Puzzle-Brawler StarBlox Inc. Out On Nintendo Switch This Month

Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation – and Seed Interactive have announced that StarBlox Inc. will release on Nintendo Switch this month.

This puzzler and brawler mash-up will challenge you to deliver cargo to the far corners of the solar system.

Whether that be in the single-player Career mode or against up to four players in the local competitive multiplayer modes, each planet, moon, and asteroid that you encounter will present new challenges.

The shipping world is fierce, as an opponent can sabotage your efforts by stealing blocks, delivering punches, or throwing someone in the incinerator.

You will also be able to unlock 72 photobook entries about the planets, moons, and asteroids that appear in the game, with images provided by NASA.

“As science communicators, Ingenium is proud to create digital experiences that reach beyond the four walls of our Museums,” explains Ingenium president and CEO Christina Tessier.

“This latest foray into the world of gaming is just one of the many ways in which we are leveraging our world-class collection and team of experts to engage people regardless of where they are – nationally and internationally.”

Seed Interactive founder and COO Aaron McLean adds: “Seed Interactive creates entertainment with a purpose. As digital innovators we utilize games and interactive technologies to create exciting and accessible education, health and wellness and entertainment products.”

StarBlox Inc. will release on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on October 18th priced at £8.19 ($8.99) and is now available to pre-purchase with a 25 percent discount.

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My Hero One’s Justice 2 Coming To Nintendo Switch In 2020

Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced that My Hero One’s Justice 2 is in development for Nintendo Switch.

The upcoming 3D fighting game is based on the smash-hit My Hero Academia anime, and will let players create a team of three fighters from a roster of heroes and villains.

The cast from My Hero One’s Justice is back and will now be joined by newly added characters from the series, such as Overhaul, Tamaki Amajiki, Nejire Hado, Mirio Togata, Mina Ashido, and Minoru Mineta.

With these teams, you will then face off against rivals – whether that be offline, online, or against the computer.

My Hero One’s Justice 2 will release for Nintendo Switch worldwide in 2020.

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New Ghost Parade Trailer Sets Out To Save The Forest

Aksys Games and Lentera have released a new trailer for Ghost Parade on Nintendo Switch.

In this side-scrolling adventure game, as evening fast approaches nine-year-old girl Suri hasn’t managed to make her way home.

Deciding to take a shortcut through the dark and frightening svaka forest, she soon befriends mythical ghosts that will help her safely reach her home. But, in return, they ask for help to defend the forest from the humans that are destroying it.

Ghost Parade will release at retail and on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on October 31st priced at $39.99.

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Control Unfathomable Horrors In Sea Salt On Nintendo Switch Next Week

YCJY Games has announced that Sea Salt will release on Nintendo Switch next week, a dark fantasy reverse-horror action-strategy game.

As the old God Dagon, the eldritch force of the sea, you must collect, summon, and control unfathomable horrors to punish those that dare defy your will.

Fear and surprise must be used as weapons to overcome the hunters and bosses in your path – commanding the swarm that you have amassed at once, directing them to attack your enemies or withdraw when necessary.

Along with the story campaign, the game has a Tower Defence mode that reverses the roles so that the followers of Dagon are on the attack. After the NPC humans set up guards and defenses around the map, it’s up to you to destroy if all for the glory of the old God.

Sea Salt will release on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on October 17th priced at $14.99.

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Daemon X Machina Update 1.1.1 Now Available (With Patch Notes)

Nintendo and Marvelous have released a new software update for Daemon X Machina, which sees the Nintendo Switch exclusive on version 1.1.1.

This has fixed multiple issues that have been identified with the third-person mech shooter, as well as raising the max setting for gyro and camera sensitivity.

Daemon X Machina Update Version 1.1.1 Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue in which you wouldn’t be able to save your data and the game would hang if you saved a damage log and your save data exceeded 4096 KB.
• Fixed an issue in which, if you canceled your ready status the instant that you launch, your friends would be able to join with the other players in the room through the Friend List.
• Fixed an issue in which client-side players would be unable to move if the host accessed an object immediately after disconnecting.
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer in which a player who was revived via a reboot would be unable to move if they let go of the button the instant that the reboot was completed.
• Fixed an issue in which Arc Gun attacks would fail if used while a shield was in use.
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer in which a player would be unable to enter an Arsenal immediately after rebooting.
• Fixed an issue in which attacks with certain attacks with the Mirage such as “Gaia Ray” wouldn’t fire.
• Fixed an issue in which the game wouldn’t transition to Snipe Mode if the player had sniper rifles equipped on both arms and was holding a car.
• Fixed an issue in which damage would occasionally not be counted from attacking the wings of Nightmare with melee weapons if the weak spots on the wings were not exposed.
• Fixed an issue in which a client-side player would hang if their internet connection was interrupted when the countdown was at 1 second.
• Fixed an issue in which the connection to other players would frequently drop after clearing a mission in an online Co-op Play room.
• Fixed an issue in which you would hang if you tried to join a Friend’s lobby immediately after losing your internet connection.
• Fixed an issue that would cause several other problems such as camera remaining pulled-back when an arm was destroyed in the process of a punch attack.
• Fixed an issue in which you couldn’t skip equipment acquisition time after having cleared a mission by yourself in Co-op Play.
• Fixed an issue in which you couldn’t land an attack with melee weapons on the weak point of Gunfort’s Laser Cannon.
• Fixed an issue in which you were able to swap Femto Armaments while the Assault Shift gauge was being consumed.
• Fixed an issue in which the purchase prices of several boss weapons were inconsistent.
• Fixed an issue in which the camera would exhibit unintended behavior if the gyro sensor sensitivity was greater than 0 and you returned to the game from the HOME Menu.
• Fixed an issue which caused a lot of slowdown in Snatcher battles in Co-op Play.
• Fixed an issue that would cause multiple effects when the area-over countdown wouldn’t stop and reached 0 if you died outside of the yellow area.
• Fixed an issue in which all players would hang if the host chose to Exit Battle while a client-side player temporarily lost their connection.
• Fixed an issue in which Bolt would not call drones in its second form.
• Fixed an issue in which, when returning from the outside of the yellow boundary to the inside of it, the area over countdown would continue even while you’re unable to move if you cross the yellow boundary while pushing through the height limit.
• Fixed an issue in the multiplayer Co-op Play mission “Destroy Gunfort RT: α”, in which nothing would happen when Nightmare called supporting AI.
• Fixed an issue in Co-op Play in which Skip only functioned on the guest-side if you transitioned single player due to an interrupted connection during the equipment-acquisition time.
• Fixed an issue in Co-op Play in which the fact that you left the battle wouldn’t be displayed in the chat log on the guest-side screen when you disconnect.
• Fixed an issue in the Offer Mission “Outer Compatibility Test” , in which a forced reshuffling wouldn’t occur if you hadn’t crossed the blue boundary the third time you failed.
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer in which Outer Traps and Grenades would be fully replenished if a guest got into and out of an Arsenal.
• Fixed an issue in which, after you used some ammunition and acquired an additional magazine during a mission and then you got more of the same type of ammunition in a drop item, it wouldn’t fill up your additional magazine. Also fixed an issue in which an unintended amount of ammunition would be recovered if you acquired ammunition through a drop item OR you acquired an additional magazine for a weapon that uses bullets based on the number of seconds you used a weapon such as Laser Cannon.
• Fixed an issue when you played multiplayer as a guest in which the people you played with wouldn’t be displayed in the Nintendo Switch system’s “Users You Have Played With” section.
• Fixed an issue in which you needed to clear 41 missions despite the text saying “Reward: Completed 40 Missions” when obtaining the title “Breaker”.
• Fixed an issue in Co-op Play in which the same room would be displayed several times.
• Fixed an issue in which two players repeatedly getting into and out of each others’ Arsenals and rearranging the position equipment would cause problems like ammunition amounts being incorrect or weapons disappearing.
• Fixed an issue in which the “HAW-RF00 Rumble Order” information would not be displayed in the Friend List profile and play log.
• Fixed an issue in online Co-op Play in which you wouldn’t be able to resume battling if the equipment acquisition time started while battling was disabled.
• Fixed an issue in online Co-op Play in which VP, parts, and ammunition wouldn’t recover if you were out of your Arsenal when the equipment-acquisition time began.
• Raised the max setting for gyro and camera sensitivity.
• Fixed an issue in which gyro control was enabled in the hangar.

