A few days ago, The Coalition lifted up the curtain on the new Horde mode for the forthcoming Gears 5. While many of the same systems from Gears of War 4 are returning (i.e., using a Fabricator to build fortifications/guns, gathering energy to power the Fabricator, equipping cards on your character), there are a few tweaks, too.
Earlier this summer, with the reveal of the next Destiny 2 expansion, Shadowkeep, Bungie announced that their first-person shooter/action-RPG would be getting Cross Save support across all platforms (PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One). This functionality would allow players to use the same characters, same gear, and same progress across multiple platforms with just a few exceptions. In last week's "This Week at Bungie" post, the developer released some more details on what all this entails, and that it'll go live tomorrow, August 21.
Keeping up with all of the mini consoles on the market, SEGA has announced their SEGA Genesis Mini will become available on September 19, 2019. The teeny console comes packed with 40 games (and two “bonus” titles), all of the required cables, and 2 controllers so you and a friend can throw back to your playtimes of ol’ with Contra: Hard Corps, Golden Axe, Gunstar Heroes, Toejam and Earl, and so many more.
There's been a lot of good words floating around out there about the forthcoming "Iceborne" expansion for Monster Hunter: World. The quality-of-live improvements, in particular, have been appreciated, but there's a lot of content there, too. There's also been a few bad words floating around: delayed release on PC. It wasn't clear how long PC players would have to wait, but Capcom cleared that up: January 2020.
Video games are coming from all kinds of places these days; from big "AAA" developers to one-man passion projects, some say that it's never been a better time to play games. Certainly, with the increase in people making games, it's no surprise we're also seeing more co-op titles because who doesn't love playing games with friends? A few students from Supinfogame Rubika are working on a couch co-op action/adventure game called Fable for Two, and you can play the first couple chapters now for free!
Rebellion’s upcoming Sniper Elite 3 Ultimate Edition for Nintendo Switch has received a trailer that proudly touts the October 1st, 2019 release date. While the game was originally available in 2014 on PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and 4, this Ultimate Edition of Sniper Elite 3 will be the first time the long-running Sniper Elite franchise has reached a Nintendo platform since the WiiU version of Sniper Elite V2 in 2013. Pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch version are available now for $39.99 but you can catch the full release date trailer below.
At the end of every month, we Xbox Live Gold members are on the edge of our seats for the new games that will become free the following month, and the recently-released game lineup for August 2019 does not disappoint. Beginning August 1st, 2019, Gears of War 4 is free to anyone who is an Xbox Gold member, with Forza Motorsport 6 becoming free August 15th, with Gears of War remaining free until August 31st and Forza free until Sep 15th. Both games are only available on Xbox One, as the Xbox 360 is given its own games for the program.
The Blackout Club leaves Early Access today, so what better time to revisit this cooperative, first-person, stealth horror game? Locke, Mike, and Jason took a trip down spooky memory lane last week to see how things were looking before it hit version 1.0.
Novarama's Killsquad made its debut just ahead of this year's E3, and this week, it's hit Steam Early Access for all to play. Last week, Mike, Jason, and Nick got a little time with the title before it launched into the realm of "early access," and came away impressed.
NVidia has sent over their list of GeForce themed deals on Amazon for the annual "Prime Day" sale. This year there's a ton of great offers if you're in the market for a new gaming laptop or card - with savings over $500 on certain items. This is a limited time sale and you must be an Amazon Prime member to get the special pricing.
When Earth Defense Force 5 launched on PlayStation 4 last year, PC gamers immediately began to ask when the game would be coming to Steam. The previous two EDF games, Earth Defense Force 4.1 and Wing Diver the Shooter, both arrived on PC after first launching on Sony’s console, after all. Now those PC prayers have been answered, because EDF 5 is finally available on Steam.
