As expected, Sony has taken the wraps off the upcoming batch of games that'll be made free for the company's PlayStation Plus subscribers. The lineup includes some notable games, the leading title being Batman: Arkham Knight. Only two games will be made available, both for the PlayStation 4, and they'll arrive a day after August's games disappear.
After a summer full of teasers and trailers, Pokemon Masters is now available on Android and iOS. The latest mobile game to leverage one of Nintendo's franchises, Pokemon Masters follows in the footsteps of other games like Dragalia Lost and Fire Emblem Heroes. That means it's a gacha game, so you'll be forming your team by randomly summoning trainers and their Pokemon.
Following speculation about the change, Epic Games confirmed today that it reverted its highly controversial Turbo Build adjustment introduced in Fortnite update version 10.20. The initial change arrived less than two days ago and involved a tweak that adjusted turbo building speeds from 0.05s to 0.15s, much to the frustration of many players. Though that speed adjustment has been reversed, there are two changes players should be aware of.
We're now a couple of days out from the launch of World of Warcraft Classic, and unfortunately, the insanely long queue times don't seem to be getting any better. Players are facing 6+ hour queue times just to get into some of the more popular WoW Classic realms, and though Blizzard has added more servers in the time since launch, it doesn't seem to be helping the problem much.
You'd think that given the unrest surrounding loot boxes, most publishers would want to avoid drawing attention to them. Take-Two is not one of those publishers. One of the new trailers for NBA 2K20, which is out next week, is somehow all about microtransactions. We're not really sure who at 2K Games thought this trailer was a good idea considering the heat that companies like EA have received for their characterization of loot boxes, but it really comes off as a tone deaf celebration of the thing gamers seem despise most at the moment.
In recent weeks, Microsoft has been doing quite a bit to try to build out its streaming service, Mixer. The biggest move it made was paying Ninja an undisclosed-yet-almost-certainly-large amount of money to drop Twitch and begin streaming on Mixer full time. Now, the company is looking to get more money in the pockets of Mixer streamers, and it's using Xbox Game Pass subscriptions to do it.
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Last night, a very interesting rumor started making the rounds, claiming that Disney had plans to re-release video games based on Aladdin and The Lion King from the 16-bit era. It didn't take long for that rumor to be confirmed, with Nighthawk Interactive revealing today that it's acting as publisher on Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King.
Multiple Fortnite leaks this week hint at the return of 'Kevin,' the giant glowing purple cube that eventually lifted Loot Lake into the sky before destroying it altogether. The battle royale game's tenth season has brought old locations back to life, leading to speculation over whether the cube will rise again. A leaked loading screen and more all point toward that happening soon.
World of Warcraft Classic has been widely available for a little under a day now, and for many people, a lot of that time has been spent contending with mind-numbingly long queue times. Right off the bat, the WoW Classic experience emulates that of 2004 WoW pretty well. Obviously, long queue times can be nostalgic, but once you actually get into the game, you'll find something that's missing from a lot of games these days: A real feeling of community.
It's been a pretty intense initial 24 hours for World of Warcraft Classic. A ton of players have been looking to log into the game and relive WoW as it existed in 2004, and because of that, the servers are having a difficult time keeping up. On many realms, players have been greeted by hours-long queues when they attempt to log in, and while that emulates the experience of launch-day World of Warcraft pretty darn well, it isn't exactly ideal.
In addition to today's content update, Epic has also announced a new crossover event for Fortnite. Borderlands 3 is the subject of this latest crossover, which makes a lot of sense given the fact that its release date is on the horizon. As with all crossovers, there will be cosmetics to unlock and purchase, but this time around, the map is changing as well.
Another Tuesday has arrived, which means another batch of Fortnite patch notes. We're getting another new item today, and instead of dealing out damage, this new item is all about playing defense. It's called the Shield Bubble, and it gives you a place to take refuge from gunfire and explosives. It isn't entirely impenetrable though, so even when taking cover within it, you're not completely safe.