October 2020

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment and Sucker Punch revealed a new trailer and the release date focusing on Ghost of Tsushima’s upcoming update.

We learn that the update is coming on October 16, 2020, bringing forth the co-op multiplayer Ghost of Tsushima: Legends mode announced back in August.

Those who are more into the single-player campaign won’t be disappointed as that’s also getting new goodies including a new game+ mode that will include a new horse, dyes, charms, and trophies.

You can watch the trailer below.

If you’re unfamiliar with the new mode, here’s how the PlayStation Blog describes it.

“Ghost of Tsushima: Legends features two-player story missions and four-player survival missions, as well as a Raid that we’ll release in the weeks following launch. After you’ve downloaded version 1.1 of Ghost of Tsushima, you can visit the PlayStation Store from your PS4 to download a free unlock for Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, which will allow you to play. Keep in mind that an internet connection and an active PlayStation Plus subscription will be required to play with other players.

Criterion’s 2010 hit connects Autolog across three consoles and PC

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Among Us may be two years old, but last September it truly had a chance to shine in the spotlight thanks to streamers and their visibility and the other adorable jelly bean game as seen in Fall Guys. With the popularity comes fan art, mods, and now a pretty stellar video made by one fan to blend Among Us with other major games in the community. 

In our review, we talked about how these adorably weird jelly bean astronauts assume the role of the Imposter as they take on different forms to kill crewmates in an effort to be the last bean standing. In this video, those imposters are parading as icons from different games, and it's more than perfect.

From Yoshi's saga to taking an L Aerith style from Final Fantasy VII - even Overwatch kills, the below fan-made video recreates some of the more epic deaths in gaming in true Among Us style: 

Get those Bells ready, because Black Milk is teaming up with Nintendo for a new Animal Crossing: New Horizons clothing line. 

Black Milk is no stranger to video game collaborations and the latest digital adventure they are breathing new life into is none other than Animal Crossing: New Horizons. New Horizons has been a cult hit since its release back in March and with the new Fall update now live, those islands will never rest! 

It's happening! ✨

Our Animal Crossing: New Horizons collection drops at 7am AEST Tues October 13.

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Fire Emblem: Three Houses' Byleth (sadly, the male version only), Fatal Fury: King of Fighters' Terry Bogard, and Banjo & Kazooie are the latest Smash Bros. Amiibos to be added to the game's ever-growing roster. You'll have to wait to get your hands on them because the three Amiibos (amigos?) won't be available until 2021. 

These three #SmashBros #amiibo will be released in 2021! pic.twitter.com/jc0RoZld37

— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) October 3, 2020

In other Smash Bros. news, Minecraft Steve was announced as the game's newest fighter last week. Apparently, all of the Smash Bros. stages had to be re-tweaked to support Steve's integration – keep in mind that there are over 100 arenas! 

It's the age of remasters and before we head all-in on next gen with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, this gen has another nostalgic play coming soon. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is announced and it's coming soon to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch. 

The reveal comes after a few leaks earlier this year stating that the racing game was getting the remaster treatment, now it is confirmed with a brand new trailer seen below: 

The upcoming remaster is dropping on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on November 6 with a Nintendo Switch launch coming soon after on November 13. 

Not everyone was thrilled in the video's comments, some calling the remaster not all that impressive when looking at the upgrades. Others were excited to see the tweaks made and are ready to get back onto the streets and burn it up once more. 

The original game launched back in 2010 and now that it's back, players will be able to experience the tracks once more with cross-platform multiplayer and current-gen upgrades. 

The remaster also comes with all of the previously released DLC in addition to an overhauled photo mode and quite a few new achievements to unlock. 

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If your PC is constantly running out of space, you might want to think about adding another SSD to the mix. The good news is that there are some great SSD deals going on right now, including the excellent WD Blue SN550, whose 1TB model is back down to just £95 at the moment. There are also some great SSD deals on other SN550 size capacities, including the 250GB version for just $40 in the US, and a big drop on the 2TB Samsung 870 Qvo, too.

So, even though we’re just a week away from [cms-block], it’s still a good time to snap up a great SSD, and to help you get the best deals on today’s best SSDs for gaming, we’ve rounded up all the cheapest prices going on in the UK and US below. Whether you’re looking for a cheap SATA drive or a brand-new NVMe SSD, these are the cheapest SSD deals of the week.

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One of the best things about buying physical games is getting to unfurl great big maps of their worlds that come tucked away in their boxes. I’m pretty sure I still have ones for Skyrim and GTA 5 hanging around somewhere, and soon it seems I’ll be able to add one of Cyberpunk 2077‘s Night City to my collection (well, I mean, maybe not if I buy it digitally on PC). The game’s full map has been leaked online, giving us a broad overview of all the different districts we’ll get to explore.

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2010's Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is one of the finest non-Burnout racers made by the speed demons at Criterion Games. It’s making a comeback next month as Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, bringing enhanced visuals and cross-platform play to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on November 6 and Switch on November…

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A free Atlas Coffee Club bag and Hershey’s Halloween candy lead Monday’s best deals.

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The Fallout 76 role-playing group Free States Militia was temporarily banned from Facebook late last week, seemingly after getting caught up in one of the social media platform’s routine moderation sweeps.

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Minecon isn't happening live in Orlando, Florida this year, but it did happen this past week in livestream form. In addition to revealing a bunch of new developments for Minecraft proper, our old dungeon crawler friend Minecraft Dungeons got a few updates: several of which should help people get back into the game if they're on a break.

First up, cross-play is finally coming in November. While it's been teased for some time since it released this past May, we finally have a window for when it'll be arriving. When it does hit, it'll be free for everyone. The feature was dramatically shown off on the aforementioned stream, with the below image indicating players signified with red for Nintendo Switch, light blue for PC, dark blue for PS4, and green for Xbox One.

Following that, a December update will add "Apocalypses Plus" into the mix, which adds "20 new difficulties" as well as "new enchantments and items." In tandem with that free patch, you can also opt for the Howling Peaks DLC, which adds the Tempest Golem boss into the game as well as the icy mountainside biome. I still come back to this one from time to time, so a combo of DLC and free updates should help suck me in even further.

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Having played Super Mario Bros. 35 quite a bit this past week, I was thankful that I had already grown up on the original Mario Bros.

Not only are you required to win on pure skill in Mario 35, but it also helps to understand the various nuances of the game's battle royale format; on top of the layout of the maps themselves. Which, mind, are modeled after the NES originals. That's where this particular site comes in handy.

Created by Rick N. Bruns, these maps not only showcase hidden power-ups (by displaying which blocks hold which items), but pipelines as well: so you can judge which path is more strategically sound in the heat of the moment. Do you need coins? Or perhaps a bit more time from clearing out enemies? The choice is much easier if you actually know where the beaten path leads.

Give the site a go if you're having issues finding clutch fire flowers!

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Though we are yet to receive the second season of Netflix hit TV series The Witcher, it seems that the streaming service is already preparing further seasons of sexy-slaying action for Geralt and chums.

The Witcher fansite Redanian Intelligence has noted a recent listing on the Writer's Guild of America West database, which suggests that a third season of the book and video game adaptation is on the cards, with a (very) tentative release window of 2020-2021. Showrunner Lauren Hissrich is also on board to continue her work on the smash hit series.

It's not so much a secret at this point, but at least we now have the finer details: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is coming later this year, with PC, PS4 and Xbox One getting the refreshed title on November 6th while it'll be coming to Nintendo Switch on November 13th. There's a visual overhaul, with 60fps being the target on PC, PS4 and Xbox One while the Switch is looking to hit 30fps, while they'll all benefit from cross-platform multiplayer (a key part of Hot Pursuit's make-up, seeing how it introduced the concept of asynchronous multiplayer to modern games with its Autolog feature).

There's more besides, with the DLC folded into the main campaign, while some subtle tweaks have been made to gameplay and the front-end has had an overhaul. Most importantly, though, the core driving feels as fresh as it ever has - those pendulous slides are intact, while Seacrest County looks better than ever before. It's also a homecoming of sorts for the series, marking the start of Criterion's second stint behind the wheel of the hugely popular series.

Having spent a few hours with Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, I chatted to Matt Webster, VP of Criterion Games, and Chris Roberts - one of the original team on Hot Pursuit who's now at Stellar Entertainment and is working as creative director on the remaster.

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It's been an open secret for a while, but we finally have confirmation that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is indeed coming out this year, with Xbox One, PC and PS4 versions coming on November 6th while a Nintendo Switch version follows shortly after on November 13th.

As with Burnout Paradise Remastered, it's a collaboration between Stellar Entertainment and original developer Criterion - the studio that's now back in charge of the Need for Speed series after its tenure at Ghost Games.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is shooting for 60fps on PC, PS4 Pro and Xbox One X, with the Switch version targeting 30fps, while all the DLC Hot Pursuit enjoyed is being woven into the main campaign. There are other slight tweaks here and there, while multiplayer - including the at-the-time groundbreaking Autolog - will be cross-platform (it's worth noting that your old times won't be ported across).

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The follow-up project to the 2018 anime SSSS.Gridman got its debut trailer.

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Has there been a murder? Well, not if you play Gothic Murder by Jake Hunter developer Orange.

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In the first developer diary, Scarlet Nexus' title is explained and discussed by producer Keita Iizuka, director Kenji Anabuki, and art director Kouta Ochiai.

