On Thursday night, Sony could be hosting two PS4 launch parties with one happening in Ny city and the opposite in San Francisco. per week later, Microsoft could be holding its own launch parties, but its sights are set on greater than just North America.

With the Xbox One launching in additional than simply North America on November 22, Microsoft announced today that it’s going to host various launch parties worldwide on Thursday night. The massive parties are set to happen within the U.S., but you’ll see “marquee global launch events” within the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Australia and Brazil.

“Today we invite millions of Xbox fans all over to sign up for us for the launch of Xbox One, beginning on Nov. 21 as we count down the ultimate hours to the launch of Xbox One,” said Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice chairman of selling and Strategy. “Xbox One often is the biggest launch within the history of Xbox and we can’t wait to celebrate with our fans.”

So, what about those big launch parties within the U.S.? Microsoft can be holding parties in both Ny city and La at the night of November 21. In Ny city, the 1st 1,000 fans to pick out up an Xbox One on the Best Buy Theater on Times Square might be treated to a Macklemore and Ryan Lewis concert. In La, the primary 500 to buy an Xbox One shall be treated to a Deadmau5 concert.

Before the above events occur, however, Microsoft may be holding the first actual launch party in Auckland, New Zealand. At this event – dubbed Midnight Madness – EB Games and Microsoft have teamed as much as deliver a celebration with live music, DJ sets and the possibility to win an Xbox One.

Outside of the official events, Microsoft says that its retail partners would be holding launch events in their own around the world at the night of November 21. The Microsoft Store may also be getting into at the action, and you may learn more about those events here.

Despite some troubling rumors from earlier this year, it looks as if the Xbox One goes to launch widespread and abundance. Nailing a console launch in exactly one country is tricky enough, however it appears like Microsoft should be just fine because it launches its newest console simultaneously across North America, South America, Australia and Western Europe.

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Game developer Team17 today announced that it’ll soon make a move into third-party publishing of games. Team17 is healthier referred to as the improvement studio behind the Worms series of games, which debuted just over 18 years ago. More recently the studio rebooted its Superfrog franchise with Superfrog HD.

Team17 was originally a 3rd-party publisher behind classic games similar to Alien Breed and Super Stardust as well as Superfrog. In today’s announcement the studio explained why this is making its move back to publishing when plainly other smaller online game publishers are struggling:

Ultimately, the timing is good; Team17 is in a totally fortunate position with a wealth of private experience to share. Team17 has an immense community running into many millions that we will cross-promote within and lift awareness for brand new IPs and specifically indie games, that are very with reference to our hearts and something we rise up for. Team17 is home to an excellent digital publishing team who’ve topped every digital chart from PC, console and mobile over the past couple of years. Most significantly, Team17 make games in addition and know first-hand just what it takes to make a game and take it to market correctly across all platforms.

Team17 already has one game on its publishing roster, and indie title called Light. The sport is a top-down 2D game starring a square which will sneak around levels, quietly take out guards, and hack terminals. As per its name, Light plays around with light rather a lot, using the square’s sight view to gradually reveal more of every level. The sport is currently up for voting on Steam Greenlight.

With only days to head before the discharge of the PlayStation 4 on Friday, Sony today released its companion mobile app for its upcoming console. The PlayStation App is now available at no cost through both Apple’s App Store and Google Play.

The app was first previewed in a video Sony released previewing its vision for an inclusive PlayStation ecosystem that revolves across the PlayStation 4, PS Vita, and mobile devices. It was then detailed and demoed back in September across the time of the Tokyo Game Show.

The PlayStation App allows PlayStation 4 gamers to take care of with their PlayStation 4 details while on-the-go. The app allows users to see what their PSN friends are playing and search through their profiles or easily send messages over the network in a chat interface. Trophies and recent friend activity can all be seen at the app, and all of this stuff, including game invitations and alerts, may be accessed quickly through a notifications bar.

The app can also be the software that permits gamers to use their tablet or smartphone as an interface device for games that support such functionality. Game manuals and the PlayStation Blog can be viewed during the app.

More importantly for Sony, the PlayStation App provides full access to the PlayStation Store. Gamers would be in a position to purchase games and add-ons anywhere, then immediately push them to their PS4 console for download.

How do you’re making a fighter using Kinect because the only input method? Well, we still don’t really know, but Ubisoft’s latest trailer for Fighter Within in any case attempts to elucidate.

