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Throughout the years, the library of games that are available to stream or download in Sony’s PlayStation Now continues to grow with the addition of some of the biggest titles that are available on PlayStation 4. From games such as God of War and Uncharted 4, PlayStation Now offers players access to hundreds of games for a fixed monthly subscription. Now, in a post uploaded on the PlayStation Blog yesterday, Sony confirmed that a trio of PS4 classics recently joined the streaming service....

The next installment in video game developer BioWare’s science fiction series, Mass Effect: Andromeda, has no loading screens within the title’s Tempest ship. As Mass Effect: Andromeda fans ought to expect, BioWare is doing its best in order to retain all of what made the original games in the franchise so great while also refining the forthcoming sequel so as to have it stand out as its own unique product in the series....

Just before Tekken’s Kazuya was announced as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s penultimate character, 343 Industries reiterated their desire to see Master Chief in Smash. That came courtesy of community director Brian Jarrard in a tweet that made it clear the likelihood of the Chief making it into Smash was pretty low. “As a longtime fan of both games, it would be amazing to have a Chief/Smash announcement today,” wrote Jarrard. “Nothing is happening that I’m aware of, but maybe momentum this week can open a door....

After a year on the Epic Game Store, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries was scheduled to release on Steam and GoG in December of 2020. Then Cyberpunk 2077 delayed itself to December, so developer Piranha Games decided to delay MechWarrior 5’s wider PC release until spring of 2021. At the time it seemed like a smart move, but it was largely unnecessary. Cyberpunk turned out to be the biggest disaster of 2020, but you can’t really blame Piranha Games for wanting to avoid getting crushed by what was once the most hyped game of all time....

With its sprawling and convoluted plots, a giant cast of memorable characters, and outlandish visuals that rank up as some of gaming’s finest, it goes without saying that a film adaptation of Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid series would be an epic and difficult undertaking. But if the words of Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of the upcoming Metal Gear Solid film adaptation are to be believed, the project is not only in good hands but will also stay faithful Kojima’s vision....

Nothing screams “imminent Xbox release” like a good cross-promotional marketing campaign. With Microsoft already reaching out to TV audiences and Canadian zombie fans this past fortnight, the time has come for some aggressive moves into the local cafeteria. Working alongside branding partners Mountain Dew and Doritos, Microsoft’s ’every2minutes’ promotion aims to reward snack food fans with exclusive Xbox One incentives, including games, holidays and even special, custom-designed Xbox One consoles....

When Microsoft Flight Simulator launched earlier this year, the software giant made a big deal about all the myriad peripherals that would work with their reborn flight sim game, with full VR support as the virtual icing on the simulated cake. However, Microsoft wasn’t ready to get MS Flight Simulator into VR at launch, instead resorting to multi-screen displays that frankly seemed to get a bit out of hand. That’s all set to change on December 23....

Death Note has become one of the best manga and anime worldwide. The concept overall was genius and thought-provoking to the point where we question our ideas of justice and crimes. The main character Light Yagami was just a simple high school student who was incredibly smart, but bored. Then one day, he found a notebook falling from the sky and saw that it had potential. Because of his newfound “power” he wanted to become the god of the world he wanted to create....

A modder has recreated Half-Life 2 in VR using Half-Life: Alyx’s Source 2 engine, and so far the results look really promising. Alyx has barely been out for a week, but already we are seeing dedicated fans doing what dedicated fans do best: mod their way happily past whatever was released by the official devs in order to fulfill any tangential fantasies left unsatisfied. Vect0r shares his process, saying he converted the original Half-Life 2 map file - as well as some of its assets - to the Source 2 format before adding it to Half-Life: Alyx....

Pokemon fans rejoiced upon seeing the announcement of New Pokemon Snap, one of the many games being released to commemorate the franchise’s 25th anniversary this year. Ahead of its April 30 launch on Nintendo Switch, a six-minute Japanese trailer has been released that showcases the photography sim’s mechanics, adorable creatures, and more. First released in 1999, Pokemon Snap was a first-person simulation game serving as a spin-off from the main Nintendo series....

