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Heavy Rain was one of my favorite games on the PS3, with developer Quantic Dream working on their next-gen game ever since, and it is forming quite well indeed. Detroit: Become Human is a PS4 exclusive, and was just confirmed for a Spring 2018 release during Sony's Paris Games Week 2017 Media Showcase.

The latest trailer for Detroit: Become Human shows off the main character from the original tech demo that inspired the game, something I loved from the E3 2016 trailer. The announcement trailer was released two years ago in October 2015 and has been in most PS4 gamers' eyes since, as it should be one of the best PS4 exclusives of this generation of games.

Detroit's new trailer shows just how much work Quantic Dream has put into not just the graphics engine and improved performance over the sluggish Heavy Rain on PS3, but the team has written a very emotionally powerful script for the game. I'll buy a PS4 Pro soon for this game, just like I purchased the PS3 for Heavy Rain.

Secretlab have some of the most deliciously comfortable gaming chairs on the market, with the Singapore-gaming chair company teasing their next-gen OMEGA and THRONE gaming chairs that'll be on the market in 2018.

The newly updated OMEGA and THRONE chairs make them both even more comfortable, with Secretlab tapping memory foam pillows that imrpove the weight distribution on the seat. The company has also widened the armrests, and made them more ergonomic as well.

Secretlab's flagship OMEGA 2018 gaming chair will debut for around $350, while the THRONE 2018 gaming chair will cost around $300. The big difference between the OMEGA and THRONE is that the OMEGA will be padded with the same foam used in cars, with durable PRIME PU leather. The new THRONE uses a more 'refined' look, with Secretlab redesigning the chair with a futuristic look.

NVIDIA has prepared its massive base of GeForce users with their new Game Ready 388.13 drivers, ready and optimized for not just Call of Duty: WWII but also Need for Speed Payback and Nioh: Complete Edition. You can grab the new drivers right here.

NVIDIA also recommends the new 388.13 drivers for GeForce GTX gamers playing Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Speaking of Call of Duty: WWII we have the Story Trailer above, with the full game being released in a few days on November 3. The recommendations for the PC version are out, with the following spec needed:

Call of Duty: WWII PC Recommended Spec

In the last 24 hours a story began surfacing that Kevin Spacey, the main actor in House of Cards by Netflix, attempted to sexually assault Star Trek Discovery actor when he was just 14 years old. The allegations forced Spacey to out himself as gay, and then claim that he honestly does not "remember the encounter".

Spacey tweeted out a massive reply, which you can see above, that he seems to really skim over. It seems he casually handles the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old, making this a very tragic event. Spacey said: "but if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years". Deplorable.

Netflix reacted by canceling House of Cards after its upcoming sixth, and now final season. Netflix and Media Rights Capital released a statement, where they said: "Media Rights Capital and Netflix are deeply troubled by last night's news concerning Kevin Spacey. In response to last night's revelations, executives from both of our companies arrived in Baltimore this afternoon to meet with our cast and crew to ensure that they continue to feel safe and supported. As previously scheduled, Kevin Spacey is not working on set at this time".

Sony could one day use blockchain, which secures data in cryptographic "blocks", as a means to better protect PlayStation Network users.

Sony's online infrastructure is notoriously wonky and has been the center of a number of hacks, some of which exposed user data including PlayStation Network users and even celebrities aligned with Sony Pictures. The Japanese titan has since added two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect PSN user data, but it might opt for something more secure in the future: blockchain.

Records show that Sony has applied for a patent that would use the versatility of blockchain as another layer of cybercrime prevention by using Multi-factor Authentication (MFA).

Microsoft is keen on providing the Netflix service of gaming with its new Xbox Game Pass subscription service...and they're actually hitting the mark quite nicely.

