Microsoft's new Xbox All Access program aims to bridge the cost gap preventing consumers from buying into the console ecosystem, thus making Xbox hardware and subscriptions more widely accessible.

The Xbox All Access initiative will combine both Xbox hardware and two different kinds of subscriptions--Xbox Game Pass and Xbox LIVE Gold--in one affordable package, sources have told Windows Central. Essentially Microsoft will lease consoles to users and allow them to pay the system's cost off over time, while also bundling in its online game services for two years.

Sources say pricing will be about $22/month for an Xbox One S, and $35/month for an Xbox One X across a period of 24 months. This would bring the total long-run cost of the Xbox One S option to $528 and the Xbox One X option to $840. A quick breakdown reveals some savings: the average cost of an Xbox One S is around $230, two years of Xbox LIVE Gold at $59.99/year nets around $240, and two years of Game Pass at $59.99 per six months nets $240 as well, bringing the total retail cost to ~$710 or so.

After the reveal of King K. Rool through the Smash direct, fans have been awaiting for some more gameplay of the new fighter in action. King K. Rool versus Snake, FIGHT!

For those that missed the Smash Direct, Nintendo revealed at the very end of the trailer one of the most anticipated villains to join the roster, King K. Rool. Now that he has been confirmed fans have been wanting to see some more gameplay of the heavy fighter in actions, now we have exactly that.

Nintendo has released onto their YouTube Channel a 2 minute video showcasing King K. Rool fighting Konami's Snake. From the gameplay we can obviously see that King K. Rool is a heavy and it really doesn't take much for him to knock out middle weighted fighters such as Snake. For more information regarding Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, check out all of our coverage on the title here.

As we move closer to the release of Bandai Namco's Soulcalibur VI, the publisher/developer has released quite a lot of information regarding the title. We now have the official PC requirements for Soulcalibur VI.

The official PC requirements have been revealed through the titles Steam listing which can be found here if you are interested. According to the Steam listing, players will have at least have to have the following:

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Bandai Namco has revealed the singleplayer storymode for Soulcalibur VI, the publisher has also showcased the DLC character Tira.

Bandai has released a brand new trailer onto their YouTube Channel and it reveals the story mode for the upcoming Soulcalibur VI. The title of the campaign is "Libra of Soul" and showcases to players that they can create their own custom fighter and fight through the campaign "in a quest to stop a new evil mastermind at work to gather Soul Edge shards."

"Libra of Soul" is just one of two story mode campaigns in Soulcalibur 6, the other one is titled "Chronicle of Souls." In Chronicle of Souls, players will progress through the timeline of the Soulcalibur series, this storyline will display the Soulcalibur series to players through 2D art, conversations and of course battles.

Bandai Namco has released another trailer onto their YouTube Channel, this time they have revealed the upcoming DLC character for Soulcalibur VI. Introducing Tira, and he Ring Blade of doom.

For those that don't know Tira's history throughout the Soulcalibur series, Tira was first introduced to the franchise in 2005's Soulcalibur 3. This time round though, Soulcalibur VI will feature the character as a paid DLC option, she will be completely stand-alone in the DLC and is apart of the games fighting season pass.

Looking towards the comment section of the trailer, fans of the series seem outraged to know that Bandai are already looking towards paid DLC characters when the initial games' standard fighting roster has not been completed yet. This is a fair point, and personally as a massive fan of the Soulcalibur series this does sadden me to see the publisher/developer looking towards paid DLC's, hopefully Bandai will clear this up very soon as fans really do seem outraged at this decision.

A great graphical comparison has been made between the classic stages on Super Smash Bros. Melee and the upcoming stages in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

GameXplain has done everyone a huge favor by spending the time of going back through all of the upcoming reworked stages in Super Smash Bros. Melee and then giving a side-by-side comparison to the returning stages in the upcoming Smash for Nintendo Switch.

The above video showcases a head-to-head comparison of the following stages: Peach's Castle, Venom, Rainbow Cruise, Great Bay, Jungle Japes, Fountain of Dreams, Big Blue and many more. In other Super Smash Bros. news, if you happened to miss the announcement of Simon Belmont check that out here. Also, if you happened to miss the massive reveal of King K. Rool joining the fighting roster, check that out here.

Cyberpunk 2077's in-game Night City is alive, hungry, and has very sharp teeth. Players should beware.

CD Projekt RED is currently busily crafting its most ambitious project to date--we're of course talking about Cyberpunk 2077. During E3 2018 we got our first taste of Night City, the game's huge sprawling mayhem-infused metropolis, but now the devs are talking more about what to expect from the sci-fi haven of havoc. We've known for a while that the FPS RPG would feature a living, breathing city with dynamic AI, all powered by the studio's next-gen games engine. While we haven't exactly seen the game in action yet, CDPR promises one of the most active, alive, and compelling backdrops gaming has to offer.

