God of War Won’t Have Microtransactions, Says Director
God of War director, Cory Barlog, has confirmed that the upcoming game will not feature microtransactions.
A Twitter user posted a screenshot showing what could be taken to be in-game currency in the game's menu, and asked if there would be microtransactions in the game.
No freakin way!!!
— Cory Barlog (@corybarlog) March 6, 2018
"No freakin way!!!" replied Barlog, who is currently travelling around Europe to promote the game, and was enjoying a selection of godly-themed beers in front of a blazing brazier at the time the question was posed, judging by his Twitter account.
Nintendo Direct Coming Tomorrow
Nintendo has announced it will hold a 30-minute Nintendo Direct tomorrow, March 8.
According to Nintendo of America's announcement on Twitter, the Direct will cover "upcoming Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games, including new details on Mario Tennis Aces." The presentation will begin at 2pm PT/5pm ET/10pm UK (March 9 at 9am AET).
Mario Tennis Aces was announced a couple months ago, during January's Nintendo Direct Mini. The game will be released for Switch sometime this spring and will feature a story mode, which the series hasn't seen since Mario Tennis Power Tour.
Take a Final Fantasy XV Screenshot, See It on a London Billboard
To celebrate the launch of Final Fantasy 15 on PC, Nvidia Ansel is running a contest to feature the winner's screenshot on a London billboard.
The contest was announced on the Nvidia website to mark the release of Windows Edition. Players can win a print of their Ansel shot signed by the Final Fantasy 15 dev team, as well as having their screenshot splashed across a London billboard as part of the game's marketing campaign.
Players can participate by sharing their screenshot to Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram before midnight (GMT) on March 20, tagging @NVIDIAGeForceUK and using the hashtag #FFXVSHOTWITHGEFORCEGTX.
Floyd Mayweather Is Apparently Making a Game
Floyd Mayweather has announced that he's hopping aboard the video game bandwagon with his own creation that's currently in the works.
The undefeated boxer told TMZ that he is "working on" his video game, saying that he couldn't be involved with EA's Fight Night series because he has to "have some ownership" of the projects he's involved with.
Mayweather won't be the first boxer to have his name emblazoned on a fighting game. Mike Tyson had the honor of being the final boss in Mike Tyson's Punch Out on the NES, although when the license expired on using Tyson's name, he was replaced with the Mr. Dream character.
Nier: Automata Still Holds a ‘Final’, ‘Unpleasant’ Secret
Square Enix's Nier: Automata has a whopping 26 endings for those players who have the time and fortitude to unlock them all. But there's still one last mystery that has yet to be unlocked, and the developers aren't willing to help you find out what it is.
According to a Famitsu interview (translated by Gematsu) the game has an "unpleasant" secret waiting to be discovered.
"'That' has yet to be discovered," reads the piece in Famitsu's 1st anniversary piece about the game. "It will definitely be unpleasant, so the developers will not officially announce what it is. For various reasons, this specification was put into the game. If they are more detailed about what it is, problems might occur, so they cannot say anything more. It is the final secret of NieR: Automata…"
Fortnite Battle Royale: 20-Player Squad Mode On the Way
A new limited time mode is coming to Fortnite Battle Royale that will introduce squads of 20 players.
A screenshot of the impending update was posted on Reddit, and as well as giving us a glimpse of the Raptor and new Empire Axe hitting the store, the 20-player squad mode was also detailed, pitting five teams of 20 against one another in a battle for the Victory Royale.
The limited time mode will nestle nicely between the four-man squads and the 50 vs 50 mode that rolled out at the end of last year.
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New Halo Comic Miniseries Announced
Master Chief's antics during the Covenant War will be delved into in a new three-part mini-series called Halo: Collateral Damage.
The announcement was made on Halo Waypoint, and will follow Master Chief and Blue Team in their efforts to stop the Covenant.
The Halo: Collateral Damage cover.
Jessica Jones Season 2 Reveals Episode Titles Via These Awesome Pulp Covers
Season 2 of Marvel's Jessica Jones is making its debut on Netflix on March 8 - coinciding with International Women's Day - and Netflix has released a gorgeous pulp cover for each of the 13 episodes, illustrated by a bevy of female artists.
The covers are a delightful homage to Jessica Jones' pulp hero comic book origins, and contain a smattering of clues as to what we can expect this season.
The first three titles - Start at the Beginning, Freak Accident, and Sole Survivor - suggest we might be digging deeper into Jessica's past and origins. Jessica's family was killed in a freak car accident, leaving her the sole survivor. Episode seven's I Want Your Cray Cray also seems to harken back to those events, with Jessica on her knees in the foreground while a fiery car wreck blazes behind her.
Star Wars’ Snoke Kept Mysterious to Allow for Possible Prequel
Snoke actor Andy Serkis has addressed some of the backlash over his character's blank backstory in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, saying it was kept intentionally mysterious to allow for possible future films or stories.
Speaking to EW about his performance, Serkis explained: "We wanted him to have a great deal of mystery
J.J.
and I discussed it, and Rian
and I did discuss backstories to him, where he came from. I’ve been asked to not shed anything, should we want to bring him back in any way whether
prequel or whatever."
The lack of explanation for where Snoke came from and how he ascended to power has been one of the Star Wars fandom's biggest questions since The Force Awakens was released, and has been a cornerstone of some of the backlash The Last Jedi received.