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thelizardrock daily news monday

Monday 8-20-18: Dying Light Battle Royale and God of War Egypt

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On August 20, 2018

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A new week, a new news post. Here’s the news.

  • Dying Light’s Battle Royale Early Access
  • God of War Egypt Concept Art
Dying Light: Bad Blood


A few months ago, developer Techland announced that their open-world, parkour RPG Dying Light would be getting their own Battle Royale game. Now we know when. A number of private invitations for an early access playtest will go out on August 22, offering the chance to play on 9 AM August 25 to 9 PM August 26. Shortly after this will be a global test launch for all players that signed up (sign-ups are closed now, sorry). When the game launches into a public early access, availability will be limited to those who purchase their $20 founders pack, but the game will transition into free to play for the formal launch.

God of War Egypt Concept Art


Game director Cory Barlog recently revealed some concept art they had for God of War in Egyptian lore at Devcon. That’s it, really. You can see the concept art above, courtesy of Gearnuke.

Bit of a slow news day, sorry y’all. Tune in tomorrow for another news post. Otherwise, have a great day!

thelizardrock daily news tuesday

Tuesday 5-22-18: Fortnite Cash, Yakuza Remasters, and VR Battle Royale

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On May 22, 2018

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I made eggs this morning. That isn’t video game related, I just didn’t know how to start this one. Here’s the news.

  • Fortnite to Invest $100m in Tournaments
  • Yakuza 3, 4, 5 to be Remastered
  • Rec Room Battle Royale
Fortnite Tournaments


In a recent announcement by Epic Games, Fortnite will be dedicating $100,000,000 towards Fortnite competitions held in the 2018-2019 season. That’s all they said, but it’s still a mind-boggling number all the same. Hows your Fortnite skills.

Yakuza Remasters


According to the latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation, Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 will be remastered in Japan. The Japanese magazine states that a Yakuza 3 remaster is expected to release on PS4 in Japan on August 9 for 3,990 yen, Yakuza 4 in fall of 2018, and Yakuza 5 in spring 2019. The announcement also made it’s way to Famitsu, who provided further details. According to them, the remasters will be the same as the originals, but running at 1080p resolution and at 60 frames per second.

Rec Room Battle Royale


In a recent announcement by developers Against Gravity, popular social VR game Rec Room will be receiving a battle royale mode.

“Rec Royale launches on Thursday, 7th June and will pit 16 players against each other in the wilds of a national park. The landscape holds summer camps, mountains, forests, outposts, ravines, lakes, and tons of loot for scavenging,” said Shawn, an Against Gravity employee.

They also will be updating their inventory system to better support the mode. What with all the loot and such. I’m actually pretty excited about this one. I love Rec Room, when it’s not lousy with children.

That’s all for today. Join me tomorrow for further news and such. Find me on Steam if you want to become Rec Room Battle Royale Bros. Otherwise, have a great day.

thelizardrock daily news friday

Friday 5-4-18: Battlerite Royale, Beyond Good and Evil 2 Gameplay, and Pikachu’s Third Evolution

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On May 4, 2018

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It’s the last weekday! I look forward to the weekend. Not because of relaxation, but because I won’t have to be at my day job. Here’s the news.

  • Battlerite Battle Royale
  • Beyond Good and Evil 2 Dev Footage
  • Pikachu’s Long Lost Evolution
Battlerite Royale


The popular MOBA, Battlerite, has announced a battle royale mode to release this summer. This mode consists of 20 (not 100) players dropped off in a map about 30 times larger than a standard Battlerite map. The players will fight each other for 10 minutes, aiming to be the last one standing. Expect this next season.

Beyond Good and Evil 2


The developers of the long-awaited RPG have checked back in with us. This time they’re showing off a bit of the movement and controls. Explaining how players can travel and coordinate. I’m happy to see progress being gradually made on the game, it certainly looks like its coming together. You can watch the video here, it’s not long. Good luck with the French accents, though.

Momochu, Pikachu’s Third Evolution


In an interview with Pokemon designers Koji Nishino, Atsuko Nishida, and Ken Sugimori, We discover the truth behind Pikachu’s forgotten third evolution, Momochu. “The Pokémon known as Gorochu bared fangs and even had a pair of horns,” according to Nishida. There was nothing wrong with the design, but the Pokemon was removed for balance reasons. You can read the entire interview on SiliconEra. It’s not bad.

Thanks for reading, everyone. A new episode of The Cozy Co-op has gone live, in which we talk about Mass Effect. It has an amazing ad break too. Check it out! Check back Monday for the next news post. Otherwise, have a good weekend!

thelizardrock daily news wednesday

Wednesday 5-2-18: Strangling Children, Battle Royale Board Game, and Dark Souls Beta

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On May 2, 2018

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Wednesday! And a busy one at that. Here’s the news.

  • Harry Potter has you Pay Money to Stop Strangling Children
  • The Battle Royale Board Game
  • Dark Souls Remaster Beta Test
Strangling Children


Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is a recently released mobile game based on the magical worlds by J.K. Rowling. The problem is that the game utilizes some (pretty awful) mobile game monetization tropes. Nearly everything requires energy, to regain energy, you have to either wait a period of time or pay real life money. When your character faces real danger for the first time, you’re also scripted to run out of energy. This is only made worse by the fact that this danger is you being strangled by living vines. So now you’re forced to either wait 30 minutes while your child avatar chokes out, or pay money to proceed. Considering this is a kids game, that’s kind of messed up.

Battle Royale Board Game


An interesting board game has appeared on Kickstarter recently, and it looks oddly familiar. Last One Standing: The Battle Royale Board Game has two to eight players dropping down onto a map, collecting gear and weapons, and fighting each other until only one remains. The Kickstarter is asking for about $18,700, which I expect they’ll hit soon enough.

Dark Souls Beta


Bandai Namco has announced a network test for Dark Souls: Remastered, due to take place on PS4 and Xbox One later this month. From now until May 8, users can download the test client, and on May 11 and 12, from 6 pm to midnight each day, players can play the undead parish sections of the game. Have fun, chosen undead.

That’s all for today. Check back tomorrow for more news and such. Get ready for Mass Effect on this Friday’s episode of The Cozy Co-op Podcast! Otherwise, have a great night!

thelizardrock daily news thursday

Thursday 4-19-18: Battlefield Royale, Fornite Comet, and GO Spoofer Bans

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On April 19, 2018

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Doing news in the morning is really working well for me. It’s much easier to do regularly this way. Here’s the news.

  • Battlefield V Battle Royale
  • Fortnite Comet Rituals
  • Pokemon Go Spoofers
Battlefield Royale


According to an anonymous source at VentureBeat, developer DICE is currently working on creating a battle royale game mode (akin to Fortnite and PUBG) for their most recent Battlefield game. EA has declined for comment about it, so take it with a grain of salt. I wouldn’t put it past EA, though.

Fornite Final Coming


Fortnite players have been donning their tin foil hats recently when a strange looking comet has been gradually growing over a central area known as Tilted Towers. At first, it was just a weird site, but players are reporting more as of late. Some have seen an abundance of shooting stars in the area, others have noticed that telescopes have appeared on the game map at Tilted Towers. Some players have noted that when in the area, their controllers vibrate to say “SOSD5418” in Morse code. Since Tilted Towers is set in location D5, people believe this means the comet will crash on the spot on 4-18, yesterday. I think it might also mean 5-4-18, or May 4, 2018, which would be in about two weeks. Since the current Fortnite season is space themed, it’s possible that the comet will act as a dramatic closing. We will see. Stay tuned.

Pokemon Go Spoofers


According to the Pokemon Go community, developers Niantic have banned a large number of location spoofers for iOS devices. Spoofing communities have been in an uproar, reporting the game as 1 star, as well as the game HQ on Google Maps. As someone who’s been strong-armed out of gyms immediately by spoofers on many occasions, I’m happy to see progress being made to stop these people.