Remember Xbox Game Pass? Apparently the pay-per-month subscription service, which has a rotating selection of full downloadable games, has been doing quite well--so well that Satya Nadella is discussing plans to roll the service out across a variety of platforms. Right now Game Pass is limited to Xbox One consoles, but Xbox exec Phil Spencer said he "really wants to bring Game Pass to PC, but we just need to get it in the right place." Considering Microsoft makes a lot of revenue monetizing Xbox-as-a-service across PC, consoles and even mobiles, it'd behoove the company to find a way to bring this so-called "Netflix for games" to all gaming platforms.

Here's what Microsoft's CEO said in the most recent earnings call: "In particular, we now have a subscription offer with Game Pass that's off to a good very good start and our goal is to be able to have essentially a Netflix for games, so that we can have the game subscriptions that people can use across all of the devices that they play in."

Despite having some of the best rendering in the industry, Naughty Dog's new The Last of Us Part II trailer has divided a number of gamers and games media due to its unfettered savagery. (Warning: this footage is pretty visceral)

The Last of Us Part II's absence at E3 2017 didn't go unnoticed, but it's somewhat typical for Naughty Dog, the perfectionist game developer who puts every ounce of their souls into their creations. Fast forwarding a few months later to present times and the studio delivered a surprise trailer at the end of Sony's Paris Games Week showcase that's full of mayhem, gore, and harrowing cruelty.

The latest trailer for The Last of Us Part II shows just how far those extra few months of time and polish went. The rendered footage is absolutely dazzling in its grisly subject matter, showing incredibly detailed and nuanced facial expressions, lighting effects, and a litany of other technical tricks that paint a stunning glimpse at the developer's latest all-in project. But it also opens a window into that broken, battered world where people are ripped apart, betrayed, and brutally beaten by their own kind--even as the human race faces extinction.

After years of development and assuredly months upon months of crunch, the multi-development team at EA Motive, Criterion, and DICE have finished Battlefront II.

Niklas Fegraeus, design director of Battlefront II, recently confirmed that the upcoming shooter has been finalized on a gold master--the finished version of the game that will ship in stores--with only weeks to spare before the November 17 launch. Battlefront II's "pay-to-win" style monetization system drew the ire of fans across the globe, however after playing it, many agreed that it's actually a great game. Since the controversy broke out EA and DICE have promised to make a few key changes to the game itself, but don't expect things to shift dramatically; EA makes over a billion dollars a year from microtransactions and digital DLC, and Battlefront II is a perfect fit for this model. Since Battlefront II is a service game it'll continually evolve with free content updates--the gold master is just a set in stone core foundation.

After trying the beta test, I wrote up a quick piece explaining why Battlefront II is one of the most addictive shooters in recent memory. This will have a tremendous effect on its engagement strategy, and how much money gamers are willing to spend for in-game items, loot, and characters. I predict that Battlefront II will be either the biggest shooter of the year, or the second biggest following Call of Duty: WWII...however Destiny 2 has been smashing records left and right too.

Global entry! We have teamed up with Rosewill to give away an awesome Meteor XR Plus gaming computer case to one lucky winner!

The Meteor XR Plus is on sale now at Newegg and currently if you buy one you will also get a free 500-watt power supply while supplies last.

How to Win

Destiny 2's first official expansion, Curse of Osiris, will drop in December, Sony today announced at Paris Games Week.

Guardians in the Destiny 2 universe have been bugging Bungie for new content for a bit now--it turns out just a month after launch gamers are hitting the proverbial endgame wall. Now everyone's clamoring for something fresh. Don't fret: Bungie has heard your call, and is responding by launching a new expansion to the game that'll bring new narrative structure and adventures on Mercury.

"Destiny 2 Expansion I: Curse of Osiris continues your Guardian's journey with all-new story missions and adventures set in a new destination, Mercury. Journey through time and space to learn the secrets of Osiris, avert a dark future, and rebuild the ties between the legendary Warlock and his greatest student - Ikora Rey," reads the official description.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds could get pushed out of the world's most lucrative budding gaming market: China.

