MSI’s Stealth 15M is the world’s thinnest 15-inch gaming laptop and comes equipped with a brand-new Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card.
Revealed during CES 2021, the Stealth 15M also comes with the latest 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake H35 with Next Technology. As previously mentioned, it is also the thinnest 15-inch laptop at only 16mm and weighs 1.7kg (3.7lbs).
As for cooling, the Stealth 15M features the Cooler Boost 5 that is a dedicated thermal solution for both the CPU and GPU with 2 fans and up to 6 heat pipes. It also promises up to 9 hours of battery life, making it a good travel companion.
Furthermore, it has MSI RGB lighting, USB-C, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 4 ports, a built-in webcam, Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, and so much more. Its IPS display is also FHD (1920×1080) and has a refresh rate of 144Hz.
The MSI Stealth 15M starts at $1,399 USD and comes in either Carbon Grey or White.
Today, Lucasfilm Games and Ubisoft Massive announced the two companies are working together on a new open-world, story-driven Star Wars game, and have started a “long-term collaboration”. But what does this mean for EA’s multi-year licensing deal on Star Wars games? According to EA, the company will still work with Lucasfilm Games on Star Wars projects “for years to come”.
EA released a statement about its future with the Star Wars brand following today’s news that Ubisoft will be working on a brand new Star Wars game with the newly formed Lucasfilm Games.
“We are proud of our long-standing collaboration with Lucasfilm Games, which will continue for years to come,” EA said in a statement. “Our talented teams have created some of the most successful games in the history of the Star Wars franchise, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars: Battlefront, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes and Star Wars: Squadrons. We love Star Wars and look forward to creating more exciting experiences for players to enjoy.”
With a new game in development at Ubisoft, it appears that Lucasfilm Games will now work with a variety of developers and publishers on creating new Star Wars games and more – seemingly closer in approach to the Marvel Games brand.
2020 had no shortage of games on offer, and with two next-gen console launches arriving at the end of last year, gamers were spoiled for choice when it came to choosing which games to play on those new systems. In a year that also saw more people stay at home rather than risk contracting the coronavirus, digital sales increased in 2020 as people opted to obtain games along safer online avenues. Now, Sony has released a list of the top-selling games on the PlayStation Store in the US and Canada.
With PS5 stock being in high demand and short supply, there was still plenty of life left in the last-gen console for those consumers who didn’t take a next-gen plunge. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War also claimed the number one position on the PS4 top ten downloads of 2020 list, while Grand Theft Auto V took second place. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare took the third spot, Minecraft came in at fourth, and Ghost of Tsushima—Sony’s fastest-selling new IP–was the fifth most downloaded PS4 game of the year. You can see the rest of the list below:
Most downloaded PS4 games of 2020
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Ghost of Tsushima
The Last of Us Part II
NBA 2K21
NBA 2K20
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Madden NFL 21
If you’re craving more statistics about gaming in 2020, then have a look at the record-breaking numbers that Twitter recorded on the topic. With people stuck at home and video games proving to be a perfect way to keep boredom at bay, more than two billion tweets about upcoming games, esports teams, and new console technologies were logged across that social media platform.
The rest of the blog post also includes lists for Europe’s top ten games on both PlayStation consoles, as well as a look at the most downloaded PSVR games. Beat Saber took the number one spot, with the rest of the list populated by games such as Job Simulator, Superhot VR, and Gorn.
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We’re a little over a month away from the release of Persona 5 Strikers, the new crossover that combines the world of Persona with Dynasty Warriors-style action gameplay. Persona 5 Strikers releases on February 23 for PS4/PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC. If you’re planning on picking it up for PC, you can save on your preorder right now. Fanatical is selling Steam keys for both the standard edition and Deluxe edition at discounted prices.
Persona 5 Strikers’ standard edition is $49.19 at Fanatical, while the Deluxe edition is $57.39. The Deluxe edition gets you a slew of bonuses, including a soundtrack, digital art book, two in-game content packs, and a behind-the-scenes video. You’ll also get to play Persona 5 Strikers four days early, starting on February 19 by purchasing the deluxe edition. If you preorder either edition through Fanatical, you’ll receive a code that can be redeemed on Steam.
Strikers has hack-and-slash combat, but you can still pause time to strategize and utilize skills. It sets up as more of a crossover than games like Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and Fire Emblem Warriors. The story takes place after the events of Persona 5 and will have a strong emphasis on social simulation just like the mainline games.
For more on the game, check out our Persona 5 Strikers preorder guide. While there aren’t any current discounts on the PS4 or Switch versions of Strikers, you can secure some sweet preorder bonuses with physical copies while supplies last.
The latest update for the battle royale game Call of Duty: Warzone has arrived, delivering with it further weapon balance changes–including another update to the DMR 14–as well as a fix for a key issue pertaining to stims.
For the DMR 14, the patch increases the recoil slightly, while bullet penetration is decreased as well. The burst pistol, meanwhile, sees its max damage reduced by 11 percent.
As for the Stim changes, players can no longer exploit the game to get infinite Stim packs when dropping their weapons simultaneously with cooking a grenade.
The Walking Dead Season 10 didn’t exactly pan out how the makers originally intended. The pandemic shut down production before shooting was finished on the season, and it ended up airing in April last year without the final episode. That episode was finally screened in October, and the season will now complete its run with an additional six episodes from next month. A new teaser for these episodes has now been released.
Like previous Walking Dead promos, this teaser is very stylised and offers some clues about what to expect from the upcoming episodes. While we don’t see any footage, the teaser promises “six new stories, one shared fate,” and there’s a variety of voiceovers from characters such as Daryl, Judith, Carol, and Negan. Check it out below:
The Walking Dead returns to AMC on February 28. In September last year, showrunner Angela Kang explained that the six new episodes would focus on separate characters, allowing the production to continue under COVID-safe conditions.
“There’s sort of an anthological feel to them” she told Comic Book. “They’re really deep dives into our characters, which I hope people enjoy. We’ve been enjoying working on something that’s a little bit different from what we were doing in the main part of Season 10.
“We just get to feature different people and tell these little stories that all kind of add up to a picture of what our survivors are going through, and that will lead us into Season 11 eventually.”
In September, it was confirmed that The Walking Dead Season 11 will be the final one for the main show. It will consist of 24 episodes, which will begin airing in late 2021, and run through to late 2022. However, it’s hardly the end of the franchise–fans also have the Rick Grimes movies, a Daryl and Carol spin-off series, and an anthology show titled Tales of the Walking Dead to look forward to.
For starters, the new video shows off the online co-op mode with up to four players in the main 3D World game. As in the original release, each player can claim a different character with their own strength: Mario is an all-arounder, Luigi can high-jump, Peach floats, and Toad can dash. It also shows a new feature, a photo mode that lets you snap pictures, complete with filters and insertable stamps.
The overview trailer also drops new details about the Bowser’s Fury component. The open-world segment has you collecting Cat Shines scattered throughout the environment. You’ll have Bowser Jr. as an automated AI companion, but a second player can join in and take over as Bowser Jr. at any time. Bowser will wake up and cause havoc on the island, changing the landscape significantly. Ultimately your goal is to collect enough Cat Shines to earn the Giga Bell, a giant-sized Cat Mario power-up that makes him super-sized to take on the gigantic Bowser.
The trailer also briefly goes over the Amiibo support, which was announced with the Bowser’s Fury trailer. The game is coming alongside a new special-edition Mario Red & Blue Nintendo Switch, with a special paintjob and carrying case, for the standard $300 Switch price. Both the game and special Switch are coming on February 12. For more details, check out our Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury preorder guide.
On StarWars.com, Lucasfilm Games VP Douglas Reilly explains that the recent Lucasfilm Games rebrand, “Is really the culmination of years of preparing to come out and say, ‘We’re here, we’ve got a team of people, we’re going to make a lot of great games, and here’s some new things you weren’t expecting from us to do that we’re now starting to do.’
“And that’s going to continue throughout the next year or so, where we’re going to continue to announce projects that are more representative of the legacy of the old Lucasfilm Games that we’re now trying to live up to.”
Those games will include Star Wars projects from EA, who previously held that license exclusively. “While we may not have a lot of details to share at the moment,” says Reilly, “we’ve got a number of projects underway with the talented teams at EA.”
And it’s not just about a slate of games in development already – it’s clear that Lucasfilm Games is now accepting pitches for games based on its licenses, too: “We’re looking to work with best-in-class teams that can make great games across all of our IP,” Reilly continues.
“We’ve got a team of professionals here at Lucasfilm Games who can work with the developers, shape the stories, shape the creative, shape the games, to make them really resonate with fans and deliver across a breadth of platforms, genres, and experiences so that all of our fans can enjoy the IPs that they know and love.”
In the course of half a week, Star Wars games, and Lucasfilm games as a whole, feel like a far more open proposition, with the possibility of many different developers’ take on the source material. What comes of this new approach is yet to be seen, but Reilly makes clear that it may not be too long until we see more, saying, “This is just the beginning of what I think is going to be a very exciting year for Lucasfilm Games.”
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The deadliest hunter in the galaxy is on his way to Fortnite, as this week’s 15.20 update added several Predator-themed challenges to the game.
Completing these new tasks will unlock Predator cosmetic items in Fortnite’s secret battle pass character tab, although the actual Predator skin won’t be seen for a few more weeks.
Now that the downtime for the v15.20 has ended, Fortnite also has new weapons for players to get their hands on. The Lever Action Shotgun can drop enemies quickly if they get too close to you, while the Exotic-class Hop Rock Dualies are a pair of dual pistols that come equipped with a low-gravity effect.
Also included in the update are a few minor tweaks, such as characters now being interactable in Team Rumble as they offer weapon upgrades and IO Agents dropping health items. Numerous minor bugs have also been fixed, which Epic detailed on its Trello board:
Fortnite v15.20 bug fixes
General
Flip Reset Lobby Track inadvertently removed from players’ Lockers.
Multipoint Edge Glider deforming midair.
Michonne Outfit visual issues with cape Back Blings.
Battle Royale
Hypernova Outfit appearing as a different Outfit in the Lobby and in-match.
Rebooted players may see an already completed Bounty.
Save the World
Quest progress not instantly updating in the HUD and Quest Log.
Broken Pickaxe animations.
Mobile
Voice chat issues on Android.
The player loses all movement after jumping through Zero Point.
The popular Floor is Lava mode will also return next week, along with a skin of popular Spanish Fortnite streamer TheGrefg. The content creator shattered Twitch’s all-time concurrent viewership record this week when he revealed his skin, although if you’d prefer to turn over a new leaf instead there’s also a new Bushranger skin to collect.
If you’d prefer a different intergalactic hunter skin in Fortnite, you can still grab the Mandalorian outfit, although there’s a lot of grinding to be done to get your hands on that shiny Beskar armor.
Interesting changes could be on the way to Fortnite in the future, as Epic Games has purchased the gaming software company RAD Game Tools. The company–whose software has been used in over 25,000 games–will have its technology will be integrated into Epic’s to help speed up loading times and downloading speeds in games.
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Pikmin 3 Deluxe, the updated edition of the fantastic Wii U game, released in October but was somewhat overshadowed by all of the big holiday releases and console launches. We didn’t see any deals on the real-time strategy game during Black Friday or over the holidays either. If you’ve been holding out and are looking for a Nintendo Switch game to tide you over until Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury releases next month, Pikmin 3 Deluxe is on sale for its lowest price yet. Right now, you can snag Pikmin 3 Deluxe for $45.39 at Walmart.
The discount will show up when you add Pikmin 3 to you cart. It comes with free two-day delivery, so you’ll likely get your copy in time to play over the weekend.
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Along with quality-of-life improvements, Pikmin 3 Deluxe features new story missions starring Olimar and Louie and the ability to play through the campaign in local co-op with two players. Pikmin 3 was one of the quirkier Wii U exclusives, and if you missed out the first time around, it’s a great experience for fans of strategy and puzzle games.
The enhanced port earned an 8/10 in GameSpot’s Pikmin 3 Deluxe review. “Although Pikmin 3 Deluxe may not offer much in the way of substantial new content, the game still holds up wonderfully thanks to its unique gameplay and carefully constructed levels, and the tweaks and additions that have been implemented here help smooth over the whole package for newer players,” editor Kevin Knezevic wrote. “Even three installments in, there is no other series quite like Pikmin, which helps Pikmin 3 still feel fresh seven years after its original release.”
