From now until October 14, you can pick up a free download code for Charizard from the electronics department at a participating Target location across the US. The Charizard is level 50 and comes equipped with a Red Card. It also knows the following four attacks:
Dragon Dance
Flare Blitz
Fly
Earthquake
To redeem your download code, select the Mystery Gift option from Sun and Moon's main menu and choose "get with code/password." Input the code you received from Target and you'll be able to pick your Charizard up from the deliveryman waiting inside any Pokemon Center. The distribution will run while supplies last, and you'll need to redeem your code by February 4, 2018.
The Charizard giveaway follows shortly after the release of the Pokemon TCG: Charizard-GX Premium Collection, a Target-exclusive package for the trading card game that features the Fire-type Pokemon. The Premium Collection includes a Charizard-GX promo card, a Charizard collector's pin, and other items. It retails for $40.
A new video game music album is coming, but it might not be what you expect. "Prescription for Sleep: Fight For Your Dreams" is an album featuring video game music presented in lullaby form. It's all about helping people to chill, which is something we can definitely get behind.
From Scarlet Moon Records, the album contains 12 fully licensed tracks, including "jazzy lullabies" that you can use to help fall asleep or just relax. Featured on the album are artists such as Metal Gear Solid and Bayonetta composer Norihiko Hibino on saxophone and Etrian Odyssey and Persona Q performer Ayaki on piano.
Some of the tracks are from big-name games like Final Fantasy XV, Mega Man 2, Undertale, and Super Metroid. Check out the video above to hear a teaser for the Final Fantasy XV track, "Veiled in Black," while you can hear the full thing in the Bandcamp embed below.
Producer Jayon Napolitano spoke about "Veiled in Black" in the the album's liner notes, specifically regarding its themes and musical qualities.
"The premise of Final Fantasy XV is that a prince and his closest companions head out on a road trip to the wedding of the prince, but as they leave the crown city the evil empire invades and kills many of those closest to the prince," Napolitano said. "He has to find strength with his friends by his side and reclaim this throne."
"This battle theme plays when encountering the infantry soldiers from the evil empire who are in pursuit of the prince. It therefore has this sense of anger, frustration, and dread. There's still a lovely melody in here, and like most of Yoko Shimomura's work, there's some lovely piano work for AYAKI to work with. The themes can center around companionship, as the game is very much focused on the relationship between Prince Noctics and his friends."
You can see the full track listing below. Fight for Your Dreams goes on sale on October 10, and you can pre-order it now through Bandcamp. All of the music was arranged, performed, and recorded by Gentle Love, which is Hibino and Ayaki's performance name. The duo also organise and perform at the healthcare/wellness event, Music in Heaven.
Prescription for Sleep: Fight For Your Dreams Tracklist:
Veiled in Black (Final Fantasy XV)
Boss (Mega Man 2)
Megalovania (Undertale)
Battle with the Four Fiends (Final Fantasy IV)
Those Imprisoned by Destiny (Chrono Cross)
Mini-Boss (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)
Autobot-Decepticon Battle (Transformers: The Movie (1986))
Beasts as Black as Night (Wanderers from Ys: Ys III)
Ornstein & Smough (Dark Souls)
Intolerance (Raystorm)
Mother Brain (Super Metroid)
In a Better Place (Original)
"I've been wanting to create a volume dedicated to battle music for quite some time," Napolitano said. "I've been trying to increase the challenge factor with each installment of the series, and what better way to challenge Hibino-san and AYAKI than by taking some of the most intense music from videogames and having them transformed into lullabies? I thought it would be a unique way to celebrate the Halloween season. We hope you enjoy it!"
Fight For Your Dreams is the sixth in the Prescription for Sleep series, following Game Music Lullabies and Game Music Lullabies Volume II, along with albums specifically for Undertale and Secret of Mana. Scarlet Moon also released Prescription for Peace: Tribute to the Departed, which is a charity single dedicated to the late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata.