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Stranded Sails: Explorers Of The Cursed Islands Washes Ashore On Nintendo Switch Next Week

Merge Games, Lemonbomb Entertainment, and rokapublish have confirmed that Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands will release on Nintendo Switch next week.

After you are left shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago, this open-world exploration farming adventure will challenge you to work out how to survive, uncover the cursed island’s mysteries, and ultimately make your escape.

Taking inspiration from the Harvest Moon and The Legend of Zelda series, the game has been created around tilt-shift visuals, survival elements, exploration, and story-driven quests that will ask that you rescue your shipmates.

You will recover resources and plant crops, building your own farm to feed the survivors in your camp. The experience has looked to fuse survival mechanics with a far-reaching journey that will see you explore numerous islands.

Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands will release at retail and on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on October 17th priced at £19.99 ($24.99).

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Splatoon 2 Update 5.0.1 Now Available (With Patch Notes)

Nintendo has released a new software update for Splatoon 2, which sees the ink-based shooter now on version 5.0.1.

This has addressed multiple issues such as players moving forward while in mid-air when swinging the Ultra Stamp, or on stages like Starfish Mainstage, Sturgeon Shipyard, Manta Maria, and Shellendorf Institute.

Splatoon 2 Update Version 5.0.1 Patch Notes

• Changes to Multiplayer
  • Fixed an issue causing players to mistakenly move forward while in mid-air during the first swing of an Ultra Stamp when pressing and holding ZR to swing the stamp repeatedly.
  • Fixed an issue allowing players to jump further than intended when jumping at a specific time while using the Ultra Stamp.
    • These changes fix the issue of players being able to enter areas of certain stages they should have been restricted from.
  • Fixed an issue causing players with poor internet connections to not appear in the appropriate location on the screens of other players when using certain special weapons at a specific time.
  • Fixed an issue in Starfish Mainstage allowing players to gain access to the opponent’s base via a specific grate when jumping while pressing and holding ZR to ink continuously with the Inkbrush or Octobrush.
  • Fixed an issue in Sturgeon Shipyard allowing players to gain access to the opponent’s base via a specific grate when jumping while pressing and holding ZR to ink continuously with the Inkbrush or Octobrush.
  • Fixed an issue in Manta Maria allowing players to gain access to the opponent’s base via a specific grate when jumping while pressing and holding ZR to ink continuously with the Inkbrush or Octobrush.
  • Fixed an issue in Shellendorf Institute causing players to clip into the stage terrain when moving near a certain wall.
  • Fixed an issue in Shellendorf Institute occurring in Rainmaker mode allowing players to clip into a specific piece of stage terrain.
  • Fixed an issue in Camp Triggerfish that had previously allowed players to gain access to an Inkrail from an unintended direction by slightly adjusting the rail’s position.
• Other Changes
  • Play may now be limited for players if they experience frequent connection errors while waiting for remaining players to arrive after joining a Ranked Battle match lobby.

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Free Resident Evil 5 And 6 Demos Now Available On Nintendo Switch

Capcom has announced that free Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 demos are now available on Nintendo Switch.

While “certain game features are limited in the demo,” you will be able to carry over the save data to the full game.

However, there is a limit to how much you can carry over weapons, items, and money. In Resident Evil 5, for example, that limit is three weapons per type, 100 ammo per type, five items, and up to 10,000 money.

Resident Evil 5

While the Umbrella Corporation and its crop of lethal viruses have been destroyed and contained, a more dangerous threat has emerged. Somewhere in Africa, innocent villagers are transforming into aggressive and disturbing creatures.

Featuring online and couch co-op, players can experience this Resident Evil classic as either Chris Redfield or his partner, Sheva Alomar, as the duo work together to investigate and stop those responsible for the viral outbreak. The game is scheduled to launch this fall.

Resident Evil 6

Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 delivers an epic and dramatic horror experience. Resident Evil favorites Leon S. Kennedy and Chris Redfield are joined by series newcomers to face a global level threat: the highly virulent C-virus.

Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 will release on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on October 29th.

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Earthfall: Alien Horde Delayed On Nintendo Switch To October 29th

Nimble has confirmed that Earthfall: Alien Horde has suffered a delay on Nintendo Switch.

This four-player cooperative first-person shooter will challenge you to fight for survival against hordes of alien drones and their masters.

With all preview content updates that have been released for the original Earthfall, that will see you battle against the procedurally generated horde across 15 unique locations, 11 campaign chapters, and five invasion maps.

There is drop-in, drop-out co-op, and, exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version, the chance to play with up to four players in local wireless.

Earthfall: Alien Horde will release on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on October 29th priced at £17.99 ($19.99), and will be made available to pre-purchase from October 21st.

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Valfaris Review

The team that created Slain: Back From Hell blasts out their new game from the fiery depths of Lucifer’s furnace straight into the far reaches of space. While the resurrected phoenix of Steel Mantis’ last game didn’t quite rise to meet its potential, Valfaris comes flying out guns blazing with an air guitar at the ready.

