Watch 8 minutes of the ‘CoD: Modern Warfare’ remaster
While Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is the newest game in the series — set for release on November 4 — many fans are more excited about the release of a fully remastered version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Knowledge of the existence of the graphically-upgraded version of the 2007 classic isn’t new, but clips showing off the huge leap in quality have tended to be very short (like the trailer at E3 last month) or shown off behind closed doors.
Now, you have a full eight minutes of shimmering, upgraded graphics and dynamic lighting effects to be wowed by as the clip guides you through one of the best-known missions from the original one-player story mode.
What you end up with is most of an entire level of gameplay, though not all, as Activision snipped a little from the middle with a message saying “In the interest of time”. And boy, what an upgrade it looks too.
Of course, you might think that revamping a fan favorite and only offering it bundled with a new $80 release (set in space) that gamers are less excited about is a cynical way to drive sales. You might think that.
Via: Kotaku
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Nintendo’s Classic Mini costs £50 in the UK
As if Pokémon Go wasn’t playing havoc with our nostalgia receptors already, Nintendo yesterday announced the Classic Mini: A palm-sized Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) clone complete with 30 preinstalled 8-bit titles. We know this future Christmas hit launches November 11th, but UK pricing wasn’t immediately available. Several retailers have now opened up preorders, however, pegging the price at £50 (with savings of a few pence to be had here and there).
The likes of Amazon, GAME, Zavvi and a few lesser-known retailers are offering presales of the retro reboot, with a note on Nintendo’s official store saying preorders will open there soon. An additional pad will set you back £8 at GAME or Zavvi — you get one in the box — though you can also use a Wii Classic Controller or Classic Controller Pro if you’ve got one lying around. Unfortunately, Nintendo didn’t create the lil’ NES with future software sales in mind, so 30 games is all you’re gonna get. With so many classics on board, though, you’ll probably find enough to enjoy to consider it money well spent.
Behold the ‘Gears of War 4’ custom Xbox One S
The Xbox One S isn’t even out yet but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft from taking the smaller console to the custom shop for the first time. If the base model’s white exterior doesn’t match your decor, maybe a Gears of War 4 blood red one will. It’s ugly as sin (now we know what the “S” actually denotes), packs 2TB of internal storage and has laser-etched “claw marks” left by Gears of War 4’s new enemies, the Swarm. Of course, HDR video is here as well, and GoW4 is the first game to take advantage of it.
The $449 bundle includes a digital version of the game’s Ultimate Edition, a custom gamepad, advance access to the game starting October 7th (four days ahead of its retail launch on the 11th) and some in-game weapon skins. The controller didn’t make it out unscathed either, as it follows the design cues of the console, with faux-scratch marks and a bloody thumbprint on the D-pad.
If you don’t want a pre-scratched red paddle, Microsoft has a blue one inspired by protagonist JD Fenix — son of original trilogy star Marcus Fenix — and his armor. Each are $75 and will be available to pre-order August 1st while reservations for the console bundle are open now.
Source: Xbox Wire
‘Hyper Light Drifter’ is touching down on consoles this month
Hyper Light Drifter is finally making its way to consoles soon, after a few harrowing months of waiting for PS4 and Xbox One owners. Developer Heart Machine’s neon wonderland, which originally launched on PC and Mac in early 2016, is touching down on both systems on July 26th. The information was outed early via Sony’s summer sale announcement — Heart Machine has now confirmed it.
While the game will launch on both consoles, there’s no mention just yet of whether or not its co-op mode will be included at launch. The playable mode was originally present during the PC beta on Steam, then removed for tweaks. It only just returned to the game in May.
If you’re interested in trying the game out, you’ll have three options as far as how you want to experience it. Pick it up on Steam here if you don’t want to wait.
Via: Destructoid
T-Mobile is giving away free ‘Pokémon Go’ data for a year
T-Mobile has been watching you play Pokémon Go, and it knows you’re guzzling data every time you head out to catch Pokémon. That’s why the next T-Mobile Tuesday is poised to offer unlimited data for Pokémon Go through August 2017.
The Un-carrier is keeping an eye on this massive global phenomenon, and wants to help you get out there and be the very best like no one ever was. Along with your year of free Pokémon data, you can also claim a free Frosty, a free Lyft ride up to $15 and 50% off of certain accessories via T-Mobile, such as battery packs so you can keep the game going long after your battery has succumbed to incessant GPS usage.
A handful of lucky winners will win free trips to anywhere in the US to go Pokémon hunting, while 250 others will receive $100 to spend on Pokécoins, the in-game currency of Pokemon Go. If you happen to miss claiming your year of free data, the offer will last all the way through Tuesday, August 9th. You should start seeing these offers in the T-Mobile Tuesday app tomorrow.
