The official Pokemon GO blog has outlined some of the events which will be coming your way beginning tomorrow and onwards for the rest of August. There’s the Research Breakthrough encounter with Scraggy and the Pokémon Spotlight Hour which happens each Tuesday at 6pm. Plus there’s the Ultra Unlock bonuses happening in Pokemon GO. Check
Month: July 2020
Hot on the heels of a dormant, long-overdue-for-a-sequel Ubisoft video game franchise getting a Netflix series in Splinter Cell, another IP from the Ubisoft stable fans have been waiting a long time to continue playing in is making the leap to the digital-streaming service. Beyond Good & Evil, the cult classic 2003 title, is receiving
Anthem wasn’t at its best at launch. Players knew it, but more importantly, developer BioWare knew it. Neither the core game mechanics nor the loot system were considered particularly satisfying. For several months, the team worked to alleviate these issues, yet it was never enough. As a result, BioWare Austin has spent much of this
[embedded content] Tactical role-playing title Banner of the Maid finally has a confirmed release date: August 12th, 2020. It will cost $16.99 in North America. Set during the French Revolution and starring Pauline Bonaparte, sibling of the famous Napoleon Bonaparte, the game mixes real-life characters and events with fantasy trappings. Pauline is a newly-graduated member
As promised, BioWare are starting to publish updates as they rethink their not-so-well-received online sci-fi shooter Anthem. Today’s update specifically talks about their goals for the loot system, which they want to be more reliable and respect a player’s time. It doesn’t sound like anything is set in stone yet, so this will definitely be
Summary More than one million players have explored the world of Grounded in the first two days since release Monthly delivery of game updates will begin August 27 Explore the mysterious backyard today in Xbox Game Preview with Xbox Game Pass and on Steam Early Access We want to thank the community for showing support
Despite all of the new info about Halo Infinite we got last week, some details were conspicuously absent. Namely, Microsoft and 343 Industries weren’t talking about multiplayer, which is traditionally a major draw for the series. Today, the official Halo Twitter account confirmed rumors that the upcoming game’s multiplayer mode will be free-to-play, making it accessible
2020 has clearly been a strange year so far, however, we have had a number of great video games regardless of which platform you play on. Highlights include Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch, Final Fantasy VII Remake on the PlayStation 4 and Half-Life: Alyx on PC. Respected publication TIME has listed their favourite games
By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 31 July 2020 20:33 GMT Grounded is a hit with players. Grounded, the new survival adventure game from Obsidian Entertainment has seen over one million players since it entered early access. The game was made available through Xbox Game Preview with Xbox Game Pass and Steam Early Access this week on July 28.
By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 31 July 2020 19:17 GMT Bioware has discussed some of the changes it plans to make to Anthem. In a blog post today, BioWare Austin director Christian Dailey outlined some of the changes coming to loot and weapons in Anthem. One of the changes discussed includes an increase in the frequency
Arc System Works has kicked off a lovely sale on the Switch eShop in North America, discounting the prices of a number of games that could well be worth a look for fighting fans. You’ll find all of the discounts available below, although we want to make sure you spot the discount on Dragon Ball
By James Billcliffe, Friday, 31 July 2020 17:15 GMT Along with all of the other summery delights, Animal Crossing New Horizons players can now also get their hands on one of the most famous masks in history: the death mask of the storied Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, King Tutankhamun. Called the “King Tut Mask” in-game, this
By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 31 July 2020 17:22 GMT Carrion was released last week, and it has already sold quite a few copies. Carrion has sold nearly 200,000 copies since its release on July 23, according to Phobia Game Studios and publisher Devolver Digital. The game also has “hundreds of thousands of players” on Xbox
By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 31 July 2020 17:22 GMT Carrion was released last week, and it has already sold quite a few copies. Carrion has sold nearly 200,000 copies since its release on July 23, according to Phobia Game Studios and publisher Devolver Digital. The game also has “hundreds of thousands of players” on Xbox
Today, The Pokémon Company International has broadly released the Pokémon Trading Card Game Battle Academy, the first-ever board-game adaptation of the best-selling Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), at participating physical and online retailers around the world. Designed for Trainers of all types, including parents and children who may be new to the Pokémon TCG, Battle Academy