"So when it comes to more densely packed areas in the city, like the city center, Watson, Heywood, you have community there. They have their routines, you can observe them and interact with them. When it comes to places where there aren't that many people because, well, it's either too violent in Pacifica or it's just not inhabited enough like Domingo, you still have this kind of city flair," CD Projekt RED producer Richard Borzymowski told Gamespot in a recent interview.

On the heels of Gamescom 2018, CD Projekt RED drops a new set of Cyberpunk 2077 screenshots to simultaneously whet our appetites and sate our thirst for new updates.

The more I hear, see, and think about Cyberpunk 2077, the more I want to experience it firsthand. CD Projekt RED's Night City sounds absolutely fantastic in all of its gritty, violent, high-tech splendor, even if it won't be ready for release any time soon.

While CDPR didn't release any new footage at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, the team did throw out a few new screens and bits of concept art for us to pore over--the last of which actually has a nifty hidden message. Remember, Night City is full of "jackers" (aka hackers who can "jack" into your cerebral implants) so we should see even more of these messages pop up.

NVIDIA had a bunch of custom GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards on show during their event in Cologne, Germany with a bunch of different AIB partners cards on display. One of which caught my eye: the Inno3D GeForce RTX 2080 Ti iChill.

As you can see the Inno3D GeForce RTX 2080 Ti iChill is a watercooled Turing-based graphics card, which should be one of the fastest custom RTX 2080 Ti cards on the market when it drops.

The company is using a new liquid cooling system on the RTX 2080 Ti iChill, with the entire GPU and GDDR6 RAM covered with liquid cooled surfaces, keeping the two most important components of your Turing-based graphics card nice and cool. We're looking at 62C under load, compared to 85C from the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition.

Bethesda continues its awesome tongue-in-cheek Vault-Tec series of videos that highlight Fallout 76's many features and mechanics.

We've known for a while now that Bethesda's new online-only Fallout 76 will have a myriad of interactive base-building and crafting options--and rightly so as these are major backbones to most multiplayer service RPGs. For example, we know that bases are technically portable and can be carried around at will in C.A.M.P. modules, and that your home away from Vault 76 can be destroyed by other players or even roaming monsters. But never fear! You can always rebuild.

I surmise that players will spend most of their time crafting and hunting materials to either trade or build various items to boost their character. It all depends on what you want to do that day; for example, you can go mine some mats from a nearby deposit and use them to fortify your radical turret kingdom, or go scavenge for loot peppered throughout post-apocalyptic West Virginia and trade with other players. Or you could open up a makeshift diner and spend all your time making the best irradiated foods in the wasteland and rake in some serious caps to fund your super mutant hunting excursions.

NVIDIA has allowed the tech press to post at least one thing about their upcoming GeForce RTX 2080, and while we are all under embargo for all of the information until a later date, the company did allow us to reveal one thing.

Turing is an absolute beast and all of the skepticism of the RTX 20 series since its reveal earlier this week during the GeForce Gaming Celebration, the company hasn't been clear on just how fast the new RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti are.

Well, now we can reveal to you that the next-gen GeForce RTX 2080 is up to 2x the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 at 4K in a multitude of games. We don't know the exact settings that NVIDIA used in this benchmark data, so we need to test it for ourselves to ensure that we are looking at one of the largest generational leaps in graphics cards ever... but after sitting through a day of briefings, I think we're safe to say that we should begin to get excited.

DICE has just shown off some exclusive footage to tech press of Battlefield V running on NVIDIA's new RTX technology, with some proper gameplay footage that is different to the pre-baked demo from the GeForce Gaming Celebration event earlier this week.

The demo was running on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card at 1080p and a solid 60FPS and it looked absolutely beautiful. We have the video embedded above, so you'll be able to check it out for yourself and see just how good RTX looks enabled, and disabled in Battlefield V.

During GamesCom 2018, THQ Nordic, the publisher behind the upcoming Biomutant have released a brand new gameplay trailer for the title.

The short trailer showcases to players an awesome setting, unique gameplay mechanics such as bubbles that hurt enemies, flexible and smooth climbing, mount riding, weapons, mech suits and of course some great kung-fu action.

The trailer doesn't dive into the game but instead showcases to future players the quick fast-paced action that looks like a whole lot of fun. Unfortunately, as much as this trailer would of hyped players, THQ Nordic has announced through a Twitter post that Biomutant is now delayed until the Summer of 2019. Biomutant will be releasing on the Xbox One, PS4 and PC. For more information regarding the title, visit the official Biomutant website here.

As we move closer to the release of NBA 2K19, a brand new trailer has been released showcasing the games 'My Career Mode'.

