Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory launches for PC on October 3
A new developer diary also showcases the game and the people behind it.
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Strategy RPG Mistover to release on October 10 for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC
A dungeon crawler RPG with a strategy focused turn-based combat system.
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Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition gets a lengthy demo ahead of release
Get a head start on the game ahead of a busy September.
This Xbox One Sale Has Discounts On A Bunch Of Awesome Games
EA has published some fantastic games over the past two generations… and some that were a bit disappointing. Thankfully, in the latest Xbox One games sale, there are a bunch of discounts on awesome EA games. These include some of the absolute best Xbox 360 games, which are all playable on Xbox One.
For Xbox One games, we have discounts on the Apex Legends Founder’s Pack ($20), Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition ($4.50), and Burnout Paradise Remastered ($5), in addition to The Sims 4 ($8) and a bunch of its bundles and expansion packs. You can also pick up the super cute Unravel and Unravel Two for $6.60 each or together in a bundle for $10. Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition ($10) and Battlefield 5 ($18) are also both discounted. And if you’ve been wanting to pick up Star Wars Battlefront 2 ($7.50), Mass Effect: Andromeda ($9), or Anthem ($20) at a reduced price, now’s a good chance.
See all of the deals at Xbox.com
Now for what I get most excited about: backward-compatible Xbox 360 games. We have discounts on two games each from three of the publisher’s most beloved series: Dragon Age: Origins ($3.75) and Dragon Age 2 ($5); Mass Effect 2 ($6) and Mass Effect 3 ($6); and Skate ($7.50) and Skate 3 ($5). Three of my personal favourites are also on sale: Syndicate ($8), Fight Night Champion ($5), and NBA Jam: On Fire Edition ($5). Remember, all of these are playable on Xbox One, so you can buy them on sale, download them, and start playing immediately.
You can see the full sale on Xbox.com. In related news, there’s currently an offer that gives players 2 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $2. Ultimate bundles Xbox Live Gold with Xbox Game Pass on both Xbox One and PC.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/this-xbox-one-sale-has-discounts-on-a-bunch-of-awe/1100-6469300/
Destiny 2 Cross-Save Is Great, If You Can Get It Working
The much-anticipated ability to move your Destiny 2 progress between multiple platforms has finally arrived. Destiny 2 cross-save launched a couple of hours later than originally scheduled, but it is here–and it really does work as promised, provided you can get through the setup process in the first place.
Cross-save’s launch coincided with maintenance to Bungie.net. Bungie was forced to delay the launch several hours due to maintenance, which is still ongoing at the time of this writing. Despite that, it is possible to get things working now.
As detailed in Bungie’s cross-save guide, you’ll have to connect each of your accounts and then authenticate them as truly being yours. This appears to be the stage at which most people are being tripped up. Several of us here at GameSpot found that authenticating one platform caused another to become undone. Repeatedly authenticating ultimately worked for me and allowed me to proceed–all platforms have to be authenticated before continuing–but others are still stuck on this step and are sometimes presented with “500” errors when authenticating.
Today’s maintenance has been extended as we investigate an issue with account authentication on https://t.co/4ucwiEYycJ, resulting in “500” errors for some players. Stand by for updates.
If you encounter any other issues, please report to the Help forum: https://t.co/cOAIctERNC— Bungie Help (@BungieHelp) August 21, 2019
Bungie has said it’s aware of these errors and is thus continuing the maintenance period. There’s no word on how soon this might be resolved, but more players continue to get in and presumably this is a temporary hitch that will soon be forgotten.
And that’s good news, because cross-save seems genuinely great. While it would have been nice to get cross-play (meaning you could play with those on other platforms regardless of you being on PS4, Xbox One, or PC), this is the next best thing. And this is arguably a superior option, setting aside the issue of needing to own content on each platform. As a longtime console player, moving to the PC version almost feels like playing a completely new game. As great as the game looks on an Xbox One X, the 60+ FPS framerate on PC is a sight to behold, and the speed with which Pursuits and other menu screens load is a massive quality-of-life improvement. And luckily, from what I’ve been able to experience so far, progress does seem to transfer seamlessly. I earned some gear and completed a bounty on PC and was then able to boot up my Xbox One and cash in that bounty and dismantle the gear with no apparent delay.
