Steam Overhauling Trading Cards System Because of ‘Fake Games’
Valve is bringing some big changes to the Steam trading card system in order to prevent fake games exploits.
A Steam blog post has addressed an issue around trading cards, in which fake games were being created to generate cards which could then be sold on the market for profit.
The process comes from an allowance Steam gives to developers which lets them generate thousands of keys for their games. Where this becomes a problem is when these fake developers do this for fraudulent games and then use bots to have the games run idle and collect trading cards.
Steam says that the profiteering side of the exploit is only part of the problem, as the bots can potentially have an impact on the Steam Store's algorithm. Having a fake game played by many bots means the algorithm runs the risk of mistaking it for a popular title and may begin to suggest it to real players.
Nerf Releasing Boba Fett-Themed Blaster and Mask
Nerf will release a Mandalorian edition blaster and face mask set, which is currently available for pre-order. GameStop has the Boba Fett themed set at $89.99 in the US with a release date of November 17 this year.
The blaster comes in the form of a red and green Nerf Rival Apollo XV-700 complete with matching ammunition. The mask is also from the Rival series and, like the blaster, sports the iconic colours.
The pair are inspired by the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront 2 game which debuted this year at the Star Wars Celebration.
Danger Zone Revives Burnout’s Body, if not its Soul
Burnout 3 has always been my favorite racing game. Its near-perfect mix of high-speed arcade-y action with aggressive modes like Road Rage and the best-ever form of Crash Mode’s puzzle-y intersections made it both endearing and highly replayable. Eventually, however, EA applied its Burnout resources to Need for Speed instead, and Burnout’s original creators left the company.
Danger Zone, out May 30 for PC and PS4, is the closest thing we’re likely to get to a new and proper Burnout – made by its original creators – right down to the Crashbreakers (called Smashbreakers here), cash pickups, and ability to control your car in the air in slow-motion (nee Aftertouch). It’s a stripped down Burnout; the only mode is Crash Testing, and all of the events take place indoors in a drab virtual simulation chamber, but at least the price ($13) is reflective of the minimism.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 Release Date, Details Revealed
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 will release September 12 in North America and September 14 in Europe.
Konami says PES 2018 will see more new additions to the franchise than there's been in a decade. Improvements noted by the company include PC enhancements for console parity, a fresh user interface with a broadcast feel, and adjusted control systems — like strategic dribbling — for more fluidity.
The visuals also are getting a new can of paint, particularly with the animation and lighting systems. Konami is expanding the online portions of PES 2018 too, offering full 11-vs.-11 matches as well as co-operative 2-vs.-2 and 3-vs.-3 modes.
Speaking of online, Konami is keeping its eye on the eSports ball, saying PES 2018 will have PES League "fully integrated into the main game."
Injustice 2: Where to Preorder in the UK
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Injustice 2 is due for release this Friday and we're sure a few of you are raring to play it after it obtained a whopping 9/10 in our review. If that has you convinced, then take a look at the best places to pre-order it:
Currently the cheapest place to pre-order your copy of Injustice 2 is with Base.com who will chuck in Darkseid DLC along with a standard edition of the game for £35.85. When you compare that to Amazon's price of £41.99 (£39.99 for Amazon Prime members), we'd say Base's offer is a sweet deal.
Netflix to Produce The Witcher TV Series
Netflix will develop and produce a new show based on The Witcher Saga, the series of eight novels by Andrzej Sapkowski that inspired the hugely popular CD Projekt Red RPG games.
Sapkowski - who does not profit from the game series - will serve as a creative consultant on the series. “I’m thrilled that Netflix will be doing an adaptation of my stories," he explained in a press release, "staying true to the source material and the themes that I have spent over thirty years writing."
SHIELD Showrunners Talk Season 5 and THAT Cliffhanger
Full spoilers for Marvel's Agents of SHIELD continue below. Make sure to check out our review of the Season 4 finale, "World's End."
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD wrapped up its fourth season with a strong ending and one heck of a cliffhanger, which promises that the recently announced Season 5 will be out of this world.
To tie up some loose ends with Season 4 and get a sense of what we can expect from next year's SHIELD adventures -- and if there are any plans for this to be a final season -- I got on the phone with showrunner Jed Whedon and executive producer Jeff Bell to ask all the pressing questions.
Devolver Digital Announces First-Ever E3 Press Conference
Devolver Digital has confirmed it will have an E3 press conference this year. The publisher made the announcement today on Twitter, though a time and/or date for the conference were not discussed.
Devolver Digital will have an E3 press conference this year. Please stay tuned for a time and date. pic.twitter.com/WoHiOaio4G
— Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) May 16, 2017
That said, Devolver did confirm its E3 press conference would not be held in the parking lot across the street from E3.
The Flash: Zemeckis, Vaughn, Raimi Up to Direct
Robert Zemeckis, Matthew Vaughn, and Sam Raimi are reportedly the top choices to direct the solo Flash movie.
Variety reports Zemeckis and Vaughn are in a shortlist of directors for Warner Bros., but a deal for either of the two leading candidates has not been made yet. There are reportedly scheduling conflicts stopping Zemeckis and Vaughn from fully committing to the project.
Vaughn is already cooking up a concept for a third Kingsman movie, while Zemeckis' next film, an untitled Universal movie starring Steve Carell, will begin production this August. It's reported that Warner Bros. wants to start development on The Flash as soon as this year.
Ubisoft Clarifies Avatar Game Release Window Plans
Ubisoft offered an update on its major releases for the next two upcoming years, including a new Assassin's Creed, Far Cry 5, and more. Not included in the update was Massive Entertainment's Avatar game, and Ubisoft has clarified that players shouldn't expect it in the next couple of years.
During today's Ubisoft earnings call, the publisher outlined plans to release eight AAA games in the next two years, but the Avatar game will not be one of them. In a statement provided to IGN, a representative for Ubisoft confirmed that there are no plans to release the game well ahead of Avatar 2's December 18, 2020 release date. According to Ubisoft, the new Avatar game "won't be released before FY21," or fiscal year 2021. For Ubisoft's financial calendar, that means the Avatar game will not be debuted before April 1, 2020.