A listing for what appears to be the next Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon game leaked through Ubisoft’s own online store earlier today. Ghost Recon Breakpoint is the game’s name. The release date is said to be Oct. 4, for PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One. According to an earlier, and since-removed post on the Ghost Recon subreddit, Ghost Recon Breakpoint features the character Cole D. Walker — introduced in last week’s Operation Oracle update for Ghost Recon Wildlands — in charge of an army of weaponized drones. The post — which the subreddit’s moderators elected to take down for a host of reasons — called Breakpoint a “story-driven four-player experience” like 2017’s Ghost Recon Wildlands. The store link, in German, was for a collector’s edition of the game featuring a statuette of cloaked fighter brandishing two firearms. Polygon has reached out to Ubisoft to ask for comment on this leak. The game’s … [Read more...] about Ubisoft store leak apparently gives up next Ghost Recon
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PS5’s chips built for Sony’s ‘special sauce’, says AMD
AMD is making the chips at the heart of the PlayStation 5, and say they have built something unique for Sony's new console. Building the hardware is a "great honor" according to AMD boss Lisa Su, who says her company is "really excited" about what the PS5 will be capable of. Two different AMD chips will power the PS5, and it is expected that the Xbox 2 will have very similar technology at its core too. But that doesn't mean they'll be the same, according to AMD, who revealed they have designed and are building something special for the next PlayStation. "What we have done with Sony is really architect something for their application, for their special sauce," Su told CNBC. "It’s a great honor for us," Su said. "We’re really excited about what the next generation PlayStation will do." 2019 will be a "big year" for AMD, though this won't include the PS5 chips or a bunch of other new products that they have up their sleeves, she said. The next PlayStation, which doesn't … [Read more...] about PS5’s chips built for Sony’s ‘special sauce’, says AMD
Xbox Targets Toxic Trash Talk, Updates Community Guidelines
Microsoft is strengthening its efforts to combat toxicity and harassment on Xbox platforms, and updating the Xbox community standards to better reflect the company’s values. The new guidelines focus on sportsmanship and the acceptance of “clean” trash talk, while also clarifying actions that will lead to punishment. Even in the case of punishment, however, Xbox’s new guidelines lean towards rehabilitation and offering users second chances after they’ve served out their suspensions. The largest changes come with regards to how Xbox is targeting general communication and trash talk. “Hate has no place here,” is a repeated mantra and is even listed as one of Xbox’s shared values. Trash talk specifically is detailed in a specific and understandable way, citing language that’s appropriate and examples that aren’t. The bulk of the guidelines remain, in effect, similar to what they were prior. For example, there are large sections … [Read more...] about Xbox Targets Toxic Trash Talk, Updates Community Guidelines
Borderlands 3 gameplay reveal: Watch it here
Gearbox Software is giving Borderlands fans a look at the next game in the franchise, Borderlands 3, during a livestream reveal event on Twitch. The gameplay reveal kicks off at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. Gearbox promises first hands-on for Borderlands 3, presumably showing off the four new Vault Hunters — Moze, FL4K, Amara, and Zane — and the new places that players will explore beyond Pandora. Players will battle the evil Calypso Twins in Gearbox’s new loot-powered first-person shooter using “bazillions of guns,” including firearms with self-propelling bullet shields, rifles that spawn volcanoes, and guns that grow legs, hunt down targets, and verbally insult them. Borderlands 3 is coming to PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One on Sept. 13. The PC version of Borderlands 3 will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store until April 2020. … [Read more...] about Borderlands 3 gameplay reveal: Watch it here
PS5, Next-Gen Xbox Will Be More Powerful Than Google Stadia, Says Dev
At GDC 2019, Google confirmed the Google Stadia specs which at 10.7 teraflops, which makes the game streaming technology more powerful than the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X put together. However, while Stadia can easily beat this generation of consoles, new comments suggest that next-generation systems will outpace it. In a new interview, Frederik Schreiber, the vice president of Duke Nukem developer 3D Realms, said that Google Stadia “isn’t relevant at this point.” Schreiber also said that the PS5 and the next-generation Xbox will have better specs than Stadia “by far.” The 3D Realms developer revealed that the team expects the next-generation of consoles to be “easier to develop for” and they will provide a “much needed overall boost in performance.” This isn’t the first time that someone has suggested the next generation of consoles will be more powerful than the Stadia streaming technology. One report confirmed that Sony and … [Read more...] about PS5, Next-Gen Xbox Will Be More Powerful Than Google Stadia, Says Dev