Happy Tuesday! Today we have some Crackdown 3 gameplay (#4), Splatoon 2 singleplayer impressions (#6), and an interesting story about a streamer who solicited money from his viewers (#12). Kingdom Hearts fans, tune in for D23’s stream this Saturday for some possible KH3 news (#17). Is the Final Fantasy XII remake a little intimidating? Jason Schreier has some hot tips for newcomers and veterans (#3). Enjoy!
Sony
1- Yakuza Kiwami: Majima Everywhere System Explained, Bonus Theme for Pre-orders (Source: PlayStation Blog)
2- PS4 update 4.72 is out.
Go and update your PS4 for the BEST STABLE experience ever.
3- Tips for Playing Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Source: Kotaku, Jason Schreier)
Xbox
4- CRACKDOWN 3 – FREE ROAM, BLACK HOLE GUN & ABILITIES! | Walkthrough Gameplay (XBOX ONE X)
5- Early prototype of Spyro for Xbox. Never Completed.
Mike Mika’s Twitter Post
Nintendo
6- Splatoon 2 Singleplayer impressions
7- Splatoon 2 Switch Analysis: Resolution, Wii U Improvements And More!
8- NEW ARMS MODE COMING IN TOMORROW’S UPDATE, HERE’S WHAT IT IS (Source: IGN, Alex Gilyadov)
Third Party/Miscellaneous
9- Half Life has a new Patch, 19 years after launch (Source: Eurogamer, Jeffrey Matulef)
10- Brian Crecente is leaving Polygon to go to Glixel as an editorial director (Source: NeoGAF)
11- Destiny 2: Creating the Story of a Lightless World – IGN First
12- Shady streamer ‘DarkSydePhil’ solicits $1K+ for receiving false copyright strikes (Source: NeoGAF user Plumpbiscuit)
I say shady because this particular streamer, DarkSydePhil (DSP), has been known to say and do shady shit in the past, involving disclosing confidential medical information about his-then fiance to the internet. If you know who DSP, you might be facepalming right now, or looking in intrigue. Either way, these past few days he has in my opinion committed himself to conning/scamming his fans to beg for money for financial gain through a legal situation that I’m about to roughly breakdown.
13- Lawbreakers could flop based on player counts from the steam beta (Source: GITHYP, Paul Curtin, credit to NeoGAF user NeoRaider)
14- WTF is Going On with Wild West Online? (Source: Kotaku UK, Matt Wales, Credit to NeoGAF user GavinUK86)
Wild West Online first appeared on Kotaku UK’s radar a couple of months ago, when we received dozens of emails pointing towards a GTA forum where an apparently ‘leaked’ screenshot of Red Dead Redemption 2 had been posted. Being suspicious sorts, we stayed away, and it turned out this was an unconventional reveal strategy — after all, an unattributed screenshot of Wild West Online on a Rockstar-focused board was obviously going to create Red Dead Confusion. After this flurry of attention, the publisher stepped in to reveal all.
15- Riot, Jagex become newest Ukie members (Source: gamesindustry.biz, James Brightman)
British games trade body Ukie announced today that it’s signed two significant companies to the organization: Riot Games and Jagex. Membership in the trade body has reached 365 game companies and has grown 400% since 2011, “way above the 13% increase in games companies in the UK over the same period,” Ukie noted.
16- Street Fight V EVO finals to be televised at ESPN2 (Source: NeoGAF user crash-14)
17- Level Up! The Walt Disney Company’s Video Game Showcase (July 15th 1-2PM PDT) (Source: Oh My Disney)
Superstar YouTubers JackSepticEye and Strawburry17 will get their hands on the latest games from Disney, Star Wars, and Marvel including Star Wars: Battlefront II, Spider-Man, and Kingdom Hearts III! This presentation promises exclusive trailers, interviews, and special guests. You won’t want to miss it!
