Month: March 2019

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Old Skool Vs. New Skool: Jax, Liu Kang, and Kung Lao confirmed for Mortal Kombat 11 in new story trailer

It’s Old Skool Kombatants Vs. New Skool Kombatants!

Sony Interactive Entertainment hosted their first episode of their “PlayStation State of Play” stream yesterday — which they’ll be doing periodically throughout the year to showcase updates on various new titles coming to the platform, in a similar vein to Nintendo’s Directs. Though there wasn’t much of anything to report on the fighting game front for this maiden broadcast, the initial episode did end with a new “Old Skool Vs. New Skool” story trailer for the upcoming Mortal Kombat 11, which also confirmed that franchise veterans Jax, Liu Kang, and Kung Lao would officially be returning to the roster — joining the already-confirmed Scorpion, Raiden, Sub-Zero, Baraka, Skarlet, Sonya Blade, Kano, Kabal, Jade, Johnny Cage, Cassie Cage, Jacqui Briggs, D’Vorah, Kotal Khan, Erron Black, Noob Saibot, and newcomer Geras — bringing the current roster total up to 20. Shao Khan will serve as the game’s pre-order bonus, while the nefarious soul-stealing sorcerer Shang Tsung will be the first of six post-launch DLC characters contained in the Kombat Pack, which is included with the game’s Deluxe Edition. In addition, we can see the past version of Kitana joining the fray with the other younger versions of the warriors, but she was not explicitly confirmed to be playable during the broadcast. You can see the full trailer below, but be warned, as with anything Mortal Kombat-related, it is NSFW.

Mortal Kombat 11 will be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Steam on Tuesday, April 23rd. A Closed Beta, available for all players that pre-ordered the game, will begin this Wednesday, March 27th, at 8:00 AM PDT, and will run until Sunday, March 31st, at 11:59 PM PDT, and will feature five playable characters: Scorpion, Baraka, Skarlet, Kabal, and Jade. A Kombat Kast will also be taking place later this week, to provide an overview of at least two kombatants that have been previously revealed without gameplay — which likely means some combination of Erron, Noob, Liu, Jax, D’Vorah, or Lao.

Source: PlayStation (YouTube)

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Generation Zero is a 4-Player Co-Op Shooter in 80s Era Post-Apocalyptic Sweden

If you’ve been dying to travel to the wilds of Scandinavia, today’s release of Generation Zero may be just the ticket. The game is considered an open world action game for PlayStation 4, XBox One and PC where players are transported to 80s Sweden where the local population has disappeared. Up to four players can play together or the game can be enjoyed solo.

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iMovR Freedom Energize Compact Standing Desk: Higher Heights, Lower Depths

When iMovR approached us about reviewing their Freedom Energize Compact Standing Desks, I immediately honed in on the word “compact.” That has never been a word that would describe me. However, with the promise of motorized height adjustment and the ability to match it to my need, it was time to find out if I could benefit from such a desk, both seated and standing. Let’s find out.

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Electronic Arts is Laying Off 350 Staff Members

Variety is reporting that Electronic Arts is laying off 350 employees out of its 9,000-strong staff. EA CEO Andrew Wilson wrote, “Today we took some important steps as a company to address our challenges and prepare for the opportunities ahead. We have made changes to our marketing and publishing organization, our operations teams, and we are ramping down our current presence in Japan & Russia as we focus on different ways to serve our players in those markets.”

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Elder Scrolls Online at GDC ? Necromancer and Dragons

This past week at GDC we got the chance to join Elder Scrolls Online for their Elsweyr Update. In the demo we got to play the Necromancer and see a dragon. Two of the biggest additions coming to the game. Here are some of the take-aways from where ESO is going.

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Saga of Lucimia – The Quest System Preview

As the Saga of Lucimia team ramps up to the first alpha experience, a video was published last week that offers a first-look at the questing system. Release 12, currently slated for April 5th to 7th, marks the beginning of the game’s alpha phase of development and “Stage 2” as the team focus.

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Funcom’s New Game, Moons of Madness, Has Ties to Secret World Legends

Funcom will be launching a new “cosmic horror game” called Moons of Madness at Halloween this year. While cool in and of itself, it’s also got a nifty tie in to Secret World Legends. Main protagonist Shane Newehart is a “technician stationed at the Invictus, a secret research base built by the Orochi group”. Moons of Madness will be out for PlayStation 4, XBox One and PC in October.