Latest News - Page 1990

Diablo III was supposed to keep expanding past Reaper of Souls with a second major DLC that never saw light of day.

Reaper of Souls saved Diablo III and was essentially Blizzard's way of redeeming itself for the game's launch woes. But there were originally more plans to flesh out the ARPG with a second big expansion akin to Reaper of Souls, and thus extend the 2014 game outside of its live service bent. Gamers almost got the content they've been asking for for four years...but the project died out.

In a recent chronicling of Diablo's history, key sources close to Blizzard tell Kotaku's Jason Schreier that Diablo III's roadmap once didn't end with Reaper of Souls. There was to be another expansive content drop, and the Diablo team was working on it alongside RoS when Blizzard decided to cancel it.

Firaxis Games has announced that they will be bringing a brand new DLC to Civilization VI and it will be the "largest expansion ever created for a Civilization game."

The update titled 'Gathering Storm' will be adding a number of brand new content that will change the dynamic of the game completely. Gathering Storm will add environmental effects in the form of Volanco's, storms, blizzards, sand storms, tornados, hurricanes, floods, climate change and even droughts.

Other content that is mentioned in the patch notes is the addition of nine new leaders from eight new civilizations. New scenarios will also be added, examples include; 'The Black Death' which will pout your Civilization to the test as your population struggles to survive and all hope seems lost. World Congress has also been added as well as 21st Century Technologies and Civics. For more information regarding the biggest content update to ever come to a Civilization game, visit the official patch summary in the entirety of this post, or visit the official Civilization wesbite patch notes here. Civilization VI: Gathering Storm will be rleeased on February 14th, 2019.

Marvel's Spider-Man has been gifted with the second part of the three part DLC series titled The City That Never Sleeps. This time round Spidy will be going up against crime boss Hammerhead in the DLC titled 'Turf Wars.'

In the above trailer you will listen to J. Jonah Jamerson do exactly what he does best, go on long rants about what is happening in the city and giving Spider-Man absolutely no credit for anything that he is doing to help. Throughout the trailer we can see three band new suits that will be making their way to the game, we have Spider-Armor MKI, Spider-Clan and Iron Spider Armor.

Content wise, 'Turf Wars' will be adding new enemy strongholds that will feature stronger enemies and different enemy types. The last chapter in The City That Never Sleeps is called Silver Lining and will be released sometime throughout December. For those that don't have any of the Spider-Man DLC's, you can purchase the Season Pass for $25 or purchase each individual chapter for $10 each. Marvel's Spider-Man is exclusively available on the PlayStation 4.

Amazon Japan is not slowing down in terms of offering Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players the 'Ultimate' package. In celebration of Cyber Monday, Amazon Japan has brought together a massive 63 Amiibo fighter bundle set available to purchase.

The above image shows that the bundle will contain a very large range of fighters and will also come with limited edition hanging scroll of the Super Smash Bros. battlefield stage. All of the fighters will be arriving in a limited edition Smash Ultimate storage box.

This Amiibo set is so limited edition that there is only 50 sets available before it is sold out. Unfortunately, the Western regions haven't got a similar kind of deal going on, but if we were to estimate how much this set would cost in the west we would say it would be upwards of $650+. With the average Amiibo coming in at about $13 each and there being 63 of them, $650 may even be low balling the price due to the lack of shipping additions etc. If you want to check out the listing on Amazon Japan for yourself, a link can be found here.

Digital Extreme's massively popular free-to-play title Warframe has made its way over to the Nintendo Switch and is now completely available to play.

The above launch trailer has been released in celebration of the game being available to the public. Players can already jump onto the Nintendo eShop and download Warframe, between today and December 4th at 11:59 p.m. ET any player that does choose to download Warframe will receive "a free starter pack of in-game items via your in-game Inbox."

Included within this pack is 50,000 credits, a 3-Day Affinity Booster that will allow for the players' armor to be ranked up much more quickly, Orokin Reactor which doubles mod capacity and Forma upgrade choices. Warframe has been ported over to the Nintendo Switch by Panic Button, more on that story here. It should also be noted that Warframe just passed 38 million registered players, if you want to read more up on that, check that story out here.

