The Last Remnant Remastered Has Come To Mobile Devices

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The Last Remnant Remastered has come to mobile devices, unexpectedly bringing the 2008 JRPG to phones and tablets. The remastered version of the game, which was released for PS4 at the end of 2018 and then on Switch earlier this year, is now playable on Android devices running 7.0 or higher or Apple devices on iOS 13.0 or higher.

The game, which features a unique command-based battle system that makes you consider troop morality and a story that spans a millennium, is available for $20 right now. That might seem like a lot for a mobile game, but it’s worth noting that the game contains no microtransactions whatsoever, and is a full, huge RPG.

The game weighs in at 8.5GB on iOS, and just 6.1GB on Android. It’s not clear why there’s a size discrepancy between the two.

In our original 2008 review of the game, The Last Remnant scored a 6.5/10. Reviewer Kevin VanOrd wrote that the game had many visual flaws, but that it was “a fun adventure that will draw you into its finely crafted universe in spite of it all.”

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-remnant-remastered-has-come-to-mobile-dev/1100-6472282/

No Man’s Sky Adds A Music Maker So You Can Create Your Own Tunes

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No Man’s Sky has seen some major changes during 2019, with the 2.0 ‘Beyond’ update introducing a bevy of changes and additions to the game on PS4, PC, and Xbox One back in August. Then in November, update 2.2 streamlined the play experience further, and now update 2.24 has added a new toy for players to tinker with. Developer Hello Games has added the ByteBeat Device to No Man’s Sky. It’s a synthesizer and sequencer that lets you program tunes for your base, and it’s a surprisingly powerful tool for music creation.

The ByteBeat can be set up at a player’s base, and from there you can use it to create audio and music that will play from it. The second you drop one it’ll start playing sounds that are generated by random waveforms, and from there, you can create your own sounds in the Sequencer.

It’s a rich tool that lets you modify waveforms, mess around with the individual elements of each track, and sync your sounds up to lights that will flash and pulse in time with the music you create. It’ll let you add an extra layer of personality to your base. Paul Weir, the game’s sound designer, is excited at the possibility of players creating some “glitchy electronica” in the game.

A tweet from Hello Games boss Sean Murray lists everything you can do with the new ByteBeat system.

In GameSpot’s re-review of No Man’s Sky this year, Justin Clark gave the game a 9/10, writing that “its Beyond expansion are the new gold standard for how to gracefully cope with a game’s flaws post-release.”

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-mans-sky-adds-a-music-maker-so-you-can-create-y/1100-6472279/

Red Dead 2 And Borderlands 3 Featured In Huge PC Games Winter Sale

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The year’s PC winter sales are underway. GOG has already kicked off theirs, Steam is getting ready to do so later this week, and the Epic Games Store has 12 days of free games to accompany their deals. Green Man Gaming is also holding its own sale, where it introduces new flash deals every day. These flash deals last 48 hours and feature the games’ lowest prices–you won’t see them cheaper for the rest of the sale.

The first two flash deals are Red Dead Redemption 2 and Borderlands 3. Green Man Gaming’s keys for Red Dead 2 are redeemable on the Rockstar Games Launcher, while Borderlands 3 is currently exclusive to the Epic Game Store. Both games will be available for their sale price until Wednesday, December 18, at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 | $42.23 ($60)

From GameSpot’s Red Dead Redemption 2 review: “Red Dead Redemption 2 is an excellent prequel, but it’s also an emotional, thought-provoking story in its own right, and it’s a world that is hard to leave when it’s done.”

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Borderlands 3 | $33.36 ($60)

From GameSpot’s Borderlands 3 review: “Borderlands 3 has a few stumbling blocks when it comes to bosses, but these fights are overshadowed by the game’s rewarding gunplay and over-the-top humor.”

More flash deals will be added every day. Tomorrow’s discounts belong to The Outer Worlds and Ancestor’s Legacy. We’ll be sure to report back when their sale prices are revealed.

However, these aren’t the only discounts available during Green Man Gaming’s winter sale. There are already a ton of games from Ubisoft, 2K Games, and THQ Nordic featured. More will be added throughout the week–all of the winter sale’s deals should be available by Friday, December 20. You can see a list of the best in the list below.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/red-dead-2-and-borderlands-3-featured-in-huge-pc-g/1100-6472275/

Fortnite Tie Fighter Crash Site Locations (Star Wars Challenge Guide)

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Fortnite‘s hyped Star Wars event took place this past weekend, giving players who queued up at Risky Reels a chance to watch a scene from The Rise of Skywalker ahead of the film’s release. That isn’t the end of the crossover, however; Epic has also rolled out a limited-time set of Star Wars challenges for you to complete.

