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Bungie is finally releasing Destiny’s Music of the Spheres

Bungie is gearing up for an official launch of Marty O’Donnell and Paul McCartney’s unreleased Destiny symphony. Marty O’Donnell, the composer who created iconic soundtracks for the Halo and Destiny series, didn’t exactly leave Bungie on the best of terms . But perhaps Bungie is finally putting forward an olive branch by releasing Music of the Spheres. Music of the Spheres is an unreleased, eight-movement symphony developed by O’Donnell and an unknown musician by the name of Sir Paul McCartney. The project was originally supposed to be released alongside Destiny, but those plans were dropped and seemingly forgotten after he left Bungie. Destiny fans have been trying to piece together fragments of Music of the Spheres since. As noted in a new report from Eurogamer , Bungie is finally prepared for an official release. It started when the developer started shutting down unofficial versions of Music of the Spheres, prompting a tweet from O’Donnell himself . Bungie community manager Co...

The Legend of Zelda’s encyclopedia looks gorgeous, arrives this summer

If you loved Zelda’s Hyrule Historia and Art & Artifacts volumes, it’s time to complete the set. While The Legend of Zelda is mainly thought of as Nintendo’s core RPG series, it’s also become an impressive book series. It started when Dark Horse published Hyrule Historia , the official reference to many convoluted timelines. This was followed with Art & Artifacts, which covers artwork and promotional material from the entire series. Now Dark Horse is concluding its “Goddess Trilogy” with the long-awaited Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia, and from a glance, it was worth the wait. According to a new preview from IGN , The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia is an impressive 328-page volume that covers all lore from the entire series. Where Hyrule Historia covered the game’s history, this work includes listings for every monster, potion, and item featured in the entire series. The encyclopedia also has descriptions for each Zelda setting and culture, breakdowns of character relationshi...

Black Mesa gets “Xen Engine” update and Steam sale

Black Mesa’s Xen Engine update is all about preparing for incoming Xen content. For almost a decade now, Crowbar Collective has been developing a fantastic remaster of Half-Life, Black Mesa . This early access project is already superior to Valve’s own Half-Life Source, updating maps to provide a smoother gameplay experience while adding modern visual effects that weren’t available at Half-Life’s launch. That said, Black Mesa’s early access edition is still missing one major feature: The alien border world, Xen. Thankfully, that may be about to change. After last year’s delay of Xen content , Crowbar has publicly released its “Xen Engine” update. While this content doesn’t include the Xen maps themselves, it does feature the lighting and animation fixes that will be part of the final Xen launch. “We will probably do one more ‘Engine’ release just before we drop Xen, in order to make sure that everything is running smoothly on everyone’s machines,” Crowbar wrote on a Steam Communi...

Remedy Entertainment’s mysterious new game will be at E3 2018

Will Remedy’s new game be an Alan Wake, or a Quantum Break? It’s hard to deny that Remedy Entertainment is an immensely capable studio with several smash hits under its belt. Max Payne alone is evidence of that, but for every mixed title like Quantum Break, you have a quirky gem like Alan Wake. So fans have been pretty curious about the mysterious Project 7 or “P7” Remedy has been teasing for well over a year. What could it be? Sadly, we still don’t have an answer for you. But we should know for sure at E3 2018. As reported by PCGamesN , Remedy Entertainment recently ended its partnership with Microsoft to bring P7 to another publisher. That publisher is 505 Games, who will be showcasing P7 as part of this year’s E3 line-up. Outside of P7, Remedy is currently working on the single-player campaign for SmileGate’s CrossFire 2. There are no other details on what P7 is exactly, but it’s expected to launch on PC, PS4, and Xbox One sometime in 2019. If it’s anything like past Remedy ...

God of War studio has five more games plotted out

God of War will have no shortage of sequels in the immediate future. God of War was a smash-hit in just about every sense of the word – both in terms of reviews and sales. It’s already topped UK retail sales charts for two weeks , and that doesn’t account for digital sales. This also means greenlighting God of War sequels shouldn’t be a problem for the forseeable future. Which is good, because Santa Monica Studio has five planned. The information comes to us via an interview with Kotaku where director Cory Barlog talked about God of War’s development. Beyond the game’s long development – which is a good explanation of why God of War has so many patches now – Barlog mentioned that he has five sequels mapped out in his head. Whether the series actually unfolds this way is another matter, but it’s pretty safe to say Sony would love to publish another five games as successful as this one. What I find interesting is that Santa Monica might bypass the traditional three-act trilogy for...

