The 2017 Golden Joystick Awards have wrapped up and it looks like some of theGame Awards nominees have walked away with awards. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a Game of the Year Games Awards nominee, walked away with the award for “Ultimate Game of the Year,” while PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, another Game of the Year Games Awards nominee, won the PC Game of the Year award. It’s possible that these award winners might signify which game will ultimately win out in the end during the Ga

Over the last few years, the rise of microtransactions in video games has made consumers fear that their games will be ruined by corporate greed. There’s only a handful of publishers still pumping out solid single player games while others move towards an online centric market which allows for more money to be made after the initial $59.99 purchase of the core game. One developer who won’t be incorperating microtransactions is the very independent, player driven studio known for The Witcher seri

Pokemon games have had a tried and true formula for years, so much so that developer Gamefreak has had little reason to really switch things up. With the announcement of a new mainline Pokemon game coming to Nintendo Switch, many fans have been hoping that we’ll see a bunch of changes and improvements come to the series via the console/portable hybrid and according to a new rumor, that may be true. Apparently, Breath of the Wild’s reception and the reaction to Mario at E3 was so overwhelmingly p

The subject of Ben Affleck returning to the role of Batman after Justice League is one that has been hotly debated throughout all of 2017. It’s unlikely he’d be able to or want to do a trilogy of Batman movies into the late 2020s and according to rumors from reputable sources, it sounds like Reeves doesn’t really want Ben Affleck as his Batman. While nothing is confirmed, multiple sources are corroborating that Matt Reeves wants Jake Gyllenhaal and they have had one meeting. We’re not going to k

Valkyria fans, we have great news for you. Sega just dropped the first trailer for a new entry in the turn-based combat series in the form of Valkyria Chronicles 4. The new entry in the series will come to North America and Europe and will see composer Hitoshi Sakimoto return to score the new game. “Valkyria Chronicles 4 takes place in the same timeframe as the original Valkyria Chronicles, but focuses on a whole new cast of main characters,” said Sega in a press release. Valkyria Chronicles 4 w

You’re likely already aware of the crappy week EA had with what was going to be their biggest game of 2017, Star Wars: Battlefront 2. It all started when players got their hands on the game through EA Access last week. Now EA has told investors that the lack of microtransactions won’t affect how much the company brings in. Maybe EA will pull the microtransactions permanently if fans cry out louder after hearing this statement. Star Wars: Battlefront II is out now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and

IO Interactive’s most recent Hitman game garnered a lot of praise for its incredibly detailed levels, fun gameplay, highly replayable missions, and more but one of the best aspects were the Elusive Targets. Elusive Targets were random characters that showed up for a very limited amount of time and you had one chance to kill them. IO Interactive is giving players second chance to kill any targets they missed. If you completed or failed this Elusive Target the first time, you will not be able to r

Justice League is getting hammered by both fans and critics alike. Justice League is considered a major failure critically and it looks like it’ll crash and burn at the box office. Man of Steel made $56 million opening day, Batman vs Superman made $81 million, Suicide Squad did a surprising $65 million, and Wonder Woman made $38 million. Experts are predicting a crushing $80 million opening weekend for Justice League which is beyond disappointing for Warner Brothers given this movie has an estim

There have been a lot of scenes rumored to have been on the cutting room floor for Justice League but there wasn’t really any way to confirm those rumors. Thanks to someone on the inside, an anonymous person who also leaked shots from the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War trailer has leaked a number of brief unfinished scenes from Justice League. One of the scenes even confirms a scene (Flash saving Iris West from a car accident) that was never officially talked about but was rumored to have exist

The Incredibles is one of Pixar’s most beloved films and fans have been desperately begging for a sequel ever since they saw the cliffhanger ending in 2004. The Incredibles 2 will follow the family of heroes being split as Elastigirl moves into the spotlight as Mr. Incredible stays at home to take care of his family including his infant son, Jack-Jack, who secretly has powers that the family doesn’t know about. The family must unite once again with the ever-popular Frozone to take down a new vil

However, some lines were added by Whedon and some Zack bits were cut. When everyone and Iris are surprised at this window breaking, Barry just says “weak glass” and walks out. Victor is angry that his Dad never made it while his mother tries to console him. ALTERNATE ENDING WE WERE SHOWN: Cyborg tries to separate the Mother Boxes while Heggra keeps trying to talk him away. CHANGED: Superman joins the fight and teams up with the League to defeat Steppenwolf.

