By Anonymous on Jun 29, 2015 11:37 pm
No one was hurt in yesterday's SpaceX explosion, but among the items lost were a pair of Microsoft's HoloLens augmented reality headsets.  The two headsets were loaded onto the intergalactic vessel alongside food and other supplies, ultimately headed to the International Space Station--but they never made it. The ship blew up just minutes into the trip, with the HoloLens units and other supplies burning up upon re-entry into earth's atmosphere. Why were HoloLens headsets headed to the ISS in the first place? It's not because the astronauts heard about Microsoft's Halo HoloLens demo and wanted to try it. Rather, Microsoft and NASA are teaming up for a new project called Sidekick, in which astronauts use commercial technology to aid them on their missions. Presumably, Microsoft will provide more HoloLens headsets for SpaceX's next attempt.
According to SpaceX founder Elon Musk, the Falcon 9 ship failed due to an "overpressure event in the upper-stage liquid oxygen tank." Unfortunately for SpaceX, after "several thousand" engineering hours of review, the company has yet to pinpoint a reason for the explosion. For more on Microsoft's Sidekick program with NASA, check out this blog post and the video below.
By Anonymous on Jun 29, 2015 11:37 pm
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's free DLC campaign continues this week with a new sidequest, developer CD Projekt Red announced on Monday.  Here's the official description for the quest, which is called "Where the Cat and the Wolf Play...": "Explore a forgotten village and discover its terrifying secret. Find out who or what slaughtered its inhabitants and use all your witcher skills to confront this mysterious force." After you apply the latest Witcher 3 game update, you'll find a new witcher contract in Oreton village. Inhabitants of the nearby city of Honorton are struggling against a monster known as a "spook." It's your job, as usual, to save the day. This quest is free DLC number 15 of 16 planned add-ons. The final free content will be released next week. But that won't be the end of The Witcher 3's DLC offerings. The first of two major, paid add-ons, Hearts of Stone, will launch in October. This will be followed by Blood and Wine in early 2016. You can buy them together for $25, though individual pricing has not been announced.
By Anonymous on Jun 29, 2015 11:06 pm
The Pokemon Company on Monday announced that its Candy Crush-style puzzle game Pokemon Shuffle is coming to iOS and Android. The game will launch later this year as a free-to-play title supported by microtransactions, just like the previously released Nintendo 3DS version. The game was released for 3DS back in January and has seen 4.5 million downloads to date. Pokemon Shuffle is similar in presentation to Bejeweled and Candy Crush, but it replaces the gems with faces of popular Pokemon such as Bulbasaur and Charmander, among others. Players must line these up in rows of three for them to disappear. The twist on the match-three format is that a player will have a limited number of moves available to create a certain number of matches, meaning that in some cases thinking ahead is required to chain combos together.. Pokemon Shuffle is not The Pokemon Company's first mobile game. It follows other apps, including Pokemon TV, Pokedex, Camp Pokemon, and Pokemon TCG Online, among others. Are you going to try Pokemon Shuffle? Let us know in the comments below!     
