Category: Developers

CD Projekt Red is delaying Cyberpunk 2077 for the second time around but CEO Adam Kicinski assures that there won’t be any more delay after this one. From the originally scheduled launch date of April 16, the launch of the game was moved to a later date to September 17. Now, the studio has announced once again that the game will be delayed to November 19.

An important development update pic.twitter.com/uFGrt9Tqpi

— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) June 18, 2020

Despite the announcement of the delay, the studio has assured that the content and complexity of the game as a whole are complete. The studio’s decision to further delay the game gave hopeful players an impression that the studio is under pressure because of how critics praised the game “The Last of Us Part II.” But in a 45-minute call between the developers and their investors, it looks like that that does not seem to be the case. The studio wanted to delay the game to iron out bugs and release a much solid build to the public for Cyberpunk 2077.

In the said call, CD Projekt Red has mentioned that a selected journalist is already playing the game as of this writing without any form of restriction. They have also mentioned that members of the media who are given the opportunity to play the game are given full access to the complete content of the game. This, in return, will let the selected media and journalists provide much in-depth content for the public to discern this coming June 25. Because of this, CD Projekt Red is expecting game bugs and hitches that will be reported by the journalists. With this in mind, CD Projekt Red came to the conclusion that they want to further iron out the game from bugs to provide the best possible gaming experience to hopeful players.

CD Projekt Red CEO, Adam Kicinski, also mentioned during the call that the game will not be delayed any further. In his statement, “We truly believe this will be the final date. Any decision like this costs us trust. We try to be as reasonable as possible to make a final decision,” he also mentioned that the studio is not worried about the competition in the market or any possible losses due to the delay. The management pointed out that the year’s biggest games are often released before then and this will give Cyberpunk 2077 a much bigger room to breathe.

Adam Kicinski may have mentioned that delays incurring for the game costs the company trust for their fans and consumers. However, for Witcher fans and gamers who played the Witcher video game series have abruptly gained a massive respect towards the studio for taking time to polish a game instead of rushing it to the public to make money, *cough EA*.

With the delay of the game comes the delay of planned contend addition including expansions, multiplayer mode, and the possible porting of Cyberpunk 2077 to the next-gen console such as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. It was also stated that Cyberpunk 2077 will be free for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X but only for those who already bought the game for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, respectively. Once the game gets ported to PS5 and Xbox Series X, a more robust update will come to the game for these consoles. The update will take advantage of the overall performance of the next-gen consoles. This will provide a better overall gaming and graphics performance for Cyberpunk 2077. However, the process of how to get Cyberpunk 2077 for free for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X is not given out. But at the very least, this ensures that the game will be ported for these consoles. For now, the call did not mention any form of information about the game coming to the next-gen consoles including release date, price, and how good the game will be with PS5 and Xbox Series X.

Cyberpunk 2077 will be available on November 19 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. However, there are no specific dates yet for when the game will be available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. We are also not certain yet if the game will come to the Nintendo Switch. For PC players, you can pre-order a copy on GOG.com, Steam, and Epic Game Store. We recommend purchasing the game directly from GOG. This will allow all proceeds to go directly to the studio.

For now, let’s wait until June 25 for them to release more information about Cyberpunk 2077.

CD Projekt Red has announced on its official Twitter account that Cyberpunk 2077 will be delayed, again, to November 19.

An important development update pic.twitter.com/uFGrt9Tqpi

— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) June 18, 2020

Cyberpunk 2077 was originally set to be launched on April 16th of 2020 but was delayed to September 17 of the same year due to the effects and threats caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

According to its official Twitter post, the content and gameplay of the game are complete and ready to go. However, the CD Projekt Red, the developer of Cyberpunk 2077 and the popular Witcher video game series, felt that they needed to go through the abundance of content and complex systems interweaving with each other to balance the game mechanics. The delay will give the developers enough time to fix bugs and iron out everything. Furthermore, on the said post, it confirms that Cyberpunk 2077 will have a huge open-world setup.

Despite the delay, hopeful players are very positive about the studio’s decision. Players all around the globe can, however, expect new preview content of the Night City Wire this coming June 25. The preview will contain gameplay, reactions, and much more in-depth content from the selected journalists that are given a chance to play the Cyberpunk 2077 independently this week.

Mega Evolution is coming to Pokemon Go and will be available in the latter part of this year. The mechanics of Mega Evolution will be different and unique to the play style of Pokemon Go according to the developers during the Pokemon Present live stream event.

According to the official Pokemon Go Twitter account, Mega Evolution will be acquirable in the wild.