The podcast is going great! New episode tomorrow morning, this time about To the Moon. More information on that here. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the latest game news. Otherwise, have a great night!

thelizardrock daily news tuesday

Tuesday 4-3-18: Fortnite Mobile and Chrono Trigger Fixes

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On April 3, 2018

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How about them video games? Here’s the news.

  • Fortnite for iOS
  • Chrono Trigger Steam Fix
Fortnite Mobile


I’m sure you’ve heard about how the popular Battle Royale games have entered the mobile world. Fortnite’s iOS game has now officially launched. Before this, you could only play if invited by a friend, or with a special link. No word on the game coming to Android, only that it will happen at some point.

Chrono Trigger


Last month, I reported on a PC port of the popular SNES game silently releasing on Steam. Later on, I reported on how people hated it for being a crappy port of the mobile port. Publisher Square Enix has now made a statement, saying that they plan to resolve all of these issues, starting with reverting the game back to their original graphics. Stay tuned as this story develops.

Thanks for reading. Seeing that daily views tracker keeping consistent is rather reassuring. Check back tomorrow for more news. Otherwise, have a great night!

thelizardrock daily news tuesday

Tuesday 2-20-18: Rocket League, The Missing, and Fortnite

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On February 20, 2018

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Tuesday, oops. I was unwell yesterday, please forgive me. Here’s the news.

  • Real Life Rocket League
  • New game by Deadly Premonition Creator
  • Fornite: Battle Royale Season 3
Rocket League, Beat That!

Real Life Rocket League
Developers Psyonix has partnered with How Wheels to bring about a real-life Rocket League board game. This game, featured at the New York Toy Fair, is played with small RC cars controlled via smartphone. Much like the video game, the goal is to bump a large ball into the goal. Expect it on store shelves by holiday 2018 for $180.00. You can also check out video footage from the CNET Instagram.

Hidetaka Suehiro’s The Missing

The Missing
The creator of Deadly Premonition, Hidetaka Suehiro, has announced his next game, titled The Missing. This is the first game from his new studio, White Owl, and so far we know almost nothing about the game. It’s for those who are familiar with loss, be it an item, a place, or a feeling. He talks more about it in the reveal trailer.

Fortnite: Battle Royale…. IN SPACE!


The second season of the popular battle royale game is coming to a conclusion soon. With this, developers Epic Games have released the details for the next season, which will be space themed. So far the only item we know about is a Space Suit. So stay tuned.

Thanks for reading everyone. please forgive my inconsistency. Check back tomorrow for more news. I’ll actually post, I promise. Otherwise, have a great night!

thelizardrock daily news friday

Friday 1-5-18: Mad Catz, Paladins: Battlegrounds, Burnout Paradise HD, and Pokemon GO in China.

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On January 5, 2018

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Friday is here and I cannot be happier its the weekend. Work killed me this week. Here’s the news.

  • Mad Catz is making a comeback
  • Paladins announced a Battle Royale mode
  • Burnout Paradise HD Remaster in Japan
  • Pokemon GO in China

Mad Catz Cant Stop won’t Stop
The popular gaming peripheral creator was 27 years old last year when they filed for bankruptcy. This caused an upset stir amongst gamers, who had grown to know the Mad Catz brand as that controller you’re parents would get when they didn’t want to buy officially licensed controllers. Turns out they’re not done yet. A video announcement was made saying that Mad Catz is back again, this time branding themselves as high-end gaming gear to compete with brands like Razor. GG Mad Catz, keep on living the dream.


Paladins: Battlegrounds
That title sounds like a joke, but it isn’t. Paladins have announced that they are working to release a new update to the game, featuring a new game mode called Battlegrounds. As you may expect, this is a battle royale style game mode, pitting 100 players against each other to be the last one standing. The free-to-play aspect of Paladins attracted many fans to the hero shooter, though it looks like being the poor man’s Overwatch wasn’t enough. Personally, I’m fairly disinterested in this bandwagoning. You can watch the announcement trailer here.