As usual, most of the challenges are straightforward and can be cleared fairly easily with a little persistence, but there are a couple that may throw your for a loop. One in particular that’ll likely prove to be tricky asks you to capture Tie fighter crash sites. If you’re not sure where those are located, we’ve put together this guide showing you where to go.

Where Are The Tie Fighter Crash Sites?

We’ve come across five different Tie fighter crash sites scattered around the map. A plume of black smoke will be billowing from the wreckage at each site, so you’ll be able to spot the areas from a bit of a distance. If you need help tracking them down, we’ve marked all the crash site locations we’ve encountered below:

  • Directly south of Steamy Stacks
  • In the mountains north of Retail Row
  • Southeast of Slurpy Swamp
  • Directly northeast of Salty Springs
  • Southwest of Sweaty Sands

How To Complete The Challenge

Typically for challenges of this nature, your best bet to complete the task as quickly as possible is to land at the area you need to visit. For this mission, however, you’ll need to take a more cautious approach, as each crash site is guarded by a cadre of First Order Stormtroopers. Make sure you have a couple of long-range weapons in your inventory before you head to a crash site so you can pick off the Stormtroopers and any competing players also trying to complete this challenge.

The Stormtroopers are all wielding First Order Blast Rifles, which they’ll drop upon being defeated. Not only do these have unlimited ammo, making them handy to take out other Stormtroopers, you’ll need to use the gun to complete another one of the Star Wars challenges, so be sure to pick one up when you have the chance. Once you’ve cleared out all the Stormtroopers guarding a crash site, interact with the flag at the crash site to reclaim it. Repeat the process until you’ve reclaimed enough crash sites and you’ll complete the challenge.

Season 1 of Fortnite Chapter 2 was originally slated to end this month, but Epic has now extended it into February, so you have more time to complete any challenges you haven’t cleared yet. If you need help mopping those up, you can find our maps and guides for the trickier ones in our Fortnite Chapter 2 challenges roundup.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-tie-fighter-crash-site-locations-star-war/1100-6472270/

Death Stranding Discounted To $35, Its Lowest Price Yet

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Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding released only a month ago, but you can already pick it up for nearly half off. Walmart’s Days of Deals sale has brought quite a few discounts to multiple games, and Death Stranding is currently being sold for $35 USD.

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Death Stranding | $35 ($60)

Death Stranding is the first game from Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima since leaving Konami. It’s currently only on PS4, but it is set for a PC release on both Steam and the Epic Games Store next year during the summer.

GameSpot’s Death Stranding review scored the game a 9/10. It’s also one of our best games of 2019.

“Death Stranding is a hard game to absorb. There are many intertwining threads to its plot, and silly names, corny moments, and heavy exposition belie an otherwise very simple message,” critic Kallie Plagge wrote. “That comes through much more clearly in the game’s more mundane moments, when you find a desperately-needed ladder left behind by another player or receive a letter from an NPC thanking you for your efforts. It’s positive without ignoring pain; in fact, it argues in both its story and its gameplay that adversity itself is what makes things worth doing and life worth living. It’s a game that requires patience, compassion, and love, and it’s also one we really need right now.”

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/death-stranding-discounted-to-35-its-lowest-price-/1100-6472271/

PS Plus 12-Month Membership For PS4 Discounted To $45

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Online subscriptions are some of the best last-minute gift ideas you can get for the gamers on your shopping list. If you’re searching for the perfect gift for the PS4 owner in your life, you can save on PlayStation Plus right now at Newegg. Normally $60, 12-month PS Plus subscriptions are discounted to $45 with promo code EMCUVUB23.

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The subscription code is delivered via email, so you’ll probably want to print it out to place in a holiday card.

PlayStation Plus is practically essential for any PS4 owner. Without a PS Plus subscription, you cannot play online multiplayer, which is a big component in modern gaming. PS Plus memberships can also be stacked, so you can extend your membership early and save yourself money longterm.

Memberships also come with a couple of awesome perks. Each month, Sony gives PS Plus members two digital games that you can continue playing as long as you’re a current subscriber. Members also gain access to cloud storage to backup save files.

