Archive - 2018

South Park: The Fractured But Whole From Dusk Till Casa Bonita DLC Release Date

2018/03/06
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

SAN FRANCISCO — March 6, 2018 — Today, Ubisoft® and South Park Digital Studios announced that South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™ From Dusk Till Casa Bonita DLC will be available on March 20 on PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and PC. From South Park Digital Studios and developed by Ubisoft San Francisco, From Dusk Till Casa Bonita DLC adds an all-new story campaign and superhero class to South Park: The Fractured But Whole. From Dusk Till Casa Bonita is available for the suggested retail price of $11.99

Mysterion’s sister is in trouble. She’s fallen in with the Vamp Kids of South Park, who have descended upon Cartman’s favorite restaurant, Casa Bonita. Visit the famous family eatery and explore Black Bart’s Cave, watch the cliff divers, taste the magic of Mexico and defeat the brood of Vampires.

Fight darkness with darkness and embrace the new Netherborn class, which features four new occult powers. Dress the part in new Goth costumes and gain some sweet loot. Enter the battle alongside Henrietta, the Goth: a powerful support Witch, and bring your new powers and buddy to the rest of your superhero adventure.

For more information about South Park: The Fractured But Whole, please visit southparkgame.com, and for the latest on all Ubisoft games, please visit news.ubisoft.com.

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NETFLIX Lost in Space Trailer Released

2018/03/06
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Movie News, News, Trailers / Videos

Netflix has released the full trailer for its upcoming Lost in Space, which is due out on April 13, 2018.

About Lost in Space

The Robinson family, part of a highly trained mission to establish a new colony in space, is unexpectedly pulled off course forcing them to crash land on a lost planet. Danger will find them. Lost in Space premieres April 13, 2018.

Watch Lost in Space on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80104198

Fear Effect Sedna Out Now

2018/03/06
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Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

London, UK – Tuesday, March 6th: Square Enix Collective® and Sushee are excited to announce that their Fear Effect sequel – Fear Effect® Sedna – has today launched on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™ and PC almost twenty years after the original game first rolled out to much acclaim on PlayStation.

The new chapter, which originally began life thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign back in 2016, has been co-written by the series’ original writer and focuses on Hana, Rain, Glas and Deke’s first steps into the world of Inuit mythology.

Fear Effect Sedna also introduces a brand new character Axel, as well as an isometric view point that cements the combination of action, stealth, and puzzle solving with animated cutscenes into one potent package. On top of these new additions, fans of the series will also be pleased to hear this new chapter retains the classic death cutscenes from the original games.

“It feels great to breathe new life in an IP that gamers still had a lot of love for, even almost two decades on from its debut,” comments Benjamin Anseaume, founder of Sushee. “Fear Effect Sedna managed to garner that community during its Kickstarter campaign and, now with the invaluable backing of Square Enix Collective and co-producer Forever Entertainment, it’s time to tell a new tale with characters those fans will find so familiar.”

With Fear Effect Sedna making its debut today, French studio Sushee can now turn its attention to the recently announced Fear Effect Reinvented – a remastered take on the original PlayStation game that started it all – also in development for PlayStation®4 system, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. The idea is that the two Sushee games will bring the Fear Effect IP to an audience of existing fans looking to recapture the spirit of the original games and new players who missed them the first time around.

“When we first discussed the concept of Collective, one of the things we had in mind was opening up older franchises to enable indies to pitch us ideas for them,” says Phil Elliott, Director of Indie Publishing at Square Enix West. “It’s great to see what Sushee has been able to do at this level with Fear Effect Sedna in bringing something new to Fear Effect universe – plus, it’s also led to Fear Effect Reinvented, so it’s exciting to see it all develop.”

Fear Effect Sedna features:

  • The return of the original Fear Effect’s much loved cast of characters
  • Isometric viewpoint to enable players to interact with multiple characters at the same time
  • Gameplay that mixes real-time action, tactical play, stealth, and puzzles
  • The adrenaline-based “Fear Effect” gameplay mechanic that impacts on both attack and defence
  • Animated stylistic cutscenes, stunning environments, and classic death cutscenes
  • A mature and exciting story that follows mercenaries uncovering the mysteries of Inuit mythology

Fear Effect Sedna is now available on PS4™ system, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™ and PC for $19.99/€19.99/£15.99.

