Pokemon Sword and Shield finally arrive on Nintendo Switch this week, and The Pokemon Company is offering a few freebies for early adopters. Not only can you claim a Meowth capable of Gigantamaxing if you pick up a copy of either title by January 15, those in the US can also receive a free outfit for their trainers.

From November 16-25, you’ll be able to claim a free download code for a track suit trainer outfit at a participating Walmart location. To get the code, you’ll first need to download and install the Pokemon Pass app on your smartphone. Once you have the app, you’ll need to head to a Walmart and use the app to scan a QR code that’s on display at the store.

After you’ve gotten a download code, you’ll need to follow the steps below to input that into your game and download the outfit:

• Launch your copy of Pokemon Sword or Shield
• Select Mystery Gift from the menu
• Select Get a Mystery Gift
• Select Get with Code/Password and follow the prompts to connect online
• Input your download code
• Visit the fitting room in a boutique to access the outfit

If you’re eager to pick up Sword and Shield this weekend, you’ll want to head to Walmart anyway, as the retailer is offering the games for $49.94 each on launch day. This promotion is in-store only, so if you want to take advantage of the deal, you can kill two birds with one stone and get the free download code as well. For more early deals and pre-order bonuses, be sure to check out our Pokemon Sword and Shield pre-order guide.

As previously mentioned, you can get a free Pokemon in Sword and Shield as well. If you purchase a game by January 15, you’ll be able to receive a free Gigantamax-capable Meowth via Mystery Gift. If you have save data of either Let’s Go Pikachu or Eevee on your Switch, you’ll also receive a Gigantamax-capable Pikachu or Eevee within the games.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-sword-and-shield-freebie-available-this-we/1100-6471350/

Google Stadia is launching in just over a week, and the company has been quiet on which games will be available right out of the box when the first customers get to log in on November 19. Now it has broken that silence, outlining the full launch lineup as well as another batch of games to come online throughout the rest of the year.

In the announcement, Google says it will start with 12 “carefully chosen” games, with an additional 14 more coming by the end of the year. The launch lineup does notably include two fighting games, Mortal Kombat 11 and Samurai Shodown, along with the rhythm games Thumper and Just Dance 2020. Those all seem aimed at addressing latency concerns right out of the gate.

They join other big console releases like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the rebooted Tomb Raider series, and Red Dead Redemption 2. The lineup also includes Destiny 2, which is included with a Stadia Pro subscription. Given that Stadia Pro is part of the Founder’s Edition, and those will be the only people playing on day one, that means everyone playing will get it.

Check out the full listing of both launch day games and others coming throughout the rest of the year.

Google Stadia Launch Lineup

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• Destiny 2
• Gylt
• Just Dance 2020
• Kine
• Mortal Kombat 11
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Thumper
• Tomb Raider
• Rise of the Tomb Raider
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider
• Samurai Shodown

Google Stadia 2019 Lineup

• Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle
• Borderlands 3
• Darksiders Genesis
• Dragonball Xenoverse 2
• Farming Simulator 19
• Final Fantasy XV
• Football Manager 2020
• Ghost Recon Breakpoint
• Grid
• Metro Exodus
• NBA 2K20
• Rage 2
• Trials Rising
• Wolfenstein Youngblood

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/heres-google-stadias-launch-lineup-and-2019-games/1100-6471349/

We’re only a few days away from the release of Pokemon Sword and Shield. The Gen 8 Pokemon games arrive on Nintendo Switch this Friday, November 15, and ahead of their launch, The Pokemon Company has shared one final pre-release trailer that gives us another quick look at the titles–as well as a couple of new Pokemon.

The trailer, which you can watch below, has only been released in Japanese, but it primarily showcases some of the new Gen 8 Pokemon that have been revealed since Sword and Shield were first announced, such as the Electric-type corgi Yamper and Obstagoon, a Galar-exclusive addition to the Zigzagoon line.

Interestingly, the trailer also shows off two as-yet unrevealed Pokemon: the first appears to be made up out of runes, while the second appears to be a Galar-exclusive evolution of Mr. Mime, according to leaks that have been circulating online. You can take a look at the two new Pokemon beneath the trailer below.

