Month: June 2018

Donkey Kong Adventure is a full-fledged new world for Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle that puts an ape-flavored twist on its bouncy and colorful turn-based tactical gameplay. It gives up some flexibility to focus its levels so heavily on Donkey Kong’s new powers, but in doing so it makes its battles more interesting than just more of the same.

I’m not going to try to explain the absurdist story that brings Beep-O and Rabbid Peach to Donkey Kong’s world to battle a beefed-up Rabbid Kong. It’s funny and well animated, but you kinda have to be there (and appreciate the Rabbids’ goofy schtick).

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Rumours suggest Microsoft may be bringing more mod support to the Xbox One.

According to Windows Central, internal documents have leaked from a presentation which talks about a new Xbox Community Content platform.

The platform is said to allow developers to support user-generated content for their games, including defining what can be modded, how this new content can be used in game, and whether or not it will cost money.

Windows Central points out the idea of more mod support coming to the Xbox One is also backed up by a job listing posted by Microsoft earlier this year which called for applicants to “drive support for Xbox Live game mods.”

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The highly anticipated sequel Shenmue 3 will require 100 GB of free space to install on your PC.

An update on Shenmue 3’s Kickstarter page lists the system requirements for the PC version of the game as needing 100 GB of available space.

When you consider large open world games like The Witcher 3 clock in at around 45 GB this is a pretty sizeable install.

Other system requirements reveal the game is expected to need at least an Intel Core i5-4460 (3.40 GHz), 4 GB of ram, a GTX 650 Ti, and a broadband internet connection.

Shenmue 3 will have an open ending to allow for a sequel but the game has already been delayed twice now, being pushed back to a 2019 release. This might give us enough time to play the earlier games in the series again – ports for those have been in the works since before the Shenmue 3 announcement and should release sometime this year.

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Weeelcooome to episode 412 of our weekly Nintendo show and podcast, Nintendo Voice Chat. This week, the NVC crew shares their thoughts on Sakurai’s new Famitsu interview where he discusses new details about Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Capcom on bringing more cloud-based games to Switch, the Mario + Rabbids DLC, Fortnite on Switch, and more!

As always, you can watch NVC here on IGN and on our YouTube channel (subscribe and hit that bell! It gives fairies wings!) or listen to it on your commute in audio format. If you enjoy the show, share it with other Nintendo fans, leave us a comment, and give us a thumbs up or leave us a review! If you prefer audio over video, please subscribe to NVC on iTunes or your podcast service of choice. You can also download and listen to the latest episode of NVC Right Here.

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Today DC Entertainment finally shed more light on its long-awaited DC Universe streaming service. While we still don’t have a price or exact release date for the service, we do have a better idea of what new and classic DC content will be included. Unfortunately, these new revelations have left us with some concerns about DC Universe.

Does this new service truly have the breadth and depth of content to stand out in an increasingly crowded streaming landscape? Let’s examine…

The TV Series

The biggest selling point with DC Universe is obviously the lineup of exclusive series. So far DC has revealed five shows exclusive to the service – Titans, its spinoff Doom Patrol, Swamp Thing, Young Justice: Outsiders and the adult-oriented Harley Quinn animated series. Each of those projects offers a compelling argument for subscribing to DC Universe for a month or two, but what about over the long term?

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