For all the latest information and assets for Fear Effect Sedna, please visit:

As a testament to Square Enix Collective’s commitment to indie developers, it recently joined forces with AMD to support AMD4U, an innovative new program that provides AMD consumers with a range of games from a new generation of cutting edge independent development teams from around the world.

Way of the Passive Fist Launch Trailer

2018/03/06
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Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

Toronto, CANADA – March 6, 2018 – Independent developer Household Games has launched their highly-anticipated debut title,  Way of the Passive Fist, on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system via the PlayStation®Store and Windows PC/Mac/Linux via Steam for $14.99 USD (€11.99). Xbox One enthusiasts can purchase Way of the Passive Fist through the Xbox Games Store as part of the ID@Xbox program at midnight, March 7th. Way of the Passive Fist’s release is celebrated by a new gameplay launch trailer:

The praised single player side-scrolling action arcade brawler game is the debut project from developer Household Games. Way of the Passive Fist is among one of five indie games to be included in GameSpot’s “Hidden Gems: 5 Games To Be Excited About In 2018” list, and the title sparked Rock, Paper, Shotgun to coin the term “Parrylicious.” In 2017, Way of the Passive Fist was selected to participate in curated indie game showcases with Indie MEGABOOTH at PAX West in Seattle, as well as 5th Annual Day of the Devs in San Francisco, produced by Double Fine and iam8bit.

The core of Way of the Passive Fist’s gameplay is its unique defensive fighting style to outlast and exhaust the enemies where players must master the timing of their parries, deflections, dashes, and dodges. Playing as the Wanderer, players should rack up their combo meter by timing their parries and dodges to deliver damaging offensive blows when facing off the different bosses at the end of each chapter.

Way of the Passive Fist also has a vast array of accessibility features, to give players a customizable experience and tailor the settings to their liking. Players will be able to fully remap the control scheme to play one-handed, modify the game settings if they’re visually impaired or sensitive to sudden flashing lights, as well as customize gameplay difficulty settings to fit their play-style. VICE’s gaming culture website, Waypoint, has praised the developer’s approach in creating and offering these distinct accessibility features, saying that Way of the Passive Fist’saccessibility is one of the coolest features and that “more games should steal these options from (the) Way of the Passive Fist.”

“This is such an exciting moment for Household Games. I’m extremely proud of the work that our team did to create Way of the Passive Fist and make a game that can be enjoyed by a wide range of players no matter their ability-level,” said Jason Canam, Founder of Household Games. “We genuinely aimed to give players a different arcade brawler experience and the team has delivered on that promise. Players will quickly learn that timing is everything in Way of the Passive Fist and how satisfying the perfectly timed defensive fighting gameplay can be. It’s been a long time coming, it’s well worth the wait.”

To learn more about Way of the Passive Fist, visit: www.wayofthepassivefist.com. Fans can follow the game and studio via social media: Twitter @HHGamesInc, Instagram @householdgames and Facebook www.facebook.com/householdgames.

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Inside XBOX Announced

2018/03/05
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Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Xbox One News

Director of programming at Xbox, Tina Summerford, announced a new, monthly show called Inside Xbox. You can check out the full announcement below and at the Xbox Wire.

I’m thrilled to announce that Inside Xbox will debut on March 10th at 12:00PM PST, marking the dawn of a brand-new way for the team to celebrate our news, our games, and our fans.

Inside Xbox is many things. A premier live news broadcast that will highlight breaking announcements and a peek behind the curtain of Team Xbox. A glimpse at the mysteries of game design and a celebration of some of the month’s most exciting games and features. Most of all, it’s an opportunity for us to celebrate and listen to you, the community. All of this will be available streaming in 4K/UHD on supported services and platforms.

You can watch Inside Xbox in all the places you would expect, including Mixer.com/Xbox, YouTube.com/Xbox, Twitch.TV/Xbox, and Facebook.com/Xbox.

For us, Inside Xbox is the next step on a path Team Xbox has been traveling for many years. From programs like feedback.xbox.com to the Xbox Insider Program, and the great work the team has done with Gaming For Everyone, we believe strongly in transparency, inclusion, and having an authentic two-way conversation with our fans. We want to hear from you as much as we want you to hear from us.

Whether you want us to celebrate your clutch 1v4 Chicken Dinner in PUBG, show off your epic treasure haul in Sea of Thieves, ask questions of our interviewees, provide feedback, or just want to sass (politely of course) our friendly hosts, drop us a line using #insidexbox on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. We may highlight your content or commentary from our dedicated community desk on the show, overseen by our good friends Rukari Austin and Alex Hebert.