Stardew Valley’s multiplayer beta is here

If Stardew Valley wasn’t charming enough for you, now you can run a farm with your friends. Stardew Valley is already such a massive indie smash-hit that players have repurchased it on almost every available platform. Now we can expect players to restart their farms all over again, this time with friends. Stardew Valley’s multiplayer update is almost ready , but PC players get a bonus – they can play the multiplayer beta right now. Oh, and if you were wondering: Yes, you can marry your in-game friends if you’d like. The Stardew Valley multiplayer beta is available right now for Steam users, while GOG.com customers will get access in a few days. Instructions for accessing the beta are available on the game’s official website with a warning that bugs and glitched features should be expected. That being said, you can invite friends to your current farms, although once you save the game it cannot be used in previous versions. Options will be available to invite players from your fr...

Fortnite streamer earns a staggering 43 kills in one match

If you think you’re a good Fortnite player, ask yourself whether you could survive against almost half of the players in a single match. We’ve seen some impressive displays in Fortnite, such as when this player rode their own guided rocket to victory . But few things top getting the vast majority of kills in a 100-player Battle Royale game. This is precisely what happened earlier today, as recorded in a Twitch stream by Teeqzy_ . After a solid but relatively slow opening, Teeqzy_ managed to earn a staggering 43 kills and win the game. Watch 43KILLS from Teeqzy_ on www.twitch.tv The full match is 18 minutes long, but well worth watching for the Teeqzy’s rock-solid gameplay. Even though the audio isn’t in English, it’s pretty easy to follow his strategy of rapid kills and quickly building defensive structures when coming under fire. Whether this feat can be replicated or surpassed in future games is anyone’s guess, but hats off to Teeqzy_ for literally surviving against half of the ...

Techland acquires Call of Juarez rights, relaunches Gunslinger

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is back on Steam, with potential sequels to follow. Apparently Red Dead Redemption 2 isn’t the only Western game we should be excited about. Earlier today, Techland announced it had acquired publishing rights to Call of Juarez, a mid-tier action-Western series from Ubisoft. Then Techland went a step further by re-releasing the delisted sequel, Gunslinger, on Steam with a 33% discount . The series follows the exploits of heroes and anti-heroes in the Old West. The original 2007 title and its sequel, Bound in Blood, follow the outlaw McCall brothers as they hunt for the Gold of Juarez. The Cartel portrays modern-day law enforcement officers during a Mexican drug war before the series returned to the Old West with Gunslinger. “The Call of Juarez series received a great reception and support from a huge community of players,” Techland Publishing CPO Adam Lason said in a statement. “As Techland Publishing moves forward as a leading publisher, we are delight...

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 leak reveals league expansion

Someone at the PlayStation Store hit a button too early, revealing gameplay features for Pro Evolution Soccer 2019. We were expecting details for PES 2019, but we hadn’t expected them to arrive before the game’s actual announcement. Unfortunately, when your pre-order page is accidentally published early on the PlayStation Store, somebody will take screenshots before it can be removed. According to a thread on the Evoweb forums , the PlayStation Store of Hong Kong released new details about Pro Evolution Soccer’s 2019 edition. While the page was quickly disabled, it revealed that PES 2019 will expand its license leagues alongside other new features. PES 2019’s advertised features include: AUTHENTIC LEAGUES: Huge addition of licensed leagues NEW MYCLUB: Every element has been redone, from how you sign players, to special versions of players released throughout the year MAGIC MOMENTS: Player individuality taken to the next level with 11 new skill traits, score great goals with im...

Cyberpunk 2077 primer – factions, classes, roles, world, and lore

Blackjack pursed his lips as the ripperdoc took another swig of bourbon, watching the shakes in his hand subside. “That doesn’t exactly inspire confidence, Doc,” Blackjack quipped, laid on his back on the operating table in Doc Razor’s back-alley clinic. He hoped his voice didn’t betray the anxiety throbbing inside him like a case of infected gums. Getting his first major upgrade after the big score on his last job, reinvesting in street cred, all that was well and good, but a getting an entire limb replaced with chrome was some serious ‘borging up’. He glanced down at his left arm, the meat riddled with bullet holes, courtesy of an Arasaka squaddie’s 9 millie. “Bug it,” Blackjack thought. Time to metal up. He looked up as a robo-arm bearing a hypostim of anaesthetic hissed into his neck. His last view was of Doc Razor frowning over the surgi-suite console as multiple metal spiderlegs whirred to life. If he survived this, Blackjack thought, he’d truly be Cyberpunk… Editor’s note: A...

