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In January 2017, Nintendo teased that they could be bringing video streaming services such as Netflix to the Nintendo Switch. It has been a year since we have last heard anything on the topic and now Netflix has said that there are no plans for Netflix to come to the Nintendo Switch.

Netflix took to Twitter to announce the updated news, saying that "There are currently no plans for Netflix on Nintendo Switch" but that "We appreciate your feedback on it!"

This could mean that there is no immediate plans for Netflix arriving on Nintendo Switch but still consideration for the future. Nintendo seem to be concentrating on brining a large variety of games to their platform before they shift their attention to other ideas.

It has been reported by Game Revolution as well as Kotaku that QLOC, a polish company responsible for porting games is going to be handling Dark Souls Remastered instead of FromSoftware.

Kotaku reports that QLOC is the company of choice to bring Dark Souls Remastered to the Xbox One, PS4 and PC, this has not been officially confirmed yet but even if this isn't fact, QLOC would not be a bad choice. Games such as Injustice 2 PC, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen PC, Dead Rising HD Remaster, Resident Evil 6, Devil may Cry and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition are some titles that have been ported over by QLOC, this shows that the company already has a few good titles under their belt.

Adding to the mystery of how Dark Souls Remastered is going to be ported over, is also the concerns of the Nintendo Switch version. According to both Kotaku and Game Revolution, the Switch version of Dark Souls Remastered is being taken care of by a unnamed Chinese company, this has also yet to be confirmed.

One of the games that defined 90s console gaming would have to be NBA Jam, which had people like myself that would otherwise never play NBA games, obsess with it for months and months.

Now there are rumors that Tim Kitzrow, who famously voiced the great voice behind NBA Jam, is working with Microsoft on a remake of NBA Jam. Kitzrow recently spoke with ESPN, where he said that "there is movement in the works to get [a revival] done", confirming that he's indeed working on Microsoft to possibly make a new NBA Jam game.

EA bought the series back to life in 2003, after acquiring the rights in 2010 and trying to relaunch it in 2010, with an enhanced version released in 2011. A new NBA Jam was never made, but let's hope it starts soon and brings it to life in 4K.

The latest mod for Fallout 4 comes from 'Gromdal' in the form of the new Hardcore Rebalance mod which does just that: makes the game more hardcore, and rebalances a bunch of content in the game.

Fallout 4 has its bullet sponges removed at high levels, with Gromdal reducing the HP gained at levels to half the normal rate of the normal Fallout 4, something that applies to both the NPCs and the player, but also improves NPC combat AI and rebalances weapons completely.

The new mod makes it more likely to find legendary weapons, removes IWIN buttons for the players, and the legendary effects that destroy an enemy has been removed and replaced with flat damage bonuses. The mod also sees teh removal of the short damage buff for legendary enemies, while legendary armor bonuses have been made smaller for things like the sentinel.

Fortnite's success isn't stopping, with Epic Games revealing the game has passed 40 million players with 2 million concurrent players enjoying the other game that's not Battlegrounds, but is doing just as well.

The game has been out for less than 4 months and has racked up 40 million players, but remember that it's a free-to-play game, compared to the $30 cost of entry into PUBG. Fortnite's recently-released Battle Royale mode will be driving a huge load of those players, and according to the BR lead systems designer, Eric Williamson, this is only the beginning for Fortnite.

Williamson said: "Some of the folk around the office are saying hey, we could be the biggest Battle Royale game in the western world, which is crazy. Some people are saying we could be the biggest and most-played game, full stop, in the western world".

Destiny 2 just got a big roadmap layout for future updates, and Bungie devs highlight many of the key ways the game needs to change--especially weapons.

Guns are the prime driver of Destiny games. Not only do you use them nearly every second of the game--it's a shooter after all with very Halo-esque gunplay--but you're always, and I mean always, looking and finding new gear. But now that every weapon's stats are basically the same, the game has devolved into a boring grindfest that doles out similarly-attributed items that get broken down, or, on the off chance you find something new, fills up your stash.

Bungie has admitted that this system needs to be overhauled in some way, but hasn't outlined how this will happen--just why. "Destiny 2 needs more weapons that matter, both in power and the hunt to acquire them," Destiny 2 game director Christopher Barrett said on Twitter. "Exotics need to live up to their name. The most skillful or visceral weapons like Snipers, Shotguns, and Fusion Rifles need to return to glory. We're on it."

Although Nintendo has patented a VR headset for its new Switch handheld-hybrid console, it appears the company is still dubious about the still-young technology.

Having tried VR tons of times with the HTC Vive, I can say it's a great experience...but it has a few problems (it's expensive, requires a specific computer, and has lots of cords). Nintendo was seen as a mold-breaker with its Switch VR patent in that it combined the hybrid system with the worlds of mobile-based VR for on-the-go switchable gaming, but the company doesn't seem to be interested in the tech just yet.

