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As the release date for Sea of Thieves moves closer and closer we are hearing much more about it, now it has been confirmed that their will be no Pirates of The Caribbean DLC, no matter how iconic it is.

Rare has taken to the Sea of Thieves Twitter to confirm the news after a fan asked the company if they could add Pirates of The Caribbean specific content. Rare or more so the Sea of Thieves Twitter responded saying " We won't be adding anything specific to other IPs"

In the same Twitter response Rare did reassure the fan that there would be plenty of "pirate goodness" on offer for players so they aren't disappointed. They continued with guaranteeing that "every time you play Sea of Thieves" you will receive a "heavy dose of pirate goodness."

Microsoft and Rare are giving us more shot at Sea of Thieves before they debut the anticipated title on March 20th.

According to GamesBeat, Microsoft has informed them that their will be another round of beta testing that will be made available to the public. The tests will be strictly for results on how the servers can handle a mass population of players at once, this means that unfortunately there will be no new content for players to try out.

Microsoft has explained to GamesBeat that this test players should be expecting connection errors, Rare will be limiting the vacancies for players in servers so they can really see how their hardware handles immense stress. Even though this may sound problematic for players think of it from the brightside, we get to hit the high seas once more before the launch and the debut is only about a month away.

It was only a matter of time before people found out about The Evil Within 2 PC version secretly harboring a first-person mode, more surprisingly though is the support the developer Tango Gameworks has now given.

After PC gamers finding the mode through an easy console input and many players taking a liking to the new mode, Tango Gameworks decided to officially support the mode across all platforms.

The first-person mode is now has a toggle option after todays update, Shinsaku Ohara, producer for The Evil Within 2 explained his thoughts on the topic "We like to think of it as a 'high-level hack' so we don't want people to compare this with DOOM or anything like that. There were some scenes that just didn't work, so it jumps back and forth a bit to third-person. But we made sure the game's an enjoyable experience and hopefully people will enjoy playing in this mode"

Activision will cash in on the Call of Duty franchise until it is buried and dead, and even then there'll be some post-death DLC, I'm sure of it. It shouldn't come as a surprise that there's a Call of Duty movie in the works, something that will be limited to 24FPS.

Variety is reporting that Activision Blizzard are "ramping up development" on a Call of Duty movie, with one of the first moves being to find a director. Variety's sources are saying that Stefano Sollima, the director behind Sicario 2: Soldado is "negotiations to direct an adaptation of the popular video game".

Activision Blizzard believes they can turn Call of Duty into a "cinematic universe that could rival Marvel or DC", where during an interview with the Guardian in April 2017, Activision Blizzard Studios' presidents Stacey Sher and Nick van Dyk said they were planning a universe that would "draw on the feel of the different incarnations of the game rather than bringing over existing plots", reports Variety.

Nintendo Japan has released three new videos on their YouTube channel, detailing Nintendo Labo and the ways the respective parts provide players joy.

On the Nintendo Japanese YouTube channel, Nintendo have released overview videos for their Labo products. The Robot Kit video shows an Arcade Mode and a player playing as the robot that destroys buildings and UFOs. The video also shows the ability for the player to be able to jump to the first person perspective using the cardboard visor. Other modes include: a music mode, challenges and a customization mode for the robot.

The 'Variety Kit' video shows that players will be able to control the creation of their own music using a piano, pitch/frequency control is also available and a cardboard cut out fishing game with vibration control. There is many more things Nintendo has featured in the videos so check them out below.

Since the release of Monster Hunter: World and the recent success that it has acquired many people have suggested the game to be developed for the Nintendo Switch, this may provide more "difficult" than expected.

According to Capcom President and Chief Operating Officer, Haruhiro Tsujimoto, bringing Monster Hunter: World to the Nintendo Switch would be quite problematic. Tsujimoto explains in a interview with Toyo Keizai Online that the game was developed for consoles and PC, the portability of the Nintendo Switch and the limits that come with it was not what the developers desired to create.

When Tsujimoto was asked if he would consider developing the game of for the Nintendo Switch he respected the fact that there was a very high demand by the Nintendo Switch audience. Unfortunately though, Tsujimoto said due to "various conditions" it would be quite difficult, not only from a developing standpoint but as well as knowledge of user base.

Sea of Thieves has had its end-game content revealed by Design Director Mike Chapman in a recent interview with Eurogamer.

According to Chapman, once players acquire the rank of 'Pirate Legend' it will unlock an area of the game named Pirate Cove which will allow for players to purchase legendary voyages. These legendary voyages can be compared to raids according to Chapman, also Pirate Cove would allow for players to purchase a larger variety of costumes.

