Month: September 2020

Nintendo has detailed the Autumn update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which will include Halloween-themed costumes, character customization options, DIY projects, reactions and festivities.

The free update will land on September 30 and include a whole host of new items and features. On October 31, a character known as Jack the Halloween Czar will arrive in-game, and players can earn “spooky in-game rewards” by gifting them lollipops and candy. Festivities will be held in the plaza, with Halloween decorations and pranks abound. Players can gift their fellow islanders candy to avoid potential pranks.

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Throughout October players will be able to pick up new costumes such as a “mummy outfit” from Able Sisters, as well as coloured eye contacts and body paint so you can really get into the theatrics of Halloween. You’ll also be able to grow pumpkins by picking up a kit from Leif the sloth. Once harvested, pumpkins can then be put to use in special themed DIY projects.

Beyond the Halloween festivities, the Autumn update will also introduce a Dreaming Favourite List so players can pin down their favourite islands to visit when they head for a snooze. The NookLink service within the Nintendo Switch Online app will be updated so that players can perform in-game reactions from the comfort of their phone.

For more on Animal Crossing: New Horizons, check out this guide which will show you how to find all of the bugs, fish and sea creatures for September.

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The Halo MA40 Motorized Nerf Blaster just recently launched, but Hasbro has already revealed two more Halo Infinite-inspired blasters that are set to launch early next year: the Bulldog SG Dart Blaster and the Mangler Dart Blaster. Both blasters release January 1, and preorders are live for the Mangler. You can check out both of the new Halo Nerf blasters below.

These blasters join a growing lineup of Halo Infinite merch, including an art book, Funko Pops, and Mega Construx building sets. The game itself won’t release until sometime in 2021, but Halo Infinite preorders went live this week, including a Best Buy-exclusive bundle featuring a Master Chief statue and steelbook case.

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The acclaimed period medical drama series The Knick ran for two seasons between 2014 and 2016, and despite plans for a third season, it was officially cancelled by Cinemax in 2017. However, director Steven Soderberg (Ocean’s 11, Contagion), who helmed every episode of the show, has now revealed that Season 3 might still happen.

In an interview with The Playlist, Soderberg explained that a pilot episode for Season 3 had already been written by creators Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. However, while he would stay on as an executive producer, Soderberg stated that he wouldn’t be directly involved with any new season. Instead, Moonlight director Barry Jenkins and André Holland, who co-stars in the show, would be in charge of any revival.

“[André and Barry] came up with a really great approach with Jack and Michael,” Soderberg said. “And that seems to be advancing rapidly. I just read the pilot, which is terrific. I told them, ‘Look, I had, I had my shot. Godspeed, take it in whatever direction you want.'”

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Resident Evil Village is coming next year, and although the game will be coming to next-generation systems, Capcom is doing its best to also release the game on PS4 and Xbox One. It’s shaping up to be one of the most unusual games in the series to date, with more freedom than its predecessor and the return of protagonist Ethan.

Capcom makes no promises about the PS4 or Xbox One versions, but says it’s doing its best to bring the game to those platforms. This information was shared during Capcom’s Tokyo Game Show stream on September 25.

Set several years after the events of Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil Village sees Ethan living in relative peace, but it’s interrupted by longtime Resident Evil staple Chris Redfield–who we also briefly saw at the end of Resident Evil 7. His motives aren’t clear, but the werewolf creatures we’ve seen teased could have something to do with it.

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Summer is over and fall is falling in the northern hemisphere, which means it’s time for Animal Crossing: New Horizons to bring its autumn update. The free update is coming next week, September 30, and will add spooky Halloween-themed costumes and decorations among other items.

You’ll be able to buy costumes like a mage’s dress from the Able Sisters and stock up on candy at Nook’s Cranny throughout October. You can trade your Nook Miles for body paint designs and colored eye contacts. Then on Halloween night all of your animal friends will be wearing costumes of their own. There will also be a Halloween party on October 31 after 5 PM in your town plaza, with a visit from Jack, the “czar of Halloween.” Giving him candy will grant you special rewards.

The creepy-crawly holiday is the main attraction, but the update will also add other fall-themed items. You can plant pumpkins after buying your first starts from Leif, and he’ll be carrying them year-round from now on. You can also buy the starts direct from Nook’s Cranny during the month of October. Those pumpkins, along with acorns and pinecones that fall from trees, can be used in new DIY recipes.

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Japan’s PlayStation Blog has revealed that Japanese YouTubers will be going hands-on with the PS5 next week as part of an event that will be held during YouTube Gaming Week.

As for what the content creators will be playing, that hasn’t been revealed just yet, but PS5 launch games such as Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and the remake of Demon’s Souls could show up at the event.

With just a few weeks to go until the PS5‘s November launch, new details on the gaming experience that Sony’s new console will provide has been surprisingly minimal.

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The Metal Gear series is hitting PC via GOG, Konami has announced. Previously, only a select few games in the franchise were available outside of consoles. They aren’t the only Konami games hitting the service, either.

Metal Gear, Metal Gear Solid, and Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance were all rated in Taiwan prior to the official announcement. Metal Gear Solid and Substance actually had come to PC before, and Metal Gear Solid V was also released for PC, but this should give those who never play on PlayStation or Xbox a chance to experience more of the franchise. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots remains a PS3 exclusive.

The new GOG offerings don’t seem to have any enhancements, and you’re getting the original Metal Gear Solid rather than the GameCube remake. Substance does feature some enhancements and extra content not found in Metal Gear Solid 2’s original release.

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