This week, we are talking a ton of news
including PUBG's «War» mode, the incredibly vague road map for Sea of Thieves, Shenmue getting remasters, the Sega Mega Drive Mini, Anthem's narrative, and Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII possibly not getting a single player campaign.
There hasn't been much shift at all on the PC revenue side, with the top 7 games remaining exactly as they were in December —
including PUBG, Fortnite, and World of Warcraft.
Not exact matches
«During Free Play Days players will be able to download and play the full Xbox Game Preview version of
PUBG including all multiplayer modes (solo, duos, squads),» the announcement read.
Games nominated in multiple categories
include Breath of the Wild and Horizon: Zero Dawn with six each, along with
PUBG, Night in the Woods, and Nier: Automata with three each.
Rumors of a battle royale mode being attached to the game have been around for some time and, with
PUBG and Fortnite making mincemeat out of its competition, it'll be remiss of Rockstar not to at least think about
including it down the line; when Rockstar does something, it does it like nobody else.
Game of the Year nominees
include The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey,
PUBG, Persona 5, and Horizon: Zero Dawn.
For instance, according to a recent leak, it appears the game will
include some amazing features,
including a first - person mode and a battle royale mode in the same vein as
PUBG and Fortnite.
The Game of the Year category
includes Horizon Zero Dawn, Super Mario Odyssey and Zelda: Breath of the Wild, as well as Persona 5 from Atlus and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds from
PUBG Corp..
A new
PUBG Xbox One update has been deployed that offers additional performance and gameplay improvements,
including more control options.
The success of
PUBG has prompted tons of shooter games to create their own battle royale - style game modes,
including Fortnite and Warface.
The
PUBG Patch 10 is also in the test servers, with one of the major changes
included being the changes to the game's dreaded Blue Zone.
During Free Play Days players will be able to download and play the full Xbox Game Preview version of
PUBG including all multiplayer modes (solo, duos, squads).
Other games nominated for «Game of the Year»
include Studio MDHR's Cuphead,
PUBG Corporation's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and Nintendo's Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
That list
includes Guerrilla's Horizon: Zero Dawn («Story» and «Technical Achievement»),
PUBG Corporation's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds («Action Game of the Year» and «Online Gameplay»), Nintendo's Snipperclips: Cut It Out Together («Family Game of the Year» and the «D.I.C.E. Sprite Award»), and Oculus's Lone Echo / Echo Arena («Immersive Reality Technical Achievement» and «Immersive Reality Game of the Year»).
Interestingly, it was recently discovered that
PUBG on Xbox One even
includes a graphics settings menu that's accessible by connecting a USB keyboard device to the console.
PUBG Corp and Microsoft made that announcement at PAX East this past weekend while the developer revealed its upcoming roadmap for improvements to the console version of the battle royale shooter,
including the introduction of the Miramar map.
Greene took to Twitter, stating that
PUBG will run at 30 FPS on all Xbox One devices,
including Xbox One X.
The changes to
PUBG include a new vehicle for Miramar map, a new rifle and the previously announced weapon rebalance
It
includes player and viewership data for the top titles on PC with detailed insights on
PUBG and Fortnite.
The update for
PUBG Xbox One's test server also
includes several crucial gameplay optimizations alongside new weapons and vehicles.
PUBG Mobile 0.5.1 is one of the biggest updates so far for the game and
includes the Miramar Map, which is the second official map for
PUBG.
This new test server
includes the Miramar desert map on
PUBG.
In a move that surprised literally everyone (
including us) Tencent released an official emulator that lets you play
PUBG Mobile on your PC.
PUBG Mobile received an update this week that
included a bunch of optimisation fixes and an arcade mode.
Another thing that may explain the surge in popularity of Fortnite
includes the stable state of the game on its release, unlike
PUBG, which suffered a lot of bugs leading up to and beyond its full release.
Now we have a new milestone to celebrate: after a tremendously successful and instructive Early Access phase, we're launching
PUBG's version 1.0 on PC, which will
include our new desert map Miramar, vaulting and climbing, and all of the other features the community has been helping us refine.
The list features several hit indie games from last year,
including Cuphead, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, and
PUBG.
And that doesn't mean just on a
PUBG replicas inside of the battlefield universe but it does mean that our battlefield team and talked in prepared remarks, looking at how they innovate in every aspect of the game
including core game play and map design.»
On top of Xbox One X purchases
including a free copy of
PUBG, there will also be a deal on the Xbox One S in the US which lowers the console's total cost by $ 50.
The
PUBG test server lets players try out the latest patches and updates,
including the new Miramar map.
This sale
includes the Xbox One S
PUBG bundles set to launch on February 20, and will remain available until March 3.
Only after completing the Xbox One version will
PUBG Corp. then look to bring PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds to other platforms,
including the PlayStation 4.
We've
included the release notes for
PUBG Patch # 1 down below:
New titles set to launch in 2018
include Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (
PUBG), Fortnite, Rocket League and FIFA Online 4.
The first pack, the
PUBG Warrior Pack which
includes a balaclava hat, camo t - shirt, pants and tennis shoes, is available as of today until December 10th for $ 9.99 USD.
This
includes sprinting, as
PUBG Mobile allows players to sprint automatically and indefinitely in whatever direction they desire.
Games mentioned on this podcast
include Yonder: The Cloud Catching Chronicles,
PUBG, Splatoon 2, Perception, Overwatch, and Destiny 2 Beta.
The news this week
includes:
PUBG is «considering» region - locked servers Rare cancels planned Sea of Thieves «death cost» after player complaints Red -LSB-...]
The packages available will reportedly
include a free copy of «
PUBG» and Xbox Game Pass trial memberships.
In fact, «
PUBG» is the first game ever to beat out Valve's own Steam games, which
include «DOTA 2» and «Counter-Strike: Global Offensive,» in terms of users playing at the same time.
Only after completing the Xbox One version will
PUBG Corp. then look to bring PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds to other platforms,
including the PlayStation 4.
While in the Xbox Game Preview program,
PUBG on Xbox One will continue to receive new content updates
including the new desert map, «Miramar,» optimizations and more.