Chinese watchdogs at the Game Industry Network have cited that PUBG, the hottest game in the industry right now, may be too violent because of its survival at-all-costs mechanics that see gamers taking on dozens of other players in an open-world deathmatch genre. It's also likely PUBG won't get official approval from China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, and could get banned in the region. Since the game has yet to get official approval from the government, players have to access the game via VPNs, which are often inconsistent and eventually blocked.

If PUBG is indeed barred from play in China, it would have a significant effect on the game. Chinese players currently account for the lion's share of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds players on Steam, making up 37% of PUBG's owner and a mighty 44% of its playerbase, dwarfing the numbers in other regions including the United States.

CORSAIR are introducing tempered glass to the Carbide Series SPEC-04 mid-tower range, with the new Carbide Series SPEC-04 Tempered Glass case, and it's everything you expect from CORSAIR- stylish, functionality and a great price. Featuring a huge tempered glass side panel, the SPEC-04 is more than just looks with room for five 120mm fans, room for 240mm liquid CPU cooler and able to house three 3.5" drives and two 2.5" drives.

The SPEC-04 is all about building the perfect PC, CORSAIR know this and have created the perfect blend of cooling performance with a wealth of features. A side-mounted I/O panel is hidden away from sight, but is accessible for high-speed USB 3.0 options. Running multiple GPU's in SLI or CrossFire? No problem, the SPEC-04 has ample space. These features are complimented by a tempered glass side panel that allows you to showcase your build.

The CORSAIR Carbide Series SPEC-04 Tempered Glass Case is available now and is priced at $60.

Thermaltake have a new addition to the Toughpower iRGB PLUS family, with the new Toughpower iRGB PLUS Platinum Series Power Supply Unit TT Premium Edition. The fully modular PSU range offers outputs from 850W to 1200W, as well as 16.8 million-color Riing 14 RGB fan and 12 controllable single LEDs with seven lighting modes and is packed full of technology.

The Toughpower iRGB PLUS Platinum Series Power Supply Unit TT Premium Edition features innovative technology that includes DPS G Mobile APP 1.0, DPS G PC APP 3.0 and DPS G Smart Power Management Cloud 1.0, SPM is a cloud computing platform that tracks and analyzes energy consumption and is able to provide real-time feedback and alerts to your mobile devices thanks to DPS G Mobile APP 1.0- Think along the lines of IoT. DPS G PC APP 3.0 is able to provide silent and performance modes while the new Zero Fan mode to minimize the audible noise of your PC.

The Platinum-certified series features a new circuit design with PFC and LLC digital controllers that provide offer excellent ripple suppression and steady voltage output, along with Smart Zero Fan and 100% high quality Japanese brand capacitors provide unmatched performance you expect from Thermaltake products.

Sharkoon have introduced their new mid-tower AM5 case series, featuring the Sharkoon AM5 Silence for users who require excellent noise cancelling qualities from their PC case and the AM5 Window that features an acrylic side panel. Both these models feature a painted front panel with a mirror finish with 4 colors available to suit your preference.

The AM5 Silence features two pre-installed 140mm fans in the front with numerous air vents to allow for efficient cooling. Pre-installed damping mats are able to reduce operating noise to almost whisper quiet, making you ponder if your PC is actually on.

The AM5 Window showcases an acrylic side panel and only one pre-installed 140mm fan at the front, but pre-drilled holes allow for more fans to be installed. The AM5 Windows also sees an additional 120mm rear LED fan pre-installed that matches the selected front panel color scheme. Both models are virtually identical and are capable of water cooling with room for up to 360mm radiator up front. A CPU cooler with a maximum height of up to 167mm can installed with room for up to 400mm graphics card. Up to two 3.5" hard drives can be installed within the HDD removable HDD cage and two 2.5" HDD/SSDs to be installed behind the motherboard tray.

Razer has added two new keyboards to the Razer Cynosa Chroma range, the Razer Cynosa Chroma and Razer Cynosa Chroma Pro. The Razer Cynosa Chroma is a distinct family of value-priced gaming keyboards that offer excellent performance, features and value for money.

