Ninjala will receive another free beta ahead of release, developer GungHo Online has announced. The game had its first beta back in April, and afterwards was delayed from its original May release date until June 25. A new beta will now happen before the end of May.
The game, which is a multiplayer brawler with an art style similar to Splatoon, is exclusive to Nintendo Switch.
Here are the dates and times for the beta sessions in each region, as announced on the game’s official site.
North America
May 31, 12PM-10PM (PDT)
Europe
May 31, 12PM – 10PM (CEST)
May 31, 11AM-9PM (BST)
Oceania
May 31, 2PM-12AM (AEST)
May 31, 12PM-10PM (HKT)
In Japan, an additional, shorter beta will also run on May 30 from 12PM until 2PM, before a longer session in line with other regions.
The prosecution history for the original April 2016 Judas trademark filings show that Take-Two filed for multiple extensions on the trademark, up until November 2019. The new trademarks cover the same goods and services, including video games, movies, and more.
This is the only image of Judas released so far
You can read the full text of each trademark filing through the links below.
According to the Bible, Judas Iscariot was one of Jesus Christ’s twelve disciples. He is perhaps best known for his betrayal of Jesus, and today, Judas is often used to describe a traitorous person.
The re-registration of the Judas trademarks comes just before Take-Two releases its next earnings report on May 20. If there is any news on Judas during that event, we’ll report back with more details.
During Take-Two’s earnings report in February, CEO Strauss Zelnick teased that the company’s upcoming development pipeline for the coming years is the “largest and most diverse in our history.” The slate of releases includes sequels and new IP, Zelnick said, according to Tweaktown.
Take-Two president Karl Slatoff tempered expectations for the company’s new release slate, saying he’s sure that plans will change and not every game in development will be released. “One thing we know for sure is that it will change,” Zelnick said about Take-Two’s development pipeline. “Not everything in the pipeline will see the light of day, and there will be things that are not in the pipeline that will come out.”
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The PlayStation 5 will offer what Sony is calling an “evolution” for sound. This is according to the slides from Sony’s latest corporate strategy meeting, which outline many of the company’s plans for the upcoming next-generation console.
One slide of their presentation outlines how the PlayStation 5 will open up new sound possibilities thanks to the new processing unit it contains. “By installing a customized 3D audio processing unit in PS5, we have made it possible to deliver diverse and sophisticated 3D audio experiences,” the slide reads. “Players can experience sound that moves in from front to behind, above to below, and all around them.”
According to the report, combining these new sound possibilities with other features like the speed of an SSD and haptic feedback controllers, the PlayStation 5 will offer “experiences that were not possible before.”
A new 3DS physical release is coming soon, courtesy of developer Atooi–and it’s called Atooi Collection. The cartridge, which will collect together various Atooi releases from the 3DS Eshop, doesn’t have a release date yet, but it’ll be published through Limited Run Games.
Atooi announced that the game has been approved by Nintendo, and is now just awaiting some final confirmations before it can go on sale.
The last 3DS cartridge released up to this point was Persona Q2, which released on June 4, 2019. Unfortunately, Atooi Collection will likely only be available in North America, as 3DS carts are region locked. Atooi confirmed this in a follow-up tweet, stating that if a region-free cart was an option, they would take it.
3DS game collectors might want to make a little more room on their shelf for this final title–it seems unlikely that we’ll see more 3DS cartridges after this.
The Gears of War franchise is synonymous with Xbox. Even before Microsoft acquired the franchise, the series was exclusive to Xbox. The game began as a console exclusive to Xbox and has remained that way ever since. So it was an interesting piece of news recently when footage of 2011’s Gears of War 3 running on PlayStation 3 was published online.
Epic Games has now confirmed that the studio never had any plans to release Gears of War 3 on Sony’s console. The footage is derived from tests that Epic conducted for Unreal Engine 3.
“This footage is a byproduct of Epic’s internal Unreal Engine 3 testing process, which utilized both Gears and Unreal Tournament, and was never part of any actual product work for PS3,” Epic told Kotaku.
The latest mainline Gears game, Gears 5, was released in September 2019 for Xbox One and PC. Developer The Coalition is bringing the game to Xbox Series X as a launch title, featuring frame rates up to 120FPS. Outside of the main series, the XCOM-style strategy game Gears Tactics debuted in April.
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The Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro is the latest mini console from SNK, the company behind great fighting game franchises like King of Fighters, Fatal Fury, and Samurai Shodown. It contains 20 fighting games across these franchises and more as well as some additional free games you can download and install on your console. It also has the ability to connect to a PC and be used as an arcade stick–and with a Gamelinq adapter, you can connect it to PS4 and Switch. Amazon’s currently got an excellent deal on a Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro bundle for $100, down from $190, which includes that adapter and an HDMI cable. It comes with free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime.
The Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro is compatible with the Neo Geo Mini’s controllers, allowing you to plug them into the stick and play the games on a TV. Of course, you can also play single-player with the Arcade Stick Pro itself. It boasts 720p output and a 3.5mm jack for headphones.
Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro with Gamelinq adapter and HDMI cable
$100 ($190)
How the Gamelinq adapter works is by plugging it into your PS4 or Nintendo Switch. You then use a USB-A cable to connect the Gamelinq adapter and Arcade Stick Pro. If you’re interested in only using it on PC, then no adapter is required. It also works without an adapter on the Neo Geo Mini.
The Arcade Stick Pro has a bunch of games that are sure to keep you busy while stuck at home, but if you’re interested in more ways to kill the time during isolation, then there are a lot of free games you can claim right now. Developers and publishers have been giving away their titles in an effort to help those in quarantine. If you want even more suggestions, then GameSpot also has a great guide to the best TV, movies, and games for social distancing.
Move over Black Friday. When it comes to Dell, the best deals don’t come in November, but right here and right now in May. The Dell Memorial Day Sale has always offered the best deals you could find on Alienware gaming PCs and gaming laptops, and this year looks to be no different. The deals start today and they are definitely the best we’ve seen for 2020. This article will be updated constantly all the way through Memorial Day.
Dell and Alienware Coupon Codes
If you already have a particular config in mind at Dell (or Alienware), use one of these codes. Not all configs are eligible but you’d be surprised how many are (especially for the $50 off).
You have a variety of tiers to choose from. If you’ve got a big budget, there are discounted models on Alienwares equipped with Intel Core i9 processors or RTX 2080 Ti video cards. For more budget minded folks, gaming PCs with RTX 2070, RX 5700 XT, and GTX 1660 TI video cards can be had for less than $1200.
Gaming laptops are more powerful than they used to be, and lighter to boot. Most of these Dell and Alienware gaming laptops (those equipped with GTX 1660 Ti video cards and up) are capable of running just about any game at 1080p resolution. If you want one of the fancier laptops equipped with 4K OLED displays, 144Hz refresh rates, or you want to plug in a VR headset, then more powerful options are also available at the best prices we’ve seen so far.
What’s a good Memorial Day Sale without great TV deals. Dell is never one to skip out on solid deals. These prices match the best you’ll find anywhere else, but in addition you get a bonus gift card that you can spend on anything at Dell’s site. Use it on gaming consoles, video games, computers, electronics, or anything else that tickles your fancy. The gift card is emailed within 2-3 weeks after your TV ships out, and they carry a 90-day expiration date.
IGN’s Xbox team discusses Phil Spencer’s recent comments about how COVID-19 might affect early 2021 games, the dates and details for Gamescom’s all-digital event later this summer, the three classic games that Double Fine is bringing to Xbox this year, and more!
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Director Denis Villeneuve has revealed the level of attention to detail and time spent on perfecting the look of the iconic sandworms of planet Arrakis in his upcoming screen retelling of Dune.
Villeneuve, who previously brought alien creatures to life in Arrival before tackling Blade Runner 2049, told Empire Magazine (via /Film) that he and his production team spent a year understanding how such a giant creature would operate in a desert environment in order to obtain the right look.
“We talked about every little detail that would make such a beast possible, from the texture of the skin, to the way the mouth opens, to the system to eat its food in the sand,” Villeneuve said.
He added, “It was a year of work to design and to find the perfect shape that looked prehistoric enough.”
The sandworms literally loom large in the saga of Dune. They inhabit the deserts of the planet Arrakis, where they are integral to the production of the spice that makes Arrakis such a singularly important world.
And the spice, as any Dune fan knows, is the source of great wealth and thus power, leading to the dangerous rivalries between the story’s great houses.
InXile Entertainment, a California-based video game developer founded by Brian Fargo, confirmed that its next project after the release of Wasteland 3 will be a new triple-A RPG developed using Unreal Engine 5.
Considering inXile is now a Microsoft first-party studio, it means the Xbox Series X will indeed have first-party games developed using Epic’s game engine.
In response to a question from a fan on Twitter, inXile Entertainment confirmed that its next video game project will “indeed be using Unreal Engine 5 for our next project.” Studio boss Brian Fargo also confirmed on Twitter that its “next gen RPG” will use Unreal Engine 5.
Unreal Engine 5 is Epic Games’ next-gen game engine. Two major features of the engine are two technologies called Lumen and Nanite. Lumen is a universal lighting system that makes it easier for developers to create realistic lighting effects, while Nanite lets developers import movie-quality digital assets directly into their games.
In an interview with IGN Tim Sweeney said that the technology running the Lumen in the Land of Nanite tech demo was possible thanks to the SSD technology in the PS5. But Sweeney also said the same two technologies were able to run on the Xbox Series X.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer also tweeted how “many of our [Xbox Game Studios] are using Unreal,” and mentioned Ninja Theory is using the engine for Hellblade 2.
InXile is currently developing Wasteland 3, a sequel to the isometric post-apocalyptic RPG, Wasteland 2.
In 2018 Microsoft Studios announced that it acquired InXile along with Obsidian Entertainment to join its new Xbox Game Studios stable. Other Xbox Game Studios developers include Rare, 343 Industries, Ninja Theory, and more.