The one key downside to cross-save is that it requires you to own the game on every platform you want to be able to play on–and it makes things rather complicated. Things will change a bit later this year, as Bungie will be releasing Destiny 2: New Light, a free-to-play version that includes the base game and its early DLC expansion. Additionally, Destiny 2: Shadowkeep will launch as a standalone expansion, so you could in theory just buy that on your secondary platforms and play that new content. But going with New Light or Shadowkeep would preclude you from accessing, say, Forsaken’s Raid or Black Armory’s Forges–though gear you earned from those activities on your main platform(s) is still usable. Further complicating matters is that the PC version of Destiny is moving from Blizzard’s Battle.net to Steam later this year. If you want to dive into Destiny 2 cross-save without any restrictions right now, your only option is to buy a bundle of all currently available content on Battle.net, and then transition to Steam later. Furthermore, you can only spend Silver–the game’s premium currency–on the system you purchased it on.
Confusion over what you can access aside, there are sure to be some quirks that pop up. For instance, a friend of mine found that he was able to claim certain bounties on Xbox One before jumping over to PC, where he doesn’t own Forsaken, and also claim replacement bounties. That’s hardly going to upend the balance of the game, though it remains to be seen if players discover any more impactful loopholes.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/destiny-2-cross-save-is-great-if-you-can-get-it-wo/1100-6469299/
Pokemon Go Jirachi Guide: How To Complete Thousand-Year Slumber Special Research
Pokemon Go‘s Ultra Bonus rewards have been revealed, and there are a lot of exciting things coming to the game over the next few weeks. Not only will players soon have their first opportunity to capture Gen 5 Pokemon, the Mythical Jirachi is also making its official debut in Go through the new Special Research questline called “A Thousand-Year Slumber.”
To catch the Mythical Pokemon, you’ll first need to complete a variety of Research tasks. There are seven sets of tasks in total, and many of them revolve around Pokemon that hail from the Hoenn region. A few of the quests, however, will require you to do some battling, so you’ll need to put in a lot of work to complete the entire line. Once you’ve cleared all of the Special Research tasks, you’ll earn the chance to capture Jirachi.
You can check out the full list of Thousand-Year Slumber quests below. This questline was previously available at this year’s Pokemon Go Fests; if you completed it while at one of those events, then you’ll earn extra Jirachi Candies instead. All players who complete the questline will also receive a special Jirachi shirt for their avatar.
Thousand-Year Slumber Quests
Step 1
- Catch 25 Pokemon — 1,000 XP
- Spin 10 PokeStops or Gyms — Jigglypuff encounter
- Make 3 new friends — Feebas encounter
Rewards: Glacial Lure, Mossy Lure, and Magnetic Lure
Step 2
- Catch 3 Whismur — 10 Whismur Candies
- Evolve a Feebas — 1,500 XP
- Catch 90 Pokemon in the Hoenn Pokedex — 1,500 XP
Rewards: 2,000 Stardust, 10 Poke Balls, 3 Incense
Step 3
- Take a snapshot of Loudred — Snorlax encounter
- Make 3 Great throws in a row — 2,000 XP
- Earn 3 Candies walking with your buddy — 2,000 XP
Rewards: 20 Silver Pinap Berries, 3 Star Pieces, 2,000 Stardust
Step 4
- Catch 50 Psychic- or Steel-type Pokemon — 2,500 XP
- Power up Pokemon 10 times — 2,500 XP
- Send 10 gifts to friends — 2,500 XP
Rewards: Fast TM, Charge TM, Premium Raid Pass
Step 5
- Battle a team leader 3 times — Kricketune encounter
- Win against another trainer 7 times — 3,000 XP
- Win 5 Raids — 3,000 XP
Rewards: 3 Rare Candies, 20 Ultra Balls, 3,000 Stardust
Step 6
- Take 5 photos of Steel or Psychic Pokemon — Chimecho encounter
- Make 3 Excellent curveball throws — Bronzong encounter
- Spin a PokeStop 7 days in a row — 4,000 XP
Rewards: 10 Silver Pinap Berries, 10 Star Pieces, 5,000 Stardust
Step 7
Reward: Jirachi encounter
Pokemon Go Ultra Bonuses
The Thousand-Year Slumber questline isn’t the only Ultra Bonus reward that Niantic is offering. Beginning September 2, the developer will be making a variety of other bonuses and special Pokemon available in the game for a limited time. There will be a new set of bonuses each week between September 2 and 23, and they include the appearance of new Shiny Pokemon as well as the first Gen 5 monsters. You can see all of the bonuses below.