"Razer Chroma is a crucial technology for creating the most immersive gaming experience possible," says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder and CEO. "With the Razer Cynosa and Cynosa Pro keyboards, more gamers will have access to this experience. Cynosa is the most full-featured entry-level keyboard for gamers today."

Naturally, these Razer Cynosa Chroma keyboards features individually-backlit RGB keys that are driven by Razer Chroma technology, Razer have also included a first for a Razer keyboard- a 24 customizable lighting zones underneath the base of the keyboard that provide a "underglow" lighting effect that provides an added dimension of visual feedback and game integration, this is unfortunately only available on the Pro model.

GOG have announced they're getting into the holiday spirit with their own Halloween sale with more than 200 games discounted from 15% up to 90%, be quick though, the GOG Halloween sale is set to end November 2.

In case heavily discounted games weren't enough incentive to break your budget, GOG are giving away Tales from the Borderlands for free if you spend more than $15. Continuing with the Halloween theme, GOG have included a number of Horror themed games to their GOG Connect Program, this allows GOG users to redeem DRM-free editions of games that are sitting in your Steam library including SOMA, Layers of Fear and much more.

Head over to GOG's website and to start getting into the holiday spirit.

Battlegrounds is an unstoppable PC gaming phenomenon that has sold over 15 million copies, has continued to break Steam's concurrent gamer records, and is coming to the Xbox One really, really soon. But what about cross-play between PC and consoles?

PlayerUnknown himself, Brendan Greene, was at PAX Australia 2017 over the weekend where he talked about Xbox One and PC gamers possibly being able to play PUBG together. Greene said that Battlegrounds is coming to the Xbox One's Game Preview program later this year, adding: "Because the experience is going to be the same on both platforms, we really want these players to play together. How we do that fairly is another question".

Greene continued: "It's something we're looking into, but right now we don't have anything to say about it. But we would like to see it happen. But how we do that requires a bit of work".

Square Enix has revealed the PC requirements for Final Fantasy XV, with gamers needing an Intel Core i5-2400 or AMD FX-6100 processor, with at least 8GB of RAM and a GeForce GTX 760.

The developer recommends NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 1060 for the game, as well as the Core i7-3770 or AMD FX-8350 processor along with 16GB of RAM. Considering how good Final Fantasy XV looks, a GTX 1060 as the 'recommended' graphics card is actually quite tame.

For those with enough PC horsepower, Square Enix is including 4K textures, Dolby Atmos support, NVIDIA GameWorks technologies like TurfEffects for realistic grass, HairWorks, Flow, HFTS shadows, and NVIDIA VXAO. Final Fantasy XV is expected in early 2018, with no solid release date just yet.

Assassin's Creed Origin players have been saying how good the CPU scaling is in the game, and while there was a glimmer of hope that Ubisoft didn't screw everyone with AC:U, it appears they in fact did.

There are a bunch of posts on Reddit, Steam, and other gaming communities that point to anti-tamper tech Denuvo, is using 30-40% of gamers' CPUs in Assassin's Creed Origins. Ubisoft has reportedly added VMProtect over Denuvo, which should in theory protect Assassin's Creed Origins from pirates... but at the cost of gamers' CPU usage? On top of that, most Denuvo-protected games are cracked within days, and sometimes in less than 24 hours.

We will know the truth once the game is cracked and people run it with and without the Denuvo protection, to see if the CPU usage does indeed drop. If it does, Ubisoft are going to be in a world of hurt.

ASUS is getting into the spirit of Ubisoft's new Assassin's Creed Origins release, with the companies teaming up on the new ROG Strix GTX 1080 Ti Assassin's Creed Edition graphics card.

As you can see, it's one of the most unique graphics cards on the market (that hasn't been modded post-release), with an awesome brown/gold shroud and backplate that has been decorated with hieroglyphs.

ASUS uses a fully custom design with 12+2 phase VRM and 8+8-pin PCIe power connectors, with the same clock speeds as ASUS' current ROG Strix OC model, but slightly slower than the GTX 1080 Ti Poseidon.