Month: May 2018

Mojang has announced a date for the big Better Together update to Minecraft on Switch, which will enable the unprecedented ability to earn Xbox achievements on the Nintendo console. The update will drop on June 21.

Microsoft announced the ambitious plan to unify the various versions of Minecraft with cross-play last year, which also meant you’d be signing into an Xbox Live account on each platform. The company then confirmed in a statement that, since you’d be signed into an Xbox Live account, you’d be earning Xbox Live achievements no matter where you are. The Better Together update, also known as the “Bedrock Update” for providing a unified framework, already released on September 20, 2017 for all platforms except Nintendo Switch.

Aside from enabling achievements, the big update allows cross-platform play between the multiple places Minecraft has landed over the years. A new bedrock physical version of Minecraft for Switch will release the day before the update goes live, and current owners of Minecraft on Switch can update to the new version for free.

While the update will allow you to play across platforms, it may not remain free to do so. Nintendo is rolling out its own paid online service later this year, and it will be required for most online games. A handful of games have been confirmed to be gated to paid members, while others will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Minecraft hasn’t been announced as one of the games falling under the paid tier, but it very well could be. Nintendo’s online service is significantly less than that of other consoles, though, at $20 per year.

The Humble Store is on a roll lately. It’s giving away a copy of The Flame in the Flood for free to everyone. It’s offering what’s shaping up to be a killer Humble Monthly for June. And now it’s hosting a massive sale on thousands of games. On top of all that, it’s reviving an old Steam tactic that keeps customers coming back day after day.

Before digging into the deals, let’s explore the recycled Steam tactic. Between now and May 17, you get a stamp for every $5 you spend on the Humble Store, or for each daily visit you make to the Humble Store home page. Getting one stamp earns you 7% off the game Frostpunk and 10% off a new Humble Monthly subscription (signing up for June’s Humble Monthly gets you Destiny 2 now, plus a set of free games when June rolls around). Three stamps gets you a free copy of Millennium: A New Hope, and five stamps gets you Whispering Willows for free.

Now onto the deals. First up, grab The Flame in the Flood for free before it goes back up to full price on May 12. Then you can find a whole host of publisher deals, from companies ranging from Rockstar and Bethesda to Bandai Namco and Sega.

You can get Fallout 4 or Doom for $15. Dishonored 2 and Prey are on sale for $20, while Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Skyrim: Special Edition have been marked down to $30 each. Grand Theft Auto V is also on sale for $30, while Dark Souls III will only set you back $15. Sega’s Alien Isolation is $10, while the classic game Jet Set Radio is not even $2.

Check out the whole sale here, or scan below for our picks for the best games available at a discount on the Humble Store.

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A new batch of games is now available for Nintendo Switch. This week is fairly light in terms of releases, with only 13 titles arriving the Eshop. And while none are quite as big as last week’s major release, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, they include a few gems that are worth a look if you need something new to play on Nintendo’s hybrid console.

Headlining this week’s Switch releases is WayForward’s well-received platformer, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition. This version of the game packages the base adventure together will all of its DLC costumes and expansions. Also available on Switch this week is One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Deluxe Edition, the Dynasty Warriors-style action game set in the One Piece universe. This edition likewise packs the base game together with all of its DLC missions and costumes.

Other notable releases this week include the atmospheric side-scrolling adventure game, The Fall; the pixel co-op zombie survival game, Death Road to Canada; the not-nearly-as-grim-as-it-sounds puzzle-adventure game, Suicide Guy; the affecting interactive story Three Fourths Home; and the retro-style top-down shooter, Hyper Sentinel. You can find the full list of this week’s Switch releases below.

On top of the aforementioned titles, Nintendo has added a free demo of its Switch fighting game Arms to the Eshop. Unlike the previous Arms Global Testpunch demo, which effectively served as a network beta as it could only be accessed during certain times and let players compete against each other in online matches, the new demo can be played any time and features a selection of stages from the single-player mode.

May is shaping up to be a busy month for Switch. A number of notable games arrive on the console next week, including Battle Chasers: Nightwar, The Banner Saga 1, Little Nightmares: Complete Edition, and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition. The following week sees the release of Runner3 and Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 and 2, while Ikaruga, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, and more arrive later in the month.

This Week’s Nintendo Switch New Releases

May 8

• Death Road to Canada
• Raging Justice
• Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition

May 10

• ACA Neo Geo: Super Sidekicks 2
• Arms (Demo)
• Garage
• Immortal Redneck
• Kitten Squad
• One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Deluxe Edition
• Suicide Guy
• Super Chariot
• The Fall
• Three Fourths Home: Extended Edition

May 11

• Hyper Sentinel

Iron Man might be one of Marvel’s mightiest heroes, but it doesn’t mean he can’t be the victim of common theft. It has been reported that the suit worn by actor Robert Downey Jr in the original Iron Man has been stolen from storage in Los Angeles.

According to the LA Times, the suit is believed to have been taken from a movie prop storage facility in Pacoima, LA. sometime between February and April 25. The burglary is being investigated by LAPD’s Foothill Division, and the suit is reportedly valued at $325,000.

Iron Man was released in 2008 and marked the first movie in what became the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was one of the year’s biggest hits and helped Robert Downey Jr become one of the highest-paid actors in the world. To date, he has appeared as Tony Stark in nine movies in the MCU, including Avengers: Infinity War, which was released at the end of April.

In related news, Infinity War continues to dominate the box office. In the US, it is expected to top the box office charts for the third week in a row, with an estimated take of $50-$60 million. The film has earned $1.2 billion globally to date and is also expected to enjoy a massive boost when it opens in China this weekend.