How PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Xbox Compares to PC
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is well-loved, even in its Early Access stages, for being an intense, tactical and difficult multiplayer experience, and porting a multiplayer game with 100 players per match from PC to console isn’t without its challenges. The Xbox build of PUBG was playable on the show floor at this year’s Gamescom, and there’s a lot to adjust to, and a lot of unanswered questions.
Unsurprisingly, there were performance problems from the very beginning, but nothing remarkably out of the ordinary for PUBG. It's not a very pretty game, and the only noticeable graphical difference on the Xbox build seemed to be a slight change to draw distance, though that didn't seem to hinder gameplay in any negative way. The framerate was consistent and smooth, with developers aiming for, but currently unable to confirm, 60fps. It's still a bland, dull-looking game, but it ran almost as well as the current PC version, and I don’t think console players will be disappointed.
Jodie Foster to Direct Black Mirror Season 4 Episode
Netflix has revealed the cast, directors and episode titles of Black Mirror Season 4.
The directorial lineup includes several standout names, including Jodie Foster, Sherlock's Toby Hanes, Game of Thrones' Tim Van Patten and American Gods' David Slade. Likewise, the cast is comprised of many recognizable faces, including Fargo's Jesse Plemons, Mad Men's Rosemarie Dewitt and Westworld's Jimmi Simpson.
See the names of each episode, as well as its respective writer(s), director and cast members below. (Note: Episode list is in no particular order).
"Arkangel"
- Cast: Rosemarie Dewitt (La La Land, Mad Men), Brenna Harding (A Place to Call Home), Owen Teague (Bloodline)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Is Beautiful, Confusing, and Captivating
At Gamescom 2017, tucked away in a small room in Nintendo’s press area, I got to spend forty minutes playing Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Monolith Soft’s monstrous new Nintendo Switch RPG.
I was dropped into a save file more than a dozen hours into the game where my eclectic party of level 20 warriors were nudged to start attacking the first enemy we saw. “This should be easy,” I thought. “There’s five of us and one of whatever that thing is, so I should be able to fly through this quickly.” I was quite wrong.
Xenoblade’s battles are a frantic mix of charging icons, switching characters, finding and mashing buttons for short quick time events, and darting your eyes around every corner of the screen to manage a set of interconnected systems. There's a lot going on here, and I immediately realized even this low-level grunt was going to take some strategy and perseverance.
Jared Leto ‘Proud’ to Be Part of Suicide Squad
Jared Leto is more than happy to continue playing the Joker in the DC Extended Universe.
His recent appearance on the Australian "Kyle and Jackie O" show featured a segment in which he was quizzed on his involvement in 2016's Suicide Squad, which was notable both for his approach to the role—allegedly sending his castmates gifts including a live rat and a dead pig—and for Leto's vocal disappointment over the way the Joker was handled in the film's final edit.
Nintendo Switch: Telltale’s Batman, GotG Incoming
Telltale Games is bringing the first seasons of two of their episodic adventure games to Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo of America has confirmed, via Twitter, that both Batman and Guardians of the Galaxy are heading to its console. "Get ready to defend the galaxy or become the Dark Knight when more Telltale Games adventures arrive on Nintendo Switch!" the company said.
The news follows Telltale's previous release of Minecraft: Switch Edition this summer.
There's currently no word on how close we may be to seeing the two games on Switch; expect more news and release dates to follow in the coming months.
Amazon’s Bank Holiday Deal Event: Shop the Future (6 Days of Deals)
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It seems like Amazon is everywhere recently. Now they're getting involved in bank holiday sales this weekend with their 'Shop the Future' sale, an event which will last 6 days, ranging from 25th August to 30th August.
Secret of Mana Remake Announced for PC, PS4, Vita
Square Enix has announced a full 3D remake of Secret of Mana coming to Steam, PS4, and Vita on February 15, 2018.
According to the announcement, Secret of Mana “retains its long-held charm while incorporating improvements such as upgraded gameplay for modern platforms and a newly arranged musical score.”
Secret of Mana was originally released for Super Nintendo in 1993 and follows main characters Randi, Primm and Popoi.
As a preorder bonus for this new version, Square Enix is offering Moogle and Tiger costumes for all three heroes as DLC.
Rhythm Heaven Not Dead, Producer Says
Despite rumors to the contrary, it appears that the zany and addictive Rhythm Heaven series is not dead.
When Eurogamer interviewed Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto about the upcoming 3DS title Metroid: Samus Returns and the rivival of the Metroid series, they also asked about the fate of Rhythm Heaven. Recent reports have suggested that the series was dead at Nintendo.
Sakamoto replied vaguely at first, saying "We generally don't comment on those kind of rumors, but I don't remember us ever saying it was over. Generally speaking, if there's an opportunity, a motivation, a need, we consider all opportunities and leave the door open. That's all I can say."
Patty Jenkins Responds to Cameron’s Wonder Woman Slam
Update: Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins took to social media to respond to James Cameron's claim that the DC film is "a step backwards" for making her an "objectified icon."
In a post on Twitter, Jenkins said:
James Cameron's inability to understand what Wonder Woman is, or stands for, to women all over the world is unsurprising as, thought he is a great filmmaker, he is not a woman. Strong women are great. His praise of my film Monster, and our portrayal of a strong yet damaged woman was so appreciated. But if women have to always be hard, tough and troubled to be strong, and we aren't free to be multidimensional or celebrate an icon of women everywhere because she is attractive and loving, then we haven't come very far have we. I believe women can and should be EVERYTHING just like male lead characters should be. There is no right and wrong kind of powerful woman. And the massive female audience who made the film a hit it is, can surely choose and judge their own icons of progress.
Ninja Gaiden Creator Steps Down at Devil’s Third Studio, Will Become a Consultant
The creator of the Ninja Gaiden series Tomonobu Itagaki has stepped down from his position as Representative Director and Chief Technical Officer at Valhalla Game Studios.
An official letter from Valhalla Game Studios details Itagaki's resignation from his position to focus on contributing as much to the games industry as possible rather than focusing on creating individual games as he had done in the past.
In this vein, Itagaki will continue to work with Valhalla Game Studios as a prime advisor in which he hopes to continue to provide help and direction to the young team that work there. However, his plans are also to act as a consultant to many other studios all over the world in order to contribute as much as possible to the games industry as a whole.