Warframe was there for the launch of the PS4 generation and will return in an upgraded form on PS5 sometime before the end of the year, developer Digital Extremes announced today.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales arrives on November 12, and today there's a new trailer out to get you ready for all the web-slinging action. While Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a big title for the PlayStation 5 launch, it's also available on PlayStation 4. Miles Morales is a decidedly popular take on the wall crawler. Where did he come from, anyway?
"Miles debuted in Marvel’s Ultimate line of comics, which was an alternate reality version of Marvel’s main continuity. In that version of the Marvel Universe, Peter Parker had just died and Miles was positioned to take over the mantel of Spider-Man. Miles' critical reception was largely positive and fan enthusiasm for the new character was huge. In fact, Miles proved to be so popular that when Marvel ended the Ultimate imprint in 2015, and killed off that entire universe, it spared Miles and transferred him over to mainline Marvel continuity, where he has settled in as an important member of the Spider-Man family," read more in Benjamin Reeve's tell-all on Miles here.
Game Informer's Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales cover story is available to read online for free, so give it a look for a ton of information regarding the upcoming adventure here.
The PlayStation 5 pre-orders came and went faster than most of what our loading screens could manage. Because of that, many interested in diving into next gen at launch were left wanting and hoping for another wave of online pre-orders or in-store stock. While more pre-orders have been happening, Sony has confirmed that all launch day purchases will be online only. Bright side? That means no camping out hoping to scoop one up in person during a global pandemic.
Senior Director of Sony Interactive Entertainment Communications Sid Shuman took to the PlayStation Blog to provide a launch day update. In the post, Shuman clarifies that all launch day purchases must be online. "The launch of the PlayStation 5 console on November 12 (or November 19, depending on your region) is almost upon us! In the interest of keeping our gamers, retailers, and staff safe amidst COVID-19, today we are confirming that all day-of launch sales will be conducted through the online stores of our retail partners."
Capcom has shared a new clip for Monster Hunter Rise that shows off some of the Hunter’s customization options and their furry companions, the Palamute and Palico. Those two terms are just Monster Hunter jargon for dogs and cats if you were wondering.
The Monster Hunter series, specifically with Monster Hunter: World, has had some pretty great customization options to create your “dream” character.
As far as the Hunter goes, there are several options that you can mess around with, including: face shape, skin, hairstyle, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, facial hair, and several makeup options.
And for the Palamute and Palico, you can change their coat, fur pattern, colors, ear shape, eye shape, and even their tail.
You can check out the character creator in action via the tweeted clip below:
The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S both have a new, improved controller that features a Share button. This new button, located under the Menu and View buttons, allows you to instantly capture moments of gameplay, without the need to scroll through menus or use any voice commands. Need to know exactly how it works? IGN is here to help.
By default, tapping the Share button once will immediately take a 4K screenshot of whatever is on your screen at that moment. Holding the Share button for a few seconds will record a 1080p video of the last 30 seconds of gameplay, a feature known as ‘Record what happened’. You’ll know when these functions have triggered as an Xbox notification will pop up to tell you that the screenshot/clip has been saved to your library.
You can quickly find your newly saved screenshots and clips by opening the Capture & Share menu. Tap the Xbox Guide button on the controller to open the Guide Menu, and you’ll see a notification indicator over the tab on the right of the window that features the same logo as seen on the Share button. This is the Capture & Share menu, and if you scroll over to it you’ll be able to see your new screenshot/clip in the ‘Recent Captures’ section.
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The Capture & Share menu can be used to take screenshots and capture a clip of gameplay, too, if you’d rather not use the Share button. It can also be used to start a recording if you plan on capturing a longer session than the few seconds saved by the ‘Record what happened’ function of the Share button.
Xbox Series X’s Quick Resume feature, which is also available on the Xbox Series S, is arguably its most ‘magical’ new offering. It allows you to quickly swap between multiple games without booting them up fresh, and resume playing from where you left off. It's perfect for getting a few rounds of Halo in with your friends between longer stretches of a big campaign game, without losing progress. The best bit, though? Quick Resume remembers where you were even if you unplug the console.
So how do you use it? Quick Resume doesn’t require any set up. It’s part of the default feature set of the Xbox Series X|S, and works from the moment you open a game. To ‘engage’ Quick Resume, simply stop playing a game and head back to the Dashboard. Boot up a second game, play around with that for a while, and then re-open your previous game. A ‘Quick Resume’ logo will appear in the upper-right corner of the screen as the game loads, which takes around five or so seconds. You’ll then find yourself in exactly the same spot as you were when you left the game. Recent games primed for Quick Resume can be identified in the Guide Menu by a small icon next to the game name.
