I have seen Death Stranding at Gamescom, and I think I finally understand what the fuck is going on. Oh, and guess what, it’s true of Death Stranding as well. That is Death Stranding. There’s your story in Death Stranding; it’s no more confusing than that. For more, check out the best Death Stranding theories we’ve seen so far, or watch the video below for a look at the title’s recent gameplay demo from Gamescom.

The final characters in Mortal Kombat 11 ‘s Kombat Pack DLC are officially announced, and they’re as quirky as we’ve come to expect from the franchise that let us fight as the Predator. Joining the DLC ranks are Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 Terminator, Batman’s nemesis the Joker, evil queen of the Outworld Sindel, and Todd McFarlane’s comic book hero, Spawn. Included in the leak, but not in this Kombat Pack, was Ash (likely from the Evil Dead franchise), Sheeva, and Fujin. Obvious Cinematic con

The new Switch with improved battery life has been on shelves for more than a week, and now the big question is just how much extra game time it packs in for handheld-happy players – as well as if Nintendo snuck any other changes in there. According to Digital Foundry’s testing, the revised Nintendo Switch is capable of lasting nearly 80 percent longer than the original model in certain circumstances. Running at 50 percent screen brightness for each, the new Switch lasted for 5 hours and 2 minut

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The Pokemon Company has confirmed Pokemon Sword and Shield will not use Pokemon Global Link, which has been a mainstay feature in the series for many years. Global Link is used for online multiplayer competitions, and also lets you track your battle rankings in competitive play. Pokemon Global Link was first introduced into the series in Black and White, where you would use Dream Smoke to sync your game up to the online features. Pokemon Sword and Shield’s ranked mode Battle Stadium has a five-t

Dead By Daylight is getting a deadly visit from the Demogorgon in a new Stranger Things chapter update that will bring the horror of The Upside Down to the multiplayer survival gore fest. The new chapter is set to launch in September on PC and consoles, and will introduce a new killer in the shape of the Demogorgon and new survivors Nancy and Steve. The fun crossover chapter comes just after Stranger Things season 3 landed on Netflix back in July. All caught up on Stranger Things? Here are 80 St

If you’ve been waiting for prices to come down on some of the biggest and best games of the last couple of years or so, this might be a great time to strike. There’s a bunch of discounted games over at Amazon for both PS4 and Xbox One covering all the genres, so there’s definitely going to be something for someone, no matter what you play. Some are at their lowest price ever like Shadow of the Tomb Raider, which is now going for just $20 on PS4 and the same price for Xbox One. And some of offer

Luckily, that means we get to revisit some of our favourite franchises, including Bill & Ted, a third instalment of which started filming earlier this year. Titled Bill & Ted Face the Music, the threequel will see the eponymous duo return, now with their daughters in tow. Playing Bill’s offspring is Samara Weaving, who is best known for appearing in SMILF and the Netflix movie The Babysitter. Speaking to our sister publication Total Film magazine while promoting her upcoming film Ready or Not, W

Thanks to trainers around the world completing the Global Challenge, the Pokemon Go Gen 5 release date has been announced as part of three weeks of Ultra Bonuses. Read on for all the Pokemon Go Ultra Bonuses, including the Pokemon Go Gen 5 release date. Pokemon Go Ultra Bonuses: Week 1 (Sept 2-9)(Image credit: Pokemon Go Hub)The first week of the Pokemon Go Ultra Bonuses begins on Monday, September 2 and introduces the first method of obtaining Unown for most players. Roll on Gen 5, and check ou

The full Sea of Thieves Spartan Ship Set, inspired by the Halo franchise, is available to any seafarer willing to log in for five minutes before the end of the promotional period this Saturday, August 24 at 11PM BST. The Spartan Ship Set is comprised of Halo-inspired cosmetics designed to transform your boring-old pirate ship into something that would make Microsoft proud. The complete collection includes the Spartan figurehead, flag, sails, hull, wheel, capstan, and cannons. Sea of Thieves rece