We play as Therion – son of Vroll – who must scope out an alien planet where his father had once ruled. Taking a side step from the melee-heavy antics from the studio’s last venture, Valfaris mixes close-quarters combat with a trenchcoat full of firepower. The result is Contra crossed with Doom, sewn together with heavy metal album covers boiled into a xenomorph stew and a sprawling biological landscape where the only friend you have is an apparitional AI assistant to help aid your way in the search for answers.

Therion has three attacks at his disposal: a standard weapon type that holds an infinite amount of ammo; a weighty short-ranged attack that will refill your power meter with every strike; and a more powerful secondary weapon that burns meter with a much stronger output. He can also use this same meter to fuel a defensive shield – which can counter a projectile back to its sender if timed right – or even stun an enemy with a successful melee parry. When all are dancing together, meter management and refill acquirement soon become a satisfying juggling act that leaves no skill neglected.

It’s a combination that really works well for Valfaris’ high-octane approach. Weaker enemies can be disposed of quickly with the standard weapon or can be farmed to keep the bigger gun topped up ready for when stronger foes are thrown into the mix. There’s a decent balance of having to think about what’s in front of you without becoming too taxing in execution. While there are plenty of areas to investigate to reap rewards, there’s very little in regards to puzzle-solving which fits nicely in this case not to break the tempo.

The gap between checkpoints is very generous with a catch. To activate a checkpoint the player must insert an Idol of Resurrection which are often found hidden or strategically placed throughout the game. The thing is, an Idol of Resurrection will also increase Therion’s life meter if the player decides not to spend it. There’s also the option to trade them for a Blood Metal alloy which can be used to boost weapon abilities. Despite usually anchoring the Idol of Resurrection into checkpoint landmarks, it did give me more reasons to explore the landscapes and even gamble skipping some checkpoints altogether. With so many different types of weapons to be found and upgrade, obtaining Blood Metals soon became something that was tempting enough to exchange for rather than just stumble across.

With all these mechanics working together, Valfaris becomes a much more intriguing voyage than the average Contra-inspired shooter it could have easily have been. Certain weapons can be heavily relied upon due to their practical use and upgrade potential, which did give me little reason to experiment too much. However, when I would start to play around with something new I often found that they had more worth than first meets the eye. Which goes to say, it’s very unlikely that many will upgrade all available weapons during the first playthrough. Unless of course, you’re willing to risk it for a biscuit and completely neglect activating checkpoints.

Valfaris happens to be a good looking game, too. It has an interesting art style that sort of toys with 2D pixel graphics to look somewhat like a vanilla PlayStation or SEGA Saturn game. Usually, a game of that generation really doesn’t have the same eye-candy appeal that their 16-bit predecessors still have today. Yet somehow, there’s a really unique visual charm to Valfaris that just works. The heavy-metal soundtrack to accompany the visuals fits just as well here as it did in Slain: Back From Hell, in not being too on the nose for those not quite as keen on that particular taste in music. In fact, it’s a pretty great soundtrack, especially during the boss battles – something Valfaris is never short on.

Although I did find some enjoyment from my time with Slain: Back From Hell, it was pretty clear that its problems far outweighed the game’s potential. It’s fantastic to see, then, that Steel Mantis has gone back to the drawing board and really taken the time to figure out how to play their next move. Venturing through organic alien landscapes and through the dreaded depths of an extra-terrestrial catacomb keeps the eye-candy interesting and consistent. The level design keeps the gameplay variable beyond its influenced nature with some intelligent pacing and platforming to boot. There’s really never a dull moment in Valfaris, which is pushed further by maintaining a challenge while not feeling too overwhelming at any given moment.

Needless to say, I really liked how Valfaris has turned out. Its old school roots of arcade run-and-gun feel nurtured and cared for in a way that freshens the genre up with some great ideas, a balanced difficulty curve, wonderful level design, tight controls and a wide variety of enemies to plow through. It never tries to be anything more than it needs to be, including the time it takes to beat it. It’s the developer’s second chance at a first impression that deserves to make as much noise as the pluck shredding the strings of the electric guitar that used to compose the game’s soundtrack. With a promised Full Metal Mode in the works to ramp up the challenge, I can really see myself venturing back into the intergalactic undergrowth of the dangerous planet known as Valfaris.

Version Tested: Nintendo Switch
Review copy provided by Big Sugar

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Apple TV Plus PS4 – Will You Be Able To Get Apple TV+ On PlayStation 4?

Apple TV Plus is the latest in a long line of streaming services – though this one, like Disney Plus before it, is very much focused on delivering exclusive content that you cannot get anywhere else. As a result, people have been asking – will Apple TV Plus PS4 release happen? And if so, when can we expect Apple TV Plus to release on PlayStation 4?

Apple TV Plus PS4 Release

As of right now, Apple TV Plus (Apple TV Plus) exists as a service within the Apple TV app which is exclusive to Apple devices. Presently, there is no Apple TV Plus app for either PS4 or Xbox One.

However, Apple did say that Apple TV Plus would be available on “other platforms in the future” and also “that this autumn, we’re bringing the Apple TV experience to popular smart TVs, streaming boxes and streaming sticks.”

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While that’s far from any sort of confirmation that the Apple TV Plus app will release on PS4 and Xbox One, it would make a lot of sense for Apple to do so – especially when you consider that the combined user base of those two consoles approaches something close to 150 million users; a fact that surely Apple is aware of.

What Is Apple TV Plus?

As mentioned previously, Apple TV Plus is a streaming service from Cupertino tech giant Apple that aims to deliver a raft of original TV shows and movies that you cannot get elsewhere. It delivers this content through the Apple TV Plus app, which as of right now, is only available on Apple produced devices.

One of the biggest announcements for Apple TV Plus service has been that Masters of the Air will release on the platform. For the unaware, Masters of the Air is the third and final instalment in the World War II television trilogy released by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks which started with Band of Brothers in 2001 and then The Pacific in 2010 at HBO.

In short, there’s going to be a large selection of new TV shows and movies on the platform with a big old bank account behind them. You can catch a list of the currently announced movies and TV shows for Apple TV Plus below:

• Amazing Stories
• Are You Sleeping?
• Calls
• Central Park
• Defending Jacob
• Dickinson
• For All Mankind
• Foundation
• Home
• Little America
• Little Voice
• Magic Hour
• Masters of the Air
• My Glory Was I Had Such Friends
• Pachinko
• See
• Swagger
• The Morning Show

How Much Does Apple TV Plus Cost?

As of right now, Apple TV Plus costs $5/£4.99 a month after a 7-day trial and permits access for up to six people off of a single subscription. Folks who buy an Apple device from October 2019 forward, such as a new iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV, will receive a one year subscription to Apple TV Plus at no extra charge.

Obviously, if the situation changes we’ll be sure to update this article – so stay tuned!

