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Disney may be a massive force in film, television and uh, amusement parks, but if there’s one media market they have yet to really crack open, it’s video games. Disney has been open about their struggles in gaming, closing down almost all of its in-house video game endeavors, content to farm out licenses for Star Wars and Marvel to established studios like EA and Square Enix to…mixed results, as of late.More message: TOPPLAY MASTERS SOCCER  http://cosman.com.tw/ Yesterday, I read a story about how a Disney investor, Gerber Kawasaki Inc.'s Nick Licouris, told Bloomberg that he believed now was the time for Disney to make a big video game acquisition. Namely, his suggestion was that Disney pick up Activision Blizzard, one of the largest publishers in the industry (his company is also a big investor in Activision). While Activision Blizzard share price has fallen as of late, the company is still worth $37 billion. That would make it roughly four times the ~$8 billion Disney paid...

I'VE BEEN HUNTING for gear for hours. Scouring planet to planet, gathering resources, finishing quest steps. My goal is a gun made by a superpowerful AI on Mars, but I've got some chores to do before I can get my hands on it. I have to access 15 information nodes strewn about the ruined red planet, and to access each of those nodes I need four override keys, which I get by completing other small challenges. It's an exercise in repetition, routing, optimization—doing the fastest activities in the smartest way, to get as many keys as possible as fast as possible, to ultimately get everything I need to complete the quest and get the gun. All while not making the activity so tedious that it exceeds my stress tolerance and pushes me to quit out. It's one thing after another, and then another. As some of you may have guessed, I'm playing Destiny 2. But this isn't really about that; it's about the process. It's about what videogame players call "grindi...

The PS Plus August 2019 free games for PS4 have yet to be announced by Sony.And they probably won’t be confirmed until much later in the month, with current predictions suggesting the last day of July.So unless we get a lucky leak or slip up from Sony themselves, fans have a little wait to go before they find out the big PlayStation Plus news.However, until that happens, we've had a few PSN announcements that gamers on PS4 will want to know about.And it includes a new game beta launching on the PlayStation platform which won’t require a PS Plus membership. CLICK HERE FOR BLACK DESERT BETA Black Desert Online is launching on PS4 in August 2019 and there are plans to run an open beta too.There’s a bunch of other features included in the game and that’s not to mention the next updates being planned by the development team.And Pearl Abyss has also announced that Black Desert Beta testing has been scheduled for August 9-13. That’s in preparation for the full Black Desert launch ...

Not ready for Prime Day to be over quite yet? Twitch Prime has you covered, so the festivities can keep going – and that means you get a super cheap game as well!Twitch Prime members in the US can select one of four games across PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC to get for free by way of a $15 Amazon Credit. You can choose from The Sims 4 (PC), Fallout 76 (PS4 or Xbox One), The Last of Us Remastered (PS4),and Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Switch). Each of the games are physical versions, except for The Sims 4. More message: TOPPLAY MASTERS SOCCER  http://cosman.com.tw/ To claim the deal, you must make sure your Amazon Prime and Twitch accounts are already linked. Once you've done so, simply head on over to the Post Prime Day offer page, and look over the games listed there. Purchase the one you're most interested in as usual. Each game will cost you $14.99 plus tax. When 7 days have passed, you'll receive a $15 Amazon Credit, meaning you'll only have to pay tax a...

Gloomhaven is among the most popular board games in the world right now, riding high on the back of not one but two extremely successful Kickstarter campaigns. On the table, it’s a fast-moving and dynamic role-playing campaign-in-a-box. The PC version, released last week on Steam Early Access, manages to all but crush the life out of it. The final product won’t be ready until 2020 at the earliest, and for now I’d honestly recommend waiting it out.The tabletop version of Gloomhaven is known for two interesting mechanics; its branching narrative campaign, and its diceless tactical combat. As for the campaign, Gloomhaven is a joy to discover. Players sit down with a blank map and, using a set of stickers and other sealed pack-ins, build a world together over the course of dozens of gameplay sessions. Imagine if HeroQuest and Pandemic Legacy had a baby, and you’re only just beginning to scratch the surface. There are more than a few surprises inside the nearly 20 pound game box that I ...

Alexa could add color and suspense to your murder mystery game nights if it's getting a bit stale lately. X2 Games, created by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell and Hollywood creative director Zai Ortiz, has released an Alexa-powered board game entitled St. Noire. And, yes, it's exclusively available through Amazon. To be clear, you won't be hearing Alexa's robotic voice when you play the game, so you don't have to worry about the assistant ruining your immersion. The technology simply powers the game's immersive background sounds and cinematic voice performances, which are made up of over 2,500 lines of dialogue performed by actors portraying 12 different characters.More message: TOPPLAY MASTERS  http://cosman.com.tw/ The game randomizes the identity of the killer and the victim every playthrough to keep things fresh. As the hard-boiled detective solving the mystery, you'll have to visit various locations (including seedy bars, of course) in the game to t...

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Complete Edition is hitting Switch in Japan on Aug. 8th, 2019, and it's going to be jam-packed with content. In today's update about the game, we learn details on all the DLC included in this version of the game, as well as the features you'll only find in the Switch version. Check out the info below! DLC “SWORD ART ONLINE: FATAL BULLET Downloadable Content #1 With the help of the renowned GGO players Dyne, Yamikaze, and Musketeer X, you slowly uncover the truth behind a mysterious instance with several ArFA-sys units” “SWORD ART ONLINE: FATAL BULLET Downloadable Content #2 Find the new dungeon and uncover the truth behind the Copy ArFA-sys.” “It's the long-awaited third DLC pack for Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet! Lievre has appeared in SBC Glocken with an eye towards destruction. Team up with Alice, Eugeo, and the rest of your crew to foil this dastardly plot!” “Content pack that includes the Dissonance of the Nexus expansion, ...