Beyond the new Pokemon, the trailer also gives us another look at some of the Gym Leaders you’ll encounter on your journey across the Galar region, as well as some Pokemon that are capable of Gigantamaxing, such as Charizard and Butterfree. You’ll have a chance to add the latter to your team; from November 15 to early January, Gigantamax Butterfree will be more likely to appear in Max Raid Battles. During that same time frame, Sword players will also be more likely to encounter Gigantamax Drednaw, while Shield players will have a better chance of finding Gigantamax Corviknight.

Pokemon Sword and Shield release on Nintendo Switch on November 15, and the games will be $10 off at Walmart stores on launch day. Early adopters will also be able to get a few free Pokemon. Those who pick up a game by January 15, 2020 will be able to receive a free Gigantamax-capable Meowth, and players with save data of Let’s Go Pikachu or Eevee on their systems will get a free Gigantamax-capable Pikachu or Eevee. You can read more in our Pokemon Sword and Shield pre-order guide.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-sword-and-shields-final-pre-launch-trailer/1100-6471347/

Compulsion Games has announced the next chapter of We Happy Few, titled We All Fall Down, will launch on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 on November 19. We All Fall Down has you play as Victoria Byng, the main antagonist of We Happy Few.

“We All Fall Down returns to We Happy Few’s dark origins, but burns it all down in spectacular fashion,” publisher Gearbox wrote in a press release. “Starving like the rest of the people, Victoria wrestles with her own withdrawals as the city slides deeper into Joy shortage and disorder. Victoria has always helped to keep things proper, but the closer she looks, the deeper the rot seems to run.”

Taking place immediately after Victoria escapes from Ollie in Act III of We Happy Few, We All Fall Down sees Wellington Wells at its most dire. To survive, you can either stealthily slink past armed guards and shoot them with your dart gun, or you can rely on a powerful whip to both slash your way through enemies and swing between the rooftops. The eating, sleeping, and crafting systems in We Happy Few are not present in We All Fall Down.

We All Fall Down is the third and final DLC for We Happy Few, concluding the storyline to the action-adventure game. Prior to We All Fall Down, We Happy Few’s story was expanded on in April 2019’s They Came From Below and July 2019’s Lightbearer DLCs.

In GameSpot’s We Happy Few review, Alessandro Barbosa wrote, “[We Happy Few’s] entire gameplay loop is underpinned by boring quests and long stretches of inaction. And even when it forces you to interact with its world beyond just walking to waypoints, combat, stealth, and otherwise fascinating societies fail to impose the right balance of challenge and tension. There’s a clear lack of direction that We Happy Few is never able to shake, which wastes its intriguing setting. It does manage to weave each of its three stories cohesively into a larger tale, but it’s also one that’s never critical enough to earn the right to repeat ‘happiness is a choice’ any chance it can.”

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/we-happy-fews-final-dlc-releases-next-week/1100-6471329/

Take-Two Interactive, the publisher behind games like Red Dead Redemption 2, The Outer Worlds, and Civilization 6, has filed a trademark that may give us the name of a future project. The company trademarked “31st Union” for properties related to computer games and associated merchandise.

The trademark, filed on October 2, doesn’t give particular insight regarding what exactly 31st Union could be. And like all trademarks, keep in mind that this doesn’t necessarily mean a project of this name will ever come to fruition. Likely coincidentally, the name is also currently in use by a restaurant in San Mateo, California.

Take-Two operates the Rockstar, 2K, and newly launched Private Division labels. Private Division is the publisher of Outer Worlds, Obsidian’s last independent project before being acquired by Microsoft. In a recent earnings call, T2 said the game has exceeded expectations both commercially and critically.

The company’s other most recent marquee release was the PC port of Red Dead Redemption 2. The console release was GameSpot’s Game of the Year 2018, and we found its PC version a mostly worthy port.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/red-dead-redemption-2-publisher-trademarks-31st-un/1100-6471344/