By Anonymous on Apr 18, 2018 11:25 pm Watch some extended gameplay from Adult Swim Games' demented pool adventure, which is coming to Switch and PC later this year.
When it comes to video game deals, Amazon is an outlier. It doesn't usually run weekly video game deals like other retailers do. Instead, Amazon tends to match some of the sale prices at places like GameStop and Best Buy until stock runs out. Which is to say, locking down Amazon video game deals can be a difficult process. But as of right now, here are the best deals available on video games at Amazon. Some of them are pretty appealing.
Mutli-platform games on sale at Amazon
First up, we have some multi-platform games you can buy for PS4 or Xbox One. If you've been waiting for a sale before buying Metal Gear Survive, now is probably the time to jump on this spinoff. Even though the game is only a couple months old, Amazon currently has it on sale for $15. Nor did it take long for Burnout Paradise Remastered to get a 25% discount; Amazon has it for $30 right now. This open-world racing game gives you freedom to drive around the city, seeking out collectibles and joining races at your leisure.
In RPG news, Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition is on sale for $40. It comes with the season pass, a first-person mode, a new dungeon, new gear, and new bosses. Or you can run amok in Tolkien's fantasy land in Middle-earth: Shadow of War or cause trouble in Ancient Egypt in Assassin's Creed Origins, both of which are on sale for $30.
If quieter, narrative-based games are more your speed, feel free to grab Life is Strange: Before the Storm, on sale for $20. If you want some extra goodies, you can grab the Limited Edition for $30. It comes with everything in the standard edition (episodes 1 - 3), plus a bonus episode, a mixtape mode that lets you create your own playlist from the soundtrack, and an outfit pack.
PS4-exclusive games on sale at Amazon
PS4 owners can find Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition on sale for $40. It comes with the full game, plus the Frozen Wilds expansion. If you'd rather hunt giants in a barren wasteland, Shadow of the Colossus delivers on that promise, and it's on sale for $30.
The Steelbook Brawler Edition of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is on sale for $35. It's a squad-based brawler starring characters from the past three decades of Final Fantasy games. And if you have a PlayStation VR headset, you might want to grab The Inpatient for $20. It's a horror game made by the people behind Until Dawn.
Xbox One-exclusive games on sale at Amazon
Xbox One doesn't have as many notable exclusives as PS4 (especially in recent years), but Amazon has a few of them available at a discount. You can grab the new shared-world pirate game Sea of Thieves for $55. Racing fans may want to check out the acclaimed open-world racer Forza Horizon 3 for $39, or the more realistic Forza Motorsport 7 for $43.
Nintendo Switch-exclusive games on sale at Amazon
Switch owners can scoop up Super Mario Odyssey, on sale for $49. It finds our beloved plumber traveling to faraway lands to toss his hat at everything he sees. Anime fans may be pleased to hear Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is discounted to $40. And if you want to take a vast fantasy world with you on the go, you could do worse than buying The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for $51.
That covers Amazon's video game deals at the moment. Check back for more great deals throughout the week.
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Star Wars Battlefront II's latest update, Night on Endor, has gone live on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and with it so has a new microtransaction system for cosmetic items. The update also brings a new limited-time mode to the game, and since it's Endor, you could have guessed that the Ewoks are involved.
The new mode, called Ewok Hunt, involves a battle on Endor between the Ewoks and Stormtroopers. You choose which side you'd like to play; the Ewoks ambush the invading Stormtroopers and the Stormtroppers must hold off the horde until an extraction team arrives to help with their escape. Every defeated Stormtrooper spawns another Ewok over the battle, but of course Ewok players will have to deal with the Empire's superior weapons.
