Monthly Archives: August 2019
Cross-Play Announced for PUBG Between Xbox One, PS4
PUBG Corp. announced cross-platform play between consoles during the Gamescom edition of Inside Xbox. PUBG will be updated for cross-platform matchmaking between Xbox One and PS4 late September, with the aim to update the live server by early October.
"It will make the pool bigger globally and also offer more competition," said Koosung Jeong, PUBG Corp. console producer.
Keep in mind, cross-platform matchmaking will not include PC.
The long-awaited cross-play news was delivered after showcasing the PUBG Season 4: Aftermath trailer. Season 4 of PUBG is coming to Xbox One on August 27.
For more on PUBG, read about the new narrative-driven PUBG game in the works.
2 New Xbox Controller Special Editions Revealed
Two new Xbox wireless controller special editions have been announced: Night Ops Camo and Sport Blue.
Announced during the Gamescom edition of Inside Xbox, the Night Ops Camo edition "will take on the classic and iconic camouflage and includes a metallic gold D-pad and etched trigger grips", while Sport Blue "features a geometric design with eye-catching metallic accents, a metallic D-pad and rubberized grip."
Sport Blue will be available from September 17, and Night Ops Camo will be available from October 8. Both controllers will cost $69.99 USD (no UK or AU prices available at time of writing), and are open for pre-orders now.
The two new designs will precede the release of the Xbox Elite Controller Series 2, which arrives on November 4.
Spider-Man: Far From Home Becomes Sony’s Highest-Grossing Film Ever
Tom Holland's Spider-Man has successfully web-slinged its way to the top of the box office, as Spider-Man: Far From Home has now become Sony Pictures' highest-grossing global release ever.
Variety reports Spider-Man: Far From Home reached $1.109 billion globally this weekend, swinging past James Bond's 2012 adventure Skyfall, which earned $1.108 billion (without adjusting for inflation), to become Sony’s biggest box office hit.
Devil May Cry 5, Blair Witch Project and More Coming to Xbox Game Pass
Devil May Cry 5 will be available today on Xbox Game Pass, announced as part of an 8-strong list of new additions to Microsoft's service.
During the Gamescom edition of Inside Xbox, Microsoft revealed the list of games, and the dates they'll join the Pass:
- Age of Empires: Definitive Edition - August 19
- Devil May Cry 5 - August 19
- Stellaris - August 19
- Ape Out - August 22
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance - August 22
- Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut - August 27
- Blair Witch Project - August 30
- Dead Cells - September 5
All games on that list available on PC will also join the PC version of Game Pass.
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Prequel: The Second Age Explained
As the streaming wars heat up, Amazon is betting big on The Lord of the Rings. The company is spending hundreds of millions of dollars developing a prequel series set long before the events of the movies. This series will be set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, an important time that literally reshaped the face of the planet.
And now casting news is pouring in on the show, with Game of Thrones’ Benjen Stark, Joseph Mawle, hired to play -- it seems -- the series’ villain. Will Poulter, will play protagonist Beldor and Markella Kavenagh has been cast as Tyra.
Alienware Goes Full Sci-Fi with its Newly Redesigned Aurora Gaming Desktop
Alienware is upgrading it compact Aurora gaming desktop with a new look and cutting-edge internals at Gamescom 2019.
On the outside, the Alienware Aurora is finally getting the same Legend industrial design that the Alienware Area 51m gaming laptop debuted. With the new design, the Alienware’s compact gaming PC looks more like a space pod form a future NASA space program rather than one from another planet. It comes sporting new hexagonal-shaped cutouts on the left side for ventilation, a sort of wind tunnel opening on the front, and alien-inspired characters etched onto the left side.
Alienware’s 55-inch 4K OLED Gaming Monitor Costs $4K
We’ve gotten our second look at Alienware’s 55-inch OLED gaming monitor at Gamescom 2019 and it looks just as gorgeous as it did last time, but now we can actually tell you it’ll arrive on September 30th for $3,999.
That’s very, very expensive, but it’s pretty much the only gaming monitor of its kind and size. There really aren’t any other OLED gaming monitors out there right now, so we don’t have much of a benchmark for what they should cost—but OLED 4K TVs do start at $1,599. With the Alienware 55 OLED technical being classified as a big-screen gaming monitor, the only display that’s close in size is the $4,999 HP Omen X Emperium 65.
Nintendo Highlights 29 Games in Indie World Showcase
Nintendo's Indie World showcase, held just as Gamescom 2019 kicks off, featured over two dozen indie games, confirming release dates, revealing new games coming to the Nintendo Switch, and more.
Here's the full list of games highlighted during the showcase, as well as their respective release windows or dates (seasons are based on North American release windows):
- Risk of Rain 2 - Summer 2019
- Eastward - 2020
- Freedom Finger - Fall 2019
- Röki - Winter 2019
- Torchlight II - September 3
- Skater XL - 2020
- Youropa - Winter 2019
- Superhot - Available today
Ori and the Blind Forest Confirmed for Nintendo Switch
The Microsoft Studios-published platformer Ori and the Blind Forest is coming to the Nintendo Switch in its definitive edition.
As revealed during the Aug. 19 Indie World Nintendo Showcase of upcoming Nintendo Switch games, Nintendo revealed Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition will debut on the system on September 27. The Definitive Edition includes additional areas, abilities, story elements, music, and more on top of the original adventure.
Developed by Moon Studios, Ori originally debuted on the Xbox One in 2015, and rumors of Ori and the Blind Forest coming to Switch have persisted for months.
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