That's according to Nintendo France managing director Philippe Lavoué, at least. "If you look at VR headsets, I doubt they can appeal to the mainstream. Consumers are not patient with entertainment if you're not able to deliver an all-inclusive package," he said in a recent interview with Les Numerique.

Cyberpunk 2077 could be in a semi-playable state by June, at least according to latest rumors.

Despite affirmations from CD Projekt RED that Cyberpunk 2077 is going to take a long, long time to develop and release, there's reports that the epic sci-fi shooter will not only be shown off at E3 2018 with a new trailer, but also be demo'ed behind closed doors to select journalists. This would be a guided demo, of course, and probably not an actual hands-on gameplay experience--devs would play the game and show off features to journos and answer their questions.

CDPR has been developing Cyberpunk 2077 for quite some time (the announcement trailer was revealed a whopping 5 years ago), and the dev has said that progress on the game is going great.

In a recently published interview with Official Xbox Magazine UK, Hajime Tabata, Square Enix director shares his thoughts on a couple different topics. Some of the questions answered referred to loot boxes, as well as what Tabata would create for the Final Fantasy experience if he had unlimited resources.

Tabata begun by saying that he doesn't have a problem with loot boxes but more so it is the developers responsibility to not loose connection with their community as adding lootboxes could "jeopardize their relationships with players." "I don't have anything against them. However, I do think that loot box creators need to be careful not to jeopardize their relationships with players." said Tabata.

The director also commented on what he would do with the Final Fantasy world if he was given unlimited resources. Tabata said that he would create a entirely separate world that would allow players to have complete freedom within the game, but also cater for the enjoyment of individual player experiences however they liked.

Last week we saw Bandai Namco reveal the character Hit with some smooth jazz music behind him, this week Bandai has released another character trailer, this time it's Beerus the Destroyer.

Beerus appears in the trailer with the very same character traits he possesses in the TV show: tired, hungry and wanting to put in as minimal effort in as possible. This can be seen through the almost relaxed fighting stance the character takes, as well as the movements for his respective attacks can be seen to not require him much physical effort at all.

In the description of the published video, Bandai Namco says "Beerus is here to eat & fight. And we're all out of food.. .Get ready, BEERUS HAS JOINED THE FIGHT! Will you be able to keep up or perish under his pawesome power?." It is also mentioned that for players that have pre-ordered the game they will receive "SSGSS Goku & Vegeta + 2 exclusive lobby avatars!"

Dragon Ball FighterZ recently had the PC requirements announced along with a reveal for the character Hit, now the games open beta is experiencing "network issues" and according to the developer it "cannot be addressed quickly."

Bandai Namco US tweeted about the recent open beta saying that the problems the game is facing might result in the beta being extended as the issues can't be addressed immediately.

As of this moment the developer has not revealed any details regarding the network issues, or if there will be a extension to the open beta. All that players have to go on is what the developer has posted to their Facebook and Twitter pages, the Facebook post reads as follows:

The recent announcement of Dark Souls Remastered coming to PC, Xbox One, PS4 and the Nintendo Switch has created speculation of the game being released discounted for PC owners. Sadly, that speculation has been subsided with a response from a Bandai Namco official.

Bandai Namco EU's community manager, Izmar, has taken to the Steam forums to crush the chances of PC owners receiving discount on the Dark Souls re-master. Izmar says that nothing has been discussed within Bandai Namco surrounding the topic of a discounted release, with the community manager continues by saying that PC Gamer's source "isn't in the loop about what's going on."

Even though the community manager has said that nothing has been discussed about a discount on the game, that doesn't mean it is impossible. As we move closer to the release date I'm sure that more information regarding the upcoming release will be announced, this would include a official price listing.

Nintendo released a sneak-peak video this morning of what they are calling 'Nintendo Direct Mini', with the short video we got to see that the company is concentrating on bringing back some older Nintendo titles, as well as giving some more content to current Switch games. What we also did see is Mario Tennis Aces, the one new announcement from Nintendo.

Nintendo hasn't released some measly old tennis game, this is Mario Tennis Aces, it may not seem like the Nintendo game that fans were waiting for but regardless its quite exciting as Mario Tennis Aces will feature a full story mode.

This isn't the first installment into the Mario Tennis series as there has been previous games released on the 3DS and also the Wii U. The previous games could arguably be deemed as tedious or bland, but what we have seen from Mario Tennis Aces could revive the series with a storyline that hasn't been seen in Mario Tennis games for over 10 years.

Dark Souls fans will be more than happy with the recent news of Dark Souls not only being brought to the Nintendo Switch, but also being remastered on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

Bandai Namco revealed some details surrounding the anticipated re-launch of Dark Souls, which will be running at 1080p 60FPS for the first time ever on PS4 and Xbox One. PS4 Pro and Xbox One X owners will be happy to hear their beefed-up consoles will upscale Dark Souls up to 4K and at a super-smooth 60FPS.

