If you'd rather build cities with a controller than a keyboard, here's some good news: Cities: Skylines is making its console debut on Xbox One on April 21.
The SimCity-inspired city building and management game has become a much-loved title for more than a million players and a big success for publisher Paradox. It was the company's fastest-selling game ever when it launched in 2015, and now it is expanding beyond the PC, Mac, and Linux releases.
The Xbox One release of Cities: Skylines also includes the game's first DLC expansion, After Dark, which gives players access to new transportation options, nightlife, tourist attractions, and city services to accommodate your citizen's night time activities.
Meanwhile, another DLC expansion for the game is on the way for PC. Mass Transit will bring even more transportation options to the game and offer news ways to get across town by land, sea, and air. There's no official release date yet, but you can get a preview by watching the announcement trailer here.
It is unclear what the Tweet is hinting at. One possibility could be a message projected on the screen seen in the video. The message reads, "King's Row uprising entering into record seven years ago. Security clearance required: confidential." The in-game map King's Row reportedly had aesthetic changes made in Overwatch's public test realm server alongside a recent update, though these were not noted in any update notes.
In other Overwatch news, game director Jeff Kaplan has said the game could get a map editor one day. "We are extremely open-minded about releasing a map editor for Overwatch someday," he said. "But because Overwatch was made with a brand new engine, this is not a small task or one which can happen any time soon."
Continued support is partly why we love Overwatch here at GameSpot--we awarded it our Game of the Year for 2016.
Hideo Kojima is looking a little different in a recent Twitter post; the iconic video game producer has been made into a Lego character after he tweeted about The Lego Batman Movie, out in theaters now.
Kojima was one of several people immortalized in Lego form by Warner Bros. in Japan. He had tweeted several times about The Lego Batman Movie and included it in his monthly film recommendations.
2/2 It depicts deeply on his aloofness & his birth trauma. Only LEGO movie could have done for showing BATMAN's real nature. Masterpiece! pic.twitter.com/6oZes2pV3e
Now a confirmed Batman fan, Kojima is also famous for his work on several video game franchises, especially the Metal Gear series, which he created. In 2015 he left Konami, where he'd worked for 30 years, to found his own studio Kojima Productions.
Kojima has partnered with Sony on an upcoming PlayStation 4 game, Death Stranding, but its plot is still shrouded in mystery. Kojima says it will be an open-world action game that gives players a lot of freedom, with an online play "different...than anything we've seen before."
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released a new gameplay video for Injustice 2, the fighting game starring DC's iconic cast of heroes and villains. It focuses on Selina Kyle, better known as Catwoman.
Selina looks to be rather quick on her feet, which is expected, as she's shown leaping around the stage clawing away at Harley Quinn. She also summons a feline companion to distract her opponents and puts her whip to good use by grabbing her enemy from a distance and flinging them around.
Catwoman also hops on her motorbike and uses her whip to drag Harley behind her, which looks very painful. See Catwoman in action in the video above. Warner Bros. has also included a bit about the role Selina plays in the upcoming fighting game's story.
"Consistently walking the line between hero and villain, Selina Kyle's pilfering past as Catwoman prevents Batman from ever placing his full trust in her. As the ashes of the Regime give rise to the sinister Society, the Caped Crusader must once again speculate where this thieving feline's loyalties lie."
For the entirety of my two hours playing Agents of Mayhem, I had one question on my mind: Why isn't this a Saints Row game? It's an open-world third-person shooter from Volition, the same studio behind all four of the outrageous games. It has a cartoony art style, a rude sense of humor, and a squad of misfit agents who aren't quite the Good Guys. Sound familiar?
It turns out Agents of Mayhem is considered part of the wider Saints Row universe, but Volition insists this is a new IP and a fresh start for the developer. "At this point we thought it was just time to explore another avenue, [and] get something else that we really wanted to get at out there," producer Kate Nelson told me. "So it was a similar direction for us in terms of tone and humor, because that's what we really like, and we want everybody laughing along in our games.
"We started with our 'special sauce' at Volition; we like to be known for the tone and humor that came across in a lot of the Saints Row games, so we wanted to have a game along those lines."
