Monthly Archives: October 2018
Days Gone Delayed to April 2019
Days Gone has been delayed until April 26, 2019.
In a post on the PlayStation Blog, SIEA marketing vice president Asad Qizilbash wrote that Sony “decided to move the release of Days Gone from the crowded February timeframe” into April.
“While the studio is eager to see Days Gone in the hands of fans, Bend Studio will take the opportunity to further polish Days Gone,” he added.
Days Gone was previously scheduled for February 22, 2019. The game was originally due out this year but was delayed to 2019 back in March.
Starlink’s Toys Are $170 More Expensive Than Its Digital Version
Ubisoft’s Starlink: Battle for Atlas launched this week, marking a surprising return to the toys-to-life genre that burned out last year. But unlike games like Skylanders or Disney Infinity, you don’t actually need Starlink’s physical toys to play it -- in fact, it’s way better (and cheaper) to skip them entirely.
That’s right, not only can you play the game without having a ship strapped to your controller, the digital versions of Starlink come with more ships, pilots, and guns than the physical versions do at a lower overall price. You can watch our review of Starlink below, and see a breakdown of its different options after that.
New Kingdom Hearts 3 Screenshots Show Off Hercules World
Update: Shortly after revealing the Kingdom Hearts 3 Twilight Town screenshots, Square Enix released yet another batch of new KH3 screens.
Check out the gallery below to see images and character renders rom the Hercules-based world, Olympus.
Hercules has been part of the franchise since its first entry, with the Olympus Coliseum serving as a world and primarily a challenge arena in Kingdom Hearts 1. Sora, Donald, and Goofy returned to Herc's world in Kingdom Hearts 2, only to explore the Underworld of Hades. KH3 looks to be taking things northward, toward Olympus, as we've seen in previously gameplay and trailers.
Two Homes of Alleged GTA 5 Cheat Developers Searched
Rockstar Games and its parent company Take-Two Interactive filed a court case that resulted in the search of two Australian residences connected to individuals allegedly responsible for creating and selling a popular cheat for Grand Theft Auto 5.
Originally reported by Torrent Freak (via Kotaku Australia), the Federal Court of Australia issued a search warrant (which can be found here) for two Melbourne residences in September linked with the creation and distribution of the “Infamous” set of cheats for GTA 5. Those involved have been restrained from “developing, distributing or selling" these cheats, and can suffer prison time if they don’t comply.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Opening Weekend Had More Players Than WW2 or Black Ops 3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 reportedly had more active players in its first three days than Call of Duty: WW2 or Black Ops 3, with sales reportedly surpassing $500 million worldwide.
According to a press release from Activision, the combined number of Black Ops 4 players across its three modes (competitive multiplayer, Zombies and Blackout) has surpassed that of Call of Duty: WWII and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’s single player, multiplayer and Zombies modes.
Black Ops 4 has also reportedly set franchise records for most combined players, average hours played and total number of hours played on the current generation of consoles in its first three days. It also received a series record high of Twitch viewers for a Call of Duty opening weekend.
Batman Crosses a Major Line
Batman crossed a line during his big showdown with KGBeast this week.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Batman #57!
KGBeast dealt Batman a serious blow last month when he came to Gotham and shot Nightwing through the head. The ongoing Nightwing comic is currently exploring how that injury has impacted Dickl Grayson, but this series has turned its attention to Batman's quest for revenge. This issue features the big showdown between the Dark Knight and KGBeast, and only one walks away.
Independent Games Stores Reportedly Won’t Get Red Dead 2 Until November
A number of independently owned video game stores aren’t expecting to receive copies of Red Dead Redemption 2 until November.
As reported by Kotaku, various independent game retailers, as well as the gaming rental service GameFly, don’t believe they will get copies of the game on its release date of October 26 like major retailers including GameStop, Best Buy and more are expected to receive. Instead, many are expecting copies to arrive a week or so later.
These retailers aren’t entirely sure why this is happening, though issues of supply constraints, as well as a fears of mom-and-pop stores potentially breaking the game’s street date, were both touched on by shop owners. Some stores have noted that there’s a possibility that they could receive Xbox One copies of the game on time, though the probability that many independent retailers won’t get any copies of the game within its first week of release is reportedly high.
IGN Fan Fest: Celebrate the Year in Games with IGN This December
Come ring in the year in games at IGN’s Fan Fest, presented by Kellogg’s Wild Berry Froot Loops, an event to celebrate gaming fandom with all of our fans! The industry’s biggest personalities will be there and we want you to join us on Friday, December 7 in Los Angeles, California. The party starts at 6pm at the Globe Theatre Los Angeles, and you can find more info on this event page.
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An Upcoming Book Is All About Video Game Butts
Things I Learned From Mario’s Butt: A Series of Gaming Butt Critiques is an upcoming 160-page illustrated coffee table book that’s currently being funded on Unbound.
The bulbous book is written by Kotaku’s Laura Kate Dale and includes full-color illustrations from Zack Flavin. The hardbound homage to digital derrieres is set to include insights into the rear ends of Luigi, Solid Snake, Cortana, Skull Kid from Majora’s Mask, Miranda from Mass Effect and much, much more. It is planned to include 55 original illustrations alongside 40,000 words about gaming’s most prominent posteriors.
Credit: Laura Kate Dale, Zack Flavin
6 Dark Souls Tips For First-Time Players
If you’re one of the many jumping into Dark Souls for the first time on the Nintendo Switch, you’re in for a treat! As we covered in our Dark Souls Remastered on Switch review, the remastered version is the ideal way to play.
But as you know, this series has earned a reputation for being hard for a reason. This is where we come in!
Here are some of the best tips to help new Dark Souls players ease into the dangerous and exciting world of Lordran.