Nintendo has given us a lengthy overview trailer for the coming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The trailer gives us a quick run-down of each of the best parts about Smash Ultimate and why players should pick up the title for their hand-held console.

The trailer is directed by The Announcer as he takes us through each of the different aspects of Smash Ultimate, starting with how damage works, recovering from falls and fighting each-other in general. The trailer continues and we are reminded that we will be able to play Ultimate in TV mode or hand-held mode and that the roster is going to consist of 74 unique fighters. The Announcer also covers items, stages, stage morph and assist trophies.

The Announcer also gives a quick run-down of each of the different game modes as well as the Adventure Mode: World of Light and Spirits. There is much more covered within the overview trailer but it isn't anything we don't know already, for more information regarding Super Smash Bros. Ultimate visit the official Smash website here. If you are considering picking up Smash Ultimate for your Nintendo Switch, here is everything you will need to have the 'Ultimate' experience.

Epic Games put aside a rather hefty $100 million towards esports tournaments for Fortnite earlier this year, with the developer announcing the new Winter Royale tournament with $1 million of prizes up for grabs.

Fortnite players will have to be either in the US or Europe in order to qualify, with event sessions taking place during qualifying days on November 24 and 25. If you get through the qualifying matches, you'll have to play in the US or European finals on November 30 for Europe, and December 11 in the US.

The popularity of this event will only grow the competitive scene in Fortnite as it'll bring massive media attention with $1 million up for grabs in a game with over 8.3 million concurrent players per day right now. Epic Games has a $100 million kitty for Fortnite and that was before the new injection of $1.25 billion in funding that Epic Games received in late October, just weeks ago.

Samsung will be launching its next-gen flagship smartphone early next year, with the latest rumors on the Galaxy S10 seeing it rock a huge 6.7-inch display, not one or two but six cameras, and 5G connectivity.

It wouldn't be a huge launch with a single new smartphone in the Galaxy S10 range which is known internally as "Beyond X" according to The Wall Street Journal. There is reportedly the Beyond 0, Beyond 1, and Beyond 2 that will have anywhere between three and five cameras each. The Beyond X variant is the beast with six cameras, and I'm sure 5G connectivity will be limited to the flagship model.

Remember that Samsung will be launching its next-gen foldable smartphone close to the release of the Galaxy S10, and then we'll have a few months before the company launches the Galaxy Note 10.

NVIDIA's shining star game of its GeForce RTX launch was Battlefield V with its amazingly gorgeous real-time ray tracing support highlighting the flagship GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card.

Well, now the company has announced it's giving away free copies of Battlefield V to anyone who purchases a GeForce RTX 2070/2080/2080 Ti graphics card either on its own, or in a system. Battlefield V is the world's first game with ray tracing, so it's the perfect showcase of real-time ray tracing that is exclusive to GeForce RTX series graphics cards.

The problem is that anyone who purchased a GeForce RTX card between its launch and now, doesn't get a free copy of Battlefield V. Early adopters are screwed in this scenario, but it makes the RTX purchase a little sweeter with a game like Battlefield V being bundled. If you already own Battlefield V through Origin and purchase a new GeForce RTX graphics card you won't be gifted a second copy.

October 2018 was a gigantic month in the world of gaming with the releases of huge titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Red Dead Redemption 2, and joined by others released either in October or close to it with Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Spider-Man, and many other gigantic releases in October.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has completely dominated the charts that NPD group is reporting, with the company only tracking physical sales from retailers and not digital versions of the games, or the PC version of Black Ops 4. This means that Black Ops 4 is far out and beyond the sales of Red Dead Redemption 2 because if it's beating it in physical sales, I can dare say it's destroying it in digital sales - on top of that, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is on the PC and RDR 2 is not.

The NPD Group talked about COD: Black Ops 4 sales for October, where NPD analyst Mat Piscatella explained: "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is the best-selling game of October. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 launch month dollar sales represent the eigth highest in Video Game history since The NPD Group began tracking in 1995. Black Ops 4 instantly becomes the best-selling game of the year, and the seconnd best-selling game across the past twelve month period, trailing only Call of Duty: WWII".