As the Pirates prepare for game two of the ir three game series in St. Louis, their current losing streak certainly feels like more than just four games. Tonight at 8:15 p.m. Eastern Pittsburgh will send Dario Agrazal (2-0, 2.81) to the mound for his fourth major league start, opposed by Cardinal’s right-hander Jack Flaherty (4-6, 4.64)More message: TOPPLAY MASTERS  http://cosman.com.tw/ The 23 year old Flaherty, in his second full season in the majors, has had a rough go of late, posting a 6.03 ERA over his last seven starts, even though in his last start on July 7 in San Francisco he allowed just one run on two hits and a walk in seven innings. He’s allowed 20 home runs this year, including at least one in each of those last seven games. He has yet to face the Pirates this year, but last year the Cardinals won all four games he started against the Pirates, allowing a total of five earned runs in 24 innings. Flaherty mostly throws just two pitches, a four-seam fastball that a...

Xbox Game Pass subscribers will get access to six new titles by the end of the month, including Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain and Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition. The new Game Pass titles join July’s previously announced games, which include Dead Rising 4, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, and Undertale.Open-world stealth game The Phantom Pain will come to Xbox Game Pass on Xbox One on Thursday, July 18. Fighting game Killer Instinct will arrive the following week, on July 25, alongside the Xbox One version of Resident Evil 4.Here’s a look at the rest of July 2019’s Xbox Game Pass titles and the subscription tier that will offer them. Week of July 16: Night Call, July 17 (Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate) Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, July 18 (Xbox Game Pass for Console, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate) The Banner Saga 3, July 18 (Xbox Game Pass for Console, Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate) Week of July 22: For the King, ...

Cheap Amazon Xbox One games mean the perfect time to pick up whatever you've been on the fence with. Amazon Prime Day Xbox One sales mean cheap Sea of Thieves, Resident Evil 2, No Man's Sky, Battlefield 5 and loads more, with discounts ranging from 10% to over 50%. There's a lot of good stuff here overall with plenty of names you'll recognise from our best Xbox One games list. Worth noting that if it is a good game it's likely to sell out fast so don’t wait too long. If there's nothing here that takes your fancy then check out our best Amazon Prime Day game deals for a great overview all the major deals. We'll be updating that throughout the week as as Prime 'Day' can see bargains hang around for a while. The event runs from July 15-16, 2019, and everything gets started at midnight on Sunday (3am ET). Because it doesn’t finish until midnight on Tuesday, that gives us 48 hours of glorious offers to take advantage of. If you don’t see the game you w...

Message from: TOPPLAY SOCCER http://cosman.com.tw/ If I’m driving home from Tennessee or Virginia, I have to come down the mountains and pass those super-dramatic run-off pits for trucks that don’t have no brakes. I have always wanted to see one, uh, get used. Like, nobody gets hurt, but a big horn-blaring mofo goes full blast into the trench while your terrified Mom instinctively flings her right arm across your chest. Where was I.Oh yeah, there’s apparently an FIA-sanctioned truck racing series, and it looks nothing like NASCAR’s Camping World Trucks series (or, before you mention it, the shit-tacular Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing). Those are pickup trucks on an oval. These are unholstered 5-ton Optimus Primes running around an actual F1 course (Hungaroring and Nurburgring are on this year’s eight-race schedule). Which means the wrecks must be fan-tastic. And there’s a video game for this! FIA European Truck Racing Championship (developer: N-Racing) is the latest flier Bigben ...

If Activision is attempting to gain hype for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare by holding out gameplay for multiplayer, they’re doing a terrific job. It is early July and we still don’t have a trailer or gameplay for Modern Warfare multiplayer. Although, we have had some information about the multiplayer mode leak from inside sources.To compare previous titles, Black Ops 4 just last year revealed its multiplayer on May 17. There was also a huge sample of gameplay from various events later in the summer. However, with Modern Warfare, Activision is holding out as long as they can. Whether this is due to development issues or simply trying to produce anticipation, the community is desperate for a trailer. So, when should we expect one?Possible dates for a Modern Warfare multiplayer reveal trailer As of right now, we have no leak regarding a concrete reveal date. Activision has done an annoyingly great job at keeping their reveal dates for Modern Warfare a secret. We didn’t have any idea w...

Cyberpunk 2077 continues to be the world's fascination. Whether it's an offhand Twitter comment, a poor choice of words, or Keanu Reeves being breathtaking, there is always something to talk about, and talk about it we shall. If you aren't familiar with the game, which I'm assuming is a teeny tiny amount of people at this point, it's the digital follow-up to the Cyberpunk 2020 tabletop RPG. One that is set in a dystopian future where everyone is exploited in the name of big companies and the world is eating itself alive. A bit like now, but both more believable and more colourful. The game itself is due out on the 16th April 2020, and it is already shaping up to be a game you simply cannot ignore. A lot of this is thanks to the gravitas of the team behind, the makers of The Witcher 3, CD Projekt Red. Cyberpunk 2077 Movie According to an interview with VGC, Mike Pondsmith, the creator of Cyberpunk, said that a movie is becoming increasingly likely. This is ...