Much of Agents of Mayhem's aesthetic and tone takes inspiration from Saturday morning cartoons: it's reminiscent of Transformers, Power Rangers, and other animated shows I used to watch as a kid--our squad of anti-heroes even have their own cheesy, guitar-laden theme tune (skip to 1:30 in the video above).
"A lot of the initial concepts of the game came from '80s nostalgia," says Nelson. "Saturday morning cartoons, that kind of vibe. We like the idea of taking your action figures, throwing them together, and seeing what happens."
But this cartoon, as you'd expect from Volition, isn't for children. The game contains an arsenal of weapons, characters swear profusely, and talk of sensitive subjects such as sex and alcohol is frequent. It certainly earns its M for Mature rating.
The tone could have felt out of place--lines like "Those robots were weak ass" would feel incongruous and crass in most games, after all--but in the context of Agents of Mayhem's world, it works. Volition has built a world that feels cohesive not because it is a particularly great sandbox--in fact, Mayhem's future-Seoul setting mostly looked bland and felt repetitive--but because the cartoon style pervades every inch of the game. The writing, character art, anime-inspired cutscenes, ridiculous abilities, and oversized weapons add to the sense that you're in some secret adult version of Cartoon Network your parents never told you about.
In combat, enemies are dumb but plentiful, as they simply swarm straight toward you until you take out every single one. The twist comes from having a trio of heroes to switch between. At the start of each mission, I could choose to take into battle any three of the preview build's nine characters, each of which has their own special abilities and unique personalities. My favorite was Daisy, a Chicago skater who came equipped with a giant minigun and a chip on her shoulder against authority figures--which led to some entertaining conversations between the teammates.
Switching from one character to another--which causes your current body to dissolve into thin air and the next to drop into their place--is as simple as tapping right or left on the d-pad, lending combat a snappy pace. The strengths and weaknesses of each agent means that you'll need to keep changing in order to attack different sorts of enemies. Daisy, for example, is useful against swarms of weak soldiers thanks to her minigun and its zero-cooldown special ability. Meanwhile Oni--a former Yakuza hitman--is armed with a silenced pistol that's perfect for pinpoint headshots. The swapping mechanic is welcome: without it I fear combat would too often veer towards gratuitous chaos, but there's just about enough here--in combat and in their charismatic dialogue--to keep things fresh.
All this would make Agents of Mayhem the perfect multiplayer shooter. Multiple heroes strong or weak against certain types of enemy, each with their own distinctive personality and weapon set, each working well or not so well with other agents; even in the current build, you can unlock gun and character skins to show off your abilities.
Except there's no-one to show off to. Despite seemingly being perfectly suited to squad-based multiplayer in the same vein as Overwatch or Battleborn, Agents of Mayhem is single-player only.
Despite seemingly being perfectly suited to squad-based multiplayer, Agents of Mayhem is single-player only.
"We really wanted to explore that single-player experience," explains Nelson. "Having that big bad guy and having your team of heroes swapping in and out. The swap mechanic makes it feel like you are your own team. We love the idea of mixing and matching your own heroes, and each hero can actually be built in multiple different ways, because you can switch out their special abilities [and] you can change their passive abilities."
When I asked if multiplayer could be added to the game after its August 15 (August 18 in Europe) launch, Nelson replied, "We're always looking for future possibilities for features, but this game is a single-player game."
As a result, Agents of Mayhem felt like something of a missed opportunity. Short, quick multiplayer rounds where you swap heroes frequently--and witness them badmouthing your friends' characters--could have cultivated some unique and hilarious moments. Instead, we have what could be a somewhat unremarkable shooter that, while undoubtedly containing its fair share of wacky laughs and satisfying kills, doesn't look to be innovating sufficiently to set it apart from its own predecessors.
Batman: Arkham VR, the first-person Dark Knight experience that was until now PSVR-exclusive, is coming to rival VR headsets Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The new versions will launch on April 25, a little over six months after the game launched on PlayStation 4.
"Bringing Batman to VR was a very rewarding experience for us," said Sefton Hill, creative director at Rocksteady. "The Dark Knight has always been an incredible character to work with due to his psychological depth, so it's really exciting to use this immersive medium to delve deeper into his psyche than ever before. We're thrilled that PC players can finally wear the cowl for themselves and take on the role of the world's greatest detective with the addition of the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift versions."