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This 3-pack will feature new Digimon from the Wind Guardians, Metal Empire, and Vi Busters.

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EA has revealed that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered will launch on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch in early November.

The original version launched on the previous generation of consoles ten years ago and was well received. With the absence of a new Need for Speed game in 2020, the remastered version is taking up the mantle. You can check out the announcement trailer below.

Hot Pursuit was Criterion’s first Need for Speed title and the remaster marks the beginning of the studio taking the helm on the series once more. In the announcement page on EA’s website, they confirm what will be included in the package, saying:

“Unleash a savage sense of speed both as an outlaw and a cop in this timeless racing experience updated for today’s platforms. Get cross-platform multiplayer and Autolog, enhanced visuals, all main DLC delivered at launch, and much more. It’s time to reignite the pursuit.”

Today developer Systemic Reaction released a new trailer of its upcoming co-op shooter Second Extinction.

The trailer focuses on a feature named “War Effort” that serves as a metagame to let players influence the state of the game’s world.

You can enjoy the video below and see what War Effort is all about.

If you’re unfamiliar with Second Extinction, here’s a handy list of features.

Today CD Projekt RED released a special episode of its Cyberpunk 2077 Night City Wire videos.

The episode premiered at Igromir in Russia and it comes with interesting details for international fans as well.

Specifically, we hear more about the game’s world and characters speaking only in the native language.

Night City is defined as a “21st Century Babel” and many characters will speak in languages other than English, which includes Russian, but also Mexican, Japanese, and more.

Of course, there will be special cyberware that will allow the player to translate those languages.

You can check out the video below.

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A new Free Guy trailer dropped earlier today that provides more backstory details. Ryan Reynolds is a bank teller named Guy that lives in an MMO. Everyday he wakes up, goes to work, dies from reckless, unfeeling players, and respawns in his bed. This is normal for our kind-hearted protagonist because he doesn't know that he's merely an NPC living in a video game! Everything changes when he falls in love with a human. Watch the trailer below for some hilarious action.

Free Guy is from the studio behind Deadpool and releases on December 11. Similarly, a live-action Yakuza movie was recently announced. 

This past summer, Pokémon Go Developers Niantic announced the Local Business Recovery Initiative. With the help of Pokemon Go's massive playerbase, 1,000 local businesses from around the world – specifically, the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the U.K., and Japan – were nominated to become in-game Poké Stops or Gyms for one year. After sorting through the nominations, the initiative launches today.

As sponsored Pokémon Go locations, these businesses will likely attract huge swaths of global players. Niantic has also promised that they have plans to co-facilitate promotional campaigns and other in-game events with the nominated businesses to draw traffic. In unprecedented times like these, Niantic and its Pokémon Go players have emerged as community heroes. 

Minecraft has always had caves and underground worlds to explore, but even more secrets are being created just waiting to be discovered with the upcoming Caves and Cliffs update coming in 2021. 

The upcoming update will completely overhaul mountains in the game as part of the 2019 Minecon fan-vote winning biome pick. Now, mountains will play a much more centered role in the exploration aspects of the game, including more traps, "mischievous goats," and a few other surprises ahead: 

Underground biomes aren’t all terrifying lava lakes and skeleton-infested mines; instead – if you follow the roots – you’ll find the lush caves are a stunning oasis of calm and tranquillity.

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, the very frightening series of deadly rooms full of circular sawblades, fires up the player grinder later this month. October does seem like the proper time for all that slice-y gore, sure enough. Devolver Digital have announced that you can begin dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodging through the game on October 22nd.

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Nexus Mods, a site hosting mods for squillions of PC games, have temporarily banned people from uploading mods related to socio-political issues of the USA. This came after a flurry of “provocative and troll mods” doing things like renaming Fallout 4‘s raiders to “Antifa”, “Trump Supporter”, or “BLM ‘Protester'”, some being uploaded with photographs of corpses.

“Most of these mods are being uploaded by cowards with sock puppet accounts deliberately to try and cause a stir,” the site’s admins say. So if people can’t behave, they’ll allow no US politics on the Nexus until the presidential election is well and truly settled.

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It wouldn’t be a medieval season without a proper gauntlet, would it? Mediatonic have been offering bits of information about Fall Guys season two over the last few weeks and have now dropped this preview for one of the new levels. Knight Fever is a new obstacle course level with all sorts of fresh new contraptions to torture your little beans in shining armor when season two starts later this week.

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didn’t get left out of Mojang’s Minecraft Live presentation this past weekend. The Diablo-style looting RPG has a few updates of its own landing before the end of this year. It’ll be getting another DLC with new enemies and areas and, praise be, multiplayer between folks on different systems.

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