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The biggest fighting game event on the planet is without a doubt the Evolution Championship Series, or better known as Evo. What fighting title will be the most popular at this years event? Super Smash Bros. Ultimate of course.

There really is no surprise that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has taken first place on the registration scoreboard for this years EVO event, as the Smash series has been famously popular amongst fighting game fans/pro-players. The news comes from Joey Cuellar, the President of EVO 2019 who also released an April edition of the top 9 registered games for this years EVO.

The order of the rankings has changed as Tekken 7 has moved to third place, Street Fighter has moved to second, Under Night In Birth has dropped to fifth, Dragon Ball FighterZ has dropped to sixth, Samurai Shodown has dropped to seventh, Soul Calibur VI has dropped to eighth and Blazblue: Cross Tag Batt completes the list at number nine. Next month and the month after we should expect the same registration scoreboard post from the president, my bet is that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will continue to reign superior. The registration will be available for EVO 2019 up until July 14th, the actual event for EVO 2019 will be held on August 2nd until August 4th at the Mandalay Bay.

The ratings board leaks were right on the money: the best Ghostbusters video game is getting remastered for current-gen consoles.

Ghostbusters: The Video game, largely regarded as the true Ghostbusters 3 thanks to its all-star cast and stellar story, is getting reborn with enhanced visuals. The game features full voice acting and likenesses from the original crew: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson all lend their talent.

The remaster is being made by World War Z developer Saber Interactive, and Mad Dog Studios is chipping in too. In a surprisingly weird twist of fate Ghostbusters will be exclusive to the Epic Store. The older version was delisted from Steam a while back. It's also arriving on PS4, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch.

Infinity Ward's new grisly and grim Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot is breaking down the platform barriers.

Now that Sony finally relented, cross-play support will soon unify the biggest games on all platforms. Now Activision confirms its newly announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare re-imagining will let players on PS4, Xbox One, and PC play together via co-op and multiplayer modes.

"With the launch of Modern Warfare, the team is taking steps to unite the community. First, the team plans for Modern Warfare to be played together across PC and console through cross-play support," an Activision rep told PC Gamer.

Microsoft confirms its successful and widely-copied Xbox Game Pass subscription is arriving soon on PC. But there could be a few problems that bar

Xbox Game Pass is officially coming to PC, Microsoft revealed on a blog post. Game Pass on PC operates similarly as its console counterpart: it'll feature 100+ PC games that can be accessed for a set monthly price, but Microsoft says it's a "new experience".

Publishers seem a bit reticent to support Game Pass on PC, though. Microsoft only revealed a handful of well-known partners including Bethesda, Deep Silver and SEGA, but huge titans like Take-Two Interactive and Ubisoft are missing (Ubisoft has its own launcher and exclusivity deals with the Epic Games Store). The current PC Game Store Wars could ensure Game Pass' PC subscription misses out on some big games.

After a few quarters of rather disappointing earnings results, Square Enix needs a win right now. E3 2019 will be that win.

Square Enix is going big at this year's E3 2019. The Japanese games publisher confirmed its plans to show two high profile projects: the hugely anticipated Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Crystal Dynamic's new Avengers game.

It's been a while since we've heard about the Avengers project. Originally announced in 2017 as part of Square Enix's new multi-year partnership with Marvel, the game promises an all-original storyline and apparent live service online gaming that can be enjoyed for "years to come".

Infinity Ward's new Call of Duty is indeed Modern Warfare, and it's a reboot that sets a grim and dark tone for the franchise.

Activision is making good on its promise to bring Call of Duty is back to its roots. The newly announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare brings back basic features like a solo singleplayer campaign that can be played entirely offline, as well as a new co-op mode and classic boots on the ground multiplayer. All modes will tie into a gripping narrative that spreads across the entire game--a narrative that's quite nerve-wracking.