December’s free PS Plus games are Titanfall 2–one of the best first-person shooters ever made–and Monster Energy Supercross. These freebies will still be active until Tuesday, January 7, so if you’re buying this as a gift, they’ll have two free games to download on Christmas morning.

If you’ve never shopped at Newegg and would prefer going with a retailer you’re more familiar with, Sony’s last-minute holiday deals include $45 12-month PlayStation Plus subscriptions as well. The deal runs from December 20 to January 17 and should be available at all major retailers, including Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, GameStop, and Target.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps-plus-12-month-membership-for-ps4-discounted-to-/1100-6472269/

PlayStation Classic On Sale For Just $20

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Sony’s attempt at a classic micro-console, the PlayStation Classic, is more than a year old at this point, and while it wasn’t super well received at launch, you can get it pretty cheap these days. Its current normal price is $30 USD, and as part of GameStop’s Game Days sale, the retailer has lowered it even further, currently selling it for $20.

PlayStation Classic for $20

The PlayStation Classic features 20 games, including classics like Metal Gear Solid, Tekken 3, and Resident Evil: Director’s Cut. Its original price was $100, but soon after, it was discounted and has seen multiple different sales over the past year.

Unfortunately, there are a few things that need to be considered before purchasing a PlayStation Classic. Most notably is that some of the included games are the European PAL versions, which means they run at 50Hz. This includes Tekken 3, which ran at 60Hz–or 60 frames per second–in North America and Japan on the original PlayStation. That sadly isn’t the case with the PlayStation Classic. You can check the list below to see the full library of games–we’ve marked which ones are PAL games.

GameSpot’s PlayStation Classic review called it “a disappointing missed opportunity.”

“I’d like nothing more than to tell you that the PS Classic is a pleasant surprise, that it will match your excitement and then some,” critic Peter Brown wrote. “This sadly isn’t the case, and short of Sony refreshing it, or the hacking community breaking it open and reconfiguring it, the PS Classic may never be more than a puny PlayStation with good looks.”

PlayStation Classic games (* indicates PAL version)

  • Battle Arena Toshinden*
  • Cool Boarders 2*
  • Destruction Derby*
  • Final Fantasy VII
  • Grand Theft Auto*
  • Intelligent Qube
  • Jumping Flash*
  • Metal Gear Solid
  • Mr. Driller
  • Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee*
  • Rayman
  • Resident Evil: Director’s Cut*
  • Revelations: Persona
  • Ridge Rager Type 4
  • Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
  • Syphon Filter
  • Tekken 3*
  • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six*
  • Twisted Metal
  • Wild Arms

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-classic-on-sale-for-just-20/1100-6472268/

The Outer Worlds Story DLC Coming In 2020

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The Outer Worlds is a wide-open adventure game that can last dozens of hours if you fully plumb its depths and sidequests, but even more is coming in 2020. Obsidian has announced that story DLC will be coming next year, though the studio didn’t say much more than that.

In a brief note on the Obisidian forums, social media manager Shyla Schofield thanked the team behind the game and noted the honor of receiving four nominations at The Game Awards. Though the post was made after Outer Worlds went home empty-handed, she said “even just being nominated means a lot.” Then the message segued into the upcoming content.

“However, the journey isn’t over yet as we are excited to announce that we will be expanding the story through DLC next year!” it reads. “Details will be made available at a later date.”

The note didn’t mention platforms, but presumably it will come to every platform simultaneously: PC, PS4, Xbox One, and possibly Nintendo Switch, though release timing on that platform port is still unannounced.

The Outer Worlds is one of GameSpot’s nominees for the Best Games of 2019. You can read about all of the nominees as you wait for our Game of the Year winner to be named on December 17. Plus check out our Best of Games 2019 hub for a lot more reflection on the year that was.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-outer-worlds-story-dlc-coming-in-2020/1100-6472265/

Best Last-Minute Christmas Gifts And Deals At Amazon

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Many of us go into Black Friday intending to cross all the names off our Christmas shopping list early–but end up splurging on stuff for ourselves (at least, I did). We’re now about a week away from Christmas, which means time is running out to buy gifts for your loved ones this year. Luckily, online shopping means you can place orders right up until December 23 or even Christmas Eve, depending on where you shop.