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Review: Call Of Cthulhu - Oppressive Cosmic Horror That's Plagued By Problems

Focus Home Interactive’s reputation for creating daring tie-ins to lapsed license continues. This time we’re taking a peek into the unknowable with Call of Cthulhu, which is based more off of the pen-and-paper RPG of the same name than the original work written by notable author H.P. Lovecraft, who once referred to people of colour as a "beast filled with vice". Call of Cthulhu is another attempt to wash away Lovecraft’s inherent racism and establish a legacy of cosmic horror but without the early 1900s prejudice.

With that said, adapting a work by H.P. Lovecraft – whose horror is so often incited by fear of the “other” – you can’t help but be reminded of where this game came from, its origins, and its attempts to divorce itself from a toxic legacy. There’s not even really a debate to be had around the uncomfortable nature of Lovecraft’s writing when viewed through the lens of modern society, and the developers of Call of Cthulhu have to reckon with that fact.

Call of Cthulhu takes place just after World War One, where you take up the role of Edward Pierce, a war veteran who wrestles with nightmares, drinks like someone is going to take it away from him and self-medicates a little too much, too. At the beginning of the game, Pierce is tasked with finding out exactly what happened in a mysterious fire on the fictitious island of Darkwater. From this initial setup, Call of Cthulhu shows its hand as a game where you have to explore and investigate your surroundings, peering deeper into the mysteries of Darkwater, and talking to its many inhabitants.

The atmosphere that this breeds is darkly oppressive, with the game’s dank and dreary palette further serving this gothic tale of cosmic horror. It manages to build tension easily, and a few hours into the game, you’re quickly wanting to know more about Darkwater and the monsters just creeping beneath the surface. For those who are familiar with the works of Lovecraft, this setup quickly unravels. This is no fault of the game itself, but instead, one that arises with the sheer saturation of Lovecraftian horror games that we’ve played in recent years. Soon the story beats become rote, and you start to know exactly what the unknowable is.

Exploring as Pierce is great, and you’re able to assign points to traditional tabletop RPG stats such as Psychology, Eloquence, Strength and more. As you dive deeper into Call of Cthulhu, you’re able to level these up and unlock more options within the game. However, the usage of these is based around percentages which then, in turn, use a behind-the-scenes dice roll, which can feel frustrating at times.

The first-person exploration feels solid enough, and throughout Call of Cthulhu, you’re presented with a wealth of choices and options. The game is operating as its prime when you’re walking around as Pierce, but we can’t help but feel that certain missions give you more limited choices in certain scenarios, and the numerous forced stealth sections are a detriment – as they tend to be to any game they’re placed in. When paired with some frustrating puzzle-design, the unknowable madness of Darkwater may as well have been the act of playing through Call of Cthulhu all along.

It’s a mild complaint about an otherwise competent game where your detective and P.I. skills are put to the test in an interesting environment and setting. As we said previously, the environment is thick with atmosphere, and fans of the genre will find everything they’re looking for while playing Call of Cthulhu. However, there are some technical issues that the game suffers with, too.

Just as Pierce stares into the abyss, we stared at our own personal abyss, which was our face’s reflection on the Nintendo Switch screen while stuck on one of Call of Cthulhu’s many lengthy loading screens. Paired with flat, basic visuals where textures can appear to be muddy, it’s pretty safe to say that Call of Cthulhu is very much in the same ballpark as games such as Elex and the Sherlock Holmes series when it comes to polish and presentation – which is to say, the game might attempt to deliver a certain look and feel with ambition, but falters somewhat on a technical level.

There are some pretty significant framerate issues within Call of Cthulhu when inspecting objects and exploring large areas. It’s glaringly obvious where the game falters, and while undocked the experience is playable, it’s hard to really enjoy things through the flat textures and low overall performance. That said, it does look reasonably impressive when you remember the hardware that it’s running on.

Conclusion

Call of Cthulhu manages to deliver a game that’s ripe with atmosphere but is built upon tried-and-true tropes of the genre that never really manage to evolve beyond the scope of what’s already been seen and heard before. Paired with some technical hiccups, we can say that Call of Cthulhu is only really for truly dedicated fans of Lovecraft; everyone else is advised to look elsewhere for their entertainment.

• Freedom of exploration within the world
• Thick with atmosphere

• Exceptionally long loading times
• Doesn't do anything that we've not seen before
• Frequent performance issues

Average 5/10

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Call of Cthulhu

• $39.99
• Amazon

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Flash UK PSN Weekend Sale Brings The Discounts

Surprise! Sony has unleashed a flash sale for the UK PlayStation Store over this weekend. Including discounts on titles such as Erica, Mortal Kombat 11 and The Sinking City, the sale is set to end on 13/10/2019.

You can catch the full list of discounted PS4 games below:

PlayStation Store Flash Sale – All PS4 Discounts, Prices

Conan Exiles – Complete Edition PS4 £36.99
Conan Exiles – Deluxe Edition PS4 £26.99
Control Digital Deluxe Edition PS4 £48.74
Control Standard Edition PS4 £37.49
DiRT Rally 2.0 – Super Deluxe Edition PS4£47.49
DiRT Rally 2.0 PS4 £19.79
Erica PS4 £5.79
Just Cause 4 – Digital Deluxe Edition PS4 £21.44
Just Cause 4 – Gold Edition PS4 £26.39
Just Cause 4 – Standard Edition PS4 £18.14
Mortal Kombat 11 Premium Edition PS4 £47.99
Mortal Kombat 11 PS4 £32.99
Outward PS4 £19.99
The Sinking City PS4 £29.99
The Sinking City – Necronomicon Edition PS4 £39.99
The Surge – Augmented Edition PS4 £34.99
The Surge PS4 £15.99
Train Sim World® 2020 Deluxe Edition PS4 £28.99
Train Sim World® 2020 PS4 £16.99
WRC 8 Deluxe Edition FIA World Rally Championship PS4 £39.99
WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship PS4£ 34.99

Source: Official UK PlayStation Store

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PS5 Latest News – Release Date, Controller, 4K Blu-ray & More

This week has been quite something when it comes to PS5 news. In peeling back the mystique surrounding its next-generation console via tech blog WIRED and the official PlayStation Blog, Sony has unveiled a number of key details such as the PS5 release date, confirmation that a 4K Blu-ray drive would feature and details surrounding the new controller, among many other things. You can catch all of this week’s PlayStation 5 news below:

Latest PS5 News – (Updated 12/10/2019)