September 2-9
- Entei, Raikou, Suicune, and other Johto Pokemon will appear in Raid Battles
- Unown U, L, T, R, and A may hatch from 10 km Pokemon eggs
- Shiny Sentret and Shiny Gligar will appear in the wild
September 9-16
- Farfetch’d, Kangaskhan, Mr. Mime, and Tauros may hatch from 7 km eggs. You may also hatch their Shiny forms
- All four forms of Deoxys will appear in five-star Raid Battles
- Pokemon effective against Deoxys will appear in other tier Raids
September 16-23
- Klink and Shiny Klink will appear in Raid Battles
- Shiny Patrat and Shiny Lillipup will appear in the wild
- Mewtwo that know Psystrike will appear in five-star Raids, as will Shiny Mewtwo
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-go-jirachi-guide-how-to-complete-thousand-/1100-6469293/
Gruesome Pixel-Art Action Game Blasphemous Release Date Revealed
As Gamescom kicked off earlier this week, a handful of indie games got official release dates. This includes Creature in the Well, Skellboy, and the action-platformer Blasphemous, which launches on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on September 10.
Publisher Team17, responsible for games like The Escapists and Yoku’s Island Express, announced the game’s release date in a blog post. According to the post, you play as The Penitent One who must free the gothic underworld of Cvstodia from “a twisted fate and reach the origin of your torment.” Blasphemous will retail for $25 USD / $37 AUD / £21 GBP when it launches in September.
A press release describes Blasphemous as “an action-platformer that combines the fast-paced, skilled combat of a hack-n-slash game with a deep and evocative narrative core.” The press release also bills the game as a Metroidvania with a plethora of genre staples, like character progression, non-linear level design, and backtracking with newer abilities.
Developer The Game Kitchen has created one game prior to Blasphemous–2013’s psychological point-and-click horror game The Last Door. In our The Last Door review, we said, “[It] is all the more engrossing for the ways in which its visuals encourage your own imagination to play a part in creating its horrors.”
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gruesome-pixel-art-action-game-blasphemous-release/1100-6469298/
Death Stranding Gets Reimagined As Mario 64
Death Stranding has no shortage of Hideo Kojima’s oddball sense of humor, but on the whole it appears to deal with fairly serious subject matter. A video from GameXplain takes the edge off of some of that dire seriousness by mixing and matching it with the bright and colorful world of Super Mario 64.
More precisely, it mixes in the music and sound effects of Mario 64, but that’s enough to drastically change the tone of the game. Instead of the quiet serenity of nature, we get the Whomp’s Fortress song. Sam “wah” and “wahoos” his way up the hillside to make a delivery. There’s even a magic mushroom. Of sorts.
An extended gameplay demo debuted at Gamescom Opening Night Live. The event shed a lot more light on how Death Stranding controls and plays, including a surprise cameo from the event’s host, Geoff Keighley. Kojima hinted at more cameos in the game, and we may be able to guess some of them based on who has been visiting Kojima Productions.
Death Stranding is releasing on April 16, 2020. The Collector’s Edition for $200 includes a ton of extras like a life-sized BB Pod statue and Ludens keychain. Check out our pre-order guide for more details.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/death-stranding-gets-reimagined-as-mario-64/1100-6469296/
Top 5 New Games On Switch, PS4, Xbox One, And PC This Week — August 18-24, 2019
New Releases breaks down the biggest games launching each week, and this episode is full of games from developers you might already love. Double Fine has the action-RPG Rad, Gunfire Games is launching Remnant: From the Ashes, and Tokyo RPG Factory is releasing Oninaki. Meanwhile, UnderMine comes to Steam Early Access and Nintendo Switch gets Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution.
