Battlefield V Won’t Include Microtransactions at Launch
Battlefield V won't include microtransactions at launch, EA DICE has announced. Microtransactions will be added post-launch using a paid in-game currency called Battlefield Currency, but DICE promises they will only be used for cosmetic items.
"We want players to get hands-on experience with their Company
, the progression system, and earning Company Coin before introducing premium currency," DICE said. "Balanced rock-paper-scissors gameplay has always been the foundation of the Battlefield series, and our belief is that real-world money should not enable pay-to-win or pay-for-power."
How Thanos’ Snap Victims Could Return in Avengers 4
Avengers: Infinity War ends with Thanos snapping away half the universe and killing numerous heroes. But are they really dead? That seems to be the big question fans are debating as we wait the torturous months until the release of Avengers 4.
If you’re anything like me, then you’re confident there’s no way all those characters are permanently dead. I mean, Spider-Man and Black Panther have new movies coming out. It’s pretty much a given in the MCU fandom that the victims of the Snappening are going to come back in Avengers 4. The question is how? (Assuming the Avengers don’t just fix the Infinity Gauntlet and snap everyone back to life because that would not be satisfying.)
Switch Sales Pass 22 Million, Zelda: Breath of the Wild Hits 10 Million Copies Sold
The Nintendo Switch continues to be a sales success, with Nintendo's latest financial report placing the console at nearly 23 million units sold since its launch last year.
In a new earnings report, Nintendo revealed that over the last six months the Switch has managed to sell more than 5 million units, with a slight increase in sales compared to this time last year.
The new numbers now mean the Switch has almost doubled sales of the Wii U, and has overtaken GameCube's total figure.
During this time, Mario Tennis Aces managed to sell more than 2 million copies, while Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sold more than 1.5 million.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Sells Through $725 Million In Its First Weekend
Red Dead Redemption 2 had the largest opening weekend for any entertainment product in history, managing to sell through $725 million in copies over just three days.
It's actually the second-highest grossing entertainment launch, although Rockstar won't be too unhappy with that, given that the record-holder is Grand Theft Auto V.
The discrepancy between biggest opening weekend and biggest overall launch comes down to the fact that the last GTA was released on a Tuesday.
Nintendo President Wants More DLC For Existing ‘Big Titles’
For those wishing for more Super Mario Odyssey kingdoms, or Zelda story content, there might be a glimmer of hope, as Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has said he wants to see more DLC for existing major titles on Nintendo consoles.
At Nintendo's latest earnings meeting (as reported by Bloomberg's Yuji Nakamura), Furukawa said:
"We need continuous growth. We must keep releasing new software. That includes DLCs and other contents for big titles that are already out."
Many had wondered if the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey would see further updates. Despite announcing and releasing two paid content packs for Zelda, Nintendo has never formally said that it had finished working on the game. The same goes for Super Mario Odyssey, which has had a drip-feed of free content (including the Luigi's Balloon World update), but no paid expansions.
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Castlevania Producer Reportedly in Talks for Legend of Zelda Series
A new rumor suggests Castlevania producer Adi Shankar will be adapting The Legend of Zelda into a TV series.
Shankar announced on Instagram that he was “working with an iconic Japanese gaming company to adapt one of their iconic video game series into a series.” According to information garnered by The Wrap, the series will be based on The Legend of Zelda.
Shankar said that he will officially announce the project on November 16th at 1pm.
Most recently, Shankar served as executive producer on Netflix's Castlevania series. We called season 2 of the series "the new gold standard" for a video game TV adaptation in our review.
Castlevania Producer Reportedly in Talks for Legend of Zelda Series
A new rumor suggests Castlevania producer Adi Shankar will be adapting The Legend of Zelda into a TV series.
Shankar announced on Instagram that he was “working with an iconic Japanese gaming company to adapt one of their iconic video game series into a series.” According to information garnered by The Wrap, the series will be based on The Legend of Zelda.
Shankar said that he will officially announce the project on November 16th at 1pm.
Most recently, Shankar served as executive producer on Netflix's Castlevania series. We called season 2 of the series "the new gold standard" for a video game TV adaptation in our review.
IGN Happy Hour: Devolver Digital and Dodge Roll Special
Devolver Digital's Head of Science Graeme Struthers and Enter The Gungeon developer Dodge Roll's Dave Crooks joins Tristan and Dan for a chat about Cool Spot, E3 press conferences, and pitching games in a Hooters' parking lot. There's a language and content warning on this one too, in true Devolver style. You can grab the episode at the link below!
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Devolver Digital's Head of Science and Enter The Gungeon developer Dodge Roll's Dave Crooks joins Tristan and Dan for a chat about Cool Spot, E3 press conferences, and pitching games in a Hooters' parking lot. There's a language and content warning on this one too, in true Devolver style. You can grab the episode at the link below!
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