By Anonymous on Jun 29, 2015 10:51 pm
 The Microsoft Store continues to offer a free game of your choice with the purchase of an Xbox One. On top of that it's including a $50 store credit and a copy of Assassin's Creed: Unity with the purchase of the Halo Master Chief Collection Xbox One bundle for $349. That same deal is available with the $399 1 TB model Xbox One that's now on sale with the new controller and a copy of Master Chief Collection. Project Cars is $50 at both Amazon (Xbox One/PS4) and Best Buy (Xbox One/PS4). Gamers Club Unlocked members can get it for $40 at Best Buy. Costco is selling Batman: Arkham Knight for $50 on Xbox One and PS4 with $2 shipping. Buy BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend on PS4 or Xbox One at Best Buy this week and get a $10 gift card. You can preorder Mad Max or Rory McIlroy PGA Tour through Dell and receive a $15 gift card. Below you'll find the rest of today's best deals divided by platform: PlayStation 4Walmart continues to sell 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 in place of the controller/Hardline. Buy the Batman: Arkham Knight PS4 bundle for $400 at Newegg and get a free PlayStation Silver wired headset. Buy J-Stars Victory VS+ at Best Buy and get Dragon Ball Xenoverse for $30. The PlayStation Store has a sale going on where you can get WWE 2K15 for $30, Stealth Inc. 2 for $7.49, or Evolve's Digital Deluxe Edition for $36. There's also a PlayStation Plus member-only sale with Grim Fandango for $15, Skullgirls 2nd Encore for $20, and more. Other PS4 game deals: - Batman: Arkham Knight -- $50 (Costco)
- Project Cars -- $50 (Amazon) / $50 (Best Buy)
- Mortal Kombat X -- $41 (Amazon) / $41 (Walmart)
- Bloodborne -- $40 (Amazon)
- MLB 15: The Show -- $40 (Amazon)
- Guilty Gear Xrd Sign -- $32.50 (Amazon) / $34 (Best Buy)
- Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition -- $35 (Amazon)
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection -- $49.41 (Amazon)
- Dead or Alive 5: Last Round -- $33.37 (Amazon)
- Battlefield Hardline -- $40 (Amazon) / $40 (GameStop)
- Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin -- $42 (Amazon) / $45 (Best Buy)
- Resident Evil: Revelations 2 -- $28 (Amazon)
- Far Cry 4 -- $30 (Amazon) / $30 (Target)
- The Order: 1886 -- $29 (Amazon)
- Final Fantasy Type-0 HD -- $39.53 (Amazon)
- Rayman Legends -- $20 (Best Buy)
- LittleBigPlanet 3 -- $40 (Amazon)
- Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition -- $30 (Amazon) / $30 (Best Buy)
- Final Fantasy XIV -- $25 (Amazon)
- Evolve -- $30 (Amazon) / $30 (GameStop)
- Grand Theft Auto V -- $49 (Amazon)
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare -- $32.58 (Amazon)
- Dying Light -- $40 (Amazon)
- Dragon Age: Inquisition -- $30 (Amazon) / $30 (GameStop)
- Alien: Isolation -- $22.50 (Amazon)
- The Crew -- $30 (Amazon)
- Destiny -- $32 (Amazon)
- WWE 2K15 -- $30 (Amazon) / $38 (Target)
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor -- $30 (Amazon)
- Natural Doctrine -- $33.40 (Amazon)
- Infamous: Second Son -- $38 (Amazon)
- Watch Dogs -- $19 (Amazon)
- Assassin's Creed: Unity -- $19 (Amazon)
- Killzone: Shadow Fall -- $17 (Amazon)
- The Last of Us Remastered -- $14.47 (Amazon)
- NBA 2K15 -- $30 (Amazon) / $30 (GameStop)
- The Evil Within -- $40 (Amazon)
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes -- $15 (Amazon)
- Disney Infinity 2.0 Toy Box Starter Pack -- $28 (Amazon)
- Disney Infinity 2.0 Marvel Super Heroes Starter Pack -- $40 (Amazon)
- Call of Duty: Ghosts -- $19 (Amazon)
The free PlayStation Plus games for June are now available and include Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Skulls of the Shogun, and more. July's games should be available next week. Xbox OneWalmart is selling the Halo Master Chief Collection Xbox One bundle with a free second controller $349. You also get a free copy of Watch Dogs or Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, or you can pay a bit more to replace it with Need for Speed: Rivals - Complete Edition ($5), Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare ($20), or Batman: Arkham Knight ($30). Buy an Xbox One at Best Buy and get The Witcher 3 for $25. Trade in any Xbox 360 or PS3 at the Microsoft Store and get a $100 credit toward a new Xbox One. You can buy a year of Xbox Live Gold on eBay for $36. Microsoft's latest Deals With Gold promotion is on, discounting a handful of Xbox One and Xbox 360 games, such as Evolve for $30, The Crew for $30, and Dishonored for $6.79. You can check out all the deals here. The first episode of Telltale's Game of Thrones series is free on Xbox Live. Other Xbox One game deals: June's free Games With Gold games are now available and include Massive Chalice and Thief. PCThe latest Humble Bundle is entirely focused on the Borderlands series, allowing you to get the games and their respective DLC on the cheap. The new Humble Weekly Bundle is the latest in the Eye Candy series, featuring games like Where Is My Heart, Back to Bed, and The Dream Machine for just a few dollars. GOG has a big sale on classic games, offering Empire Earth: Gold Edition for $1.79, Alien vs. Predator Classic 2000 for $1.79, Evil Genius for $3, and more. Get 23 percent off your purchase at Green Man Gaming using the promo code GET23P-ERCENT-OFFGMG. 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. - Bayonetta 2 -- $45 (Amazon) / $45 (GameStop)
