Like its Hellene predecessor Origins, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey will have a new game+ mode that allows users to keep playing long after they've beaten the main story. But then again this really shouldn't be a surprise.

When Ubisoft creative director Jonathan Dumont told Game Rant that yes, Odyssey will have a new game+ offering, and no, it won't be available at launch, both of these shouldn't be a big shock. It's absolutely welcome news to gamers everywhere, especially given Odyssey's branching RPG mechanics that will allow unique interactions and world-shifting events. Not only can we play Odyssey for longer but we can also take the paths we didn't take the first time around. This folds neatly into Ubisoft's current digital-first plan that ultimately wants gamers playing for as long as possible.

Like other major publishers, Ubisoft is banking strongly on engagement. But the French games-maker has found a unique way to mesh its live services into its singleplayer games by folding online-driven events and rotating quests into its games (look at AC: Origins and more recently Far Cry 5 as examples).

Set in ancient Greece, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey will have less whole land masses and tons of islands to explore across the Aegean Sea.

Ubisoft's latest odyssey into the past takes us to Violet-Crowned Athens during the Pelopponesian War, one of the most pivotal point of conflict in recorded human history. Staying true to the region's strengths--tons of rocky, craggy islands spread across the Aegean--AC: Odyssey will have a huge in-game map that's full of legends, myths, and exotic sights to explore. In fact, Odyssey's map is actually 62.5% bigger than its Hellenistic predecessor: according to Powerpyx, who got a hold of a full map, Odyssey's traverse-able world clocks in at 130km squared versus Origins' 80km squared.

A lot of this extra space is taken up by the Thracian and Aegean Seas, and rightly so, as these waterways were both integral to Athens' economy as well as its conflict with the Sparta-allied Peloponnese forces. Ubisoft has already highlighted just how important ship travel and naval combat is to Odyssey--think Odysseus' journey into strange lands meshed with ship-to-ship warfare--and the map shows some interesting points, including a kraken and various legends painted throughout Greece.

SEGA has made available to everyone the pre-registrations for the upcoming Yakuza mobile game titled Yakuza Online. The pre-registrations will feature stretch goals that will reward players will bonus content for the more registrations that are achieved.

The trailer showcases the new main character in the series, Ichiban Kasuga. Kasuga is also planned to be included within the next big console release of the series.

According to the pre-registration website, if the ballots reach 100,000 everyone that voted will receive a SSR idol Haruka. Yakuza Online is planned for release on iOS, Android and PC this year, no official date has been set as of yet. Players will be glad to know that the title will be free-to-play and will have optional micro transactions.

Bandai's leading fighting game, Dragon Ball FighterZ has received a brand new trailer leading up to the release of the title on the Nintendo Switch.

Dragon Ball FighterZ is developed by Arc System Works and is published by Bandai Namco. Both the developers and the publisher are gearing up for the release of the title on the Nintendo Switch, and to keep the hype ball rolling a new Japanese trailer has been released.

The trailer showcases to potential Nintendo Switch fighters explosive combo after combo gameplay in a lengthy 4 minute trailer. Dragon Ball FighterZ will be launching on the Nintendo Switch on September 28th, the title is already currently available on the PS4, Xbox One and PC. For more information regarding Dragon Ball FighterZ coming to the Nintendo Switch, visit the official listing for the title here.

Every Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fan is gearing up for the next installment into the series, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It seems that the hype has rolled into new heights with the title new reaching the top of the Amazon best selling video games of 2018.

So far throughout 2018, gamers have been blessed with multiple massive title releases, some of which include: Sony Santa Monica's God of War, Capcom's 'Monster Hunter World and several other titles. Despite having all of these huge game releases, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has reached the top of Amazon's Best-Selling game of 2018 so far.

The fact that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has already reached the top of Amazon's Best-Sellers showcases the massive following the title has. Fans of the series have said that this new release by Nintendo could be the biggest game release in the franchise so far, and the fact that the title is sitting at the top of Amazon's Best Sellers for video games reinforces this statement. Super Smash Bros. UItimate will be released on the Nintendo Switch on December 7th. If you want to pre-order Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, check out the Amazon link here.