• PlayStation 5 Release Confirmed For Year End Holidays 2020
• PS5 Preorders Are Now Open At An Online Retailer
• Sony Confirms DualShock 5, Will Use Haptic Feedback, USB-C
• PS5 Confirmed To Have 4K Blu-Ray Drive
• PS5 Game Installations Will Be Much More Sophisticated, Offer More Choice
• PS5 Will Support Hardware Level Ray-Tracing
• EA Talks Up PS5 GPU, Super Fast Access
• Bluepoint Games Next Title Set For PS5, Dev Super Excited For SSD
• Rumor: Wireless PSVR2 To Feature Front And Rear Cameras To Enable Room-Scale VR
• PS5 Backwards Compatibility Doesn’t Currently Cover All PS4 Games

All PS5 Features, Editorials

• Opinion: PS5 and Xbox Scarlett’s SSD Could Be The Most Troublesome Aspect Of Their Design
• How Much Is The PS5 Going To Cost? (And How Much Would You Be Willing To Pay?)
• PS5 Teraflops Won’t Matter – Here’s Why
• Opinion: What PS5 Will Mean For Live Games
• PS5 Vs Xbox Scarlett Specs Comparison – What We Know So Far
• All PS5 Launch Games – A Prediction
• PS5 Crossplay With PS4 Confirmed – How Will It Work Though?
• Guide: Best 8K TVs For PS5 So Far
• PlayStation 5 Developers – Here’s All The Developers Working On PS5
• Best PS5 Games That We Are Looking Forward To
• The Best PS5 Indie Games That We’re Stoked For
• Best PS5 Remasters We Are Most Excited For
• PS5 FAQ – Everything You Need To Know (Honest)
• Does PS5 Have HDCP And Can You Disable It?
• PS5 Apps, PS Plus And PS Now On PlayStation 5 – What’s Next?

All PS5 News

October 2019 PS5 News

• PS5 Confirmed Specs – CPU, GPU, SSD, Storage, 8K & More
• PS5 Rumor Suggests Included Camera For Improved Streaming
• New Source Confirms Earlier PS5 Dev Kit Design, New Codename Provided
• Rumour – AI-Powered PlayStation Assist May Come To PS5
• PS5 Rumor Suggests Included Camera For Improved Streaming

September 2019 PS5 News

• Mike Bithell Reveals What Excites Him About PS5 & Xbox Scarlett
• PS5 To Consume Less Power Than PS4 In Rest Mode
• Warriors Orochi Dev Hopes For Huge Battle Simulations With PS5 & Xbox Scarlett
• PS5: Sony & Industry Leaders To Combat Climate Change With ‘Playing For The Planet’
• PS5 Pro Release Rumoured Alongside Standard Model
• PS5 And Xbox Scarlett To Be ‘Always Connected Online’ According To NHL 20 Dev
• PS5 Rumor Suggests Included Camera For Improved Streaming
• Sunset Overdrive 2 PS5 Possible As Sony Confirms It Owns The IP
• PS5 SSD Is A ‘Bigger Deal Than Most People Realise,’ Says BoxFrog Games
• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale 2 Is Reportedly A PS5 Launch Game

August 2019 PS5 News

• Here’s Some 3D Renders Of The PS5 Dev Kit Design
• PS5 Dev Kit Patent Confirmed By Codemasters Artist
• PS5 Cooling Patent Has Been Unearthed
• Sony Set To Tilt Towards Games With Wider Appeal As PS5 Looms
• PS5 & Xbox Scarlett SSD Is A ‘Real Game Changer,’ Says Crytek
• PS5 GPU Reportedly Outperforms The GeForce RTX 2070 Super
• PS5 & Xbox Scarlett Graphics Will Bring Games Closer To Photorealism, Says Take-Two
• Borderlands 3 PS5 & Xbox Scarlett Has ‘Definitely’ Been Looked At, Says Dev
• PS5 Reveal Reportedly Set For February 2020, Ghost Of Tsushima Coming To PS5
• The PS5 SSD Will Allow For ‘More Diverse’ Game Worlds, Says Dev

July 2019 PS5 News

• EA Confirms It’s Been Working On PS5 & Xbox Scarlett Games ‘For Some Time’
• PS5 Pre-Orders Live In Sweden With Huge Placeholder Price
• Rumor: Naughty Dog’s PS5 Game Leaked (Apparently)
• Dying Light 2 Headed To PS5, Xbox Scarlett, Cross-Gen Release Confirmed
• PS5 Release Date Will Be In Late 2020
• PS5 Backwards Compatibility Confirmed in Huge Info Blowout
• It Might Be A While Before PS5 & Xbox Scarlett Are Pushed To Their Limits, Says eXiin Boss
• PS5 & Xbox Scarlett Backwards Compatibility Is ‘Win/Win For Consumers & Devs,’ Says Traxler
• GameStop Boss Is Happy PS5 Has A Disc Drive
• Alan Wake Dev Praises PS5 & Xbox Scarlett SSD
• Guerrilla Games Staffing Up For Big Title – Likely For PS5
• Source: Mount & Blade II Bannerlord PS4, PS5 Release Happening ‘Down The Road’
• Gran Turismo PS5 In Development, May Feature PSVR2
• Sony Reportedly Eyes New Dev Acquisitions For PS5 Release
• GTA 6 Leak Reveals Setting, Codename, And PS5 Release

June 2019 PS5 News

• WSJ: Sony Strengthening Ties With Developers, PS5 Set For 2020 Holiday Release
• PS5 Zen 2 Microarchitecture To Allow For Advanced AI & Realistic World Physics
• Days Gone Dev Hiring For AAA Game, PS5 Release Possible
• New Game Console Tariffs Could Mean More Expensive PS5
• PS5 Ray Tracing Will Be As Common As Lens Flare, Says Dev
• Dauntless PS5 Release Looking Likely
• Sony And PS5 Will Push PS Now Hard, Says Jim Ryan
• PS5 And Xbox Scarlett Are A ‘Major Leap’ Over Current-Gen, Says Ubisoft
• PS5 And Xbox Scarlett Are ‘More Of The Same,’ Says Platinum Boss
• PS5 vs Xbox Scarlett: PS5 Is Reportedly The More Powerful Console
• Cyberpunk 2077 Dev Is Keen On PS5 & Xbox Scarlett Release
• Watch Dogs Legion PS5 Release Could Be On The Cards
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake PS5 Release Hinted At By Square Enix CEO
• Call Of Duty 2020 For PS5 Hinted At In Treyarch Job Listing
• Sony Can’t Say If PS5 Will Be Its Last Console
• The Elder Scrolls VI PS5 Release Likely As Dev Wants Game To Last At Least A Decade
• Sony Planning PS5 Cross-Gen Play, Seamless Transition To Next-Gen
• Sony And Microsoft ‘Doing The Right Things’ For PS5 And New Xbox, Says Todd Howard
• Rainbow Six Siege PS5 Planned, No Sequel In The Pipeline