It looks like an insider has revealed new details around why EA decided to pull the plug on microtransactions and how they plan on re-implementing them later this year. According to an EA insider known as kravguy on Reddit (he posted about the pulling of microtransactions before it happened), Disney threated EA will pulling their exclusivity deal with them on the Star Wars franchise over the bad press surrounding Star Wars: Battlefront 2’s in-game purchases. Originally, Disney had approved of th

The nominees for this years Game Awards have been announced, revealing this year’s Game of the Year contenders. The contenders are made up of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Persona 5, and Horizon Zero Dawn. Well, it turns out that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds creative director Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene doesn’t even want PUBG to win. “Personally, I don’t want to win a Game of the Year award,” he told IGN. “They’re just wonderful,

The Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro enhanced version of Final Fantasy XV offers the same three modes, but the modes don’t translate to the same result on both consoles. The Xbox One X version manages to handle the High Quality mode fairly well, while the PS4 Pro is best on Steady. The Xbox One X version is ‘cleaner’ looking, with sharper textures and better shadows. Both Xbox One X and PS4 Pro see dynamic resolution scaling. Ultimately, Digital Foundry finds that the best way to play Final Fant

We finally know how long the upcoming Star Wars movie will be! According to director Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be the longest film in the franchise with a 150-minute long movie, including credits. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith was the longest film in the franchise, up until The Last Jedi, with a runtime of 140 minutes. The Force Awakens tried its best to be a longer Star Wars film but came in at 124 minutes. In other Star Wars news, some theaters are refusing to show the film

The Xbox Store and PlayStation Store pre-Black Friday sales for subscribers of each console’s online network have gone live, but they aren’t the cheapest places to get the games you want. Here’s an example of where some new games are the cheapest. Assassin’s Creed Origins Walmart for $29Call of Duty: WWII Best Buy for $39.99Destiny 2 GameStop for $27Evil Within 2 Best Buy for $25 GameStop for $25Wolfenstein 2 Best Buy for $25 GameStop for $25Consoles, for the most part, are priced the same acros

The Sims 4 has officially released on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 today, but it looks like there’s something that keeps corrupting player saves. The team behind The Sims 4 on PS4 and Xbox One have taken note of the issue and are currently investigating. The Sims 4 team member Arvin suggests “saving the game immediately after entering live-mode, and after traveling.” “Instead of saving your game, hit ‘Manage Worlds’ then go straight to Worlds without saving. No update to resolve the issue has

It looks like an insider has revealed new details around why EA decided to pull the plug on microtransactions and how they plan on re-implementing them later this year. According to an EA insider known as kravguy on Reddit (he posted about the pulling of microtransactions before it happened), Disney threated EA will pulling their exclusivity deal with them on the Star Wars franchise over the bad press surrounding Star Wars: Battlefront 2’s in-game purchases. Originally, Disney had approved of th

The PlayStation Store’s Black Friday Pre-Sale for PlayStation Plus members has officially kicked off, bringing all the teased games and more! The some of the biggest multiplatform games have been discounted for the PlayStation 4 in this sale! The PS Plus exclusive sale is hitting the same prices as the Xbox Live Black Friday Sale that is exclusive to Gold subscribers, except the PS Plus exclusive sale is notably smaller than the Xbox Gold exclusive sale. Only 29 games are on sale for PS Plus own

So, it’s important to pay very close attention to every single little detail and this is where L.A. Noire truly shines. Aside from the dated character models, L.A. Noire is noticeably more beautiful. The pop-in is most noticeable in L.A. Noire if you’re gazing off into the distance while speeding through the streets. Hopefully, one day we’ll get to play a sequel to this underrated gem from Rockstar Games. Note: L.A. Noire was reviewed on an Xbox One X, performance may vary on other consoles/Xbox