Gears Pop, the cute mobile spin-off from the usually grim and gritty Gears of War franchise, made a surprise debut at E3 earlier this year. Now with the game around the corner in some territories, The Coalition has shown the first gameplay footage.In an extended dev diary, studio head Rod Fergusson and game director Tyler Bielman explain that the game is preparing for a soft launch--the practice when mobile games launch in some individual territories to put a game through its paces on a small-scale, similar to a beta. Since word would be getting out regarding the game at that point anyway, The Coalition decided this was the time to show off footage. The result is an extended look at a single match, lasting about three minutes, with a striking resemblance to the mobile game Clash Royale.As Bielman explains, their goals in transitioning Gears to a new format was to deliver on a few pillars of the Gears universe: cover, so-called "explosive moments," and the familiar Gears characters. You can build a team of Gears heroes and villains for 3v3 matches in an arena setting.Gears Pop was one of three games that made its debut at E3 2018, alongside Gears Tactics for PC and Gears 5 for Xbox One. Gears 5 debuted a trailer along with its original announcement. Both Gears 5 and Gears Pop are scheduled for release in 2019, while Tactics doesn't yet have a release date.Info from Gamespot.com

Newegg's Black Friday deals have been detailed, and they include some great deals on PC hardware and consoles. The bulk of the discounts ad is devoted to laptops, tower PCs, accessories, and TVs, along with a few deals for Xbox One and PS4.The full ad has lots of hardware deals but the retailer highlights a few on the front page. An ASUS Scar Edition Quad Core with a 1TB hybrid drive gaming laptop is listed at $800, while an Acer Aspire 5 is $500. An Intel Core i5-9600K Coffee Lake processor is $250, and an ASUS ROG GeForce GTX 1070 video card is $430. The full ad has almost 20 pages of PC hardware deals.Aside from desktops, laptops, and components, the ad features lots of accessories as well. You can save $30-35 on Corsair wireless headsets, a whopping $80 on a MadCatz wired gaming mouse, and $40 on Yeti microphones. It also offers discounts on other devices like projectors, printers, and staples like power strips and portable hard drives.One page in the back of the circular details the console deals. Those include $100 off a new Xbox One X 1TB or Xbox One S Minecraft Creator's Bundle, $100 off a pair of PlayStation VR bundles that include two different sets of games, and $20 off Xbox One and PlayStation 4 controllers. You can also get a digital code for NBA 2K19 for Xbox One for $30. Check below for some of the highlights.For more savings, check out our Black Friday deal round-up. Those include lots of other retailers, special bundles arranged for the retail holiday, limited-time discounts, and a lot more. Treat yourself to some stuff after finishing your stuffing.ASUS ROG STRIX Scar Edition15.6” 120Hz display GeForce GTX 1050 4GB VRAM Quad Core i7-7700HQ (up to 3.8GHz), 8GB DDR4, 128GB PCIEG3x4 NVME SSD + 1TB Hybrid Drive - GL503VD-EB72 Gaming Laptop ($800)Acer Laptop Aspire 5 Intel Core i5 8th Gen 8250U (1.60 GHz) 8 GB Memory 256 GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce MX150 15.6" Windows 10 Home 64-Bit A515-51G-53V6 ($500)Intel Core i5-9600K Coffee Lake 6-Core 3.7 GHz (4.6 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I59600K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630 ($250)ABS Focus Gaming Desktop PC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB Intel i7-8700 (3.20 GHz) 6-Core 16 GB DDR4 240 GB SSD 1 TB HDD Windows 10 Home 64-Bit ALI218 ($1250)ASUS ROG GeForce GTX 1070 Ti ROG-STRIX-GTX1070TI-A8G-GAMING 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card ($430)Xbox One X 1TB Console ($400)Xbox One S 1TB Console - Minecraft Creators Bundle ($200)PlayStation VR - ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission & Moss Bundle ($200)Xbox Wireless Controller - White ($40)DualShock 4 Wireless Controller for PlayStation 4 - Jet Black ($40)Best Black Friday DealsThe Best Game Deals On Black FridayPS4's Best Black Friday 2018 DealsNintendo Switch's Best Black Friday 2018 DealsXbox One's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsBest Buy's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsTarget's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsWalmart's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsAll The Game DealsBlack Friday 2018 DealsWhen The Black Friday Sales StartPS4 Black Friday 2018 DealsNintendo Switch Black Friday 2018 DealsXbox One Black Friday 2018 DealsTarget Black Friday 2018 Game DealsBest Buy Black Friday 2018 Game DealsWalmart Black Friday 2018 Game DealsGameStop Black Friday 2018 Game DealsInfo from Gamespot.com

