Monthly Archives: December 2019
New Plan 8 Screenshots and Details Revealed
Plan 8, a new massively multiplayer online shooter from Pearl Abyss (makers of Black Desert Online), was announced last month along with Crimson Desert (see the latest info and screenshots from last week if you missed them) and DokeV. Plan 8 is headed by lead producer Seungki Lee, former environment art director for Black Desert Online, and Minh Le, co-creator of Counter-Strike, who is serving as a technical advisor. Plan 8 runs on Pearl Abyss' new, in-house game engine.
The Best TV Series of 2019
They say it’s a new Golden Age for TV, and you know what? It’s true. In fact, the biggest problem we have these days is finding the time to actually watch everything that’s worth checking out. And 2019 continued the trend of TV’s ascension in the pop-culture pantheon, with streaming services and cable networks jockeying for position and the viewer reaping the benefits with so many terrific shows on offer. HBO’s Watchmen has proven to be a masterwork right out of the gate, while Netflix is constantly dropping new programming, and often really hitting the mark with the likes of the head-trippy Russian Doll or the consistently great The Crown. Star Wars has a TV show now too! And Amazon is no slouch either with the likes of The Boys and Fleabag.
Warcraft III: Reforged Release Date Announced
We finally have a release date for Warcraft III: Reforged. The remake of Blizzard’s fan-favorite real-time strategy game is releasing on January 28, 2020. The game unlocks at 3 p.m. PST that day.
Warcraft III: Reforged will include the base game, plus The Frozen Throne expansion, which comes out to seven single-player campaigns totaling more than 60 missions, updated graphics and audio, and new matchmaking features courtesy of Blizzard’s Battle.net service.
Warcraft III: Reforged will cost players $29.99 for the standard edition, and $39.99 for the Spoils of War edition. The latter comes with different skins for the characters Arthas, Cenarius, Jaina, and Thrall. Spoils of War edition buyers will also get some cosmetic goods for other Blizzard games, such as the Meat Wagon mount for World of Warcraft, a Third War cosmetic for cards in Hearthstone, the Mal’gganis pet in Diablo 3, and other items for Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, and Starcraft 2.
Nintendo PlayStation Prototype to Be Auctioned in 2020
The prototype Nintendo PlayStation will be going up for auction in February, according to new reports. The proposed partnership device from Nintendo and Sony that never went into production over a corporate fallout is the stuff of video game legends, and it will be changing hands for the first time in over a decade.
Kotaku reports that Terry Diebold, who purchased the Nintendo PlayStation in 2009 from an auction lot of abandoned property from a former Sony executive, will auction the console in February 2020 through Heritage Auctions.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season One Gets New Cranked Mode
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s season one is only a couple of weeks old, and we’re already getting a refresh that includes a new mode, new maps, and other new features. Watch the trailer at the top of the page to see it all in action.
Arguably the biggest addition to Modern Warfare’s multiplayer is a new mode called Cranked. Much like the Jason Statham movie, players are forced to race against the clock to get a certain number of kills or basically explode.
The season one refresh is also adding two multiplayer maps, both of which are remakes of classic maps from the original Modern Warfare. Shipment sets combatants in a dockyard full giant shipping containers, creating a mazelike playing field, and Vacant, a small map that combines an indoor office environment with an open outdoors area surrounding a warehouse. Shipment will double as a 6v6 multiplayer map and a Gunfight map.
PlayStation Now Gets Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted: Lost Legacy in January
PlayStation announced Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and Overcooked 2 will join the PlayStation Now library on January 2.
The titles are playable on PS4 and PC, making this the first time that PC players can access Horizon Zero Dawn and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. The titles can be streamed on PS4 and PC, and downloaded only on PlayStation 4 consoles until April 7, 2020.
PS Now got a big price cut back in October, along with the addition of major PS4 exclusives like God of War. In November, Sony added Persona 5, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, and Hollow Knight to the library.
Respawn Job Listings Point to Possible Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Sequel
A new job listing from EA may hint to a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
As reported by PCGamesN, there's a new listing for a Senior Software Engineer position on the Star Wars team. The post says Respawn is looking for someone passionate about the Star Wars universe, who is "invigorated by the idea of coding third person action/adventure games."
We have no confirmation that this posting is for a Jedi: Fallen Order sequel, but the description suggests that Respawn is continuing to work on a third-person Star Wars project. EA also has openings on the Star Wars team for a Senior Character Artist and a Level Designer. If there is a Jedi: Fallen Order sequel, find out where we think the Jedi: Fallen Order story could go.
Borderlands 3’s Stadia Launch Is an Old Version
Borderlands 3 is now available to buy through Google’s Stadia streaming platform, but apparently not the most up to date version of it.
Publisher 2K revealed Tuesday that Borderlands 3’s Stadia launch would only include updates and patches for the game released on or before October 24. That excludes content drops like the recent Moxxi’s Heist of the Handsome Jackpot and the Takedown at the Maliwan Blacksite, both of which 2K says it expects to arrive on Stadia sometime in early 2020.
That also means the Stadia version is missing some key quality of life improvements that have been made, including bosses now having dedicated loot pools, an expansion to player storage space in their bank, and the Mayhem 4 difficulty level.
New Final Fantasy 7 Remake Screenshots Show Aerith’s Battle Abilities and Midgar locations
Even though the upcoming Final Fantasy 7 Remake is only one episode in a multi-part game, Square Enix said that there would be more than enough new content in the Remake to fill out a full game. Now, we have screenshots for some of the expanded areas of Midgar, plus a look at brand new characters debuting in Final Fantasy 7 Remake.
The new screenshots give us a better look at recognizable faces like Sephiroth and Aerith, along with new looks at old characters like the president of Shinra and his right-hand man Heidegger.
We also get a look at a brand-new character named Roche, a 3-C SOLDIER “turned rebel” known as “Speed Demon.” Roche apparently “loves bikes, speed and anyone who can give him a challenge. His comrades, however, find him annoying - he constantly squeals his rear tire and makes them choke on fumes of burnt rubber.”
How Watchmen’s Regina King Interprets That Ambiguous Ending
With Season 1 of HBO’s Watchmen series now complete, IGN spoke with star Regina King about her experience playing Angela Abar aka Sister Night and how she interprets that final shot of the season finale.
Warning: full spoilers for Watchmen ahead!
As the final scene plays out, we watch as Angela eats the single unbroken egg left behind by Doctor Manhattan's ill-timed waffle-making session. Knowing that her late husband could pass his powers onto someone by creating something (like an egg) for them to ingest, Angela eats the egg and tests to see if she can walk on water just like she saw him do in the previous episode. But as Angela’s foot touches the surface of the pool, the episode ends, leaving us on a cliffhanger without knowing the answer. It’s an ambiguous ending, which echoes how the Watchmen graphic novel concluded.