Of course, we’ll also be unlocking the “free stuff chest” with prizes and giveaways for those that participate in the conversation, including some great MixPot giveaways, so make sure you’ve got your Mixer account all squared away and connected to your Microsoft Account.

Hosting the show will be Xbox luminaries Larry Hryb, Graeme Boyd, Jeff Rubenstein, Alex Hebert, Lydia Ellery, and more.

For our inaugural episode, these fine folks will be crewing a ship bursting at the seams with content. We’ll be sitting down with Rare to discuss the incredible energy from fans surrounding Sea of Thieves, including an illuminating conversation on the core design principle that drives the game, how they’ve acted on feedback from the Closed Beta, and what fans can expect from the game at launch (as well as a tantalizing hint of new adventures to come post-launch).

We’ll be breaking Xbox Game Pass news, debuting upcoming new console features, forging gold (true story), and saying hello to two wonderful old friends (one human, one plastic). You’ll also be able to enjoy a sit-down with Microsoft Studios Executive Producer Nico Bihary to discuss Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds, explore what it’s like to bring Far Cry 5’s most polarizing character to life, and much more.

We hope Inside Xbox will become a monthly communal event for us and for you. We hope you’ll be energized by what’s coming, better educated about what’s new, and empowered to better enjoy our favorite pastime with great new features and content.

Welcome back to Inside Xbox, and we’ll see you online on March 10th at 12:00PM PST.

BenQ Launches True 4K HDR TK800 Projector

2018/03/05
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Geek News, News, Tech News

COSTA MESA, Calif. — March 5, 2018 — BenQ America Corp., an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, today announced the TK800 Home Entertainment DLP projector, which delivers heart-pounding 4K UHD sports action and movies in the comfort of well-lit living rooms or media rooms. Built to showcase the world’s greatest sporting events, TK800 is meticulously engineered to deliver breathtaking picture quality, custom audio/video modes, and easy setup with modern style.

The TK800 is the second true 4K (3840 x 2160) UHD-resolution projector to launch from BenQ in 2018, following the poplar 2,200-lumen HT2550 launched in January. Like the HT2550, the TK800 produces stunningly lifelike video with 8.3 million distinct pixels and using projector-optimized HDR to enhance brightness and contrast, all with one-step image optimization and automatic HDR natural color rendition. TK800’s brand-new, innovative 4K RGBW color wheel achieves 92 percent of Rec. 709 color gamut with 3,000-lumen high brightness. The result is awe-inspiring projected picture quality in bright environments with ambient lighting, such as living rooms and backyard parties.

TK800 fully captures the excitement and thrill of watching live sports, with dedicated Football and Sports modes that make viewers feel as if they are attending in person. Football Mode preserves natural skin tones while intensifying lush green grass, simultaneously clarifying the announcer’s commentary against the cheering crowd of an open-air stadium. Likewise, for indoor sports, Sports Mode prioritizes realistic skin shades while enhancing wood tones, vivid reds, and balanced greens and blues. Clear acoustical quality brings out the announcer’s voice and details such as squeaking sneakers, referee whistles, and ice scraping under skates.

TK800’s CinemaMaster Audio+ 2 sound system is newly upgraded with a significantly wider frequency range and 5-watt power, using sophisticated materials such as an aluminum driver diaphragm and resonant sound chambers for delicate details, pure vocals, and resounding bass.

A true 4K DLP projector with high brightness for the living room, the sleek and compact TK800 blends beautifully into any décor simply and conveniently, with automatic keystone correction and 1.2X zoom flexibility to accommodate any space.

Powered by infinitely durable Oscar®-winning Digital Light Processing technology, TK800 delivers long-lasting picture quality with precise colors and razor-sharp clarity without maintenance or degradation.

The BenQ TK800 Home Entertainment projector will be available in April from select retailers at an MSRP of $1,499. Read more about the TK800 projector on the BenQ website.

More information on the full line of BenQ products is available at www.BenQ.com.

Blizzard Announces StarCraft 20th Anniversary Celebration

2018/03/05
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Geek News, News, Windows PC News

March 5, 2018 – StarCraft officially turns 20 on March 31, 2018, and all throughout the month, we’ll be celebrating this epic milestone alongside our epic community of players. Revisit the saga that introduced the world to iconic characters like Jim Raynor, Sarah Kerrigan, and Zeratul, and helped set the stage for esports as we know them today.

