Star Wars Battlefront 2 Beta Extended
The Star Wars Battlefront 2 beta has been extended for all players across PC, Xbox One, and PS4.
An amendment has appeared on the Star Wars Battlefront 2 Beta event page, showing the beta now closes Wednesday October 12 at 3:00 AM AEDT.
The beta was originally scheduled to finish yesterday after being available as an early access for preorder customers since October 4 and has been open to all as of October 6.
While fun to play, the beta also features a loot box system, which has given us cause to worry about the potential pay-to-win nature of the full game.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer Brings First Official Glimpse of Snoke
Today’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi has brought with it the first proper glimpse of Andy Serkis’ mysterious villain, Supreme Leader Snoke.
Snoke appeared in 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens as an immense hologram, and we’ve since seen his likeness revealed via a figurine and a set of official Star Wars postage stamps and trading cards, but this marks the first time we’ve officially seen the real, horribly-disfigured Snoke in action, albeit briefly.
16 Force-Fuelled Shots From the New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer
Disney and LucasFilm have unleashed the hugely-anticipated first full-length trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi today, and alongside that a string of high-res stills directly from it.
You can check them all out in the gallery below.
Our initial thoughts on the trailer, which seems packed to the brim with misdirection, can be found and discussed here.
The arrival of the trailer follows the unveiling of a new theatrical poster for the film, as well as confirmation advance tickets have gone on sale in the US. Tickets are also on sale in Australia and, according to Star Wars UK on Twitter, will be available in just a few hours in the United Kingdom (7AM BST)
New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Poster Revealed
A brand new poster for the next installment of the Star Wars saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has been revealed.
The official Star Wars Twitter account has released the new poster for The Last Jedi ahead of tonight's new trailer reveal, which director Rian Johnson warns some fans might want to avoid.
Stardew Valley Creator Discusses Next Game
In a Reddit AMA, Eric Barone, creator of Stardew Valley, discussed his thoughts on his next project and how he's learned from Stardew's development.
Although he confirmed that he had plans for his next game in the AMA, Barone was initially hesitant to discuss future projects because "creating hype too far in advance is a lot of pressure, and ultimately I don't think it benefits anyone. I prefer to work in an isolated bubble."
But Barone said he is approaching the next project "with a similar mindset to Stardew Valley — take a style of game that was never fully realized (or that changed trajectories, leaving unexplored possibilities), and carry on the tradition in my own weird way. "
How Lessons From the Wii U Affected the Nintendo Switch
Nintendo has discussed lessons learned from the Wii U and how these lessons were applied in order to make the Nintendo Switch as successful as it has been since its launch.
Nintendo of America senior product marketing manager Bill Trinen told Business Insider the ease of simply jumping into the Switch experience has been a huge step up from the Wii U.
“If you look at the Wii U hardware system, just the system menu itself — the time that it took to boot that system up, to get into gameplay — was something that was a frustration for a lot of players early on, and actually became a hindrance,” Trinen said.
Classic PC Game Star Control II Gets New Direct Sequel
25 years after its original release, Star Control II is officially getting a sequel — and it's coming from the game's creators.
Fred Ford and Paul Reiche announced on their blog that a direct sequel to Star Control II — The Ur-Quan Masters is in the works, and it will be called Ghosts of the Precursors.
"Pretty much ever since
, fans have been politely asking us to create a sequel, sometimes begging for a sequel, even threatening us if we don’t make a sequel. Our answer was always, “We really want to do this, we just need to wait until the time is right” ... Well, the stars have finally aligned," the announcement post reads.
Destiny 2 Leviathan Prestige Raid Delayed
Bungie has delayed Destiny 2's Leviathan Prestige Raid.
In a post on the game's official forums, Bungie said an exploit was discovered in the Leviathan Raid that makes its enemy encounters easier than they should be. Since this could potentially tarnish the legacy of the team who earns the World First Bonus for completing the more difficult, Prestige version of the Raid, the developer has decided to postpone its launch to fix the exploit.
As such, Destiny 2's first Prestige Raid will now go live on Wednesday, October 18 at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm UK (October 19 at 4am AET).
The Leviathan Prestige Raid was announced last week among a slew of other new content, including Destiny 2's first Iron Banner event and new armor sets.
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Season Pass Content Revealed
The MCU is invading Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, with the sequel's season pass revealed to include Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Revealed as part of the game's showing at New York Comic Con, WB has confirmed that the season pass will cost $14.99 and include six level packs and four character packs. The six level packs are all based on Marvel Cinematic Universe films or TV shows, including:
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Black Panther
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Cloak and Dagger
- Runaways
The season pass also includes four character packs: