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The Elder Scrolls: Blades Is Now Live For Some People

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Bethesda has announced that The Elder Scrolls: Blades is now available for players who registered for early access prior to March 25. Players are being given access in waves, though, so you might have to wait a little bit longer to play the whole game, even if you pre-ordered the game and signed up early. Also, you have to pre-register on Bethesda’s website, which is a separate process from pre-ordering the game.

“The first wave of The Elder Scrolls: Blades early access went smoothly, so we invited the next wave,” Bethesda wrote in a tweet. “If you registered after [March 25] don’t worry, we’re sending invites daily.” In a follow-up tweet, Bethesda revealed there is a “delay in account authentication,” but the company is working to fix the problem “as soon as possible.”

Blades is a mobile installment in The Elder Scrolls series, which Bethesda describes as a “pure Elder Scrolls game” with “console-quality graphics.” The major difference between Blades and previous The Elder Scrolls games is that Blades doesn’t have an open world. Instead, it’s a series of interconnected environments–some of which are still “very large,” according to Bethesda.

“We could do it,” Bethesda director and executive producer Todd Howard said, when asked about possibly implementing an open-world into Blades. “We’ll see how people interact with it. Because it’s mobile, we know people may play… We need you to get something meaningful done in 10 or 15 minutes. Do you know what I mean? Even though you could sit down and play it for as many hours as you want.”

The Elder Scrolls: Blades was originally scheduled to release on Android and iOS devices in Fall 2018, but it was delayed. The game is free to download. Bethesda has said there are plans to bring the game to PC and consoles in the future, but there is no planned release window for those versions.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-blades-is-now-live-for-some-peop/1100-6465901/

STALKER 2 Is Still Alive: Update Brings New Art, Music, And Twitter Account

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There isn’t much to say about STALKER 2 at this point, to be honest. But the fact that the game’s official website has been updated with new key art and music is enough for fans, like myself, to get hyped up. In addition, the project launched its own Twitter account which it says will be used to share news and “interesting content” for the franchise. As for the music that plays on the site, it’s a three minute(ish) creepy, foreboding ambient track that fits the series’ often terrifying post-apocalyptic atmosphere.

STALKER 2 was revealed to be in the works when the site went live back in May of last year–at the time, it simply featured the game’s title painted onto a concrete background with the number “2021” clearly implying that the game won’t be around until then. The team behind the original entries, GSC Game World, is heading up STALKER 2 as the company’s own site says it is currently in development.

GSC Game World has been through a lot since releasing the original STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl and the two follow-ups Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat. Plans for a full sequel began in 2010 with the hopes of hitting a 2012 release, but was eventually cancelled. The studio remained relatively quiet, but released the strategy game Cossacks 3 in 2016.

For those unfamiliar with STALKER, it’s a first-person shooter and survival horror series loosely based on the Russian novel Roadside Picnic and movie Stalker (1979). It’s set in an alternate reality where another nuclear disaster hit the Russian nuclear zone of Chernobyl. The story takes supernatural turns as you uncover the mysteries of the Nuclear Exclusion Zone alongside other stalkers, who are rogue hunters and scavengers in “The Zone.” STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl was one of the best games of its time despite having a lot of technical bugs; you can read more about it in our list of great games from 2007.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/stalker-2-is-still-alive-update-brings-new-art-mus/1100-6465899/

Grab A Free 12-Month Nintendo Switch Online Subscription With Twitch Prime

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Amazon has announced that, starting right now, Twitch Prime members can claim a free three months of Nintendo Switch Online. You just need to sign-in to claim your three months, and if you come back after 60 days, you can get another nine months added to your account. That’s a year of Switch Online for free.

If you already have Switch Online, you can still take advantage of this deal. Just sign-in and be sure to renew the deal after 60 days so you can get all 12 months added to your account. Whether you’re signing up for Switch Online for the first time or adding free time to your account, you have until September 24 to grab your first three months and until January 22, 2020 to claim the additional nine.

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A Switch Online subscription offers more than being able to play the online multiplayer component in games like Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. With a subscription, you get access to a library of classic NES games that you can play as much as you want. New games are added every few months, with 1998’s Blaster Master and Zelda II: The Adventures of Link added this past January. Subscribers also get access to cloud saves, allowing them to recover their data should their Switch console break or be stolen.

Normally, individual Switch Online subscriptions cost $4 USD a month, $8 USD for three months, and $20 USD for 12 months. For $35 USD a year, you can subscribe to a Switch Online Family Membership, which includes the service for eight different consoles.

Amazon has already been creating video game-related benefits for Twitch Prime members, offering free PC titles every month. You still have time to download the four March 2019 games, which will no longer be offered once April begins. Until March 31, with Twitch Prime, you can download the puzzle RPG Star Vikings Forever, artsy platformer The King’s Bird, multiplayer pinball game Kabounce, and puzzle platformer Snake Pass. To claim these games, you must make sure you Amazon account is linked to Twitch.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/grab-a-free-12-month-nintendo-switch-online-subscr/1100-6465886/

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