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker -- $32.60 (Amazon) / $32.60 (Walmart)
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze -- $40 (Amazon)
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut -- $14.50 (Amazon)
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U -- $49 (Amazon) / $49 (Walmart)
- Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two -- $11 (Amazon)
- Hyrule Warriors -- $49 (Amazon)
- Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition -- $14.39 (Amazon)
- Batman: Arkham Origins -- $15 (Amazon)
- Watch Dogs -- $18 (Amazon)
- Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed -- $20.65 (Amazon)
- Scribblenauts Unlimited -- $16 (Amazon)
- Transformers Prime: The Game -- $12 (Amazon)
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. Eligible games include Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Super Smash Bros., The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, and quite a few more. Target is offering a buy one, get one 50 percent off deal on several 3DS games: Mario Kart 7 ($30), New Super Mario Bros. 2 ($29.49), Super Mario 3D Land ($30), and Super Smash Bros ($40). A number of Sega 3D Classics are on sale for $3 on the eShop, including Streets of Rage, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Super Hang-On. - Xenoblade Chronicles 3D -- $30 (Amazon) / $30 (Best Buy)
- Persona Q: The Wild Cards Premium Edition -- $47.36 (Amazon)
- Mario Party: Island Tour -- $26 (Amazon) / $24 (Best Buy)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - Record Breaker -- $40 (Amazon)
- Pokemon Alpha Sapphire -- $30 with bonus figure (Walmart)
- Pokemon Omega Ruby -- $28 (Amazon) / $30 with bonus figure (Walmart)
- Pokemon Y -- $30 (Amazon)
- Steel Diver -- $8 (Best Buy)
- Scribblenauts Unlimited -- $8 (Best Buy)
- Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion -- $12.55 (Amazon)
- Code Name: Steam -- $25 (Amazon) / $25 (Best Buy)
- Crosswords Plus -- $6 (Best Buy)
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes -- $15 (Amazon)
- Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars -- $22 (Amazon)
- Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed -- $23 (Amazon)
- Hometown Story -- $15 (Amazon)
PlayStation VitaThe PlayStation TV is available for $40 GameStop. - God of War Collection -- $23 (Amazon)
- Persona 4: Golden -- $20 (Amazon)
- Gravity Rush -- $19 (Amazon)
- Freedom Wars -- $15 (Amazon) / $15 (Best Buy)
- The Wolf Among Us -- $13.39 (Amazon) / $15 (Best Buy)
- Borderlands 2 -- $20 (Amazon) / $20 (Best Buy)
- The Walking Dead: Season Two -- $15 (Best Buy)
- Mind Zero -- $31 (Amazon)
- Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed -- $18 (Amazon)
- Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd -- $21.62 (Amazon)
- Xblaze Code: Embryo -- $20 (Amazon)
- Arcana Heart 3: Love Max -- $26 (Amazon)
- Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars -- $21.45 (Amazon)
- Resistance: Burning Skies -- $5 (Best Buy)
- Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational -- $10 (Amazon)
- 16GB Memory Card -- $30.64 (Amazon)
- 32GB Memory Card -- $67.66 (Amazon)
Hardware- Insignia 3DS/3DS XL/New 3DS XL/2DS Starter Kit -- $18 (Best Buy)
- PlayStation 4 Camera -- $45 (Amazon) / $50 with $25 Dell gift card (Dell) / $45 (Walmart)
- Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury Gaming Mouse -- $39.49 (Amazon)
- Logitech G502 Proteus Core Gaming Mouse -- $61 (Amazon) / $80 with $40 Steam gift card (Best Buy)
- Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse -- $55.58 (Amazon)
- Logitech G700s Gaming Mouse -- $62 (Amazon)
- Logitech G910 Orion Spark Mechanical Keyboard -- $180 with $50 Steam gift card (Best Buy)
- Logitech G430 Over-the-Ear Headset -- $80 with $40 Steam gift card (Best Buy)
- Wireless Xbox 360 Controller for Windows -- $43 (Amazon)
- Wired Xbox 360 Controller for Windows -- $22 (Amazon)
- Black Xbox One Wireless Controller -- $49.41 (Amazon)
- PlayStation Silver Wired Stereo Headset -- $26 (Amazon)
- PlayStation Gold Wireless Stereo Headset -- $80 (Best Buy)
- Turtle Beach Ear Force PX22 Amplified Universal Gaming Headset -- $58 (Amazon)
- Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930 -- $85 (Amazon)
- HyperX Cloud II Gaming Headset for PC & PS4 -- $99 (Amazon)
Amazon 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. We also occasionally use retailer affiliate links, which means that purchasing goods through those links helps support all the great content (including the deals posts) you find for free here on the site.
