Allkeyshop TV News 26 June (Recap)
Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled Starts Off Great In The UK Sales Charts
Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled recently released and according to Nitro-Fueled, the game is the third biggest launch of 2019 for the UK charts. Both Resident Evil 2 Remake and Days Gone are on the top spots. Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled is actually the second remake in the series making the game the second-biggest launch for the series in the UK but just right below N.Sane Trilogy. These numbers only cover the game’s physical sales and not the digital sales.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Had Been Challenging To Make Said Matsuda
The Final Fantasy 7 Remake had been challenging said Chief Executive Officer and president of Square Enix Yosuke Matsuda. He further explains that in order to have a remake, it is supposed to be better than the original. Straight “reprints” of games are not enough because you also want a new audience to enjoy the game. The old fans will already love the game as a remake but you would also want new people to enjoy it too. In order to achieve both these things is the challenge in making the remake.
Hitman 2’s First Expansion Brings Agent 47 to New York
Hitman 2’s first expansion is live and it brings Agent 47 to New York. The campaign mission available is called “The Bank”. This will come with new tools that can be unlocked by accomplishing challenges and achievements. Every successful assassination will grant you points that will increase your mastery level of New York. This is available as part of the Hitman Expansion Pass as the Expansion Pack 1 for $39.99. If you bought the Gold Edition, it will come with the game and expansions.
According to Reports, Blizzard Employees Has Seen Diablo 4
It looks like Diablo 4 is well on the way as it has been reported that Blizzard employees were already able to see it. There had also been some job postings from the studio and they are looking for a lead character artist and a lead concept artist with the description saying that the work will be on a “new, unannounced Diablo project” having emphasis on knowing the series is a key. Whether the game will be Diablo 4 or like the previous mobile Diablo Immortal spin-off is yet to be seen.
Dota Underlords is Doing Great as Seen on Steam
Dota Underlords if off to a great start with its open beta. As seen on Steam’s concurrent player stats,170,000 people were playing the game on the day of the launch and as of today, the game has reached 202,334 concurrent players. The game also ranked the fourth most-played game when it launched and it just sits behind CS:GO, PUBG, Dota 2 and Rainbow Six Siege. Underlords is also available on mobile via the Google Play store and has since been downloaded more than 100,000 times.
Madden NFL 20 System Requirements Revealed
The Madden NFL 20 Official PC System Requirements has been announced and the game would at least need an FX-4330 or an i3-4350 processor. The needed free hard-drive space is about 48.5 Gigabytes and the minimum graphics card is either a Radeon RX 460 or a GeForce GTX 660. The recommended processor is an FX-4330 or an i3-4350, the graphics card should either be a Radeon R9 270x or a GeForce GTX 670. Madden NFL 20 is set to launch on August 2nd for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Blazing Chrome to Launch on July 11th
Blazing Chrome, a Contra and Metal Slug-inspired game from Joymasher has been announced. The game will be coming to PC on July 11. With the game’s announcement comes a new action-packed gameplay trailer. The game promises a combination of exciting action and very powerful weaponry. Get to play as Suhalia a razor girl with a robotic arm or Raijin a deadly ninja. Enjoy the game’s fast-paced, side-scrolling and vertical gameplay and beat all your robotic AI enemies come July 11th.
F1 2019 Day One Patch Details Revealed
Codemasters shared that a Day-1 patch will be arriving with F1 2019 which will be addressing some bugs for DirectX 12. The patch will resolve the crash issues when Geometry Culling is enabled on the RX graphics cards of AMD. The patch will also fix the crash issues when changing from Windowed mode to Fullscreen on DX12. Also, the crashes that occur when on NVIDIA’s GTX970 in DX12 has been addressed by this patch. F1 2019 will be launching on June 28th for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Fortnite’s 14 Days of Summer is Here!
Fortnite’s 14 Days of Summer event has kicked off and each day players will get something new. In Battle Royale, a new item will be available each day for 24 hours during this event. There will also be a new limited time mode that will be featured each day with new daily challenges and free rewards. There will also be new outfits and so much more which you can check in the item shop. In Save the World, there will be new quests every day to get the hottest summer party around.
Upcoming Horror Game Silver Chains Launch Date Announced
The upcoming first-person horror game, Silver Chains’ launch date has been announced and developer’s Headup Games shared a gameplay trailer to celebrate. The game emphasizes on story and exploration which is set in an old abandoned manor. There will also be some puzzles to solve and clues to search for. The game is said to be inspired by the Resident Evil series, Dead by Daylight, Layers of Fear and Outlast. Silver Chains is set to launch on August 7th and it will be available to be played on PC.
