Today I am very excited to reveal Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, a new online cooperative multiplayer* mode that will come as a free download for Ghost of Tsushima owners on PS4 later this year. Legends is an entirely new experience — it’s a separate mode that doesn’t follow Jin or the companions from his journey,
Month: August 2020
The waiting is over players… Linkin Park Music Pack – our biggest music pack so far – is out now! Fresh and energizing beats from the Grammy award-winning band Linkin Park just landed in Beat Saber. Linkin Park doesn’t need a long introduction, this iconic band jumped into the music industry spotlight in 2000 with
Nobody likes a colon more than a hidden object game (no, not like that), and we’re duly presented with one in Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises. Currently on its third installment on the PC, Artifex Mundi has chosen to port this, the first in the series, for us lucky Xboxers. If you’ve dabbled in hidden object
Microsoft Flight Simulator is the most incredible experience I’ve ever had on a computer. The realism, the depth, the almost limitless replayability – it’s like nothing I’ve ever played before. It does so much to recreate the feeling of actual flight, at a level of accuracy never before seen, that there were times when I
Update (Mon 17th Aug, 2020 09:45 BST): Last month, Nintendo announced that a second bonus Splatfest was on the way to Splatoon 2, with even more of the things planned to take place before the end of March 2021. As a quick reminder, the first of these is taking place this weekend – make sure
By Sherif Saed, Monday, 17 August 2020 10:06 GMT The cover of Marvel’s Avengers on PS4 will forever be a reminder of Spider-Man’s PlayStation exclusivity. Marvel’s Avengers caused a bit of stir recently when Square Enix confirmed that Spider-Man is exclusive to the PS4 and PS5 versions. This fact is now plastered on the game’s
Capital fetters Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. I feel like such a hypocrite whenever I bemoan the shortage of games about massive spaceship combat. Nexus – The Jupiter Incident may have given me 16 years to get round to it, but
EA Sports UFC 4 arrives August 15 worldwide and to mark its release, EA Sports is inviting fight fans to watch some big names step into the virtual octagon. Just like the UFC 4 roster is full of big names and fighters, the EA Sports UFC Virtual Fight Card Live packs a serious punch when
A new listing for the Wii title The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has appeared on Amazon UK. The listing doesn’t specify the release date, but it is available to pre-order. There were rumours of a Nintendo Direct taking place towards the end of this month and this seems likely to be one of the
Developer People Can Fly made it clear back in February that although there’s a growing trend of AAA looter shooters adopting the live service business model, Outriders will be a “full game” at launch and players will get the “complete package” for the price they pay. In a new interview with IGN, the developer has
Find you an employer like Sony. A number of company staffers have taken to Twitter to share photos of an awesome replica tsuba (hand guard) that they were gifted for being one of the first 50 employees to platinum Ghost of Tsushima. Without further ado, check out the images below (thanks, SP1st): Sony recently ran
Fortnite. A game that has not just taken the gaming scene by storm, but seemingly the entire world. And come November it looks likely to hit even higher heights with the Fortnite: The Last Laugh Bundle on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch. For many it may be the free-to-play opportunities
Update (Sun 16th Aug, 2020 07:30 BST): Engine Software’s owner & VP of development, Ruud van de Moosdijk, has reached out to Nintendo Life, and unfortunately, it doesn’t sound like Killer7 will be coming to the Switch anytime soon. The project he’s working on is not Killer7 for the Nintendo Switch and the banner on
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox One update preview coming to the Alpha ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox One. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to
Amazon UK has put up a new listing for Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered from EA on the Nintendo Switch platform. The listing of the unannounced title says that it is due for release on the 13th November 2020. The original, titled Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, was released way back in 1998. It’s