Jason Schreier has corroborated the recent rumours regarding GTA 6, saying, “everything Tom Henderson has said about the game matches up with what I’ve heard”. Jason’s response comes after a Twitter user asked Tom Henderson if Jason was lying about his reports on the game. Jason then chimed in to defend himself and confirm he’s heard similar things about the game that Tom has reported. He said, “Idk why everyone thinks that I said GTA VI was coming in 2023....

Just as David Gordon Green’s 2018 Halloween reboot received the enthusiastic blessing of franchise co-creator John Carpenter, his upcoming sequel Halloween Kills has gotten Carpenter’s blessing, too. Continuing from the end of the previous Halloween movie, Halloween Kills will see the people of Haddonfield uniting with the three generations of Strode women to vanquish Michael Myers from their town once and for all. When Entertainment Weekly asked Carpenter about Green’s new movie, the director gave it a glowing review: “It’s brilliant....

Judgment is full of lots of little side cases, quirky mini-games, and features that all add a little enjoyment or sometimes even a bit of an advantage to your playthrough in some way. Shortly into Chapter Six of Judgment, you’ll automatically be thrown into a Friend Event with Shin Fujimori that will unlock the Quickstarter app on your phone for you. Much like the website that it’s clearly named after (Kickstarter), this little app will be installed on your phone and allow you to fund various projects for different kinds of rewards....

Straight from Tokyo Game Show is a new trailer for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, which features a good look at Aqua’s story within the HD compilation. The newest trailer for Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue just dropped that shows just how gorgeous a Kingdom Hearts game can look in high definition. While the trailer covers all of the stories presented in collection, the meat of the trailer is focused on the character Aqua, who has been MIA since the events of Birth By Sleep....

It has been a long time coming for Kingdom Hearts 3, but the wait for Square Enix’s Disney-themed RPG might not be much longer if a message from the publisher is to be believed. If true it seems very likely that Square is sticking to its plan and releasing Kingdom Hearts 3 in 2018. Although it is by no means a smoking gun, Square Enix this week mentioned a Tweet by Destructoid that lists some of the publication’s most anticipated games of 2018....

In a recent interview, Tetsuya Nomura has revealed that the box art for the Kingdom Hearts HD collections hold many secrets, including a message concerning Kingdom Hearts III. The box art for the three Kingdom Hearts HD collections, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMix, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix, and the upcoming Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, aren’t just beautiful collages of characters and events contained therein, the images hold secrets about the series’ future....

The story behind Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning’s development is far more interesting than the game’s actual narrative. Curt Schilling, a retired Major League Baseball player, decided to get into the game industry. To gain the funds necessary to make the games he wanted to make, his new company, 38 Studios, somehow convinced the state of Rhode Island to give them a $75 million loan to help with development. However, while Amalur sold well, it didn’t sell well enough to help with that massive debt....

There’s a new rumor that says Kombat Pack 3 is coming to Mortal Kombat 11 with four new three returning characters and one guest character. With the arrival of Aftermath and its three new playable characters, attention now turns back to NetherRealm Studios for a third Kombat Pack. Rumors have been circulating for weeks discussing just which new and returning characters NetherRealm might slot into Mortal Kombat 11, ranging from the likes of John Wick and Deathstroke to id Software’s Doom Slayer....

While some fans may have their eyes set on a recently teased, new The Legend of Zelda adventure, another exciting development for the franchise has just come out of Osaka, Japan. As reported by attendees of yesterday’s The Legend of Zelda: Concert 2018, Eiji Aonuma has indicated that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword may be on its way to Nintendo Switch. As the director behind Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, and The Wind Waker, as well as acting producer on a slew of other Zelda titles (including Breath of the Wild), if anyone has the inside scoop on what the future holds for Link and his fans, it is certainly Eiji Aonuma....

The Star Wars Holiday Special broadcast back in 1978 was a dark moment for George Lucas’s space opera franchise and hated by pretty much everyone who saw it. However, the upcoming LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special looks set to erase that awful memory once and for all. The special, coming to Disney+ in December, will reunite Rey and BB-8 with Finn and Poe in an adventure that sees her travel back to a long, long time ago when Luke was still learning the ways of the Force....