  • SC20 Short Video Feature. We’re debuting StarCraft Is Life: A 20th Anniversary Celebration on March 31, a short film featuring interviews with StarCraft players from around the world, who share how the series has impacted their lives in profound ways.
  • StarCraft Anniversary Live Stream. Join us on March 30 and 31 for a live celebration of StarCraft’s 20th Anniversary featuring your favorite StarCraft personalities old and new. Tune in on Twitch during the stream to earn a commemorative console skin. Earn even more StarCraft II goodies by watching StarCraft on Twitch throughout the entire month!
  • Party Across Games. It may be StarCraft’s birthday, but all our universes are joining in on the celebration. During the month of March, we’re giving out all kinds of exclusive bonuses and goodies when you log into your favorite Blizzard games.
  • StarCraft II: Celebrate StarCraft’s anniversary by logging into StarCraft II and earn Remastered Terran, Zerg, and Protoss console skins, a 20 Years of StarCraft portrait, 20 Years of StarCraft login achievement, and 20 Years of Terran, Zerg, and Protoss decals. Select StarCraft items II will also be on sale from March 6 through March 20.
  • StarCraft Remastered: Show your StarCraft 20th anniversary love by logging in and getting a cool new console skin. StarCraft Remastered will also be on sale from March 6 through March 20.
  • Heroes of the Storm: Entering the fray will earn you a Protoss, Zerg, and Terran portrait and will test your mettle in StarCraft-themed Brawls. A new Hero from the StarCraft universe will also be coming to the Nexus soon!
  • Diablo III: Call down the Hyperion to Tristram—in a manner of speaking—with the new Battlecruiser pet.
  • World of Warcraft: WoW players can stand up and be recognized when they /salute one of the following StarCraft-themed companion pets: Zergling, Grunty, Mini Thor, Baneling, or Zeradar.
  • Overwatch: One of the Dominion’s deadliest Ghosts meets Talon’s ruthless assassin with the new Kerrigan Widowmaker skin.
  • Hearthstone: Get ready for a StarCraft-inspired Tavern Brawl later this month.

For more information on how each Blizzard game will be celebrating StarCraft, when you can get your hands on these exclusive bonuses and goodies, and for news on all things related to the StarCraft 20th Anniversary, head over to www.starcraft2.com/sc20.

Since its debut in 1998, StarCraft has become widely recognized as one of the most acclaimed and influential real-time strategy series ever made, with over 20 million units sold. The game also established itself as a fixture of global esports, with millions of players still watching top pros like Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn compete in the StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS).

Lara Croft Comes to Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

2018/03/05
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Geek News, Mobile News, News, Trailers / Videos

LOS ANGELES (March 5, 2018) – As a celebration of the upcoming motion picture release of TOMB RAIDER (in theaters on March 16), SQUARE ENIX® has brought the iconic treasure hunter to the hit free-to-play RPG FINAL FANTASY® BRAVE EXVIUS® for a limited time starting March 9. The trailer highlighting this collaboration event is available on YouTube:

From March 9 through March 22, all players will be able to add Lara Croft from the action-adventure video game, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris to their roster. Players must complete the first event stage or collect daily login bonuses to obtain the playable heroine. The daily login bonuses will run fromMarch 9 through March 21 and reward players with generous prizes including 10+1 Summon Ticket and Lapis.

The new collaboration event will give players the opportunity to battle the Apep boss during the Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris raid. Additionally, FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS characters will be reskinned based on characters from Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris including Explorer Aileen, Divine Soleil, and Pharaoh Abe – available for a limited time through gacha summon pickups.

Several new updates will be added to the game during the collaboration event as well. Beginning March 6, new players can acquire the 5* max Level Ashe (FINAL FANTASY XII) from the tutorial gacha, pick up 5* Lightning (FINAL FANTASY XIII) as a reward through the Rookie Mission and more.

FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS is available as a free-to-play app (with in-app purchases) through the App Store, Google Play and on the Amazon App Store. For the latest assets, please visit the press site athttp://sqex.to/Media.

This title is developed as a collaboration between SQUARE ENIX and gumi Inc. (developer of the hit titleBrave Frontier). The game is available in six languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese (traditional) and Korean.