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You can have multiple games ‘stacked’ in Quick Resume, but there is a limit. While Microsoft has not revealed an upper limit, I find that the system caps out at five games, with the game I haven’t played in the longest time being the one that has to boot from scratch again. It may be that this limit depends on the games being stacked, though.
Today might be the launch of AMD’s new Ryzen 5000 CPUs (and you can read my Ryzen 5 5600X review and Ryzen 9 5900X review if you missed them earlier), but the company already have their sights set on what’s coming next, and that’s ray tracing capable processors. Speaking during a behind-closed-doors Zen 3 engineering panel before today’s launch, AMD’s Joe Macri told RPS that the realistic lighting technology “will happen” on AMD’s APUs (that’s their accelerated processing units with integrated graphics, rather than their Ryzen central processing units, or CPUs) – it’s just a matter of time.
Square Enix will release Final Fantasy 7 Remake Acoustic Arrangements, an album containing acoustic medleys of the game themes.
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Kalypso Media has announced that Yippee Entertainment's remaster of classic PC stealth title Commandos 2 will come crawling through the bushes and onto Nintendo Switch on December 4, following on from its previous release on PS4, PC, and Xbox One.
Commandos 2 HD Remaster features all of the strategic action from Pyro Studios' 2001 release Commandos 2: Men of Courage, revamped with improved visuals, a new interface, and an overhauled control scheme. Players guide a small squad of military specials on a series of assassination, theft, espionage, and sabotage missions deep in enemy territory.
Outnumbered and outgunned, players must rely on expert planning, on-the-spot adaptation, and each squad member's various skills in order to pull off the perfect operation and get out from behind enemy lines unharmed. It's no picnic, and notoriously one of the trickiest and most intense stealth titles ever released. You can check out a new trailer for the Switch release below.
It should be noted that the remaster removes all references to the Nazis, all depictions of the swastika, and all depictions of the Japanese "Imperial Sun" insignia from the campaign. Kalypso Media has stated that it voluntarily took the decision to remove these elements, stating that "We do not want to encourage racism, discrimination or exclusion with our games."
Commandos 2 HD Remaster launches on Nintendo Switch December 4.
Click to watch embedded media The Demon's Souls remake offers a brand new way to experience a brutally unforgiving favorite with updated graphics and numerous improvements. Among those improvements is a stellar Photo Mode filled with options to capture those incredible in-game moments, as well as an updated character creation system. Plus: spiky teeth.
Creative director Gavin Moore took to the PlayStation Blog to reveal new details about Demon's Souls for PS5, including how the character creation is much more integrated with player connection in mind. Moore also shared a few snapshots, seen in the gallery below, to show off the creation tool in action:
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It’s time to talk about decapitating Owen Wilson
As the PS5’s launch day draws ever nearer, Sony has a message today for those hoping to secure a unit on launch day. All sales of PS5, regardless of which retailer, will be conducted online in the interest of public health amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, which means no queueing outside stores.
In an article over on the PS Blog, senior director, SIE Content Communications Sid Shuman explains:
“Hi all – the launch of the PlayStation 5 console on November 12 (or November 19, depending on your region) is almost upon us! In the interest of keeping our gamers, retailers, and staff safe amidst COVID-19, today we are confirming that all day-of launch sales will be conducted through the online stores of our retail partners.
No units will be available in-store for purchase on launch day (November 12 or November 19, depending on your region) – please don’t plan on camping out or lining up at your local retailer on launch day in hopes of finding a PS5 console for purchase. Be safe, stay home, and place your order online.
Gamers who have pre-ordered for pick-up at their local retailer should still be able to do so at their designated appointment time, under the retailer’s safety protocols. Please confirm the details with your local retailer.
A special thank you to our entire community for your continued support this year. Here’s to the next generation of gaming!”
Earlier today, Sony announced that pre-order allocation in Japan is completely sold out.
Bluepoint Games’ upcoming remake of FromSoftware’s Demon’s Souls is merely one week away from launching, along with Sony’s next-generation console, the PS5.
Today in a new PlayStation Blog post from Sony, we see how the new character creator mode looks and the newly added photo mode, which seems rather impressive.
According to Sony, the updated customization options will allow players to have up to 16 million permutations, making it very difficult for two players to have the same character.
As you can see from the shots below, there are a couple of preset options for those who couldn’t care less about customization. You can also see every customization section, which includes: skin, face, brow, eyes, ear, nose, mouth, jaw hair, facial hair, and decals. There are even four different types of teeth to choose from, which is neat.
