Tuesday, October 11, 2016

News:: The original 'Red Dead' is on PlayStation 4

Sure, Xbox One owners have been able to play Red Dead Redemption since this summer, but Sony fans have been left out in the cold on PlayStation 4. Well, that's sort of changing. The game's progenitor, Red Dead Revolver, is the latest PlayStation 2 port from Rockstar Games to grace the PS4. But unlike past instances, you won't have to wait a week for the game to mosey over to the US PlayStation store from its European counterpart.

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News:: 'Cuphead' and its deal with the devil pushed into 2017

Chalk up another high-profile indie game being delayed. This time it's Cuphead, the platformer styled after 1930's animation (think: Steamboat Willie and Betty Boop). The Steam and Xbox game was scheduled for a 2016 release, but that simply isn't feasible anymore according to developer StudioMDHR. "We wanted to finish our game 80 years after 1936 but it will now be 81," a blog post reads. "Throughout this year we discussed reducing the scope to make a 2016 release, but we made the difficult decision to delay the launch in order to ship with our vision intact."

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News:: Look At This $398 Fallout 4 Figure

Following on from threezero’s first Fallout 4 figure, here’s one based on the game’s T-60 Power Armor.

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News:: Nightdive's Turok 2 remaster is still coming along

Nightdive Studios remastered Turok: Dinosaur Hunter last year, and it also has plans to modernize Turok 2: Seeds of Evil for PC and consoles. But with the developer wrapped up in its crowdfunded System Shock remake, folks have understandably been getting antsy about the game's prospects.

The latest word from the team isn't so much news as it is an assurance that, yes, things are going fine. Sometimes, that's all we even need to keep our imaginations from assuming the worst.

"So as many of you may have guessed, working on the rights to these classic titles can be tricky and sometimes contractual obligations prevents the transparency we've enjoyed on some of our other titles which is why updates have been mysteriously absent," wrote Nightdive's Daniel Grayshon.

"We're well aware of the demand for Turok 2 and it is still in development...in fact we started development just shortly after the launch of the first Turok. Turok 2 is a bigger game, more enemies, more weapons, more locations and most importantly...Turok 2 had Multiplayer." (You'd best respect that Cerebral Bore.)

"In our quest to bring you the most authentic experience at the highest quality level available," he continued, "we've decided to give Turok 2 the love it deserves and release the game 'when it's done' which is why all we've been able to say is this: Turok 2 is coming! Thank you for your continued support and patience, we know you're going to love it!"

Turok 2 is coming! [Steam via reddit]

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News:: Turok 2 Is Coming Back

Night Dive Studios, specialists in re-releasing classic PC games for more modern hardware, have announced today that they’ll soon be bringing Turok 2 (first released in 1998) back from the dead.

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News:: A Rocket League reformat has players getting huge boosts to their competitive ranks

For Rocket League players, it starts as a Tuesday like any other Tuesday. They hop on, play a competitive match or two -- just like they always do. Mostly it's in hopes of picking up a few wins and working toward getting promoted to the next rankings tier. Then the post-match screen pops up and they might find out that they've been promoted several tiers, an occurrence that simply doesn't happen in Rocket League. What gives?

Developer Psyonix announced today that it's recalibrating the competitive ranks. The idea is to better populate the higher tiers. Before, less than one percent of players made up the highest five ranks; now, it's six percent. Not all competitive modes will have the same distribution, but they'll be similar.

This means a bit of instant gratification. Players who are Challenger tier and above may find a rapid ascent through the ranks today. Those looking to see where they stand now won't see automatic results. Psyonix says "winning matches will quickly calibrate you to the correct new rankings." The Rocket League subreddit is full of stories about people being boosted up and past the levels they were trying to hit. It's a feel-good day for everyone.

Competitive Rank Recalibration [Rocket League]

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News:: Behind The Scenes Of Uncharted 4's Big E3 Demo

Uncharted 4's showing at E3 2015 was one of the most memorable in recent years, Naughty Dog showing off one of the game’s centrepiece moments, a car chase through the streets of Madagascar. Here’s a quick look at how some of that came together (along with other animated moments from the game).

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News:: Which Of Today's Risqué New Vita Games Is Right For You? 

In one corner we have Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors, a game about disciplining young women in order to save them from eternal damnation. In the other, Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhinu, a game about girls turning into weapons by kissing each other. Decisions, decisions.

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News:: We'll have to wait until mid-2017 for Cuphead

Cuphead is not the type of game you want to see rushed, and as much as I would love to play it this year, I'm all for giving Studio MDHR more breathing room. Given the project's animation inspirations, the creators had hoped to finish the run-and-gun platformer "80 years after 1936, but it will now be 81."

According to art director Chad Moldenhauer, "Throughout this year we discussed reducing the scope to make a 2016 release, but we made the difficult decision to delay the launch in order to ship with our vision intact. We are happy to announce that Cuphead will be coming to Xbox One, Windows 10, and Steam in Mid-2017."

If it's any consolation, at least the new window isn't early 2017.

Cuphead coming Mid-2017 [Studio MDHR]

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News:: The io9 Guide to Slasher Movie Monsters

Monsters lurk everywhere in pop culture—novels, comic books, TV shows, urban legends—but today, we’re focusing on killers who were born in the movies. For this io9 guide, we picked cinema’s biggest, most evil slasher-movie baddies... plus a few cult favorites, too.

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News:: NIS America is running a big sale on PlayStation Network

I'll take any excuse to say "Natty Doc," and this is a pretty darn good one.

NISA has a worthwhile sale up on the PlayStation Store that spans the PSP up to the PS4, with games like Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness, Disgaea 5, Demon Graze, and even oddball favorites like Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero and What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? 2.

You know you're in for something special when a game has a question mark in its name.

NIS America [Twitter]

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News:: Blizzard Should Make Overwatch's Excellent New Brawl Permanent

Junkenstein’s Revenge marks the first co-op brawl in Overwatch. Fighting against waves of zombie robots and holding off the horde is some of the most fun I’ve ever had playing the game.

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News:: Review: Gears of War 4

The plot of Gears of War 4 is the most low stakes the franchise has ever been. Ironic, kind of, because it's probably the highest stakes ever for Xbox. With Epic Games no longer serving as its guiding hand, Xbox is left to see if the series can thrive under new leadership with new characters and a new story arc.

The short of it is that the series can and will continue to thrive and that's because Gears of War still makes for one hell of an action game. But, developer The Coalition doesn't always handle the transition fluidly, often struggling to strike a balance between new Gears and the ghosts of its past.

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News:: Mr. President Asks Players To Save Donald Trump From Assassination (Or Not)

Mr. President is a game for people who are irreverent, hate Donald Trump or feel strongly about ragdoll physics. It’s also a game for people who would take a bullet for Donald Trump and don’t understand jokes or capitalism.

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News:: PlayStation VR doesn't like mirrors or other shiny surfaces

If there's a mirror in view of your PS4 Camera, your PlayStation VR could get very upset

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News:: Red Dead Revolver is out on PS4

The rather unrelated predecessor to Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Revolver came out in 2004 (that's PlayStation 2 era, folks) after Rockstar bought the rights and developer Angel Studios, which became Rockstar San Diego. 

You can get it for $15 on PS4 "with full 1080p up-rendering and enhanced features such as Trophies, Shareplay, Remote Play, Activity Feeds and Second Screen support for game manuals with PS Vita or PS App."  

And check out when it was a Capcom joint:

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News:: Pokemon Go's gym overhaul and catch bonus update rolling out

Pokemon Go had two updates in the hopper -- one that was relatively tame and should have been in by default, and the other, a nice change to a system that naturally required fan feedback and adjustment.

Operative phrase here being "had," because they're now rolling out on Android and iOS. To be exact, your catch bonuses have been upgraded, to the point where the more of a certain type of creature you catch, the more chance you'll earn to grab them in the future. It's a good incentive for nabbing up those Pidgeys and Rattatas.

Gym training is now significantly improved, as you can bring in a crowd of six instead of one, and the system will now alter your CP up to the trainees. Beyond that, minor fixes are in tow, as well as a better egg and incubator UI.

Good changes, but we're all waiting for stuff like trading. They've made enough money as it is to kick things into overdrive! While there are still a lot of people playing there has been a significant dropoff, and I hope something comes sooner than later that brings people back together again.

Version 0.41.2 and 1.11.2 [Pokemon Go]

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News:: Gears of War 4 is getting a day-one patch to make its loot boxes cheaper

Gears of War 4 is getting a last-minute change to its microtransactions that should make players happy: Elite Gear Packs will now cost less, and the Credit reward earned from completing matches in multiplayer has increased

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News:: The Saddest Story In World Of Warcraft: Legion

Legion is a rich and rewarding expansion pack for followers of Warcraft lore, but with a plot revolving around a demonic force attempting to wipe out all life on the planet, not every storyline is going to have a happy ending. This is the unhappiest of them all.

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News:: Hand-Made Bastion Figure Actually Transforms

For reasons unknown, there are no Overwatch action figures. I want there to be Overwatch action figures. Especially Bastion ones that transform like this hand-made effort.

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News:: Gears of War 4 economy altered due to fan feedback

Gears of War 4 is another highly rated entry in the series by gamers and critics alike (I'm digging the campaign so far), but early access players by way of the Ultimate Edition have had a few complaints.