"There's a fine line between right and wrong. And somewhere, in the shadows, they send us in to find it. We get dirty and the world stays clean. That's the mission," --John "Soap" MacTavish (yes, he's back).

Mortal Kombat 11 is in full swing, and many fighting game fans are sitting back and waiting for the titles DLC announcements. It seems tomorrow will be the day when we find who has made the cut.

A few days ago, NetherRealm Studio director Ed Boon took to Twitter to announce that "if all goes well, next week we will be announcing the fighters that will be joining Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat 11's DLC !!". It seems everything has gone according to plan as a new announcement has come out from the official Mortal Kombat Twitter, saying "Tomorrow...".

Tomorrow seems to be the day of when we are going to finally figure out who has made the cut for Mortal Kombat 11. Leaked rumors have suggested that Nightwolf, Sindel, Fujin, Sheeva, Joker, Terminator, Spawn and Ash Williams could be in the mix but nothing has been officially confirmed as of yet. Mortal Kombat 11 is currently available on the Xbox One, PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch.

Fatshark Games have announced a new expansion coming to Warhammer Vermintide 2, introducing the coming DLC 'Winds of Magic'.

Fatshark Games are quite proud of their efforts with Warhammer Vermintide 2, and so they should be, the game has managed to become quite the success for the studio with over 2 million copies already sold worldwide. Now the studio has decided to give back to the owners of Vermintide 2 with a new DLC expansion announcement titled 'Winds of Magic'.

To christen the announcement, Fatshark have released the above cinematic trailer that has quite the interesting, yet aesthetically pleasing art style. The expansion will come with a bunch of new content in the form of new gameplay experiences for players through new weapons to use, enemies to face, new enemy factions and even competitive leader boards to test players' luck in. Warhammer Vermintide 2 - Winds of Magic is planned for release sometime this August, a follow up article will be posted when a release date has been solidified.

Nintendo announced earlier in the week that they would be bringing out the next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate patch, the patch would bring the game to version 3.1.0. That patch has been released and the patch notes are available for dissection.

Patch 3.1.0 has been made live and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players will now have to adapt to a new wave of character adjustments. First off we have major changes in the form of buffs for Diddy Kong, Captain Falcon, Ken and some other fighters. Nerf wise it seems Nintendo has mainly touched on Peach, Pichu, Daisy and Olimar.

Of course there is many other changes for a large selection of fighters that both nerf and buff characters, as this patch is quite extensive. If you are after a more in-depth analysis of the patch notes, the full list can be found within the entirety of this article. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is exclusively available on the Nintendo Switch.

E3 2019 is just around the corner and we are already hearing about what to expect announcement wise from the event. How about a new Darksiders game?

The news has been scooped up from WCCFtech, as they have found on the E3 Coliseum 2019 website that there is plans for a new Darksiders game announcement. To go with the announcement the developers will also be introducing fans to the new direction they will be taking with the franchise, specifically calling it a "fresh direction".

It is unclear what the "fresh direction" will be for the new unannounced Darksiders game, but with any luck the developers will build upon the not-so-many criticisms surrounding Darksiders III and create a new Darksiders game that everyone can enjoy. The Darksiders: Action Adventure Evolved panel will be conducted on the third day of E3 at 10:30AM. Tune in for the live stream to find out more information. If you are interested in anymore Darksiders news, check out the one of the many articles about Darksiders III here.

Since we have recently acquired the release date for Death Stranding, new rumors have popped up surrounding the titles platform lock to Sony's PlayStation. Is it possible that we could see Death Stranding come to the PC after a certain amount of time?

Well, that is what the most recent rumor has suggested, at least in part. According to Antonio Fucito, Hideo Kojima has signed a "timed PS4 exclusive" deal, which means Death Stranding will only be exclusive to the PlayStation for a certain amount of time. After that time period has finished, Kojima is free to bring the game to whichever platform he desires. That is if there is actually a timed exclusivity contract been signed.