Sony has announced a new PlayStation 4 bundle that includes Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Though plenty of PS4 bargains will be awaiting shoppers on store shelves during Black Friday, this one actually goes on sale the following week for those patient enough to wait for their deal.The bundle includes a 1TB PlayStation 4, DualShock controller, and Black Ops 4, for $300. A 1TB console by itself costs the same, so this essentially throws the game in for free. It will be available in retail stores on November 27.This isn't the best deal going on a new PlayStation 4. A Black Friday bundle offers the same 1TB system with a copy of Spider-Man for $200. For that price you could add Black Ops 4 at standard price get two games for less than the price of a bundle that includes just one. However, that one is tied to Black Friday and will probably only be available for a limited time, while the Black Ops 4 bundle appears to be more standard.GameSpot's Black Ops 4 review found the package felt complete even without a single-player campaign. "Sure, there isn't a traditional single-player campaign, but with the depth and breadth of what is there, Black Ops 4 doesn't need it," wrote critic Kallie Plagge.For more bargains check out our round-ups of all things Black Friday, which includes more deals on PS4 systems and games, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch consoles, and a lot more.Info from Gamespot.com

PlayStation 4 is celebrating its fifth anniversary today, November 15, and to mark the occasion Sony has shared some notable stats and thoughts from some game developers. Those include some new sales data among light-hearted points about popular controllers.An infographic on the PlayStation Blog tells the story. The PS4 has sold 86.1 million hardware units, along with 777.9 million software units. The system has also received 11 major software updates amid countless smaller "stability updates." The data also shares some popular games, but lists them alphabetically rather than ranking them against each other.Best-Selling Games:Call of Duty: Black Ops 3Call of Duty: WW2FIFA 17FIFA 18Grand Theft Auto 5Most Popular Games:Call of Duty: Black Ops 3FIFA 17FIFA 18FortniteGrand Theft Auto 5Most Downloaded Games:Call of Duty: Black Ops 3Destiny 2Dead by DaylightJust Cause 3Mafia 3In terms of hardware, the top DualShock color schemes are flat black, blue, red, white, and camo. Finally, the rarest PS4 is the PS4 Pro 500 Million Units Edition, which was limited to just 50,000. Sony also announced a brand-new PS4 bundle, which includes Black Ops 4.Sony also released a lengthy blog featuring favorite games of top developers from studios like Guerrilla, Insomniac, Sony Bend, and Naughty Dog. Lots of PlayStation 4 exclusives like God of War and Horizon: Zero Dawn were named as standouts from fellow developers, along with a healthy selection of third-party and indies like Red Dead Redemption 2, Bloodborne, and Inside. Info from Gamespot.com

Black Friday is only a couple days away, and this year it includes some heavy discounts on one of the year's biggest movies, Avengers: Infinity War. The blockbuster culmination of the long-running Marvel cinematic universe broke box office records. And if you're eager to watch it again, there are several ways to grab the much loved superhero crossover film. First, Best Buy has the best price for a Blu-ray and digital combo at $6.99. Just behind it, Walmart has its own markdown for $7.96. Both of those beat Target, which is offering the standard DVD copy for $10. Finally, Best Buy is offering the high-end 4K copy for $14.99. But if you're the patient type, you could just wait for Christmas and watch it on Netflix.The Infinity War Blu-ray comes with loads of extra features, including four featurettes and a handful of deleted scenes. The deleted scenes include a surprise cameo surprise cameo and a scene that explains how the Guardians knew to head to Titan. It also includes an audio commentary with plenty of revealing tidbits. We even found out what was up with the Hulk. If you're a devotee of the Marvel films, you'll need to catch up and prepare for next year's Captain Marvel film, which has its groundwork laid in Infinity War.If you're looking for many more Black Friday deals, including lots on games, hardware, accessories, and other tech-geek goodies, check out our Black Friday