Fallout 1.5: Resurrection gives you a 'new old-school Fallout' to play
Whether you're a grognard who likes the video games "how they used to be" or you like the newschool and the oldschool, Fallout 1.5: Resurrection is here. A mod, Resurrection takes place between 90s darlings Fallout and Fallout 2 and offers a new story to play through. The setting: New Mexico.
It's been in production for 10 years, and features about as much content as the original Fallout (which is to say a lot). Among what's included: new characters, locales, and quests, and multiple quest solutions.
Resurrection requires only a copy of Fallout 2 and the mod itself to get started. No need to fiddle around with mods either, as it already includes the High Resolution Patch and the Sfall tweak pack for the most pleasant experience possible.
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Sony's new PlayStation 4K costs $439, coming in October, says Amazon
Sony's new 4K-ready PlayStation Neo console may release this year for a surprisingly cheap price point, if recent Amazon listings can be believed.
According to VG Leaks, Amazon Spain has listed a curious PlayStation 4 console for 399 Euros ($399 since tax is included in Euro prices) and an October 13, 2016 release date. So it looks like the PS4 Neo could launch alongside the PlayStation VR--Neo and Morpheus together. The retailer has pulled the listing shortly after the news broke out, adding even more plausibility that the listing was indeed accurate. Given Amazon Spain already has the original PS4 listed, the leaked listing could be for the new PS4K or the upcoming PS4 Slim model.
Although we don't know exactly when the PS4 Neo will launch, there's a lot of evidence that points towards an October release. An October launch lines up perfectly with the timeline put forth by French games distributor Innelec, who said the PS4K would launch in 2016. If recently leaked Sony internal slides are genuine, Sony has set a mandate that all PS4 games released in or after October must support the new PS4 Neo--further corroborating a release date.
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Telltale's Batman series debuts in August, disc version incoming
Telltale Games has revealed that its new Batman series adaptation will launch in August, and a physical retail version will be sold in stores.
The first chapter of Telltale's anticipated five-part Batman game series will release digitally in August, with a disc-based "season pass disc" launching on September 13 on current and last-gen consoles. No PC physical SKU was spotted. The physical version will come with the first Batman episode baked-in and unlocks digital access to all four future episodes for free. No pricing for the physical versions has been announced, but we're guessing it'll be $49.99 or so.
The studio plans to announce the official release date next week alongside a world premiere trailer for the Caped Crusader's new adventure. Attendees of the San Diego Comic-Con will be able to see the world premiere trailer on July 23 with a special on-stage screening accompanied by Batman voice actor Troy Baker. If you're heading to SDCC and want in on the event, be sure to email Telltale Games at this address telltale_batman_sdcc@telltalegames.com and let them know.
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Third 'Mortal Kombat' film still in development
It's been 21 years since the release of the original 'Mortal Kombat' film, which was a reasonable success for Warner Bros, proving that video game adaptations could be successful, after 'Super Mario Bros.' ended up a huge turkey for Disney. It's 1998 follow up 'Mortal Kombat: Annihilation' wasn't so well received though, so the feature film franchise was put on ice. But it looks like that might soon change.
Speaking to Loaded, 'Highlander' star Christopher Lambert says that development is continuing and "it will be very different... we are going to be travelling through time but in a very special way. So imagine characters having a battle in the middle of London and then whoosh, you smash through a window and find yourself on the hood of a New York cab".
No word yet on when the film might hit screens, but odds are its still a few years off yet.
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Leaked PS4 Neo slides from Sony reveal specs, 4K upscaling strategies
Although Sony has officially confirmed the PlayStation 4K's existence, there's still plenty of unknowns about the new console, mainly with how it'll handle 4K upscaling and if the performance discrepancy compared to old PS4 games. Now a batch of purportedly leaked slides from Sony answer a few of these questions, and also seem to confirm the leaked PS4K specs as accurate. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that these documents might be the leaks that Giant Bomb cited in their PS4 Neo reveal.
Note: We have no way of confirming if the following slides are accurate or not. Take the following content with a grain of salt.
The slides start off by telling us what we already know: the PS4 Neo will co-exist with original PS4s, with the same games, same PSN presence, etc. Then Sony goes on to corroborate what we've heard about the new games: all games after October 2016 will need to have two modes, a Base Mode for original PS4 consoles, and a Neo Mode for PS4 Neo, which enables 4K upscaling, 1080p 60FPS, etc. The slides reinforce that you won't have to have a 4K TV to play games in Neo Mode, and HDTV owners will enjoy "higher, more stable framerates" as well as the expected higher fidelity and "additional graphics features" with the PS4 Neo.
