Windows 10 Game Preview Coming Soon
Microsoft announced today at Gamescom 2016 that its Game Preview program, which is currently available for Xbox One owners, is coming to Windows 10 later this year.
According to Director of ID@Xbox Chris Charla's announcement on Xbox Wire, Rockfish's upcoming title Everspace will be the first game that PC players will be able to buy and preview as a work-in-progress.
Through Game Preview on Windows 10, players will be able to aid in the development process of various in-progress PC games to "help developers make Windows 10 games the best they can be." Microsoft plans to share more details about this early access initiative at a later date.
It Movie: First Full Look at Pennywise the Clown
After providing a sneak peek at the face of Pennywise the Clown in Stephen King's It movie last month, Warner Bros. has released a new photo that provides a first look at the full costume worn by Bill Skarsgard's horrifying character.
The image comes courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. See it below.
Destiny Getting Private PvP Matches
During a Destiny livestream as part of Gamescom 2016, Bungie revealed that Destiny will be getting private player vs. player matches on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The announcement came at the start of the Destiny stream, which included new information about the upcoming Destiny: Rise of Iron expansion coming next month. Though private matches will debut alongside Rise of Iron, Bungie will make the private PvP functionality available for all PS4 and Xbox One players.
The opening of the stream featured a look at the options players will have when creating private matches. Customization options include the map, score and time limits, light level, and time of day.
Mr. Robot Renewed for Season 3
USA Network has renewed its hit series Mr. Robot for a third season, which is expected to premiere in 2017.
"Midway through its second season, Mr. Robot continues to break new ground and open up new opportunities for the network," said NCBUniversal Cable Entertainment's president of entertainment networks, Chris McCumber. "We can't wait to see where
Sam Esmail and the entire brilliant Robot team take us next."
Jeff Wachtel, chief content officer for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, added: "Sam and company just keep taking it to another level. We can't wait to get going on Season 3... as soon as we finish Season 2!"
The next episode of Season 2 airs tomorrow, August 17, at 10/9c. For more, check out IGN's review of Mr. Robot's latest episode.
Xbox One S FIFA 17 Bundle Revealed
Today at Gamescom 2016, Microsoft announced that a new FIFA 17 Xbox One S bundle will be available on September 22.
According to Xbox Wire, the console bundle includes a digital copy of FIFA 17, as well as three Ultimate Team Loan Legends and one month of EA Access. A 500GB version will be available for $300 USD, while a 1TB option that also includes an Ultimate Team Rare Player Pack will be priced at $350 USD.
Xbox One S FIFA 17 bundle, via Xbox Wire
Titanfall 2 Multiplayer Technical Test Detailed
Titanfall 2's open multiplayer technical test will kick off this weekend, Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts announced today at Gamescom.
The test will take place during the remaining two weekends in August, starting this Friday, August 19, and will be available for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players.
Those who participate in the technical test during the first week will be able to play two different multiplayer modes, including a 5v5 mode called Bounty Hunt that pits a team of Pilots against an opposing group and the Remnant Fleet. The other is an 8v8 mode called Pilots vs. Pilots, which serves as a classic Pilots-only option. Additionally, two maps will be available, including a secret underground facility called Boomtown and an outdoor rocky landscape called Homestead.
American Horror Story Comes to Life at Halloween Horror Nights
American Horror Story is coming to Halloween Horror Nights. The hit TV series will be turned into a maze at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort at the popular annual Halloween event, incorporating elements from three different seasons.
Season 1’s Murder House, Season 4’s Freak Show and Season 5’s Hotel will all be represented, as guests venture through iconic scenes and encounter memorable characters from the Ryan Murphy anthology horror series. Halloween Horror Nights begins Friday, September 16 at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort.
Amazon Orders Jack Ryan Series Starring John Krasinski
Following reports earlier this year that John Krasinski will star in a Jack Ryan television series, Amazon has officially greenlit a 10-episode season available exclusively through its Prime Video service.
Titled Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, the new series is being co-produced by Paramount and Skydance Television. Michael Bay and Carlton Cuse are on board as executive producers, as well as Graham Roland, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Marcy Ross, Mace Neufeld and Lindsey Springer.
Final Fantasy 15: A Fan and a Newbie Play the First 4 Hours
Here's how Final Fantasy XV (or at least the version we’ve played) opens. Alongside the splash screens for developers, publishers and engines, a simple statement of intent, white-on-black:
“A Final Fantasy for fans and first-timers.”
It’s a fascinating little statement, at once an admission that this royal line of RPGs has started to suffer from a little too much aristocratic inbreeding (you need only look at the withered disc-children of the misguided Fabula Nova Crystalis saga to see the effects), and a “come at me, bro” throwdown. It’s a game aiming to be something to everyone - enough Final Fantasy to appease fans (say: me, Joe Skrebels), and enough something quite different to intrigue the chronically uninterested (say: him, Daniel Krupa).
Joke Half-Life 3 Ad Displayed at Gamescom
A Half-Life 3 ad at Gamescom is turning heads, but it’s not the announcement you’ve been waiting for.
Prominently placed at Gamescom’s North Entrance, the ad in question actually reads “Half-Life: 3” followed by the words “Editors who played it back then,” joking that three employees of the companies that took out the ad -- Spieletipps and GIGA Games -- once played the original Half-Life.
Spieletipps and GIGA Games' Half-Life 3 joke ad