PlayStation
- April’s PlayStation Plus games lineup have been announced
PlayStation 4
- Mad Max
- TrackMania: Turbo
PlayStation 3
- Space We Braw
- Toy Home
PS Vita
- Q*Bert Rebooted (playable on PS3 and PS4)
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All PlayStation VR bundles will be $100 cheaper across the board, making the prices:
– PlayStation Camera Bundle – $299
– VR Doom VFR Bundle – $299
– The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR Bundle – $349
Similar price cuts will go into effect in the UK, Europe and Japan.
Nintendo
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There have been many (or so it seems in today’s social media echo chamber) reports of bricked Switch consoles using third party docks after the 5.0 update. Specifically the dock manufactured by Nyko. All this publicity has made both Nintendo and Nyko release official statements. First up, Nintendo:
Nintendo (recommends) that Switch owners only buy officially licensed Switch products . . . Unlicensed products and accessories do not undergo Nintendo’s testing and evaluation process. They might not work at all with our game systems, and they could have compatibility problems with certain games, the Nintendo Switch system itself, and other licensed accessories and peripherals.
And Nyko:
(Nyko is) aware of the issue some Portable Docking Kit owners are facing after updating the firmware on their Nintendo Switch to version 5.0. Though further testing is still required to determine the exact root cause of the problem, we believe it is related to the way the Switch handles AV output for an external TV/monitor while the console is docked on the Portable Docking Kit.
Xbox
- April’s Games With Gold have been announced for April.
Xbox One Titles
- The Witness
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicat
Xbox 360 Titles (compatible with Xbox One)
- Cars 2: The Video Game
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Dead Space 2
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Xbox Games Pass (Microsoft’s Netflix-style games service) is adding some additional games in April. They are the following:
• Cities: Skylines
• theHunter: Call of the Wild
• Kingdom: New Lands
• Portal Knights
• ClusterTruck
• Sacred Citadel
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Microsoft revealed that Sea of Thieves is the company’s fastest and best selling new IP of this console generation….which isn’t at all surprising for a myriad of reasons.
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Rare announced plans to implement a small fee for dying. After community pushback, they’ve decided not to implement it. Rare first announced this proposed penalty in a forum thread last week
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The Microsoft Store Spring Sale starts today, with savings on select Xbox digital games, consoles, accessories, Xbox Live, movies & TV shows, and apps for Xbox. There are over 450 deals on popular Xbox games and add-ons.
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After being a PS4 console exclusive Sony heavily touted, No Man’s Sky is coming to Xbox this summer as well as receiving a massive update for all platforms. According to Hello Games, the update is the biggest one to date and will be dubbed “Next”. No Man’s Sky will also be enhanced for Xbox One X and see a worldwide physical release published by 505 Games.
Industry News
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Square Enix announced Dragon Quest XI is coming to PS4 and Steam September 4 of this year. The studio also confirmed the title is making its way to Switch in NA and Europe, but the release has “a long way to go until release.” They also confirmed the 3DS version will remain a Japan only title
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Square Enix has created a new studio headed by Final Fantasy XV’s creative director, Hajime Tabata. The new studio, named Luminous Productions, will primarily develop AAA games as well as new and unique entertainment experiences.
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UK developer/publisher Team17, most famous for the Worms series, are reportedly plotting a huge IPO float, in the region of £200 million, on the London Stock Exchange. The financial decision is poised to make the company the biggest third-party publisher in the UK.
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Speaking at this week’s GDC in San Francisco, studio Nightdive announced their crowd-funded remake of System Shock, which went on hiatus earlier this year, has been pushed back to a tentative 2020 release window. Their reasoning is an expanded scope with new ideas which got away from the dev team.
