Halo: Reach is coming to Xbox One, but the wait for it just got longer. Developer 343 Industries has now confirmed that the first “flight,” or beta test, has been delayed.
In a blog post (via onmsft), 343 explained to fans that making games is hard. For Halo: Reach, which is part of the Master Chief Collection, the studio pointed out that the package comprises 7 games and 11 game engines that live “under the roof of one title [MCC]” while sharing the same hardware resources.
As for why Reach’s beta for Xbox One has been delayed, 343 said it comes down to how the studio is trying to use Unreal Engine 4 to run the new character customization options in the new progression system coming to MCC on Xbox One. In particular, the studio is running into issues related to memory constraints.
“This however has proved to be quite challenging as MCC was already close to memory limits running on the original Xbox One consoles,” 343 said. “Bringing the entire progression and customization system into MCC also requires memory to be used to run the additional UE4 engine. Currently, a lot of progress has been made in getting it up and running, but the title still is not within memory constraints to properly run on the Xbox One. In order to flight on Xbox One, we need to be within these limits, otherwise instability will be an issue.”
Reach’s release on Xbox One will remain delayed “until the team has an adequate solve for this unique issue.” 343 added that the studio is “pushing hard” to find a solution.
Reach’s first beta is currently available on PC, so players can go there to check out a first look at Reach within the Master Chief Collection.
Posting on Twitter, Halo community director Brian Jarrard said 343 shares in the frustration of fans as it relates to the launch of Halo: Reach in The Master Chief Collection. “We all want to get this into players’ hands as soon as possible. When it’s ready, it’s ready.”
Everyone is understandably eager for more Halo: Reach flighting. And understandably getting frustrated and impatient. We are eager and frustrated, too. We all want to get this into players’ hands as soon as possible. When it’s ready, it’s ready. Thanks for your support 👊
The first trailer for Skyfall and American Beauty director Sam Mendes’ World War I movie 1917 has arrived. The movie follows the story of two British soldiers who are given a dangerous and important task of going behind enemy lines to deliver a message that could save numerous lives.
The young soldiers, Schofield and Blake, are played by George MacKay (Captain Fantastic) and Dean-Charles Chapman (Game of Thrones). Also appearing in the movie are Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, and Andrew Scott.
Mendes wrote the script for 1917 alongside Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Penny Dreadful).
1917 opens Christmas Day this year in the United States. It’s just the latest World War I movie in recent years, as Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk was released in 2017.
An adaptation of Blake Harris’ 2014 book Console Wars–which tells the story of the battle between Nintendo and Sega in the ’90s–is headed to CBS All-Access where it’ll get a feature documentary and a TV series.
According to Deadline, the documentary is being directed by Harris and Jonah Tulis. Oscar-winner Doug Blush is producing. As announced previously, comedians Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are executively producing the documentary.
As for the TV show, which will be a limited series, Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts–who is also directing the upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie–is attached to direct. Mike Rosolio (American Vandal) is writing it.
The Console Wars book, “Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation,” centers on the story of former Sega executive Tom Kalinske, who led the company’s American division in the ’90s during its heyday, and helped launched the Sega Genesis that further accelerated Sega’s place in the gaming world. As its full title suggests, the book, which is based on numerous interviews, also goes into Sega’s battle against Nintendo for dominance in the gaming industry.
The companies were indeed rivals, with Sega putting out a commercial that proclaimed, “Genesis does what Nintendon’t.” Given all the behind-the-scenes business drama between Sega, Nintendo, and other companies, the Console Wars TV show seems like it has potential be a very intriguing show.
Video game retailer GameStop has suffered another setback, it seems, as the company has reportedly announced a “GameStop Reboot initiative” that is resulting in dozens of layoffs.
A memo announcing the move leaked on Twitter. It states that more than 50 “field leaders” are losing their jobs. Those affected include regional managers, district managers, loss prevention managers, and HR staff, according to the letter (via Gamasutra).
The memo states that GameStop is looking to “reduce our cost structure and build efficiencies into our field leadership organization so that we can reinvest in the business.”
It goes on to state: “These decisions are not easy, but necessary to help us reduce costs to enable revenue-driving initiatives that will help grow the business once again.”
GameStop did not respond to GameSpot’s request for comment, which was made outside of business hours.
Earlier this year, GameStop closed the ThinkGeek website, and folded that business into the wider GameStop umbrella. The company’s share price of $3.84 today is close to the lowest its been in the company’s history.
The Rumble Royale Mission released on August 1, 2019 as part of the Season 10 (Season X) launch. This Mission set contains seven challenges along with seven Prestige challenges, all of which take place in the Team Rumble game mode. Completing Rumble Royale Mission challenges will earn players rewards based on the number of challenges they complete.
Rewards will work a little bit differently in Fortnite Season 10 (Season X) and won’t be tied to a specific challenge. Instead, players will earn rewards based on the number of challenges they complete. For example, completing any one challenge might earn players an XP reward.
Below are a list of all of the Fortnite Season 10 Rumble Royale Mission challenge Rewards:
10 Battle Stars (1 Mission)
10 Battle Stars (2 Missions)
10 Battle Stars (3 Missions)
5,000 XP (4 Missions)
10 Battle Stars (5 Missions)
10 Battle Stars (6 Missions)
Fang Saws Pickaxe (7 Missions)
1,000 XP (1 Prestige Mission)
1,000 XP (2 Prestige Missions)
1,000 XP (3 Prestige Missions)
Rust Lord Emoticon (4 Prestige Missions)
1,000 XP (5 Prestige Missions)
1,000 XP (6 Prestige Missions)
X-Lord Rust (7 Prestige Missions)
Below are all of the Fortnite Season 10 Rumble Royale Mission challenges. Clicking on a specific Mission will take you to a detailed description of how to complete it.
Play matches of Team Rumble with at least one elimination[edit]
To complete this challenge, players will need to play five matches of Team Rumble with at least one elimination.
This one is pretty straight forward. You’ll need to get an elimination in five separate Team Rumble matches to complete this challenge. Shouldn’t be too hard!
To complete this challenge, players will need to win three matches of Team Rumble.
Again, not much to say here. You’ll simply need to be on the winning side of three different Team Rumble matches and you’ll complete this challenge.
Assist teammates with eliminations in Team Rumble[edit]
To complete this challenge, players will need to assist teammates with 20 eliminations in Team Rumble.
The important thing to note here is that you much assist teammates with eliminations. This means that in order to get credit for a kill, you’ll need to have dealt some damage.
On the other hand, this means that you’ll have to work with teammates to target a specific enemy, since you can’t get an assist by yourself.
Build structures with the X-Lord outfit in Team Rumble[edit]
To complete this challenge, players will need to build 200 structures with the X-Lord outfit in Team Rumble.
The X-Lord outfit is available at Battle Pass Level 1, so as soon as you purchase the Battle Pass, you’ll have access to the outfit.
Simply make sure you’re wearing the X-Lord outfit, then cue up a game of Team Rumble. This challenge won’t take too long, since building is a natural part of the game. Build a total of 200 structures and you’ll be done with this Rumble Royale challenge.
Damage opponents in a single match of Team Rumble[edit]
To complete this challenge, players will need to deal a total of 500 damage to opponents in a single match.
This challenge is worded a bit weird and may cause some confusion. For this challenge, you don’t need to damage 500 opponents, but instead deal 500 damage to opponents in a single match.
Given the length of the Team Rumble matches, this likely won’t be very hard.
Eliminate opponents less than 5 m away in Team Rumble[edit]
To complete this challenge, players will need to eliminate five opponents less than 5m away.
You’ll want to pull out your favorite close range weapon for this Rumble Royale challenge. Grab a Shotgun or SMG and get ready for some close range battle.
This challenge can be completed over the course of multiple games and will likely be easy to complete towards the end of Team Rumble when the circle gets really small.
To complete this challenge, players will need to search five Supply Drops in Team Rumble.
Thankfully, in Team Rumble, Supply Drops are coming down from the sky at virtually any given moment. Just keep your eye on the sky while you’re playing and and search any Supply Drops that are close by. Doing this will ensure that you complete this challenge in no time.
Eliminate opponents in a single match of Team Rumble[edit]
To complete this challenge players will need to eliminate three opponents in a single match of Team Rumble.
There isn’t much to say here, simply grab your gun of choice and get to shooting. You’ll likely be able to complete this first Prestige challenge pretty quick.
Eliminate opponents farther than 100m away in Team Rumble[edit]
To complete this challenge, players will need to eliminate three opponents farther than 100m away in Team Rumble.
Similar to the regular version for this challenge, players will need to pull out their Snipers instead of their close range weapons. Find a good hiding spot and get ready for some long distance kills. This challenge can be completed over the course of multiple games, so if you don’t finish it in one match, no worries.
Assist teammates with eliminations in a single match of Team Rumble[edit]
To complete this challenge, players will need to assist teammates with five eliminations in a single match of Team Rumble.
As we stated earlier, the key here is to make sure that you play a hand in the elimination. If you see a teammate shooting at an opponent, join in and see if you can deal some damage. You’ll need to get all five kills in one game, so this could be a bit tricky.
Deal damage to different opponents without respawning in Team Rumble[edit]
To complete this challenge players will need to deal damage to three opponents without respawning in Team Rumble.
The key here is that you cannot respawn in this challenge. This means that you’ll need to deal damage to three different opponents without dying. If you die, it’s not a huge deal, you’ll just have to start this Rumble Royale challenge from the beginning.
Search Chests with the X-Lord outfit in Team Rumble[edit]
To complete this challenge, players will need to search 20 Chests with the X-Lord outfit in Team Rumble.
The X-Lord outfit is available at Battle Pass Level 1, so once you purchase the Season 10 Battle Pass, you’ll have access to the Outfit.
Simply make sure you have it equipped and then start hunting for Chests! This should be one of the easier Rumble Royale challenges to complete.
To complete this challenge, players will need to get a total of 1,000 headshot damage in Team Rumble.
Lots of players already aim for their opponents head in the first place, so this should be common practice for most. If you see the damage points in yellow, you’ll know you got a headshot. Just keep aiming for the head until you’ve totaled 1,000 damage. If you don’t normally aim for the head, then this is a good time to practice.
Search Supply Drops in a single match of Team Rumble[edit]
To complete this challenge, players will need to search three Supply Drops in a single match of Team Rumble.
Much like the regular version of this challenge, players will need to search Supply Drops. The only difference here is that they must be searched in a single match. Keep your eye on the sky as you’re playing and this won’t be too hard.
Video game retail chain GameStop has reportedly laid off over 50 regional leaders in an effort to restructure the organization following a failure to sell the company.An email from GameStop corporate headquarters sent to store managers was leaked on Twitter that seemingly confirmed the layoffs. Over 50 regional district field leaders, human resource, and loss prevention leaders were affected by the layoffs.
The email says that the layoffs are a result of a new “realignment” strategy. “This realignment results in an expanded size of GameStop’s regions and districts, therefore reducing the number of field leaders required to run the organization,” the GameStop email says.
“Unfortunately, with these changes, there are more than 50 field leaders who have been impacted and will be leaving the GameStop team. This includes regional, district, HR, and LP leaders. These leaders will be missed and we wish them success in their future endeavors.”
In January, GameStop leadership ceased its attempt to find a buyer for the company. The company also posted a nearly half a billion dollars worth of losses last year. The retailer relies heavily on physical video game sale, but as the most recent financial reports indicate, digital sales of games are overtaking physical sales for companies like PlayStation and EA.
GameStop’s decision to layoff regional leaders and consolidate regions into larger zones appears to be a cost-cutting measure. The company is also in the process of dedesigning its stores into “unique experiences,” with a focus on live events and retro games.
IGN has reached out to GameStop for more details about the reported layoffs but have not heard back in time of publishing this story.
Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN. If you’ve been affected by the layoffs at GameStop please reach out on Twitter or [email protected].
July was a busy month for Twitch Prime, which is included with any Amazon Prime subscription, as Prime Day 2019 ran for a full 48 hours this year and spawned a huge number of counter-sales in the weeks leading up to it and afterward from retailers trying to compete. Now that August is finally here, the sales are starting to calm down in preparation for fall deals and the holiday season, but in the meantime, Twitch Prime continues to offer regular perks in the form of free monthly games and various in-game loot. This months’ free games are available now through September 3–check out the offerings below.
The most notable freebie this month is Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, which is the 2017 remake of the 1989 Sega Master System title with new, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack. It’s a Metroidvania-style game where you play as a young adventurer-turned-lizardman who gradually gains more abilities and forms as you explore. The game earned a solid 8/10 in GameSpot’s Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap review.
“Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap shines as one of the best retro remakes yet. It knows not to tamper too much with the enjoyable, exploration-driven gameplay that made the original so good, instead focusing on updating the presentation to reintroduce the game to a new generation of players,” wrote Heidi Kemps. “While it’s a bit on the short side–you can probably beat it over the course of a lazy Saturday–its small world is packed with personality.”
While we haven’t reviewed the other games Twitch Prime is offering this month, they’re free, so you might as well grab them if they sound interesting. Pumped BMX Pro is an arcade racing game where you pull off bicycle stunts and trick combinations in side-scrolling, platform-style levels. Then there’s Mable and the Wood, another Metroidvania-style game where you can hunt down beasts and take their form, granting you power to either save or destroy the world. Finally, you can claim Automachef, a resource-management game where you design kitchens, program machinery, and literally put out fires.
As a reminder, to claim these free games and loot from Twitch Prime, you just have to make sure your Twitch account is linked to your Amazon Prime account. And if you’re not already subscribed to Prime, which gets you plenty of other perks like free two-day shipping, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial anytime. After the trial ends, Prime membership costs $119 / £79 a year.
The Fast & Furious movies are known for their love of Corona beer, family barbeques, really confusing titles, and insane car stunts. A series of films that started with a simple premise of illegal car races and cops and robbers have evolved into bombastic international thrillers with insane action set pieces and now.
The release of the first spin-off in the franchise, Hobbs and Shaw, plays more like a throwback to action comedies of the ’90s with The Rock and Jason Statham being forced to team up when a woman named Hattie (Vanessa Kirby)–the sister of Statham’s Owen Shaw–is accused of stealing a deadly virus from MI6 and killing her team. The two must now work together to face up against the supersoldier Brixton Lore (Idris Elba).
Where the other Fast & Furious films still stay relatively grounded in reality, this movie introduces the first actual sci-fi concepts to the franchise, like superhuman enhancements and programmable viruses that can wipe out populations. It’s a new direction for the franchise to take and, most likely, a good barometer for where future movies in the series will go.
Before the franchise inevitably goes to space, let’s go back and look at the crazy car stunts these movies have pulled off. While the car stunts in the franchise may seem too crazy to be real, many of them were filmed using practical effects and incredible stunt coordination. Now that the first spin-off of the series is out, it is time to rank the 10 best stunts in the Fast & Furious franchise.
There’s a lot happening in Destiny 2 right now. A major update and event just launched, and Bungie revealed that it’s pushing back the release of its Shadowkeep expansion. With the DLC and the accompanying New Light free-to-play version of the game now launching later than expected, Bungie has altered its upcoming schedule and revealed some of the changes on the way, including a few that seem to directly address fan feedback.
Along with a few new Shadowkeep screenshots, Bungie’s latest blog post outlines what the next two months or so will look like for Destiny 2 now that Shadowkeep won’t arrive until October 1. Moments of Triumph have been extended and will run until September 17. The just-launched Solstice of Heroes, however, will still end as previously scheduled on August 27. On the bright side, we’re getting two more Iron Banner events, one starting on August 27 and another on September 17. There will also be some Valor and Infamy boosts between now and Shadowkeep. The updated scheduled follows below.
Destiny 2 Season Of Opulence Updated Schedule
Solstice of Heroes — 7/30 – 8/27
Iron Banner — 8/27 – 9/3
Destiny 2 Update 2.5.2.2 — 9/3
Moments of Triumph Week, Infamy Boost — 9/10 – 9/17
Iron Banner — 9/17 – 9/24
Mayhem, Valor Boost, Infamy Boost — 9/24 – 10/1
Another major item in there is the 2.5.2.2 update. While we’ll have to wait until closer to release for the full patch notes, Bungie did provide a preliminary look at what to expect from it. Many of these changes deal with player feedback and complaints about particularly grind-heavy aspects of the game. For instance, weapon reward rates for Gambit Prime and Reckoning will be “highly increased,” with the addition of bad-luck protection that ensures you’re guaranteed drops after completing an unspecified number of runs. Reckoning’s difficulty is also being adjusted, which is great news for those who have grown frustrated with failed runs that yield no rewards.
Other aspects of the update of note include changes to the pinnacle quests to earn the Mountaintop grenade launcher and Wendigo GL3 grenade launcher. Bungie simply says the corresponding quests “will become more accessible,” with specific objectives being “tuned based on player feedback.” Wendigo currently requires an intense amount of grenade launcher usage in Strikes, while the same is true for earning Mountaintop in Crucible’s Competitive playlist.
And while the Menagerie chest glitch has long since been closed, Bungie says, “As the season comes to a close, Menagerie chests will become more rewarding as Calus sees fit.” Again, no specifics are shared, but it sounds as if you might again be able to earn more than one drop per run, though given the wording, it’s unclear if this is only a temporary change.
And although it’s not mentioned in this blog post, Destiny 2 cross-save is launching at some point in August, according to a tweet from lead producer Jared Berbach. An exact date has not been shared.
Destiny 2 Update 2.5.2.2 Early Patch Notes
Moments of Triumph has been extended through 9/17.
Gambit Prime and Reckoning weapon reward rates will be highly increased.
They will also have bad-luck protection to guarantee a drop after a set amount of runs.
Reckoning difficulty will be tuned to be more welcoming as you hunt for rewards.
BrayTech Schematics will no longer have a daily lockout and will give better chances toward weapons that players do not own.
Mountaintop and Wendigo GL3 pinnacle quests will become more accessible.
Specific quest objectives will be tuned based on player feedback
There will be multiple weeks of increased Valor and Infamy to look forward to in September.
Iron Banner will be accompanied by increased Valor in each event.
As the season comes to a close, Menagerie chests will become more rewarding as Calus sees fit.
On the week of Destiny 2 Update 2.5.2.2, we’ll be hosting a Community Challenge of sorts. Stay tuned for more details.
With Shang Tsung getting unleashed and Sindel’s new look being unveiled, Mortal Kombat 11 continues to receive more content additions and updates since its April 2019 release. NetherRealm’s latest fighting game will see another fighter join its ever-increasing roster soon. Nightwolf enters the fray, bringing with him ephemeral animals and vicious tomahawk attacks.
Nightwolf looks to retain a lot of his signature style from previous Mortal Kombat games, including the ability to use lightning. He can also use animal spirits to enhance his abilities, effectively changing his stance and slightly altering his moveset depending on the animal selected. The bear gives more defense while the wolf seems to increase attack speed, providing a strategic element while in battle. Check out the gameplay reveal trailer below.
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Mortal Kombat 11 – Official Nightwolf Gameplay Reveal Trailer
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Nightwolf is part of the Kombat Pack, a set of DLC that includes six additional fighters, alternative skins, new gear sets, and more. While the final two characters have yet to be announced, Nightwolf, Spawn, Shang Tsung, and Sindel are already available as part of the Kombat Pack. The Kombat Pack retails for $40 USD / $59 AUD / £33 GBP, with Nightwolf being downloadable starting Friday, August 13 if you own it. Everyone else will be able to download the character starting Friday, August 20.