To celebrate the news, Rocksteady has released a new trailer. Take a look for yourself below.
Publisher Warner Bros. has confirmed that the new versions will be compatible with both Oculus Touch and the Vive controllers. The game will also support standard gamepads on PC, including the Steam controller, Dualshock 4, and Xbox One controller.
In lieu of a standard demo, Dishonored 2 will soon receive a free trial letting players sample the early portion of the game.
The trial launches this Thursday, April 6, on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. It provides full access to the game's first three missions--a decent-sized chunk of the game--and lets you play as either of the two playable characters, Emily and Corvo.
Should you play the trial and then decide to purchase the full game, your save data will carry over, allowing you to pick up your progress from where you left off.
When it arrives on Thursday, you'll find the demo on the game's respective Steam, PlayStation Store, and Xbox Store pages. For an idea of what to expect, check out GameSpot's Dishonored 2 review.
[Update] Konami has released a statement in response to Maradona's claim. As reported by Kotaku, the Japanese company has said Maradona's likeness has been used properly.
"At this time, there have been news that in Winning Eleven 2017 (international title: PES 2017 Pro Evolution Soccer) there is one player that is being used without permission; however, our company is using [this player] appropriately, with the basis of the license within the contract."
[Original story] Legendary ex-footballer Diego Maradona has said he's suing PES 2017 publisher Konami for using his likeness without his permission.
In a post on his official Facebook page, the ex-Argentina and Barcelona star--considered by many to be the greatest footballer ever--said he "heard yesterday that the Japanese company Konami uses my image for its game PES 2017."
"My lawyer Matias Morla will initiate the corresponding legal actions," the statement continues, before concluding, "I hope this is not another scam."
Maradona's image is used in PES 2017's myClub mode, in which players work to build a dream team of both current and ex-pros. GameSpot has contacted Konami for a statement.
As a footballer, Maradona was considered the player of his generation, with a professional career spanning 21 years from 1976 to 1997. He twice broke the world record transfer fee, won countless trophies, and was deemed FIFA's Player of the Century in 2000.
He later went on to manage his home country in the 2010 World Cup, though he could not guide a strong Argentina team past the quarter-finals.
In other PES 2017 news, Data Pack 3.0 was recently released, introducing visual enhancements for over 100 players, eight classic Borussia Dortmund kits, a bunch of new boot designs, additional pitch-side hoardings, and the new Adidas ball that will be used in the 2016/2017 Champions League final.
We enjoyed the alternative ball-kicking game here at GameSpot; critic Nathan Ditum awarded it an 8/10. For more, check out our full PES 2017 review.
Insomniac Games' PlayStation 4-exclusive Spider-Man title will be released in 2017, according to Ryan Penagos, vice president and executive editor of Marvel Digital Media.
In a livestream, which was captured by Reddit user GamingSince95, Penagos was talking about Marvel's recent video game output and said "there's even more on the horizon for 2017 like Spider-Man coming to PlayStation 4 and Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite coming to Xbox One, PS4, and PC."
Insomniac's Spider-Man title was announced during E3 2016 but as of yet Insomniac, Sony, and Marvel have not officially announced a release date for the game.
Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have partnered for Spider-Man: Homecoming, a new movie which is set to hit cinemas in July. Insomniac's game isn't tied into this movie, but would no doubt benefit from being released this year. However, as previously stated, an official release date has not yet been specified for the game.
Spider-Man the game casts players as the iconic web-slinger in a completely original story. It takes place at a time when Peter Parker is "experienced" and "more masterful at fighting crime" in New York.
"From traversing with parkour and utilizing the environment, to new combat and blockbuster set pieces, it's Spider-Man unlike any you've played before," reads a line from the game's description.
Spider-Man, which is a working title for the PlayStation 4 game, is the first licensed game Insomniac has ever made. It is known most for the Ratchet and Clank series.
Volition, the developer behind the Saint's Row series, has released a new trailer for its next game, Agents of Mayhem. Publisher Deep Silver has also announced the game will released on August 15 in the US and August 18 in Europe.