Of course the PC version of the game will be able to do everything listed above, but more importantly Dark Souls will be running in native 4K so players of the classically hard game can watch themselves die over and over as they progress through a much more beautiful world.

The recent teasing of a 2018 line-up of games from a Nintendo executive lived up to its hype, with Nintendo releasing a short Nintendo Direct Mini video showcasing what is to be expected for 2018.

Nintendo has released what they are calling 'Direct Mini' which has given Nintendo fans many games to look forward to in 2018. The company seemed to have hit fans of almost all genres with this Direct Mini, promising new content to their favorite games, as well as Nintendo catered to players that enjoy a nostalgia re-hash of some Nintendo classics.

The Direct Mini covered 16 games that Nintendo will roll the plans out for throughout the year, with some of the games and their updates featured included: New abilities for Kirby Star Allies, Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition, Mario Tennis: Aces and the balloon update for Super Mario Odyssey.

Not to long ago we had the PC requirements for Arc System Works upcoming release, Dragon Ball FighterZ. The game is spilling its fighting library of characters into the new Dragon Ball Super series, which has caused a new character trailer to be revealed, the assassin Hit takes the stage.

Taken straight from the hit series Dragon Ball Super, Hit appears completely identical in appearance as well as his move-set. The purple shades of color design, matched with a stunning jazz soundtrack has not only got Hit fans pumped for his release but also general FighterZ fans as well.

Judging from his trailer and what can be assumed as the sheer power taken from the TV show, Hit will most likely not be a easy character to learn. With a frame perfect counter, mixed with his ability to dodge and damage at the same time, it can be assumed he will slide into a higher learning tier character. Just like most hard to learn characters, once players have passed the beginners learning curve a sense of reward will be received for talented players that will be able to pull off his combos.

Bandai Namco Entertainment has revealed the PC requirements for their upcoming fighter, giving gamers the heads up on specification requirements before the games open beta release on January 13th.

Dragon Ball FighterZ has been developed by Arc System Works which is known for similar fighting games like Guilty Gear Xrd and Chrono Phantasma. Unlike the developers' previous titles, Dragon Ball FighterZ will require a little more power, having a minimum requirement of Windows 10 64-bit and 4GB of RAM.

When it comes to graphics cards the minimum requirements for the game are a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti or a AMD Radeon HD 6870. Both the recommended and minimum requirements aren't that challenging when compared to some of the more higher demanding games, but now you know what PC grunt you'll need for the newest installment in the Dragon Ball universe.

Darkest Dungeon is coming to the Nintendo Switch, with developer Red Hook announcing a January 18 release on the Switch eShop.

On Red Hook's website they have confirmed that the gothic RPG is on its way to the Nintendo eShop on Jan 18, they also revealed that it will be arriving with two DLC packs. The Crimson Court and The Shieldbreaker DLC packs will be available on day one, priced at $10 and $4, respectively.

Both expansions serve up a substantial increase in content with The Crimson Court adding an entirely new storyline and new bosses, while The Shieldbreaker added the eponymous hero class and other content.

A soon to be released World War II first-person shooter is about to be published by Square Enix, it's titled Battalion 1944 and is a completely crowd-funded title that gamers will be able to purchase beginning Feb 1st.

Battalion 1944 begun as a successfully crowd funded idea that sprung from the depths of Kickstarter in 2016, the game raised over $450,000 from 10,000 backers exceeding the target of only $142,000. Bulkhead Interactive, the developer of Battalion 1944 has said that with the extra funding, Battalion 1944 will "challenge the biggest AAA shooters in the industry."

Unlike some early release games that prohibit gamers from recording and uploading gameplay footage, Bulkhead are letting Battalion 1944 players to freely capture and upload gameplay to social media and video sharing sites. I would imagine the community wouldn't be too fond of Square Enix Collective if their crowd funded game was slapped with the 'no recording sticker' when they were the ones that funded the project.

Last December PUBG was released on Xbox One and it was no surprise that the battle royale shooter was going to take off in terms of game sales. Xbox has revealed today that PUBG has reached 3 million players before the end of last year.

Battlegrounds on Xbox One was released on December 12, and shortly after we reported that the game ran like a pile of crap on the Xbox One/X, where it took the game just 19 days to rack up 3 million players. These numbers are quite an incredible feat to say the least, as most publishers would be more than happy to get 3 million sales in total across all platforms their game is released on.

When compared to the PC version of the game, SteamSpy has estimated there to be about 28 million people who own a copy of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. In repercussion to this number, the game has achieved over 3.1 million concurrent players, which equates to the total amount of Xbox One players.