It's been known for some time that Sony is looking to reboot Men in Black, and last year it was reported that the next movie in the hit sci-fi comedy franchise would in fact be a crossover with Jump Street films. However, it has now been reported that a new Men in Black is indeed in the works but that it will have nothing to do with Jump Street.
According to Deadline, Sony is fast-tracking the movie and has set a release of May 17, 2019. Although Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones will not reprise their starring roles from the three original movies, the new film will be set in the same universe as those; it won't simply be a remake of the 1997 original.
The movie will have a script from Matt Holloway and Art Marcum, who previously wrote Iron Man and Transformers: The Last Knight. Deadline states that the pair have "have scripted a contemporary sci-fi pic about the black-clad secret force that protects earth from the alien scum of the universe, focusing on new characters chasing villains that put the picture on more of a global scale than the two previous films."
All three original Men in Black movies were big box-office hits. Although the third movie was not as well received critically as the first two, it still made $624 million at the worldwide box office. In total, the whole series has made more than $1.6 billion.
The Nintendo Switch version of Stardew Valley finally has a release date, and it's coming sooner than you might expect. The popular farming sim launches in the Switch Eshop rather fittingly on the date of this year's harvest moon, October 5.
The Switch version of Stardew Valley has been a long time coming. The game was originally planned to release for Wii U, but last November publisher Chucklefish announced that version would be cancelled and moved instead to Nintendo's then-forthcoming console. The most recent news we heard about the Switch version was that it went into testing back in August.
The Switch port of Stardew Valley was developed by Sickhead Games and retails for $15. It will also be the first console version to receive the game's multiplayer update, which will allow players to share their farm with up to three friends. Chucklefish has said it plans to begin beta testing the multiplayer update on PC later this year; it will launch for that platform in early 2018 and come to Switch and then other consoles after that.
Stardew Valley is currently available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The game has earned much acclaim from both fans and critics. GameSpot awarded it a 9/10 in our Stardew Valley review and called it "a game that tugs at your curiousity as often as it does your heart."
One of Destiny 2's first major limited-time events, Faction Rallies, is nearly over. Although they will return again in the future, today marks the final day of this particular instance--and, thus, your last opportunity to earn Faction Rally rewards.
Following its debut last week, the current Faction Rally event comes to an end with Destiny 2's weekly reset on Tuesday, October 3. You have until then to continue partaking in activities that reward you with Faction Tokens, but you'll have another full week to cash those in. Be aware that only the first 30 rewards you receive with a single character provide Faction Rally gear--any after that point only offer shaders.
Also on October 3, as part of Victory Week, Bungie will announce the winner of this first Faction Rally, which is determined by the faction that collected the most reward packages. The winning faction will then offer up its exclusive weapon (pictured in the gallery above) for sale: Dead Orbit has a scout rifle, FWC a pulse rifle, and New Monarchy a sidearm. It will be available for 50,000 glimmer, although members of that faction will be offered a discount that drops its price to just 1,000 glimmer.
Bungie hasn't laid out an exact schedule for future Faction Rallies, though it did say they'll return in the "near future." Be aware that there is a bug involving the social space that may occur once Victory Week begins. If you enter the social space "shortly after the Victory Week has begun, [you] may encounter some graphical overlap in event-related decorations," Bungie said recently. It's currently working on a fix for this problem.
Aside from Victory Week, October 3 will see some server downtime, followed by a new Destiny 2 hotfix update. We don't yet have full patch notes, but those we have seen focus on bug fixes.
EA is back with its basketball game NBA Live 18 after taking last year off, and 2K continues its annual tradition with NBA 2K18. Naturally, you'd want to know which one looks more true to life and which one has the more accurate player models. We put together a quick video (above) to show both games running side-by-side.
