Month: February 2019

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Mortal Kombat 11 is coming soon, but depending on your level of bloodlust, it might not be soon enough. If you just can’t wait to start snapping tendons and ripping spleens in comically over-the-top fashion, you’ll be pleased to know that you might be able to play as early as March 15-17.

That’s when NetherRealm is planning an online stress test for the game. It’s only in the US, and only on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions. Plus space will be limited and randomly selected, so you’ll have to register for a chance to enter the test.

This will put the servers through their paces before the other beta test, which will be available for PS4 and Xbox One pre-orders. That test will run from March 28-31. Pre-ordering will also net you Shao Kahn as a playable character.

The announcement came as part of the latest Kombat Kast, which also heralded the return of Johnny Cage. He plays with all the cheesy Hollywood bravado you’ve come to expect, along with some new moves like a camera flash stunner and the ability to call in a stunt double for some truly unfair double-teaming.

The regular Kombat Kast streams are slowly growing the character roster, and this time each character has a swath of cosmetic (ahem, kosmetic) options to choose from.

While both the online stress test and the pre-order beta are only available on PS4 and Xbox One, the full game will also be coming to PC and Nintendo Switch. It will hit all platforms on April 23.

As far as online games go, the launch of Apex Legends was pretty impressive. Though from a player perspective the game came out of nowhere, launching at the same time it was announced, Apex Legends has had relatively few problems and barriers to play. While other games have seen connection issues and server troubles, for the most part, Apex Legends hasn’t had the same kind of problems that online games often experience.

There is one issue that seems to effect Apex players of all stripes, though, especially on PC. That’s the trouble of game crashes. Apex Legends will often crash mid-match, possibly because of issues with graphics or stability, possibly because of a brief loss of connectivity. Members of the Apex community have shared their troubles in forums and attempted to find fixes for the issues, but they still occur with worrying frequency.

It’s not really clear what’s causing the crashes or how to prevent them, and they’re usually pretty debilitating. There’s nothing worse than preparing for the final showdown of a match, only to lose a member of your squad to a crash and get stuck fighting at a disadvantage.

Apex’s crashes seem to be one of the biggest issues the young game is facing. Respawn Entertainment has noted that it’s working on fixes for the issues, and things seem to be a little better at this point–we’ve noticed that players who stall out in the game tend to recover more often since the last Apex Legends update, rather than just crashing and disconnecting from a match altogether. But crashes still happen relatively frequently, and they can totally wreck a game.

While Respawn searches for a fix for the crash issue, it could make one big change to Apex Legends that would help mitigate the issue, and improve the game besides: let players rejoin matches when they disconnect. It’s a feature that other shooters and battle royale games, like Overwatch and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, already include, and it makes for a serious quality-of-life improvement when something goes awry with connectivity and other issues.

Allowing players who get knocked out of games to come back would make dealing with crashes a whole lot easier, for a start, but it would also greatly improve the quality of the game for players who find themselves suffering through no fault of their own. The idea of allowing players to rejoin also feels in line with one of Respawn’s innovations in the battle royale genre. The game already allows squads to rescue players who have been eliminated, giving them a second chance at a win. Reconnecting to a game you dropped from through no fault of your own fits with that line of thinking as well.

In fact, the respawning system might be a useful workaround if Respawn finds that allowing players to rejoin the game directly creates an unfair advantage. If players can’t just jump straight back into the game as their former dead characters, Apex could allow for squads to recover their teammates’ banners–that way, disconnected players and their teams still have a chance, but they don’t necessarily get an unfair advantage over squads with solid connections.

Of course, it’d be a lot better if Respawn could figure out what’s causing the crashes and fix the issue, or let the rest of us know how we can tweak our systems to minimize the issue. But the ability to rejoin games would at least help. It’s the one thing Respawn could do immediately to make Apex Legends a lot more fun for people who take grabbing those championships seriously.

Bioware’s new loot-shooter, Anthem, released on February 22 after a week-long period of early access, but just five days later, the game’s PS4 version has had a price drop on Amazon, where it’s available for $52 instead of $60.

So far, Anthem is still listed at $60 for other platforms and on other retailer’s sites.

Buy Anthem for PS4 on Amazon — $52

In Anthem, you team up with three other players in online co-op to defeat enemies, and each member of your squad will have different offensive and defensive abilities based on which javelin suit they choose. Anthem really sets itself apart from similar shooters like Destiny or The Division with its flying mechanic, which allows you to soar through the air as you fight. You’re also able to switch between various classes more quickly thanks to your suit-shifting character, a pilot known as a “Freelancer.”

The game has received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom expressed frustration at its lackluster story and gameplay that feels unfinished. GameSpot gave the game a 6/10 in our Anthem review. “Anthem has good ideas, but it struggles significantly with the execution,” wrote reviews editor Kallie Plagge. “It’s a co-op game that works best with no one talking; it buries genuinely interesting character moments and puts its most incomprehensible story bits at the forefront; its combat is exciting until you get to the boss fights and find your wings have been clipped.”

If you’re interested in checking the game out now that it’s slightly cheaper, here’s everything you need to know before playing.

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 launches on PS4, Xbox One, and PC in only a couple of weeks, and just as Ubisoft did with the previous title, the developer plans to support it with a regular stream of free post-release content. Ahead of the game’s upcoming open beta, Ubisoft has outlined the content it has in store for The Division 2 during its first year.

Following the game’s release on March 15, Ubisoft will gradually introduce new episodes, modes, specializations, and more. It all begins with Tidal Basin, a new stronghold that’s set to arrive “shortly after launch.” Also coming not long after release will be Operation Dark Hours, the series’ first eight-player raid.

