News | Hitman: Blood Money Reprisal releases on mobile on November 30
Hitman: Blood Money Reprisal will be available on November 30 for iOS and Android.
Feral Interactive has announced this. The game was already unveiled earlier this year. A version for the Nintendo Switch was also announced at the time, but it won’t be released until sometime this winter.
Hitman: Blood Money was released in 2006 on PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox and is seen as one of the better parts in the series. As in the other Hitman games, players are sent out as Agent 47 to kill various targets. This can be done in various ways. This means that people have various weapons at their disposal and can disguise themselves.
According to the makers, the new version of the game should significantly overhaul the game. There are various improvements, including a so-called Instinct mode, a new minimap and gameplay elements from later parts.
News | Monolith's Wonder Woman game may include live-service elements
The Wonder Woman game from Warner Bros. announced in 2021. and Monolith Productions could well include live-service elements.
This is evident from a vacancy on Monolith’s website for a head software engineer. The job posting states that the person being hired will help deliver “a superhero experience as epic as Wonder Woman herself.” It is noted that candidates who have experience with “maintaining a live software product or game” have an advantage.
It shouldn’t come as a big surprise that the Wonder Woman game may contain live-service elements. Another upcoming game from Warner Bros., Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, also has that – which has already earned the game some criticism from fans. New information about the game shows that there is a free and paid battle pass in the game.
In addition, David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, announced last week that it wants to turn the company’s biggest franchises into live-service games. According to him, the company eventually wants to transform franchises such as Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, DC (particularly Batman) and Mortal Kombat into live-service games. “Ultimately, we want to drive engagement and revenue at higher levels for longer periods of time.”
Monolith Productions is the developer of the Wonder Woman game announced in 2021. The only clear thing is that it is a single-player action game that takes place in an open game world. The game contains the Nemesis system, just like the Middle-earth games. It is not yet known on which platforms or when the game will be released. The announcement trailer can be seen again below.
News | Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League video features new footage and details
Warner Bros. and Rocksteady have started a new video series based on the upcoming Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
The game was originally supposed to be released in 2022 but was postponed twice – it is now scheduled for release on February 2, 2024. When the game was shown early this year, the game was criticized for its focus on live-service elements.
The first episode of the new video series showcases various gameplay elements and narrative aspects of the game. Although the twenty-minute video doesn’t focus on the live-service elements of the game, the contents of the Deluxe Edition – including a ‘premium battle pass token’ – show that this is still part of the experience. The premium battle pass gives access to all kinds of cosmetic items. The standard edition of the game provides access to the free battle pass tiers, as well as new missions that are added throughout seasons.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is set in the universe of the Arkham games from developer Rocksteady, who are also responsible for this game. In the game, players control the Suicide Squad, who must save Metropolis and the world after Brainiac takes control of superheroes such as Superman and Batman. The game can be played alone, where players can switch between the different members of the team, but also with four people. The game is coming to PC, Xbox Series X and S and PlayStation 5.
Below are the system requirements for the PC version of the game, starting with the minimum system requirements:
OS: Win 10 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.20 GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1070 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 65GB
RAM: 16GB (2×8)
Recommended system requirements:
OS: Win 10 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel i7-10700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800 X3D
Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2080 or AMD RX 6800-XT (16GiB)
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 65GB
RAM: 16GB (2×8)
News | First Pokémon Concierge trailer released
The Pokémon Concierge series, announced earlier this year, has received its first full trailer.
The series was announced last February and is set at a Pokémon Resort, where a caretaker named Haru works. Various Pokémon are guests at the resort.
Particularly unique about Pokémon Concierge is that it involves stop-motion. The series is produced by the French studio Dwarf Animation Studio, known for Monsters at Work.
Pokémon Concierge can be seen on Netflix from December 28.
News | Switch version Hogwarts Legacy highlighted in trailer
Hogwarts Legacy will be available on Nintendo Switch from Tuesday, November 14. That's why a new trailer for the game has been released.
Previously, screenshots of the Switch version were released and off-screen gameplay footage was also leaked, but now an official trailer is available to watch
The Switch version has been postponed several times, but the release is scheduled for next Tuesday.
Hogwarts Legacy was released at the beginning of this year on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC, and a little later also on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. We gave the PS5 version of the game a 9.
News | First expansion Remnant 2 will be released next Tuesday
The Awakened King, the first expansion to Remnant 2, will be released on Tuesday, November 14.