Burnout Paradise HD
Early December we heard rumors of an HD remake of the open world racing game coming to consoles worldwide. the rumors were based on retailer listings. Now EA has announced that a Burnout Paradise HD Remaster will be coming to PlayStation 4 in Japan on March 16. While it seems the rumors are true, this brings up the question. What about the rest of the world? Its possibly Sony manages an exclusivity deal, though we really have nothing but speculation to go on right now. Maybe time will tell. I used to play Paradise, great game.


Pokemon GO in China
The mobile game was originally banned in China due to government concerns. Niantic has recently announced that they are partnering with Chinese publisher NetEase to bring the game to the country. They are looking to make the game ready by the second half of 2018. Good for China.

That’s all! Thank goodness. I’d love to say how ready I am to relax this weekend, but I have a hefty backlog of journalism work to catch up on. Tomorrow will be a pretty long day of work as well. Though I derive much more enjoyment from this job than my day job. My favorite part is writing your you, the reader! Check back Monday to hear what cool news has happened this weekend. Otherwise, have a great night!

thelizardrock daily news monday

Monday 12-11-17: Soulcalibur 6, Vacation Simulator, Fornite 50v50, Besiege, Mega Man Monster Hunter, and MediEvil

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On December 11, 2017

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The weekend is over and boy do we have news. It’s gonna be a long post today, so buckle up and get some cocoa. Here’s what we have:

  • Soulcalibur VI Announced
  • Vacation Simulator Announced
  • Fornite: Battle Royale has 50 vs 50 Mode
  • Besiege gets Multiplayer and Level Editor
  • Mega Man in Monster Hunter
  • MediEvil is returning as a remaster

Soulcalibur VI
It’s been 6 years since we have seen a new Soulcalibur game, and now Bandai Namco has announced the next in the line. Due to release sometime next year, little is known about the game based on what we have seen. The trailer does tease a new fighter, however, one wielding a bladed quarterstaff style weapon (think Darth Maul’s lightsaber). You can see the trailer for yourself here.

Vacation Simulator
The creators of the hit VR game, Job Simulator, have created a spin-off about going on vacation. Vacation Simulator was revealed by Owlchemy Labs at the recent PSX. All we see is the player relaxing in the beach waters, Though there will undoubtedly be a variety of vacations the player can embark on. You can see the trailer for yourself here.

Fornite 50v50
Fornite gained a fair bit of attention when they released a free game mode called Battle Royale. Coasting on the fame of PUBG, this mode had 100 players combating to be the last one alive. Now there is a new variation to this mode called 50 Versus 50. As the name suggests, it splits those 100 people in half and pits them off against each other. You can heal anyone on your team, and cannot hurt them. The catch? The mode is only available until December 17. You can watch the trailer for it here.

Besiege With Friends
A recent update for Besiege has introduced 2 new features, Multiplayer and Level Editor. As the first one implies, you can now have 2 friends join you in your game. They will have their own section to build their own machine, as you cooperatively take on the levels challenging. The other is Level Editor. Now you can create and customize your own levels. build walls, landscapes, and AIs to your whim. The update is free, and you can get Besiege on Steam for $7.99.

Mega Man in Monster Hunter
In a promotional effort for next year’s Mega Man 11, the upcoming Monster Hunter: Worlds game will have an optional outfit for your felyne companion. The outfit will drop up your partner in a retro poly style recreation of Mega Man. This will also change the game’s music to various Mega Man tunes, depending on which weapon you select. Monster Hunter: Worlds released next month, with Mega Man 11 on the late end of that year.

MediEvil Rises From the Dead
The classic PS2 game, MediEvil, will be getting a remaster. The game will have improved graphics and 4K support on PlayStation 4 Pro. Unfortunately, that’s about all we know right now. Check out the (pretty vague) announcement trailer for it here.

Jeez, that was a lot of news. PlayStation Experience happened over the weekend, attributing to most of this. Thanks for reading everyone. I appreciate your patience with the days I don’t post. Check back tomorrow for more of the best in video games. Otherwise, have a great night!

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