Tag: microsoft

Not much news going on today. It’s mostly just things I didn’t report on yesterday, to be honest. Here is that news.

Fortnite/Infinity War Promotional Mashup
The Kinect Lives On
Pokemon Go Fest is Back

Fortnite: Infinity Wars

The popular battle royale game has it’s first licensed promotional event, called the “Infinity Gauntlet Limited Time Mashup.” Here’s how it works.

When you enter a the solo-only game mode, a meteor will fall within the safe zone. This meteor will have the Infinity Gauntlet. Whoever claims the gauntlet first will transform into Thanos. Should Thanos be defeated in battle, they will drop the gauntlet, leaving it ripe for the picking by someone else.

The Kinect

Microsoft recently announced that the Kinect technology will live on in a project called Azure. This will integrate the hardware into their cloud computing system for the development of better AI. They also stated that a new generation connect will help provide a better HoloLens experience. To be honest, it’s all a bit out of my scope, So you may want to read this article if you want a better understanding of what’s it’s all about.

Pokemon Go Fest 2: The Refestening

Despite the otherwise disaster of last year’s Pokemon Go Fest, developer Niantic has announced that they’re doing it again. Taking place in Chicago from July 14 to July 15. Pokémon GO Fest 2018: A Walk in the Park is already in the works for those wanting to attend. A representative has stated that while it’s a two-day event, players can only purchase one day. This is to promote more people from being able to participate in the events and festivities. You can find more information about this on their website.

That’s all for today. Thanks for reading! Check back tomorrow for more news, views, and some jazzy blues (not really). Otherwise, have a great day!

Wednesday 3-14-18: Man Cannons, Multiplayer, and Tomb Raiders

By Branden

On March 14, 2018

In daily update, News

It’s the day of the week where I promise to stop just saying what day of the week it is at the start of my introductions. Here’s the news.

Microsoft shoots a man out of a cannon
Stardew Valley multiplayer
Tomb Raider teaser gets debunked

Cannon Man

To celebrate the near-launch of their upcoming pirate game, Sea of Thieves, Microsoft shoot a man out of a cannon. You can watch the video of it on their twitter post. David “The Bullet” Smith flew 200 feet through the air onto a giant inflatable cushion. The Guinness World Records even confirmed it to be a new world record for farthest distance of shooting a man out a cannon. Neat.

Stardew Valleys, Plural

According to a tweet by developer ConcernedApe, the multiplayer update for Stardew Valley has entered the QA (Quality Assurance) phase. This means it’s nearly ready for launch. The highly anticipated feature will also come with a number of new content. If you like a casual farm life game, then I recommend playing this game. It’s only $15, I believe.

Tomb Raided

If you visit the Tomb Raider web page, it’s a single image telling people to tune in tomorrow for a surprise. One clever individual noticed that if you read the client-side HTML of the site (right click, view source), it reveals what the announcement is going to be [spoilers]. Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the final game in the series, will be available September 14th, 2018, for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. Good security work there, Microsoft.

Thanks for reading, everyone! Today was a nice news day. There was cool stuff. Come back tomorrow for more news. That’s not a suggestion. You will come back tomorrow. All days here on out, you shall return. you WILL return. Otherwise, have a great night!

Wednesday 1-3-18: PUBG Plagiarism, Monster Hunter PC, and LawBreakers Blamed PUBG

By Branden

On January 3, 2018

In daily update, News

Wednesday. Have I made a joke about how NES is in the middle of Wednesday? A joke as old as the NES is itself. Here’s the news.

Microsoft takes down the plagiarized advertisement
Monster Hunter: World on PC gets a release window, kinda
LawBreaker’s publisher blames PUBG on its failure

Plagiarized PUBG Ad
A few months ago, Reddit user macsterr created a concept for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on Xbox One (on the left). This ad was a player standing in a field growing out of the top of the console. A while after that, Microsoft posted a very similar ad (on the right) on their Twitter. Macsterr called them out about it, and now they’ve taken the ad down. Xbox frontman Major Nelson apologized for the situation and has said he is contacting macsterr. someone got fired, for sure.

Monster Hunter: World on PC
The Monster Hunter Twitter posted a video of producer Ryozo Tsujimoto thanking everyone for their support and feedback, and telling us that after the console release on January 26, free updates will happen that will contain new monsters. He also tells us that the estimates time for the PC port is “Autumn 2018.” Buckle up PC gamers, you got a while still.

PUBG is why LawBreakers Failed
Oh boy, do I have opinions here. LawBreakers released earlier this year, and it was met with an extremely mild reception. Turns out the world didn’t need another hero shooter, especially one that felt overly edgy and otherwise bland. When investors asked the publisher in a Q3 conference call why something they funded did so poorly, financial executive Shiro Uemura was there to shine some light.

“Our results in North America in the third quarter were below our outlook, mainly due to the sales from LawBreakers being below our expectations. LawBreakers is a unique FPS developed for core users. We had very high expectations for its launch; however, the timing of its launch turned out to be unfortunate, specifically the blockbuster PC online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds came out right about the same time, making the market environment very tough for first-person shooters in general and for LawBreakers.”

… Seriously? PUBG isn’t even the same genre as LawBreakers, not to mention it came out months before that did. Nor does this explain LawBreakers’ poor console sales, which PUBG wasn’t available on at the time. Overwatch is years old, and it has more reasoning to have hindered this game than PUBG would. The problem was that it was a boring and poorly balanced game. Boy got me heated over this bogusness.

Saltiness aside, today was a nice news day. I’m trying out having pictures with each topic, let me know if its a good of bad change. I’m using a phone app called LifeRPG to try and keep myself more organized, so I should be better about consistency. I’m thinking about writing an article about these kinds of apps. I digress. Be sure to check back tomorrow for more of the worthwhile content that is video game news. Otherwise, have a great night!