Tag: Games

Changes to Destiny 2 Coming, Including Free to Play Base Game

As the title says, there are some substantial changes coming to Destiny 2 in an attempt to bring in new players and bring back some of the older ones. One of those changes, as reported by engadget.com is that the base game will become free to play come September 17th when the next expansion Shadowkeep releases.

Polygon is also reporting that we will also see cross save between PS4, Xbox one, PC and Stadia. The idea is to unify the entire world of Destiny 2 so nobody feels they are singled out away from their friends, even exclusive content is being done away with.

While this may be way to little far to late for some fans, I do think this is a step in the right direction and will probably be picked up by many other games and companies in the future. It just seems like the time is right for this sort of thing. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Select PS3 Naughty Dog Servers Shutting Down in September

As the title says, select Naughty Dog titles online aspects on PS3 will be shutting down on September 3rd, and those titles include The Last of Us and Uncharted 2 as well as Uncharted 3. On the bright side until then comicbooks.com reports all the multiplayer DLC for those games will be free.

Google Discontinues YouTube Gaming App

According to Gamespot as of May 30th Google will be discontinuing the YouTube Gaming App. The company recommends merging your subscription to keep most of your settings. They are obviously attempting to get things ready for the Stadia and their promised integration with YouTube. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Pokemon Sword And Shield Coming June 5th

As announced by Polygon on June 5th at 9 A.M. ET on their Twitch and YouTube channels there will be a Nintendo Direct dedicated to the upcoming Pokemon RPG games that will release in 2019. They are promising all new details on the games, as well as a Nintendo Direct on June 11th ahead of this years E3. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Utawarerumono: ZAN Trailer

Utawarerumono: ZAN is an upcoming Brawler from our friends over at NIS America coming out September 10th in North America. The first trailer features fighters with very different fighting styles, including one with a bird she has trained. While I am personally not a fan of this style of game this one appears to be a nice addition to the genre, watch the trailer below and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Telltale Games on GOG Being Delisted

As reported from PcGamer that unless you purchase the TellTale games prior to 6pm ET on May 27th you won’t be able to buy them from GOG anymore as the yare being delisted. It is being assumed that after the collapse of the company last year sent the rights back to companies that do not have distribution agreements with GOG, and this really makes the most sense when it comes down to it. I can’t imagine this being a permanent thing however since I doubt the owners would want them not making money. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Stellaris Console Multiplayer

To be clear this isn’t a review of the full game, that has already been covered here. Stellaris Console Edition (PS4) I did want to touch on the newly released multiplayer tho because it is a pretty huge addition to the game and a free update for everyone. While PC has had this for a while this has only been available on console since the 21st of this month as part of a free update.

First I have to say when you start up, it can be a hassle to find a game. There isn’t always a ton of them and people don’t always want random people joining their game. There are usually about 7-10 for me a,d the first couple I usually get rejected from. That said once you are in even if people drop out the game just continues and if someone else joins they just pick up where others left off while the PC controls while they are gone. This is cool because honestly loading into a game can take a bit of time, and the game does pause whenever someone loads in.

As far as how the game functions itself, it all works just as well and the same as in single player, tho for obvious reasons you can not pause the game. Honestly tho with the load times and finding a game for me it just wasn’t worth playing unless you have your own group of friends to play with, which by the way seems to max out at 4 human players. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Surviving Mars, Green Planet (PS4)

As many of you know I have reviewed this game before once on Surviving Mars (Xbox One) and once on Surviving Mars (PS4). Now I had a lot of nice things to say about the game, but I did specifically say do NOT by the game on the PS4 at that time because the game was flat out broken due to a glitch with the save that always corrupted it. Well, I am back on the PS4 to see if it has been fixed and to check out the new Green Planet DLC.

First the game-breaking glitch. After spending some time with it and messing around exiting the game and turning my system on and off I have not run into it, so I am comfortable to say it is fixed.

Now the DLC. That is quite nice, it adds an entirely new resource with seeds that can be used to grow different types of plants which will help turn Mars into a lush green paradise. You will also be tasked with building a capital there as well.  There are new buildings to enjoy, and you can even launch nukes at the ice caps, there is plenty of new content. Is it worth it? That is entirely up to you. I found it interesting and fun, but realistically it was nothing must have.  Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.