Happy Thursday! Today, we have an analysis of PS4 games on PS Now from Digital Foundry (#2), Clueless Gamer plays Cuphead with Kate Upton (#6), and a possible listing of Fire Emblem Fates Complete Edition for Switch on Amazon Spain (#11). Enjoy!
PlayStation
1-Ni No Kuni II has been postponed until January 19th, 2018
2-Digital Foundry: Are PS4 Games Worth Playing On PlayStation Now? Lag and Image Quality Tested!
3- Gran Turismo Sport Launches October 17 on PS4 (Source: PlayStation Blog)
4- Arcade Legend Samurai Shodown V Special Coming to PS4, Vita (Source: PlayStation Blog)
5- Days Gone – Alternate Playthrough E3 2017 | PS4
Xbox
6- Clueless Gamer: “Cuphead” With Kate Upton
7- Xbox At gamescom 2017 (Source: Major Nelson)
Here at Xbox, we’re still buzzing from our fans’ reaction to our news at E3 – from the unveiling of the Xbox One X to the 42 games shown on our stage. But we’re only just getting started. Today, we’re pleased to announce that in August we’re coming to Cologne, Germany for gamescom 2017. This will be the first time Xbox One X will be on the ground in Europe and we’ll have a huge line up of 27 playable games for the Xbox One family of devices and Windows 10 PC from developers around the world, including Forza Motorsport 7, Age of Empires Definitive Edition and Sea of Thieves.
Here’s a rundown of what we’ll be up to throughout the week:
Age of Empires @ gamescom Live
On Monday, August 21, starting at 9:00pm CEST, 12:00pm PDT, Microsoft will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Age of Empires franchise with a special livestream event in Cologne, alongside some of our biggest fans. The livestream will celebrate the rich history of the beloved PC game series, as well as give fans a first-look at Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, the beautifully remastered edition of this bona fide classic we announced at E3 last month. We’ll be talking all things Age of Empires with some of the legendary developers who worked on the games as well as sharing some exciting news that fans will not want to miss – watch on mixer.com or through the mixer app.
We’ll share more details on how you can attend in person very soon.
YESSSSS
8- Custom Gamerpics, Console Co-streaming, Arena Updates and More Roll Out to Xbox Fans Today (Source: Xbox Wire, Major Nelson)
Nintendo
9- In Japan, Nintendo Announces Production For The Smaller New Nintendo 3DS Has Ended (Source: Kotaku, Brain Ashcraft)
10- Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters heading to Europe this fall (Source: Nintendo Wire, Tom Brown)
11- Rumor: Amazon Spain lists, then removes Fire Emblem Fates Complete Edition for Switch (Source: Nintendo Everything, Brian)
12- Retailers: Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition launching on 12/09 + final boxart (Source: NeoGAF)
Third Party/Miscellaneous
13-SuperData predicts 5m digital sales for Destiny 2. Research firm also expects series’ PC debut to reach 3m downloads within first three months (Source: gamesindustry.biz, James Batchelor)
14- The untold origins of Gamergate — and the gaming legends who spawned the modern culture of abuse (Source: Mic, John Adkins, credit to NeoGAF user traveler)
15- The $5,000 decision to get rid of my past (Source: Polygon, Ben Kuchera)
Someone broke into my apartment and stole my video game collection exactly four days later. A dozen or so systems, and over 600 games, all gone.
Really neat read. I implore you to go and read the full story.
16-Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – German or Else!
17- Facebook Plans to Unveil a $200 Wireless Oculus VR Headset for 2018 (Source: Bloomberg, Mark Gurman, Credit NeoGAF user ArtHands)
18- Mass Effect Andromeda Free Trail available on all Platforms