Razer Cynosa Chroma Keyboard Review

2018/03/03
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Peripheral Review, Peripherals News, Reviews

The Razer Cynosa Chroma is the company’s new entry-level gaming keyboard offering. Retailing at a reasonable $59.99, the Cynosa Chroma features the dark, stylish looks of its more-expensive brethren at a fraction of the cost. Taking its looks from most other Razer keyboards, its dark frame and build are mostly plastic to keep costs down. A feature I haven’t seen on other keyboards is the Cynosa Chroma’s dual keyboard feet. While most keyboards have flip up feet that adjust the height of the keyboard, the Cynosa Chroma actually has two on each side – one recessed into the other. This allows for an additional height setting for increased user comfort. More interesting is that its keys are of the membrane variety – not mechanical like more expensive gaming keyboards. This is a big leap as when most gamers thing of membrane keyboards, it is usually in a negative sense. But, this is Razer, they did some great membrane keyboards back in the day – surely the Cynosa Chroma will be up to the task.

I was curious how I would work on a membrane keyboard after so many years of using a mechanical one. After all, when I was little, all we had were membrane keyboards! Well, I am happy to report that the Cynosa Chroma functions great. Sure, the keys are of the squishy kind but it works fine for gaming. I put the Razer Cynosa Chroma through my usual stable of review games for this write up (Fallout 4, Star Wars: Battlefront II, and World of Tanks), while I did miss the “clicky” quality of mechanical keys, the quieter Cynosa Chroma performed wonderfully and it didn’t take me too long to get used to membrane keys again. It’s also somewhat spill resistance, so that’s a nice feature for you gamers out there slugging soda while typing away!

One of the biggest selling points of the Razer Cynosa Chroma is its, as the name touts, Chroma lighting system. This is the latest lighting system created by Razer and features not only LEDs inside EVERY key but, also, in the membrane panel behind the keys as well. This, coupled with the ability to display 16.8 million colors means you have a visually-stunning keyboard lighting system to enjoy. The Chroma lighting, as well as the keyboard itself, can be configured using Razer’s Synapse 3 software. You can setup various patterns and themes for the lighting, which can be sort of distra This central software suite is actually the control system for most of Razer’s peripherals these days (an aside – I wasn’t a huge fan of the Synapse idea back when it was first announced, but have grown to greatly appreciate the system since then and can’t imagine using their peripherals without it now). The Synapse 3 software will allow you to do things like setup lighting patterns, implement “game mode” which disables the Windows key, as well as program the keyboard keys if you are looking for deeper customization.

Overall, the Razer Cynosa Chroma gaming keyboard is a great entry-level product. It features Razer’s dark, signature style as well as their beautiful Chroma lighting system – all at about $60 dollars. The Razer Cynosa Chroma is available now at online retailers as well as Razer’s own online store.

Attack on Titan 2 Three New Trailers

2018/03/02
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

Burlingame, Calif. — March 02, 2018 —KOEI TECMO America released a collection of new trailers for upcoming colossal action game ATTACK ON TITAN 2, based on the worldwide anime phenomenon. Slated for release on March 20, 2018 for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Nintendo Switch™, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and digitally on Windows PC via Steam®, players will experience the dense battle action the series is renowned for through the eyes of their own Custom Scout; offering a fresh perspective on the series’ iconic events.

Players will experience the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear (ODMG) as they fly into battle against devastating titanic foes, and mastering this equipment is key to ensuring victory and survival. A new b-roll showcases a Custom Scout utilizing the ODMG alongside Eren and Mikasa; fighting swarms of Titans to rescue their squad mates from peril. An exciting look at Titan transformations are also teased as Eren turns into his powerful Titan form to defeat anything that crosses his path.

ATTACK ON TITAN 2’s online multiplayer features were detailed for the first time in our Multiplayer Highlight Trailer. In this video, players will be able to take a first-look at the Annihilation Mode; a gripping 4v4 mode where Scouts have to compete for the highest score through defeating Titans and capturing bases. In Story Co-op players can call upon their friends to aid them as they complete the main storyline’s gripping narrative. This is just the beginning as a captivating new online mode featuring playable Titans will be made available after launch; more information on this new mode will be made available in the coming weeks.

Additionally, KOEI TECMO America revealed that fans who purchase ATTACK ON TITAN 2 from select retailers will receive a bonus pack of plain clothes costumes for Eren, Mikasa, Armin and Levi. The publisher released a fresh assets featuring a selection of in-game screens – focusing on Battle Action and Town Life gameplay, and three videos: A Multiplayer Highlight Trailer, Combat Trailer and a Custom Character Trailer.