March 2018 – Page 99

Days Gone Delayed to 2019

Days Gone has been delayed into 2019, Sony has confirmed.

The game’s official website now lists the new release window, and US Gamer got confirmation from Sony that the change from “2018” was deliberate. No reason has been given for the delay.

Days Gone follows the improbably named bounty hunter Deacon St. John in a post-apocalyptic open world. It’s being developed by Syphon Filter developer, Sony Bend. It’s most notable right now for the impressive crowd physics applied to its zombie like Freaker enemies.

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Green Lantern Hal Jordan Gets an Impressive Makeover

Note: this is a spoiler-free advance review for Green Lantern: Earth One, which will be released on Wednesday, March 14.

It’s difficult to understate the influence writer Geoff Johns has had on the Green Lantern franchise since 2004. Johns drastically revamped the mythology, introducing an entire spectrum of Lantern Corps and restoring Hal Jordan to greatness in the process. Even though Johns ended his Green Lantern run in 2013, his influence is clearly felt in every book that’s come along since. That’s all well and good, but at some point there comes a need for DC to try something new and push Green Lantern in a drastically different direction. If only for variety’s sake. Therein lies the appeal of Green Lantern: Earth One. For the first time since Green Lantern: Rebirth, it feels like we’re seeing a wholly unique take on the story of Hal Jordan.

Sea of Thieves’ Last Open Beta Is the Biggest Version of the Game Yet

Sea of Thieves’ final open beta kicks off today on Xbox One and PC, and will be the biggest version of the game that’s been available before launch.

Alongside the regular exploration and Gold Hoarders faction missions available in previous test versions, players will now be able to try out Merchant Alliance voyages and Skeleton Fort attacks.

Executive producer, Joe Neate, shared details of the last beta before release, which you can download from the Store on Xbox One and PC if you’d like to dive in, although you’ll need an Xbox Live Gold subscription to join the fun on console.

Undertale Engine, GameMaker Studio 2 Launching on Nintendo Switch

The game engine behind Undertale is adding support for Nintendo Switch later this summer.

YoYo Games has partnered with Nintendo to allow developers to export games directly from its GameMaker Studio 2 to the console.

Launched in March 2017, GameMaker Studio 2 is a sequel to the original development engine responsible for a number of games, including Undertale and Hyper Light Drifter.

YoYo Games General Manager James Cox believes the partnership allows for many more games to be released on the platform.

“Nintendo has been hugely supportive of bringing independent releases to the Nintendo Switch console. We’re working hard to ensure the Nintendo Switch version of GameMaker Studio 2 retains the already excellent functionality of the engine.”

Super Smash Bros. Creator Confirms He’s Working on Switch Version

Super Smash Bros. series creator, Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed that he’ll be working on the new title for Nintendo Switch.

The game was officially confirmed for the console during yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, with a working title of Nintendo Switch Super Smash Bros.

“Although we’re barely at the stage where we’ve only announced the title, I’ve been quietly working on it day after day,” Sakurai said in a tweet, (translated by Siliconera). “Please wait until we can reveal its contents, or until the time of its release!!”

Tennis World Tour Release Date Announced

The release date for the upcoming Tennis World Tour has been revealed.

Publisher Bigben Interactive has announced that the game will hit shelves on May 22nd, 2018.

The tennis sim will launch simultaneously on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.

Tennis World Tour is being developed by Breakpoint Studio, which houses a number of developers who previously worked on the acclaimed Top Spin series.

Each principal country will also receive alternative box art with tennis stars from its respective region, but World No. 1 Roger Federer will be the consistent feature in the centre of the packshot:

Tennis World Tour’s various box art versions.