round-ups. Lots of other Marvel movies are on sale too. Plan your shopping ahead so you can get it done in a snap.Buy Blu-Ray + Digital at Best BuyBuy Ultra 4K HD at Best BuyBuy DVD at WalmartBuy DVD at TargetBest Black Friday DealsThe Best Game Deals On Black FridayPS4's Best Black Friday 2018 DealsNintendo Switch's Best Black Friday 2018 DealsXbox One's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsBest Buy's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsTarget's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsWalmart's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsAll The Game DealsBlack Friday 2018 DealsWhen The Black Friday Sales StartPS4 Black Friday 2018 DealsNintendo Switch Black Friday 2018 DealsXbox One Black Friday 2018 DealsTarget Black Friday 2018 Game DealsBest Buy Black Friday 2018 Game DealsWalmart Black Friday 2018 Game DealsGameStop Black Friday 2018 Game DealsInfo from Gamespot.com

Bungie has given word on when to expect Destiny 2's next big paid update, Black Armory, along with a heads-up about some growing pains that may come along with it. The new content will drop on December 4, and Bungie warns that the week prior may raise unforeseen issues as it prepares to roll out the update.In an update on the official blog, the team says it is working to make a list of temporary changes so players will know what to expect, and it encourages anyone impacted by unexpected bugs help forum.The Black Armory is part of the new Season of the Forge, which will begin on November 27. It will be followed by the Season of the Drifter, followed by another unnamed season. Season of the Forge will add the new The Dawning event, new Crucible content, and new weapons. Annual Pass holders who can access the Black Armory will get Light and Fury weapons, the new Forges of the Chain activity, a Raid Lair, Exotics, and Legendaries.The blog also noted a set of changes coming to the PvP/PvE hybrid Gambit Mode. Infamy will be more readily available, with Infamy rank point awards for all bounties being doubled. Various challenges have been retuned to be easier to complete and a new bounty rewards Primeval envoy kills. Ranking up in subdivisions will award Legendary weapons and armor. Plus the players who receive their Primeval second can only receive one "catch-up" stack of Primeval Slayer, rather than multiple stacks based on performance.If you need to rack up Infamy, next week will be the time. A Double Infamy event will take place next Tuesday, November 20 through Friday, November 23, followed by a Triple Infamy event from November 23 through Tuesday, November 27.Finally, Bungie suggested the transition into the next year of Destiny 2 will come with its own changes and plans for the future. The company has previously said it has a full year of content planned following Forsaken. Black Armory will be the first piece of content for Annual Pass holders and more free content for everyone is coming."The time has come to begin a new conversation about how the Destiny endgame will continue to thrive in the months to come," the blog states. "What will each Season hold for every player of Destiny 2? How will the Annual Pass add to that experience? These are the questions we want to answer as we introduce you to a whole way to to enjoy your hobby as a Guardians with new challenges to conquer and new rewards you’ll want to add to your inventory."Next week, as the holiday season begins in our neck of the woods, the news coming out of our studio will be random and light. The week after, we’ll be exploring all the details of another kind of season. Stay tuned for what comes next."This comes just after Activision publicly noted that Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion failed to meet sales targets. In that call, the company signaled that it would be looking for new ways for players to spend through in-game microtransactions. As Bungie plans whatever it has in store for seasonal content, it may also have to make changes to answer for revenue expectations from the game's publisher.Info from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has gotten another global update across all platforms, including quality-of-life improvements, a new Perk system modifier, and PC-specific balance changes. Plus it includes the usual round of regular bug fixes that are to be expected with an ongoing live game.In the patch notes, Treyarch says that the PC balance updates are distinct from the other platforms and the teams evaluate them separately. As a result the notes have their own PC section with additional keybinds, more slight toggles for things like