The Making of Halo: Fireteam Raven August 21, 2018

Arcades in the US have been getting a resurgence ever since getting combined with the adult food and bar experience provided by locations like Dave and Busters. While there’s currently only one location for the entire state I live in, my friends and I have had a blast there whenever we have visited. Now, Microsoft just released a next generation 4K arcade experience exclusively to Dave and Busters locations called Halo: Fireteam Raven.

How does a game like Halo: Fireteam Raven get made? How difficult it is to take a property best known as a console first person shooter and turn it into an arcade light gun game? Watch this behind the scenes look and see for yourselves.

Halo: Fireteam Raven is out now exclusively in Dave and Busters arcades.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection Xbox One X Trailer August 21, 2018

It’s been out for a few years but it looks like Halo: The Master Chief Collection is finally getting fixed and put into a playable state. At Gamescom 2018 Microsoft has announced Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be getting a major game update. The next patch will include an updated UI, improved game stability, LAN functionality and the much requested 4K graphics for Xbox One X. Take a look at the trailer for yourselves.

The new patch is expected to drop September 1st, 2018. That same day the game will be made available on Xbox Live GamePass.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is out now exclusively on the Xbox One.

Shenmue III Release Date August 21, 2018

I wasn’t kidding when I said I was going to have some big Shenmue news from Gamescom 2018. Fans have been waiting for the third game in the Shenmue series for over a decade. In fact, demand for the game was so high its creator was able to successfully crowdsource funds for a sequel a few years ago. Today, Deep Silver has announced the release date of the highly anticipated game Shenmue III. I can’t say any more, just watch this trailer for yourselves.

Shenmue III is coming August 27th, 2019 to PC and PS4.

Shenmue I and II Release Trailer August 21, 2018

The day has finally come. Sega America is finally re-releasing the Dreamcast classics Shenmue I and II to the PC and modern consoles. Here’s the trailer!

We may have some more Shenmue news from Gamescom pretty soon. Until then, by popular demand, we will be streaming these games later!

Shenmue I & II is out today on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

The Dark Pictures Announced August 21, 2018

Gamescom 2018 is in full effect and the time zone difference has us behind a bit. However, we’re going to kick this off with something pretty special. The guys over at Supermassive Games, makers of Until Dawn, have teamed up with publisher Bandai Namco to create a new horror anthology of games called The Dark Pictures. Here’s the reveal trailer of the very first game in the series!

Man of Medan, the first of The Dark Pictures anthology is coming to PC, Xbox One and PS4 in 2019.

Life is Strange 2 Episode 1 Trailer August 20, 2018

Following the release of The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, DONTNOD has finally released the full trailer for their next game, Life is Strange 2. It looks like we’re going to be focusing on two new main characters and a whole new story in the Life is Strange universe. How will Captain Spirit factor into this? I guess only time will tell.

Life is Strange 2 Episode 1 is coming September 27th to PC, Xbox One and PS4. Five total episodes are planned.

Spider-Man PS4 Combat and Gadgets Trailer August 20, 2018

The next part of what appears to be an ongoing series of new trailers for Spider-Man on PS4 was just released by IGN. This video shares a similar framework to the previous one, as we get to hear the great banter between Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson. Sadly, this trailer being released on the IGN channel means we can’t see it in 4K just yet, but if it gets re-posted on a better place like the official PlayStation or Insomniac channels, we will replace it with the superior version immediately. UPDATE: We’ve replaced it.

Well, this confirms it, the Scarlet Spider suit will be playable in the PS4 game. Great choice, and some might remember it was one of my requests.

Spider-Man is coming September 7th, 2018 exclusively to the PS4.

Control – Nvidia Raytracing Demo August 20, 2018

The guys over at Remedy have revealed that their next game, Control, will support the new ray-tracing technology being pushed by the Nvidia RTX GPUs. Take a look and see for yourselves what will be possible with this game.

Control is coming to PC, Xbox One and PS4 in 2019.

New Game Plus Mode Added to God of War on PS4 August 20, 2018

The highly anticipated New Game Plus (NG+) mode has been added to the PS4 exclusive game God of War earlier today. It is completely free of charge and does not require a visit to the PlayStation Store to download. The new mode will allow you to start a new game with all of the abilities you unlocked in a previous completed campaign available at the start. You’ll also be able to skip story cutscenes while in NG+ Mode if you choose.

This was a much requested feature, probably more requested than the Photo Mode that was announced shortly before the game came out. To add the NG+ Mode to your game, you’ll need to install the game’s newest patch, version 1.30. If you previously had the most recent version of the game installed, it will require your console to download over 800MB of data.

God of War is out now exclusively for the PlayStation 4.

Pokemon: Let’s Go Will Include Mega Evolution August 20, 2018

Mega Evolution has been one of the biggest advancements to the Pokémon franchise since it was first included in the Generation 6 Pokémon games, Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. They’ve also made retroactive appearances in remakes of earlier Pokémon games, particularly the 3DS remakes of Ruby and Sapphire. Now, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have confirmed Mega Evolution will appear in their upcoming Switch games, despite the fact they are remakes of the first generation. Take a look at this trailer to see Mega Evolution in action for yourselves.

If memory serves, all of the first generation starter Pokémon had the ability for Mega Evolution…

Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee are coming in November 2018 exclusively to the Nintendo Switch.