The trailer provides a look at some over-the-top action, which looks to be in the same vein as Saint's Row: The Third and Saint's Row 4. The setup for all this is the game takes place in a distant future in which "the only hope for governments and global corporations ... are a group of corporately funded super agents called the Agents of Mayhem."
It seems the Agents of Mayhem are all about saving the world by destroying most of it. The trailer leans into the A-Team vibe by using the music from the classic TV series and there's also a nod to Knight Rider too.
Players take control of a squad of three agents, each of which have their own unique skills. All of the heroes aren't exactly "good," according to the initial report. Naturally, there will be an plenty of different guns, gadgets, and abilities to experiment with.
Agents of Mayhem will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The game is not in the works for Nintendo Switch. Asked about a possible Switch port on Twitter, Volition said, "There are no current plans to release on Switch."
"We've received quite a bit of feedback, some of it positive and some of it critical," the company said. "That feedback is an important part of our ongoing support of the game, and we can't wait to share more of our immediate plans with you on Tuesday, April 4."
BioWare's statement goes on to say that developers are "working around the clock to gather information and plan out solutions to improve and build on Mass Effect: Andromeda."
In our review, critic Scott Butterworth said Andromeda "feels like a vision half-fulfilled."
"It contains a dizzying amount of content," he explained, "but the quality fluctuates wildly." Read more in our full Mass Effect: Andromeda review.
You can read the full top 10 sales chart below, courtesy of sales monitor Chart-Track. Note this table does not include digital sales data, and so should not be considered representative of all UK game sales.
US retailer Best Buy is currently running a very solid deal on an accessory bundle that comes with a DualShock 4 and a PC adapter for Sony's streaming service, PlayStation Now.
The "Starter Kit," as it's called, is going for $40 right now instead of its normal $70 price. $40 is less than the price of a DualShock 4 ($60), while the adapter itself normally goes for $25 on its own. So even if you don't have PlayStation Now, this is a good deal and will save you money if you decide to subscribe to the service one day.
Go to Best Buy's website here to learn more and place an order. As the store says, it is the exclusive seller of the Starter Kit. The deals site Slickdeals brought this offer to our attention.
In March, Sony announced that PlayStation 4 games are coming to PlayStation Now, adding to the huge library of PS3 games that is already available. These will be included as part of the standard subscription, not as some kind of premium add-on, and there's no indication--at least at this point--that the service's price ($20/month or $45/three months) will be going up.
In the market for a new Xbox One? NewEgg has rolled out a new deal that you may want to consider.
The store's eBay page (via Slickdeals) is currently offering the 500 GB Battlefield 1 bundle with a copy of Resident Evil 7 for only $250. The bundle alone normally goes for $300, so this is a very good deal. You can place an order here on NewEgg's eBay store--the price shows up at checkout.
Shipping is free and orders placed today should arrive on or before April 6. One thing to be aware of is that this deal is only good for shoppers in the United States.
For more on the two games included in this bundle package, see GameSpot's reviews below:
More than 10,000 games projects--comprising video games and board games--have now been successfully funded on Kickstarter. As of April 3, 10,233 games projects have been funded. Across the entirety of Kickstarter, more than 122,200 projects have been funded.
Kickstarter launched in 2009. Since then, 2.46 million people have backed a games project, collectively putting in $613 million in funding, Kickstarter said in a blog post. Additionally, 1.45 million backers have supported more than one game.
A total of 76 games projects on Kickstarter have raised more than $1 million, which is one more than the technology category, which has 75 projects that have reached seven-figure funding.
Games is not the first category to cross 10,000 projects, as Art, Publishing, Film & Video, and Music are all above that mark according to Kickstarter's latest data.
The most-funded Kickstarter game is the board game Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5 ($12.4 million), while the most-funded video game project is Shenmue III ($6.3 million). Another notable Kickstarter story is the PC space game Star Citizen, which raised $2.1 million on the site, before shifting to its own site, where total pledges today stand at a whopping $145.9 million.
You can see a list of all the top Kickstarter game projects here.