Red Dead Redemption 2’s latest trailer is out Wednesday

Just when the Red Dead Redemption 2 news well was running dry, this trailer announcement perked us right up. Rockstar Games has been pretty quiet about Red Dead Redemption 2 since that gameplay leak a few months back , but that may be about to change in a big way. The company’s official Twitter feed has confirmed that a new official trailer will be arriving this week. This game will be a prequel to 2010’s massively popular Red Dead Redemption . Its story follows Arthur Morgan, an outlaw who becomes involved in the early exploits of the Van der Linde gang. Official details are fairly slim, but hopefully this new trailer will bring some story and gameplay elements to light. The trailer will launch on May 2 at 11am Eastern Time, while the finished game arrives on October 26, 2018. The post Red Dead Redemption 2’s latest trailer is out Wednesday appeared first on VG247 . from VG247 https://ift.tt/2r9Hd9S via IFTTT from gaming 7 https://ift.tt/2FtLZDs via IFTTT

Fallout 4 mod brings the Terminator to your campaign

When you play this Fallout 4 mod, you can increase the immersion by naming yourself John or Sarah Conner. Not every Fallout 4 mod needs to be an ambitious conversion – sometimes minor tweaks are enough to create a brand-new gameplay experience. For example, perhaps you just need two cyborgs from the future who will start firefights when you least expect it. “Marked for Termination” is one such mod. As reported by PC Gamer , this free PC download recreates the basic premise of Terminator within your Fallout 4 game. Except this time, you are John or Sarah Conner. Marked for Termination introduces new features once your character reaches Level 10. Upon reaching that benchmark, two new cyborg NPCs appear on the map – one will protect you as a companion, while the other will attempt to track and kill you. Both cyborgs are powerful opponents who cannot be killed, which raises interesting possibilities depending on which area you’re exploring on the map when one arrives. The good news ...

CD Projekt RED will have an RPG at E3, let’s guess what it is

CD Projekt RED will present an RPG at E3 2018, and there’s a fairly short list of candidates. Now that E3 has published the exhibitor details for its 2018 convention , we can see one reason for RPG fans to get excited. CD Projekt RED has signed up to present a role-playing game that debuts for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Unless CDR has been secretly working on The Witcher 4 – which to be honest, I wouldn’t complain about – this will probably be a presentation of Cyberpunk 2077. There have been several signs that Cyberpunk 2077 would finally be shown to fans this year. The game’s Twitter account woke up after extensive inactivity last January , while rumors implied a trailer and closed-doors demo were in the works . The only reason to keep our excitement in reserve is that Cyberpunk 2077 E3 presentation rumors have arrived before, only to be debunked at the event. All the same, we have reason to watch CD Projekt RED’s announcement with interested. E3’s 2018 convention will be...

GoG offering The Witcher: Enhanced Edition and Gwent Card Keg as newsletter signup offer

GoG are offering a Gwent card keg and The Witcher: Enhanced Edition if you sign up for the GoG.com newsletter. To sign up for the newsletter, you have to create a GoG account and follow the link . As part of the newsletter, GoG will send information about “new releases”, the “best deals”, and “special offers” to the email you provide. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is the updated version of the first game in The Witcher video game series, and follows Geralt as he unravels the mysterious motives of a gang of bandits called the Salamandra. It’s full of twists, turns, political intrigue, and monster-slaying action – par for the course in the acclaimed RPG franchise. The Enhanced Edition includes rewritten and rerecorded dialogue, a rejigged inventory which makes things less complicated, greater NPC and monster variety and a host of technical improvements that shorten loading times and increase stability. The first Witcher is quite dated by today’s standards, and can feel a bit gla...

E3 2018: conference times, publishers, games – everything you need to know

E3 2018 is just around the corner, so here’s everything you need to know about video games’ biggest event of the year. For the second year in a row, E3 is open to the public as well as press, but we’ll be there, in amongst it all, to bring you the biggest and best stories from the show floor. Before that happens, though, here’s what we know about who’s going and what they are likely showing. E3 2018 start date E3 2018 runs from June 12-14 in Los Angeles. As is becoming increasingly normal, some of the biggest publishers have opted to not show off their reveals during the show, instead making an event of their own from nearby. Here’s a rundown of what and when. E3 Conference dates and times With many of the big players opting for their own shows, E3 extends well beyond the two days of the main convention. Here are the ones we know about so far. EA: June 9 – 2:00pm ET – 7:00pm BST Bethesda: June 10 – 9:30pm ET / June 11 – 2:30am BST Microsoft: June 10 – 4:00pm ET / 9:00pm B...

God of War tops UK retail chart for the second week running, Nintendo Labo behind Far Cry 5 in third

God of War reigns supreme at the top of the UK retail chart for the second week running, according to analysts GFK Chart-Track. The Nintendo Labo Variety Kit is a new entry at number three, behind the best-selling game of 2018 so far, Far Cry 5. These figures only include physical sales of games. Despite being a PS4 exclusive, God of War tops the Top 40 across all platforms. FIFA 18 charted in fourth position as the Team of the Season events start to kick off in Ultimate team, while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe rounded out the top 5 in a decent week for Nintendo. Although it was unable to keep pace with the Variety Starter Kit, the more expensive Nintendo Labo Robot Kit managed to claim twentieth position on the chart. The top twenty across all platforms is as follows: UK Retail Chart Top 20: God of War Far Cry 5 Nintendo Labo Variety Kit FIFA 18 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Fallout 4 Call of Duty WWII Super Mario Odyssey PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds GTA V Star Wars Battlefront 2 L...

Let it Die publisher GungHo Entertainment has ten “new release pipelines”, will show at E3

GungHo Online Entertainment, publisher of free-to-play hack-and-slash Let it Die, has up to ten new games in development, it announced in its FY2018 Q1 financial results briefing. Highlighted on Resetera , the briefing outlined ten “new release pipelines”, with games scheduled for smartphones, console, as well as “new fields”. It’s unclear whether “new fields” means new technology, new formats or just something new for the company. Since smartphones and consoles are name-checked specifically, this could mean that GungHo are planning to bring something – either one of their existing games or a new one – to PC. The publisher is perhaps best known in Japan for its wildly popular mobile RPG, Puzzles and Dragons, while it has gained more notability in the West for games like Ragnarok Odyssey of the PS Vita and its collaboration with legendary director Suda51 on Let it Die for PS4. Another game with Grasshopper Manufacture in the near future is unlikely though. Suda is currently worki...

The future of sports games is in the RPG

I have been playing UFC 3, a game in which you punch people in the face, and one thing has been going round my head as I KO my way through Career Mode: I wish there was more talking. UFC 3 is a great game. It captures all the violence and technicality of MMA with a fighting system that makes sense, without resorting to minigames to separate out the disciplines of BJJ, wrestling, and stand-up martial arts. Each face button is a limb and the triggers are height modifiers. Combos are performed by simply stringing inputs together, and it works just like any practical martial art – jab, cross, leg kick is your bread and butter. On the ground, transitions are on the stick, and you defend against them the same way, only holding block as a modifier. It is very close to being the perfect simulation of the sport. I just wish it expanded on was the stuff that happens outside of the Octagon. Conor McGregor is the star of the show here, staring down at you from the loading screens and the game...

Nixxes Software working alongside Nvidia on Shadow of the Tomb Raider PC

Nixxes Software is collaborating with Nvidia on the development of Lara Croft’s latest adventure, Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Nvidia’s collaboration on Shadow of the Tomb Raider continues the partnership which began in the series’ previous title, Rise of the Tomb Raider. Nixxes Software will lead development of the PC version as it did with Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and many others. Working with Nvidia on the game will ensure a “stutter-free performance, higher detail levels, and PC-exclusive graphical enhancements,” according to the announcement. “This collaboration will bring all the benefits of the GeForce gaming platform including GeForce technologies, GeForce Experience features, Game Ready Drivers and much more to deliver the definitive PC version for the Tomb Raider series,” said Nvidia . Shadow of the Tomb Raider releases on September 14 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Various editions of the game are ...

Monster Hunter World: how to get Dante’s armor and weapon in Code: Red

Code: Red, the Devil May Cry cross-over event for Monster Hunter World, is currently live. Participating will grant players Dante’s armor and a stylized weapon. Monster Hunter World’s Code: Red event quest has kicked off. Players who partake in the quest will be able to play as Devil May Cry hero and demon slayer Dante . How to get Dante’s Armor in Monster Hunter World – Code: Red Code: Red is similar to other special event quests which require players to acquire the proper materials. In order to adorn themselves in Dante’s attire, and gain his weapons, players will need to slay four different monsters. Players must be at Hunter Rank 14 or higher for this level eight arena quest. Anjanath, Odogaron, Rathalos, and Teostra are the monsters players will need to slay in the area in order to gain the necessary materials. Seven Red Orbs are required in order to craft each piece of armor and Dante’s Devil Sword. Five orbs for the armor, and two for the weapon. Usually in Monster Hunte...

Destiny 2: Warmind will extend Exotic Masterwork perks and mechanics with catalysts

Bungie’s extending Exotic Masterwork perks and mechanics for weapons in Destiny 2: Warmind, which releases alongside Season 3 on May 8. Changes are coming to all Exotic weapons in Destiny 2: Warmind, and one of the biggest is to Exotic Masterwork acquisition and progression. During the Warmind reveal stream earlier this week , the studio discussed how it’s extending the weapons system to “create new in-game goals for hobbyist players,” and reinforce “specific activities with these long tail pursuits.” Destiny 2 Exotics are easy to acquire, especially non-quest Exotics, and Bungie didn’t want to force players to “re-earn every Exotic weapon.” “Exotic Masterwork acquisition and progression needed to take place after acquisition,” said senior investment designer Mark Uyeda. “We needed to figure out a player-friendly way of representing the process of obtaining and applying an Exotic Masterwork.” Bungie decided to allot one Exotic Masterwork per Exotic weapon in Destiny 2: Warmind. I...

PUBG: 15 people accused of developing hack programs arrested in China

Fifteen people suspected of developing and selling PUBG cheating software have been arrested. In a post on the PUBG Steam page, PUBG Corp announced it had been gathering information on hack developers and sellers. It was working with various judicial authorities to catch the culprits, and succeeded earlier this week. On April 25, 15 suspects were arrested for “developing and selling hacking/cheating programs” that affect PUBG. “It was confirmed that malicious code, including Trojan horse software, was included in some of these programs and was used to steal user information,” reads the police statement translated by PUBG Corp. The people were arrested for “developing hack programs, hosting marketplaces for hack programs, and brokering transactions.” The suspects have been fined approximately 30 million RNB (Chinese Renminbi), the equivalent of $5.1 million. “Other suspects related to this case are still being investigated,” reads the police statement. “Some hack programs that ar...

EA, Nintendo, Sony, Valve reported by Norway for not complying with EU consumer laws

The Norwegian Consumer Commission (NCC) has filed a complaint against EA, Nintendo, Sony and Valve for not complying with European consumer legislation. Digital storefronts for each publisher were either non compliant with the EU consumer law statute for right of withdrawal or failing to offer refunds. EU consumer law states a customer has a 14-day window after making a purchase to request and receive a refund. The NCC complaint states Steam, EA’s Origin, and the PlayStation Store failed to comply with the law by not obtaining “express consent from the consumer,” and “acknowledgement they thereby lose their right of withdrawal” (thanks, GI.biz ). Steam has a refund policy which is similar to the “right of withdrawal,” as customers can return a game within 14 days of purchase – if they have played it for less than two hours. The NCC’s issue with Steam, is the store doesn’t make this immediately known before a customer makes a purchase. “The consumer must acknowledge the policy ...

Monster Hunter World – here’s the current Event Quest Schedule for April 27 – May 17

A new schedule for Monster Hunter World events running through mid-May is now available. Capcom has released the latest timed-event schedule for Monster Hunter World. Many of the quests occur monthly, but happen on different weeks. Many of these will be familiar to current players, including Ya-Ku With That?, Flesh Cleaved to Bone, Rollin’ with the Uragaan, and more. Code: Red , the Devil May Cry cross-over event for Monster Hunter World, is currently live. Participants will be able to earn Dante’s armor and stylized weapons. This is a level eight quest, and players must be at Hunter Rank 14 or higher. Just head over to the Arena and hunt all target monsters. Also right now, the Kulve Taroth Siege is still going on, but it ends next week on May 3. The quest was recently patched to fix a few bugs , so if you had issues with it previously, make sure you’ve applied to the update. If you need help, be sure to check out our Monster Hunter World Kulve Taroth Siege Guide . The Street...