By Anonymous on May 29, 2015 11:50 pm
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One games released so far haven't come close to taking full advantage of those systems' power. That's according to Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Rockstar and 2K Games parent company Take-Two Interactive, who said during a recent presentation that the best is yet to come.  "We have yet to see entirely what the technology can allow," Zelnick said during the 43rd Annual Technology, Media & Telecom Conference this week in New York City. "We've had a couple releases for new-gen, but I don't think we remotely have seen what can be done, and that's super exciting. And that speaks to many of our titles; hopefully all of our titles, ultimately." Zelnick's comments follow those from PlayStation president Andrew House, who said earlier this week that he's optimistic that E3 2015 next month will deliver games that take fuller advantage of the new consoles. "I think it will be a show where we see the next generation of hardware really start to deliver great content and experiences that, if not take full advantage of the platform, take a lot more advantage than we've seen before," he said at the time. The most high-profile of Take-Two's current-generation releases thus far was Grand Theft Auto V. This comes with something of an asterisk, however, as the game is an updated version of a last-generation title, albeit with some major new features and changes. Take-Two's other current-generation titles include games from its 2K Games and 2K Sports labels such as Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, NBA 2K15, WWE 2K15, and Evolve. Looking ahead, Take-Two has a number of current-generation games in the pipeline, including NBA 2K16, WWE 2K16, Battleborn, Borderlands 3, and possibly the mysterious "Advent" project.
By Anonymous on May 29, 2015 11:50 pm
The Borderlands games, much like action RPGs such as Diablo, are essentially loot-driven games. Legendary items are among the most exciting things you can find, and starting this week, you'll see them drop far more often in recent Borderlands games. Following a series of tests, Gearbox has tripled the drop rate of legendary items in Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (which is comprised of the former two games). This change is now in effect across all platforms; simply allow your game to download the hot fix that went live earlier this week, and you'll find it much easier to build up your collection of legendaries. Last month, Gearbox began experimenting with the rate at which legendary weapons are dropped, tweaking the likelihood every week without giving players exact figures on how things had changed. This was done to avoid having players' opinions affected by their perception of the numbers, rather than simply how things felt. Feedback was collected through surveys and the official forums, and after more than a month of testing, Gearbox arrived at the new 3x bump. "After digging through all the data, we discovered that standard drop rates were perceived as too rare but that anything over a 3x boost felt like too much--almost to the point where it was starting to take away the challenge and excitement from seeing that beautiful orange glow," Gearbox's Jeff Skal explained. It's unclear how this feedback will be factored into the next game in the series, which we know is being designed specifically for current-gen consoles (and presumably PC) and will lack the direction of series creator Matthew Armstrong. In the meantime, we could see the original Borderlands come to Xbox One and PS4 if fans demand it.
By Anonymous on May 29, 2015 11:15 pm
 The Assassin's Creed Xbox One bundle (which includes Black Flag and Unity) is currently $300 at eBay.  Pick up the newly released Splatoon at Target and you'll get a free Splatoon-branded water gun (while supplies last). Amazon and Best Buy both have Bloodborne for $40. Gamers Club Unlocked gets the price down to $32 at Best Buy. Toys R Us still has Destiny for $20 on Xbox One and PS4. Target Cartwheel has a 25% off deal on Far Cry 4. Combined with the current $30 price, you can get the game for $22.50. Best Buy is offering a $10 gift card with the purchase of Mortal Kombat X on PS4 or Xbox One ($60, $48 with Gamers Club Unlocked). You can preorder a pair of games through Dell--The Elder Scrolls Online or Batman: Arkham Knight--and receive a $15 Dell gift card. The fourth wave of Amiibo will be available through Amazon today, with each figure going on sale at a specific time. They'll cost the usual $13 each, but considering they will invariably sell out and be resold at much higher prices, that's as cheap as you're likely to get them. Below you'll find the rest of today's best deals divided by platform: PlayStation 4Walmart is offering The Last of Us Remastered PS4 bundle with an extra