As it happens, the file size for the Xbox One version of the release has shown up on the Xbox Marketplace, showing that it will weigh in at approximately 26.82 GB. Compared to lots of other titles on the market, Injustice 2‘s file size for Xbox One is relatively small, as there have been a plethora of Triple-A games that have required upwards of 40 GB or more just for the base materials. For instance, The Coalition’s 2016 release of Gears of War 4 needed about 55 GB of data to be installed on th

Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox Game Pass service will be leaving Alpha on April 28. “Thank you for participating in the Xbox Game Pass Alpha Preview,” it reads. We’re getting close to launch and Xbox Game Pass will be available for all gamers later this Spring.”The Xbox Game Pass is a gaming subscription service for Xbox One players that will allow for unlimited access to over 100 games. The $9.99 a month Xbox Game Pass won’t be a cloud-based streaming service. Additionally, Microsoft was

After its reveal this past week, Star Wars Battlefront 2 is making a strong first impression as it continues to add many features and modes fans originally were hoping for with the initial game that launched in 2015. Unfortunately, DICE has confirmed that players won’t be able to lay waste to maps in a way that they would in a game like Red Faction or Battlefield. Attending a press Q & A session for Star Wars Battlefront 2 at Star Wars Celebration this past weekend, YouTuber BattlefrontUpdates p

Almost exactly one week after it began, Pokémon GO’s Easter Eggstravaganza is coming to an end. The Easter Event will officially end for mobile users later today, at 1am PT. Up until that point, the Gen 2 Starters were very hard to come by, but the Easter event made them a little less rare. Overall, it seems like the Easter event was a success for Pokémon GO, as the mobile title jumped back to the top of the app store charts shortly after the Eggstravaganza began. Only time will tell, but now th

When Nintendo first announced that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (then an untitled Zelda game) would be open world, many players didn’t know what to expect. Now that the game is available for release, however, they have found that the open world Zelda was even more open than most assumed. This week, one Zelda: Breath of the Wild player showed how the Magnesis ability can create new weapons, some of which are more powerful than any sword, spear, or club. For those that have yet to play

The third episode of The Walking Dead: A New Frontier released on March 28, which means fans have had about three weeks now to sink their teeth into the latest installment of The Walking Dead‘s third season from Telltale Games. Episode 4 is called “Thicker Than Water” and Telltale also let it be known that an official trailer for the episode will release on Thursday. With this announcement, April is shaping up to be a pretty big month for Telltale Games. The story-driven games developer just rel

Since its formation in 2009, Sledgehammer Games has developed two games. This year, Sledgehammer is expected to release a game currently known as Call of Duty: WW2, and it will be the studio’s biggest project to date. With a studio expansion underway and the team’s biggest game to date well into development, it must be an exciting time at Sledgehammer Games. It’s been teased for months that Sledgehammer’s Call of Duty game will mark a return to the franchise’s roots, complete with a World War 2

Ask any experienced raider in Destiny, and they will say that the exotic sword Dark-Drinker is an absolute must when it comes to taking out Aksis, the final boss in the Wrath of the Machine raid. That’s according to some Destiny fans crunching the damage numbers on a particular rocket launcher perk roll. Interestingly, Weapons of Light used to not affect Cluster Bombs but now it appears that it does. One side note: one of the tests combined The Warpath and Black Spindle damage in comparison agai

Ever since Microsoft revealed the impressive specs for its upcoming Project Scorpio console, the big question on everyone’s mind has been how much the console will cost. An official announcement on the pricing of Project Scorpio will likely have to wait for E3 2017 in June, but a Spanish retailer may have leaked the system’s price ahead of schedule. As spotted by Twitter user DesiXBL, the Spanish website XtraLife has listed Project Scorpio for €399.99, meaning that if the listing is accurate, th

A new Star Wars Battlefront 2 character has been revealed by way of Arrow actor Paul Blackthorne. Posting on social media, Paul Blackthorne who plays Quentin Lance in DC Comics TV show Arrow, confirmed that he will be in Star Wars Battlefront 2. And the two actors are also joined by well-known video game talent, as Star Wars Battlefront 2 is being written by the Spec Ops: The Line writer, Walt Williams. EA will bring Star Wars Battlefront 2 to E3 2017, where fans can get another glimpse at the g