To get the closest comparison between the two games, we recreated the 2017 Conference Finals matchups: Cavs vs. Celtics in the East, and Spurs vs. Warriors in the West. The updated rosters may be jarring (we're still getting used to Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas swapping jerseys), but you can get close-up views of star players like Kevin Love and Steph Curry in the video. In addition, we captured some gameplay from Live and 2K with James Harden and the Rockets in action against the Thunder.
Gameplay was capture on the PlayStation 4, and both games were running in 1080p resolution at 60 frames-per-second. If you want to get a better idea of how these games are overall, check out our NBA Live 18 review and NBA 2K18 review.
A new Legendary Pokemon is now available in Pokemon Go. The three Legendary dogs Entei, Raikou, and Suicune have rotated to a different part of the world, giving players a chance to add another one of the powerful Pokemon to their collections before they make their final stop next month.
As before, each of the three Legendary Pokemon will only be available in their current region for the duration of the month. This time, players in the Americas will have a chance to catch the Fire-type Entei; the Water-type Suicune has moved to Europe and Africa; and the Electric-type Raikou can be found in the Asia-Pacific region. The three Pokemon will remain in their current location until October 31; on that date, the Legendaries will rotate to their final region, where they'll be available until November 30.
Like Pokemon Go's previous Legendary Pokemon, Entei, Raikou, and Suicune will appear as Raid Boss battles at Gyms. You'll need to defeat the powerful Pokemon first in order to get a chance to capture it. You can check out our guide on how to catch Legendary Pokemon for more tips and details.
Sony will soon introduce the next month's lineup of free PlayStation Plus games. That makes today your last chance to claim any September PS Plus freebies that you haven't already added to your library on PS4, PS3, and Vita.
Six games in all will return to their regular price tomorrow, October 3. That includes a total of four games on PS4, such as Infamous: Second Son and Hatoful Boyfriend. As always, claiming these games will allow you to play them for as long as you remain a PS Plus subscriber. Depending on your region, you may have a slightly different list of freebies--North America got Strike Vector Ex, while Europe got Child of Light.
A few current PS Plus offers will extend beyond October 3; PSVR game RIGS is free for another month, while a bonus DLC pack for MMO Neverwinter sticks around until October 16. Another game, That's You, is free until October 24.
October's free PS Plus games will replace these titles on October 3. It's a month headlined by Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which is about as good of a game as you can ever expect to get for free through Plus. Thanks to Cross-Buy, PS4 owners will again receive a total of four games during the month including The Phantom Pain and Amnesia Collection.
It's October, and we're just a few weeks away from Halloween, so you're probably looking for something scary to watch. Netflix offers up a plethora of fantastic horror movies both classic and new, from The Shining to The Babadook, but the service offers up some great hidden gems as well. Here are some movies you might have scrolled passed that you should give a shot.
Hush (2016)
The cover art for Hush does not do it justice one bit. You've probably passed this one by a few times, thinking it looks like your typical home invasion story. If so, you're wrong. Hush follows a deaf woman who is stalked by a masked killer outside of her secluded home. The soundtrack and score play heavily into the feeling and tone of the film, and it's a nice spin on a tale we've seen many times.
Housebound (2014)
Blurring the lines between horror and comedy is the Australian movie Housebound. A woman returns to her childhood home after being put on house arrest, but something suspicious is going on in the house. Is it haunted or does she have an overactive imagination? Housebound is a weird movie, in the best way possible. It hits comedic beats better than many other comedies, but the movie still delivers some good horror. Australians create magic when they make scary movies.
The Host (2006)
Korea's The Host is a wonderful reimagining of the giant monster subgenre of horror films. A horrific beast emerges from Seoul's Han river and starts attacking people. A family comes together in order to rescue a loved one who has been taken by the monster. It's a horror movie with a great heart to it, and one of the best giant monster movies of the past 20 years.
The Wailing (2016)
Korea likes to make horror films that are a bit more complex and cross over into other genres, like The Host. In The Wailing, a diseased stranger comes to a village and the sickness starts spreading, which leads to a bunch of murders. While this is a horror film, it's also a mystery which follows two police officers' investigation of this disease. It may not be the film you're expecting, but it gives viewers a different perspective on horror.
