Monthly Archives: July 2017
The Sims 4 Confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One
The Sims 4 will be released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 17, EA announced today.
The confirmation follows recent Sims 4 rumors that the game would be heading to Xbox One sometime this year. The console versions will feature most of the DLC that was released for the PC version of the game.
According to EA, console "fans can also look forward to periodic game updates and extra content releases." Those who preorder the standard edition of The Sims 4 will receive the Perfect Patio Stuff pack, which includes "tons of bonus décor for your outdoor oasis."
Wonder Woman Now Summer’s Highest-Grossing Movie
This year's summer box office has a new champ, as Wonder Woman surpassed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 to become the highest-grossing film in domestic theaters this season.
According to Box Office Mojo, the total domestic earnings for director Patty Jenkins' DC film now stand at $389.7 million, edging out the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's $387.3 domestic haul. When looking at worldwide figures, however, Wonder Woman still remains behind the James Gunn-directed Marvel sequel.
PUBG Adding Battle Royale Movie Cosmetics
Next week three new crates containing cosmetics inspired by the Japanese movie Battle Royale will be added to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
In an update posted to its Steam community page, the game's developer revealed the new content will come partly to "test the basic crate and key system we want to implement in the final version of the game."
Two of the new crates, the Wanderer and Survivor crates, are free to open and will contain items from two different sets of cosmetics. The third crate will be called the Gamescom Invitational Crate, referring to the recently announced LAN tournament taking place at Gamescom next month, and will have items from a much wider pool of five Battle Royale-themed cosmetic sets.
PS Plus Lineup Revealed for August 2017
August's list of free PlayStation Plus free games has been revealed, with Just Cause 3 and Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry headlining the list.
Check out the full list of free games, along with what platforms they are available on, below:
- Just Cause 3 (PS4)
- Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry (PS4)
- Super Motherload (PS3)
- Snakeball (PS3)
- Downwell (PlayStation Vita with PS4 crossbuy)
- Level 22 (PS Vita)
Just Cause 3 was first released in 2015, and at the time of its release, IGN's Just Cause 3 review of the latest entry in Square Enix's open-world action series said the game was riddled with "so many performance problems and punishing load times."
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is a Darker, Tenser Uncharted
After about half an hour of playing Uncharted: The Lost Legacy at a preview event last week, it occurred to me that it’s the first Uncharted game that doesn’t feel like it’s being propelled by a cast of characters who, through thick and thin, genuinely love each other. Instead, Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross feel like little more than colleagues, brought together in the pursuit of an item called The Tusk of Ganesh, but for entirely different reasons.
Finding the Tusk is Chloe’s first independent treasure hunt, and it's supposedly one that's deeply personal, with ties to her family who, despite her appearances in Uncharted 2 and 3, we know very little about. Nadine is her gun-for-hire, and the game is set soon after she has lost her private military company, Shoreline, from Uncharted 4. Nadine wants money and perhaps a little redemption, while Chloe seems to want a reflective journey that ends with a prize. It’s a tense time for the two of them, and the story seems have a much sharper focus on the individual characters than Uncharted’s usual look at particular historical figures or artefacts.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole Preorder Guide
Friday the 13th Dev Calms Fears That Development Will Stop
Friday the 13th: The Game developer IllFonic will soon release a new game, Dead Alliance, leading fears to fly among the former game's community that development would cease. IllFonic's CEO has now stepped in to reassure players this is not the case.
In a statement posted to Reddit, Chuck Brungardt wrote: "I wanted to address the concerns that IllFonic has abandoned Friday the 13th: The Game for Dead Alliance. This is 100% not true. Most major and independent studios have multiple teams working on multiple projects at the same time. This is critical for the survival of the studio, especially with the ups and downs with the game industry. Dead Alliance was started way before Friday the 13th: The Game."
The 11 Best Wrestling Finishers in Existence
Editor's note: This article originally appeared on IGN sister-site Geek.com.
There’s a lot that goes into making a good wrestling match, but among the most important of these elements is the one that brings things to a close, that places a capstone on the entire match: the finisher. Even if the recipient kicks out, the referee’s count is interrupted or a wrestler doesn’t even get to properly deliver it, the mere existence of a finisher gives necessary form and structure to a wrestling match, setting up expectations that are either delivered upon, subverted or denied.
Below, presented in no particular order, are the 11 absolute best wrestling finishers in existence. If you think we missed something, you’re almost certainly wrong, but you should still feel free to tell us about it in the comments!
11 Video Game Secrets That Took Years to Find
Editor's note: This article originally appeared on IGN sister-site Geek.com.
In the olden days, programmers could hide something in the code of a video game and be confident that it would never be revealed. But with the advent of the Internet, players are sharing tips, hints, secrets, hacks, and cracks at a breakneck pace. When new games are released, forums light up trying to find these secrets. Most of them get revealed within days, if not hours. But some programmers work a little harder to keep their Easter eggs from public view.
In this feature, we’ll pay tribute to those especially tough nuts. These are secrets that hid just out of reach long after the game was released, waiting for some enterprising soul to hunt them down and loose them on the world.
First Details of Final Fantasy XV Multiplayer Mode Revealed
Square Enix has revealed the first details of Final Fantasy XV's upcoming multiplayer mode, Comrades, and announced a beta test running from August 3-8.
Comrades will allow players to create their own custom character, then join up to three other players and take on multiplayer quests. Players will be able to create multiple characters, developed by completing quests, and customised with new clothing and items at the game's Outposts.
Characters will be able to use a series of different weapons such as katanas, crossbows, shuriken, and shields, all with new moves. At a later date, the final version will also unlock the game's main characters, Noctis, Gladio, Ignis and Prompto. It's still not entirely clear whether Comrades takes place in a new area, or the existing open world.