Yearly Archives: 2018
Red Dead Redemption 2: Physical Edition Could Come on 2 Discs
What seems to be Japanese packaging for Red Dead Redemption 2 has appeared online and, if genuine, it shows that the PS4 physical edition is spread across 2 discs.
On the game's back cover, a symbol indicating the double-disc format is shown:
『レッド・デッド・リデンプション2』ディスク2枚組が確定。PS4版ダミージャケットより判明 - https://t.co/U0eZRV0zOp pic.twitter.com/H2BxnMXP2Z
— ゲームのはなし (@gamenohanashi) October 17, 2018
Double-disc games are more familiar from older generations of console, when games could far outstrip the storage capacity of optical discs.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Launch Trailer Coming Tomorrow
The latest trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 will arrive tomorrow, October 18, at 7am Pacific / 10am Eastern / 3pm UK (or 1am AEST on October 19).
Rockstar also announced that pre-ordering the digital version will allow players to pre-load the game from Friday. That'll come in handy, because the game is looking to be pretty big.
It's not clear exactly what will be in the trailer, but we'd wager it will be story-focused, following the more mechanical gameplay videos released recently.
Sean Bean Will Die Once More in Hitman 2
Actor Sean Bean will voice the character Mark Faba in Hitman 2's first Elusive Target mission, Kill the Undying. That means Bean is portraying yet another character who is doomed to die, as has been the actor's professional lot in life.
"It's a talent of sorts, I suppose," says Bean as Mark Faba in a tongue-in-cheek live-action video poking fun at Bean characters' penchant for dying. "I never expected to be like this, but they keep trying to kill me, you know?
"I've cheated death countless times. I'm like a stage magician. I know all the tricks. They think they're clever, but they've got nothing on me. I even managed to make them think I'd been blown up."
Hitman's Elusive Target mode was introduced in the last game, and gives players only one chance to assassinate an individual in the the limited-time mode – so it may be that Bean escapes at least a few times after all.
PUBG Teasing Halloween Event
We're only two weeks from Halloween, and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is seemingly going to celebrate the holiday with a spooky new event.
In a short video, we see a brief look at some of the new outfits players can expect to wear to get in the Halloween spirit. These include a creepy nurse, a butcher, an evil clown, and masked characters straight out of The Purge all feature.
Beware... Halloween Approaches. pic.twitter.com/Cdol5V8H9B
— PUBG (@PUBG) October 17, 2018
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Is Marvel Teasing a Cyclops Resurrection?
The comic book industry is starting 2019 with a bang. Marvel and DC have several high-profile new projects in the works, including a new Conan the Barbarian comic, a relaunch of Guardians of the Galaxy and Brian Bendis' new DC imprint. But perhaps the biggest news is that Marvel is teasing the return of Cyclops in the pages of Uncanny X-Men.
Scroll down to see the biggest new books and new storylines hitting the stands in January.
The Return of Cyclops?
Uncanny X-men Annual #1 cover by Salvador Larroca. (Marvel Comics)
Taco Bell Giving Away Limited Edition Platinum Xbox One X Bundle
Microsoft has partnered with Taco Bell to give fast food lovers the chance to win an Xbox One X Platinum Limited Edition Bundle.
In addition to an exclusive color scheme, the bundled console features a unique power on sound: the recognizable "ring" regularly heard at the end of Taco Bell commercials. The bundle also includes three months of Xbox Game Pass, three months of Xbox Live Gold, and a white Xbox Elite Wireless Controller.
10/18. The boxes return. pic.twitter.com/qFTT4ZBz31
— Taco Bell (@tacobell) October 16, 2018
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Patch Changes Blackout Mode’s Player Counts
A patch released for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has increased the player count for Blackout's Duos mode to 100, while also dropping the player count for Quads mode to 88.
In an update post on Reddit, Treyarch explained that it was still testing out maximum player counts across its modes, and encouraged players to give feedback regarding the extra enemies they'd soon see roaming the battlefield in Duos. The previous Quads maximum player count was 100 -- the only mode in the game to support that number of players.
Forget PlayStation Classic: Play Your Classic PlayStation Through HDMI
If you haven't gotten your hands on a PlayStation Classic, don't worry. You'll soon be able to easily play your classic PlayStation consoles through the same HDMI output as Sony's upcoming mini console.
Limited Run Games, perhaps best known for taking obscure but beloved games from the digital sphere and giving them bright and amazing retail packaging, teamed with Pound Technology to be the "exclusive preorder destination" for the new PS1/PS2 HDMI adapter.
The PlayStation and PlayStation 2 consoles already output an RGB signal, and before now, the best way to experience the games on their original hardware was through a convoluted, but satisfying, set-up using a device like the Framemeister or a broadcast-quality CRT display and a collection of SCART cables.
The Witcher Dev Reveals 11 New Facts for Series’ 11th Anniversary
Updated with the final day below!
Over the next eleven days, CD Projekt Red will be sharing eleven "little known" facts about The Witcher to commemorate the series' eleventh anniversary.
Now that the eleventh day has come, be sure to check out the gallery below for all the new facts and pieces of concept art the developer shared via Twitter in celebration of the anniversary.
As of March 2018, the acclaimed action RPG series has collectively sold over 33 million copies, according to CD Projekt. The series' latest entry, The Witcher 3, was released in 2015 and went on to win our Game of the Year. IGN's The Witcher 3 review said its "excellent combat and RPG gameplay ... elevate