BioWare has received a lot of feedback about Mass Effect: Andromeda--some good and some bad. One thing that players like a lot, it seems, is the X5 Ghost weapon. The only problem is this gun only appears in cutscenes and cannot actually be used. That could change, BioWare has revealed.
"It was an early idea that become a prop, but doesn't exist as a functional gun in the game," lead designer Ian Frazier said on Twitter in response to the tweet below. "That said, several folks seem interested in it, so we're investigating the possibility of turning the prop into a usable gun for a future patch."
Last week, BioWare released a statement regarding the feedback to Andromeda, acknowledging the mixed reaction. The studio added that its developers are"working around the clock to gather information and plan out solutions to improve and build on Mass Effect: Andromeda."
BioWare says it will talk about its "immediate plans" for Andromeda on Tuesday, April 4.
"In many ways, Andromeda feels like a vision half-fulfilled. It contains a dizzying amount of content, but the quality fluctuates wildly," reviewer Scott Butterworth said in his critique.
What would you like to see from BioWare as it relates to updates for Andromeda? Let us know in the comments below!
Saints Row developer Volition's next game, Agents of Mayhem, is not in the works for Nintendo Switch. Asked about a possible Switch port on Twitter, the developer said, "There are no current plans to release on Switch."
In Agents of Mayhem, you play as a squad of three agents, who each have their own unique skills. All of the heroes aren't exactly "good." There will be an assortment of guns, gadgets, and abilities, while it's also been confirmed that Agents of Mayhem is a single-player-only title.
To get a closer look, check out the images in the gallery below.
The biggest event in sports entertainment is here. The premiere WWE event, Wrestlemania, comes to PPV and the WWE Network today with an incredibly stacked card.
Wrestlemania takes place at the Orlando Citrus Bowl in Florida. There are two main events, each representing the Raw or Smackdown brand: Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg for the Universal Championship and Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship.
In addition, there will be 11 other matches showcasing some of the best and brightest talent in WWE, as the company tends to go all-out for its yearly event.
Here's the card lineup for the event:
Neville (c) vs. Austin Aries (For the Cruiserweight Championship/Kickoff Show)
Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal (Kickoff Show)
Alexa Bliss (c) Open Challenge (For the Smackdown Women's Championship)
Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson (c) vs. Enzo Amore & Big Cass vs. Cesaro & Sheamus (Ladder Match for the Raw Tag Team Championship)
Dean Ambrose (c) vs. Baron Corbin (For the Intercontinental Championship)
John Cena & Nikki Bella vs. The Miz & Maryse
Chris Jericho (c) vs. Kevin Owens (For the United States Championship)
Bayley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax (Fatal 4-Way Match for the Raw Women's Championship)
Shane McMahon vs. AJ Styles
Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns
Seth Rollins vs. Triple H
Goldberg (c) vs. Brock Lesnar (For the Universal Championship)
Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Randy Orton (For the WWE Championship)
Launched in 2016, Microsoft's Xbox Design Lab store is pretty cool. It lets you customize an Xbox One controller's color setup to your liking and even add a name or a message. There are 8 million potential combinations, Microsoft says. But the design-your-own controllers are only available in the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada. It looks like it's staying that way for the foreseeable future.
Asked on Twitter if the Xbox Design Lab was coming to the UK, Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg said fans there should get comfortable. Although Microsoft has heard the feedback about bringing the store to other markets, it's not going to happen, at least not yet.
"Not at this time unfortunately," he said. "[The] team has heard the feedback from fans who want in more markets."
Last year, Microsoft said the Xbox Design Lab would launch in other regions in 2017, though it remains to be seen if this is still the case.
Xbox Design Lab controllers are priced at $80 ($20 above the standard price), while adding a custom laser-engraving costs $10 extra, bringing the price up to $90.
You can choose the color of the controller's bumpers, triggers, D-pad, thumbsticks, ABXY buttons, and view and menu buttons, among other things. The personalized message can be up to 16 characters in length.
In other Xbox Design Lab news, Greenberg recently shared the story of a person who proposed by personalizing a controller to say, "Mandy, marry me?" She said yes.
Microsoft is the only platform-holder with an official design-your-own controller program.
Peter Molyneux has teased that his next game is going to be "very different" than what he's made in the past. Speaking to Glixel, Molyneux spoke briefly about this game, called Legacy, and discussed how he's started coding again, which he says feels empowering because results can come past.
"I've been working on this game called Legacy, and I can--rather like the first game I really did, which was called Populous--just try an idea and see if it works," he said. "I was in the hotel this morning, I was having breakfast, I was coding Legacy, and I had an idea. Within an hour, I was actually playing with the thing."
Artwork from 22Cans' newest game, The Trail
Asked if he could say anything more about Legacy, Molyneux--who is known for hyping his games--said, "I think it would be a mistake to talk about it."
He added: "The only thing I think is wise to tell you is that it's very different. One of the things I am proud of is the number of different genres that I've attempted. At the moment, it's hard to peg what genre Legacy falls into."
Asked if Legacy is a mobile game, Molyneux suggested that nothing has been decided yet, though he did say the game is running on PC right now.
"More and more, I think it's better to be platform agnostic at the start," Molyneux said. "The first problem is to get the feel of it right. You do have to worry about the interface. You have to worry about the input method. At the moment, I'm focusing on the mouse, purely because it's the easiest for me."
The full interview is incredibly fascinating and touches on a number of other subjects; read it here.
Molyneux, an industry veteran known for franchises like Populous, Black & White, Theme Park, Dungeon Keeper, and Fable, left Microsoft in 2012. He now heads up the independent studio 22Cans, which has released two games so far: Godus and The Trail.
Posted by Xbox boss Phil Spencer on Twitter (via Gematsu), the image shows that the game is running at 30 FPS. Spencer captioned the image, "Having fun today." He later clarified that the image was captured on Xbox One, not Project Scorpio. "Thought this was a nice shot," he said.
As Microsoft Studios GM Shannon Loftis explained at E3 2016 where the game was announced, the Phantom Dust re-release uses assets from the 2004 original. Some "key" parts of the game have been updated, Loftis said, while there is now Xbox Live support for multiplayer.
The Phantom Dust re-release is an Xbox Play Anywhere title. That means when it buy it digitally on Xbox One or PC, you can play it on the other system at no extra cost. Additionally, all progress and achievements move between platforms.
A sort of hybrid of card games and shooters, Phantom Dust earned an 8.5 in GameSpot's review.
Good news today for those in Australia looking for a Nintendo Switch. The hard-to-find console is back in stock across three major stores in the country, including EB Games, JB Hi-Fi, and Target.
As IB Times (via MCV Pacific) mentions, this is the Switch's first resupply in Australia following the hybrid console's launch on March 3. By comparison, it reportedly took months for the Wii U to be restocked for the first time back in 2012.
The Nintendo Switch costs AU $469 and is offered in two versions: grey and neon. EB Games, JB Hi-Fi, and Target have the systems in stock in-store and online; here are links to the Switch pages:
With Project Scorpio scheduled to launch this holiday, there are still many unanswered questions about the console. Now, rumor has it that Microsoft may be gearing up to share some news--and very soon.
Tweets from Windows Central editor Jez Corden and Shinobi suggest that Microsoft may announce more details on the console's specs this week, while The Inner Circle says this might happen on Thursday, April 6, via Digital Foundry. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has weighed in as well (via NeoGAF).
Spencer himself responded to a tweet about a Scorpio reveal. He didn't give much away, but said he is happy with how support is coming together from first- and third-party developers. "You'll hear more soon. Sorry for the wait," he said.
Whenever the Scorpio news comes, you can be sure that we'll bring you all the details.
Project Scorpio works with all Xbox One games and supports the controllers and other peripherals that you may already own. It boasts 6 teraflops of performance, 8 CPU cores, and 320GB/s memory bandwidth, which makes it the most powerful console ever made, according to Microsoft.
Before Project Scorpio was officially announced, one of the ideas floating around was that you could upgrade it like a PC, incrementally increasing its power with new components. Xbox boss Phil Spencer quickly came forward to say you won't be using a screwdriver to open the console and change its components. Now, with Project Scorpio due out later this year, Spencer has doubled down on that.
Asked on Twitter about upgradeable components for consoles, Spencer said this is "a stretch."
