Xbox Games with Gold for May Revealed
The lineup of games available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers in June 2018 has been revealed.
The following titles we be available for download for Xbox Live Gold members next month:
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia - June 1-30 (Xbox One)
- Smite Gold Bundle - June 16 to July 15 (Xbox One)
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - June 1-15 (Xbox One, Xbox 360)
- LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The New Adventures - June 16-30 (Xbox One, Xbox 360)
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia is the side-scrolling final chapter of the Chronicles trilogy. Though the title has moments of brilliance and a beautiful aesthetic, we only gave it a 5.8 in our review due to clumsy combat and tedious trial-and-error missions.
Star Citizen Now Has a $27,000 DLC Pack
Players can now purchase a Star Citizen DLC Pack that costs $27,000.
Per MMOPulse, The Legatus Pack comes with a total of 117 ships, which is nearly every spacecraft in the game. Also included are 163 extra items, including various skins, in-game posters, service equipment, and fuel pods.
You'll have to spend $1000 just to view the DLC's contents. But you can check out everything's that included in The Legatus Pack via this forum post. Some of the ships featured are Javelin, Avenger Stalker, Avenger Titan, F7C Hornet Wildfire, Eclipse, Gladius, and Aegis Hammerhead.
Bethesda Teasing Fallout Announcement
Bethesda Game Studios has taken to Twitter to tease something Fallout-related - we just don't know quite what that is right now.
The developer's tweet uses one of the "Please Stand By" test cards used across the series (although this appears to be a brand new version of them), as you can see below:
#PleaseStandBy pic.twitter.com/5IUjkURCcM
— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) May 29, 2018
Sony Unveils New Limited Edition Blue PS4
Sony will release a new limited edition PlayStation 4 on June 8.
Called the Days of Play Limited Edition PS4, the system sports a gold symbol, matching blue controller and 1 terabyte hard drive. It will only be available for an undisclosed amount of time and cost $300/€300.
The special PS4 celebrates Sony's Days of Play deals, including the PS4 Pro discounted to $350. Other price cuts include God of War for $50/€50, Gran Turismo Sport for $20/€20 and MLB The Show 18 for $40.
Days of Play will run from June 8 to 18.
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Mega Man 11 Release Date Revealed
Capcom has announced Mega Man 11 will be released this Fall on October 2nd.
Announced late last year, Mega Man 11 plays just like the older games -- eight robot masters that can be tackled in any order, then on to Dr. Wily's castle -- but he sports a new cartoonish anime look.
Two of the new robot masters.
I recently got to play through a couple bosses in Mega Man 11 and really liked it! Check out my impressions here.
Check Out an Exclusive New Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom IMAX Poster!
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom's new poster is out to remind you that we aren't going back to our beloved dinosaur park any time soon. IGN is debuting this exclusive new IMAX poster, which touts the foreboding headline, "The park is gone."
Check out the full poster below!
Directed by J.A. Bayona, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom brings stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard back to Isla Nublar three years after the destructive events of Jurassic World.
Mega Man Turns It Up to 11
Capcom couldn’t quite get a new Mega Man game ready for his 30th birthday last year (he’s really a man now!). But right at the buzzer in December, Mega Man 11 was announced. It’s coming this year, I’ve played it, and I’m happy to report it seems like a fun and fresh take on one of the elder statesmen of gaming. After seeing the reveal trailer back in December, everyone said: “Cool! But he looks kinda weird.” True, he’s adopted more of a cartoonish anime style instead of the pixelated look of previous Mega Men. But the run-and-gun-and-jump gameplay feels like classic Mega Man, and the new design retains the charm and personality fans expect. The Man himself feels quick and snappy as he should — it doesn’t have the sluggish running-under-water feel that the reveal trailer seemed to imply.
Fortnite’s Weekly Challenges Have Been Pushed Back
Fortnite's Week 5 challenges were due to go live today, however developer Epic Games has announced it's rescheduling weekly challenges to go live on Thursdays rather than Tuesdays.
If you log onto Fortnite now, you're likely to be greeted with a message saying Week 5 challenges will unlock "in 0 seconds." Though these challenges were meant to unlock this morning, players have been unable to view or complete them.
If you get this message, don't panic. This isn't an issue with just your game. Epic Games tweeted earlier to explain the bug is a known issue which is a result of the developer moving weekly challenges from Tuesdays to Thursdays. They just forgot to tell anyone.
Disney Brass on Solo Bombing: ‘We Have a Lot of Work to Do’
Disney and Lucasfilm are unlikely to release two Star Wars movies so close together after Solo struggled at the box office this past weekend.
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Disney distribution chief Dave Hollis discussed Solo's disappointing debut and and what it means going forward for Star Wars films. "We have a lot of work to do in trying to understand this," he said.
"We are all over it and will spend a lot of time digging into why things happened the way they did in various markets. We have a year and a half before Episode IX comes out."
Mario Tennis Aces Is Everything it Needs to Be
With what looks to be a return to form for Camelot Software's sports games prowess, Mario Tennis is back and in full swing with Mario Tennis Aces. It's the eighth installment in the series and the first game to feature a fully fleshed out story mode since Mario Tennis: Power Tour on the Game Boy Advance. It features a host of recognizable characters, multiple Tournament modes, and both local and online multiplayer. So, put on your cleats and get ready to hit the astroturf with Mario Tennis Aces for Nintendo Switch.
At first glance, the base gameplay may appear similar to that of Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, but if the preview build I played is any indication at all, Aces looks to be a true evolution of the franchise. It's the Mario Tennis experience we all know and love, except it's fused with some fighting game elements that add an entirely new layer of competition to the core gameplay.