In 2020, Mega Evolution will be coming to Pokémon GO! You can look forward to meeting Mega-Evolved Pokémon in the real world! #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/o25v1onTaT

— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) June 17, 2020

Unfortunately, the information is scarce and very limited. As of this writing, all we know is that Mega Evolution is coming to Pokemon GO but how it works is mind bugging. We are also not certain if all the Pokemon that is currently on your rooster can Mega Evolve or will it be exclusive to certain specific Pokemons.

Be sure to stay tuned and we will keep you updated in regards to this matter.

The first ever Pokemon DLC is bound to be released tomorrow, June 17, and Nintendo will be holding a broadcast announcement and presentation for the Isle of Armor on the said date. This also includes Pokemon news that takes part on the first expansion DLC for the Pokemon series.

Isle of Armor is the first DLC paid expansion for Pokemon Sword and Shield. A new wild area is expected to be added to the Galar region in this expansion in which, Pokemons that you will not find on the first wild area will be here. Furthermore, over 100 old Pokemon will become available in the release of the Isle of Armor including a new legendary Pokemon, Kubfu.

As a Pokemon, Kubfu a Fighting-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII. It evolves into Urshifu when trained in the Tower of Two Fists.

The form it evolves into depends on the tower it is trained in. Kubfu evolves into Urshifu Single Strike Style when trained in the Tower of Darkness while training in the Tower of Waters results to Urshifu Rapid Strike Style.

The Isle of Armor expansion pass is readily available on the Nintendo eShop for US$29.99. Furthermore, the release of Isle of Armors will also introduce a new way to gain Gigantamax of certain Pokemons including Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Inteleon.

Additional information regarding Expansion Pass Part 2, The Crown Tundra, will be revealed at a later date.

Our first PlayStation 5 games are about to be revealed in just a matter of hours. The event was originally scheduled for June 4 but Sony postponed the said event in solidarity of the protest in the US against racism and police brutality.

You can watch live stream on either YouTube or Twitch.

The event livestream will start at 1pm PT, 4pm ET, 9pm BST and will go is expected to last for an hour or so. The stream will also be streamed in 1080p at 30 frames per second to accommodate the number of expected viewers watching the stream. Furthermore, Sony recommend watching the stream with a headset to enjoy their audio work dedicated for the said stream.

You can also watch the livestream here with the embedded YouTube video above. Simply keep refreshing on the scheduled time of the live stream.

The Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is finally getting its first batch of downloadable content this coming June 23. The first batch of DLC will be free and is slated for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

For Nintendo Switch users, the content will be ported in the month of July.

The DLC will include a boss revenge mode that offers a new battle arena experience and Chrome Wheel, more in-depth character customization.

Along the announcement was the DLC roadmap for the game. In the 3rd quarter of 2020, chaos mode and versus mode will be released along with cross-over content and classic mode.

Additional cross-over content will be coming in the 4th quarter of 2020. The content set for that timeline will also bring a playable character that has not yet been revealed.

As a game, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was developed by ArtPlay and published by 505 Games. The game’s development was led by Koji Igarashi, the former Castlevania series producer, and was released for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in June 2019.

The game is on 40% off sale as of this writing and the promo will end on June 16.

The PlayStation 5 event that was originally scheduled on June 4 has been rescheduled for June 11. Sony postponed the PS5 event last June 2 out of solidarity with the protests against racial injustice and police brutality in the US. The said event will be showing off games that are inlined for the next-generation console, the PS5.

See you Thursday, June 11 at 1:00pm Pacific time (9:00pm BST) for a look at the future of gaming on #PS5: https://t.co/9XJkXYProo pic.twitter.com/8EoN34UPdd

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 8, 2020

In this event, Sony and its PlayStation division will be discussing, showcasing, and announcing video game titles for its upcoming PlayStation 5 video game console.

Jim Ryan, CEO of PlayStation, touted that the event will reveal the first look at the games that will be made and will be exclusive for the said console.

Back on June 2, the official PlayStation Twitter account posted the postponed scheduled event.

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— PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 1, 2020

It took the company more than 4 days to announced the official rescheduled date for the event.

The PlayStation 5 event will be live and streamed at 1080p running at 30 frames per second and will begin at 1pm Pacific Time / 9pm BST. Sony mentioned that this will eased the show’s production process during a time when many the majority of their stuff and developers are working from home.

They also recommend watching the stream with a headphone to enjoy the reworks done with the audio for the stream.

The live stream will also be available on PlayStation official Twitch and YouTube accounts.

We are also expecting rumored games to be announced during the event. This will confirm of the rumors are bound to be true or not including Bloodborne Remaster, Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, and Hogwarts: A Dark Legacy.

So what are you looking forward to this event? We’re pretty excited about the games and hopefully, Sony would let us peek some of the details about the next-generation console including its design and price.