Along with Ewok Hunt, Night on Endor brings Crystals back into the game. Crystals are in-game currency bought with real-world money and they can be used to purchase Appearances, like Endor Leia and Endor Han. These are cosmetic only and can be used to personalize units. You can also use in-game Credits to buy Appearances and personalize characters in the same way. There are also Trooper Appearances available; here is a full list of all the new Appearances for characters in this update:
Wounded Chewbacca, with arm patch
Scarred Kylo Ren, patch over scar
Administrator Lando, Bespin
Commander Iden, no helmet
Hooded Yoda, pulled up hood
Endor Leia
Endor Han
Ahch-To Rey
The return of real-money microtransactions is a big deal in Star Wars Battlefront II, after developers pulled them from the game entirely following a big backlash over how they influenced gameplay progression. Now, EA's chief design director says the company has learned its lesson and won't repeat the same errors again.
There are several other bug fixes and changes in the Night on Endor update, including changes to how Crafting Points work and a new Credit boost for winning matches. You can see all the details on Star Wars Battlefront II's Community Transmission.
By Anonymous on Apr 18, 2018 11:17 pm Join Jean Luc and Ben as they play SSX 3, Panzer Dragoon Orta, The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, Conker: Live & Reloaded and more now that these Xbox games have been brought to Xbox One via backwards compatibility.
The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are coming back. Netflix has confirmed that the acclaimed comedy drama GLOW, which is centered around the '80s all-female wrestling cable show of the title, will return for its second season this summer. It has also released a new teaser.
The teaser is styled as an '80s pop video and shows all the main characters, including Ruth (Alison Brie), Debbie (Betty Gilpin), Cherry (Sydelle Noel), Carmen (Britney Young) and Rhonda (Kate Nash) getting ready to hit the ring. They are lip-syncing to the sounds of Michael Sembello's classic song "Maniac," which featured in a similar sequence in the movie Flashdance, and there's an appearance from their grumpy manager Sam, played by comedian Marc Maron. Check it out above.
GLOW Season 2 will hit the streaming service in its entirety on June 29, and like Season 1, will consist of ten 30-minutes episodes. The cast also includes Jackie Tohn, Britt Baron, Chris Lowell, Bashir Salahuddin, and Rich Sommer.
In an interview with TV Line last November, Gilpin spoke about preparing for this season's many wrestling scenes. "The cast took a lot of wrestling lessons for Season 1," she said. "But the preparation this time around was more intense, because we picked up where we left off. I mean, I just had a wrestling match with a character that won't be named, and a week later, I still feel like my soul was in a five-car pileup accident. And it feels amazing."
By Anonymous on Apr 18, 2018 10:46 pm Ubisoft reveals the date, time, and place for its E3 2018 press conference, while GPU juggernauts Nvidia and AMD butt heads over board partners.
For The Crew 2, Ubisoft is broadening its racing horizons by introducing boats, bikes, and planes. At the press of a button players will be able to seamlessly swap out their vehicle to take their high-speed pursuits between land, sea, and air.
GameSpot recently got a chance to play the game and, while the open-world and vehicle transitions are still being kept under wraps, we spent some time in a few of the competitive racing types available in the game. The video above features gameplay of street racing, motorcross, jetsprint, drift, and grand prix event.
What stood out about The Crew 2 while we were playing was how loose and arcade-like it felt. Admittedly, we were racing with a number of assists on, but it made for a fun experience where we could throw our vehicles around with reckless abandon without suffering too harsh a penalty. For those who prefer to put in a little more thought into their racing, The Crew 2 provides the opportunity to do so and backs it up with robust physics modelling to ensure it's really putting seasoned racers through their paces. Check it all out in the gameplay above.
Ubisoft has confirmed that The Crew 2 will release for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on June 29. Ubisoft has also opened registration for The Crew 2 beta. Additionally, you can start building up your car collection for the title by taking part in The Crew Rewards Program, which allows players to unlock vehicles for the upcoming game by completing monthly challenges in The Crew. You can learn more about the Rewards Program on Ubisoft's website.
Following up on last year's Destiny 2 Ghost Skill, Activision has now introduced an Alexa Skill for Call of Duty: WWII. The Skill is available now, and it supports all platforms for the game.
Speaking with Monte Lutz, SVP of consumer engagement at Activision, he explained, "It's essentially your coach that's there with you in the game. At the end of every match, within milliseconds of the match completing, it analyzes all your gameplay and then it looks at 20 different factors. And it'll make real-time recommendations about things you can adjust to be better."
