Monthly Archives: March 2016
Street Fighter V March Update: New Mode, New Character, Apology Gifts
Capcom has announced two updates for Street Fighter V coming next week, bringing bug fixes, the Fight Shop, Challenge mode, the game's first DLC character, Alex and free costumes for players. However real-money transactions are still not ready, meaning all players will get Alex on a free trial until they're implemented.
The in-game fight shop should include Capcom's real-money currency, Zenny, but that feature has not yet been implemented. As this would have meant that Alex would only be available to those with enough earned Fight Money or a Season Pass, Capcom will give the DLC character to all players as a free trial until Zenny is implemented.
Any cosmetic items bought for Alex during this time will remain on players' accounts. Any further DLC characters that emerge before Zenny is implemented will also be free trials.
April’s Games With Gold Have Been Announced
This month’s Games with Gold have been revealed.
Headlining the show on Xbox One is The Wolf Among Us and Sunset Overdrive, while Xbox 360 owners (and Xbox One players via backwards compatibility) have Dead Space and Saints Row IV.
Here’s when each will be available for download.
- The Wolf Among Us April 1-30, Xbox One
- Sunset Overdrive April 16-May 15, Xbox One
- Dead Space April 1-15, Xbox 360
- Saints Row IV April 16-30, Xbox 360
Don’t forget, if you’re looking to pick up the above games the moment the deal goes live, you’ll need to have the latest system software installed.
First Pokemon GO Screenshots Revealed
The Pokemon Company and Niantic Inc. today released the first screenshots of the upcoming mobile game Pokemon GO.
The first official screenshots come just days after alleged footage from Pokemon GO emerged after Niantic CEO John Hanke's South by Southwest presentation.
New gameplay details were also revealed by the Pokemon GO team. According to the press release, players will progress through Pokemon GO by increasing their trainer level, which enables players to capture rare, more powerful Pokemon. An increased trainer level will also allow access to "more items."
Instant Level 60 Bug Removed From Star Wars Battlefront
You're no longer able to reach the maximum level of 60 in Star Wars Battlefront in just a single round.
A large patch on Tuesday added spectator mode, a higher level cap, new weapons, and more. However, it had the unfortunate side effect of allowing some players to reach level 60 in one round, after which the game would crash.
Battlefront's community manager has let everyone know that the rank stats for these players will be reset. "We apologize for any inconvenience but this step is necessary so that you can properly gain levels again and avoid crashes at the end of rounds," said Sledgehammer70 on the forums.
The Binding of Isaac Developer Puts Mew-Genics On Hold
Mew-Genics has been put on hold indefinitely.
According to Eurogamer, developer Edmund McMillen has confirmed that Mew-Genics, which was announced in 2012, is no longer in active development. The Team Meat developed game was going to be "randomly generated, strange, and involve cats."
McMillen's new game, The Legend of Bum-bo
New Report Says ‘PlayStation 4.5′ Is Real
We still don't have any official word, but another independent report has stated that Sony is indeed working on a "PlayStation 4.5."
We first caught wind of a possible PlayStation upgrade last week. According to Digital Foundry, Sony's research and development labs already have prototype devices, and its sources are calling it the "PlayStation 4K."
However, despite the name, Digital Foundry speculates that "while more GPU power is being offered to developers, realistically it is nowhere near enough to provide native 4K gaming at the same quality level as current 1080p titles."
Ark: Survival Evolved Lawsuit Means the Game Could Be Pulled From Sale
Ark: Survival Evolved developer, Studio Wildcard, has been hit by a lawsuit from Trendy Entertainment, the studio behind Dungeon Defenders, which could result in Ark being pulled from sale.
In a recently unearthed court document, obtained by Kotaku, Trendy claims its ex-creative director, Jeremy Stieglitz, is in breach of a previously signed contract.
Trendy’s lawyers allege Stieglitz had agreed to several conditions to secure his exit from Trendy in 2014. Those conditions, according to Trendy, included not attempting to poach staff from the company, and not creating direct competition.
Comic Book Reviews for March 23, 2015
This was an especially great week for comic fans. Batman #50 welcomed Bruce Wayne back into the cowl and wrapped up the "Superheavy" story arc in grand fashion. Marvel delivered several winners in the form of X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #2, Star Wars #17, The Ultimates #5 and Totally Awesome Hulk #4. And Titan Comics debuted two major new franchise spinoffs with Independence Day #1 and Assassin's Creed: Templars #1.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and many other new releases. And be sure to let us know your favorite comics of the week in the comments below.
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Sony Sets Up New Company to Make Smartphone Games
Sony has set up ForwardWorks, a new company whose focus will be to make "full-fledged game titles" for smart devices that "will leverage the intellectual property of the numerous PlayStation dedicated software titles".
No word has been given on when the first of these projects could appear - the company has yet to even be incorporated. Sony's announcement indicates that ForwardWorks is currently solely focused on making games for the Japanese and Asian markets, with no mention of expanding into western territories.
It follows Nintendo's recent move into the smartphone market, with Miitomo - the first of five specially-designed free apps co-developed with DeNA - hitting a million Japanese users this week.
Mario Still Wanted For Wreck-It Ralph 2
Rich Moore – director of Wreck-It Ralph – has whispered that a sequel is most definitely happening, and revealed that he’s working on getting Mario in the movie.
While speaking with the writer-director at the Zootropolis junket, IGN asked if a sequel is on the cards, to which Moore laughed and responded with the words “maybe, maybe” and then nodded and mouthed the word “yes.”
“I think the world of that first film is so big and the characters are very rich and I just think that they have more stories in them” he elaborated. “The end of the movie felt like a launching point. It felt like it wouldn’t be straining to tell another story in that world as some films are. To me, I feel like I can definitely see where it would go, and I think the audience kind of felt that way too.”