Based on some new footage of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch, it looks like Nintendo has successfully removed the controversial fire hopping trick from the racing game. The change, while small, should help bolster fan excitement for the upcoming Mario Kart 8 Deluxe release. In fact, it seems Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the perfect title for the Nintendo Switch’s multiplayer-on-the-go functions to shine. For anyone who’s enjoyed a good Mario Kart rivalry, the excitement and competition is u

It’s a hard life as a support class in Blizzard’s Overwatch. Healers are familiar with the concept of being blamed for every loss and never praised in any win, but even beyond this competitive mindset mainstay, recent reports have emerged that suggest the skill rating system in Overwatch actively punishes healers. For those unfamiliar, the “On Fire” status is given to players who are performing particularly well in a given match of Overwatch. That doesn’t necessarily mean that players complainin

The newest Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry Report is out, and its findings have suggested that gamers are still influenced by a video game’s aesthetics more than anything else. The report, which is a highly specialized survey conducted by the Entertainment Software Association, polled U.S. gamers about their video game purchasing habits, and the results found that consumers still place a higher priority on a game’s graphics than both its narrative and its gameplay when

Even a year after release, Naughty Dog continues to update and make improvements to Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. With this most recent patch, a major issue surrounding the latest competitive season is finally getting addressed. While season 5 of Uncharted 4 multiplayer kicked off on April 3, an issue prevented some player progress from the previous season from resetting. A few additional reward adjustments are being made, letting every player have an opportunity to obtain Ranked Season 5 Cowboy H

Now it appears as though Bandai Namco may have a similar project in the works for Pac-Man, as the company has recently filed a trademark for an unannounced project called Pac-Man Maker. The trademark for Pac-Man Maker was filed on April 18th with the European Union Intellectual Property Office. That’s just speculation, and we will have to wait for further comment from Bandai Namco before we can say definitively what Pac-Man Maker is one way or another. Given the continued popularity of Pac-Man,

Veteran fighting game fans who are currently enjoying Capcom‘s Street Fighter 5 on PC and PlayStation 4 will surely be happy to learn that the developer is set to add the classic Thailand stage from Street Fighter 2 into the fifth installment in the franchise as premium DLC. According to Capcom, the developer said it had explored making a night time version of the stage for Street Fighter 5, which would have been lit with candles and taken place underneath a full moon, but instead, the studio de

Ubisoft is opening two new studios to increase the company’s ability to develop triple-A titles for multiple platforms, the publisher announced earlier today. The creator of Assassin’s Creed and Ghost Recon stated that it would be creating two new European locations, one in France and one in Germany, with an intent to focus on triple-A “multiplatform development”. The locations of the new studios will be in Bordeaux, France and Berlin, Germany, and both companies will be hiring staff and opening

Gears of War 4 developer The Coalition was “disappointed” with the Xbox One’s specs. The developer also explains how Xbox Project Scorpio, the upgraded Xbox One hardware offering, has improved things from a development standpoint. In an interview, The Coalition’s technical director Mike Raynor says that he was “a little bit disappointed” with the Xbox One when he first started working with it. So, for Raynor to say that Project Scorpio makes development simpler and is no difficulty at all (despi

Nintendo is expected to release SNES Classic Edition before the end of 2017, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans. The NES Classic Edition launched in November 2016, and it immediately became one of the hottest Christmas gifts around. Confirmation that a SNES Classic Edition is in the works makes it much easier to understand Nintendo’s decision. Following up on the NES Classic with a similar microconsole based on the SNES allows Nintendo to take advantage of nostalgia for that

Since the release of Star Wars Battlefront 2‘s official trailer less than a week ago, fans have been waiting to hear what the highly-anticipated sequel would bring to the table, in order to make up for some of the first game’s issues. According to the twelve-minute clip, there will be a range of changes made to Star Wars Battlefront 2‘s online mode, as well as a few returning features to be excited about. In other combat-related news, fighting with a Lightsaber has been substantially revamped, m