In a press release, Activision detailed that the Skill has "15 categories of features" including:
Personalized recommendations to improve your skills
Match summaries and highlights of your recent gameplay
Social features, including whether friends are currently playing, and comparing stats and achievements to theirs
Contract and order status, both during and after a match, so that you see how close you are to completing the contract and earning a reward
Latest in-game news, including events and game updates
Game and features descriptions
As for how the coaching will work, Lutz says that the Skill will offer advice such as: "'Based on the fact that you're a sniper in this, you're moving too much, you're taking too many steps.' Or, 'This attachment could help your accuracy,' and whatnot. We noticed when players got that kind of feedback, they could immediately apply it into the game, and they actually played a lot better."
The app is programmed to be more or less aggressive with its feedback based on your playstyle. "You're not going to get the same response every time that you're in there," Lutz explains. "And even based on your skill as a player, that tone of the response is going to be different. We know that if you're a highly skilled player who plays a lot, you can take a little be more gruff; you can take a more direct response, and you're going to want to get back in the game right away. We know that if you're a more casual player, and you need a little extra assistance. If you hear Alexa insulting you about your gameplay, you're probably not going to respond too well. We're going to give you tips that are helpful to you as a player, but it's also in a tone that's much more helpful and motivating."
The voice is computer-generated, but Lutz says, "It's not the standard Alexa voice. It's a voice we selected that's more soldier-like that we think feels more natural with the game. That's gonna give us the flexibility to be able to adapt this more quickly. But also we're launching it in English, but using the Polly voice, we'll be able to develop and iterate more quickly; we're going to launch it in German and French in the near future as well."
How much better does Lutz think the game's coaching will make you? "In the playtests we've done, whether players are really good or whether they have a long way to go, it can help every one of them. I think for those players that have the most to learn, they have the biggest opportunity to improve. What happens is that people will jump into Call of Duty, and they'll play it the same way from game to game. They may have played the last five Call of Duty games, and they've always taken a shotgun or an SMG. They haven't experimented with other things. There are simple things that players can do that will make them much better based on how they play."
The Call of Duty skill is available for free through the Alexa companion app now, and we'll be trying it out in the office today to see if it can actually make K/D ratios a little less embarassing.
Developer Platinum Games--the studio behind Bayonetta and Nier Automata--is known for its particular brand of action games that focus on kinetic hack and slash gameplay. With that particular style in mind, the developers are launching a new IP known as World of Demons--a Samurai action-RPG game that seeks to deliver the same style of intense gameplay to mobile phones.
Made in collaboration with DeNA Games--the mobile games publisher behind Final Fantasy Record Keeper and Fire Emblem Heroes--Platinum Games' World of Demons focuses on bite-sized character-action gameplay, while also telling an involved story. Set in ancient Japan where creatures of myth and folklore are real, World of Demons puts you in the role of the wandering samurai Onimaru, who must vanquish a powerful demon king that has invaded the land. Over time, you'll partner up with additional allies wielding their own unique weapons and take command of your own party of demons to lead into battle. As you clear through stages and take on massive bosses, you'll gain new weapons and items, which you can use to upgrade your heroes.
In development for the last three years, World of Demons is largely in the same style of other Platinum Games, but designed around the touch interface of smartphones. The action-RPG takes place across a set of stages where you'll battle against enemies that vary in difficulty and complexity. In combat, you'll be able to control your character with full 360 degree movement via the touch screen, while also using a set of combo attacks and skills to summon monsters. You'll also use skills that focus on particular elemental properties, which have to be managed effectively against enemies attuned to a specific damage types.
At launch, the game will start off with 3 playable characters and over 80 demons to recruit--and over time more content will be added as the game develops its community. The two primary gameplay modes in World of Demons is the Way of the Warrior story mode, where players tackle a number of missions and narrative beats as the Samurai and his party take on the demonic presence in the land, and the Way of the Demon mode which offers daily challenges and timed missions to gain new weapons and minions. There will be a competitive mode where players can compete on leaderboards and take on active challenges against others online.
