Destiny 2 Pre-Loading Now On Steam, Even For Free Players
Destiny 2‘s break with Activision also means a break with its Battle.net launcher, so the game is finally coming to Steam. The release will accompany the launch of the Shadowkeep expansion on October 1, but in the meantime you can get your dropship ready by pre-loading the game now on PC.
Bungie announced the pre-loading on Twitter and said to stay tuned for more info on exact launch info. The game’s community manager added that you need to do a fresh install even if you already have the game on Battle.net, so you should make a new directory and don’t copy over any of the files.
In the meantime, Destiny 2 is available for pre-load on Steam.
Stay tuned for this week’s TWAB for final launch instructions.
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— Bungie (@Bungie) September 24, 2019
Destiny 2 will also be free-to-play with its New Light version, so you can download the game on Steam for free even if you’re brand new to it. You can even pre-load the F2P version. If you already own additional content, that will migrate over too. Transferring to Steam requires a few extra steps, so read up on our tips for getting ready for Shadowkeep’s release for more on what you should be doing over the next week to prepare.
Shadowkeep is the latest big expansion to Destiny 2 since Forsaken, and includes a new loot crafting system, some new story threads to follow, and a ton of new features.
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Mario Kart Tour Is Out Now But You Can’t Play It
Nintendo’s next major mobile game, Mario Kart Tour, is officially available right now–but there is a catch. While the game can be downloaded on iOS and Google Play, it’s not playable just yet.
The game is currently undergoing maintenance ahead of its official launch. The game should, it seems, become playable in the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 25.
Mario Kart Tour is the first official Mario Kart game for mobile devices. It is among Nintendo’s most recognisable and popular franchises, and therefore it stands to be a huge hit given its mass appeal.
The game is “free-to-start,” but players can spend more money on microtransactions to unlock various extras. The game features a number of real-world locations for courses, in addition to a variety of courses from throughout the series’ history; we’ve gotten glimpses at Rainbow Road and Choco Island from the SNES game, as well as Dino Dino Jungle from Double Dash. The game also features 30 racers, who you’ll be able to unlock via a gacha mechanic.
Mario Kart Tour is free to download and features microtransactions. To play the game, you’ll need to have a Nintendo Account. You can create one of those for free on Nintendo’s website. For more details on Mario Kart Tour and its first event, check out the video above.
Fleabag Creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge Signs New Deal With Amazon For $20 Million Per Year
Phoebe Waller-Bridge won big at the Emmys on Sunday. Her show Fleabag won Best Comedy Series and she herself took home awards for best writing in a comedy series and outstanding lead actress. She’s now signed a huge new deal with Amazon, which she was already working with for Fleabag, to make more original TV content for the network.
According to Variety, Waller-Bridge will make and produce new shows for Amazon Studios; these programs will air only on Amazon Prime Video. Sources told the site that Amazon is paying Waller-Bridge around $20 million USD per year under the deal.
“I’m insanely excited to be continuing my relationship with Amazon,” Waller-Bridge said. “Working with the team on Fleabag was the creative partnership dreams are made of. It really feels like home. I can’t wait to get going!”
Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke said in a statement that Waller-Bridge is “clever, brilliant, generous, and a virtuoso” across writing, acting, and producing.
“Fleabag has been a gift to our Prime Video customers and we are excited for what comes next from this brilliant mind to dazzle and delight our global audience,” Salke said.
Fleabag won a total of six Emmy awards for its second and final season, making it among the most decorated shows of the event.
Waller-Bridge was also hired to contribute to the script for the new James Bond movie, No Time To Die. According to reports, 007 actor Daniel Craig specifically requested for her help.
Top 10 Best-Selling PS4 Games And Exclusives Of All Time (US Only)
Sony’s PlayStation 4 is the best-selling console this generation with more than 100 million units shipped, but what are the platform’s best-selling games?
NPD Group analyst Mat Piscatella released a list of the top 10 best-selling PS4 games and exclusives, and, just like on Xbox One, Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V is No. 1 on the “all games” chart for dollar sales (physical and digital) through August 2019 in the USA.
To celebrate the latest #StateofPlay here are the PlayStation 4’s top 10 best-selling games, both all games and exclusives only. Source: The NPD Group pic.twitter.com/PFRxm3ZNWw
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) September 24, 2019
Rockstar’s newest game, Red Dead Redemption II, is No. 2 on the list, with Call of Duty titles making up the rest of the top five. In total, Call of Duty games represented four of the top 10 titles.
Sony’s own Spider-Man game was No. 6, which is an impressive result given it is ahead of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (though that game did perform worse than expected). Another Sony-made game, God of War, landed at No. 8. By comparison, no first-party Microsoft games made the Top 10 list for Xbox One.
Moving to exclusives, Spider-Man was the top-seller, with God of War, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and Bloodborne rounding out the Top 5. You can see the full Top 10 list below.
In other news, Sony held its latest State of Play event today where it showed off a stunning new trailer for The Last of Us: Part II and confirmed a release date for February 2020.
For more game sales charts, check out the story below.
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Doctor Who: The Edge of Time Puts Puzzles on a Spaceship
Doctor Who: The Edge of Time, which launches ‘soon’, is the first ‘feature-length’ Doctor Who VR game. Much like the TV show, it’s a galaxy-hopping ride from one dangerous location to the next, all while Daleks, Weeping Angels, and other nasties nip at your heels.
Recently I got to take a deeper look inside the game, in which after a brief five-second look at the TARDIS (this VR control room being the closest I’m likely to get to a childhood dream come true), I was ushered forth into the corridors of a spaceship. Fitted out in a decor that wouldn’t look entirely out of place in a classic Robert Holmes episode of Who, the ship is home to a laser lock puzzle that you can watch unfold in the gameplay below. For any would-be-time-travellers, don’t worry: you won’t be seeing any solutions here.