News | Gwent expansion Iron Judgment appears on October 2
Iron Judgment, the new addition to Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, will be available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One from 2 October.
The expansion adds more than eighty new cards to the digital card game. The new cards, for example, offer the possibility of setting up barricades. The story revolves around King Radovid who arrives with his army from the North to start the attack.
Last week CD Projekt Red already announced that Gwent would be coming to iOS (iPhone and iPad). The game appears in the App Store on October 29. The iOS version of Gwent uses the touchscreen and provides a simple way of playing. Moreover, progress and purchases can be transferred from PC to iOS and vice versa. In this way you can switch between the platforms quickly and easily.
Watch the announcement trailer here.
News | Apple Arcade now live on iOS 13 beta
Apple Arcade is now live on iOS 13 beta, this is announced through a tweet from Mark Gurman.
Apple Arcade is a subscription service to play mobile games without ads for 4.99 euros per month. More than a hundred games are available at launch. These games can be downloaded on an Apple device of your choice. An internet connection while playing is then not required, although a periodic confirmation of the subscription is probably necessary. A subscription can be shared with five others.
Among the hundred games that will be available are Sayonara Wild Hearts, ChuChu Rocket Universe, Enter the Gungeon, Pac-Man Party Royale, Rayman Mini, Shantae and the Seven Sirens, Skate City and The Enchanted World.
Simogo, the developer of Sayonara Wild Hearts let Twitter know that they were not aware that the game would be part of the beta. It was clear that the game would be part of Apple Arcade, but apparently there was no clear communication about the beta.
Simogo asks if nobody wants to reveal the content for the game to others, the main reason for this is probably because the game is not only for iOS. Simogo wants to ensure that everyone can enjoy the first experience when the game is released for PlayStation 4 and Switch later this week.
You can read more about Apple Arcade here.
Apple Arcade launches on September 19 for all Apple devices.
News | A Cyberpunk 2077 card game is in the making
CMON and CD Project Red have jointly announced a Cyberpunk 2077 card game. The card game is called Cyberpunk 2077 – Afterlife: The Card Game.
The card game was developed by game developer Eric M. Lang and is the first collaboration between the two parties, but certainly not the last. “I am a big fan of Cyberpunk and have been playing it since the first edition, when I was a kid I often played tabletop RPGs and the franchise has always remained true,” Lang says.
“These kind of board games are extremely popular in our studio and hopefully also with our audience, we feel honored that we can collaborate with CMON and can’t wait to share our vision with the world,” adds CD Project Red Rafal Jaki, business development manager to.
The card game takes place in the dark streets of Night City, the backdrop of Cyberpunk 2077. These streets are bursting with gangs that are constantly at war with large corporations for money, power and control. Unlike the immensely popular card game Gwent, known from The Witcher, the card game Afterlife does not appear in the game itself. The card game is therefore only physically available.
Talsorian Gamer previously also announced a new Cyberpunk tabletop RPG and was made in collaboration with developer CD Projekt Red. The board game takes place 33 years before the story of the most anticipated game of 2020: Cyberpunk 2077.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a sequel to the RPG board game that was conceived by Mike Pondsmith. This tabletop RPG was published in 1988 by R. Talsorian. The game was reissued in 1990 under the name Cyberpunk 2020. The first series of books have now been released and the franchise continues to grow.
Pondsmith describes the relationship between the board game and the game of CD Project Red with a Star Wars reference: “The board game of Talsorian is The Empire Strikes Back, while 2077 of CD Projekt Red more embodies the Return of the Jedi”.
News | Anthem now playable via EA Access
Anthem is now available via EA Access.
The subscription service on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 allows gamers to play various EA games for a fixed monthly fee without any further costs. Anthem is now a game of that, about six months after the game was launched.
When Anthem launched earlier this year, there were quite a few problems with the game. However, EA said this summer that they still have faith in the game and developer BioWare.
Next week, on September 19, Access members can also try out Fifa 20. This is a 10-hour trial version.
You can read my Anthem review here.
News | The biggest announcements of Gamescom 2019
As you read this, Gamescom in Cologne, Germany is still in full swing. I'm already back to provide you with the latest updates. The largest game fair in the world is open to the public until Saturday. However, most announcements have already been made, often through various live streams. Below you will find the biggest announcements and news from Gamescom this year. And believe me there is some news!
Last E3, Square Enix finally revealed the first images of the highly anticipated Marvel’s Avengers, and the first gameplay images were released during Gamescom. These images revolve around the intro segment of the game and allow you as a player to get used to the five heroes you play with: Captain America, Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Widow and Thor. There is a major catastrophe in the action game that banishes the Avengers. Five years later they have to take action again to save the world from evil.
Marvel’s Avengers will be released on May 15, 2020 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Google Stages.
Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to Google Stages
Speaking of Google’s upcoming streaming service, another big news item about Stadia this Gamescom is that Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to Stadia. Although Cyberpunk 2077 will be released on PC, PS4 and Xbox One on 16 April 2020, the Stadia version does not yet have a release date. But the big news that one of the most hyped games of the moment is also coming to Stadia is good enough for me.