By Stephany Nunneley, Saturday, 15 August 2020 20:47 GMT With Apex Legends Season 6, the World’s Edge has been revamped with new pathways, rocket launch sites, Blast Walls, and more changes. In Season 6 of Apex Legends, you can expect improved play on the lava side of the map and other changes. According to Respawn,
Amidst the news of Ashraf Ismail’s firing from Ubisoft, a fresh round of allegations hit the company that names another group of executives involved in serious misconduct, aided and abetted by senior management. A detailed report published on Gamasutra uncovers harrowing patterns of abuse throughout Ubisoft’s international operations – from Canada to France to Singapore
Players complained. Remedy Entertainment listened. Although Control released to critical acclaim, a significant number of players took issue with the game’s checkpoint system which, coupled with its difficulty, had some folks pulling their hair. As previously announced, the new Assist Mode will bring with it a host of accessibility options that including new control points
Crikey, it’s been a hot minute since we last heard anything about Skywind, hasn’t it? Nevertheless, the colossal task of bringing all of Morrowind into Skyrim is still well underway, with the modders behind the project releasing our first look at the ambitious mod in over a year, by way of a spruced-up return to
On August 11, 1999, the world was given one of the best science-fiction horror games to ever grace the industry, and one that would eventually spawn the likes of Bioshock, Prey, SOMA, and many more. I’m a few days late, but it would be inappropriate to not wish this game a happy belated birthday –
We ran a story earlier this month about how worldwide sales of the Nintendo Switch were in line with the mighty NES (as of 30th June) – with both sitting at 61 million. At the time, all we could go off was Nintendo’s latest financial earnings report, but now we’ve got some additional data that
It may sound strange to be excited for the port of a mobile game to console, but the moment I heard The Alto Collection was coming to PS4, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the zen one-button endless runner snowboarder on a huge screen. The Alto Collection brings Alto’s Adventure and its sequel,
EA Sports UFC 4 doesn’t rock the boat all that much, but its reworked clinch system and new grapple assist feature are welcome changes, along with a tighter career mode that does a better job of teaching the basics of MMA. Reviewed by Mitchell Saltzman on PlayStation 4 Pro. Also available on Xbox One #ign
Remedy has offered new details about the upcoming AWE expansion in its latest livestream, but one of the coolest announcements to emerge from that video on the status of the game is what is coming in the free August update. Remedy revealed that it’s responding to complaints about long checkpoints and difficulty overall with a
There was a bit of mumblin’ and grumblin’ when long-awaited Spelunky 2 got a PS4 release date announced without mention of a PC date. The bad news is there’s still no date. The good news is that Mossmouth have given their goals for a timeframe and hey—it’s soon! Spelunky 2 may be emerging on PC
Summary Bite the Bullet is a run and gun featuring a tasty twist: you eat your enemies. With a sophisticated eating mechanic, your diet directly influences your skill tree, weapon options, and character abilities. Lock and load and get ready to eat! Classic run-and-gun platformers are beloved for their fast-paced action and challenging gameplay, but
After laying down a clunky but promising foundation with their first UFC game in 2014, EA Vancouver has done a respectable job of iterating and improving on each new entry over the last six years. That tradition continues in EA Sports UFC 4. It focuses on making its many complex systems a little less intimidating
Retro Studios has tweeted this evening that they are looking for a lead producer to help them create the long-awaited Metroid Prime 4. The company has been recruiting people from all development backgrounds to help create the latest instalment in the beloved Prime franchise which made its excellent debut on the GameCube in 2002. Share
Hey Everyone! Kyle here from Reacts by Kyle. Today, we are continuing on with the WoW cinematics and I’m going to be reacting to all the cinematics from World of Warcraft: Wraith of the Lich King expansion. Isn’t the Lich King such a badass character? Let me know what you think about the Lich King
I’m once again going to pine after the fact that we haven’t gotten the official console teardown for the PS5 that Mark Cerny promised earlier this year, but a recently published patent suggests the PS5 may use liquid metal as part of its “lavish” cooling system for the next-gen console. At a high level, the