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Halo: The Master Chief Collection May Begin Its Release On PC This Month
Barring any last-minute changes, Halo: The Master Chief Collection may finally begin its release for PC in April. Community director Brian Jarrard said on Twitter that the current plan, which could change, is for the first beta tests–or “flights” in the Halo parlance–should begin for Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo: Reach sometime in April.
Jarrard made this announcement on April Fool’s Day, but it is no joke, he confirmed in a tweet.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming to PC in stages, beginning with Halo: Reach (which is also releasing for Xbox One) and continuing chronologically from there–Halo: CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, and then Halo 4. The titles will be released first as “flights,” with the aim of testing each title with a limited group of people first before rolling out publicly for everyone. You can sign up for the free Halo Insider program here for a chance to try out the games early.
Halo: Reach is coming to both PC and Xbox One, and it will see a “flight” release first–on each platform–before coming out for everyone, Jarrard said in another tweet. He said he’s not sure if the beta test for Halo: Reach will begin first on PC or Xbox One.
Happy April! If all goes according to plan, this is the month we start the first Reach/MCC flights. ✈️ 🤞
— Brian Jarrard (@ske7ch) April 2, 2019
On PC, each title within the Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be sold individually, but the “flights” are free, if you get in. And in a big change for the series, Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be available through Steam.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection originally launched in November 2014 for Xbox One. It faced serious and significant server issues at launch that made the title basically unplayable for some. Microsoft improved the experience significantly over time, and today the title is mostly stable and highly populated with players thanks in part to its inclusion with Xbox Game Pass.
Do you plan to check out Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC? Let us know in the comments below!
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-the-master-chief-collection-may-begin-its-rel/1100-6465965/
All The E3 2019 Press Conference Dates And Times So Far
One of the year’s biggest gaming shows, E3 2019, returns to Los Angeles in June. While Sony and Electronic Arts are breaking from tradition and eschewing their own press conferences, the show is still expected to be packed with news and reveals. The show is still a few months off, but companies are already announcing, or beginning to announce, the first details on their events.
In this post we’re rounding up all the important times and dates for E3 2019 leading up to the show in June.
While E3 2019 officially runs June 11-13, events related to it begin earlier. EA’s EA Play event begins Friday, June 7. The first major press conference, from Bethesda, will be held on Sunday, June 9, with briefings from Microsoft and Nintendo expected to follow thereafter. You can see the full schedule so far below; we’ll keep updating this post as more information comes to light.
Friday, June 7
Electronic Arts — The EA Play event begins at the Hollywood Palladium. Attendees can play unreleased EA games and watch presentations. EA Play runs through June 11. [More details]
Saturday, June 8
Nintendo — The Mario company is holding an eSports tournament in Los Angeles. The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 3v3 tournament and the Splatoon 2 World Championship 2019 tournament will be held on June 8. [More details]
Sunday, June 9
Bethesda — Traditional press conference is held at 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET. The company is not expected to talk about The Elder Scrolls 6 or Starfield. [More details]
Monday, June 10
Ubisoft — The Assassin’s Creed company will hold its briefing on June 10 at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET. Little is known about what Ubisoft will talk about, but one rumour is a Watch Dogs 3 reveal. [More details]
PC Gaming Show — The PC-focused briefing is expected to return on June 10, though a specific time for it hasn’t been announced yet. [More details]
Tuesday, June 11
Nintendo typically holds its pre-recorded Nintendo Direct E3 briefings on the Tuesday morning of E3 week, so if history holds, you can expect that to happen again. However, Nintendo hasn’t made any official announcements about a Nintendo Direct E3 briefing as of yet.
June 11-13
E3 2019’s show floor is open June 11-14. Like the two previous years, E3 2019 is selling tickets to the public. [More details]
Unknown
Microsoft‘s E3 2018 briefing shifted from its usual Monday timeslot to Sunday afternoon, but the company hasn’t announced plans for 2019 yet. The company will be at E3, and it plans to “go big,” according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer. Microsoft is expected to announce its new consoles and share more details about Halo Infinite during E3 2019 but nothing is confirmed at this stage.
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E3 2019 is the final year that E3 is confirmed to be held in Los Angeles. It’s possible the show could move to a new location in 2020, but nothing has been announced as of yet. The ESA, which organises E3 every year, has asked the Los Angeles Convention Center to upgrade its facilities, or else it might try to look elsewhere for a new venue.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/all-the-e3-2019-press-conference-dates-and-times-s/1100-6465962/
Rage 2 Adds NBA Jam Announcer As Pre-Order Bonus
Bethesda has announced that Rage 2 comes with a special cheat code when you pre-order the game. You can watch the effects of the code, called He’s On Fire, in the trailer above.
First things first, this doesn’t seem to be an April Fool’s Day joke. For the He’s On Fire trailer’s YouTube video, Bethesda comments, “And yes… it’s real.” According to Polygon, a Bethesda representative assured “this is 100% real, it is not a prank.” If you’re looking for April Fool’s Day jokes, though, we’ve collected a bunch of this year’s pranks.
Inputting the code for He’s On Fire allows you to play through the entirety of Rage 2 with Tim Kitzrow–who’s probably best known in the gaming community for voicing the announcer in the NBA Jam franchise–providing play-by-play commentary on your actions. The trailer for He’s On Fire suggests the commentary is pretty responsive for whatever you’re doing in the game. You’ll be able to expect classic lines from NBA Jam, such as “from downtown” and “boomshakalaka,” but there are new Rage 2-themed ones as well, like “you just sliced her head right off” and “tang, tang boomerang.”
The trailer does not provide any indication for how many lines have been recorded, nor if Kitzrow provides commentary for actions done outside of battle. So what could be a pretty funny, clever idea might actually end up being pretty annoying. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Rage 2 is the surprise sequel that no one expected to ever be announced. The game is being made by Just Cause 3‘s Avalanche Studios with joint-development support from id Software. Like its predecessor, Rage 2 gives you a large assortment of firearms and weapons to use in your fight across the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Earth. Rage 2 also sees the return of the first game’s fascination with murderous cars and trucks, but puts a greater emphasis on vehicular warfare.
We got to play two hours of Rage 2 at a press preview event, and enjoyed how the game makes you feel like an unstoppable superhero. Rage 2 is releasing on May 14, and is scheduled for Xbox One, PS4, and PC.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rage-2-adds-nba-jam-announcer-as-pre-order-bonus/1100-6465963/
