Walmart has launched a new relatively cheap Xbox One S 1TB console bundle that includes three games, one of which is free, as well as extra perks on top of it like V-Bucks and a long free Xbox Live Gold trial. This is the slim digital-only version of the Xbox One console, meaning it doesn't have a disc drive and can only be used with digitally downloaded games, music, and movies.
This morning the folks at CD PROJEKT RED announced a slight delay in the release of their next major game Cyberpunk 2077. This game is massive, or so they've suggested, so they're going to need just a LITTLE more time to make sure it's up to the fidelity with which it should be delivered. No comment has yet been sent on the situation by one Keanu Reeves.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is about to kick off its sixth season, and when it does, players will have a new map to do battle on. Today PUBG Corp revealed Karakin, a new 2km x 2km map that promises some intense action. Karakin will also bring a new map mechanic called the black zone along with it, which will change the map as matches play out.
The beginning of a new console generation is an exciting time, but it can also be a worrying one for owners of current-generation hardware. The temptation for console makers to throw all their weight behind a new machine must be pretty strong, but thankfully, they often keep supporting old-generation hardware for a while after a new console launches. That's particularly true when the old-gen hardware was a popular seller, like the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 2.
There were a lot of really solid games that released in 2019, but one that got a lot of attention from indie fans was Wargroove. Developed and published by Chucklefish, on the surface, Wargroove seems like a spiritual success to Nintendo's Advance Wars franchise, which has sat dormant for some years now. We learned today that a year after the game first debuted, it's about to get a DLC expansion.
For a number of years now, Origin PC has been putting consoles and gaming PC hardware in the same case and showing us the finished product under the brand name "The Big O." One problem, though, is that these impressive PCs have only ever been for show. That all changes today, as Origin is now offering The Big O to consumers, complete with their choice of console.
There was no lack of notable games released in 2019, but one that really got people talking was Untitled Goose Game. The indie title, made by developer House House, put players in the role of the titular (untitular?) goose and tasked them with disrupting the residents of a small town by mostly being a jerk. Untitled Goose Game definitely had plenty of meme potential, but now it's clear that the concept of playing a mischievous goose is one that had legs too.
Are you giving a game console for the holidays this year? Consoles make very exciting gifts, and now that we're nearing the end of the generation, they're also fairly inexpensive - at least relative to what they cost at the start of the generation. While consoles make great gifts, there's something you should do before wrapping them that will make them the ultimate present: Update them.
Way back at E3 2018, Microsoft revealed Halo Infinite as the next title in the long running Halo series. The company didn't have much to say about the game during that show, but a year later it went back to E3 with a new trailer in tow. Unsurprisingly, new details on Halo Infinite have been sparse since then, and since the game won't be out until holiday 2020, it'll probably be a while yet before we get anything substantial.
We're still a couple of weeks out from the beginning of January, so it came as a bit of a surprise to see Microsoft reveal next month's Games with Gold today. Microsoft probably wanted to ensure that it got this announcement out there before folks start taking time off for the holidays, but regardless of the reason, we know that the Games with Gold for January will cover a pretty wide range of genres.
Well that didn't take long: just a couple of weeks after Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone released a massive update for Stardew Valley on PC, it's arrived on consoles. The update brings Stardew Valley to version 1.4, and on top of the bug fixes and tweaks you'd normally expect from a patch, this update also adds a bunch content. In other words, if you've been looking for a reason to dive back into Stardew Valley, this seems to be it.
No Man's Sky has already enjoyed a big 2019 thanks to its Beyond update, which launched over the summer and served as a major expansion for the game. Even with that, it seems that the team at Hello Games wants to end 2019 on a high note. That's quite literally the case with a new update that's landing today.