Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics are looking to push two special editions of Marvel's Avengers on fans, each one giving a three day headstart to the action within and free access to the upcoming beta if you throw in a pre-order as well. BUY. CONSUME. OBEY.
This week, Google’s cloud-based game streaming service launch. And it works. It really, really works. Most of the consumers who’ve bought into stadia and who’ve been able to test it out are impressed with the experience. Games look good, they run well, and many even say that the increased latency is barely perceptible. Unfortunately, for many Stadia Founder’s Edition customers, the launch has been abysmal
Once Shadowkeep launches on September 17, Destiny 2 will go free to play and will be renamed Destiny 2: New Light. This free to play version of the game will include the Destiny 2 base game, Curse of Osiris and Warmind as “all year one content, including "foundational modes, activities and rewards,” will be made available to players.
It’s time to return to the moon. It’s time to end the Hive’s presence there once and for all, rescue the spirits of the fallen guardians and fight back in Earth’s darkest hour. It’s time for Destiny 2: Shadowkeep.
New nightmares have emerged from the shadows of our Moon. Called forth by haunting visions, Eris Morn has returned. Join her to slay these nightmares before they reach out beyond the Moon to cast humanity back into an age of darkness.
Microsoft on the other hand, has the Xbox One X. A machine with beefy hardware that aims to deliver true 4K gaming on current and upcoming games. Due to tough new import laws, there was a worry that we’d only see the fancy new machine sometime in 2018. Well worry not, because we’ve just heard from Xbox South Africa that the Xbox One X will launch in time for Christmas.
Ubisoft’s got a much-improved sequel to The Crew popping up in 2018, a successor in the high-octane genre that has realised that nobody wants to have some balmy story of revenge and redemption nipping on their exhaust pipe when they take a corner at a ludicrous speed. The Crew 2 is skipping that nonsense, focusing rather on the actual thrill of speed and the pure joy of unbridled engine power whether it be on land, sea or in the air.
The limited pre-orders for the SNES Classic are sold out. Folks, it hasn’t even been 24 hours. So where have all the pre-orders gone? I’ll give you a clue: It rhymes with D-Day.
Cash once ruled Colorado commerce. From Denver’s neighborhood diners to mountain-town gift shops, physical …
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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