"The idea that users will open up a console and change compute components inside seems like a stretch to me," he said.
Back in March 2016, before Project Scorpio was announced, Spencer said there is "something special" about buying a console and knowing that it works without extra effort.
"Am I going to break open my console and start upgrading individual pieces of my console? That's not our plan," he said. "There is something special about what happens with a console. You buy an appliance-like device; you plug it into your TV; it works when you plug it in. It's not like I'm going to ship a screwdriver set with every console that comes out."
Project Scorpio, or whatever Microsoft decides to call the console, will launch this holiday. There are still lots of unanswered questions about it, including its price. We only know it will be more expensive than the Xbox One, which starts at $300. The console plays all Xbox One games and works with the controllers and other peripherals you may already own.
[UPDATE] It's now April, so we've republished this story.
Arriving On Netflix In April:
April 1
A Weekend with the Family
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Across the Universe
An American Tail
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
Boy Bye
Born To Be Free
Cool Runnings
Good Witch: Season 2
Gremlins
Only for One Night
Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin'
Scooby-Doo
Schindler's List
Something's Gotta Give
Thunderstruck
Wynonna Earp: Season 1
Trouble with the Curve
Tropic Thunder
The Tenth Man
April 2
The D Train
April 4
Chewing Gum: Season 2 (Netflix original)
Louis C.K. 2017 (Netflix original)
April 6
Disney's The BFG
April 7
El Faro De Las Orcas (Netflix original film)
Dawn of the Croods: Season 3 (Netflix original)
The Get Down: Part 2 (Netflix original)
Win It All (Netflix original film)
April 8
Kubo and the Two Strings
April 10
Documentary Now!: Season 2
April 11
Kevin Hart: What Now
April 12
DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season 2
April 14
Chelsea: Season 2 (Netflix original)
El Elegido
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return (Netflix original)
Sandy Wexler (Netflix original film)
April 15
Disney's Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Slam (Netflix original)
April 18
Lucas Brothers: On Drugs (Netflix original)
April 19
A Plastic Ocean
April 21
Bill Nye Saves the World: Season 1 (Netflix original)
Girlboss: Season 1 (Netflix original)
Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On: Season 1 (Netflix original)
Sand Castle (Netflix original film)
Tales by Light: Season 2 (Netflix original)
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show: Season 4 (Netflix original)
The Prestige
Tramps (Netflix original film)
April 22
The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass: Seasons 1-3
The Secret Life of Pets
April 23
Liv and Maddie: Season 4
Phantom
April 24
Long Nights Short Mornings
April 25
Disney's Queen of Katwe
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared (Netflix original film)
Vir Das: Abroad Understanding (Netflix original)
April 26
Real Rescues: Season 6-7
Trust
April 27
Las Chicas del Cable: Season 1 (Netflix original)
April 28
A Murder in the Park
Casting JonBenet (Netflix original)
Dear White People: Season 1 (Netflix original)
Rodney King (Netflix original film)
Small Crimes (Netflix original film)
April 30
Sofia the First: Season 3
Leaving Netflix In April 2017:
April 1
Ally McBeal: Seasons 1 – 5
Angel: Seasons 1 – 5
Better Off Ted: Season 1
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Bones: Seasons 1 – 4
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Seasons 1 – 7
Chaplin
Dollhouse: Season 1
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Firefly
House, M.D.: Seasons 1 – 8
Lie to Me: Season 1
Menace II Society
Resident Evil: Extinction
Rosewell: Seasons 1 – 3
Snow Day
Stomp the Yard
Superman II
Superman III
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
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Superman Returns
Superman: The Movie
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Boys from Brazil
The Escapist
The Princess Bride
The Riches: Seasons 1 – 2
The Usual Suspects
The X-Files: Seasons 1 – 9
Vanilla Sky
April 3
Collateral Damage
The Circle
April 7
Legit: Season 2
Wilfred: Season 4
April 9
Hero
April 10
Legit: Season 1
Flower Girl
April 14
The Lazarus Effect
April 15
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
April 17
American Dad! Season 6
April 26
The Nutty Professor 2: Facing the Fear
April 30
Under the Tuscan Sun
The Mirror
Born to Defense
The Defender
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With about a week left to go in March, Netflix today announced everything that's coming to and leaving the streaming site for April 2017.