In the interview Rare's development team was also present which allowed for an explanation into what Skeleton Forts will be in the full game. According to the team Skeleton Forts will be quite a difficult fight for players but will be rewarding, so rewarding that it apparently all won't fit in the one ship.

There is recent news circling around that there is a Spyro Trilogy remaster on the way to PS4 and and PS4 Pro, according to Kotaku the game should be announced in March.

Kotaku says that they have multiple sources familiar with the project to back up these claims, but it still seems more so like a rumor if anything so take it with a pinch of salt. According to the rumor, the remastered Spyro will feature new assets, lighting, animations, cinematic and also a new soundtrack.

The remastered trilogy will include a remaster of Spyro the Dragon, Ripto's Rage! and Year of the Dragon and is also to said to be coming to PS4 with PS4 Pro support aswell. This remaster is supposedly meant to be announced in March for a release in September, as this year in September is the anniversary for the Spyro the Dragon's 20th year which would line up nicely for a release.

God of War has had quite some news surface about it lately and now yet another marketing gift has been given to the public, high quality Atreus and Kratos revealed through a Facebook Messenger mini-game.

As the launch of God of War is right around the corner Sony Interactive Entertainment released access to this URL, the link will take you directly to the Facebook mini-game which will require you to log in.

Going through the length of the mini-game will reward players with eight pieces of 7200x7200 resolution artwork images which features Kratos and his son Atreus. The art-style almost feels Nordic, the contrast of colour and sketchy look makes the image appear as if it was created long ago. Some images depict Kratos and Atreus surrounded by Draugr and a Revenant, this 'sketchy' art-style is very apparent here.

Sea of Thieves is making its way to PC, and to gear PC gamers up for the challenge of the high seas Microsoft and developer Rare have released official PC requirements.

According to the image found on GameSpot and looking at the 'modern GPU' category we can see that players will be required to have at least an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or a AMD Radeon RX 470 to reach a recommended 60FPS at 1080p.

I cannot wait to see what this game will be looking like in 4K, even though players will have to cranking a GTX 1080 Ti or a AMD Radeon RX Vega 64, I'd assume it would be worth it. For players that don't have that much of a beefy rig, the minimum requirement bracket might be what you want to be looking at, 30FPS at 720p with a GTX 1030 or a AMD Radeon R7 450.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and CFO Alain Martinez discussed the companies thoughts on the Nintendo Switch during an investors conference call yesterday.

According to Martinez, Ubisoft couldn't be happier with the partnership of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and the Nintendo Switch, infact he remarked that Ubisoft as a whole is "very pleased."

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was the third best-selling game on the Nintendo Switch for 2017, this could be been the case because of the consoles immense sales, Ubisoft saying the portable hybrid has "strong momentum" for the future.

Back in early January I reported on the Dynasty Warriors 9 official gameplay trailers, as well as the official open world world trailer. Now that the game is released Koei Tecmo has celebrated with another trailer.

Dynasty Warriors is one of the longest running series of games to date, originating back on the first PlayStation, Koei Tecmo has really come a long way with what they have created here.

Adopting open world gameplay I saw was only inevitable for the game to survive, as even some of the early games felt that they deserved larger maps and more options for exploration.

Gamers can lament the death of Visceral Games with a free copy of Dead Space on PC.

Dead Space is now available for free as part of EA's On The House promotion within Origin, which typically gives out a free PC copy of a random game every month. To snag your copy all you need to do is download the Origin client and secure your copy--then it's yours to keep without limitations.

The goal behind this is to get more people folded into the Origin PC client and thus potentially make sales, which can then lead to monetized engagement, aka the wheel that churns EA's billion-dollar business. But if you're not up for buying anything you can at least get one of the best horror games for free and give it a whirl. RIP Visceral Games :(.

Rare today confirmed that its upcoming online pirate game Sea of Thieves will indeed be monetized with optional in-game purchases.

When I first saw Sea of Thieves I thought "hey this is a great opportunity for microtransactions!". Nowadays you don't really make an online multiplayer game and not offer some way to make recurring earnings via optional in-game lootboxes/DLC/add-ons, etc., especially if you're a first-party Microsoft studio. Remember Microsoft is all about monetizing engagement right now and has a robust gameplan that bridges gaming software, services, and subscriptions in an effort to rake in tons of cash (and it's working).

Now Sea of Thieves executive producer Joe Neate says microtransactions are coming, but only three months after launch, and lootboxes won't be included--you'll always know what you're getting.

It appears Microsoft is trying to heal its sparse games lineup with a slate of refreshed classics, including a new Perfect Dark game, reports suggest.

We've heard that Playground Games is working on a new Fable game, and Microsoft's Phil Spencer has already confirmed the next Forza and Halo games are indeed in development and will launch directly on the Xbox Game Pass program, but what about the company's other IPs? Like, say, Perfect Dark?

According to OXM Magazine, there's a rumor floating around that The Coalition, who develops the Gears of War games, is helping game dev Storylab Productions make a new third-person Perfect Dark game. That sounds a bit odd especially since The Coalition is working on the next Gears of War game, and that Perfect Dark is a first-person shooter. OXM was careful to say that the project could end up transforming into a different type of game or fizzle out entirely--or the rumor could be entirely untrue.

EA, like other major publishers, have caught wind of the massively popular battle royale trend started by PUBG. But how long until the gaming titan throws their hat into the ring? The longer they wait, the harder it'll be to capture the market, says analyst firm SuperData.

Back in September I wrote an article predicting that Bluehole's PUBG would eventually be squeezed out of the battle royale market that it helped created, especially when big players like EA, Activision, Ubisoft, and Take-Two Interactive jumped in--especially with the competition from EPIC's Fortnite. The latter has happened as Fortnite outstripped PUBG in players, and GTA Online now has a battle royale type of mode, but other big players have yet to step into the space. This should change, and soon, especially with EA's Battlefield series--at least that's what SuperData says.

In its latest analysis report, SuperData highlights the major benefits and reasons why Battlefield should have some sort of battle royale mode. "EA is in an excellent position to capitalize on the battle royale trend," the report states. "The Battlefield games are known among AAA shooters for their large maps and high player numbers per match. Adding a battle royale mode to Battlefield would require fewer changes to the core experience than with games like Call of Duty that have smaller player counts and maps."

As more and more publishers embrace live services, French games-maker Ubisoft explains why it's following this trend.

If you've seen our previous coverage on Ubisoft's quarterly earnings, you already know that they've made a tremendous transformation to a digital-first company. Like most video game publishers (Activision, EA, Take-Two Interactive and even Capcom and Square Enix), Ubisoft is interested in tapping the rich vein that is live services, which allows for a more long-term, lucrative and recurring business model. Instead of selling a game once and taking in the sales revenue, developers and publishers can now keep making money over time by selling in-game items in their online-oriented games. This is the engagement model and it's something that just about every big name in gaming is embracing.

But few publishers go out of their way to explicitly highlight why they're doing this, leaving it up to analysts, journalists, and financial advisers to explain. Ubisoft, however, has exposed its thinking behind the live service model it's planned out and successfully implemented. What it really comes down to is money: by selling its games digitally, Ubisoft retains about 70% of every game sold. Retail sales, however, only net Ubisoft about 55% after distribution costs--digital games don't require manuals, discs, etc, and Ubisoft only has to pay Microsoft and Sony for consoles, while keeping everything from games sold on uPlay.

Just after the release of Dragon Ball FighterZ we are already hearing about another multiplayer Dragon Ball game, this time though it is a fan-made Unreal Engine 4 creation.

A Dragon Ball fan named Emudshit has announced on his YouTube channel that a new Dragon Ball made in Unreal Engine 4 will be debuting in early March 2018. From the above video we can see the work that has already been put into the demo and honestly it seems quite impressive considering it is fan-made demo.

The final product from Emudshit will contain characters ranging from the Dragon Ball Z series all the way up to the more recent Dragon Ball Super. The demo will also contain a variety of signature moves from their respective characters aswell as the ability for saiyans to turn super saiyan whenever they like.

In a new trailer that was released at D23 Expo in Japan has revealed the new look of Riku in Kingdoms Heart III, in more recent news an action figure of Riku has also been released.

Bring Arts made this announcement not long after Square Enix revealed the new trailer for the game. The new Riku figure will also be accompanied with two new figures of Sora, Halloween Town form and Christmas Town form, both from Kingdom Hearts II.

Following the reveal of the Toy Story world which happened awhile ago, Bring Arts also announced after the reveal a slew of Toy Story figures, so this isn't an unusual thing to happen after an announcement.

Following up from the recent Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 trailer and also the short video released showing a stable 60FPS on the Switch, a new overview trailer has been released by Nintendo.

Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 releases this coming friday as Nintendo Switch players gear up for the demon bashing beat'em up joy Nintendo thought it would be a good idea to give a quick overview.

The overview trailer seen above gives a very brief run-down for new and old players going into the Bayonetta 2. The overview discusses just what Bayoneeta does and how so goes about bringing across the carnage seen in the gameplay. Both Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 will be available for $60 on the Nintendo eShop.