Ori and the Blind Forest available on the Switch
Microsoft and Nintendo are best friends. After Minecraft and Cuphead, the Xbox One game Ori and the Blind Forest will also come to the Switch. An absolute must for Switch owners, because this beautiful-looking platformer remains completely intact on Nintendo’s hybrid system. Explore a magical world and try to survive the most challenging platform sections. Ori and the Blind Forest will play for the Switch on 27 September.
In an Indie World presentation, Nintendo also revealed many more interesting indie games for the Switch. The action games Superhot and Hotline Miami Collection are immediately available through the eShop. The colorful The Touryst by Shin’en (the makers of Fast RMX), the pixelated Eastward and the fun What the Golf also look promising.
Switch version The Witcher 3 is available from October 15
I could hardly believe it during E3: the gigantic open world action rpg The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is coming to the Switch! During Gamescom I was provided with many more images of the Switch version and it remains unbelievable to see this game running on the hybrid console. There is now also a release date: October 15. As if this fall wasn’t full enough with potential top games! The Switch version of The Witcher 3 also includes the acclaimed expansions of the game, and therefore offers hundreds of hours of gaming fun.
Bizarre new gameplay and videos from Death Stranding.
The more I see of Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding, the more confused I get, in a strangely satisfying manner. During Gamescom he also swung a few trailers into the world that confused more than provide clarity. For example, some new characters are introduced – including an artificial fan based on game journalist and The Game Awards presenter Geoff Keighley – and we see the main character, acted by The Walking Dead actor Norman Reedus, peeing. Yes, a bit strange, but it is very relieving!
Final Fantasy 8 Remastered is available from the beginning of September.
Fans have had to wait for quite some years, but the classic Final Fantasy 8 RPG finally gets a remaster. Which is coming out on 3 September. From that moment the game will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch and PC. The rpg was originally released in 1999 for the very first PlayStation and revolves around a group of mercenaries led by the stoic Squall Leonhart. New in this version are sharper graphics and new gameplay elements, including a Battle Assist option.
Enough nice announcements and trailers during Gamescom this year! Whatever platform you have, the rest of the year offers a wide variety of interesting titles. 2020 is also starting to look very tasty!
News | Bungie reveals more details about Destiny 2: New Light and cross-saves
Destiny 2: New Light will not be a separate version of the game and will contain content from the first year as well as content from the Forsaken expansion. Furthermore, extensions must be purchased again when cross-saves are used.
Bungie posted their weekly blog post about Destiny 2 yesterday. The message mentioned the upcoming Iron Banner event and the new unlockable equipment and weapons, but also answers some questions about the announced Destiny 2: New Light and the cross-save functionality that comes to the game.
Bungie explains that Destiny 2: New Light is not a separate version of the game. Instead, all players are transferred to New Light, but current players retain all their progression and purchased extensions. The free version of New Light contains all content from the first year of Destiny 2, including the main story missions and the Curse of Osiris and Warmind extensions. From the Forsaken expansion, free players have access to the planets, Strikes, Crucible maps, Gambit game modes and certain content of the Annual Pass. Only the story missions, raids and missions for rare Exotic weapons must be purchased separately.
Players who play the free version of Destiny 2: New Light for the first time are introduced to the game through a story mission. In this mission, which is known from Destiny 1, the player wakes up in the Cosmodrome on Earth, then finds a ship and can fly to the Tower. New players also start with a high Power Level, so that they can participate in all free content.
The blog post also gives more details about the operation of the cross-save functionality that comes to the game in September. In this way players can choose one character to transfer to another platform and all the equipment and items of the character are preserved. However, extensions are only valid on the platform on which they were purchased, and must therefore be purchased again on the new platform. It is also confirmed that cross-play between the different platforms is not possible. Google Stadium users are therefore only linked to other Stadium players.
News | Apple Arcade subscription service launches with more than 100 games
Apple is launching the Apple Arcade subscription service somewhere this fall. More than a hundred games are planned for launch.
The service, which will be available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV, will receive a curated range of games that players can download to their device via the App Store. As a result, the games can also be played offline. Games on this service have no ads or in-app purchases. A price for the service is not yet known, but it is known that up to six family members can share one subscription.
The company announced several games during the presentation earlier today, including a sequel to the sci-fi point ‘n’ click game Beneath a Steel Sky, called Beyond a Steel Sky. This game also comes to consoles and PC. Clay Entertainment’s Hot Lava, Mistwalker’s Fantasian, Giant Squid’s (Abzu) The Pathless, Lego Brawls, Sonic Racing, Simogo’s Sayonara Wild Hearts, Little Oprheus from The Chinese Room, WayForward’s Spidersaurs, Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm and Finji’s Overland. Furthermore, Will Wright (The Sims) and Ustwo Games (from Monument Valley), among others, would work on exclusive games.
Apple will collaborate with various publishers and studios to bring games exclusively to Apple Arcade. With exclusive, Apple most likely means games that are not available on Android. A launch date for the service is not yet known, but Apple Arcade is due to launch in more than 150 countries sometime this fall. It is not known whether the Netherlands falls under this.
During the same presentation, Apple also announced a paid streaming service called Apple TV +, which includes exclusive programs and films from Steve Carell, Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey, among others. Apple TV + should also launch in a hundred countries somewhere this fall. Furthermore, Apple comes with new AirPods with a wireless box to charge them, a new iPad Air and iPad Mini and a personal credit card called the Apple Card.
Here’s Apple’s announcement trailer for Apple Arcade.