There are some big changes shipping for Rocket League today. Not only does today mark a rather massive shift to a free-to-play model for Rocket League, but it's also the end of an era for the game. With this free-to-play launch, Rocket League has officially left Steam - from here on out, the only place to get the game on PC is through the Epic Games Store.
Last week, Hello Games revealed that a new update was on the way for No Man's Sky. Dubbed Origins, Hello Games teased that this update would be "the beginning of something new" for No Man's Sky, at the same time indicating that it wouldn't be as big as some previous updates. Today is apparently the big day, as Hello Games published patch notes for No Man's Sky: Origins just a few minutes ago.
Microsoft has been teasing the arrival of a new Xbox mobile app for some time now, and today is the big day. Microsoft has launched its new Xbox app on Android, and while the app is in beta for now, it sounds like it's already capable of quite a bit. This app brings Microsoft one step closer to unifying the Xbox experience ahead of the launch of the Xbox Series X/S in November.
Following the release of its small-scale title The Last Campfire, Hello Games made a surprise announcement for No Man's Sky fans today. As it turns out, the developer is nearly ready to launch a new update for No Man's Sky, this one dubbed Origins. There aren't a whole lot of details about the Origins update yet, but with it slated to arrive next week, it won't be long until we find out more.
If you're an Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriber, you'll find a set of three games available to play for free this weekend. Starting today, September 17, through Sunday September 20th, you'll have access to the games Hunt: Showdown, Warhammer: Chaosbane, and Sea of Thieves. These games will have discounted prices for purchase during the event, too.
Bandai Namco revealed the return of one of the strangest and most addictive games of all time this week with Katamari Damacy REROLL. This game will be released for both Playstation 4 and Xbox One this year, laughing in the face of the masses scrambling to release games for the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X.
For quite some time now, we've been hearing rumors about a Harry Potter RPG that's being crafted by Warner Bros' Avalanche Software. The game suffered a few different leaks and has been the subject of a lot of speculation among Harry Potter fans, and today, it was finally revealed. Warner Bros, Avalanche Software, and Portkey Games revealed the title as Hogwarts Legacy, and apparently, it's set long before many of the characters in Harry Potter even existed.
Ahead of today's Ubisoft Forward presentation, we saw some leaks that suggested the company was gearing up to announce a remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Sure enough, when the show finally kicked off, that's just what Ubisoft revealed, announcing that the remake will land early next year. We also got the chance to see the game's remade graphics in the announcement trailer, which can see embedded below.
At this point, it’s definitely safe to say that the era of rhythm and music games sparked by Guitar Hero is well and truly dead. We haven’t seen a Guitar Hero title in five years, nor have we seen a proper Rock Band release in three. When you consider that we used to get multiple Guitar Hero games each and every year, it’s safe to say that we’ve moved beyond that particular craze.
In remastering the first two Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games for the modern era, Activision and Vicarious Visions certainly had their work cut out for them. After all, these aren't just games that are fondly remembered - many people consider Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 to be one of the best games ever made. To remaster these games and get it wrong could potentially tarnish the game's legacy.
Android has both DOOM and DOOM II with a set of features that make their first launches look pathetic. The folks at Bethesda responsible for upkeep on the games made the effort to make their most legendary games look and feel fantastic on the mobile platform. They both originally launched in July of 2019, but only NOW can you play the lot with a 120 frames per second image refresh rate!
Cyberpunk 2077 is shaping up to be a massive game, and it's fairly common for games of this scope to be hit with delays throughout the development process. Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed twice now - originally slated to release on April 16th, 2020, the game was first pushed back to September 17th and then once more to November 19th, which is its current release date.