push to talk or Asus Aura RGB effects, and several balance changes to weapons.Meanwhile, all modes got improvements to detecting melee attacks, exploit fixes in Multiplayer, and crash fixes in Zombies. The Zombies mode also got a new modifier to its Perk system to increase weapon reload speed. If you've played previous games you may recognize this as the "Speed Cola" perk. Combining it with Fast Mags/Hybrid Mags, it results in a 50% overall increase."This preserves the role of these weapon attachments in creating the quickest-handling guns in each weapon class," reads the notes. "Additionally, we wanted to ensure the reload modifiers from certain Pack-a-Punch versions of weapons are still meaningful, which stack with the new 'Speed Cola' tuning values."If you haven't yet grabbed Black Ops 4, Amazon has a hot deal offering it for $40. This matches the best sale price across retailers on Black Friday. Plus, if you need a system to go with it, Sony just announced a new PlayStation 4 bundle that includes the game for free.Check below for the full patch notes.Black Ops 4 November 15 Update Patch NotesMultiplayerGameplayImproved melee attack hit registration. More improvements to come in an upcoming patch.Added enemy attachment information to Killcam.Resolved an issue where players leaving a match shortly after joining could cause a white square to appear in the Scoreboard.Create-a-ClassClosed an exploit that allowed players to apply Dark Matter, Gold, or Diamond Camos on any weapon regardless of camo progress.Resolved an issue where players with Signature Weapons could encounter UI Error 55068 when selecting a weapon under another Custom Class tab.CWL Custom GamesGeneralSpecialist Equipment restrictions are now implemented as intended.Players now continue to earn score toward Scorestreaks after the first round of CWL Search & Destroy and CWL Control.TorqueTorque is no longer selectable in CWL Search & Destroy to align with current official CWL ruleset. These changes will continue to be tested and reviewed for viability in competitive play.Torque’s Razor Wire no longer does damage to align with current official CWL ruleset.Resolved an issue where players could become stuck and unable to move when walking into an enemy Torque’s Razor Wire.MapsNuketownClosed an exploit where players could grapple on top of the red shed.Firing RangeClosed a cover exploit on top of some sandbags.ScorestreaksFixed a crash that could occur when shooting down the Care Package, Mantis, or Strike Team Helicopters.ModesGun GameResolved an issue in Gun Game where winning a match, then leaving the lobby before the next game starts, could cause that player’s name to appear on the next game’s Scoreboard with stats from the previous game.ChallengesEKIA tracking has been added for Domination and Control to the “Proactive Measures” Challenge requirements in the Game Heroics category.ZombiesStabilityGlobalFixed a crash that could occur when a player disconnected while the Chakram was thrown.Fixed a crash that could occur when the Blightfather performed its tracking missile attack.Fixed a rare crash that could occur while using Anywhere But Here.Fixed a rare crash that could occur while using the Chakram throw.Fixed a rare crash that could occur upon Homunculus death.IXFixed a crash that could occur when fighting the Destroyer during the Main Quest.Fixed a crash that could occur upon completing the Arena Rock side quest.Fixed a rare crash that could occur when enemies spawned during the Ra obelisk step in the Main Quest.GeneralResolved an issue in Blood of the Dead where ambient music would abruptly stop and restart when progressing through rounds.Closed an exploit where players could use certain Elixirs without consuming them.BlackoutCharactersUpdated descriptions for Ranger, Airborne, Frogman, Seal, and Battle Hardened characters to clarify that they are unlocked by progressing to a specific Echelon.GeneralMiscellaneousResolved an issue where attempting to load a custom Paintjob could cause a UI Error message to appear.Fixed a crash that could occur when switching between modes.Fist Bump returned to the Gestures menu.Resolved an issue where the Daily Tier Skip icon could appear misaligned in the main menu.Black MarketResolved an issue where current Tier progress could be reset by acquiring a Special Order.Resolved an issue where the Black Market menu could disappear when switching between the Multiplayer and Zombies menus.General (PC ONLY)StabilityFixed a crash occurring on CPUs that don't support SSE4.1 instructions extension. This issue was affecting AMD Phenom CPUs.Fixed a rare crash during the