Not long after the recent Nintendo Direct, Nintendo will again host a stream dedicated to upcoming games. This one, the Nindies Showcase Spring 2018, will focus exclusively on indie games headed to Nintendo Switch.
The stream begins today, March 20, at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 4 PM GMT. In advance of the event, we don’t know how long it will be or exactly which games will show up–Nintendo only said it will consist of the “hottest upcoming indie games for Nintendo Switch.” You can find out what those are through the YouTube embed below.
We’re not expecting major news from this event, as Nintendo packed many of its own announcements into the earlier Nintendo Direct. The biggest reveal during that was of course Super Smash Bros. for Switch, but we also learned about a ton of other games on the way for both Switch and 3DS.
Whatever we do end up learning about, we’ll report back with all of the details. Previous Nindies events have unveiled some excellent-looking games, so while this may not be home to any of Nintendo’s own big franchises, we may still get a peek at some exciting games that are just around the corner.
Rockstar is continuing its weekly support of Grand Theft Auto V with another update for GTA Online. This week marks the start of the Southern San Andreas Super Sports Series, a “massive” multi-week series of updates that will introduce new racing modes, vehicles, and more to GTA Online.
The Super Sports Series kicks off with the debut of Hotring Circuit, a new racing mode that Rockstar describes as “an homage to Vice City’s classic Hotring mixed with the Cunning Stunts of GTA Online.” Hotring Circuit is a multi-lap race that up to 30 players can participate in. To celebrate its launch, Rockstar is offering double GTA$ and RP for playing the new mode from now until March 26.
Hotring Circuit is tailor-made for one of the five new cars arriving in GTA Online this week: the Declasse Hotring Sabre. That vehicle is available for purchase now from Legendary Motorsport alongside two new Super-class cars–the Overflod Entity XXR and Cheval Taipan–as well as the Vulcar Fagaloa and Vapid GB200. You can take a look at all of this week’s new vehicles in the gallery below.
If you need more space to store all of your new cars, this week’s selection of deals features discounts on vehicle storage. Players can also save on car upgrades this week, with discounts on engines, brakes, spoilers, and other customization options. You can find the full list of this week’s GTA Online deals below.
The Premium Race this week is Threading the Needle. As always, everyone who participates in the race will earn triple RP, while the players who finish in the top three will receive a big GTA$ payout. This week’s Time Trial is Down Chiliad. Players who manage to beat the target time will be rewarded with a nice GTA$ and RP bonus.
This is only the first part of Southern San Andreas Super Sports Series. On April 3, Rockstar will introduce Target Assault mode to GTA Online, in which eight teams of two players race around a track and shoot at targets. Beyond that, the developer plans to roll out 10 new Special Vehicle Races and two new Adversary Modes. You can learn more about some of the content coming soon to GTA Online on Rockstar’s official website.
When Yakuza 6 was delayed, the sting was eased somewhat by news that we’d be getting a demo to play in the meantime. This would allow players to check out the upcoming game’s prologue and then transfer their progress to the full game. It turns out that, through a glitch, players could access and play the entire game through the demo, forcing Sega to pull it from the PlayStation Store.
The demo has now been fixed and is back on the store for PS4 owners to download–grab it here. It’s still a huge download–36.53 GB–and allows you to carry your save game file into the final version of Yakuza 6 once it’s released. You just won’t be able to play past the opening stages using this demo.
In addition to the demo, there’s also a free PS4 theme for users to pick up on PSN here. This is not directly related to the demo, so if you are planning to wait for the full release to play, you can still grab the theme. It’s called a “locations” theme and is a dynamic one that showcases–you guessed it–various spots you’ll visit in Yakuza 6.
Yakuza 6 originally released in Japan back in December 2016 and is finally due out in the West on April 17. In our Yakuza 6 review, Edmond Tran says the game “reins in its scope, but doubles down on what has made the series great. It’s a unique and fascinating representation of the modern Japanese experience, worth playing even if you’re a newcomer.” Next up for the series beyond this is Yakuza Kiwami 2, a PS4 remake of Yakuza 2 that releases in August.
Bandai Namco has announced a new title for iOS and Android. Dragon Ball Legends was unveiled at the company’s GDC presentation yesterday with the biggest feature being global, real-time PvP.
A 3D, 3v3 fighting game, Legends has players control their chosen characters by tapping cards at the bottom of the screen.
Dragon Ball Legends overseas producer, Toshitaka Tachibana, took to the stage to provide more details, describing the 3D gameplay as “heavily action oriented” and “exactly what the Dragon Ball fans wanted on a mobile app.”
The global, real-time PvP is really the main event, allowing players from all over the world to face off against one another. Global PvP means players won’t be separated by regions or areas, as it would “lose the point of having a global PvP system to begin with.”
PUBG Corp. and Tencent surprised everyone when they decided to suddenly release PUBG Mobile in the US and other regions this week. After being beaten to consoles by the free-to-play Fortnite: Battle Royale, it looked as if Fortnite would again be the first of the two big-name games to hit mobile in the West when an iOS test began recently. Instead, PUBG has beaten Fortnite to the punch, as the former is now available free on iOS and Android. If you’ve already been playing, however, you might want to temper your excitement over any wins you picked up in the early going.