Claiming to offer us an “Inside the game” look, the newest trailer for Fighter Within treats us instead to a trailer trying to be informative and funny. It fails at both, and that i still don’t know how two persons are alleged to play this game. It’s pretty obvious that the characters on screen kick and punch with the player, but how are you purported to do those crazy acrobatics which you see in the whole trailers without horribly maiming yourself or the individual next to you.

I really hope Ubisoft shows a gameplay trailer for Fighter Within soon that illustrates the way you actually play the sport. A Kinect fighter actually feels like a funky idea, but every trailer for the title up to now makes it appear that Ubisoft isn’t confident in its Xbox One launch title in any respect.

Even if it does find yourself being nothing greater than a novelty, you’re capable of get a couple of fun nights of drunken shadow boxing out of it. That’s almost all you’ll ask out of most Kinect games.

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With Rockstar now claiming that Grand Theft Auto Online is fixed and players rolling in cash from the new stimulus package, the stage is finally set for more content to come back to the sport.

Rockstar today announced that the “Beach Bum” update for GTA Online might be launching on November 19. The update could be free and could automatically download together with the 1.06 update for the sport. Though this update appears to be just a diffusion of existing content, Rockstar has promised that future updates will include a “Capture the Flag” job mode and entirely-cooperative heists for players to finish.

The new content will feature various new weapons, vehicles, jobs, and customization options for players.

The two new weapons are an SNS Pistol and a broken bottle. Either one of the recent weapons may be obtained for free of charge at in-game gun stores and players may even automatically receive them for his or her characters in Grand Theft Auto V.

The recent vehicles include a dune buggy, off-road truck, camper, and the “Speeder” speedboat. The new vehicles also cost nothing and will be accessed during the in-game web browser. In GTA V players should use their marina or garage to access the recent vehicles.

The new jobs aren’t actually new game modes, but are beach-themed takes on existing modes. Rockstar is adding one new race, survival, parachuting, team deathmatch, and bike race jobs each.

The new customization options also are in-line with the beach bum theme, with flip-flops, board shorts, and tribal tattoos that may soon be available.

All the eye this week could be at the impending launch of the PS4, but Nintendo isn’t letting that keep it silent. Instead, it decided to host a Nintendo Direct today specializing in the world’s premiere dedicated gaming device – the Nintendo 3DS.

Starting off, Nintendo reconfirmed that both The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and its accompanying 3DS bundle would be available on November 22. There’s not much else to claim concerning the game with it being so as regards to launch. Instead, look at this new trailer for the title:

Next up is Mario Party: Island Tour – the newest mini-game collection for the 3DS. It comes out on November 22, but is targeting a completely different market. Nintendo announced that each one the mini-games might be shared among four players from one game cart if you happen to can’t force friends to purchase the sport. It also has a large single-player mode complete with boss fights.

For JRPG fans, Nintendo announced that Bravely Default could be coming to North America on February 7. It’s going to release a limited collector’s edition of the title that includes an art book, soundtrack CD and AR cards. Here’s a brand new trailer for it:

As for Professor Layton fans, the ultimate game inside the series – Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy – could be released on February 28. Here’s a brand new trailer for it:

In other 3DS news, Nintendo can be releasing a 3DS system update next month to be able to let you create a Nintendo Network ID at the handheld and link it in your Wii U. By doing this, you’ll manage to use your eShop funds across both platforms. Nintendo notes that a Nintendo Network ID isn’t necessary for 3DS users, but it surely might be required to access demos and other free content.

Speaking of free content, the 3DS would be getting Miiverse within the same update. The hand-held may also be getting YouTube later this month.

Despite today’s Nintendo Direct being mostly in regards to the 3DS, Nintendo did be able to sneak in two Wii U updates. The 1st was a brand new sizzle reel highlighting the whole indie content coming to the Wii U and 3DS eShop within the coming months:

The other Wii U news was a brand new trailer for Super Mario 3D World highlighting “10 new things” players can discover inside the game. The trailer is filled with minor spoilers regarding unlockables and stages so you’ve been warned. For those who don’t want anything concerning the game spoiled for you, don’t watch the video. You ought to also avoid Nintendo’s Twitter feed because it have been tweeting concerning the spoiler besides:

With the PS4 just a few days away and the Xbox One launching on November 22, it’s no better time to be a gamer. That’s doubly true for the Nintendo faithful because the Wii U and 3DS are both getting the very best looking games of the year(s) over the following few months.