Do villagers dream of sleepy tapirs? Animal Crossing New Horizons welcomes back another returning character – Luna – who has the hypnotic ability to astrally project players to Dream Islands from the comfort of their own bed. From there you can live out your island fantasy without going through the nightmare of lost connections and
A revival of the classic Battletoads franchise had been rumored for years before the game’s official announcement at E3 2018. It was originally scheduled to release in 2019, but got delayed to uncertain point in the future. Except that point isn’t uncertain anymore, because today Xbox revealed the new release date: August 20. The latest
Our weekly indie feature resumes following a short break. I am back, dear reader, and as energised as ever to bring you an interesting new indie game or two, and some you can get your mitts on this very weekend. As we like to do after breaks, we’re doing a little bit of cheating this
By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 31 July 2020 15:33 GMT Battletoads will arrive on PC, Xbox One and through Xbox Game Pass on August 20, Microsoft has announced. It s also Battletoads was announced at E3 2018, and shown properly at the Xbox E3 Press Conference in 2019. Now, we finally have a release date. The game features
If you are a regular reader of the weekly posts on the Call of Duty blog, you’re probably going to be very familiar with their format and structure. Likewise, the patch notes for Warzone and Modern Warfare follow a set cadence that doesn’t change much from one update to another, even if the content of
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind is a puzzle-adventure adaptation of the BBC’s award-winning TV series, Peaky Blinders. Publisher Curve Digital and developer FuturLab announced the title this spring, promising a summer 2020 release. That promise has been kept. Peaky Blinders: Mastermind will come to the PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, and Xbox One next month on August
By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 31 July 2020 15:22 GMT Any changes made to The Last of Us adaption for HBO will “fill things out” and expand upon what’s already in the story. As you know, The Last of Us is getting its own HBO series, and it will be helmed by Chernobyl’s Craig Mazin and
© Lego Jonathan Bennink, the lead designer on LEGO Super Mario, has spent an astonishing four years working out how to align Nintendo’s IP with the Danish firm’s perennially popular toy bricks. In an exclusive interview for Nintendo Life, he talks about how the two companies collaborated to create an interactive Lego Mario. Nintendo Life:
By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 31 July 2020 14:58 GMT Sonic Mania is now available for Origin Access Premier members, and a couple of other SEGA titles are headed to the service. EA has announced Sonic Mania is now available through its Origin Access Premier service. The title’s Encore DLC is also available for purchase. If
ConcernedApe, the creator behind the beloved Stardew Valley, has announced a special physical edition of the game is coming to Nintendo Switch. The physical edition is a joined venture with Fan Gamer and there’s both a standard edition and a collector’s edition, which contains a wealth of goodies. Pre-orders for the physical versions of Stardew
By Sherif Saed, Friday, 31 July 2020 12:55 GMT The Epic Games Store is finally adding one of the most requested features: mod support. Hot on the heels of an early implementation of achievements, the Epic Games Store has now brought on yet another much-needed feature – that being mod support. Like achievements, mod support
[embedded content] GungHo Online has revealed that its real-time strategy title Volta-X launches on Switch on August 12th, with a price tag of $19.99. On August 7th, GungHo will be holding a special preview event between 5 p.m. to August 8, 9 p.m. PDT, but this will be accessible to PC players only. The game
By Sherif Saed, Friday, 31 July 2020 10:17 GMT While EA wasn’t interested in commenting specifically on recent Warner Bros. Interactive acquisition rumours, the publisher said it’s open to buying more studios. EA published strong results for its first quarter of FY2021. Following the earnings reveal, EA executives took a investor questions. Recent reports that
It’s currently sitting with an 80% approval rating on Metacritic and has picked up a whole host of ‘Very Positive’ user ratings over on Steam, but now it’s time for Fantasy General II: Invasion to come to Xbox One and PS4. Pushed out to console thanks to the British publishing team at Slitherine – a
This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Summer Update – Wave 2 – Enjoy atmospheric fireworks lighting up the sky above your island every Sunday in August at 7 p.m. Put your personal spin on the fireworks display by using your own custom design pattern to