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Update (12/18/18 at 12:20 p.m.): During a livestream today, Media Molecule announced that Dreams is getting a closed beta beginning tomorrow. Invites will be sent exclusively to those following Media Molecule's community newsletter, and it will last from December 19 to January 21. For the open beta, it won't begin until early next year. No date ... more.

Arkham Knight was the antagonist in Rocksteady Studios' 2015 release Batman: Arkham Knight (surprise). The studio made a big deal about the fact that it created the character specifically for the game, but now Arkham Knight has come full circle and will appear within the comics. The 1,000th issue of Detective Comics is right around the corner. DC Comics plans to release this milestone in March, a... more.

The NPD Group (via a Nintendo press release) has declared that through its first 21 months on sale in the U.S., Nintendo's Switch console is the fastest-selling system of this generation when compared to the other consoles over the same period. From March 2017 to November 2018 the Switch sold more than 8.7 million units. Nintendo has also annou... more.

Windows Central is reporting from multiple sources that Microsoft's full-featured next-gen system is codenamed Anaconda, while the more pared-down, streaming version is codenamed Lockhart. At E3 this year it was reported that Microsoft is internally referring to its next-gen family of systems as "Scarlett," and Windows Central's recent report puts Anaconda and Lockhart within that family. Anacon... more.

A few weeks ago, DICE and EA were openly pontificating the ramifications of changing the time-to-kill value, basically how long it takes to kill an opponent, in Battlefield V multiplayer. While players enjoyed being able to kill opponents faster, they also disliked being killed so quickly, so DICE set up different servers to study and see how thin... more.

Captain Spirit returns.Life Is Strange 2: Episode 2 will finally release on 24th January – an incredible four months after the first instalment. It’ll plot the return of an important character: Captain Spirit. Here’s the blurb from the press release: “As the two brothers struggle against the cold, Daniel gets increasingly ill. Sean decides that they must take the risk and make their way to... more.

A dream come true.As expected, that "totally normal" Dreams live stream has revealed the start date of the long awaited beta test. To cut to the chase, the Dreams beta will go live from tomorrow, Wednesday 19th December. It still counts as 2018, guys!It sounds like it'll be run on an invite-only basis. As far as sign-ups go, we'll bring you the relevant links once they're available. The beta will ... more.

What a BioShock.Back at Gamescom 2018, an interesting first person horror game was announced, before disappearing altogether. Close to the Sun looks pretty decent, adopting a similar look and feel to BioShock and starring the famed inventor. We still don't know a whole lot about the game itself, but it's recently been announced that Wired Productions has picked up publishing duties on the title.Wi... more.

You don't know Jack.Sony’s not stupid, and it seems to recognise that titles like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Borderlands 2 VR need to exist in order to get potential PlayStation VR adopters through the door. While headset veterans will accurately argue that it’s the titles like Astro Bot Rescue Mission and Beat Saber that really shine in virtual reality, sceptics will always demand those ... more.

Put your training to the test.In a surprise reveal earlier this year, it was announced that Capcom would be bringing PS2 classic Onimusha: Warlords to PS4, with enhanced visuals and other mod cons. One such perk is the addition of trophies, and there are plenty of trinkets to collect in this old-school samurai slice-em-up -- including a shiny Platinum. However, in order to get the top gong, it see... more.