The visuals in World of Demons feature some gorgeous graphics that emulate the ink-wash paintbrush aesthetic from classic Japanese art and a similar style found from Okami (made by some current Platinum Games staff). While the new platform might not be what many Platinum fans expected, World of Demons still channels much of what their past games have gotten down to a science.
Set for launch in summer 2018, World of Demons is certainly a departure for Platinum Games in the sense that it's a new platform--but stylistically and mechanically, it feels very familiar with the studio's pedigree of games. With pre-registration open, you'll be sign up to receive access to the game once it goes live and dive into Platinum Games' next action-RPG adventure.
How Krypton is freeing itself from decades of Superman mythology
The arrival of Krypton on Syfy comes at a time when comic book TV is redefining classic superheroes that have been the focus of attention for almost a century. Whether it's the way Gotham is tackling the Batman mythos or the continuously growing universe of heroes on Arrow and The Flash, it's anything but business as usual for DC comics on TV.
That's what makes Krypton so interesting. While it tells the story of Superman's family and his home planet, it's set generations before the Man of Steel is even born. While it may sound like that makes for a boring story given fans know Superman's story goes, this is a show that's not really concerning itself with comic book canon thanks to the arrival of a time-traveling Adam Strange (Shaun Sipos).
GameSpot spoke with the cast of Krypton during a group interview to discuss the ways it deviates from Superman's typical canon and what it means for the future of the series. Make sure you give Krypton a shot when it airs Wednesdays at 10 PM ET on Syfy.
1. Adam Strange's time travel changes everything
The very notion of somebody coming back in time from the modern day is bound to make you think it will completely alter the timeline. With Adam Strange, that is absolutely the case.
"The second Adam Strange comes back into time," star Cameron Cuffe (Seg) says. "The timeline is irrevocably changed. Things could change and things do change." Executive producer Cam Welsh agrees, explaining, "I think because now that Adam Strange has traveled back in time, the timeline that we know from canon has now changed. That's really what's built into the premise of the show is can you rewrite history, and what are the dangers that can come out of that."
2. Adam also provides Seg with a link to future generations of the House of El
Thanks to Adam's arrival, it provides evidence to Seg of his family's future, which will no doubt shape how he views his own fate. "[Adam has] been there, he's been to the future, he's from the future. He knows Clark, he's met Clark," Cuffe says. "Clark is his friend. Having this guy on Seg's side, it makes him listen and it plays into the ideas that Seg does hold deep down, but [that] feel very far removed from who he is."
3. The Zod family may not be so bad after all
The introduction of Lyta-Zod (Georgina Campbell) as a love interest to Seg was an interesting choice, given the bad blood between the Houses of El and Zod by the time Superman is born. As Campbell explains, though, Lyta is really nothing like the infamous General Zod--at least not yet.
"I think like all young people she has that idea that she wants to change things, and she wants to be different, and she wants to rebel against her parents," she says. "And she's very emotional, as you are when you're young, and she's in her first love and all that sort of thing. So I think it's quite interesting over the series looking at how that develops and how things change. And also that question of, as you get older, do those things start to fall away?"
4. In fact, could the House of Zod be the source of morality Seg is lacking?
Tyrannical, Lyta is not. She's merely a young woman trying to do what's right in the world--something Seg could learn a thing of two about. "She's a way more moral character than Seg is," Cuffe admits. "She in many ways is Seg's moral core, and he learns so much from her."
5. The wild card that is Nyssa Vex
While Superman fans have met the ancestors of a lot of these characters before, there is one piece of the puzzle that is a total mystery, and her name is Nyssa-Vex (Wallis Day). She's a mysterious character who could swing toward good or evil. However, her family has no notable place in Superman canon. Though, perhaps, that's going to change due to Adam Strange altering the timeline.
As Day tells GameSpot, her character does have a motive and it's one that will be revealed sooner than later. "As time goes on yes definitely she definitely does lean one way and again at the end, we're not quite sure if that was genuine, we don't know but I can tell you for sure in this season she definitely does lean towards one side," the actress teases.
