Month: November 2020

Fans of sleeper hit ghost-hunting sim Phasmophobia may be disappointed to know that the developer has officially canned any plans to bring a PvP mode to the game.

At one point, Phasmophobia’s public Trello board mentioned the addition of a PvP mode where one player could control the ghost being hunted. But in an interview with IGN, Kinetic Games’ sole dev Dknighter said that he added that PvP post to gauge reactions, but he currently has no plans to add a PvP mode.

“Right now I have no plans to add another game mode, as it would turn the game into something completely different, and push the game away from what I want it to be. I want the game to remain 4 players vs. 1 AI, and balance the game, then add new features around that style of gameplay,” Dknighter stated in the interview.

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The PlayStation 5 DualSense controller has been going out to customers ahead of the PS5 launch, and it’s already gotten picked apart quite a bit by the community. One such deep drive into the hardware shows what appears to be a previously unknown customization feature.

As seen in a video from YouTuber John Glasscock, the black piece of the DualSense faceplate can be easily removed. That suggests it could be replaced with a customized faceplate. Though Sony has not announced alternative plates, it seems likely that this could attract third-parties to offer their own designs.

But, it’s not clear whether Sony would allow this kind of sale. A third-party had planned to sell customized PS5 faceplates for the console hardware itself but changed its plans after Sony issued a legal notice. Instead, the company is offering vinyl skins, which cost less than the plates.

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The holidays are here which means its time to find that special gift for your favorite PC gamer. Here’s our round up of the best gifts ideas of 2020.

The Demon’s Souls remake for PS5 is an exciting prospect for longtime fans and newcomers alike. It offers the chance to relive a beautiful new version of From Software’s seminal Souls game or to check out the game that laid out the template for From Software’s titles for the first time.

But, naturally, there are a lot of questions surrounding the details of the remake effort. After all, it’s being handled by Bluepoint Games, alongside Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios. Bluepoint Games is called the master of the remaster, having knocked it out of the park with Shadow of the Colossus and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, among others. But a completely remade Souls game not involving From Software still makes fans nervous.

Thankfully, I was able to talk to Gavin Moore, creative director at SIE Worldwide Studios External Development, and get some answers to a few of my big questions. Having done so, I feel a little more at ease about the game, mostly having learned about some of the new features and tweaks. So, settle in; here are eight things you need to know about the remake.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s November 13 release date is quickly approaching. Fans who want to hop in as soon as the game drops are in luck: Pre-loading will be available, though only if you preorder. Pre-loading on PS4 and Xbox One will start on November 5 at 9 PM PT/ midnight ET. Pre-loading on PC will start on November 10 at 10 AM PT/ 1PM ET. Pre-loading on next gen consoles will start on their respective launch dates–November 10 for Xbox Series X and November 12 for PlayStation 5. The file size for PS4 is 95 GB. Xbox one file size is 93 GB. PC is 35 GB for just multiplayer, 82 GB for the full game, and 125 GB for the full game on Ultra settings. The PS5’s file size will be 133 GB and the Series X/S will be a whopping 136 GB.

In addition to the ability to pre-load, folks who preorder Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will get the Confrontation Weapon Pack. According to a blog post on the Call of Duty site, the Confrontation Weapon Pack for Cold War comes with digital preorders, along with the Woods Operator pack for Modern Warfare and Warzone. It will be available as soon as Create-a-Class is unlocked and comes with two rifles “stylized to show the cultural divide between East and West Cold War Forces.”

The rifle representing the USSR is the Iron Curtain. It’s an assault rifle based on “an iconic Soviet heavy-hitting weapon.” The other Blueprint is the Western Front, which is a three-round burst tactical rifle with “plenty of patriotic flare.” Both Blueprints will have five pre-configured attachments, so you can experiment with which ones work best for you before they’re unlocked organically for each weapon. To check out and equip these Blueprints, you will need to head to the Create-a-Class section of the Loadouts menu.

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The recently released The Witches remake skipped theaters, headed straight to HBO Max on October 22, and also has landed studio Warner Bros. in hot water over criticism from the disability community. In the Robert Zemeckis-directed adaptation, Anne Hathaway’s character, known as the Grand Witch, is portrayed as having missing fingers–though many with disabilities have pointed out her hands seem to have been modeled on ectrodactyly, a rare limb condition that is commonly referred to as “split hand.”

Advocates fear that the portrayal perpetuates stereotypes and also send the message that disabilities are scary. Paralympic athlete Amy Marren, for example, took to Twitter to speak out against what she felt was a thoughtless interpretation and exaggeration of the movie’s source material: Novelist Roald Dahl’s 1983 children’s book of the same name.

Warner Bros. has heard the concerns and via a release, extended an apology: “In adapting the original story, we worked with designers and artists to come up with a new interpretation of the cat-like claws that are described in the book,” the statement reads (via Variety). “It was never the intention for viewers to feel that the fantastical, non-human creatures were meant to represent them. This film is about the power of kindness and friendship. It is our hope that families and children can enjoy the film and embrace this empowering, love-filled theme.”

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Ubisoft has briefly pulled back the curtain on the upcoming season of Rainbow Six Siege. Titled Operation Neon Dawn, the forthcoming season will include a brand-new operator.

Aruni is a defender from Thailand and comes strapped with an MK14 EBR, P10 RONI, and PRB92. According to PCGamesN, her tactical ability is a plantable Surya laser gate that causes damage to invading attackers when placed on or around entry points. Ubisoft only teased what she looked like in a snippet posted to Twitter, confirming that a full reveal is scheduled for Sunday, November 8 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET on Twitch. Check out the teaser below.

A start date for Year 5 Season 4, Operation Neon Dawn, has yet to be announced. The reveal of Operation Neon Dawn will take place during the European November Six Major tournament.

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The era of MMO dominance is long gone, but a lot of people still play World of Warcraft, and external tools that help you climb up the game’s progression rungs faster are still out there. Now, Blizzard has announced that it will soon aggressively crack down on players who engage in “multi-boxing,” a controversial tactic that involves using third-party software to duplicate your key inputs across multiple game clients.

“We’ve examined the use of third-party input broadcasting software, which allows a single keystroke or action to be automatically mirrored to multiple game clients, and we’ve seen an increasingly negative impact to the game as this software is used to support botting and automated gameplay,” a post on the WoW website reads. “The use of input broadcasting software that mirrors keystrokes to multiple WoW game clients will soon be considered an actionable offense. We believe this policy is in the best interests of the game and the community.”

The post makes it clear that Blizzard will soon begin to issue warnings to players that are caught using input broadcasting software. However, there are other forms of multi-boxing other than input broadcasting. For example, some players use multiple World of Warcraft accounts simultaneously, with each character following the path of another. Such action would be a legal form of multi-boxing even under Blizzard’s new rule.

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