The PS5 launch will be online-only, with Sony citing the sales move as a measure to help protect people during the pandemic.
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It's very easy to add more SSD storage to your PlayStation 5. It's not quite as simple as the Xbox Series X letting you pop an expansion card into a slot in the back, but it's not too intimidating. Sony's teardown video of the PS5 revealed that removing the side panels allows access to an M.2 slot for installing your own PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD. Unlike Xbox, it won't require a proprietary drive.
However, that's not all good to go on November 12. In a statement to The Verge, Sony confirms that the M.2 slot is useless at launch. "This is reserved for a future update," Sony comments.
There's no specific window as to when PS5 will support expandable SSD storage. The Verge says it's because these NVMe SSDs need to be fast (hitting more than 5.5GB/sec of bandwidth), thin enough to fit into the SSD bay, and compatible with Sony's I/O controller. It's unclear if Sony has started testing yet.
However, PlayStation's Mark Cerny had sort of set the expectation that SSD expansion wouldn't be included at launch. Back in March, he posited that it'd probably come "a bit past" launch. We don't know how far past November 12 we're looking at, though.
That's not to say the PS5 doesn't have any expandable storage. It still supports USB HDD storage right away. That won't deliver the next-gen speeds that both PS5 and Xbox Series X are using as major selling points, but at least it's a place to keep your games without uninstalling them altogether. But, for a big add-on SSD that makes good on all the PS5 promises of super fast loads, you'll have to wait a little longer.
When the Xbox Series S was first (officially) revealed in September, the general consensus could be summed up as such: “Aww!!” That’s not just a remark on the next-gen console’s diminutive physical size (and cheaper price, $300 compared with the Xbox Series X’s $500). That could have also been commentary on the…
Remember, remember the fifth of November: gunpowder, treason, and plot. I myself see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot. But while we commemorate gunpowder treason with fireworks on Bonfire Night, can you honestly tell me you remember with complete certainty whether we’re celebrating the fact that the plot was foiled, or that someone at least tried to detonate a king? You can’t. Don’t pretend. But seeing as this is a day of joyous explosions, I must know: what’s your favourite video game explosion?
Sony has announced all day-of launch PlayStation 5 sales will be online only, globally.
It comes after Sony announced it will not sell the PS5 in stores in Japan.
Sony took the decision due to the coronavirus pandemic.
I’ve always been sceptical about the need for high-powered processors like AMD’s Ryzen 9s and Intel’s Core i9s in ordinary gaming PCs. It’s all very well if you use your PC for work editing videos, animating 3D models or running virtual machines and the like, as the extra processing power afforded by their considerable number of cores and threads is no doubt exceedingly useful in these sorts of cases. But if all you want is a fast CPU for gaming, they’ve rarely been better value than their cheaper Ryzen 7 / Core i7 counterparts.
Well, we’re here. It’s finally time for a truly new generation of consoles. The Switch sort of kicked us off, but the arrival of the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5, with their impressive specs, is kicking it off in earnest.
2013, when the Xbox One first released, feels like forever ago. Twinfinite did exist back then, but we were a newborn in the gaming enthusiast world. Back then –in case you need a quick history lesson– the Xbox 360 was coming off a successful run in the United States and Europe.
However, the console reveal earlier that year ruffled some feathers as fans were not happy with various anti-consumer practices that Microsoft had initially revealed were in place for the Xbox One.
Also, the fact that the Kinect was included and pushed the console’s cost up to $499.99 made it pretty unpopular too. While Microsoft would roll back many of those unpopular features, it would take a while for the Xbox One to find its footing.
Heading into the Xbox Series X’s launch, though, there’s a renewed sense of hope for Microsoft’s flagship home video game console.
The Xbox Series X is a powerful console equipped with just about everything that the vast majority of modern gamers could ask for from a technical perspective in 2020. It will be fully capable of 4K 60FPS and even 120FPS in some games and boasts impressive load times, which we’ll get to later.
Most importantly, however, clued in gamers are excited to see what comes from the fruits of Microsoft’s labors in acquiring multiple talented game studios including the famed Bethesda.
In this review, we’re going to go over the whole “Xbox Series X experience” that we were able to glean as it stands roughly a week out from launch day. Using what we were able to experience from owning and testing out the Xbox Series X, we’ll answer the question of whether or not it’s worth buying.