6. There are no heroes and villains
The comic book history of Superman is filled with absolutes--there is good and there is evil. Superman is unabashedly good as he works to save the world from the likes of Lex Luthor, General Zod, or any other forms of ultimate villainy that come his way. Krypton is a different story.
Instead of dealing with good vs. evil, it operates somewhere in between. "There are no goodies and baddies. No one in this show is putting on a costume and fighting crime. There is no freak of the week," Cuffe says. "Everything is changed at the end of every episode. The status quo changes, the relationships change, there are consequences to every action, so even when you win, it's at a cost. Also, there are wonderful shades of gray. We have no villains on the show, there are no heroes on the show, everyone believes they are doing the right thing."
That's how you wind up with Superman's ancestor being a conman or the House of Zod having the moral high ground. It's taking what fans recognize as the norm and turning it on its head, constantly shifting alliances.
By Anonymous on Apr 18, 2018 10:03 pm Our resident Warhammer: 40,000 nerd Dave got to see a very early look at the new squad-based Warhammer game, Mechanicus. Dave and Tam talk about how the game is very Xcom on the surface, but filled with deep, nerdy, Warhammer lore within.
As well as introducing a host of upcoming young stars, the hit Netflix show Stranger Thingshas given a series of famous names from the '80s and '90s some of their biggest roles in years. Winona Ryder is, of course, one of the main stars, but there has also been roles for the likes of Matthew Modine, Paul Reiser, and Sean Astin. Now two more names can be added to the list--Cary Elwes and Jake Busey.
According to Empire, Elwes and Busey are set to join the cast of Stranger Things3. The news was revealed by Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos, who described the actors as "guest performers." Empire also reveal some extra information about their characters; Busey will play Bruce, who is a "corrupt and sexist news reporter," while Elwes is Mayor Kline, a "slick and self-serving politician."
Elwes is best known for his lead role in the much-loved 1987 fantasy comedy The Princess Bride, as well as Robin Hood: Men in Tights and the first Saw movie. Busey meanwhile starred in the sci-fi classic Starship Troopers and will be seen later this year in the much-anticipated The Predator.
Although the third season of Stranger Things does not yet have a release date, production is set to begin next month. Producer Shawn Levy recently revealed that Season 3 will be set in the summer of 1985, following the convention of the last two seasons, which were set a year apart in '83 and '84 respectively.
In January, Levy gave a few more hints as to the direction of the next season. He suggested that the story emphasis might shift, with Will no longer the center of the show's supernatural scares. "We're going to give Will a break," he said. "We're not going to put Will through hell for a third season in a row. He'll be dealing with stuff, but he won't be at rock bottom the way we forced the amazing Noah [Schnapp] to play."
If you have a PS4 and you're dying to put it to good use playing excellent games, Best Buy could be your best friend this week. It has tons of PS4 and PlayStation VR games on sale, including most of the recent exclusives.
As always, the deals are even better for members of Best Buy's Gamers Club Unlocked program. A two-year membership costs $30 and gets you 20% off of pre-orders and new (non-used) games. The links below go to the games' Best Buy pages, and the GCU prices are listed in parentheses.
PS4-exclusive deals
If you're looking to take advantage of your PS4 to play games you can't get on any other system, these are the deals you'll want to check out. Some of the best PS4 exclusives of the past few years are on sale. For starters, there's Horizon: Zero Dawn Complete Edition for $40 ($32 for GCU members). It comes with the core game and the Frozen Wilds expansion.
Next up is the well-received cinematic spinoff Uncharted: Lost Legacy, on sale for $30 ($24). If you're into ultra-challenging but tight-controlling action, Nioh is the game for you--it's on sale for $20 ($16). And if you'd rather befriend a giant bird-dog, you can't do that anywhere but in The Last Guardian, on sale for $20 ($16). Speaking of giant creatures, you can kill over a dozen of them in Shadow of the Colossus for $30 ($24).