first seconds after launching the game.GameplayAdded three new keybinds for Stance Up, Stance Up/Jump, and Stance Down.Added a gameplay option for ADS sensitivity trigger timing.Added a gameplay option to remove hitmarker visual and/or sound.Added an option to toggle Asus Aura RGB effects On or Off.Adjusted iron sights and scope movement while turning to make them appear close to the center of the screen.Fixed an issue where the Push to Talk keybind would not work with an overlay opened.MiscellaneousResolved an issue where the player could not name Paintjobs.Fixed an issue where the player could not change reticle color with the mouse.Added visual improvements on tooltips throughout various menus.New messages will now always be displayed in the chat box, including callouts.Aligned buttons in the Custom Games lobby.Multiplayer (PC ONLY)GeneralResolved an issue with re-rolling enemy Care Packages with the Engineer Perk.Resolved an issue where a Specialist would appear in the preview slot when no Specialist was selected during the Specialist draft.Resolved a visual issue in Heist where the close button would remain on screen when closing the Buy menu with the ESC key.Resolved an issue where the textures would appear pitch black for several seconds at the beginning of a match.Weapons (PC ONLY)SMGsSaug 9mmHip fire spread increased.SpitfireHip fire spread increased.Slightly reduced the hip-fire bonus granted by the Laser Sight attachment.CorditeHip-fire spread increased.Tactical RiflesAuger DMRSlightly increased rate of fire.ABR 223Reduced delay between each burst.Sniper RiflesPaladin HB50High Caliber I - Now grants a one-shot kill to shoulders and above.High Caliber II - Now grants a one-shot kill to the stomach and above. Hands and lower arms have been removed from the one-shot one kill zone.Fixed an issue where the game was not using the PC description for the Paladin and its attachments.Blackout (PC ONLY)GameplayAdded a keybind to tag an item.Added Perk activation feedback in the player HUD.Pressing the Interact key will now close the Stash while looting a Stash.Resolved an issue where players could use a Trauma Kit before the game began to start with 200 Health.Resolved an issue where the "Toggle" healing would heal faster than the "Hold" option.Resolved an issue where the Free Look mode would make it impossible to move the RC-XD.StabilityFixed a crash occurring when aiming down sights using a Hades equipped with a 2x scope.We are also currently aware of some issues that were introduced with the new title update on PC, and the team is working on fixing the following issues:Left arrow to navigate through Custom Classes in the Create-a-Class menu is missing.Players can still change tabs by using the “Navigate to Previous Tab” and “Navigate to Next Tab” keybinds.Hitmarker options are not always set to their default value when launching the game.New options were introduced to allow the player to remove the visuals and/or audio for hitmarkers. If you wish the enable them, you will find the following options in the Interface tab in the Options menu:Hitmarker VisualsHitmarker Sound EffectDamage-Based HitmarkersInfo from Gamespot.com

The retail holiday Black Friday traditionally follows after Thanksgiving, but it's been slowly bleeding into the days and weeks before. You can already find lots of great sale prices, but if you happen to have a hunger for deals on Thanksgiving itself, you can head down to your local GameStop. The video game retailer has announced it will once again open its doors on turkey day.Stores will open at 3 PM local time on Thanksgiving day. If you'd rather do your shopping online you can actually get started earlier, as it will offer its Black Friday sales prices starting at 8 PM central time on Wednesday, November 21.We've compiled some of GameStop's best finds in case you want to start planning your shopping now. Those include an Xbox One S 1TB Minecraft Creators bundle for $200, $70 off any Xbox One or S and a PlayStation 4 1TB with Spider-Man for $200. You can also pick up Forza Horizon 4 for $40 and Sea of Thieves for $30 on Xbox One, and God of War for $30 and Detroit: Become Human for $20 on PS4.This joins the whole host of Black Friday retailers offering deep discounts on games, hardware, TVs, movies, and more. You can check out our Black Friday roundups for a lot more deals as you prepare your gifting budget or splurge on yourself.Info from Gamespot.com