When you first open the game, you’re presented with the option to take part in a tutorial, or you can just jump straight into a match (in Squad mode, by default). From there, things basically play out like PUBG on PC and Xbox One: you wait in the lobby, parachute out of a plane onto the island, and try to survive. What’s seemingly different is everyone’s success rate–the game’s subreddit has been flooded with posts from people who have never won on other platforms yet managed to rack up a chicken dinner in their first game on mobile.
The quick assumption is that these are players who understand PUBG’s mechanics and have a leg up on new players, or that the less precise touch controls have flattened the skill curve, giving everyone a better chance to take out other players. Yet it appears what’s causing this is instead the presence of bots, which apparently fill in matches and serve to ease players into the experience. It’s a clever way to ease people into what can be a difficult game, but it also means the bloated egos of those who claimed victory in their first match are looking a little silly now (ahem).
Whatever the competition might be, PUBG works surprisingly well on mobile, although the controls can be a challenge. The game scales its visuals to one of several settings depending on what device you’re using to play, and some changes have been made. For instance, there is an auto pick-up option that eases the amount of inventory management you have to do. There are also daily login bonuses to keep players coming back, as is typical for a mobile game. If you haven’t already downloaded it, you can grab it from the iOS App Store or Google Play.
Netflix is nothing if not a double-edged sword. They have an awful lot of content, but an awful lot of it is awful. Many of the most popular movies ever made aren’t available, or cycle in and out with little warning, so if you’re looking for a great movie you might have a hard time finding it.
Fortunately, if you know what you’re looking at, there are still plenty of great films to find on Netflix, especially in the horror genre. It’s as wild and as varied as a genre gets, and whatever the brand of horror you’re in the mood for, there’s something on there for you. Let’s take a look at the best horror movies currently on Netflix streaming, for horror fans of all kinds! (And head over here to find out what’s new to Netflix this month.)
Rainbow Six Siege received a major update, Chimera, in early March to kick off Year 3 of the game. The first patch since then is now rolling out on PC, with a PS4 and Xbox One release to come later this week. Unlike the Chimera update, however, this one deals primarily with fixing things, rather than introducing new content.
Ubisoft has reset its patch numbers for the start of Year 3, making this patch 1.1. It makes changes to both the standard game and the ongoing limited-time Outbreak mode. Many of the adjustments don’t directly impact gameplay, such as overlapping text in the shop menu and equipped cosmetics resetting to the default options when your connection is lost. Others are just funny, like Ash’s eyes not being aligned correctly on the MVP screen while wearing the Sidewinder Elite uniform.
Other, more serious problems are addressed. That includes characters being invisible when a last-minute Operator change is made and the missing revive icon and timer when a hostage is in the DBNO state before being escorted. R6 Credits not showing up after they’re purchased has also been resolved.
On the Outbreak side, the bugs addressed are not terribly serious for the most part, although turrets will no longer be rendered unusable (and unable to be picked up) when they run out of ammo. Additionally, Buck will be able to refill the ammo for his Skeleton Key while his secondary weapon is equipped.
Fixed – The operator can be invisible for all users or have a different BDU equipped instead of the selected one when switching operator at the last moment.
Fixed – All equipped weapon skins, charms, uniforms and headgear (except those awarded by the Season Pass) are reset to default after losing connectivity.
Fixed – R6 Credits are not received after buying them from Shop.
Fixed – The Starter Pack discount pop up for Blitz cannot be closed.
Fixed – Player lose access to Operator from Starter Edition bundles when purchasing Standard Edition.
Fixed – The play ranked button can be selected for a second after a user below clearance level 20 join the squad.
Fixed – The Gold Skin for Hibana’s P229 is corrupted.
Fixed – Text overlaps the preview Operator image in Highlights tab from the Shop Menu.
Fixed – While wearing the Sidewinder Elite uniform, Ash’s eyes will be slightly misaligned in the MVP screen.
Fixed – When the Hostage is DBNO before escort, there is no “revive” icon or timer.
Fixed – Occasionally, in poor network conditions, Hostage can remain stuck if it enters DBNO while being pick up by a player.
Fixed – He Grunt Chibi is stuck to the magazine while reloading.
Fixed – Drone can be placed inside walls of plane from 3F cockpit stairs on Plane.
Outbreak
Fixed – During the intro cinematic, the hands of the right-most operator will be misaligned with the weapon.
Fixed – If a player leaves the sessions during the transition from Part A to Part B, shaders do not load properly
Fixed – Buck cannot refill his Skeleton Key while holding the secondary weapon.
Fixed – Outbreak Collection icon is missing from Ash’s Operator Card when equipping the Black Viper Elite.
Fixed – Incorrect victory pose model is shown for the Ash Black Viper Elite in the Collection menu.
Fixed – Some operators have the Outbreak load out in the Operator screen.
Fixed – The Outbreak Collection button does not work.
Fixed – Operator’s voice lines are not heard, nor subtitles displayed, when starting the game in a language different from English.
Fixed – After using all the ammo on the turret, it can’t be picked up or interacted with, losing all of its functionality.