With Amazon Prime, you’ll nearly always get free two-day, one-day, or even same-day shipping depending on where you live and what time of day you place the order. That makes Amazon an ideal place to snag last-minute gifts for Christmas, and luckily for budget-savvy shoppers, there’s a huge sale going on right now with last-minute deals on Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One.

In terms of game deals, it’s clear that Amazon’s stock is starting to dwindle after the rush of Black Friday, but there are still some great deals this week. Notably, Death Stranding is only $40, the cheapest it’s been since its release on PS4 in November. Borderlands 3 is available for just $35 on PS4 and Xbox One. You can also snag Marvel’s Spider-Man: Game of the Year Edition for just $20 on PS4; it includes all DLC. There’s also a nice discount on Red Dead Redemption 2 for Xbox One: $30 for a digital code.

If you missed out on some of the best VR deals from Black Friday, a great headset option is back in stock at Amazon ahead of Christmas. You can snag a standalone Oculus Go VR headset at a nice discount right now: $149 for the 32GB and $199 for the 64GB model. Please note this particular headset isn’t compatible with the upcoming game Half-Life: Alyx; it’s better suited for watching TV and movies.

Amazon also restocked some of Black Friday’s best console offers, including the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition for $149. The PS4 Slim holiday bundle with God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition, and The Last of Us Remastered is also back in stock at a discount, although it’s priced at $250 rather than its ridiculously low Black Friday price, $200. Still, this is the bundle to buy if you’re looking to pick up a PS4 this Christmas.

Read on for more of the best gaming deals at Amazon right now that’ll arrive before Christmas; plus, check out our guide to the best last-minute gift ideas across gaming and tech for more inspiration. You also find our recommendations for the best stocking stuffers, best Switch games, best PS4 accessories, and more in our Christmas 2019 holiday gift guide.

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Death Stranding (PS4) for $40

More great deals at Amazon

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Nintendo Switch Pro Controller | $55 ($70)

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Oculus Go VR Headset | $149 ($200) or $199 ($249)

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PS4 Slim Only on PlayStation bundle | $250 ($300)

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PowerA Enhanced Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch (Spyro) | $35 ($50)

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Sega Genesis Mini | $60 ($80)

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Razer BlackWidow Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard | $120 ($170)

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Xbox One S All-Digital Edition — $149 ($250)

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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 3-month membership (plus 3 months free) | $45

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from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/best-last-minute-christmas-gifts-and-deals-at-amaz/1100-6472255/

Xbox Series X Will Support Backwards Compatibility On Day One

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If you’ve spent the past few years collecting and playing a vast library of titles on Xbox One, then don’t worry–that collection is all coming with you if you choose to upgrade to Xbox Series X (the official name of Project Scarlett). Xbox Series X will support backwards compatibility for all Xbox One games the day the next-gen console launches.

“We wanted to make sure we had that, day one, we could deliver on the compatibility promise, and so I’ve been playing quite a few [Xbox 360] games on my [Xbox Series X] and Xbox One games on the [Xbox Series X] and that’s just to ensure that we can be there day one,” Xbox boss Phil Spencer told GameSpot.

“We have thousands of games that run on Xbox One today,” Xbox partner director of program management Jason Ronald told GameSpot. “We want those games to be able to come forward with you but we also want your services to come with you. We want your gaming legacy to come with you, whether that’s your Gamerscore, whether that’s your friends list, all your Achievements, your game saves, all of that should come forward so there are no barriers for you as you think about moving forward.”

The process of ensuring three previous console generations of games all play on Xbox Series X has been a lot of work. “There is work in ensuring [backwards] compatibility across those generations,” Spencer said. “So, as you might remember, we slowed down and paused our backwards compatibility program for [Xbox 360] on Xbox One.”

“[It takes a lot of work] even for Xbox One games, because one of the biggest challenges is console games are usually hyper-optimized to the unique hardware capabilities of the device, and this is a new generation of hardware,” Ronald added. “It is a new chip architecture. At the same time, we did design the silicon with [backwards] compatibility in mind, so we did make certain decisions to try to lessen that work, but I don’t want to trivialize how much work the team’s actually doing because there is a tremendous amount of work.”

With the Xbox Series X officially revealed, our comparison between it and Sony’s PlayStation 5 has become a little more concrete. If you need a little refresher on the console, we’ve compiled everything we know about Xbox Series X–from its announcement as Project Scarlett to its The Game Awards reveal.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-series-x-will-support-backwards-compatibility/1100-6472261/