There’s never been a console like the Xbox Series S. Not to be confused with the Series X, this much smaller and much cheaper next-generation Xbox doesn’t just sacrifice an optical drive, it’s significantly less powerful than its bigger sibling and aims for upscaled 1440p resolution instead of true 4K. The results are mixed. Depending on how you plan to play, the S might make a ton of sense, and it’s only $300 instead of $500 for the X. But for anybody who’s serious about gaming on Xbox, its shortcomings may leave you kicking yourself for not springing for the Series X instead.
The Series S’s hardware is similar to the Series X’s RDNA2 architecture, but its CPU is clocked down and it has less RAM. In short, it’s a 4-teraflop console versus the Series X’s 12.1. Think of it like a base model car with a V6 and very few options, compared to the fully-loaded V12 that is the Series X. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/xbox-series-s-console-unboxing"] [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=xbox-series-s-and-series-x-comparison-photos&captions=true"]The difference between the S and the X is, well, black and white. It’s significantly smaller, even smaller than the Xbox One S, but there’s no disc drive, so there’s no way to install disc-based games or watch Blu-rays. I wouldn’t call it ugly, but its shape and appearance is slightly awkward, in a sort of adorable way. The large black air vent on the top makes it resemble a speaker more than a console. On the front there’s the offset power button and one USB 3.2 port. On the back it has all the same ports as the Series X: the HDMI out port, two more USB ports, an ethernet port, a storage expansion slot, and of course power – thankfully there’s no brick! Of course, sharing ports with the Series X means there’s none of the Xbox One’s TV passthrough or optical audio here, either.
When AMD first unveiled their Ryzen 5000 CPUs at the beginning of October, their new Zen 3 architecture hinted at several tantalising performance boosts, both in terms of power efficiency and overall gaming speeds. Alas, they’re also coming at much higher than expected prices, with their mid-range Ryzen 5 5600X starting at a decidedly not-mid-range £280 / $299. It had me worried.
They say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – and 2010’s Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit definitely ain’t broke. On the one hand, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered is about as barebones as remasters come: other than sprucing up the visuals, adding a few more decorative objects around the tracks, and introducing a garage for showing off cars between events, there isn’t much surprising or new here. But on the other hand, that’s a big part of why this is a straightforward remaster done right, giving a much needed tune up and a fresh coat of paint to an already awesome arcade racer.
Criterion Games came out swinging when EA first handed it the reigns to the Need for Speed franchise a decade ago. As its first outing, Hot Pursuit brought the sense of reckless speed and excitement that Criterion was known for from its Burnout games, revitalizing the Need for Speed series and still standing as one of its best games. It says a lot about just how great it is that, with minimal changes, Hot Pursuit feels and plays just as good today as it did back then.
Nintendo updated its list of top-selling Switch and 3DS titles with the latest quarterly results.
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The Xbox Series X sneaks up on you. It’s a minimalist block with precisely one curve on the entire thing. And when you turn it on, the dashboard looks almost identical to the one that Xbox One gamers have been using for years. Even the power button makes the same beeps, and the packed-in controller is barely changed. It’s not until you fire up a game and are launched into smooth, native 4K amazingly quickly that the Series X justifies spending $500 to upgrade. This console makes few compromises and, even though there’s no killer app out of the box that immediately screams “This is next gen!” after just a short while with it, going back to even an Xbox One X would be agonizing.
It's a strange feeling to be reviewing Xbox Series X after a preview period which essentially blew the doors open on so much of the experience. We know that Series X offers a generational leap over Xbox One and One X in so many respects: the CPU upgrade is so pronounced we couldn't measure it in backwards compatibility gaming tests, the graphics boost is a creditable 2x over One X (without even factoring in architectural advances) with more than an 8x multiplier over the One S. Combined with the fast SSD, Xbox Series X excels in delivering a lag-free console experience to the extent that returning to the current-gen machines feels undesirable, to say the least. We're not quite back to the plug-and-play ethos that defined the early games consoles, but this is a healthy step in the right direction.
Desirability as a concept may be difficult to attach to the Series X itself though: it's a black rectangular cuboid - a box with little in the way of X - with few distinguishing features bar the green-accented, perforated exhaust port at the top. The thing is, it works. Series X sits next to your TV discreetly, intentionally non-intrusive from its looks to it acoustics. Clearly designed to be stood vertically, the console may be somewhat wide, but its footprint remains manageable - if not exactly media-cabinet-friendly. Series X also works resting on its side, but oddly, it seems to lose much of its unassuming nature when horizontal. It just looks rather weird.
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Don’t worry, it’ll also work on PC and Xbox Series S
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Microsoft recaptures the magic of the Xbox 360 era
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