Third-party peripheral company PDP has announced a series of stylish Nintendo Switch controllers modeled after the classic GameCube button layout, for use with the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The series of three controllers feature different color schemes and emblems to signify some choice characters: red for Mario, blue for Link, and yellow for Pikachu.
The button layout is identical to the original GameCube's, with a few minor Switch additions like the Home and Capture button. A detachable C-Stick can be swapped for a full-size analog stick, depending on how devoted you are to the old GameCube look. Nintendo has already announced its own official GameCube controller as well, and originals will still work, but those require a separate adapter. The PDP ones, by contrast, have a 10-foot USB cable to plug directly into the Switch like any other USB controller.
PDP hasn't announced a release date, but does say on its product page that these will be available in time for the holiday season. That will presumably make them available in time for the Smash Bros. Ultimate release date on December 7.
Smash Bros. Ultimate earns its name with a chock-a-block roster of every playable character to have ever appeared in a Smash Bros. game before. It's also going to be coming alongside some new Amiibo to collect and train up. For more details, check out our pre-order guide.
For Honor is heading into its seventh season much sooner than you might be expecting. The seasonal update, which is called Storm and Fury, will launch simultaneously on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on August 2.
Storm and Fury will introduce a brand new map, some hero reworks, and a ranking system update. And for those of you who appreciate battling in style, the launch of the season will also introduce a permanent 30 percent discount on all battle outfits.
The new map is called Secluded Keep. It was once owned by a lord and is now a highly desired outpost. You'll be able to play it in Tribute, Skirmish, Elimination, Brawl, and Duel. Two major heroes are seeing some changes based on feedback. The Warden and Valkyrie are getting updates to improve versatility and efficiency.
As for the ranking system, there are several changes coming. The first is two new divisions for the most ferocious of fighters: Master and Grand Master. In addition, there will also be a new leaderboard to track progress. Want to climb higher and higher in the ranks? With this update, you'll be able to take on ranked duels outside of tournaments, and tournaments will now rotate every weekend.
Outside of this update in August, For Honor is in headlines for another reason. For Honor is headlining August's Games with Gold. On August 16, you can pick up the full game free of charge with a Xbox Live Gold membership.
PlayStation Network is currently experiencing an outage, resulting in many people being unable to play games online or access other services related to Sony's online network. The PlayStation Network service status page currently states that "some services are experiencing issues." In the list of services experiencing issues account management, gaming and social, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Now, PlayStation Music, and the PlayStation Store are shown as being unavailable. [Update: PSN appears to be back online. We'll report back with any further changes.]
"You may have some difficulty signing in or creating an account on PlayStation Network," reads a message on the services page. "Our engineers are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, and we thank you for your patience." For Gaming and Social specifically, the details page states that players "may have some difficulty launching games, applications or online features."
It seems the issues are fairly widespread, as a quick Twitter search reveals numerous users on the social network are reporting errors. The US PlayStation Support page also states that Sony is "aware that some users are experiencing issues logging into PSN." At the time of writing, the PlayStation support account on Twitter has not acknowledged the problems.
PSN has had a bit of a rough time lately, as this is the second time this month that servers have taken a hit. On July 13, Sony confirmed that the PlayStation Network was suffering from issues that specifically impacted everyone's ability to get online and play games.
We are investigating an issue affecting the login process for many PS4 players. Thank you for your patience. Status page for PSN: https://t.co/cxNPuB5PQy
On Twitter, the official Fortnite account has said it is also looking into the issues. This latest round of downtime will no doubt will be irksome to the many Fortnite players out there trying to get challenges done as soon as possible. Or Overwatch players like me that got disconnected mid-push--it was very upsetting.
Ghosts, goblins, and vampires, oh my! As revealed at SDCC 2018, the Netflix-exclusive anime interpretation of Castlevania has been renewed for a second season. The second season's first trailer has finally dropped, and you can watch it above.
Castlevania follows Trevor Belmont, the last survivor of the banished monster-hunting family and a man who must stop the rampage of a crazed, love-sick Vlad Dracula Tepes. The first season saw Dracula's descent into madness and despair over the murder of his wife, and this season will follow him even further into that abyss of grief.
Trevor and his allies from the first season will have to take on Dracula's madness once again. This time around, Drac's drunk on power and is seeking to wipe out all of humanity with the aid of his vampire war council.
Richard Armitage, who is the voice actor for Trevor Belmont, previously revealed that Castlevania Season 3 was already in production. "We're about to record a third," he said. "The second season hasn't been aired yet, but we're about to do a third."
Unlike the first season, the new episodes will not be directed by Adi Shankar, but instead by Sam Deets, the character designer from the first season. Shankar is still an executive producer, however. The first season, which is four episodes long, is available on Netflix right now; Season 2 will air on October 26.
Dontnod's latest action game Vampyr is due to see some tweaks in the coming weeks. The 1918 vampire thriller is about to have an update that will optimize the game a bit, as well as add two new gameplay modes for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Dontnod has not detailed what optimization tweaks are coming, but we do know that story will see the most changes. The first of the two modes to be added is a more casual version of the standard playthrough. Combat isn't going to be nearly as intense in this mode, which is called "Story Mode." The focus here is to get you in and out of the story without having to worry about all the chaos that comes with being a vampire.
The second mode to be added is "Hard Mode." As the name suggests, combat will be more difficult in this mode than in the standard playthrough. Enemies are tougher, and you won't get as much experience from killing them. In this mode, you'll really have to rely on citizens to become more powerful.
We don't have a date for the update quite yet, but we're bound to see it soon. For even more of 20th-century doctors turned vampires coverage, check out the first hour of gameplay here, and our Vampyr review here.
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