In terms of new additions, Steven Spielberg's classic World War II movie Schindler's List arrives on April 1, alongside Gremlins, Tropic Thunder, and Cool Runnings.
Also debuting in April are Netflix originals such as the Adam Sandler movie Sandy Wexler (April 14), Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 (April 21), and the next special from comedian Louis C.K. (April 4). The excellent, Oscar-nominated animated movie, Kubo and the Two Strings, comes out on April 8. Additionally, the Mystery Science Theater 3000 revival debuts on April 14.
As for what's leaving, now is your last chance to watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Princess Bride, and The Usual Suspects, as those all leave Netflix on April 1. Also heading out that day are Superman movies such as Superman II, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, and Superman Returns.
A lot of good shows are leaving in April, including Season 1-7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Seasons 1-8 of House, and Seasons 1-9 of The X-Files.
You can see the full coming and going lists for Netflix in April 2017 above, as rounded up by GameSpot sister site TV Guide and Collider.
Bigben Interactive has released a gameplay trailer for Outcast: Second Contact, its remake of the classic 1999 sci-fi RPG Outcast. It preserves much of the Mass Effect-meets-Indiana Jones flavor of the original - hardly a surprise, given that many of its developers worked on the original.
Watch the video below:
Outcast: Second Contact will be released in Autumn of 2017 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
GAME INFORMER TALKS TO NAUGHTY DOG PRESIDENT ABOUT NEXT STEPS
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and The Last Of Us: Part II will both be released for PS4. Release dates have not yet been announced.
PERSONA 5 GOES ANTISOCIAL
So much for Social Links.
Developer Altus has announced that Persona 5 will disable the PS4's photo- and video-sharing functionality. The move is a conscious decision to make players focus less on sharing their progress and more on experiencing the game. "This being a Japanese title with solely a single-playthrough story means Japan is very wary about it," said an Altus representative.
Persona 5 was released in Japan on September 16, 2016 for PS3 and PS4. Its worldwide release date is April 4, 2017.
DEATH COMES TO FIRE EMBLEM HEROES
In its upcoming update for Fire Emblem Heroes, Nintendo has announced a return to the franchise's roots with the introduction of permadeath. This feature will be limited to select maps, but will be sure to give longtime fans of the series the kind of nail-biting experience they expect.
Beauty and the Beast is no longer the top movie in the US. After two weeks at No. 1, Disney's newest live-action movie was beaten this weekend by the animated film The Boss Baby.
According to box office estimates posted by Entertainment Weekly, The Boss Baby, which features the voice of Alec Baldwin in the title role and premiered on Friday, made $49 million for the Friday-Sunday (March 31-April 2) period. Beauty and the Beast, meanwhile, pulled in $47.5 million.
Beauty and the Beast has now made $395.5 million in the US alone. With this weekend's $67 million from international markets, the film has now pulled in an incredible $876 million globally.
Another notable film this weekend was Ghost in the Shell, which premiered on Thursday and made $19 million for its opening weekend, giving it the No. 3 position. Rounding out the top five were Power Rangers ($14.5 million) and Kong: Skull Island ($8.8 million).
You can see the full Games With Gold lineup for April 2017 below. There will be a new set of weekly deals coming this week as well; we'll report back later this week when those are announced.
A new trailer for the upcoming Mummy movie starring Tom Cruise has arrived.
The new trailer shows off some incredible action sequences and dives into the story that involves an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella) awakening and wreaking havoc on the world. We also see more of Oscar winner Russell Crowe's character, Dr. Jekyll; take a look:
The Mummy is set for a June 9 release, and is directed by Alex Kurtzman, who co-wrote the first two Star Trek movies in the current reboot series. It also stars Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Annabelle Wallis (King Arthur), and Courtney B. Vance (American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson).
The Mummy will be the first of Universal's classic monster movie franchise. While it is the only film so far in this connected universe to be officially announced, we know that a Van Helsing movie is in development, and Crowe is expected to return for a standalone Jekyll and Hyde film.
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