controller or Battlefield Hardline for $399. Alternatively, you can add $10 to get The Witcher 3 or Mortal Kombat X. Groupon has the Last of Us Remastered PS4 bundle with copies of Alien: Isolation and Call of Duty: Ghosts for $420. EBay has seller-refurbished PS4s for $324. Trade in a working 250 GB Xbox 360 or PS3 Slim and get at least $175 toward a new PS4 at Best Buy. Preorder the Batman: Arkham Knight PS4 bundle at Dell and get three free months of PlayStation Plus and a $25 Dell gift card. Additionally, you can bring the price down from $420 to $400 by using the promo code: 6980X63DCJNXSP Buy a PS4 (including the $400 Last of Us Remastered bundle) and get a free copy of Destiny at Best Buy. The PlayStation Store has kicked off a sale on Deep Silver games, offering discounts like the Saints Row IV: Re-Elected + Gat Out of Hell PS4 bundle for $15.49. It also has a separate, PlayStation Plus member-only sale, bringing Bloodborne and Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin down to $48 each, among other deals. Other PS4 game deals: PlayStation Plus' free games for May are available for a few more days and include Guacamelee, Murasaki Baby, Hohokum, The Unfinished Swan, and more. June's free games were announced this week. Xbox OneWalmart is offering the Halo Master Chief Collection Xbox One bundle with a free second controller or Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare for $349. Adding $10 more lets you get Battlefield Hardline in place of Advanced Warfare, while $20 more lets you pick either Witcher 3 or Mortal Kombat X. You can buy a year of Xbox Live Gold on eBay for $37. Best Buy will take $20 off the price of a one-year Xbox Live Gold membership when you buy any Xbox 360 or Xbox One. Microsoft's latest Deals With Gold promotion is on, discounting a handful of Xbox One and Xbox 360 games, such as Alien: Isolation for $24 and Screamride for $27. You can check out all the deals here. Other Xbox One game deals: May's free Games With Gold games are now available on Xbox One and Xbox 360 and include CastleStorm and F1 2013. June's games were announced this week. PCThe latest Humble Weekly Bundle features Relic Entertainment's games, including the Company of Heroes and Dawn of War series. GOG has a sale on Interplay games, offering Freespace 2 and Giants: Citizen Kabuto for $4 each, among other deals. GamersGate is featuring a week of sales on Bethesda games. This includes Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition and Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition for $7 each, Ultimate Doom for $6, and more. Green Man Gaming has sales going on featuring Capcom and Team 17 games. You can get Resident Evil 4 HD Edition for $8, Remember Me for $6, Worms Revolution for $3, and more. Get 20 percent off at Green Man Gaming with the promo code: GET20P-ERCENT-OFFNOW Ultima VIII: Gold Edition is free on Origin. Other PC game deals: Wii UIf you don't mind a refurbished system, Nintendo's online store has a Wii U bundle with Nintendo Land for $200, or Nintendo Land and Super Mario 3D World for $225. The new Humble Bundle is offering a number of Wii U (and 3DS) games on the cheap, marking the first time a Humble Bundle has ever offered console or handheld games. Buy a Wii U at Target, and you can get 50 percent off four different games: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mario Kart 8, Mario Party 10, and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. 3DSWalmart is offering a New 3DS XL bundle with Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and your choice of select Amiibo figurines for $219. Alternatively, the retailer has a New 3DS XL bundle with your choice of select games and a Pokemon figurine for $219-$227. Eligible games include Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Code Name: Steam, and quite a few more. Target has an exclusive red 2DS bundle with Yoshi's New Island for $90. Groupon is selling the 3DS XL Super Mario Bros. 2 Gold Edition, which includes the game and a limited-edition system, for $175. The new Humble Bundle includes several 3DS games. PS VitaHardwareAmazon prices are accurate as of publishing, but can fluctuate occasionally throughout the day. GameSpot's gaming deals posts always highlight the best deals we can find regardless of retailer. 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By Anonymous on May 29, 2015 07:30 pm
 After playing a bunch of Splatoon, Chris Watters reflects on how shooting isn't really the point of Nintendo's new shooter.
By Anonymous on May 29, 2015 05:00 am
 Check out what games are coming to Xbox in June for Games With Gold, Microsoft may have let an E3 secret slip early, The Witcher 3 is out but the awesome trailers just keep on coming, and our intern desperately tries to avoid Mary's wrath.
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