Final Fantasy 14 Companion App and New Story Quests Incoming
Final Fantasy 14 is getting a companion app alongside May's Under the Moonlight patch, with more content building on the Stormblood expansion.
Unfortunately the app isn't quite as snazzy as Final Fantasy 14 Online GO, the April Fool's Day prank app that promised to let players mine for materials by smashing their phones into trees and throwing them into rivers. The Final Fantasy 14 Online Companion App's features are far more humdrum but still super useful, letting players organise their inventory and armoury chest, use the scheduler to organise events, browse the market board and buy and sell items, chat with friends and Free Company members, and register an additional favoured destination Aetheryte.
Shenmue 1 & 2 Pricing Revealed, Achievements Confirmed on All Platforms
Shenmue 1 & 2 pricing has been confirmed for the North American release, with players able to pick up the "definitive version" of both games for $29.99. It's also been confirmed the title will support achievements across all platforms.
YouTuber Adam Koralik shared the details on Twitter and in a video following his trip to SEGA in Japan. "I'm now allowed to inform you of the retail price of the Shenmue 1 and 2 rerelease," he tweeted. "$29.99 USD gets you the collection. Applies to all US versions. Global pricing will reflect similar pricing in local currencies."
EA: Battlefront 2’s Loot Box Controversy a ‘Learning Experience’
After the loot box controversy surrounding Star Wars Battlefront 2, EA's Patrick Söderlund has said the company has learned from "those mistakes," and promises to "be better" going forward.
"I’d be lying to you if I said that what’s happened with Battlefront and what’s happened with everything surrounding loot boxes and these things haven’t had an effect on EA as a company and an effect on us as management,” he said in an interview with The Verge. “We can shy away from it and pretend like it didn’t happen, or we can act responsibly and realise that we made some mistakes, and try to rectify those mistakes and learn from them.”
MechWarrior 5 Is a Symphony of Destruction
Do you like explosions? How about giant robot suits? If you answered yes to either of those questions, then boy do I have good news for you! We’ve got an in-depth look at how the long awaited MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries will make things go boom in spectacular fashion. Be sure to check out the video above to see those explosions in motion.
Developer Piranha Games tells me that it’s going all out on making the damage you can deal in MechWarrior 5 look and feel amazing. Every one of its 50+ unique mech chassis has 11 different body parts —areas like the arms, legs, and head — Each of which then has three different visual damage states, so as they get individually battered, they’ll start visually breaking down and eventually breaking apart.
MechWarrior Online’s Solaris Update Makes You Feel Like a Giant Robot Gladiator
MechWarrior Online has grown massively in the five years since its initial launch. Developer Piranha Games tells me it has roughly quadrupled in size, now at over 100 unique mechs and over 1000 different variants, and tomorrow it’s getting its biggest update to date.
The Solaris update will bring in a whole host of changes to the game, but the main course is the Solaris 7 arena. Solaris 7 offers brand new 1v1 and 2v2 competitive modes, the first time MWO has had combat on such an intimate scale. It will have its own maps, leaderboards, and matchmaking rating called SSR, all injected with the flavor of the MechWarrior universe’s most famous gladiatorial setting.
PS4 Pro FIFA 18 Bundle with God of War and 3 Free Games under £380
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PS4 Pro FIFA 18 with Free Games and God of War under £380
A great bundle for a great price was released at ShopTo, especially if you were also looking to preorder the new God of War. With this bundle you will get PS4 Pro console, FIFA 18, Singstar Celebration, Hidden Agenda, That's You and God of War for just £379.71.
Seth Rogen Doesn’t Believe North Korea Behind Sony Hack
Seth Rogen doesn't believe North Korea was behind the infamous Sony hack of 2014.
The actor, whose comedy The Interview was at the center of the maelstrom, has come to the conclusion that North Korea simply didn't have the means to pull off a hack of that magnitude.
“The truth is, I don’t think North Korea hacked Sony," Rogen said in a recent interview with The Daily Beast. "They don’t give a sh*t, and everything is a façade there. The notion that they have the capacity to do it is a façade. The more time I get from it, the more it doesn’t seem like what the consensus was at the time is what actually happened.”
Rampage Tops Weekend Box Office
Despite performing below projections, Rampage topped the box office in its domestic debut, earning an estimated $34.5 million.
Director Brad Peyton's video game-inspired adaptation earned $2.4 million in Thursday previews and was expected to make between $35M-$40M opening weekend. Rampage received an A- CinemaScore from moviegoers who saw the film opening night.
Internationally, the Dwayne Johnson-led action movie fared better. Rampage earned approximately $114.1 million outside of North America, making for a current global total of $148.6 million.
Full Metal Jacket, Toy Story Actor R. Lee Ermey Dies
Actor R. Lee Ermey, best known for his iconic role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, has died. He was 74.
The news was announced by Ermey’s manager Bill Rogin via Ermey’s official Twitter account.
Statement from R. Lee Ermey's long time manager, Bill Rogin:
It is with deep sadness that I regret to inform you all that R. Lee Ermey ("The Gunny") passed away this morning from complications of pneumonia. He will be greatly missed by all of us.
Semper Fi, Gunny. Godspeed. pic.twitter.com/vf4O78JKmb
— R. Lee Ermey (@RLeeErmey) April 15, 2018
Persona 3 and 5 Dancing Games Getting SEGA Costumes
Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night and Persona 5: Dancing Star Night are getting a variety of new costumes from popular SEGA franchises.
Persona Central reports SEGA announced Virtua Fighter costumes are coming to Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night, and Sonic and Yakuza costumes are coming to Persona 5: Dancing Star Night.
The publisher made the announcement during a special stage show for the games during SEGA FES 2018. Last week, SEGA asked fans on Twitter what DLC costumes they'd like to see featured in the upcoming dancing games.