Following that, Ubisoft will roll out The Division 2’s first post-launch episode, titled D.C. Outskirts: Expeditions, this summer. This episode will feature two additional main missions, as well as a new mode that has players “investigate the fate of a lost convoy.” The second episode, Pentagon: The Last Castle, will follow sometime in fall and likewise introduces two new main missions, while episode 3 rounds out the year this winter.

All of the aforementioned content will be available to all players for free, but if you’d like to jump into it early, Ubisoft is also offering a Year 1 Pass for the game. The pass costs $40 USD and will grant players seven-day early access to all post-launch episodes during the game’s first year, as well as instant access to any new specializations. Pass holders will also get eight Classified Assignments and a slew of exclusive cosmetics.

In addition to the free content, The Division 2 will feature an in-game Apparel Store, which will sell cosmetic items. Ubisoft stresses these will be optional and won’t give those who spend money in the game an advantage over those who do not. You can read more about The Division 2’s first year of content on the game’s website.

The Division 2’s open beta runs on PS4, Xbox One, and PC from March 1-4. It will feature three main missions and five side missions. Unlike the previous private tests, the level cap will also be raised to 8, and there will be an additional Skirmish PvP map (Capitol Ruins) and Skill (Chem Launcher).

Black and white TV has never been more terrifying.

There’s still not an announced opening date for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland or Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios. However, that magical day is getting close. Close enough, in fact, that the Disney company has given parks employees the first look at what those who inhabit the new immersive land will look like.

Galaxy’s Edge is set on the planet Batuu–a location that has yet to be explored in Star Wars films or TV shows–as visitors find themselves caught between the First Order and a rising rebellion. As such, the land–at both parks–will be full of First Order soldiers, rebels, and those who simply live on the planet. To get into the roles, employees will be provided with a variety of costuming options to create unique looks, making the immersive experience feel more real.

As you can see above, the costumes displayed were those for the face characters–also known as those not wearing masks–in Galaxy’s Edge. What wasn’t shown to employees the creatures that will also be present on Batuu. After all, what’s a planet in the Star Wars galaxy without some really interesting-looking aliens?

Additionally, employee nametags displayed in the land will show the worker’s name in English, as well as Aurebesh. This particular script first appeared in 1983’s Star Wars: Episode XI – Return of the Jedi.

The more news released about Galaxy’s Edge, the more exciting the upcoming Disney Parks extension becomes. Whether it’s the comic book that will tell Batuu’s backstory prior to the land’s opening or the announcement that the land’s cantina will serve alcohol–a first for Disneyland–there’s a lot for Star Wars fans to be excited about.

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens at Disneyland this summer, with the Hollywood Studios version in Orlando debuting in the fall.

Around the office, we jokingly say, “there’s a Funko Pop for everything.” And, to a point, that’s pretty much true. You can name almost anything from pop culture, and there is a collectible toy based on a character from that property.

However, once in a while, you come across something from pop culture that doesn’t have a Funko Pop figure, and you’ll spend a great deal of time scratching your head and wondering, “Why hasn’t Funko jumped on THAT ball yet?”

So the staff of GameSpot came together to find movie properties that they love that don’t, in fact, have any Funko collectibles modelled after them. Strangely enough, it was a tougher task than we thought since Funko has made Pops of almost everything. However, we still found 10 movies that deserve to have their own line of Pops. Are you listening, Funko?

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We’re giving away 1 free PlayStation 4 Pro with a Hyper Jam skin to one (1) lucky winner and 15 Hyper Jam PS4 Game Codes to fifteen (15) lucky fans! (Scroll down to enter below).

This is not an instant win. No purchase necessary. Competition ends at 12:00 PM PT on March 8, 2019, in which 1 grand prize winner and 15 runner-up winners will be chosen at random. The grand-prize winner will be mailed the console with Hyper Jam skin (MSRP: $430.00). Runner-up winners will emailed a code for the full game (MSRP: $14.99).

Enter below:

Hyper Jam: PlayStation 4 Pro and Game Code Giveaway

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Somehow, March is nearly upon us, which means Xbox Live’s Games With Gold are turning over once more. Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon on Xbox One and Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy on Xbox 360 will be around through tomorrow, February 28, before a new wave of games becomes available for March. Super Bomberman R on Xbox One will stick around through mid-March, so don’t panic if you haven’t downloaded that one yet. Claim Xbox Live’s current Games With Gold here.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is an 8-bit platformer that’s a direct homage to Castlevania 3: Dracula’s curse, and it’s a mini-game prequel to the upcoming Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night promised as part of that game’s Kickstarter campaign. You’ll start as demon slayer Zangetsu but have the ability to play as multiple other characters, each with unique skills, and multiple endings can be unlocked based on your actions. Meanwhile, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is a freebie right now for Xbox 360. First released in 2003, this first- and third-person shooter is enjoyed by many Star Wars fans. Download both of these games before they return to normal pricing on March 1.

Super Bomberman R is an action-maze game that basically entails blowing up your friends while navigating narrow corridors and, of course, avoiding getting blown up yourself. Both local and online multiplayer modes allow for lots of hectic, bomb-throwing fun with your friends, with online mode allowing up to eight players. There’s even a story-based campaign with over 50 levels that supports two-player co-op, so there’s plenty to entertain in this colorful party game, which is free until March 15.

There’s plenty to look forward in March’s Games With Gold, which will include Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, Star Wars: Republic Commando, and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.

February 2019 Games With Gold

Xbox One

• Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (Feb. 1-28)
• Super Bomberman R (Feb. 16-Mar. 15)

Xbox 360

• Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (Feb. 16-28)