If you do happen to take advantage of this lavish offer of free Pokémon Go data, make sure you’re responsible and don’t fall victims to robbers or throw Poke Balls in the Holocaust Museum. Be safe and respectful!
Source: T-Mobile
Nintendo won’t offer additional games for the Classic Mini
Bad news, Nintendo fans: The Classic Mini that was announced earlier today won’t be able to play R.C. Pro-Am, Stadium Events, Little Nemo: The Dream Master or anything else beyond what’s in the NES-themed box. Nor will it be able to connect to the internet to download additional games beyond the 30 that come packed with it, according to a report from Kotaku. Nintendo won’t sell additional games for micro console, either, nor does the Chamber Lid (that’s what it’s called!) open for a nostalgia-fueled look-see. In that sense, this isn’t much different than similar offerings from Sega and Atari.
Any disappointment you may be feeling is similar to what those of us with big feet who were left out in the cold by the recent Nintendo/Vans collaboration endured. If you’re hoping for a possible mini version of a Super NES or Nintendo 64, the company’s mum on that for now. We’ve reached out with additional questions, however, and will update this post if there’s a response.
Source: Kotaku
NVIDIA’s ‘VR Funhouse’ carnival game just launched on Steam
A few months ago, NVIDIA showed off a new virtual reality tech demo designed to showcase what its new graphics technology could do for VR. Today, it’s releasing that demo to the public: VR Funhouse is a free, virtual reality carnival with collision-based haptic feedback, advanced physics simulation and a ton of other NVIDIA graphics technologies designed to make fire, hair, water and particles all look more real. All you need to play is an HTC Vive and a really, really powerful computer.
A high bar of entry is pretty normal for PC virtual reality right now, but VR Funhouse is aimed at machines with only the latest graphics technology. Specifically, NVIDIA recommends its GeForce GTX 1080, though users with a GTX 980 Ti, Titan X, 1060 or 1070 should be able to run the game on low-quality settings. That’s a lot to ask for a carnival game. That said, VR Funhouse is less important as a game as it is a platform to show developers what NVIDIA’s Gameworks technologies can add to the VR experience — which is why the title will be open sourced later this summer. Either way, if your PC has the specs, fell free to check out NVIDIA’s carnival. VR Funhouse launches later today on Steam.
Source: Steam, NVIDIA (1), (2)
Twitch says ‘CS:GO’ gambling broadcasts are prohibited
The niche world of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skin gambling is starting to crumble. Last week, two YouTube personalities were outed as the owners of CS:GO Lotto, a third-party gambling website that used CS:GO weapon skins as currency for online casino games. Yesterday, Valve announced the service was in violation of its terms and service agreement. Now, Twitch is chiming in, stating that any stream that violates a game’s service agreement is prohibited from broadcasting — specifically calling out gambling businesses that misuse Steam’s OpenID API.
Technically, the announcement doesn’t change anything on Twitch’s end: streams that break third-party terms of service agreements (such as pirated software or showing a game running on an unauthorized, private server) have always been prohibited. Even so, the statement serves as a reminder to broadcasters: if Valve wouldn’t be okay with your Stream, Twitch probably isn’t either. Added to the fact that the owners of CS:GO Lotto have been added to an ongoing gambling lawsuit against Valve, skin-betting doesn’t seem long for this world.
Source: Twitch
‘Evolve’ added over a million players by going free-to-play
It looks like that last ditch effort to save Evolve actually worked. In under a week, developer Turtle Rock Studios says that its monstrous 4-versus-1 multiplayer game has picked up over a million new players on PC. Regardless of how many will actually stick around, that’s a much higher number of players than the game saw just a few weeks ago. Peak concurrent users in June totaled 234, according to Game Informer.
All those folks playing on PC won’t go away empty handed this week, either. Between now and Monday, logging into the game will snag you different skin for the hunter Griffin. Now, let’s see if Evolve can maintain this number moving into its massive overhaul of the core game.
Source: Evolve
Pilot a disembodied head on July 26th with ‘Headlander’
Headlander, the Adult Swim game with a ’70s science fiction vibe, comes to the PS4 on July 26th. First announced last December at the PlayStation Experience, it puts you in the head of the “last organic life left in the known universe,” according to the PlayStation blog post. Even though you’re just a disembodied head, you do have a spacesuit helmet and rocket booster. That lets you dock your dome on any object with a “universal docking ring,” including humanoid shepherds, robot dogs and even vacuum cleaners.
After that, you visit levels in the “Pleasure Port” with help from your personal assistant Earl, blasting enemies with increasingly powerful lasers or deflecting fire with a bounce shield. All the while, you’ll be trying to figure out who you are and why you’re the only human around. The trailer (below) captures the look, fun and nonsense of classic films like Dark Star and Westworld, and if the side-scrolling game can live up to that, it should be a hoot to play. It arrives on the PS4 and PC on July 26th.
Source: Sony
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