive for PS4. It’s likely more information about the character–and perhaps others–will be provided there.

GameSpot’s hands-on with Street Fighter 5 at Gamescom revealed the latest iteration offers more of a gameplay reinvention than you might expect.

Recently, Capcom detailed the business model it is adopting for Street Fighter 5, and it’s quite a departure from the previous game. Players will only ever need one disc, and future gameplay DLC will be available for free provided you earn enough in-game currency.

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