Ebay's Black Friday week deals have kicked off, offering some deep discounts on games and consoles throughout the week. Naturally the biggest discounts are reserved for Black Friday itself, but some are unlisted so you'll have to check back on the big day.Running Monday, November 19 through Tuesday, November 20, you can pick up an Xbox One X for $380, an Xbox One X 1TB with NBA 2K19 for $400, or another NBA 2K19 bundle that also throws in Assassin's Creed Odyssey for $420. You can also grab Super Mario Party for Nintendo Switch for $48. On Thanksgiving, November 22, Ebay is teasing another Xbox One X 1TB deal, but that price is unlisted for the time being.Then on Black Friday, you can get a double-pack of recent games with Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 on Xbox One for $70 together. An Xbox One S 1TB Minecraft Bundle plus an HP 27" Monitor can be had together for $330. A Nintendo Switch in Neon Blue and Red will be available that day too, with an unlisted price. Finally, an Alienware 17 R5 Gaming Notebook will be on sale for $1370.Ebay notes that it is offering a Best Price Guarantee, which promises an Ebay coupon for 110% of the price difference if you happen to find a better price elsewhere.The annual retail holiday traditionally follows the day after Thanksgiving, but retailers vying for your dollars have been expanding it to the days and weeks before and after. You can check out all of our Black Friday roundups for loads more deals on games, hardware, consoles, movies and TV series, and more.Xbox One X 1TBXbox One X 1TB NBA 2K19 Bundle Xbox One X 1TB NBA 2K19 + Assassin's Creed Odyssey BundleSuper Mario PartyBest Black Friday DealsThe Best Game Deals On Black FridayPS4's Best Black Friday 2018 DealsNintendo Switch's Best Black Friday 2018 DealsXbox One's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsBest Buy's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsTarget's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsWalmart's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsAll The Game DealsBlack Friday 2018 DealsWhen The Black Friday Sales StartPS4 Black Friday 2018 DealsNintendo Switch Black Friday 2018 DealsXbox One Black Friday 2018 DealsTarget Black Friday 2018 Game DealsBest Buy Black Friday 2018 Game DealsWalmart Black Friday 2018 Game DealsGameStop Black Friday 2018 Game DealsInfo from Gamespot.com

The Black Friday week sales have started at major retailers, and Ebay has gotten ahead of the game by also detailing its deals for the days directly following the retail holiday, including Cyber Monday. Those include some tech gadgets and gear along with a special price on an Xbox One X.For what has been dubbed "Cyber Weekend" on Saturday, November 24 and Sunday, November 25, you can pick up a 8th-Gen Surface Pro for $800. The company is also offering an LG 65" OLED 4K Smart TV for almost half off, though the exact dollar price remains unlisted. Then on Cyber Monday, November 26, you can pick up an Apple MacBook Air for $750. An Xbox One X 1TB Fallout 76 Bundle will be available that day too, for a price that is as-yet unlisted.These deals will follow the Black Friday week sales that have already started and will be ongoing throughout the week. Some choice selections from those include two different Xbox One X bundles and one with an unlisted price, Super Mario Party for Nintendo Switch, and a Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 two-pack on Xbox One.Ebay's Black Friday prices include its Best Price Guarantee. If you find a better price you can get 110% of the difference through a coupon. Check out all of our Black Friday roundups for loads more deals on video games, consoles, hardware, TVs, and much more.Best Black Friday DealsThe Best Game Deals On Black FridayPS4's Best Black Friday 2018 DealsNintendo Switch's Best Black Friday 2018 DealsXbox One's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsBest Buy's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsTarget's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsWalmart's Best Black Friday 2018 Game DealsAll The Game DealsBlack Friday 2018 DealsWhen The Black Friday Sales StartPS4 Black Friday 2018 DealsNintendo Switch Black Friday 2018 DealsXbox One Black Friday 2018 DealsTarget Black Friday 2018 Game DealsBest Buy Black Friday 2018 Game DealsWalmart Black Friday 2018 Game DealsGameStop Black Friday 2018 Game DealsInfo from Gamespot.com