Those issues are being addressed early yet surprisingly, as The Coalition has issued an update that not only reduces the in-game currency cost of the Elite Gear Pack (down to 3500 from 4000), but you also get more in-game credits by playing matches. The developer has reported a bug that notes that the UI denotes "zero credits earned," after a match, but you are getting them and they're addressing the problem for another patch.

Considering how stalwart most developers are about their stingy economies, this was a pretty welcome, swift fix.

Gears of War 4 [Gears of War Forums]

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News:: Today's Best Deals: Anker Flashlights, Vizio Sound Bars, BOGO Chipotle

Vizio sound bars, Anker flashlights, and a complete $60 tool set lead off Tuesday’s best deals.

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News:: Mafia 3's funniest glitches include killer car deliveries and Jesus cops

Mafia 3 is proudly carrying on the beloved tradition of open-world games entertaining the internet with an endless procession of bizarre glitches

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News:: Goldberg Returning To Pro Wrestling To Face Brock Lesnar, Because Of A Video Game

The tail wagging the WWE this fall appears to be the people who just put out the new WWE 2K17 video game. How else to explain why the wrestling company’s top draw, Brock Lesnar, is getting lined up to face 49-year-old, long-retired wrestler Bill Goldberg next month?

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News:: New Logan details emerge, and that hand holding Wolverine's is who we've been waiting for

Consider this the final word regarding rumors of X-23 appearing in Logan, AKA Wolverine 3: The Wrap claims that multiple inside sources have confirmed that a young girl at the center of Logan's journey (and the young hand holding his in the poster) is indeed Laura Kinney, the mutant known as X-23

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News:: Series news teased on Bravely Default's fourth anniversary

It doesn't feel like four years have passed since the release of the original Bravely Default, but long localization delays will do that to you.

Yep, as of today, October 11, it's officially been that long since the original was released by Square Enix on 3DS, which was eventually followed by a PC browser game, an expansion (that we got bundled in, in the west), a smartphone release, and a sequel. And the publisher isn't done quite yet either, as they've teased a new bit of news, a topic of which they've admitted has been "scant recently."

While I doubt they'll announce a sequel out of the blue, it could have something to do with the announcement of the NX. I mean this is a complete guess, but I doubt Square would want to stop this gravy train anytime soon, and the timing is right.

BDF Official [Twitter via Gematsu]

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News:: Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience is out today for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience is out today for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The Definitive Experience includes The Phantom Pain, Ground Zeroes, and all the DLC. Here’s what we thought of MGSV when it first came out.

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News:: Brotherhood Is My Favorite Assassin's Creed

On the most recent episode of our podcast, Kotaku Splitscreen, I declared Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood to be the best Assassin’s Creed.

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News:: One Of Call Of Duty's Greatest Heroes Died Today

Today marks the passing of one of Call of Duty’s finest soldiers. After valiantly fighting his way through nearly three entire Modern Warfare games, one Task Force 141 didn’t make it back from the October 11, 2016 mission to assassinate terrorist leader Vladimir Makarov.

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News:: The Touhou roguelike finally has a Western release date

Earlier this year, NIS America announced that that it was going to be bringing the Aqua Style-developed roguelike Touhou Genso Wanderer to Western territories sometime in early 2017. Today we finally have a little more specificity as to when the Touhou roguelike will be ready to hit store shelves. Touhou Genso Wanderer will be released in North America on February 7 and Europe on February 10.

Alongside the confirmation of a Western release date, NIS America also announced that physical PS4 copies of Touhou Genso Wanderer will also come with Touhou Double Focus, which is a small 2D platformer that centres around the characters Aya and Momiji. Touhou Double Focus will also be available separately as a digital download for the PS4 and Vita.

One thing of note about the tie-in copy of Touhou Double Focus will only be available physically in North America. Europeans will have to be contented with a digital download code for the game.

NIS America also revealed a North American collector's edition for the PS4 version of the game, which you can pre-order on the company's online store for $80. It will contain:

  • Collector's Box
  • Touhou Genso Wanderer Game for PS4
  • Touhou Double Focus Game for PS4
  • 90-Track, 4-Disc Touhou Genso Wanderer OST
  • 26-Track, 2-Disc Touhou Double Focus OST
  • Full-color, 68-Page Hardcover Touhou Genso Wanderer Art Book
  • Full-color, 16-Page Softcover Touhou Double Focus Art Book
  • Acrylic Standee (6.5" x 3" x 2")
  • Reversible cover

Unfortunately, PS Vita owners in both Europe and North America will have to make do with a digital copy of Touhou Genso Wanderer, as NIS has confirmed that physical copies of the game will be available only on the PS4. As someone who has already filled an exorbitantly expensive 64GB Vita memory card, I can't help but find this news to be somewhat frustrating.

Feel free to check out the trailer below. You can also get a better look at the collector's edition for Touhou Genso Wanderer in the gallery.

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