By Anonymous on Jun 29, 2015 10:26 pm
Less than a month after the release of The Elder Scrolls Online for console, creative director Paul Sage has left the game's developer, Zenimax Online Studios. Game director Matt Firor remains on-board for the project, while Sage's position of creative director is being filled by Rich Lambert. He previously worked as lead content designer for The Elder Scrolls Online. He also worked on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. "We can confirm that Paul left Zenimax Online Studios after the launch of The Elder Scrolls Online on console," a representative said in the game's forums. "He, along with rest of the team, are very happy with how the game is doing and we wish him the best in his future endeavors."  Sage is leaving Zenimax to join Borderlands developer Gearbox Software, reports Eurogamer. That studio is currently working on the MOBA-like shooter Battleborn and Borderlands 3. It is unclear which project Sage is working on. The Elder Scrolls Online was originally released in April 2014 as a subscription-based MMORPG. In January 2015, the game transitioned to a pay-once model and was renamed Tamriel Unlimited.
By Anonymous on Jun 29, 2015 09:15 pm
DICE's upcoming shooter Star Wars: Battlefront will not include a map set on the Death Star, the iconic fictional spacecraft from the sci-fi series. A DICE community manager shared the news in a post on Reddit, where a fan asked if there would be an infantry-focused map set on the ship itself.  "We will not offer a Death Star-based map," the manager said. "But stay tuned for details around the maps we will offer." There will be a total of 12 maps available on day one, with more presumably to come later as DLC. We already knew that Battlefront will not include space battles, but the DICE manager teased that if the studio gets to work on a sequel, "I think it's a safe bet to say we will look into it." DICE also confirmed that there will be Star Destroyers flying by in the sky on other maps, but you will not be able to shoot them down. For lots more on Battlefront, which launches November 17, check out GameSpot's in-depth interview with DICE general manager Patrick Bach.
By Anonymous on Jun 29, 2015 08:32 pm
Ahead of the game's release this winter, Nordic Games has released the first comparison shots for Darksiders II: Death-initive Edition, showing how much the game has improved since we last saw it in 2012. Check out the two images below; the remastered version is on the left, while the original is on the right. Be sure to use the slider to compare the two images and note the differences and improvements. The Darksiders II Death-initive edition runs at an improved 1080p resolution, but there are also character model changes and new lighting effects. "When we thought about what we wanted to do for the Deathinitive edition of Darksiders II, obviously we wanted to run in native 1080p and increase the resolution of the textures," design director John Pearl said in a statement. "Additionally, we decided to rewrite the renderer to be physically based like a lot of other current generation game engines." "What this means visually is metal, leather, stone, and skin look and respond to light as you would expect them to in the real world. This new rendering method meant we revisited every texture and surface in the game, reworking and re-authoring them for the new renderer. To take full advantage of these texture changes, we've also gone back and relit the entire game." Outside of the visual upgrade, the new version of Darksiders II comes with refinements to the game's balancing and loot distribution systems. Also included is all previously released downloadable content. Leading development on Darksiders II Death-initive edition is Gunfire Games. This studio is staffed almost entirely by people who worked on the Darksiders franchise at creator Vigil Games before its closure. The game launches this winter for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Looking ahead, Nordic Games--which acquired the Darksiders franchise from THQ when the company went bankrupt--has said it has plans for a third game in the series.
By Anonymous on Jun 29, 2015 05:30 am
 The Fallout 4 special edition replica Pip-Boy can hold your phone and run the companion app, but better make sure yours can fit first!
By Anonymous on Jun 29, 2015 04:45 am
 Warner Bros. says more Batman: Arkham Knight PC patches are on the way, will take time to ensure that they have the right fixes in place.
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