Square Enix revealed new information on Dragon Quest Builders 2 today during a live stream. First, the demo for the game, which was first announced along with a gameplay video in October, will release on the Japanese PlayStation Store and the Japanese Nintendo eShop on December 6th. While Dragon Quest Builders 2 is supposed to come west in 2019, that was information from Nintendo’s financial results. Square Enix hasn’t made a public announcement yet. As such, it’s unclear if a demo will launch in the west on that same date or not. Next, we got to see the game’s online in action. There’s a photo mode, and you can share your photos online using an in-game message board, where you can also write comments. Photos can be customized with various things like filters, and Square Enix will organize official photo contests. Random photos from the message board can be shown during loadings too. Lastly, you can upload your island using the message board, so … [Read more...] about Dragon Quest Builders 2’s Demo Releases on December 6th in Japan, Photo Mode Revealed
Free-to-play MMO museum manager Occupy White Walls enters early access
There’s an odd appeal to constructing and decorating your own little space in an MMO – Occupy White Walls takes that concept, builds on it and discards all else. Released into early access today by Stiki Pixels, it’s a free-to-play (entirely so at present) creative sandbox with an artistic focus. Players construct, light and decorate your own little art galleries, choose what pieces to display, how and where, and hopefully earn cash to expand further from visiting NPCs and the tips they leave. From the bit I’ve played, it’s rather relaxing. An early trailer hangs below. Occupy White Walls has been floating around for a while, but today’s Steam release is the closest it’s had to a grand public opening. The current version is entirely free (with purchasable items planned later), and contains a decent range of building blocks to assemble your gallery from, along with a bunch of masked mannequin figures to act as your avatar. You’re free to … [Read more...] about Free-to-play MMO museum manager Occupy White Walls enters early access
Mouse and keyboard support added with November 2018 Xbox Update
The November 2018 Xbox Update is rolling out today, and it includes mouse and keyboard support for Fortnite and others. Mouse and keyboard support for Xbox One was announced over the weekend at X018 and arrives today for select games with the November update. Developers now have the option to add KBM support to their games, and the first two are Fortnite and Warframe. Bomber Crew, Deep Rock Galactic, Strange Brigade, Vermintide 2, War Thunder and X-Morph Defense will also add support this month. Children of Morta, DayZ, Minion Master, Moonlighter, Vigor, Warface, and Wargroove will support KBM at a later date. Along with the KBM option, updates to the Xbox Skill for Cortana and Alexa are rolling out. Those in the UK can participate in the Alexa beta, and Cortana improvements have been made in the US. The Amazon Music app is now available on Xbox One in the US, with availability in more countries coming soon. This app allows Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers to stream music, … [Read more...] about Mouse and keyboard support added with November 2018 Xbox Update
Nvidia’s latest GPU driver enables ray tracing in Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is already past its initial release date for Origin Access Premier subscribers, who were able to start playing the game on November 9. Anyone who preordered the Deluxe version will get the same courtesy on November 15, while the Standard Edition releases on November 20. In preparation for the broader releases, Nvidia is pushing out a new 'Game Ready' GPU driver that is optimized for Battlefield 5, with ray tracing support.The new 416.94 WHQL driver release is also further optimized for both Fallout 76 and Hitman 2. However, Battlefield 5 is the only one of the bunch to embrace Nvidia's RTX capabilities, and specifically it is the first release to adopt DXR ray tracing support."Real-time ray tracing creates the most physical, immersive and visually-striking experiences and we are extremely excited that Battlefield V will be the first game to utilize this technology," said Christian Holmquist, DICE technical director.In a sense, Nvidia had seemingly put the cart before the … [Read more...] about Nvidia’s latest GPU driver enables ray tracing in Battlefield 5
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 PS4 Update Adds Nuketown Map; Full Patch Notes Released
Update: Treyarch has rolled out the latest patch for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. As advertised, this update brings the classic Nuketown map to multiplayer on PS4, along with a huge list of fixes and balance changes across all modes on each platform, plus more stability improvements in Zombies. You can find the full patch notes on Reddit. The original story follows.Some new content is on the way to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 very soon. As Treyarch teased in the patch notes for the game's latest update, the developer is bringing back the fan-favorite Nuketown map, and it's arriving for free this week for some players.First introduced in the original Call of Duty: Black Ops, Nuketown has gone on to become one of the most iconic multiplayer maps in the series. It has been remade in every subsequent Black Ops game, each time sporting a different look while retaining the same general layout. In Black Ops 4, Nuketown takes the form of a small Russian city in the dead of winter. You can take … [Read more...] about Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 PS4 Update Adds Nuketown Map; Full Patch Notes Released