G.SKILL has announced it is launching one of the most gloriously detailed kits of DDR4 memory ever with its new Trident Z Royal Series DDR4 RGB memory kit. The company teased it at Computex 2018, but now it's officially ready to go.

The company will be offering its new Trident Z Royal Series in capacities of up to 64GB and speeds of 4600MHz, the 64GB kits are available in only 3000/3200MHz kits while the 4600MHz version is only available in a 16GB kit. G.SKILL has said its using high-end Samsung B-die DDR4 ICs for the best in performance and overclocking headroom.

G.SKILL has promised a release of December 2018 for the new Trident Z Royal Series DDR4 memory kits, with pricing still a mystery for now.

The rumors of the next-gen PlayStation 5 have blown up the internet this week, with the same Reddit member 'RuthenticCookie' also teasing that BioWare's new game 'Anthem' will be delayed.

Anthem has a release date of February 22, 2019 from BioWare and its publisher EA, but Cookie said: "Anthem is a mess on this-gen consoles. It's going to get delayed again". But the rumor has already been smashed down by Anthem's own Lead Producer, Ben Irving, who explained on Anthem's official Discord server that the rumors were not true.

Irving said: "Are you talking about Anthem being delayed? That's not a thing".

Valve's failed attempt to marry PC gaming with console-like living room play may not get resurrected any time soon...well at least in the current iteration.

Valve is discontinuing production of its Steam Link hardware, the company today announced.Once the mini-box is sold out, it'll be gone for good, and stock is already depleted in Europe and fast fading in the U.S. too. If you've ever been interested in the Steam couch gaming ecosystem you should act fast.

"The supply of physical Steam Link hardware devices is almost sold out. Moving forward, Valve intends to continue supporting the existing Steam Link hardware as well as distribution of the software versions of Steam Link, available for many leading smartphones, tablets and televisions. Click here to find out more about the Steam Link App," the company said.

After nearly 12 years of development, Square Enix has finished up development on Kingdom Hearts III.

Tetsuya Nomura today confirmed what fans have been waiting for years to hear: Kingdom Hearts III is now complete. All the programming, designing, directing and every other insurmountably compounded task on the RPG has been wrapped up. "I'm proud to unveil an extended version of the trailer that's been playing in NA cinemas. And guess what? We've wrapped up development of Kingdom Hearts III!" game director Tetsuya Nomura said on Twitter (the trailer is found above). "If you haven't had the chance yet, now would be a good time to prep by playing 1.5+2.5 & 2.8. See you next month!"

This news is undoubtedly a milestone for the studio and gamers alike. Everyone's been waiting over a decade for Sora's next chapter and to jump back in the mix with beloved Disney characters. This update also means Kingdom Hearts III won't be delayed--that would hurt Square Enix quite a bit--and we should see a "gone gold" confirmation soon.

Visions, No Man's Sky's latest update, will add a bevy of new visual and mechanical features to breathe more life into Hello Games' space sim.

Although Hello Games just released No Man's Sky's big new underwater Abyss update, the studio already has more content ready to roll out. An unlisted video confirms a new update called Visions, which injects lots of diversity and color into the procedurally-generated cosmos.

While Visions seems mostly focused on visuals and environments, it does add some nifty features and mechanics. Gamers will be able to unearth fossils from strange creatures and sell them for big payouts, rare materials can now be found during crazy weather conditions. New "bizarre and otherworldly life forms" can be found throughout the hugely expanded biomes that are "more vibrant, varied and colorful." You can even craft and launch fireworks for impromptu light shows.

Skybound has begun development of the final two episodes of The Walking Dead, and a release date will be announced shortly.

Telltale Games' untimely demise essentially killed its future projects, leaving many dreams unrealized and, in the case of The Walking Dead: Final Season, abruptly interrupted. But now Skybound Games (the gaming division of Robert Kirkman's Skybound Entertainment) has taken the reigns of the series. Skybound will finish the last two episodes of Clementine's story and have conscripted key dev talent from Telltale to do so.