As announced by developer Gunfire Games. The expansion will cost 9.75 euros and contains a completely new story surrounding the One True King, a being poisoned by the Root and seeking revenge.
Players must explore a new area called Losomn, which includes a castle and a coastal city. One can also expect new dungeons and “unexpected companions”, as well as new weapons and items to defeat the new enemies and bosses. Finally, the DLC includes a new class called the Ritualist, images of which can be seen below.
Remnant 2 was released last summer for PC, Xbox Series X and S and PlayStation 5.
News | Baldur's Gate 3 wins seven Golden Joystick awards
The annual Golden Joystick Awards were organized last Friday. Baldur's Gate 3 was the big winner with seven prizes.
The game from Belgian Larian Studios not only won the award for game of the year, but also for best storytelling, best PC game of the year, best gaming community, best visual design and best studio of the year. Actor Neil Newbon, who played the role of Astarion, won an award for Best Supporting Actor. Never before has a game won seven Joystick Awards.
All categories and winners can be found below:
- Best Storytelling – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Still Playing Award – No Man’s Sky
- Best Visual Design – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Studio of the Year – Larian Studios
- Best Game Expansion – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Best Indie Game – Sea of Stars
- Best VR Game – Horizon Call of the Mountain
- Best Multiplayer Game – Mortal Kombat 1
- Best Audio – Final Fantasy 16
- Best Game Trailer – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Best Streaming Game – Valorant
- Best Game Community – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Best Gaming Hardware – PlayStation VR2
- Breakthrough Award – Cocoon / Geometric Interactive
- Critics’ Choice Award – Alan Wake 2
- Best Lead Performer – Ben Starr, Final Fantasy 16
- Best Supporting Performer – Neil Newborn, Astarion, Baldur’s Gate 3
- Nintendo Game of the Year – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- PC Game of the Year – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Xbox Game of the Year – Starfield
- PlayStation Game of the Year – Resident Evil 4
- Most Wanted Game – Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- UGOTY – Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3 was released on PC in August and on PlayStation 5 in September. The game will probably be released this year on Xbox Series X and S. We gave the game a 9.5.
News | Chucky and Tiffany are coming to Dead by Daylight
Chucky and Tiffany - both known from the Child's Play horror franchise - will appear in Dead by Daylight on November 28.
Chucky will be a new killer in the game, but players can customize him with the “Good Gal” outfit, which essentially makes him look like Tiffany. Both characters are voiced by their original voice actors, Brad Dourif and Jennifer Tilly.
Recently the Stranger Things chapter was added to Dead by Daylight. The content, including the Demogorgon as an assassin and the Underground Complex Map, disappeared at the end of 2021 after the license expired, but it has now been renewed.
The Dead by Daylight franchise regularly adds characters known from horror franchises, including Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Ash (Evil Dead), Ghost Face (Scream), Pinhead (Hellraiser), Leatherface (The Texas Chain). Saw Massacre) and Pyramid Head (Silent Hill).
News | Arcane's second season will be released in November 2024
The second season of Arcane will be released on Netflix in November 2024.
The streaming service has announced this. Earlier this year, Riot Games boss Nicolo Laurent announced that the second season would not be released until 2024 at the earliest. “First of all, you want quality, you don’t want to rush it, and that takes time.”
Arcane. Season 2. November 2024. #GeekedWeek pic.twitter.com/LmLWrp27v3
— Netflix (@netflix) November 9, 2023
The first season of the League of Legends series Arcane was released on Netflix in November 2021. Hailee Steinfield, Kevin Purnell and Kevin Alejandro, among others, play a role in the series, which is made in collaboration with game developer Riot Games. The series was praised by critics and fans and won an Emmy. Later that year, the arrival of a second season was confirmed.
News | Overwatch 2 hero Mauga revealed
Blizzard has revealed Maura, the upcoming new playable hero for Overwatch 2.
The company did this during Blizzcon, which was held this weekend. The “tank” character carries two machine guns that he calls Gunny and Cha-Cha. He can also use Overrun, a charging move that cannot be stopped and causes a knockback on enemies.
He also has Cardiac Overdrive, which creates an aura around Maura that reduces the damage he and nearby teammates take. His ultimate move is Cage Fight, which creates a kind of bubble in which enemies are trapped. The enemies cannot be healed from the outside and Mauga temporarily has infinite ammo to attack.
This weekend, Mauga will be playable for everyone in Overwatch 2. On December 5, he returns as part of Season 8. People who purchase the premium battle pass will unlock him immediately, and others at tier 45.