From the trailer we can see the main character attempting to progress through the Chinese Basketball League. Players will enjoy journeying through the league until an opportunity arrises where their main character is invited to the NBA.

The trailer titled 'The Way Back' showcases some well known actors, the following actors are seen within the trailer and will be included within the 'My Career' experience: Anthony Mackie (Avengers), Haley Joel Osment (Sixth Sense), Aldis Hodge (Straight Outta Compton), Rob Huebel (Bob's Burgers), and Michael Rapaport (Atypical). NBA 2K19 Standard Edition will debut to the Xbox One, PS4 and PC on September 11th, 2018. For further information, visit the official NBA 2K19 website here.

Telltale Games have announced that they will be debuting a port of The Walking Dead: Season One to the Nintendo Switch a week from now.

Telltale has taken to their website to bring all Nintendo Switch fans the good news. According to the post, Telltale will be launching what is called 'The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season' "will launch digitally on Switch on August 28, bringing the award-winning start to Clementine's journey to Nintendo's latest console."

The Switch port will be including all five original episodes and the DLC titled 400 days. To further clarify where the port is originating from, Telltale has said that "Both have been ported from last year's The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series Collection, which offered substantial visual and performance enhancements over previous editions." Telltale will be debuting The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season to the eShop on August 28, the title will be going for $24.99. For further information about The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season, visit the official Telltale website here.

The MOBA from Tencent titled Arena of Valor has had its Nintendo Switch launch month revealed, the title will debut sometime through September this year.

Tencents Arena of Valor will put players in a 5v5 arena that with the objective of destroying the opposing teams enemy players as well as their defense structures and then finally their base. Arena of Valor has already been launched on mobiles where it has picked up quite a bit of traction, Tencents Nintendo Switch edition will come with all the features the mobile game already has including a ranked system.

Tencent has released a press release addressing Arena of Valor coming to the Nintendo Switch, "Arena of Valor's quick and easy to learn but hard to master gameplay on the Switch is similar to its mobile counterpart, but the biggest new addition is that fans will have the option to play anyone in the world at any time via a global server. Players from different regions can play with each other regardless of which territory they are in or what eShop they purchased the game from."

Now that NVIDIA has officially unveiled its next-gen GeForce RTX 20 series graphics cards, we're finding out what games will have NVIDIA RTX support for real-time ray tracing.

We already know that some of the biggest games coming out in the next few months will have RTX support, including Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Metro Exodus but the list is long, and there will be more games added in the near future. Not only that, but there are other games that use DLSS, which includes even more games.

DLSS uses the next-gen Turing Tensor Cores that perform deep neural network processing to provide Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) that taps deep learning technology and AI to provide improved rendering techniques making games that as NVIDIA puts it "crisp, smooth edges on rendered objects in games". Think PUBG and DLSS... winner winner, chicken dinner.

During GamesCom 2018, publisher Activision and developer FromSoftware have revealed 15 minutes of gameplay footage for their upcoming title Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

IGN has posted a new video and it's 15 minutes of gameplay footage for Activision and FromSoftwares upcoming release titled Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. During the gameplay video we are subjected to around 10 minutes of actual gameplay footage that showcases the games setting, numerous enemies and plenty of combat.

For those that don't know, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will give a different spin on a usual FromSoftware title. The main protagonist will be able to use height to his advantage, as well as construct prosthetic tools that better his chances of catching his enemies off guard. FromSoftware's upcoming title Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will be released on March 22nd, 2019.

Much to the relief of crowdfunding backers, Ys Net announces that Shenmue III will launch in Fall 2019.

Despite raking in over $6.3 million in Kickstarter funds and securing a big publishing agreement with THQ Nordic's Deep Silver subsidiary arm, Shenmue III has had quite a few setbacks. The game was originally slated to release in 2017, but was delayed once to 2018, and again more recently to a nebulous 2019.

Now at Gamescom 2018 Deep Silver revealed the big news: Shenmue III will release August 27, 2019 on PS4 and PC. A new trailer accompanied the news, but the footage still looks rather rough despite Deep Silver's promises to "polish the quality of the game even further." Even though I grew up playing Shenmue on Sega's Dreamcast console I'm a bit iffy about Shenmue III living up to the immense hype.

Amazon will end its physical game pre-order discount on August 28, the company has confirmed, but a backup plan is in place.

One of the major benefits for Amazon Prime members will soon change. Instead of getting a 20% discount on new physical game pre-orders, Prime subscribers will now receive a $10 credit on game pre-orders. But only certain games will be eligible and you may have to wait "up to 35 days" for your rewards. At face value the $10 reward is slightly lower than the original discount (which equates to about $11.99, dropping the game's price down to $48.99) but the potential waiting period could be frustrating.

Amazon lays out the particulars in its terms and conditions page, but here are some of the major notes: