Thursday, 31 January 2019
Despite money-making winter, Nintendo temper forecast for Switch sales this financial year
Nintendo had an amazingly successful 2018 when it comes to both hardware and software sales, with many releases, such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, bringing in the big bucks. On the console front, the hybrid-baby that is the Switch has been a big-seller for the company, having sold over 32.27 million units since launch.
Despite this prosperous period, ending in a very profitable winter, Nintendo has tempered its expectations for Switch sales for this financial year. Originally, the developer had forecast 20 million Switch consoles sold in the financial year that ends March 2019, but now that figure has been lowered to 17 million. This is a target that Nintendo is very likely to hit, given that they've currently sold 14.5 million since the financial year began.
Still, even with those downscaled expectations, that's still 17 million consoles sold in a single year, and 32 million in its two year lifetime, a feat not to be scoffed at. Where Nintendo take the console into 2019 and beyond, (and whether the rumored "updated model" surfaces) remains to be seen, but things are seemingly well in hand at the house that Mario built.
Nintendo lower expectations on Switch sales for the current financial year [Official]
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You can't walk away: Kingdom Hearts III theme cracks Billboard's Hot 100 Chart
My bum is on the keyblade...the keeeeyblade.
Yep, just like Tom Green's 1999 hit tore up TRL, Kingdom Hearts III's main theme "Face My Fears" is taking on the Billboard Charts. Billboard itself has announced that the Hikaru Utada & Skrillex single managed to actually crack the "Hot 100" chart and land in the 98th spot: no small feat given that there are literally thousands of songs playing around the world on any given day.
If you haven't heard it yet, feel free to check out the Skrillex version (the Final Cut, 2.5HD Remix 358/2 Days Prologue 3D) below: I can't tell you if the song would sound better without Skrillex, I'm not your Dad. I also took a screenshot (available in the gallery below) just in case the song drops from the charts and you need to prove to your real Dad that it happened.
Top 100 Songs [Billboard]
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The Internet Reacts To Piranha Plant's Smash Debut
Piranha Plant has finally joined the fray in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Players are welcoming their new pot-bound friend.
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How to watch Super Bowl 53: A cord-cutter’s guide
We all know you don't have to be a fan of American football to watch the Super Bowl. The NFL's Big Game, which this year will be played between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams, goes beyond the sport. Even if you don't like who's playing...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2HD1KOK
MoviePass rival Sinemia offers more flexibility with rollover tickets
Movie ticket subscription service Sinemia is cutting some of its prices and allowing users in the US, UK, Canada and Australia to roll one ticket from each month's allocation into the next month. That flexibility should prove useful, particularly whe...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2ShqUGO
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition will bring the apocalypse to Nintendo Switch in April
Publisher THQ Nordic has officially confirmed that Darksiders: Warmastered Edition will be launching on Nintendo Switch on April 2. This was a foregone conclusion given a small goof yesterday where the trailer was uploaded, then removed at speed.
The revamped edition of the hack 'n' slash adventure is already available on PS4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo's own Wii-U, but will now bring its melodramatic gothic drama to the Switch, so you can enjoy all of its monster-shattering action whilst on the go. Darksiders follows the story of War; Horseman of the Apocalypse as he plunders Earth, searching for redemption, after being accused of bringing about the end times.
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition launches on Nintendo Switch April 2.
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The movie industry is giving up on its UltraViolet digital locker
UltraViolet, the digital rights locker that gives you a way to view the movies and shows you purchase from various services, will shut down on July 31st. If you're not familiar with the service, it stores only licenses (and not the content itself) in...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2Bfp6V5
Deadspin Anthony Davis Might Not Play Again This Season, For The Most Bullcrap Of Reasons | The Root
Deadspin Anthony Davis Might Not Play Again This Season, For The Most Bullcrap Of Reasons | The Root Sarah Sanders Said God ‘Wanted Donald Trump to Become President.’ God Responds | The A.V. Club Vikings’ fifth season ends as the sons of Ragnar close the book on their father’s legacy | Jezebel Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley…
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Microsoft appear to have solved Xbox One's 'Black Screen' bug
Yesterday, a plethora of Xbox One owners were finding themselves besieged by a whole host of software problems. These ranged from being unable to sign in or connect to Xbox Live, to simply being met with a pitch-black screen upon turning on their console, rendering it essentially unusable.
Microsoft have been plugging away at the issue ever since and appear to have gotten it under control. A tweet was eventually pushed out later in the afternoon confirming that the weird multiple bugs had been dealt with, and that all consoles should now be back in full working order.
The outage appeared to be across the board, with VERY LOUD complaints coming in from across the U.S. and Europe. Still, everything is back to normal now and hopefully will remain so going forward.
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Jon Shafer’s At The Gates Review – Should We Let Him In?
on Shafer's At The Gates has had a rather long and tricky development spanning some six years, a Kickstarter campaign, personal struggles and finally launch in 2019. As for the titular Shafer, he used to work for Firaxis, the same company responsible for Civilization series. In fact, Shafer was the lead designer on Civilization V. In 2012 he left to form his own company called Conifer Games which then launched a Kickstarter in 2013 for At The Gates, a new 4X game. So, roughly six years after its initial funding has Jon Shafter's At The Gates been worth the wait?
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Intel gives interim CEO Robert Swan the full-time job
Intel has announced that the company's interim CEO now has the job on a full-time basis. Robert "Bob" Swan has been appointed to lead the chipmaker as its seventh CEO. Swan took over on an initially temporary basis seven months ago, but was rubber-st...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2Tp1vrU
My other life as a Kickstarter scammer
I have the process down to a tee. I start by browsing Kickstarter, looking for projects with active campaigns. There's no specific selection criteria. Perhaps I find one that's just gone live, or one coming to the end of its fundraising window. I rea...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2Sf8d6G
Hulu to start showing ads during pause breaks this spring
Hulu is set to show you ads from popular brands when you hit pause during a binge. According to the streamer, the static promos will start appearing in the spring for select shows and movies. Unlike traditional TV ad breaks that interrupt your viewin...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2RWgr4l
Dive Into Your Taxes With Amazon's Big H&R Block Software Discounts
Tax season is upon us, and if H&R Block’s Deluxe + State software is right for you (you can use this tool to find out), Amazon’s currently discounting it to just $22, or about half its usual $45 price tag.
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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Perfectly Captures the Agony of Wanting to Be Left Alone
Comics, shows, and films about people blessed with incredible gifts almost invariably end up telling stories about how understanding the balance between power and responsibility is what keeps them human despite the overly-dramatic lives they lead. Shūichi Asō’s The Disastrous Life of Saiki K dabbles in that space…
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Mario Kart Tour (Mario Kart mobile) delayed to 'summer 2019'
I'm worried about Mario Kart Tour.
Nintendo kicked off their mobile initiative right, with delivering a fully-fledged game for one premium price. But it didn't work out so well for them, so they loaded up most of their other releases with loot boxes and gambling gacha mechanics. Animal Crossing isn't a series that suits microtransactions: Mario Kart isn't either.
But I'm going to be worrying for a bit longer. While Kart Tour was slated to arrive in the near future, Nintendo has announced by way of their official Twitter account that the app has been delayed to "summer 2019," to "improve the quality of the app and to expand the service content after delivery." Yep, that latter bit is exactly what I was worried about.
Now could they sell DLC packs after launch and give us more tracks? I would accept that, especially if say, the Mario Circuit 1 track was free with the base app, then the core was $9.99 for a bunch more tracks with DLC to follow. But as soon as I see microtransactions or gacha I'm likely running for the hills: at least, the way Nintendo does them on mobile.
Nintendo [Twitter]
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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: I Want To Finish More Games In 201
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: I Want To Finish More Games In 2019 • Resident Evil 2 Remake Is Refreshing...And Terrifying • Warped Pipes: A Note On More Non-Canon Games • TAY Retro: Intellivision - B-17 Bomber [TV Commercial, NA]
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Jordan Peele's 'The Twilight Zone' premieres on CBS All Access April 1st
After beaming Star Trek back to its TV show roots, CBS All Access reached even further back in time for its next original, The Twilight Zone. Today CBS announced that the first two episodes of Jordan Peele's reboot will premiere on the streaming serv...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2CWZfRH
Mastering Jenga taught this robot real-world physics
Artificial intelligence is already better than humans at video games, quiz shows and an ancient Chinese board game. Next up, the bots are coming for Jenga. In a newly-published paper, scientists from MIT describe how they taught a robot real-world ph...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2ScnBAP
'Fortnite' will host a Marshmello concert this weekend
With Super Bowl LIII only days away, Epic Games is ensuring that Fortnite players will be able to partake in some of the festivities. As reported by The Verge, the game's creators have booked EDM artist and producer Marshmello to perform an in-game c...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2sWxQuH
Amazon's Blowing Out a Bunch of Logitech Peripherals, Today Only
Today’s Gold Box is discounting a number of Logitech peripherals for work and play, today only. Inside, you’ll find a lot of gaming and work mice, mechanical keyboards, headphones, speakers and a webcam.
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The Morning After: How screwed is Huawei?
Hey, good morning! Rough times for Huawei and Facebook where the bad news just doesn't seem to stop this January. Meanwhile, financial reports are rolling out, giving us at least a glimpse at the health of tech's biggest players. It's hard in places...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2GejoGu
LG fails to turn a profit for the first time in two years
Both of South Korea's electronics giants have announced fourth quarter results that were less than ideal. Within hours of Samsung posting a double-digit reduction in quarterly profit, LG has revealed that it lost 80.7 billion Korean won ($72.5 millio...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2UvsimF
Volkswagen electrifies the dune buggy
Volkswagen has created a fully electric dune buggy concept, modernizing the Beetle-based roofless vehicles from the '60s and '70s. The automaker based the vehicle on its modular electric drive matrix (MEB) platform, which also serves as the basis for...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2DL8i9Y
Google+ will bid users farewell on April 2nd
Google made the decision to shut down its social network last year after the revelation of a security vulnerability. It even moved up the website's final day after the existence of a data bug exposing 52.5 million users' info came to light. Now, the...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2Tj8oet
PlayStation Plus Games – February 2019
Snake? Snake?! Snaaaakeee! PlayStation Plus serves up its final hoorah for PS3 and PS Vita owners in February’s free game offering with PS4 owners getting a massive hike in cloud storage space. But …
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Nintendo Switch will soon pass the N64 in lifetime sales
Nintendo sold 9.41 million Switch consoles in the three months leading up to December 31st, 2018, bringing lifetime sales to 32.27 million. That's just 660,000 short of the immensely-popular Nintendo 64 and well beyond both the Gamecube and Wii U. Th...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2BbO082
Smartphone Mario Kart Delayed To This Summer In Japan
When Mario Kart Tour was first announced last year, it was slated for release on Android and iOS sometime before March 2019. Now, in Japan, the smartphone game has been pushed back to summer.
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Nintendo delays mobile 'Mario Kart Tour' app until the summer
Unsurprisingly, Nintendo needs a little more time to polish its mobile-friendly version of Mario Kart. Beyond the name and target platform, we know precisely zilch about Mario Kart Tour, which was originally scheduled to come out by March 2019. But w...from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2ToV9cb
Fate/Grand Order celebrates five million downloads
It will never not be a little weird to me to realize how popular the Fate franchise is, but the truth can't be denied: It's up there. Practically a household name among the nerdy and loaded enough to buy building-sized ads to put up outside E3, Type-MOON's baby has gone places, and continues to rise.
Most pertinently, it's also rising up the charts, as Fate/Grand Order is ready to celebrate hitting a whole five million downloads since the English version's launch in mid-2017. That's enough Masters to permanently kill a Demon God Pillar at least twice over! To commemorate the milestone, they're kicking off a special login promo for the next eight days, starting tonight at 20:00 PT. Players who show up each day can nab freebies, including enhancement fodder and five free summons on the premium gacha. A special summoning banner will also go live, putting the limited 5-Star Caster-class servant Leonardo da Vinci up for grabs.
Fate fans that aren't about to get excited by a mere banner promo aren't left out in the cold, though, because Aniplex is getting ready to kick off a fan event called Fate/Grand Order U.S.A. Tour 2019. Featuring photo ops, activities, special guests and merch, the event takes place over the weekend of February 24th. Further visits to U.S. anime conventions are also planned for later in the year. Incidentally, an English release was also announced for Fate/Grand Order VR feat. Mash Kyrielight, a free PSVR experience allowing players to ogle FGO heroine Mash (and later, Altria Pendragon) from the comfort of their headsets.
And there's more. The Fate franchise as a whole celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, so Japan-local fans can soon visit Aniplex's planned celebratory events, including an exhibit in Roppongi and more to come.
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In today's episode of Pregame Discharge, Epic dunk on Steam some more and Retro is taking over Metroid Prime 4!
While we combat the Lyle's of other universes and timelines, here's what's been happening in video games:
- Retro Studios is taking over development for Metroid Prime 4!
- Dragonball is getting another RPG!
- Metro Exodus is now gonna be an Epic Games Store exclusive!
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Contest: Win a Kingdom Hearts action figure bundle from Diamond Select Toys!
Overcome the darkness with our contest for a Kingdom Hearts action figure bundle!
The wait is finally over -- Kingdom Hearts III is out there and in the wild, ready to be enjoyed the its legions of fans who have stuck with the venerable series through its ancient two main entries and menagerie of spinoffs. What a ride, eh?
To help celebrate the [very belated] launch of the title, we're giving away a Kingdom Hearts action figure prize pack, courtesy of our friends at Diamond Select Toys!
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New Overwatch map Paris playable on the PTR
We've got another Overwatch location to learn, and so help me, it's an Assault map.
Blizzard just put up a patch on the PTR containing Paris, a surprise new 2CP map in which you can duck into "alleys and corridors before clashing with your foes on the banks of the Seine."
A quick peek at the patch notes also reveals a change to the way damage is received, which feels like the next logical step after the recent tweak to armor. "In Overwatch, a health type order determines the prioritization of subtracting health, shield, or armor types when a hero takes damage," noted Blizzard. "For example, if a hero has recoverable shields and takes damage, the damage taken will diminish the recoverable shield before recoverable health. Previously, it was possible for heroes' recoverable shields to be prioritized for damage and regenerate, allowing their non-recoverable armor to persist."
As of this update, "heroes who have been granted non-recoverable armor or shields will now consume those resources before recoverable health, armor, or shields."
I much prefer Escort maps in Overwatch, but I'm down for a fresh environment. My fingers were crossed during the lead-up to the Lunar New Year event, so the timing here works out great.
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These are the last WiiWare games I will ever buy
It is with great remorse and sadness that I confirm today, January 30, 2019, the Wii Shop Channel has closed its doors. Launching less than a month after the Wii’s debut, the channel started small with Virtual Console titles before exploding into one of the more creative digital marketplaces with the introduction of WiiWare. The service had its faults. It used a point system for some silly reason, the way it paid developers was broken and horribly unfair, game sizes were heavily restricted, and for much of its early life, the Wii wouldn’t allow people to save Wii Shop games on an SD card, going so far as to refer to the console as a “refrigerator.”
Despite its problems, the Wii Shop channel was a blessing for somebody like me whose gaming habits didn’t step too far out of their comfort zone. Like Chris Hovermale, this was the service that introduced me to Sin & Punishment. It showed me how diverse and eclectic games can be with titles like Bonsai Barber or Snowpack Park. And it allowed me to play the games I missed out on owning neither a Genesis nor TurboGraphx. For Pete’s sake, this is the service that birthed the Bit.Trip franchise and the Runner trilogy. My gaming repertoire was permanently expanded by the Wii and its Wii Shop Channel, and today I wish it a bittersweet goodbye.
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Subnautica: Below Zero is all bundled up and ready for early access
I'm still torn on when exactly I'll begin playing Subnautica: Below Zero, but for those of you who don't mind putting up with rough edges and an incomplete story, the frigid new standalone game has begun its early-access run. It's out today for $20 on Steam, Discord, and the Epic Games Store.
I will do everything in my power to protect the Pengwings, even if I have to dismantle the food chain.
The game's setup should sound familiar to experienced alien-ocean divers.
Dive into a freezing underwater adventure. Below Zero is set in an arctic region of planet 4546B. As a scientist posted to a research station on the planet's surface, you are tasked with studying alien artefacts...
The Vesper space station orbits high above you, sending supplies, instructions, and receiving samples you launch from the surface.When disaster strikes the research station, you must improvise to survive: Construct habitats, scavenge for resources, hunt for food, and craft equipment.
One of the best parts of Subnautica was scouring all the biomes, learning about their inhabitants, and giving yourself the tools needed to physically (and psychologically) dive into the foreboding depths. It's the kind of electrifying game that makes you want to erase your memory and start anew.
It won't be easy for Unknown Worlds to surprise and delight players to the same extent with Below Zero, but I'm feeling hopeful. The developers navigated Steam Early Access really well last time. The real challenge will be reminding ourselves that it took time for Subnautica to get where it is today.
For the time being, Below Zero is PC-only, but it'll eventually come to PS4 and Xbox One.
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Review: Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
A couple of weeks ago I speculated in my early impressions that Tales of Vesperia - now available once again in English after nearly a decade mired in a past of Xbox 360 exclusivity and held by a publisher seemingly cold on the idea of bringing it back again - might be "the ideal Tales game".
In retrospect, I didn't quite follow up on that claim at the time, partly owing to the piece still being based on my earliest hours with a game many fans regard as the greatest in the franchise's history. I still had to play more to know if Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition was worth the wait, or if it could be further elevated by the extra content brought over from the game's enhanced, never-before-localized PS3 port.
Which leads to the inevitable question: How does it hold up after a decade, and is it really the "ideal" Tales game?
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The Division 2's private beta will feature some endgame content
The private beta for The Division 2 will be held next week and Ubisoft has revealed details of what players will be able to sample during their trial. The beta will have two main missions (playable on Normal and Hard mode), five side missions and bonus activities, one of the three Dark Zones from the final game and an organized PvP game mode called "Conflict."
Along with those early missions, some endgame content will be available to try. Relegated to a special "Invaded" mission, this early look at the endgame will start on February 8 at 8 pm PST. This will put players at the level cap of 30 and let them try out the new specialist classes in The Division 2. You can safely skip the content if you don't want any spoilers for the story.
The private beta will be running from February 7 at 1 am PST until February 11 at 1 am PST. You'll be able to pre-load the beta on February 6 so that you can jump straight in when it starts. Available on all platforms (PS4, PC, Xbox One), access is limited to pre-orders from participating retailers. If you don't want to pre-order, you can sign-up for a chance at access on Ubisoft's website.
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February's PS Plus selection has stealth and fighting fans covered
With two of the most anticipated games of all-time releasing in the last week, Sony could have easily put a bunch of nothing up for PS Plus subscribers in February and gotten away with it. Thankfully, it didn't cheap out on the freebies, because next month has some pretty solid titles on offer. PS4 users will get both For Honor and Hitman, which is enough content to last you for a full year.
On the PS3 side, we have a fitting title for the last month of PS Plus freebies on Sony's last-gen console. Metal Gear Solid 4, the conclusion to Kojima's epic saga, will be available alongside Divekick. I don't think you could ask for a better send-off, apart from including the entire MGS collection. The Vita is getting some indie titles, which basically sums up what the Vita was good at.
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Version 1.12 brings updates to all modes in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Treyarch Studios have released a major update for Activision's military shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The hefty Version 1.12 update weighs in at 7GB and brings tweaks to the FPS title's Multiplayer, Blackout and Zombies modes.
The classic Multiplayer mode has received a series of playlist additions. These include Blackjack's Gun Game, Safeguard, and three variants to the Moshpit mode: Hardcore, Endurance Chaos and Mercenary Capture. Weapon balancing will not take place this update, but is underway for release in Version 1.13.
Black Ops 4's great battle royale mode, Blackout, is debuting its new limited-time mode, "Ambush". Players will fight it out in a perpetually collapsing circle, armed with only sniper rifles, launchers and melee attacks. Sounds chaotic. A new camo progression mode is also being introduced, rewarding players with weapon skins for successful grinds in the en mass multiplayer.
Finally, the time-hopping Zombies mode receives a glut of content. Classic weapons, loot and camo progress are coming to popular co-op mode, as well as new gauntlet, titled "Veni, Vidi, Zombie!" (which is a shit pun). The "Barbarians" special event, already live on PS4, also makes its debut on the Xbox One and PC platforms. On top of all of this, bug-squishing has been done across the board.
For full details and patch notes pertaining to Version 1.12, check out the official Reddit page right here. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is available now on PS4, PC and Xbox One.
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Yep, Piranha Plant in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rules
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's post-launch legacy is well underway. In addition to the revelation that Persona 5's Joker is heading into the ring, Nintendo just released another highly anticipated oddball of a roster addition that was announced all the way back in November.
Piranha Plant is pretty much everything you'd expect out of a DLC character: it's outlandish and unique, functional and fun to play.
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Seagate and PlayStation teaming for branded external hard drives
Games got big. Physically big. Real big. In some cases, such as Red Dead Redemption 2 and, weirdly, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, they can be exceptionally greedy when it comes to your HDD space. Fortunately, there is always the option to add external storage space to your console, via third-party HDD drives.
Seagate - one of the biggest plug-in HDD makers in the world - and Sony are finally getting together to release a branded external drive for the PlayStation 4. These drives will be 2TB in size and are "optimised for PS4", which to be fair is a statement made about standard Seagate HDDs anyway.
The new "Game Drives" will be compatible with all models on PS4 and ready-to-run out of the box. All that is required is that your firmware is Version 4.55 or higher. The Seagate Game Drive launches next week, and is expected to retail for around $90 USD.
Introducing the new officially licensed Seagate Game Drive for PS4 [Official]
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Overcooked 2 is teasing a free update for Chinese New Year
Team17 has released a super-short, blink-and-you'll-miss-it trailer, announcing a new update for their chaotic and colourful culinary battle, Overcooked 2. The update will be free for all players.
Very little is known about the content of this new add-on, but it is believed to be a seasonal update which will align with Chinese New Year, which takes place on February 5. The short trailer gives a glimpse of a water garden-type environment, a porcine chef (2019 is The Year of The Pig)... and that's about it!
No doubt we can expect this update in the very new future. Overcooked 2 is available now on PS4, PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
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One Deck Of Cards That Can Play Loads Of Different Games
Anton Ödman has done a cool and very space-conscious thing: he’s designed a single deck of cards—known as a “multideck”—that can play a wide variety of different types of games, not just those reliant on Kings and Queens and an eight of clubs.
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After Epic Store Deal, Steam Users Review Bomb Metro Games
It’s been a heck of a week for everyone involved with post-apocalyptic survival shooter series Metro. On Monday, the latest game in the series, Metro Exodus, became an Epic Games Store exclusive, prompting Valve to call the sudden departure “unfair to Steam customers.” For some Steam users, that’s served as a rallying…
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The Best Wool Topcoats in Your Price Range
Over the weekend a paparazzi photo of David and Victoria Beckham started circulating around the internet—and the “Outfit Inspo” Slack channel at SG HQ. The well-heeled couple was snapped in New York City, and while Posh Spice obviously looks great, as always, we’re gathered here today to talk about our boy David’s…
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Overwatch Gets New Paris Map
Surprise surprise, Overwatch—which players have taken to declaring a veritable dust bowl of new content in the wake of yet another seasonal event retread—is getting a new map. This one’s set in Paris, the city of romance (and now, romance’s close friend, Death) just in time for Valentine’s Day.
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The Muse Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes Is Almost as Cruel as It Is Boring | Dead
The Muse Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes Is Almost as Cruel as It Is Boring | Deadspin An Interview With The Local TV Producer Fired For A Graphic Calling Tom Brady A “Known Cheater” | Splinter Jonah Peretti Cautions Against Leaks in Leaked Audio of BuzzFeed All-Hands Meeting | The A.V. Club You,…
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The 10 Best Deals of January 30, 2019
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
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The Wii Shop Theme Was A Banger
Opening in December 2006, and serving millions around the world for over a decade, the Wii Shop closes its virtual doors at the end of today. While the storefront itself will be gone, though, its theme song will live on forever.
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Fallout 76 Players Throw Up Their Hands At The Return Of Heavy Bobby Pins
Like some cruel and bewildering joke, Fallout 76 players have discovered that the game’s latest patch accidentally re-broke something that had previously been fixed, and they are not happy.
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Keep Your Gadgets Organized While You Travel With This $9 Case
You probably keep a lot of charging cables, battery packs, hard drives, and other sundry tech accessories rattling around in your bag, and your collection is unlikely to shrink any time soon. But it’s easy to keep them organized and untangled with this $9 organizer (with promo code MRTH3G5W), which is big enough to…
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Some Smash Bros. Ultimate Players Still Can’t Access Piranha Plant
Piranha Plant, Smash Bros. Ultimate’s first new DLC fighter, went live last night as part of the game’s 2.0 update, but Nintendo’s unusual way of providing fans access to the character has left some players frustrated and plantless.
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GTA Online Adds RC Cars In Latest Update
Grand Theft Auto Online’s newest game mode isn’t about powerful supercars or big armored tanks. Instead, this new mode focuses on something tiny and fast: remote controlled cars. The RC Bandito is a small RC car that first appeared last month in the Arena War update, which added a whole new deadly game show to GTA…
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Upgrade to a Big, Honkin' TV In Time For Sunday With a Trio of Deals
There’s a big, important football game this Sunday, and if your piddly old TV just won’t cut it, there’s still time to upgrade to a 65" behemoth. Three different sets are on sale at Walmart right now from three solid manufacturers.
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