This is a rumor and seems to be pure speculation on Fuctio part, and it should be noted that there has been no official announcement from Kojima or Sony regarding a timed exclusivity contract. Fucito did call the release date for the game a full 24 hours before the new trailer dropped, but I don't think the legitimacy of the early release date call provides any solid evidence to suggest that there is a timed exclusivity contract in existence.

This week has been a blast for strategy game fans, with Total War: Three Kingdoms releasing early in the week and now Conan Unconquered, gamers might have to strategically split their time.

Creative Assembly's newest instalment into the Total War franchise has seem quite the impressive level of support from fans, some fans even calling it the best game in the franchise. According to Creative Assembly, the title has already managed to sell over 1 million copies and for a brief moment it actually reached the no.1 spot on Steam concurrent players count at 160,000 players.

Creative Assembly's chief product officer Rob Bartholomew has commented on the success of the title, saying "We're seeing a lot of 'best Total War ever' comments out there. We're very proud." Originally Creative Assembly planned on releasing Total War: Three Kingdoms back in March, but decided to delay the game to iron out its many bugs and apply better foundational structure to its localization. This decision seems to have paid off for the studio considerably with many reviews saying that this is the most polished Total War game yet.

Continuing on with the mass amount of Death Stranding news this week, we have what will be officially included within the Collectors Edition for the title. Does anyone want their own baby pod thing?

The news is finally out and we have a release date for Death Stranding. Before I jump into what will be included within the Collectors Edition I'd advise you to go and watch the release date reveal trailer which is located above. Moving on to the Collectors Edition now, the PlayStation Twitter account has posted an image detailing each of the bonuses players will get if they decide to pick up the Collectors Edition.

The bonuses include; a life-size "bridge baby" pod, custom steel book, ludens key chain, original soundtrack, PSN avatars and gold themed in-game items such as the power skeleton, armor, glasses and all-terrain skeleton. Just like most Collectors Editions, there will be a hefty price-tag to match the goodies included. The Death Stranding Collectors Edition will be priced at $200. For those that don't want the bonus goodies there is also two other purchasing options, the $70 Special Edition and the $80 Digital Deluxe Edition that only has virtual content included. Death Stranding will be released on the PS4 on November 8th.

Dauntless is the new hit game right now, and to prove that point the monster hunter-esc title has managed to pull in a staggering 6 million players within its first week.

I have been covering the player count progression of Dauntless since the first day it released. The game initially launched into its beta phase and immediately gained 500,000 players in just one day. That number quickly increased and then was totalled across all platforms, reaching 5 million players.

Now, Phoenix Labs have released an end of week statistical report through an image on their Twitter. The image is basically all of the accolades the game achieved within its first week. Starting off we have the now 6 million slayers present, 20,000,000 hunts have been conducted, 13,000,000 behemoths have been slain, 2,000,000 slayers have been forced to retreat, 60% of parties are cross-play and 15,000,000 hours have already been played. If you are interested in joining the hunt, check out the official Dauntless listing on the Epic Games Store here.

A new real-time-strategy game has hit the market and it is none other than Funcom and Petroglyph Games' high anticipated Conan Unconquered.

Conan Unconquered immerses players in a in a wave generated scenario that requires extreme micromanagement in terms of resources, unit positioning and overall city building. Gamers will be required to build a city and generate units to defend against the progressively more difficult waves of hyboria (enemies). Just like all RTS games, some units will do more damage to other units that they counter. Hint - Do not forget the same principal applies to fortifications and constructable defences.

Conan Unconquered can be played in singleplayer mode, co-op and online versus mode. Co-op mode will combine both of the players' resources into one uniform resource stack, meaning players will share resources and also building options. Enemies will (as expected) be much stronger in co-op play, this will mean players will have to strategize together to ensure their survival. Conan Unconquered in currently available on Steam, for more information visit the official Steam listing here.

Twitch and Riot Games are partnering up to bring both League of Legends players, and Twitch Prime subscribers a bunch of free in-game League rewards. I mean who doesn't like free stuff, right?