Firaxis has announced its second major expansion to Civilization 6, called Gathering Storm. The name is apropos, as it will introduce a number of new environmental effects along with other new features like a world congress, power and renewable energy, and more. It will release on February 14, 2019 for $40 on PC. The announcement did not detail Switch or mobile release plans.The weather and power resources go hand-in-hand, as you'll be making choices that can impact the ecosystem and the fate of the planet. Natural disasters can wipe out your lands, but they could also enrich the land after they clear out. You'll be able to develop new advanced technologies and engineering projects, and negotiate plans with the world congress. Gathering Storm will also add eight more civs and nine more leaders, along with seven new wonders, and lots of buildings, districts, and so on.Environmental effects include volcanoes, storms like blizzards and hurricanes, climate change, floods, and droughts. Your strategic resources will be consumed in power plants to produce electricity, but as time passes you can turn from a coal- and oil-based energy to renewable energy sources. Your choices regarding renewable energy can also have an effect on world temperature, melting ice caps, and rising sea levels.You'll have new tools to deal with these global threats, with developments like canals, dams, tunnels, and railroads to overcome obstacles in your land. As your civilization evolves you can start to develop cities that are more protected thanks to flood barriers, expanding your build areas. You can also form alliances, influence city states, and compete in world games with the world congress. You'll be able to call a special session to address emergencies, vote on resolutions, and use diplomatic favor to negotiate promises from world leaders. A new era will also be added to the Technology and Civics trees to deal directly with the environmental effects.The nine new leaders will each bring their own bonuses and nine new units, four new buildings, three improvements, two districts, and one unique governor. Those join the seven new world wonders and seven natural wonders, 18 new units, 15 improvements, 9 new buildings, 5 new districts, 2 new city sets, 9 new techs, and 10 new civics.Finally, Gathering Storm will add two more scenarios. The Black Death will put you in the middle of the pandemic that ravaged Europe and western Asia and task you with keeping your people alive. The other, War Machine, is a multiplayer scenario putting you in the role of Germany or France at the outset of World War 1, in the midst of the invasion of Belgium. These will come alongside several new changes to the Espionage system, updates to Culture and Science victories, and new Historic Moments.These all appear primed to add several new layers of strategy to an already complex and enrapturing game. "Civ 6 has a few rough edges, but they’re pushed far into the periphery by spectacular strategic depth and intricate interlocking nuances," said critic Scott Butterworth in GameSpot's Civilization 6 review. "Any frustrations I experienced were immediately eclipsed by my desire to continue playing. Just one more turn, every turn, forever."Info from Gamespot.com

Kingdom Hearts 3 has completed development, and Square Enix has released a new trailer to mark the occasion. While most of the prior trailers have focused primarily on a single cameo like Pooh Bear or Rapunzel, this one celebrates the full scope of the Disney mash-up. You may see it in cinemas if you go to see a movie in the near future.The "Together" trailer featured above includes characters and settings from Frozen, Tangled, Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Big Hero Six, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Hercules. Those join some familiar locales from the history of the series, as this final entry looks to wrap up its sprawling story of light battling against the forces of darkness.The tweet that announced production had wrapped also mentioned that now would be a good time to catch up with Kingdom Hearts 1.5, 2.5, and 2.8. Each of those are included in the Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far bundle, which costs $40. That includes both of the remastered previous mainline games, along with side-stories like Chain of Memories, Birth By Sleep, and Dream Drop Distance.Kingdom Hearts 3 releases January 29, 2019, and will be the first new numbered entry since Kingdom Hearts 2 in 2005. Fans have been waiting a long time to see this story resolve, and Square Enix and Disney have put the requisite work in to make it a treat for fans--including pulling familiar voices from its various Disney movies.Info from Gamespot.com

