Month: October 2019

The PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch versions of Two Point Hospital, the wacky hospital management sim that was released last year on PC, have been delayed until the first half of 2020. They were originally scheduled to arrive late 2019.

“So why the delay?” developer Two Point Studios said in a recent blog post. “Put simply: making a management simulation game on three consoles (and making it the best it possibly can be on all three), is a tricky programming puzzle.

“As you no doubt know, we’ve been beavering away hard at work on Two Point Hospital with our pals at Red Kite Games, who have been doing a great job working with us on the transition of Two Point Hospital over to console.

“We invited press to come into the studio and get hands-on with the game not too long ago, and they loved the direction we were heading in, especially with the revamped control scheme, redesigned for console platforms.

“We also showcased the game at Gamescom, with hands-on playable code on the show floor, which went down well with hundreds of players. It was exciting and rewarding to see so many people getting hands-on with the game.

“All of that reaction has been fantastic to see, and it’s just another reason why we really care about getting the final release right.”

Two Point Hospital is a spiritual successor to the 1997 classic Theme Hospital, with former Bullfrog Productions alumni Gary Carr and Mark Webley, working on both. James Swinbanks praised the hospital management sim in GameSpot’s Two Point Hospital review, saying “The exaggerated, cartoon look and relaxed approach to management make it inviting enough for most players, while the deeper aspects of its economy are enough to keep seasoned players engaged. Two Point Hospital not only re-works an old formula into something modern and enjoyable, it also iterates on the classic brand of irresistible charm and wit, making something that’s truly wonderful.”

Two Point Hospital is available on PC now, with PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch versions due out in early 2020.

That’s a wrap! Stadia Founder’s Edition has completely sold out. We can’t wait to welcome all of our Founders to play Stadia on November 19.

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— Stadia (@GoogleStadia) October 22, 2019

IGN Japan just hosted a livestream for Travis Monday Nightro 2, which just appeared to be a way for No More Heroes creator Goichi “Suda51” Suda and Deadly Premonition creator Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro to announce a collaboration together in the most casual and on-brand way imaginable.

The pair of eccentric game developers revealed that they’ve been meeting since 2018 to discuss working on a game together, but they always end up getting too drunk to remember what was said so this livestream is a way for them to capture video evidence of their discussion. Booze was still involved and, frankly, the whole thing was kind of amazing.

The game in question is an indie horror game codenamed Hotel Barcelona, which Suda51 came up with half an hour before the stream began because he’d like the game to take you to the Spanish city. He later backtracked, though, saying Hotel Barcelona could take place in Tokyo, South Africa, or Venezuela. It’s inspired by the 2004 horror game Siren, and Swery also mentioned David Lynch and Season 3 of Twin Peaks as inspirations because they’re about “suspense, uncertainty, and nervousness.” They want the game to be “light and easy to play” with Nintendo Switch and mobile mentioned as potential platforms. Discussions have apparently taken place with publisher Devolver Digital, too, which is offering the pair a $1 million budget to make the game–although this is news to Devolver.

Obviously Hotel Barcelona is in the early, early stages of development considering the livestream is essentially a brainstorming session. It might be about a magazine writer visiting a hip new hotel, but the translator made it clear not to take this for the final word on anything. The pair did place an emphasis on timelines, though, and how the game would be about the different rooms of the hotel. “Each [room] represents a different person, or a different dimension, or a different look at what happens in this period of time.” Swery also tweeted that Jukio Kallio–known for his work on Minit, Nuclear Throne, and Celeste–is interested in composing music for Hotel Barcelona.

The whole stream is worth watching either way if you enjoy seeing two game developers get drunk, make jokes about bread, eat hotdogs with chopsticks, and pull out their phones to text and ask Silent Hill and Siren creator, Keiichirō Toyama, if he would like to work on the game with them. Spoiler alert: he said yes.

Activision has announced a unique promotional campaign themed around Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The developer has partnered with rapper Pusha T and apparel company Adidas for a new and very exclusive line of Call of Duty-branded shoes.

Behold, the adidas x Pusha T ‘Kingslayer’ Ozweego shoes:

Only 300 are being made, and they are not for sale. To have a chance at getting a pair, fans must first register their Call of Duty account on this website. Once Modern Warfare comes out, players then need to hit level 56, which is Officer rank, by 11:59 PM PDT on November 1 to be eligible to win.

Alternatively, players can mail a 3″ x 5″ card with your name, home address, and email to “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare adidas Promotion Entry, c/o Activision Publishing, Inc., 3100 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405.”

On or about November 3, Activision will select 100 winners at random from North America and another 100 from EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) regions. It looks like people in other parts of the world are out of luck. It’s unclear what’s happening with the other 100 pairs.

The shoes have an estimated retail value of $80 USD. Winners also get a special in-game calling card. You can see the full terms and conditions of the sweepstakes here.

The new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, which is a reboot of the 2007 game, launches on October 25 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. In other news, a new Modern Warfare “Going Dark” theme is available for free on PS4. Additionally, Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer spoke recently about how war video games “romanticize” violence in an unhealthy way.

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Nvidia has released new “Game Ready” drivers to support the impending releases of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and The Outer Worlds this week on PC. Players can find and download the new drivers in the GeForce Experience app by selecting the “Drivers” tab.

For Modern Warfare, the new drivers feature “day one optimizations and all our latest tweaks,” Nvidia said. This includes support for ray tracing, Ansel, and more, the company explained.

The Game Ready drivers for The Outer Worlds, meanwhile, include a number of “optimizations and improvements,” according to Nvidia. Click through the link here to download the new drivers: GeForce Game Ready 440.97 WHQL drivers.

Both Modern Warfare and The Outer Worlds are releasing this Friday, October 25. In addition to PC, each game will be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Xbox One players can get The Outer Worlds for free with a subscription to Xbox Game Pass.

GameSpot’s review of The Outer Worlds scored the game a 9/10. Keep checking back for our review of Modern Warfare.