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NES Mini: Everything you need to know
Nintendo is bringing back the old-school 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System in a new smaller NES Mini form factor with original games built-in, but there's more to the system that you need to know.
We already know that the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition (dubbed the NES Mini) costs $59.99, comes with 30 games baked-in, hooks up to HDTVs via HDMI, and launches on November 11. But most gamers might not realize that the NES Mini features no online capabilities, meaning it can't download new NES games via Nintendo's eShop.
This means the NES Mini's games library will remain static and a ton of classic titles won't be supported. Considering the NES has some 713 games in its library across North America and Europe, this leaves out a huge amount of games. This also means we can't connect the NES Mini to our Nintendo Accounts. Nintendo likely won't be making small tiny SD-card sized cartridges for extra NES Mini games--that'd be quite awesome.
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Now you can take 360-degree/VR screenshots in Mirror's Edge: Catalyst
GeForce owners can now take pro-grade 2D, 360° and Virtual Reality 360° screenshots, courtesy of NVIDIA's Ansel technology. All you need to get going is a 600 series card or newer, the latest drivers, and a copy of Mirror's Edge: Catalyst, the first game to support it.
Just hit Alt-F2 in-game to access Ansel, at which point you can capture freecam screens, change the field of view and rotation, throw in filters, adjust contrast and brightness, and more; if you use Android and Cardboard, you can download the NVIDIA VR Viewer to check out or upload your handiwork in 3D; lastly, head this way if you're a VR user for instructions on getting started with that.
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What do you actually do in No Man's Sky? Sony has our answer
Sony has launched a new video series aimed at answering the age-old question gamers have had for years: what do you actually do in No Man's Sky?
No Man's Sky has four pillars of gameplay: explore, trade, fight and survive. The latest video highlights the first--and arguably most majestic and interesting aspect of the game--exploration. Remember that No Man's Sky has a near-infinite universe made up of "18 quintillion planets to be explored across billions of miles of space," ensuring that every single planet is completely different than the last one. Hello Games has wasted no opportunities in demoing the insurmountably massive space-sim on numerous occasions, and the sixteen-man studio is now underlining those experiences in preparation for the game's launch next month.
We've also done our part to explain what No Man's Sky has to offer in our massive list of everything players can do in the game. Essentially No Man's Sky is a game where your only real objective is to travel to the center of the universe, exploring millions of planets and unfolding your experiences as you play. The planets are the main selling point; everything from the bizarre plant-life and strange alien creatures are procedurally generated, offering "limitless variety" from an exploration standpoint.
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Colorful announces its new iGame GeForce GTX 1060 graphics cards
Colorful has just announced it has four custom GeForce GTX 1060 graphics cards on the way, ready to cover gamers in all segments of the mid-range market.
Colorful is aiming its new iGame series of GTX 1060-based cards at gamers who don't want to throw their wallets at the prices of the current GeForce GTX 1070 and GTX 1080, while offering great performance for 1080p 60FPS gameplay. Colorful's new iGame GTX 1060 series is led by the iGameGTX1060 X-TOP-6G, which has base/boost clocks of 1620/1847MHz, respectively. It will also feature 5+2-phase IPP power.
The second card in Colorful's iGame GTX 1060 arsenal is the iGameGTX1060 S-TOP-6G, which will have 1594/1809MHz base/boost clocks, respectively. The iGameGTX1060 S-TOP-6G will feature 4+1-phase IPP power. Under that, we have the iGameGTX1060 U-TOP-6G which will have the same 1594/1809MHz base/boost clocks, respectively - while it will amp up the power to a 5+2-phase design.
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Nintendo is launching a mini NES with 30 built-in games for $59.99
Nintendo is riding the marketing wave of Pokemon GO right now, with the announcement of its NES Classic Edition. Nintendo's upcoming NES Classic Edition is a mini NES system with 30 built-in games, and it's going to sell like hotcakes with its $59.99 price.
The NES Classic Edition launches in November, and will connect to your TV through HDMI, and it'll also include a controller that will be designed to work just like the original NES controller. The new controller will also connect to a Wii Remote, which will allow you to play Virtual Console games on a Wii, or Wii U console.
The new NES Classic Edition will feature something we all wish the original NES did: multiple suspend points, which will mean you won't need to find passwords when you want to start playing a game again. Nintendo will be making its NES Classic Edition available on November 11 for just $59.99, with the 30 games included:
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