REC 4: Apocalypse (2014)
You're more than likely familiar with the found footage movie Quarantine, which is the American remake of the first REC film. Manuela Velasco returns as Angela, the ill-fated reporter from REC and its sequel. This time, she's stuck on a freight ship in the middle of the ocean, and the virus she's dealt with before is back. REC 4 isn't the strongest in the series, but it is a nice way to wrap up Angela's story. There is a sense of claustrophobia along with the terror of seeing zombie-like creatures chasing down the cast, so the horror comes from multiple levels.
It Follows (2014)
One of the best horror films of 2014 was It Follows, which was an hour and 40 minute movie promoting abstinence. The movie follows a young woman who becomes stalked by a malevolent being, which moves at a slow walking pace, but will kill the person it's following if it reaches them. The only way to get rid of it is to have sex with someone else, but if the person you passed it onto dies, the being comes back after you. Aside from scaring the audience into not having sex, the movie plays into paranoia exceptionally well, and at no point in time do the characters ever truly feel safe.
Clown (2014)
Do you suffer from coulrophobia, the fear of clowns? Well, Clown isn't for you then. The 2014 film follows a father who finds an old clown costume, which he wears to perform at his son's birthday. However, the costume is cursed, and he actually becomes a demonic clown that eats children. On paper, this sounds like a dumb movie, but it's actually pretty fun as it creates a really cool fictional lore for the dark history of clowns.
The Pact (2012)
This is another horror movie where the Netflix image doesn't do it justice. The Pact follows a young woman who returns to her childhood home after the death of her mother. She has her sister come visit her, but soon after, the sister disappears. She finds something weird is going on in the home. There is a lot more to the film than the synopsis lets on, as it contains a slew of twists and turns before the credits roll. It does have a bit of a slow start, but the overall payoff is well worth it.
Train to Busan (2016)
We've already brought up Korean horror a few times, but without a doubt, Train to Busan is one of the country's most important exports. Not only that, but it's also one of the best zombie films in the entire genre. The film follows a man and his daughter, who are on a train to--you guessed it--Busan; however, there's a zombie outbreak, which quickly infects the passengers. What makes this such an amazing film is that it's incredibly intense, as it's just as much of an action or disaster film as it is about zombies. You will not be disappointed with this one.
Under the Shadow (2016)
Taking place in Tehran during the Iraq/Iran war in the 1980s, Under the Shadow follows a woman whose husband is called away to war, so she must care for her daughter, while bombs drop on the city. While this is all happening, a Djinn haunts their home, and the two cannot leave. This movie is a slow burn, building tension instead of focusing on jump scares. What's really interesting is the way it includes Middle Eastern lore as the backbone of the movie. Under the Shadow feels new and familiar at the same time.
The Hallow (2015)
The Hallow does a fine job at mixing a few familiar tropes within the world of horror and creating something wildly entertaining. Without giving too much away, the movie follows a family who has moved into a remote cabin in the woods. Locals warn the family about an area called "The Hallow," which contains fairies and baby stealers. As you can guess, things go pretty downhill for the family once they learn this, with their windows being broken and more. On the surface, this seems like a typical horror movie on Netflix, but what separates it is the growing tension, how the film incorporates legends and lore, and some great shocking moments.
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
If you're interested in watching any of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies, you should watch the first one and then Wes Craven's New Nightmare. It follows actress Heather Langenkamp, a decade after she starred in the original Nightmare on Elm Street. She's being terrorized over the phone by someone that sounds like Freddy Krueger, and things get even stranger when she learns director Wes Craven is planning another Nightmare film. The story for New Nightmare is a home run, as it's the scariest version of Freddy yet, even though it's not technically Krueger, just a demon using his form. Aside from the nostalgia factor, you should watch this as it's simply a great horror film.