As we move closer to the release of SoulCalibur VI, fans of the series couldn't help but to ask if we will see the title ported over to the Nintendo Switch. A recent interview with the titles producer has revealed that we could possibly see a Switch adaptation after the initial release.

Producer Motohiro Okubo has sat down with Metro to discuss the upcoming title and where further development could lead the game in the future. During the interview, Okubo says that the development for SoulCalibur VI began longer than three years ago which surpasses the lifetime of the Nintendo Switch. Meaning that SoulCalbur VI has not been designed with the Nintendo Switch in mind, this doesn't mean the title can't receive a port though.

Okubo states: "SoulCalibur VI development started more than three years ago. And nobody knew anything about Switch back then. So, as a matter of fact we are not working on Switch, as of now. But of course, personally, I'm interested in the platform. So if the Unreal Engine can adapt to Switch, and evolve itself, then maybe the possibility will be more." SoulCalibur VI is planned for release on the Xbox One, PS4 and PC. The release date has been set for October 19th.

After the reveal of the famous Donkey Kong Country villain, King K. Rool debuting to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fans of the DKC series have come together to thank Smash director Masahrio Sakurai.

At the start of this month during the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct, every fan of Donkey Kong Country and the Super Smash Bros. series was brought to their knees as their wishes for King K. Rool joining the fighting roster was fulfilled. King K. Rool began his iconic journey as one of Nintendo's most beloved villains back on the SNES with the original Donkey Kong Country. Since the release of Super Smash Bros., fans have been crying out for the master Kremlin to be added to the games fighting roster, and now that their wishes has been heard fans have come together to thank the game director.

It seems that all Donkey Kong Country fans and all Super Smash Bros. fans have collaborated in on a letter written to Masahrio Sakurai. The letter thanks the director on behalf of all fans for listening to the communities cries for wanting King K. Rool added to the roster. "On behalf of every Donkey Kong Country fan and King K. Rool supporter around the globe, thanks for listening to us, and thank for being such an amazing game director. Words alone cannot describe how happy we are. Thanks to his inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, K. Rool will be forever immortalized as a Nintendo all-star, looking better than we acould have ever imagined. This moment is, quite literally, a dream come true."

NVIDIA unveiled a truly next-gen Turing GPU last week with three new cards: GeForce RTX 2070, RTX 2080 and the RTX 2080 Ti... but what about AMD? Well, the company has announced their new dual-GPU Radeon Pro V340 accelerator, and it's very interesting to say the least.

The new Radeon Pro V340 is a dual-GPU accelerator that uses the Vega architecture with 56 Compute Units per GPU, and a huge 32GB of HBM2 with Error Correcting Code (ECC). This is not a gaming card and something destined for workstations and servers. Radeon Pro GM Ogi Brkic explains: "As the flagship of our new Radeon Pro V-series product line, the Radeon Pro V340 graphics card employs advanced security features and helps to cost effectively deliver and accelerate modern visualization workloads from the datacenter".

AMD is passively cooling the card which is thge most interesting thing here, and I'm actually a little blown away by this to be honest. The consumer Radeon RX Vega 56 and RX Vega 64 graphics cards have fans that even when spinning at 100% can't keep the card cool, as it drives past 80C even in a cool-operating environment. A passively cooled dual-GPU card is quite the engineering feat.

NVIDIA had one of the more exciting products of the year with its Big Format Gaming Displays, but the company has now delayed the upcoming BFGDs according to HW.info and sources of theirs in the form of hardware partners during Gamescom 2018 last week. BFGDs are reportedly now expected to drop in Q1 2019 which is still a few months away.

As for the price, the 65-inch 4K 120Hz HDR G-Sync BFGDs should be priced somewhere in the 4000-5000 EUR range which means we can expect a massive $4500-$6000. There's no exact pricing from NVIDIA or their monitor/TV partners on BFGD pricing, but that is very, very expensive.

