Month: December 2024

A new Ubisoft multiplayer PvP game combining multiple Tom Clancy titles named BattleCat has been leaked. As reported by VGC, Twitter user Zer0Bytes put up a series of internal images from the game that have since been deleted, with VGC confirming that the images were real and for the in-development first-person shooter BattleCat coming to consoles and PC.

The game reportedly combines Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, and Division games into a single Tom Clancy-inspired PvP shooter. The leaked images included playable characters from Splinter Cell’s Echelon, Breakpoint’s Wolves, and The Divisions Cleaners and Outcasts. Each class would have its own unique regular and ultimate abilities, like the Outcasts’ Divine Intervention, which would prevent nearby friendly players from dying for a short time.

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A terabyte of storage capacity is more than sufficient for a big collection of documents, movies, and various applications, but on consoles? That’s barely enough for a new Call of Duty, a few indie games, and the latest Game Pass releases (we’re somewhat exaggerating here). Fortunately, Xbox Series X|S owners can easily upgrade the digital real estate on their consoles with Seagate’s 2TB expansion card, which is now on special for Amazon Prime Day Round 2.

You can grab the 2TB expansion card for $230, down from $280. Alternatively, you can opt for the 1TB Seagate card for $130. However, if you’re going the 1TB route, Western Digital’s expansion card is slightly cheaper at $120.

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The Atari 50: Anniversary Celebration released in 2022, offering an easy way to access over 100 games from the iconic developer. Atari is now preparing to launch Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition, which includes a bunch more games, new in-game content. and a nice assortment of physical collectibles. It releases on October 25, and preorders are live now for two different editions, including a limited-edition steelbook release that’s only available for Nintendo Switch.

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After a few generations without them, memory cards have made a big return in the last couple of years. Specifically, Xbox Series X|S plug-and-play expansion cards that give users an instant storage capacity upgrade. These were quite pricy at launch, but right now, you can get a nice discount on them through Amazon. For a quick upgrade, the 2TB Seagate expansion card is down from its standard price of $270 to $240 currently. Seagate’s Xbox Series X|S expansion cards rarely–very rarely–receive discounts, so deals like this are worth keeping an eye open for.

Seagate 2TB Xbox Expansion Card — $230 ($270)

• Amazon
• Best Buy

As mentioned above, these expansion cards are very easy to use. Simply plug it into the dedicated port on your Xbox Series X|S console and you’re good to go. Thanks to the Xbox Velocity architecture, you’re getting the same lightning-fast speed as the internal SSD, so you won’t need to sit through lengthy loading screens. At this size, you can also install quite a few games on it, including modern titles infamous for their high storage demands, like Call of Duty or Red Dead Redemptio…

During February 2021’s State of Play, PlayStation revealed a new trailer for Sifu, an upcoming game from developer Sloclap. Sifu is set to come to PS5 later in 2021.

The game seems to be a combo-focused action game in which “dying” only ages the protagonist. Throughout the trailer, we see them grow older and older, becoming an old man by the end. The cinematics seen in the trailer were captured on PC, but Sifu is also coming to PS5 and PS4.

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James Earl Jones, the legendary performer who gave Darth Vader his iconic voice, has passed away. Jones was 93 years old, and his career as an actor spanned seven decades. A cause of death hasn’t yet been publicly released, but Jones died at his home in Dutchess County, New York.

Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi. He was considered to be one of the greatest actors of his era, and he was also one of the few who have ever won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). During his long career, Jones earned two Emmy awards, a Grammy, and three Tony Awards as well as an honorary Academy Award in 2012.

Prior to breaking into Hollywood, Jones made his Broadway debut in 1957 and established himself as a Shakespearean actor. He won his first Tony Award for The Great White Hope in 1968 before reprising his role in the film adaptation two years later. But his first movie was Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove in 1964, and he parlayed that part into numerous roles over the decades including leading roles in Conan the Barbarian, Coming to America, Field of Dreams, The Hunt for Red October, The Sandlot, and both versions of The Lion King.

Jones’ most prom…

The Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Cons offer a lot of flexibility in how the system can be played, letting you use them while the switch is docked, in handheld mode, or even propped up on a flat surface. They can also function as a pair of controllers in local multiplayer. But since the Switch launched, there’s been one Joy-Con feature that has been a sore point for players, and no, we’re not talking about drift. The Switch’s Joy-Con controller lack a traditional D-pad and instead offer four directional buttons on the left-hand Joy-Con where the D-pad would be.

For those who prefer the feel of a traditional D-pad, which feels like a must for playing some of the classic SNES games on Switch like Super Mario World and Super Metroid, Hori offers a line of D-pad Switch controllers that simply replace the left Joy-Con on your system. Though they’re available in a variety of designs, there’s a rare deal on one particular version right now at Amazon–you can snag the Black & Gold Pikachu design that’s black with yellow lightning bolts for $15 right now, down from $25. We first covered this deal earlier this week when the controller fell to $20, and now you can snag i…

Ubisoft has announced two more presentations for the year, which will begin with a Skull And Bones showcase on July 7 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET and a Ubisoft Forward event in September.

For the Skull And Bones spotlight, Ubisoft explained on its blog that it will provide an in-depth look at the upcoming open-world multiplayer pirate game on its YouTube or Twitch. Set during the Golden Age of Piracy, it hasn’t been smooth sailing for Skull And Bones since it was first announced at E3 2017 and underwent numerous changes over the years. In April, a lengthy gameplay video emerged from a Skull And Bones technical test and the game has recently been rated by the ESRB, with one leaker claiming that it’ll be released in November.

For the September 10 event that kicks off at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET, Ubisoft says that fans can expect multiple game announcements. The company didn’t reveal more than that, but several of its in-development games are already public knowledge. The latest Nintendo Direct revealed more details on the next Mario + Rabbids game, a Splinter Cell remake is in the works, and it’s possible that the constantly delayed Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake could als…

Sony has reportedly disabled PlayStation Plus pre-paid code redemption for existing subscribers ahead of the transition to the new tiered version of PlayStation Plus in June.

As reported by Eurogamer and PushSquare, some users are unable to redeem their prepaid PS Plus and PS Now subscription cards, presumably to stop users from locking in the new tiers of PS Plus at a cheaper price. In the FAQ for the new PS Plus, PlayStation states that users who are subscribed to both PS Plus and PS Now will be switched over to the highest tier, PS Plus Premium, when the transition is made. The length of the subscription will be based on whichever subscription is longer. Since the service was announced, users have begun stacking their subscriptions in anticipation of them being converted to the new service.

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Silent Hill 2 composer Akira Yamaoka has announced that the remake’s soundtrack will be a “brand-new, reworked” experience. Yamaoka revealed the news to GameSpot and various press outlets during a recent preview event for the upcoming psychological horror game. The longtime composer went on to say that, while he understands that the original soundtrack is “beloved,” he ultimately wanted to ensure that all players would have a “fresh experience.”

“I have reworked all the tracks. There are segments and bits and pieces of the original tracks that you can hear, but all of the tracks have been reworked from the ground up. I understand that the soundtrack is very much beloved, but ultimately I composed over nine hours worth of music and I’m still wondering how in the world we are going to fit all of that into a soundtrack.”

Though this news might disappoint fans of the critically acclaimed soundtrack, rest assured that–based on our time spent with the Silent Hill 2 remake and some additional comments given by Yamaoka–it seems as if the soundtrack will remain very familiar. The composer explained that he both referenced and sampled tracks from the original score while com…