VHS 2 (2013)
Finally, there's VHS 2, the follow-up to the 2012 horror anthology. This time, there's a more cohesive story connecting everything, as a two private detectives searching for a missing girl find a collection of VHS tapes in a house they broke into. The contents of the tapes are bizarre, gruesome, and haunting. Each story in VHS 2 offers up something unique and horrifying, from ghosts to cults to zombies to alien abductions. Out of the three VHS films, this is the strongest in terms of storytelling and overall production.
Koei Tecmo has announced Nioh, its Dark Souls-like samurai RPG, will be available on PC through Valve's Steam service from November 7, 2017. This version will be released digitally as "Nioh: Complete Edition," and will feature the original game and the three DLC expansions made available for the PS4 version post-launch.
"Team Ninja is well aware of the fact that many gamers have been passionately asking for a PC version of Nioh," said the game's director, Fumihiko Yasuda. "I am thrilled to announce that this massocore game will finally be available for our die-hard PC fans in Nioh: Complete Edition! I hope you all enjoy the unforgettable drama and deeply challenging Yokai battles this action-packed experience has to offer."
The PC version will have Action Mode, which runs the game at a "stable 60 frames per second," or Movie Mode, which is "a cinematic option that can expand the display resolution to 4K." Although Koei Tecmo doesn't specify as much, the Movie Mode will presumably run at a lower frame rate.
To celebrate the release of Nioh: Complete Edition, a new item called the Dharmachakra Kabuto helmet will be available for the PC version.
"The Wheel of Dharma kabuto is a form of 'kawari-kabuto'--a family of helmets featuring fantastical designs," explains Koei Tecmo. "This helmet features a red-lacquered front crest of an ancient Buddhist symbol depicting the eightfold path to nirvana. This holy image represents spiritual enlightenment attained by casting off one's worldly desires, and also holds the power to banish evil.
"However, some claim this is not a Wheel of Dharma at all, merely a replica that looks as though it belongs on a device to regulate steam ... Some have gone so far as to suggest renaming it to 'Valve Kabuto,' but why anyone would make a helmet featuring a valve is unclear."
In GameSpot's Nioh review, critic Miguel Concepcion awarded it a 9/10. "Although the spectre of potential failure hangs heavy over any play session, dying in Nioh is never genuinely disheartening," he said. "This is thanks in part to the various avenues of character growth and many approaches you can utilize to tackle a difficult section or boss fight. It shouldn't be surprising that the foresight and patience needed to survive a battle in Dark Souls translates well to the fundamentals of samurai combat here.
"Nioh's most invigorating and intimidating moments occur when you feel you're at equal footing with your opponent. And it's during these encounters that one careless move can result in your demise or the right string of thoughtful actions can make you feel invincible."
The DC superhero team up Justice Leaguearrives in theaters next month, and a new set of promotional posters has been released. The movie will see Batman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, and The Flash team up to fight the evil Steppenwolf. These new posters deliver some stylish, colourful profile shots of the five heroes. Check them out in the gallery below:
In August, it was reported that the reshoots would lighten Justice League's tone. According to actor Joe Morton, who plays Cyborg's dad, "the film felt too dark." He said: "What I heard was that there was a need from the studio to lighten up the film in a way."
Justice League also stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as Flash, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg. It hits theaters on November 17, 2017.
One of the biggest comic book conventions of the year, New York Comic-Con, kicks off in the Big Apple later this week, and there will be a whole bunch of exclusive toys and collectibles for con-goers to pick up while traversing the show floor. Today, Lego revealed one of its convention exclusives you can purchase from its BrickHeadz line: Boba Fett and Han Solo in carbonite.
The NYCC exclusive set, shown above, consists of the two figures--Boba Fett and Han Solo trapped in carbonite--which total 329 pieces. The Han Solo collectible is the biggest base for a BrickHeadz figure to date. Normally, individual BrickHeadz cost $10 each, but this dual pack will run you $40, as it will only be available at the con.