May 2019 PS5 News

• PS5 Graphics Will Be ‘Best We’ve Ever Seen,’ Says Yakuza Dev
• Monstrum II Announced, PS4 and PS5 Release Planned
• PSVR Success Means Sony Is Looking Forward To PSVR2 & PS5
• Tetris Effect Developer Eyes PS5 For New Game
• Developers Reveal Thoughts On PS5 & Next Generation Development
• PS5 Backwards Compatibility Viewed By Sony As ‘Extremely Powerful’
• PS5 Graphics Hinted At In Frostbite Next-Gen Hair Tech Demo
• PS5 Features Reconfirmed By Sony: Backwards Compatibility, SDD, 8K, And More
• PS5 Load Times Compared With PS4 Pro In Marvel’s Spider-Man
• RE Engine Is Ready For PS5, Says Capcom
• PS5 Streaming Service Detailed In New Sony Patent, Could Rival Stadia
• PS5 Release Date And Price Predicted By Ace Research Institute
• PS5 SSD Will Make Loading Screens ‘A Thing Of The Past’
• PS5 Special Sauce Confirmed – AMD Hints At Customized Next-Gen PlayStation

April 2019 PS5 News (The First Official Reveal Of PS5 Details)

• PS5 Will Not Release In The Next 12 Months
• PS5 Revealed – Release Date, Specs, PSVR & More
• PS5 Price to ‘be appealing in light of its advanced feature set,’ says Cerny
• PS5 Will Ship With A Custom 3D Audio Chip
• PS5 AMD Ryzen CPU, Navi GPU Confirmed
• PS5 Ray Tracing Support Confirmed
• Current PSVR Headsets Compatible with PS5
• Death Stranding Seemingly Set For PS5 and PS4 Release
• PS5 SSD Will Dramatically Decrease Loading Times
• PS5 8K Resolution Support Confirmed

March 2019 PS5 News

• Lord of the Rings: Gollum Announced For PS4, PS5

February 2019 PS5 News

• Anthem Coming To PS5 With Game Save Files Carrying Over – Rumor
• PS4 Sales Drop In Q4 Signals Imminent Arrival of PS5
• PS5 Backwards Compatibility – Will PlayStation 5 Play PS4 Games?

January 2019 PS5 News

• Emails being Sent Out About Fake PS5 Reveal
• Rumours Suggest Sony First-Party Developers Are Now Focusing on the PS5
• PS5 CPU Leak Reveals A Huge Leap In Power Vs PS4 Pro
• PS5 Specs, Rumors, CPU, GPU, PSVR 2 & More
• Sony Asks Probing Questions About PS5
• Will PS5 Support Cartridges, A Disc Drive Or Digital Downloads Only?
• PS5 PlayStation Network Getting Big Update – Report
• Best PS5 Logo Images – PlayStation 5 Logos
• Grand Theft Auto 6 Will Be First On PS4 Before PS5 – Here’s Why
• PS5 Dev Kit – Latest Leaks And Rumors
• How Much Will PS5 Cost – What Price Will You Pay For PlayStation 5?
• Rockstar Games Gets Ready For Its PS5 Debut Game
• PS5 controller – What’s New For The DualShock 5?

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Payday 3 Release Set For 2022-2023 According To Starbreeze

Somehow still managing to cling onto life, beleaguered Swedish developer/publisher Starbreeze has said that it will release Payday 3 between 2022 and 2023. Assuming it happens, this almost certainly makes a Payday 3 PS5 release a likelihood.

On the ropes since Overkill’s The Walking Dead absolutely failed both critically and commercially, causing massive financial issues for the company and the removal of head-honcho Bo Andersson. Another consequence of this was that the previously planned release of Overkill’s The Walking Dead on PS4 was cancelled, an understandable approach given the level of uncertainty involved.

Happily though, the company is projecting a massively improved cashflow from 2022 based on “expected events” and thus, you can see where the release of Payday 3 might fall in an around that window of time.

Likewise, the fortunes for the Swedish outfit haven’t been entirely bad either. Indeed, Starbreeze Publishing has done well off of the back of its publishing of the extremely popular Dead by Daylight, which has sold extremely well on all formats and platforms (A Nintendo Switch version of popular asynchronous horror title has even been released recently).

For the uninitiated, the Payday games are taut, team-based shooters where the idea is to use tactics, skills and stealth to rob different structures and locations with a view to improving your crew with the loot before moving onto the next.

Here’s hoping that Payday 3 evolves the concept suitably when (if) it rolls around a few years time.

Source: Starbreeze

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Review: The Bradwell Conspiracy - More Style Than Substance

It should be a day for celebration. Bradwell Electronics, a seemingly benign British conglomerate, has piqued the world’s attention with the announcement of its groundbreaking ‘Clean Water Initiative’. Gathering the greatest minds from the scientific community within the confines of its Stonehenge Museum, you’re ready to witness the birth of a technological breakthrough. But disaster has seen fit to intervene and you awake amid the rubble of the once-impressive Brutalist facility, masonry collapsing all around and alarms blaring warnings of danger. Was this a freak accident? A terrorist attack? It's up to you to find out.

While its trailers hint at an experience that might flirt with horror, The Bradwell Conspiracy is far more comfortable presenting uncomfortable truths than it is delivering predictable jump scares. New studio A Brave Plan (which comprises talent with experience in everything from the Fable and Tomb Raider series to the Batman games and Ether One) has crafted a slow-burn first-person puzzler that falls somewhere between the narrative beats of Firewatch and the brain-teasing conundrums of Portal, Chromagun and the like.

With only a pair of smart glasses to assist in the opening moments – think Google Glass meets Jarvis from the MCU (voiced by the very talented Abubakar Salim, aka Bayek from Assassin’s Creed Origins) – you’re informed you need to find a way out of this crumbling museum, and pronto. Your AI-powered specs soon discover another survivor – Dr Amber Randall – but you’re both separated by a security door that’s been firmly locked down. With your own voice conveniently silenced by smoke inhalation, you have to rely on the in-built camera of your glasses to send Amber visual prompts, and vice versa.

It’s a cute idea, and one that certainly has a lot of potential. It helps Amber share important information with you, such as a door you need to find in order to progress, or the code for a keypad. There’s even a really neat puzzle early on where you’ll send Amber images of rotating walkways so she can move the correct ones to help you across. Your disembodied companion will also provide her thoughts on pretty much anything you share with her. Found an interesting book on water purification? Discovered an overtly Orwellian company poster? Amber will give you her two cents.

A Brave Plan brought on two dialogue consultants with plenty of experience in TV (including Buffy, Battlestar Galactica and Husbands) and it really shows. Considering your relationship with Amber is an almost entirely one-sided affair, Rebecca LeChance’s performance is warm, natural and convincing. Unfortunately, the photo capture aspect doesn’t always work as smoothly as it should. Responses often lack context, such as Amber telling you to follow a sign you just shared with her, only to discover you’ve been sent in the wrong direction because you’ve missed an important blueprint or story beat.

