Month: March 2018

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The latest free expansion for Rainbow Six Siege, Operation Chimera, launches today, thereby kicking off Year 3 for the popular shooter. This is a more substantial update than usual, as it adds new content to not only the core, competitive multiplayer component of the game, but it also introduces a new co-op event mode for a limited time. Chimera is now live on PC and PS4 and is in the process of rolling out on Xbox One.

As part of this new expansion, two new Operators are now available. Unusually, both are Attackers; Finka is able to heal and temporarily boost the health of teammates or revive them from a distance, while Lion possesses a drone that can be used to identify the location of enemies for a brief time. They’re both available to Year 3 season pass owners now, while other players will be able to purchase them with in-game currency soon. You can read all about them in our impressions of the new Chimera Operators.

Outbreak is another major highlight of this update. It’s a co-op mode quite unlike anything currently in the game; across three missions, teams of three players work together to deal with zombie-like enemies. This comes complete with new cutscenes featuring characters like Ash and Thermite, and it’s joined by a special loot box that includes exclusive gear. Outbreak and the loot box will only be available for a limited time, running from now until April 3.

Also launching as part of Chimera are a variety of balance changes and other adjustments to the game. Among those are nerfs to Ela and tweaks to the equipment that Kapkan carries. Other noteworthy changes include the unlocking of all 20 base Operators for all players along with all past and future weapon attachments.

For a complete rundown on everything that’s changed, you can check out the full Rainbow Six Siege Operation Chimera patch notes.

Another batch of free games for PlayStation Plus members has arrived. Although this month’s lineup is no different from the average one in terms of total games, there are some excellent titles to be had across PS4, PS3, and Vita.

As you’d expect, the best of the bunch come on PS4. From Software’s Bloodborne, the Souls-style action game that rewards aggressive play, is the first of the month’s freebies. Although it’s primarily a single-player experience, it does feature online multiplayer elements, and fans of the game have launched a campaign to ensure that the newcomers flooding its servers won’t be alone. If you need any specific assistance, you can check out out our Bloodborne boss guide and tips you should know before starting Bloodborne.

Alongside that, Ratchet & Clank is also free right now. This is the most recent entry in Insomniac’s long-running platforming series, although it’s technically not an original game. It’s based in part on the animated film, which itself was based on the original Ratchet & Clank game.

That’s not it for PS4 owners, who will receive a total of five games this month thanks to Cross-Buy. Both games available on Vita, Claire: Extended Cut and Bombing Busters, are free on Plus, as is one of the two PS3 games, Mighty No. 9. PS3 owners also get their hands on Legend of Kay.

All of these games are available to download for free on the PlayStation Store from now until April 3; as they are just coming online, you may have to add them to your cart to see the free price. Other PS Plus bonuses you can get right now include a free Fortnite pack and another for Gems of War. This year will mark the final one that PS3 and Vita games are offered through Plus.

March 2018 Free PS Plus Games

PS4

• Bloodborne
• Ratchet & Clank
• Mighty No. 9 (Cross-Buy with PS3)
• Claire: Extended Cut (Cross-Buy with PS Vita)
• Bombing Busters (Cross-Buy with PS Vita)

PS3

• Mighty No. 9 (Cross-Buy with PS4)
• Legend of Kay

PS Vita

• Claire: Extended Cut (Cross-Buy with PS4)
• Bombing Busters (Cross-Buy with PS4)

Karen Gillan’s character Nebula has appeared so far in Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, where she’s played the rival and foil to Zoe Saldana’s Gamora. The two are adoptive sisters, “daughters” to the Mad Titan Thanos, who’s set to be the villain (and apparently, the main character) of Avengers: Infinity War.

But while Nebula’s been captivating any time she’s on the screen, we’ve never learned much about her. That’s going to change in upcoming MCU films, according to Gillan.

“I love my character so much,” Gillan told GameSpot while promoting Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle‘s home release (on digital March 6 and DVD/Blu-ray March 20). “I am so invested in her whole backstory, her whole relationship with her sister, the relationship with her father that we’re definitely going to explore in the movies that are coming out soon.”

The next Marvel Cinematic Universe movie on the docket is, of course, Avengers: Infinity War, whose release date was recently moved up a week to April 27. Given the movie’s expected focus on Thanos, it’s safe to guess that Infinity War is the movie Gillan is referring to. The next MCU movies on the schedule are Ant-Man and the Wasp over the summer on July 6 and Captain Marvel on March 8 next year, followed by the fourth, still-untitled Avengers movie on May 3.

It’s most likely that Infinity War will spend some time exploring the complicated relationship between Thanos and Nebula, and likely Gamora too–whether through flashbacks or present day exposition, we’ll have to wait and see.

In the comics, Nebula plays a major role in the Infinity Gauntlet saga, though her on-screen version is significantly different from the source. Regardless, Gillan said she’s excited for audiences to witness the character’s journey.

“I just feel so lucky that I got this character who, you know, was initially a villain, and then we started to learn more about her, and then our view as the audience, I think, changed toward her,” Gillan said. “And she’s just such a well written character that I feel like lots of people are getting invested in her along with me. And so I’m just so excited for everyone to see where she ends up.”

Click here to read our full chat with Gillan, and check out Avengers: Infinity War when it hits theaters April 27.

Anyone who was watching Doctor Who around seven years ago could have guessed that Karen Gillan was going to be big. Her role as Amy Pond was just the beginning, and she’s since starred in movies like Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and 2, and of course, the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War.

Gillan spoke with GameSpot to celebrate Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle‘s upcoming home releases (March 6 digitally and March 20 on DVD and 4K Blu-ray).

