One game that people were concerned would kick 2018 off on the wrong foot? Metal Gear Survive, which initially looked to be filled with a standard number of microtransactions of the pay to win variety. Fret not, as Konami's latest spin-off is keeping those microtransactions away from that controversial design choice.
In Hunt: Showdown, it’s you versus monsters that very much want you dead. It’s hunting on an even ground, which sounds fantastic. Want in on it? Well if you’re lucky, you might just join the closed alpha that will pop up soon.
A ton of ports and a certain cocky anime fighting game powers up in the opposite corners to give the Monster Hunter World sales a run for their money. Here’s a look at what you can play this week.
If you’re keen on a little monster expedition so that you can harvest the hide of creatures that’ll gladly tear your face off, Monster Hunter World will be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on launch, with a PC port up for grabs a little bit later. Just don’t expect to see it on the Nintendo Switch.
Maybe you’re stuck at work and can only log in later tonight to spend some of your legendary shards on new armour and weapons in Destiny 2. In that case: Where is Xur?
After overseeing the creation of Destiny, the partnership with Blizzard and the revival of Crash Bandicoot, Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg is calling it quits after eight years with the company.
The Nintendo DS was notorious for being a pirate’s haven. People could easily purchase a special cartridge for the device, slot in a micro-SD card and download a few illegal hacked ROMs off the net. It’s a problem that the Nintendo 3DS also had to a certain degree, and it’s a problem that the Nintendo Switch might have in the future.
They say that January is the cheapest month of the year, what with many a consumer barely surviving a previous month of attempting to fill the void in their life with materialism. Well you might want to buckle your belt up further, because February is going to look like a pretty lean 28 days within which to survive as well, thanks to the latest PlayStation sale.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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