However, a 65-inch 4K 120Hz panel wouldn't be cheap as all over 4K panels are maxing out at 60Hz. NVIDIA's upcoming Big Format Gaming Displays also feature a built-in NVIDIA Shield as well, but they're only worth a couple of hundred. The 4K 120Hz panel wouldn't be cheap, and I would say that the G-Sync module would be adding quite a lot to that price, it jacks the price of the new 27-inch 4K 144Hz HDR G-Sync panels up by a reported $500... so I imagine a huge first-of-its-kind TV would only see that cost skyrocket.

SteelSeries has partnered with PUBG Corp. for a bunch of PUBG-themed peripherals that will include a headset, keyboard, mouse and even a mousepad. Everything has been designed to win those chicken dinners, with all of the products (bar the mousepad) featuring SteelSeries Engine GamesSense support.

The line up will include PUBG versions of the SteelSeries Arctis 5 gaming headset, Apex M750 TKL gaming keyboard, Rival 310 gaming mouse, and the QcK+ mousepad. The Arctis 5 PUBG Edition features the PUBG logo on its headband with a its-so-cheesy 'Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner' on the earcups. The headset itself is a USB-based 7.1-channel surround sound gaming headset with SteelSeries' own ClearCast microphone, and Prism RGB technology.

Next up is the SteelSeries Apex M750 TKL PUBG Edition which has PUBG-specific icons that would normally see the normal letter/number keys, where in their place we have a bunch of guns and even the pan and grenade for easy access. Sprinting and prone are also featured, with RGBs and exclusive QX2 linear mechanical switches.

NVIDIA unveiled their next-gen GeForce RTX 20 series graphics cards last week, with the new Turing GPU architecture capable of real-time ray tracing in games like Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Metro Exodus. But Battlefield V in particular looked gorgeous, as you can see in our exclusive video below.

Now we have Battlefield producer David Sirland taking to Twitter to handle some questions about the RTX side of things, with Sirland working on Battlefield 2, Battlefield 4, and Battlefield 1's Incursions mode. Sirland said that real-time ray tracing is "freaking cool", and that from a "gameplay standpoint it will change a lot of things, so I hope standardization happens fast. I normally could care less about how stuff looks, as it results in worse gameplay".

DICE will focus on Battlefield V's core development while another studio handles the game's battle royale mode, but this is just how EA dev studios work.

The news was confirmed in a six-day-old Reddit post by a key player at the FPS studio. "[Battlefield V's] Royale is being made by a different studio, not DICE," said Ben Walke, Global Manager, Community Engagement at DICE. The mode's development will be a collaborative effort, which is nothing new for EA game studios; many high-profile games are collaborative works whose pieces are carved up and handed to specific teams that specialize in certain fields. The industry is also rife with examples of multi-studio dev, including 343i's upcoming Halo 6 and nearly every big Ubisoft game (especially Assassin's Creed titles).

Since EA makes games with so many moving parts, it's only natural other key devs are brought in to ensure everything runs smoothly both at launch and in the months beyond. Battlefront II was also a collaborative effort at EA; DICE made the bulk of the game whereas EA Motive and Criterion handled vehicles and space combat.

Control, Remedy's new IP, should take more risks across the board--with its narrative, game mechanics, and overall tone--but that hasn't stopped the studio from making a new team for its next project.

When Remedy's new Control game was announced at E3 2018 I saw its past represented quite clearly. Control has a very Quantum Break-style aesthetic and also seems to match some of the former game's powers, but the studio affirms its new third-person action title will be a lot more adventurous than its previous slate. Control's key narrative elements and story flow will still have that Remedy feel, however.

"With Control, it's redefining Remedy again," Remedy's PR rep Thomas Puha told PCGamesInsider.biz. "We made two very linear story-driven game and again we're going to have the story but in a game that's a lot more adventurous. Hopefully, it's something we can keep building more in the years to come."

Oculus plans to release its new self-contained Santa Cruz VR headset sometime in early 2019, sources tell UploadVR.

The virtual reality pioneers at Oculus may release their new middle-grade VR HMD sometime in first quarter 2019, sources say. With its new headset, Oculus aims to break one of the biggest drawbacks with VR: cumbersome, snaking cords. The headset, codenamed Santa Cruz, will make VR gaming and interacting much more accessible with its wireless functionality.