Rad — August 20
Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch
The “rad” in Double Fine’s newest adventure is short for “radiation,” because you’ll be exploring a post-apocalyptic irradiated world. The deeper you go, the more radiation you’ll absorb, developing crazy mutations that give you special powers. You’ll have to use a combination of mutant abilities and your trusty baseball bat to beat down the nuclear monsters in this world.
More Coverage:
Remnant: From The Ashes — August 20
Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Switch
Speaking of defeating monsters, Remnant: From the Ashes is a survival shooter that pits you against all manner of big beasts. The more you defeat, the more you’ll be able to upgrade your armor and weapons. Each of the game’s four worlds–Earth, Raesa, Rhom, and Corsus–is dynamically generated, so you’ll have new quests and events to experience each time you jump in.
More Coverage:
- First 15 Minutes Of Remnant: From The Ashes – Exclusive Gameplay
Remnant: From The Ashes Is A Post-Apocalyptic Shooter With Shades Of Bloodborne
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution — August 20
Available on: Switch
For the uninitiated, Yu-Gi-Oh is played by dealing cards that either summon monsters, cast spells, or lay traps as you aim to reduce your opponent’s life force to zero. Link Evolution lets you build your deck from over 9,000 of those cards as you duel characters from the super-popular anime series. You can take on other players in online duels too.
UnderMine — August 20
Available on: PC
UnderMine is a roguelike, which means you’re going to lose lots of characters to the monsters and traps as you dig deeper into each new layer of the mine. Fortunately, new miners retain the upgrades from your previous runs. UnderMine is headed to Early Access on Steam first, with future releases planned on Xbox One and Switch as well.
Oninaki — August 22
Available on: PS4, PC, Switch
Oninaki might still be an RPG, but the team behind I Am Setsuna and Lost Sphear is changing things up this time. Most notably, there’s a lot more action thanks to a hack-and-slash battle system. As far as story goes, Oninaki is about the Watchers, who guide trapped souls into the afterlife.
More Coverage:
- Oninaki: What To Expect From This Fast Paced Action Game | E3 2019
Oninaki Release Date Trailer | Square Enix Press Conference E3 2019
There’s one more episode of New Releases for the month of August, and it’s the most jam-packed episode yet. Next week, we’ll take a look at World of Warcraft Classic, Astral Cain, Blair Witch, and more.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/top-5-new-games-on-switch-ps4-xbox-one-and-pc-this/1100-6469129/
Monster Hunter World Is Getting Another Horizon Zero Dawn Crossover
One of the first crossover events for Monster Hunter World was with the PlayStation 4 exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn. Now with MHW’s Iceborne coming soon, Capcom is crossing over with Horizon again with PS4-exclusive content modeled after the Horizon DLC, The Frozen Wilds.
A brief trailer shows off the crossover. It transitions from Aloy skulking in a snowy forest–which could be at home at either game–to close-up shots of her armor and a projectile weapon. The teaser didn’t suggest exactly how you’ll get your hands on the armor sets, but if it’s anything like the last Horizon set, you’ll just need to complete a limited-time quest. It’s notable that unlike many of the game’s traditional armor sets, the first Aloy armor could only be worn as a full set that changed your appearance entirely. The same is likely to be the case here.
The unveiling was part of MHW’s presence at Gamescom, which also included a new trailer for the Iceborne content. That one showed off the explosive Brachydios and a fearsome ice dragon. Iceborne is coming to PS4 and Xbox One on September 6.
Iceborne is the first large-scale expansion for Monster Hunter World, coming more than a year after its initial launch. That first year has been the most successful in series history, having most recently crossed 13 million units sold worldwide. In fact, it has become overall one of Capcom’s most successful games of all time, and earned a spot as one of GameSpot’s Best Games of 2018.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/monster-hunter-world-is-getting-another-horizon-ze/1100-6469294/