Valve's Steam Link device is almost sold out, and the company has signaled it doesn't plan to restock. It's already completely gone in Europe, and the company says it's almost sold out in the US as well.In a statement, Valve said it "intends to continue supporting the existing Steam Link hardware as well as distribution of the software versions of Steam Link." That statement could signal a new version of the Steam Link hardware coming, or simply letting existing users know that they'll keep receiving support. The name has also been applied to a mobile app (available on non-Apple devices) and it has been integrated into TVs. The statement points out that support for those digital applications will continue as well.The Steam Link allowed you to stream games from your gaming PC onto any display. Games could be streamed at 1080p and 60 FPS, and the device supported the Steam controller as well as third-party ones like the Xbox One, as long as you have the proper attachments for wireless controllers. The Steam Link went on sale last year for $20, and then received an even deeper temporary discount later in the year. Valve may have been attempting to clear some stock.Steam Link was one budget option for getting your PC games onto your living room display, as long as you had a powerful PC to run the games natively. Valve also produced Steam Machines for the same purpose, to make PC gaming a more console-like plug-and-play experience.Info from Gamespot.com

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is right around the corner, staking its claim to the usually dormant release month of December. It's a massive iteration of the classic arcade fighter franchise, with a wealth of power-ups, modes, and options. To help keep them all straight, Nintendo has released a lengthy trailer.The Overview trailer goes over the broad selection of characters and stages, the various types of power-ups you can expect to see, the Adventure mode, new Spirits mode, various multiplayer modes and options, Amiibo support, and more. It's a very thorough look at all Smash Bros. Ultimate has to offer, clocking in at more than seven minutes long. It's also all narrated to comedic effect by the Smash announcer.Not quite all of the developments from previous Smash games are making the transition, though. We recently learned that it won't let you set custom moves like you could in Smash 4 on Wii U and 3DS. And while you can train your fighters with the Amiibo functionality, some of the new roster additions aren't coming in figurine form until next year. We did, however, get a nice look at some of the newest fighters in action.Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is coming on December 7. Check out our guide to everything we know for more details.Info from Gamespot.com

The perpetually doomed Sean Bean has shown up in Hitman 2, and it's your job to wipe him out again. Bean appears as the game's first Elusive Target, a man named Mark Faba who has earned the reputation as impossible to kill. He's even earned the nickname "The Undying" for the number of times he's escaped assassination by faking his own death.The mission takes you to Miami, where Faba is trying to complete his own assassination contract at the Global Innovation Race. You'll have 14 days to complete the free mission, but you only get one shot and you can't save your game. If you complete the challenge you'll get the Explosive Pen weapon added to your inventory. But if Faba escapes or if you die or fail the mission in any way, you'll have lost your only chance.A new trailer released alongside the Elusive Target mission highlights some of the ways you can pick off the target. You could use a sniper rifle from across the racetrack, or you could get a little more up close and personal: rig the room to explode, or even pierce his eye with a pen a la the Joker in The Dark Knight. As the trailer notes, many more opportunities will present themselves in the mission as well.Choosing Sean Bean for the game's first Elusive Target is a bit of a meta-gag on the part of the developers. The character actor has become known for playing characters who die, so making him a slippery target who constantly fakes his own death matches. In the first game, actor Gary Busey had a guest role as an Elusive Target."Hitman is about experiencing the anticipation of seeing whether a plan will work when you try it for the first time," critic Edmond Tran said in GameSpot's Hitman 2 review. "It's about feeling the tension of briskly walking away from a bad situation, hoping you can lose the suspicious guards. It's the satisfaction of knowing the machinations of a level so well that when a target moves into a particular place at a particular time, you have the perfect way to intervene. Hitman 2 is a familiar experience, but in the Hitman world, familiarity is an incredible strength."Info from Gamespot.com