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The PS4 review embargo lifted this morning, and Resogun stands tall because the highest rated PS4 launch game. Apparently to be the Geometry Wars of this generation, and it’ll likely remain one of the vital popular titles at the system because of it being free for PlayStation Plus members.

Now, you’ll be unreasonably excited for Resogun and are having a troublesome time looking ahead to the PS4 to launch on November 15. To assist tide you over, Sony has released what seems to be the overall trailer for the sport today. In it, we get an awesome examine the various diverse and unique levels the developers at Housemarque were ready to get a hold of:

On the PlayStation blog, the team at Housemarque announced that Resogun will feature a co-op mode. In co-op, players gets to choose from three ships – Nemesis, Ferox and Phobos. Each ship has different stats that cause them to more suited to certain situations.

Resogun would be available at the PSN for PS4 starting November 15. Will probably be free for PlayStation Plus members whereas non-members can pick it up for $15. You shouldn’t must do this, however, as every PS4 sold will include a free month of PS Plus.

The PS4 launches in two days, and the console is practically sold out everywhere. If you’d like one at launch, you’re either going to need to face the scalpers or camp out in Ny city.

Sony announced today that it’s going to have 444 PlayStation 4 consoles available for fans who’re willing to camp out in front of The conventional, High Line Hotel in Ny city. The consoles will go on sale in the dark on November 15, but you could go stand in line at once. In the event you intend to buy the console, Sony says that they’re only taking bank card so all individuals who have cash stored in a shoe box are out of luck.

Of course, some people may not think a PS4 is worth camping in Ny city for the following two days. To assist make it worth your while, Sony may also be holding a midnight launch event on the Standard for those waiting in line. Apart from the 30 PS4 demo kiosks, fans may even have the likelihood to play games with their creators and a few mystery “industry luminaries.”

Not content to celebrate the PS4 launch with just games, Sony may even install “a large art installation within the central plaza” with a view to “showcase interactive content and real-time art jams.” The corporate can be projecting “images depicting the creative means of developing video games” at the entire north side of the hotel.

Last but not least, people who occur to select up a PS4 on Thursday night may also have a raffle to seem on TV as Spike TV could be broadcasting the launch event in Ny city live starting at 11 p.m. EST. The station will televise the primary PS4 being sold inside the U.S. for you to appear early.

If Ny city isn’t your thing, Sony may also be holding its man launch party in San Francisco. Have a look at our previous coverage for details on that event.

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Earlier this month, Sony announced that the PS4 would launch with a few entertainment apps, like Netflix and Hulu Plus. Those are all well and good, but Sony would like it in the event you used its own entertainment apps at the PS4 besides.

Sony announced today that its Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited services could be at the PS4 at launch. That’s not all, however, because the apps can have received some beefy updates from their PS3 predecessors. The largest updates appear to be coming to the Video Unlimited, but Music Unlimited fans are becoming numerous new features to boot.

So, what’s new in Video Unlimited at the PS4? Here’s all you are able to stay up for:

As for Music Unlimited, listed below are the recent features within the PS4 app:

As you’ve got heard, the PS4 won’t support MP3s or DLNA at launch. This basically forces users to make use of Sony’s Music Unlimited for music at the system, and that’s left numerous people pretty unhappy. In a contemporary interview with Giant Bomb, Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida said the verdict to take away MP3 support wasn’t resulting from some nefarious scheme to make you utilize Music Unlimited. Instead, he says the focal point at launch “has been always on game features” and that multimedia support fell by the wayside accordingly. With that being said, Yoshida says the engineering teams are already discussing how you can implement MP3 and DLNA support.

Back in early September, Ubisoft announced several smaller titles that it’d be publishing within the coming months. Among them was Child of sunshine, a 2-D side-scrolling JRPG-like game with a remarkable art style. The truth that the sport is a keenness project from Ubisoft Montreal developers who worked on Far Cry 3 made all of it the more interesting.

Today Ubisoft has provided a good deeper study Child of sunshine with a developer gameplay walkthrough video. Brianna Code, lead programmer at the game, narrates the video, which shows off many aspects of the sport including its turn-based combat and ability tree upgrade system.

In Child of sunshine players will tackle the role of Aurora, a toddler who embarks on a quest to take back the sun, moon, and stars from an evil queen. They’ll explore an international called Lemuria including a firefly companion named Igniculus. The game’s dialogue is all written in rhyme, with Code claiming that the sport is “intended to be a playable poem.”