There are no on-screen markers or prompts either, so you’ll often need to rely on the visual and audio clues Amber provides – as well as maps and signs littered throughout the Bradwell site – in order to navigate your way through its eerie and empty hallways. You can collect new Guide specs along the way, which serve as rudimentary keycards for accessing new areas. These also give you access to email accounts and voice mails that give a little more insight into the nature of Bradwell’s research, as well as some odd little throwaway moments, such as an impromptu meditation session. It’s a very spartan approach to storytelling and navigation, but it fits the minimalist style of the Bradwell world and it ultimately urges you to push further into the mystery.

After a brief wander around the main foyer of the facility – with Stonehenge itself visible through a giant panoramic window – you’re given a quick tutorial on one of Bradwell Electronics’ other breakthroughs, the Substance Mobile Printer, or SMP for short. It’s a portable 3D printer that enables you to suck up a malleable material and print designs based on blueprints you discover throughout the Stonehenge Museum and the facility beneath. With a chirpy overview from – of all people – British chat show host Jonathan Ross, you now have a means of interacting with the environment to solve various puzzles that are blocking your way.

Annoyingly, you can’t scan every item in the game and replicate it, only those made from Substance. Almost every new item you suck up provides a unit of Substance and a blueprint that enables you to rebuild it. Initially, you’ll use this tool to create planks to cross broken walkways, but later on you’re scanning algae pods to restart reactors and complete puzzles involving pipes. These limitations are there to stop you breaking the game, but with a relative amount of freedom to explore in each area of the facility (your blueprints and Substance are reset every time you progress to a new section in the story), you’re left to study the environment and use Amber’s hints and usable blueprints to solve each new puzzle/work out where to go next. There’s a decent variety to the puzzles, and most are relatively easy to deduct, but each one does ultimately rely on the same formula of ‘search for right blueprint/collect enough Substance’/make everything fit’ and it does eventually lose its sense of wonder.

Sadly, The Bradwell Conspiracy also suffers from some significant technical issues on Nintendo Switch. The game is meant to be running at around 30fps, but it can struggle to maintain that figure with consistent drops in frames and lag. We eventually grew used to the slowdown, but watching the camera chug or particle effects shift and flit in an effort to keep up is frustrating and very distracting. It should be added that other versions of the game are also suffering from similar problems, so it’s not just an issue isolated to Nintendo Switch. We were also frustrated to see a lack of touchscreen controls, which seems an odd omission considering the game has also been released on Apple Arcade.

Conclusion

The Bradwell Conspiracy offers an intriguing take on the first-person puzzler formula, even if its USP lacks the simple creativity of other similar puzzle games. The story itself has some real potential, but it ultimately fails to really flesh out some of the more interesting beats hinted at in news reports and audio logs. More interactive than Firewatch but far less challenging than The Witness, this is a puzzler that’s ultimately more style than substance. And with so many issues with performance in its launch state, The Bradwell Conspiracy on Switch doesn’t prove itself to be the ultimate portable version it really should be.

• Solid voice-over performances
• Some creative puzzles to solve via 3D printing

• Performance issues impact immersion
• No support for touchscreen controls
• 3D printing is more limited than it seems

Average 5/10

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Review copy provided by Bossa Studios

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Fallout New Vegas PS4 – How Can You Play It?

Is Fallout New Vegas PS4 a thing? Easily one of the most adored entries in the whole Fallout franchise, PS4 players have been wondering whether or not Fallout New Vegas will ever be playable on PS4. Well, there’s both good news and bad news to be had here.

Fallout New Vegas PS4 – What’s The Deal?

Starting with the bad news, there is no Fallout New Vegas PS4 release planned as of right now. With Bethesda’s attention now elsewhere with existing titles like Fallout 76, The Elder Scrolls Online and on-going development for Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6 for next-generation consoles such as the PS5 and Xbox Scarlett, it seems like there isn’t much time for them to sort out a PS4 release of Fallout New Vegas (especially as original developer Obsidian Entertainment, is also off doing other things too such as The Outer Worlds and other games).

That said, if you want to play Fallout New Vegas on your PS4, you’re not totally out of options.

Originally developed and released for PS3, Fallout New Vegas can actually be played on PS4 via the PlayStation Now game streaming service.

Though this is far from ideal, since the version you’ll be streaming is the bog standard PS3 version from years ago, it’s still the only way as of right now to play Fallout New Vegas on your PS4. Obviously if this situation changes, we’ll be sure to let you know!

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Interestingly however, rumors about Fallout New Vegas 2 reignited a couple of years ago when developer Obsidian Entertainment said that they would be excited to take on the project – however, since then many things have changed; not least the fact that in addition to concentrating on their own IP such as The Outer Worlds and Pillars of Eternity, they also happened to be owned by Microsoft now too.

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Star Wars Battlefront 2 1.39 Update Patch Notes Revealed

Ahead of its release next month, DICE and EA have unleashed the full Star Wars Battlefront 2 1.39 update patch notes that cover a range of fixes to co-op game modes, AI and the Capital Supremacy and Heroes and Villains game modes. The arrival of the patch during the middle of October is timely too, as DICE have embarked on a month long spate of activities for its licensed shooter that include double XP modes spread across the month and a range of new and unique events.

You can catch both the Star Wars Battlefront 2 1.39 update patch notes and the content roadmap below:

Star Wars Battlefront 2 1.39 Update Patch Notes

CO-OP

• Made various balancing changes on various CO-OP maps (Kamino, Felucia, Geonosis). Changes include tweaking AI and human player spawn points, adding props for coverage, adjusting number of Command Posts per phase, adjusting the areas of effect around Command Posts etc.
• Adjusted the spawning rate of enemy Hero AI on CO-OP, by increasing the cooldown in-between spawning.
• Added scoring when completing a phase on CO-OP.
• Fixed an issue that would remove the timer when the player would go in an Out-Of-Bounds area, when playing a CO-OP map.
• Fixed an issue where the intro camera on Naboo and Kamino would occasionally make a jarring movement.
• Fixed an issue where you could get Separatist Announcer VO at the end of a CO-OP game, if you played as a Wookiee Warrior.

