Thursday

A fair bit of things to share today, all of which are exciting in one way or the other. The upcoming South Park game will be harder on black characters, Bethesda supposedly has an unannounced game this year, LA Noire ports are happening, Microsoft is sharing water tech with PUBG, and The Walking Dead Season 1 is free on The Humble Store.

South Park: The Fractured But Whole Ties Difficulty to Race

More gameplay of the upcoming South Park game was released today. The part that has everyone talking is during the character creation menu. Where when you are prompted to select your difficulty, it then provided you with a skin tone color slider in which to choose what skin color the player will have. On the light end of the spectrum it is labeled “Easy” while the dark end “Very Difficult”. When mulling it over, the voice of Cartman (a primary character in the show) can be heard stating that it will not effect gameplay, but “everything else you do in life”. Its later clarified that this option influences how NPCs interact with you, as well as how much money you make.

Bethesda Still Has an Unannounced Game Releasing This Year
According to an interview Tek Syndicate had with a Bethesda Rep, There is still a game that they haven’t announced due to come out this year. Community speculation consists of the idea of an existing game given a new port, or another VR rendition of a game. no way of knowing yet. You can see the relevent snippet of the interview via the tweet below. Courtesy of MrMattyPlays.

Rockstar Games Announced L.A. Noire ports, as well as VR
Coming November 14th, The hit game, L.A. Noire will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. There will also be “The VR Case Files” for the HTC Vive.

PUBG To Potentially Get Water Tech From Microsoft
In an interview with Brendan Green, the Creative Director for Bluehole games, He remarked how one of the benefits of being in a studio network was the ability to initiate the legitimate discussion with Rare studios over the idea of using their water technology in PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds. The connections under Microsoft has allowed them to essentially trade technology with each other for mutual benefit. The water in Sea of Thieves, Rare’s latest project, is an amazing sight to see. One that would improve the look of PUBG nicely. Will this officially happen, or fall as just an idea? Time will tell.
The Walking Dead Season 1 is free on the Humble Store
Going until Noon this Saturday, The Walking Dead Season 1 can be found for free on The Humble Store. The hit story game developed by TellTale Games, where your decisions impact the outcome of the game is usually priced at $25. Store link Here.

Today had news for every kind of gamer out there. With the exception of Phone/Mobile, but whether or not that’s considered part of Gaming is a controversy in its own. One saved for another day.
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