Looking for an all-purpose headset that you can use across all your devices? Look no further than the LucidSound LS35X Wireless Surround Sound Gaming Headset, which is an officially licensed Xbox One product, but you can use it as a wired option for your PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC – you name it. Amazon has the headset right now for just $115, which is $65 off its regular price of $189. That’s its lowest price on the marketplace ever, and it’s a great option for any chat or sound-based ac

Die-hard Mario fan, but haven’t yet spent time in Super Mario Odyssey yet? You’re really missing out, for one, but right now’s a great time to jump into the Odyssey and start collecting power moons, as the game is a very tasty $42 at Amazon right now. “There’s so much to Super Mario Odyssey and when you consider there are over 800 Moons to find, it’s amazing that it never feels like it’s rehashing elements from previous worlds. From traversing a colorful sand area rife with sugar skull-like char

The latest patent leak has been discovered by LetsGoDigital, this time alongside an image that provides a more visual picture of the PS5, albeit one that ought to be taken with much scepticism. That said, there’s no confirmation that this cooling patent is for the next-gen console itself and, if it is, there’s talk that it only applies to the PS5’s dev kit model; a.k.a. the non-commercial version that is sent out exclusively to developers currently working on titles for the platform. In short, w

“We are doing R&D [Research & Development] into multiplayer”, says Jonkers, “but we’re focusing on single-player experience, and that’s what you’ll get in 2020. It doesn’t mean we’re saying no multiplayer, but it doesn’t mean we’re saying yes either. The singleplayer experience, it all fits together. It’s possible if it doesn’t fit, it doesn’t fit.” To some, the tenuous future of Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer won’t be much cause for concern, given the strengths of everything we’ve seen from the sin

(Image credit: Australian Classification Board)The question is, what is Rockstar’s Bonaire? The real Bonaire is an island in the southern Caribbean, which is noteworthy because small parts of the Red Dead Redemption 2 campaign are also set in the Caribbean. This would suggest that, rather than a full game, Rockstar’s Bonaire is in fact new Red Dead Redemption 2 content – either some sort of island DLC for the main game, or new content for Red Dead Online . The Caribbean section in Red Dead Redem

You can even play Yakuza 3 right now, as the first part of the collection is live on the PlayStation Store. Yakuza 4 will follow via an update on October 29, 2019 and then Yakuza 5 will complete the collection on February 11, 2020. If you prefer to buy the whole thing physically, you can wait until February 11 to pick up The Yakuza Remastered Collection: Day One Edition, which includes all three games for PS4 on two discs. Players who wanted to continue with protagonist Kazuma Kiryu’s story on P

Elemental weapons are getting buffed(Image credit: capcom)Apart from a few exceptions, the Monster Hunter World weapon meta is firmly grounded in non-elemental weapons – so much so that Capcom is buffing elemental weapons in Iceborne to make them more competitive. Elemental weapons will now scale up more strongly, with higher caps on their damage as well as better base values. Critical Element: elemental critical attacks will deal more damage. Insect Glaive: jumping attack power and mounting att

As Variety reports, The Matrix 4 is officially happening, and it’s pulling the old band back together. The film will see series head Lana Wachowski return as writer and director, with Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss as Neo and Trinity. As Variety reports, Wachowski is joined by producer Grant Hill, and writers Aleksander Hemon and David Mitchell. Not to make this too much about Keanu Reeves, but what are the odds that The Matrix would return in the same year as Reeves’ appearance in Cyberpunk

Microsoft says they have “no plans” to release Xbox exclusives on competing consoles after the surprise announcement that Ori and the Blind Forest is coming to the Switch . Fortunately, it doesn’t sound like Microsoft is backing away from crossplay, as the statement goes on to express support in that regard. The Outer Worlds, by Microsoft-owned studio Obsidian, will also be releasing on Switch and PS4 in October as planned. However, it sounds like future releases from Obsidian and other Microsof