GameSpot: Are there any deleted scenes or other special features you’re excited for people to see in Jumanji?

Karen Gillan: You know, I don’t have a clue. I’m really hoping that there are deleted scenes. I can’t remember exactly what didn’t make the cut, but there was a lot of hilarity going on during filming that I think you’ll probably find on the DVD, particularly all the bloopers.

Who was the funniest person on set?

Oo, good question! I think DJ is the secret funny one–Dwayne Johnson. His style of comedy I really like. It’s sort of slightly more British. It’s a bit dryer and understated, and that just appeals to the British in me. However, the other guys are so funny too. I mean, Kevin Hart is a stand-up comedian through and through, you know, he sort of never switches off in that respect. He’s just a natural stand-up. And then Jack, I mean–just watching him play a 16-year-old girl might take the biscuit in terms of how funny anyone is ever.

I was surprised how funny Nick Jonas was when I interviewed him, I thought it was so dry and then I went back and watched it again and realized he wasn’t being serious at all.

Oh, Nick! He’s funny too! How could I forget? He’s maybe a little more understated with his humor as well. He’s another one with the dry, more deadpan delivery that I really like.

The lead roles in Jumanji were unique for everyone, but I feel like it was especially incongruous for you to have to act like this awkward person–was that hard for you?

Um, no. It was actually more natural to me than other roles I’ve played, just because I think I probably was that at 16 and maybe somewhere inside of me I think there is an awkward 16-year-old girl. So it was fairly easy easy for me to access that, and I noticed that actually I’ve maybe just been suppressing it in my other roles, and finally I was getting to embrace it. And so I had a lot of fun with that. I was like ‘Oh, I’m really tapping into something authentic here!’

I think we probably never stop feeling like our awkward teenage selves deep down.

I think probably everyone feels like that in some regard.

Are there any other ’90s reboots you’d want to star in?

I think probably remaking Scream–to play the killer in Scream! I just have this idea that it would be so funny to have like, a really Scottish girl on the end of the phone. Like, ‘What’s your favorite scary movie?’

Are you a big horror movie fan?

I am, I do like a ’90s process-of-elimination teenage slasher movie.

What are your favorites?

Ooo, OK, Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, [and] The Exorcist.

Classic.

Oh yes. I met the girl from The Exorcist recently. I’ve never been more starstruck.

What about contemporary horror movies? Anything recent?

I really enjoyed Get Out. I thought that was pretty good, an original take on the horror genre, sort of brings some social commentary into it as well.

Whenever you have something like Jumanji that was so important to people in their childhoods, expectations are all over the place. Why do you think this reboot worked so well?

I honestly think that there’s no algorithm to creating a successful film or reboot. Actually all it boils down to is making something good. I think everybody’s trying to pull all these tricks, when really all that matters is like, good movie or not. And this is just a good, funny movie, and it can be watched by the whole family, so therefore it’s not just for a particular demographic. You can watch it with your parents, and your nephew, so it’s a really broad demographic, and something that everyone can enjoy together. And we don’t have that many of those out there, actually–entertainment that brings the entire family together. I think it’s rare.

I’ve been a fan of yours since the Doctor Who days. Do you have any favorite moments from all of your time on the show?

I mean, I have so many, I don’t even know where to start. I think it has to be–this is a bit of a boring answer, but it’s working with the two guys I was working with, Matt Smith and Arthur Darvill. We became like family–I mean genuinely, they were like my brothers. And I don’t have any brothers, so I now know what it feels like to have really annoying brothers.

We just had such a good time together and experienced this crazy show together, which took us all from obscurity and catapulted us to this different life. I don’t know, it was just like this mental time in our lives, and it was great…I still keep in contact with them and we still have fun nights out together and stuff like that. We tend to reminisce on our time on Doctor Who more than anything.

What’s been the most rewarding part of being involved in Infinity War and the Marvel movies in general?

Probably playing this particular character [Nebula]. I love my character so much. I am so invested in her whole backstory, her whole relationship with her sister, the relationship with her father [Thanos] that we’re definitely going to explore in the movies that are coming out soon, and so I think it all boils down to that. I just feel so lucky that I got this character who, you know, was initially a villain, and then we started to learn more about her, and then our view as the audience, I think, changed toward her. And she’s just such a well written character that I feel like lots of people are getting invested in her along with me. And so I’m just so excited for everyone to see where she ends up.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is out on digital today, March 6, and on 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray/DVD March 20.

The critically acclaimed action-RPG Bloodborne is one of the PlayStation Plus free games of March 2018. As a follow up to From Software’s Souls franchise, Bloodborne will be very familiar to those who have followed the series. The good news is that you absolutely do not need to have prior knowledge of the Souls games to understand, appreciate, and most importantly, play Bloodborne.

For the seasoned Souls player, it would be a mistake to assume you can skip through the tutorials. Even if you manage to pull off the new visceral attack, you may not know how you did it, let alone how you can do it 100 percent of the time. You can also say that the regain system fundamentally makes this wholly different from Dark Souls.

To help both series veterans and newbies coming into this dark adventure for the first time this month, we’ve detailed the intricacies of the games mechanics and tactics in the 13 tips ahead. These will greatly make your first couple hours in Bloodborne considerably easier in what is already a challenging game.

Now is the best time to jump into Bloodborne seeing as the game’s online community is rallying to return to the game for the PlayStation Plus release. If you’re curious about our full thoughts on Bloodborne, read our review. And be sure to check out our other guides, detailing which Bloodborne class is best for you and how to defeat every boss in the base game.