If you have been following Cyberpunk 2077 you already know that developer CD Projeckt Red uploads new screenshots every once in a while on the official website of the game. However, these screenshots are often stylized and difficult to depict if they are in-game screenshots, cut scenes, or created for marketing.

Now, a fan that goes by the Reddit user name “Compxs36” gave the screenshots some 8K upscale goodness. According to Compxs36, he upscaled the screenshots using the Waifu2x neural network. The user accounts also denoised the screenshots by removing the film grain filter and most JPG-artifacts.

The results are stunning. The increase in resolution along with some powerful reworks gave the images crisper and a more solid look. The background images and display got the most upgrade look from the process. Now, the screenshots have a file size ranging from 25MB to 30MB.

Unfortunately, the image file sizes are too large for us to include here. Even before the upscale work, the file sizes are already big. So better head over to Compxs36’s gallery to see, and download them. They make an excellent desktop wallpaper.

Just in case you are wondering, the game Cyberpunk 2077 is set to be launched on September 17, 2020. The game will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and Stadia. There is no confirmation yet if the game will be ported to Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.

In an interview conducted by gamesindustry.biz, Sony is full head-on in the release of the PlayStation 5. The company will also be making exclusive games for the next generation console as a way to make people purchase or upgrade to the upcoming console.

We do believe, however, that the greatest challenge Sony will be facing with the newest console is convincing current owners of PlayStation 4 that the upgrade will be worth it. We all know that exclusive titles have taught us to simply wait for these titles to become available for other platforms. So, making exclusive titles for the PlayStation 5 may not be enough to convince people to jump the upgrade.

One particular game that we already have revealed is the Godfall. A video game title that’s exclusive for PlayStation 5. However, the developer themselves stated that the exclusivity will only last for 12 months.

Godfall is slated to be exclusive to Epic Games Store on PC for 12 months

— Godfall (@PlayGodfall) December 13, 2019

And after that, we’re simply not certain if the game will be available for PlayStation 4 yet. But we, in fact, know that the game will be available for other PC platform stores such as Steam.

There are just many uncertainties at this point on how Sony will take on these said challenges. Focusing its marketing on Dual Sense technology as well as multiple uses of Solid State Drive for the next-generation console will surely be not enough to convince consumers.

Ryan, however, clearly stated that Sony will not leave the PS4 community after the PS5 launch. To keep the PS4 community engaging with the Sony platform, Ryan stated that they plan to make PS5 games playable on the older machine. In that statement alone, it’s already a confirmation that PS5 exclusive games will be time-limited. But of course, this does not include Sony’s developed games, which can take years before we see any chances of them being ported out on other platforms. Which, is a strategy proposed by Microsoft slating that games created for Xbox Series X will also be playable on Xbox One.

Let’s just wait and see for now until Sony reveals the PlayStation 5 and more of its features. Let’s not forget how the pandemic affected the economy and this includes small times game developers that are not pandemic proof. Sony, however, offered US$10 million financial assistance to help indie developers with over 100 studios in vital finance.

Overall, Ryan believes that the game industry can be proud of itself on how it responded to the pandemic. However, he still acknowledges that there are still uncertainty and things can easily be unpredictable. Right now, PlayStation 5 is come, the games are on track, and Microsoft is also full head-on coalition with its launch of Xbox Series X.

The longest-running massively multi-player RPG, World of Warcraft, will be having a live update for its upcoming latest expansion, the Shadowlands. The live update will be set to the public this coming June 10 and you can watch the simulcast stream live with World of Warcraft Executive Producer John Hight and Game Director Ion Hazzikostas. They’ll share more about the upcoming Shadowlands expansion with a look at some of the newest content in development. You can also watch the said live stream on the following channels:

• Twitch – https://www.twitch.tv/warcraft
• YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/WorldofWarcraft

Shadowlands Price and Release Date

The Shadowlands expansion can now be pre-purchased on the Blizzard store. It will be available in three different editions beginning with Base, Heroic, and Epic with prices US$39.99, US$59.99, and US$79.99, respectively.

As of this writing, there is no official release date yet for the Shadowlands. However, the Blizzard store stated World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion will be available on or before December 31, 2020.

Shadowlands

What lies beyond the world you know? The Shadowlands, resting place for every mortal soul—virtuous or vile—that has ever lived. Journey through planes of torment and imprisonment to those of rebirth and eternal reward.

The Shadowlands is home to an entire realm of the departed; it is a world between worlds whose delicate balance preserves life and death itself.

With a single act of destruction, Sylvanas Windrunner has ripped open the way to the afterlife. Azeroth’s staunchest defenders have been dragged into all-consuming darkness. An ancient force of death threatens to break its bonds and unravel reality.