"After Telltale shut its doors, the game was, unfortunately, unable to be worked on and hence the release dates of Episodes 3 and 4 have been delayed," Skybound said in an update. "But, we're excited to let you know that many of the talented, passionate team members who originally worked on the game are resuming development efforts today!"

Microsoft should make a big splash at next year's E3 showcase.

E3 2018 saw a huge influx of news, announcements, and big content showcases for Xbox. Microsoft put a lot of effort into their show, highlighting the future of the brand: we had confirmations of new consoles, a new Halo game, new AA studio acquisitions, the Project xCloud tease, and lots of branding deals. But with Sony dropping out of E3 2019, Microsoft's show could be even bigger.

Following Sony's E3 announcement, Team Green wasted no time hyping up their presence at the show. Xbox's Phil Spencer affirms there's quite a few things up Microsoft's sleeve, possibly including new hardware, games, services, and other updates. "A lot to share with fans at E3 2019. Always a high point of the year to witness the industry's creativity and the energy of the community," Spencer said on Twitter.

The first 5 minutes of the mysterious 'World of Light' story mode that will be arriving with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been showcased.

Players that will be picking up Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and are excited to jump into the new story mode titled 'World of Light' may want to avoid the above video due to spoilers. If you don't mind spoilers, we will get onto what we can see in the video. The video has been released onto the IGN YouTube Channel and begins with a opening cinematic of the fighters facing off against Galeem and then being taken control of by spirits after being turned to stone.

We then see Kirby having to fighter Mario who has been taken control of by the Smokey Progg spirit. Once the player has beaten the fighter they will be rewarded with the respective spirit. This process will be taken until the entire roster is unlocked and ultimately until Galeem is defeated as well. Spirit battles will become more complex as well as each spirit has their own perks that coincide with Smashes combat triangle. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be released onto the Nintendo Switch on December 7th.

The release of Darksiders III is closing in and ahead of the games' launch we have two brand new trailers that have been released onto the Darksiders YouTube Channel.

First and the above video gives us some background history regarding the four horsemen and what is required of them to bring balance. We see War, Death, Strife and Fury and the narrator gives us short descriptions of each of the horsemen and the influence that they play. Players will be playing as the blood-thirsty Fury, here is a short description on her "Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of Fury in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins."

We get to see Fury in action in the below trailer within the entirety of this post. We get to see quite a lot action as Fury hacks-n-slashes her way through a variety of different enemies. We also get a quick tease at a transformations that Fury can make, we cwccftech.com/darksiders-iii-opening-cinematic-trailer/?fbclid=IwAR1j1ZzQsEINRhkVx5w9CCHLpPgqM3jZ6uDP8xCHn4tCBEGMozWs0z_rLXAan spot her in a complete fiery form as well as a purple form. Darksiders III will be released on PC, Xbox One and PS4. THQ Nordic and Gunfire Games will be releasing Darksiders III on November 27th.

A new collaborations has been announced between Riot Games and Marvel Comics, we will soon be gifted with a brand new 'League of Legends' comic book series starting with Ashe.

The announcement was featured on the Marvel website and says that both Marvel and Riot games are happy to bring gamers new 'League of Legends' comics in May of 2019. The blog post addresses that the first comic will start with "an origin story -- LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: ASHE: WARMOTHER will follow the journey of one of the original League of Legends champions, the Iceborn warrior Ashe, who struggles with her role as a leader for her people in the world of Runeterra and her mother's fanatical expectations."

For those wondering who will be writing the comics, the post says that Riot Games' writer Odin Austin Shafer will be taking the helm alongside artist Nina Vakueva. C.B Cebukski, Editor-in-Chief of Marvel has talked about the collaboration saying "Many fans of the Marvel Universe and comics share their interests and passion for storytelling with the gaming community. League of Legends' is one of the most well-known games in the industry, and their unique world and extensive roster of rich characters and are a perfect fit for comic books. We're excited to partner with Riot and help build the League of Legends Universe for fans and players around the world."