AI

• Fixed an issue where not all Hero AI would spawn on games of Instant Action.
• Fixed an issue that would cause AI players to occasionally stand still when standing on the end of a navigable path.
• Several improvements to the behavior of Hero AI carrying Lightsabers. Lightsaber-carrying Hero AI should now be able to get closer to targets and play more offensive.
• Different default Appearances have been set up for the AI on CO-OP and Instant Action
• 212th Attack Battalion Phase 1 for Galactic Republic AI players on Geonosis – CO-OP
• 212th Attack Battalion Phase 2 for Galactic Republic AI players on Geonosis – Instant Action
• Default Phase 1 for Galactic Republic AI players on Kamino – CO-OP
• 104th Wolfpack Co. Phase 2 for Galactic Republic AI players on Kamino – Instant Action
• 41st Elite Corps Phase 2 for Galactic Republic AI players on Kashyyyk – CO-OP and Instant Action
• 327th Star Corps Phase 2 for Galactic Republic AI players on Felucia – CO-OP and Instant Action
• 501st Legion Phase 2 for Galactic Republic AI players on Naboo – CO-OP and Instant Action
• B1 Droid Geonosis appearance for Separatist AI players on Geonosis – CO-OP and Instant Action.
• B1 Droid Jungle appearance for Separatist AI players on Kashyyyk – CO-OP and Instant Action.

Capital Supremacy

• Added a panel as the destruction objective on the Reactor Cores on the Republic Attack Cruiser. This is to direct where players can shoot at and where defenders have to keep their attention. Players are now required to shoot at a panel on the Reactor Core to reduce its health.
• Added a radar icon for the AT-TE on Felucia.
• Fixed an issue where the Capital Ship VO Announcer would mention Capture Points, even when you return to a Capital Ship after having beaten the first phase.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 October 2019 Content Calendar

Heroes and Villains

• Dodging will not be canceling grenade-throwing for Leia Organa and Lando Calrissian.
• Fixed an issue where Blaster-carrying Heroes would run at the same speed as regular Troopers.
• Chewbacca’s Furious Bowcaster animation has been tweaked:
• Animation was sped up by half a second.
• Chewbacca now goes out of the animation state half a second earlier.
• Removed the additional camera movement during activation.

Finn:

• Fixed an issue where Finn’s Undercover Team would not grant increased speed to Troopers.

Kylo Ren:

• Reduced the damage caused by the “Power of Darkness” Star Card to 14-11-8-5.

Darth Vader:

• Removed Darth Vader’s damage reduction during the Force Choke ability.
• Changed the description of the “Fueling the Rage” Star Card to “FOCUSED RAGE has an active duration extended by 6 seconds but its bonus damage is reduced.”

Boba Fett:

• Changed the description of the “Anti-Hero Rockets” Star Card to “ROCKET BARRAGE rockets do increased damage at the center of the explosion in a 1 meter radius.”
• Changed the description of the “Intense Barrage” Star Card to “If ROCKET BARRAGE deals more than 500 damage to enemies for one activation, its cooldown time is reduced for the next usage.”
• Reduced the active time of Boba Fett’s Concussion Rocket from 1 to 0, allowing the player to act right after the grenade is fired.

Troopers, Reinforcements & Vehicles

• Fixed an issue with increased damage reduction for Clone Commando’s Battle Focus damage reduction. The damage reduction is set to 25%.
• Improved the aiming when playing on a Speeder.
• Fixed an issue that would cause various gameplay issues for players who are under the impact of the Officer’s flash grenade. These issues would include Force abilities not having an impact on affected players, as well as Lightsaber blocking and immunity while dodging not working correctly.

Source: Star Wars Battlefront II Official Site, Reddit

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Yakuza: Like A Dragon ‘Life Experience’ Progression System Detailed

A new progression system for the upcoming Yakuza: Like A Dragon has been detailed by SEGA, as we get closer to the game’s release in Japan.

The new progression system is called “Life Experience” and consists of six parameters that cover the protagonist Ichiban Kasuga’s characteristics, personality, and human nature. Gematsu pulled the news from the latest issue of Famitsu. These parameters can be increased by doing a variety of things in the game, from performing a certain job to talking to new people during a side story.

The six parameters are Enthusiasm, Mentality, Cheerfulness, Kindness, Intelligence, and Stylishness. They are described as the following:

Enthusiasm – The source of “willingness” and “romance.” Develops through enthusiastic conduct and doing things with utmost effort.

Mentality – The source of “mental strength” and “concentration.” Develops through situations that test your courage and emotional strength.

Cheerfulness – The source of “sociability” and “brightness.” Develops through actions that lighten the mood.

Kindness – The source of “broad-mindedness” and “empathy.” Develops through kind interaction with people, animals, and nature.

Intelligence – The source of “education” and “memory.” Develops through logical suggestion and studying.

Stylishness – The source of “charm” and “character.” Develops through clever exchange and dignified behaviour.

Yakuza: Like A Dragon was announced back in August and will be coming to the West in 2020, after its Japanese release. In Japan, the game is titled Yakuza 7. The game will ditch the trademark realtime combat, instead opting for turn-based combat. However, it has been made clear that the series will return to realtime combat if Yakuza: Like A Dragon doesn’t sell well.

A recent trailer gave us an in-depth look at that new combat. This came alongside a number of new details about the game, including a variety of mini-games and side activities you can partake in.

Yakuza: Like A Dragon releases in 2020 in the West for PS4.

Source – [Gematsu]

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NieR and NieR Automata Concert Heading To Chicago, London, and Bangkok

An orchestral concert highlighting the music from the NieR franchise and 2017’s NieR: Automata has been announced and will be touring three cities: Chicago, London, and Bangkok.

The NieR:Orchestra Concert re:12018 is a live event that features tracks from NieR Replicant & Gestalt and NieR: Automata. The concert has been a big hit in Japan already with four sold-out performances in Tokyo in 2018.

The concert will take place in the following cities on the following days:

• Rosemont Theatre, Chicago – January 24, 2020. (8 PM)
• Royal Festival Hall, London – February 2, 2020 (3 PM).
• Royal Festival Hall, London – February 2, 2020 (8 PM)
• Prince Mahidol Hall, Bangkok – February 15, 2020 (4 PM)
• Prince Mahidol Hall, Bangkok – February 16, 2020 (4 PM)

The concerts, which will consist of a full symphony orchestra and chorus, will be conducted by Grammy Award-winning Conductor, Arnie Roth. The concert will also feature the vocals of Emi Evans, who performed the vocals in NieR: Automata. Finally, Series Director YOKO TARO and composer Keiichi Okabe have produced new HD video projections, which will play throughout the concert.

Tickets for the concert can be found here. However, they are sold out or quickly selling out. Therefore, you need to be quick. The tickets for the 8 PM concert in London will go live at 10 AM BST on October 14. Tickets are available now for all the other concerts.

Nier Automata released back in 2017 to critical acclaim. In our review we stated the following:

Exceptional in every way, NeiR: Automata delivers on every cylinder, providing one of the best experiences this year. In every generation there is a game that leaves an impression on you and for me NieR: Automata is that game. To put it simply, NeiR: Automata is a magical experience.

You can read our full review here.

Nier Automata is available now on PS4. Tickets for the concert are also available right now unless they are sold out.

Source – [Square Enix]

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