"Santa Cruz is the future," said Oculus product design engineer Adam Hewko in a 2017 update. "This is what VR should be. I think it's only going to get better as the technology keeps pushing the envelope."

At this years GamesCom, 12 minutes of gameplay footage has been revealed for the upcoming Devil's Hunt which is planned for release in Q3 of 2019.

For those that don't know, Devil's Hunt will be taking players through both heaven and hell in the shoes of a character Desmond. "Desmond, the one man with demonic powers who can decide the fate of our world by joining either side of the conflict."

The footage has been released onto the Punish YouTube Channel and showcases Desmond using his demonic powers to defeat enemies. Desmond can fight enemies using his fists and massive demon claws, he also can launch range attacks that appear to be fire. For more information regarding Devil's Hunt, visit the official Steam listing here.

Activision and Treyarch have released a brand new trailer for Call of Duty Black Ops 4, this trailer is officially dedicated to the PC release of the game.

The new trailer reveals to us everything a PC gamer wants in a title: 4K resolution support, uncapped framerate, extensive control customizations and gameplay designed to be experienced on the PC.

From the trailer we can see different aspect ratio changes that confirm support for ultra-wide screens and multi monitors. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be releasing on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC on October 12th. For more information regarding the upcoming title visit the official website here.

The new NBA 2K19 trailer reveals that broadcasting crew that will be taking the reins throughout the upcoming release.

In the latest trailer released onto the NBA 2K YouTube Channel we can see the return of former MVP's stars Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett to the commentators box. The trailer also gives us another short look at the title and it does certainly look amazing.

Bill Simmons, former ESPN/Grantland employee and head of the sports website 'The Ringer' will also be joining play-by-play man Kevin Harlan. Throughout the trailer we can see some behind the scenes recording sessions of Bryant, Garnett, and Simmons. For more information regarding NBA 2K19, visit the website here.

Square Enix has released yet another trailer for the upcoming Shadow of the Tomb Raider, this time round we can see examples of Lara fully utilizing her intelligence of the jungles flora.

The above trailer reveals to players numerous ways of how they can be resourceful in the jungle. The more resourceful players are the more they can fully utilize each of the respective buffs, which in turn will help Lara defeat her enemies quicker, gather more resources and even locate items and objects that originally could not be seen.

Some of these buffs and boosts include: Eye of the Eagle which allows for players to see more resources in their surrounding environment. Scales of the Serpent which slows down time for a short period when aiming, Owl's Meal which gives Lara the ability to harvest poisons for darts. Viper's Lure and Viper's Venom gives players the ability to craft poisonous arrows and poisonous grenades respectively. For more information regarding Shadow of the Tomb Raider chcek out the website here.

Blizzard have decided to do everyone a solid and make Overwatch completely free-to-play for a four-day weekend.

In celebration of the Overwatch League Finals about a month ago now, Blizzard decided to make Overwatch completely free-to-play for PC players. This time round though, console gamers can join in on the fun, beginning at 11 a.m. PT on Thursday, Aug. 23 players on both PC and console can download Overwatch and enjoy it until Monday, Aug. 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

For anyone that downloads Overwatch throughout the course of the weekend, they will be glad to know that any progress made throughout the duration of playing will be carried over if they purchase the Overwatch Legendary Edition on consoles. The same principal can be applied to the PC version of the game. For further information regarding Overwatch visit the official site here.

World of Warcraft's latest expansion Battle for Azeroth has sold over 3 million copies worldwide, making Blizzard a mountain of gold in the process.

Battle for Azeroth has topped 3.4 million sales in its first day of availability, Activision-Blizzard today announced, making it one of the fastest-selling PC games in history according to company records.

"When the Battle for Azeroth erupted worldwide last week, champions of the Alliance and the Horde around the globe were called upon to fight for their faction. Heroes everywhere turned out in force, and Blizzard Entertainment today announced that as of Battle for Azeroth's first full day of launch on August 14, more than 3.4 million units of the latest World of Warcraft expansion had sold through worldwide-setting a new day-one sales record for the franchise and making it one of the fastest-selling PC games of all-time," reads the official press release.