Riot Games and Twitch are deciding to tag-team together so they can work in unison on bringing gamers the best experience in game watching possible. To do this, Twitch Prime members will be able to claim up to four separate capsules that contain "random Skin shards, a random Legendary Skin shard, and Unique Emote".

After the player claims the first capsule 'Rift Herald Capsule' they will automatically receive another one every 30 days for four months straight. The following capsules are "Rift Herald's Capsule, Red Buff's Capsule, and Blue Buff's Capsule, followed by a Baron's Capsule". It should be noted that the final capsule includes a "random Permanent Legendary Skin on top of another random Skin Shard and exclusive Emote." Players will have until August 28th, 2019 to claim their first capsule, head on over to the website here to claim your free loot.

Yesterday The Pokemon Company announced a rather strange new "game" centered around monitoring people's sleeping habits. It's called Pokemon Sleep, and it sounds very weird.

Pokemon Sleep is a real thing. The game is centered around one singular albeit creepy concept: to turn sleeping into a new kind of entertainment experience. Pokemon Sleep, which is being developed by Magikarp Jump! developer Select Button, will reward gamers for good sleep habits. Nintendo has developed a special sleep-tracking peripheral called the Pokemon Go Plus + that connects to your smartphone and "extracts simple information for how long you sleep."

"The concept of this game is to have players look forward to waking up every morning. It uses information from the time they've spent sleeping and the time they wake up for a new kind of entertainment," Pokemon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara said during the stream.

Sony might've pulled a switcheroo on our expectations: Death Stranding could launch in 2019 and The Last of Us Part II could be delayed.

Kojima Productions is set to reveal new Death Stranding info today in a new livestream, and Sony even broke out pre-order bonuses that strongly hint at a release date reveal. But the official Taiwanese PlayStation account might've spilled the beans early. In a now-deleted post, the overseas account says Death Stranding will release worldwide on November 8, 2019.

The Last of Us Part II, Sony's other big marquee console exclusive, may miss 2019 in favor of an early 2020 launch. Sources close to Sony tell Kotaku's Jason Schreier that Naughty Dog's sequel will launch in February 2020. This is an interesting move. Sony confirmed that software sales would be low this fiscal year due to a lower number of exclusives than last year, but the timings for both games fit in the company's FY2019 timeline.

It feels this past week has been bomb after bomb of Death Stranding hype-intensive news, and to add the cherry to the top of the cake we now have an official pre-order promo on the PlayStation Store.

The above screenshot comes from Twitter use Troy Kaz, and from the image we can see a small description of the title; "Sam Bridges must brave a world transformed by the Death Stranding. Carrying the remnants of our future in his hands, he embarks on a journey to reunite the shattered world."

We also have to the right of the description the pre-order bonus content, all of which seem to have shiny gold theme. We have the Gold "Sam" Sunglasses, the Gold Armor Plate, Gold Hat, and Gold Speed Skeleton. There is also a little reminder at the bottom right of the image that in-game items will be unlock via story progression. It is also mentioned that pre-ordering Death Stranding will give the player a dynamic theme and PSN avatar. If you didn't know, there will be an official Death Stranding announcement today, more on that here.

Some not-so-welcomed news has surfaced regarding Super Mario Maker 2, as official confirmations have revealed that online friends will not be able to queue together. Yes, that is right, friends will not be able to play with each other online.

The news has come out from Nintendo World Report who have said that according to a Nintendo Treehouse representative, Super Mario Maker will only allow players to queue with random players online. The representative went on to explain that this will even be the case when players are seeking co-op or competitive play.

This will mean that the only way to play co-op or multiplayer with friends is through local, or wireless local play. According to Nintendo World Report, the reasoning behind this decision was "with global leaderboards, the matchmaking for competitive play would be compromised if you could play with friends. That limitation also extends to co-op play as well despite those not being leaderboard driven."