Fallout 76 Top 10 Deadliest Enemies Revealed
The devs of Fallout 76 were able to share a list of its deadliest creatures for the upcoming battle royale mode called Nuclear Winter. The mode is currently in beta mode right now. The top 5 creatures that were shared are the Extra Crispy Scorchbeast, Glowing Mirelurk Hunters, Mutant hounds, regular Mirelurkers, and the Feral Ghoul Stalkers. Bethesda noted that 90,000 players had been killed by one of these creatures. The second cause of death though is falling off cliffs which is 70,000.
Borderlands 3 Main Campaign Lasts 35 Hours
GamesBeat, creative director Paul Sage recently shared that the main campaign for Borderlands three lasts approximately 35 hours. Play-time is usually a very sensitive area for many developers because the sweet spot is subjective to player-base, genre, gameplay and more. However, most would argue that 35 hours for the main campaign is a decent bet based on the game’s predecessors. It is also worth noting that 35 hours is a rough estimate and will vary depending on playstyle and skill capacity.
New Hitman 2 DLC Out Now
Hitman 2’s expansion pass has arrived and it comes bearing seemingly endless possibilities. Players that possess the expansion pass have access to the Golden Handshake campaign mission which takes place in New York. As Agent 47 you will be tasked with taking care of Athena Savalas and acquiring data from a bank vault. Banks are generally known for their ability to secure items of high value which makes for the perfect playground for the Silent Assassin.
WOW Midsummer Fire Festival Begins Next Week
Blizzard has announced that the World of Warcraft’s Midsummer Fire Festival begins next week. The Festival is expected to span from June 21 to July 5 and takes place in major Horde and Alliance cities. If you are level 20 and above you can use the Group Finder to join in a fight against the Ice Lord Ahune each day. Should you conquer the beast you will receive Satchel of Chilled Goods which contains holiday loot. Also, you can earn XP, and gold by completing daily quests.
The Sims 4 Gets New Expansion
Maxis has been constantly improving upon The Sims 4’s gameplay experience since it launched in 2014 the addition of new expansions and game packs. The Island Living expansion is no exception to the developer’s efforts to preserve its loyal playerbase. This expansion places less weight on a mechanics and more on the feel of a specific place, Sulani. The Island Living expansion comes with a host of new content that you must try if you haven’t already done so.
Destiny 2 Lord of Wolves Weapon Fix Incoming
Destiny 2’s Game director Luke Smith has expressed that Destiny 2 players are to expect a fix to an exotic weapon in July of this year. According to the director, the fix is a delicate matter as the goal is to preserve overall work-life balance. The weapon in question is the Lord of Wolves weapon which had previously received an adjustment rendering it much more powerful than intended. As expected, it quickly became an issue in the PvP Crucible mode making it disturbingly imbalanced.
Totally Reliable Delivery Service launches in Open Beta
A demo for Totally Reliable Delivery Service is currently available in open beta. As you may have guessed, the game is about a delivery service whose reputation is contingent on how reliable you are. In the game, delivery deadlines are close and distractions are abundant. There are tons of other interesting things to do which are so alluring that they often take precedence over delivering packages to easily perturbed, disgruntled clients. You can try the demo for free until July 8, 2019.
No Morality System For Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt is reluctant to include a morality system in Cyberpunk 2077. This news came via words of quest director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz. The director explained that the developers wish not to usher the players onto any set path so they may make their own authentic choices and reap the rewards or face the repercussions of their own actions. This is a welcomed approach by the gaming community and will be one of the more celebrated attributes of the game when it launches on April 16, 2019.
Gris Gets Physical Edition
Nomada Studio’s platformer- adventure game Gris, is getting a physical release for the Nintendo Switch. This is coming courtesy of Special Reserve Games and iam8bit who are known for aiding indie developers of this nature. On top of buying the game physically, there are three different bundles that you can purchase with the game. The physical release is currently available for preorder and will remain as such until the 17th of July 2019.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Features Untold Backstories
The Bandai Namco official Twitter account published a tweet stating that Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will contain backstories that had gone unmentioned in the manga. This is certainly extremely exciting news for fans of the hit anime series and aspiring players. When the game releases in 2020 players will likely comb through every crevice of its content to uncover these untold backstories. No one has confirmed any specific details of said content which intensifies the anticipation even more.
Exception Coming to Switch
Traxmaster Software has announced that Exception is making its way to the Nintendo Switch in summer 2019. If you don’t already know, Exception is a game that sports an old school vibe with a modern rotating twist that utilizes today’s 3D technology. According to the developer, It has a low skill floor which makes it accessible to players at all levels of skill capacity. However, it also has a competitive element to it which appeals especially to professional speedrunner gamers.
Heavy Rain Drops for PC
Quantic Dream is pleased to release one of its most popular action-adventure titles, Heavy Rain, on PC through the Epic Games store. The developer has also made a free demo version of the game available to all PC players. Now you can try the game for free then take a more educated approach before purchasing it. Become one of the many to indulge in the mind-bending thriller experience where you hunt for the notorious Origami Killer. In addition, Heavy Rain is fully optimized for PC.