If you're lucky enough to be in attendance at the convention, you can pick up the exclusive Lego set as long as you win a chance through a pre-show lottery. It will be available at the Lego mobile experience just outside of the Javits Center; however, you will still need a convention badge to access that area. There will also a life-sized BrickHeadz model at the show to take your photo with.
The BrickHeadz line was introduced earlier this year, as Lego's answer to Funko Pops. The collectible and buildable figures feature familiar characters from Star Wars, Marvel, DC, and more. Series 1 featured members of the Avengers, Batman, Joker, Captain Jack Sparrow, and a few others. The collectibles are about the size of an adult's hand.
Stay tuned this week to GameSpot Universe, as we'll be at the show interviewing celebrities, checking out all the cosplay, and taking a look at all the sweet collectibles on display.
Sony has announced a new model of its PSVR virtual reality headset. It doesn't have many headline new features, but it does contain a number of small enhancements to help improve the overall experience of playing in VR.
Firstly, Sony says the new model features "an updated design that enables the stereo headphone cables to be integrated with the VR headset and a slimmer, streamlined connection cable." In addition, the headset's processor unit now supports HDR pass-through, meaning you don't need to disconnect the unit--which lies between the PS4 and your TV--to enjoy HDR-enabled content on your TV. Sony notes that this feature can only be used when the VR headset is switched off.
Sony has not yet shared a release date for the new CUH-ZVR2 model, but it has confirmed pricing will remain the same. It also said PSVR's packaging would change to allow customers to distinguish between the new version and the old CUH-ZVR1 model. All PSVR games will be playable on both versions.
It's not yet clear whether the new model will come to Europe and Australia; Sony's announcement blog only mentions North America and no such announcement has been made on Sony's European or Australian channels. We'll keep you updated should those regions receive the new edition.
The original PSVR model launched in October 2016. Sony cut the device's price by $50 in the US earlier this year, at the same time as revealing a new bundle that includes the PlayStation Camera. In our verdict of the first model, we said "it trips up too many times to wholeheartedly recommend at this point." For more, check out our PSVR review.
FIFA 18 has finished top of the UK physical chart in its first week on sale, sending sci-fi shooter Destiny 2 down to No.2. EA's football sim is consistently popular in the UK, and this year looks to be no different with another No.1 in the bag for the week ending September 30.
However, according to GamesIndustry.biz--which cites sales monitor Chart-Track--physical sales are down 25% compared to FIFA 17's launch. This follows a trend we've seen over the past year with games like Call of Duty: Advance Warfare, Watch Dogs 2, and Dishonored 2 all selling less than their respective predecessors. It should of course be noted that FIFA 18 launched on a Friday as opposed to the series' usual Tuesday slot, meaning this year's title had less time in which to rack up sales.
Chart-Track also reports that only 1% of FIFA 18's sales came on Nintendo Switch, with 60% going to PS4 and 37% Xbox One. The Switch version has seemingly suffered low stock at many retailers, however, which no doubt hindered the port's chances.
At No.3 this week is Forza Horizon 3, which Chart-Track notes was helped by retailer bundles containing FIFA 18. The other big football title, PES 2018, drops out of the top 10 for the first time since launch, now down in No.12. The only other new game this week, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, debuts at No.36.
"It's off the pitch that EA excels," we said in our FIFA 18 review. "From the variety of game modes on offer and how everything's presented, to the constant updates in FUT's Team of the Week, Daily Objectives, and discussion of real-world happenings in commentary, FIFA 18 captures the world of football and confidently translates it into a video game. On the pitch, however, EA's soccer series is still lagging far behind PES 2018's more fluid, satisfying football. This year's improvements are welcome, but more needs to be done in the coming years if FIFA is to be a world-beater once again." For more on this year's football games, check out our in-depth comparison of FIFA 18 vs PES 2018.
You can read the full top 10 sales chart below, courtesy of Chart-Track. Note this table does not include digital sales data, and so should not be considered representative of all UK game sales.
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