Here are some of the other PS4 exclusives on sale at Best Buy:
Exclusives are great and all, but some of the best games come out on PC, Xbox One, and Switch as well. Here are some of Best Buy's best deals on PS4 games that happen to be available on other platforms.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is on sale for $50 ($40). It's a deep action-RPG set setting during the Middle Ages. Don't expect to find dragons and magic here, but do expect to defend your village against invading armies. That can be fun too, right?
Feel like playing online? You can team up with friends in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, on sale for $20 ($16). Grand Theft Auto V, available for $30 ($24), has a persistent online world that keeps getting new content, years after its initial release. And people with a competitive bent should try Overwatch: Game of the Year Edition, on sale for $40 ($32).
Finally, if you have a PSVR headset, there's a good chance you're looking for new game worlds to jump into. If so, Best Buy has lots of deals that are worth a look.
Wipeout Omega Collection, on sale for $20 ($16), recently got a major PSVR update, making the full game playable in the headset. It's a lightning-fast racer that feels just right in VR--definitely worth a try for any PSVR owner.
The new trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is here. The sequel to 2015's hugely successful Jurassic World hits theaters in June, and this latest promo follows the first teaser that was revealed back in February. There is also a new poster which you can see at the end of this story. The new trailer, which you can view above, lays out much of the storyline, so beware of potential spoilers!
It reveals that the rescue mission featured in the first trailer is merely a ruse to get the dinosaurs off the island and into the hands of some villainous corporate types, who plan to exploit them. But of course, the dinosaurs get loose and mayhem ensues. The moviestars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Toby Jones, and BD Wong, with Jeff Goldblum reprising his role from the original Jurassic Park.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is directed by Spanish filmmaker J.A. Bayona, and co-written by Colin Trevorrow, who helmed the first movie. Last year, Trevorrow spoke about working with Bayona. "It is by far my favorite creative collaboration that I've ever been involved in," he said. "Bayona is a completely different kind of filmmaker and thinker than I am, yet we do have a lot of things in common. I was able to craft something specifically for another filmmaker that I admire. I built a Spanish horror thriller with dinosaurs in it that I probably wouldn't have built for myself."
Even though Fallen Kingdom doesn't hit theaters until June 22, the release date for the third movie has already been announced. In February, it was confirmed that it will arrive on June 11, 2021. It has also been announced that Trevorrow will return to direct it. This is Trevorrow's first movie since he was fired from Star Wars Episode IX last year.
As you might imagine, Gamefly ends up with a lot of used games. Periodically it puts on sales to unload its inventory and make room for new games. One such sale is going on now. So if you don't mind your PS4, Xbox One, and 3DS games having a little wear-and-tear on them, check out these deals. It's worth noting that the games are guaranteed to work, shipping is free, and they come with new cases and manuals. You can find all the deals here, but below we'll zero in on the standouts.
As for exclusives, Gamefly has a few PS4 games on the list. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy can be yours for $28, while Nioh, the Dark Souls-style game set in ancient Japan, costs $30. And everyone's favorite, Knack 2, is also $30. Xbox One owners can pick up Gears of War 4 for $20 and the strategy game Halo Wars 2 for $17.
Gamefly also deals in movies--who knew? If you want some hands-off entertainment in your life, you can pick up Blu-rays like the spooky-doll movie Annabelle: Creation for $12, The Mummy for $9, The Fate of the Furious for $7, and Alien: Covenant for $5. The store also has a similar selection of movies on DVD, most of which fall in the $5 - $7 range. Check out the full list of sale items right here.
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Watch some extended gameplay from Adult Swim Games' demented pool adventure, which is coming to Switch and PC later this year.
Join Jean Luc and Ben as they play SSX 3, Panzer Dragoon Orta, The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, Conker: Live & Reloaded and more now that these Xbox games have been brought to Xbox One via backwards compatibility.
Ubisoft reveals the date, time, and place for its E3 2018 press conference, while GPU juggernauts Nvidia and AMD butt heads over board partners.
Our resident Warhammer: 40,000 nerd Dave got to see a very early look at the new squad-based Warhammer game, Mechanicus. Dave and Tam talk about how the game is very Xcom on the surface, but filled with deep, nerdy, Warhammer lore within.
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