Phil Spencer Wants Xbox/PlayStation Cross Platform Play in Fortnite
It looks like the ball is in Sony’s court when it comes to cross-platform play in Fortnite between the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One. According to Phil Spencer, he’s keen on the idea of cross-platform functionality between the rival consoles. Spencer’s comment comes after a couple of announcements regarding cross-platform play for Fortnite.
The pair of announcements detailed cross-platform play between the PlayStation 4, Mobile, and PC. While a second announcement detailed cross-platform play between the Xbox, Mobile, and PC.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is Available to Download Now for New 3DS, Wii U, and Xbox One
UPDATE: While the announcement states that the game is “available now” some stores are taking a while to get their updates out. Keep checking the eShop and Xbox Game Store for the game and it should appear at some point today.
The popular twin-stick rogulike shooter The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is now available on the New Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and Xbox One. These versions join the already released PC, PS4, and PS Vita ones, which have been available for a while.
The Witcher 2 devs believe the industry is trending toward “over-exploiting” gamers
While some of the biggest publishers and developers in the industry claim that gamer-outcry to the concept of paid DLC is a result of some misguided consumer entitlement, others recognize some of the troubling prospects that DLC presents and are even ready to defend those customers unwilling to spend money on a title post-launch.
In an interview with Gamasutra, CD Projekt RED co-founder and joint CEO, Marcin Iwinski, commented on the developer’s decision to essentially include two divergent paths in the second act of The Witcher 2 which allowed players to utilize their game choices to see content specific and unique to those decisions.
Who’s Your Daddy Exits Steam Early Access with Update 1.3
Steam Early Access is both a blessing and a curse for gamers. The service allows smaller studios to put their game out to the public, without the higher expectations that one has for a finished product. Yet, while it lets gamers play a lot of new games earlier than they otherwise would be able to, it also has become a dumping ground where games enter, but never leave. One of the more popular Steam Early Access games of late is bucking this trend though, with the news that Who’s Your Daddy has entered full release with update 1.
Bulletstorm Controls The How & Why
One thing that many gamers overlook when appreciating a game are the controls. But developers invest many hours into getting this correct. Melding functionality with practicality, fluid responsive controls really go a long way in making a game great. People Can Fly, the developers behind the upcoming first person shooter, Bulletstorm, explained the how & why of Bulletstorm’s control setup.
“Figuring out the control layout for a game is difficult.
FFXIV: How to Unlock the Scholar Job
Final Fantasy XIV has some really fun healers and learning how to unlock Scholar will open up a new world filled with fairies and shields. Well, maybe not a new world per se but that is their whole thing. Scholar is a shield-based healer. Each Adloquium or Succor they cast applies the effect of Galvanize on their recipients that not only recovers health but adds a damage absorption as well. Playing Scholar takes a bit of planning ahead as the Galvanize effect takes a second to activate meaning if you cast alongside damage going out, it won’t be applied until after the damage in most cases.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake – How to Get Nail Bat Weapon for Cloud, How to Get Disorder Ability
There are a variety of weapons to use in Final Fantasy VII Remake, but not all of them are easily found within a shop. A few you need to go out of your way to acquire, such as the Nail Bat for Cloud.
The Nail Bat can be earned in Chapter 8 after completing Kids on Patrol. The Nail Bat for Cloud is all about health and critical strikes, but comes without any materia slots prior to being upgraded.
Find Makarov might not be Modern Warfare 3 but will “amaze you”
There’s about 8 hours until the teaser website findmakarov.com’s countdown timer expires. At that time we’ll likely discover the truth behind the viral teaser. Geoff Keighley revealed that it was possibly a live action Call of Duty film. A youtuber recently tricked the countdown into exposing itself by setting his computer’s clock forward and what he found revealed almost nothing more.
A blurry picture with Captain Price from Modern Warfare sliding you his pistol ala the end of Call of Duty 4.
How to Unlock Mystery Gift in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
The ever-popular Mystery Gift function returns in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl for Nintendo Switch. With Mystery Gifts, you can receive bonus Pokéballs, clothing items, and even special Pokémon by either inputting a code or connecting to the internet.
However, the Mystery Gift function in these games is something you’ll have to wait to unlock, unlike other Pokémon series entries that allow you instant access to the source of online freebies.
Mario Kart Tour – How to Drift
The first mobile Mario Kart game is here. Well, unless you like your mobile games to be more of the handheld Game Boy/DS/3DS/Switch variety. But if you play your games on-the-go on a smartphone then this is your chance to find out what all the fuss is about. Mario Kart Tour has arrived for Android and iOS, though it’s currently in closed beta and not full release. To help you get started earning coins and winning races we wanted to break down some of the gameplay elements of the series and how they work in this new mobile world.