‘Fall Guys’ introduces a mini-game Battle Royale dynamic

Indie game developer Mediatonic brings a fun twist to reality TV games and the Battle Royale genre by bringing these two together. Fall Guys meshes together Super Mario Party games with multiplayer Battle Royale. It’ll feature 30 or so mini-games where your customizable blob competes with around 100 players at a time to win at these randomly generated games. And like other Battle Royale games, it’ll whittle down those who don’t make the cut.

Mediatonic is considering throwing in some Twitch integration eventually, allowing players to select items or courses for streamers to play or even joining the game en masse. Fall Guys is set to hit the PC and PlayStation 4 in 2020.

Source: Engadget + PlayStation Lifestyle

‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’ will come out on March 3, 2020

Just ahead of Square Enix’s E3 keynote, the game developer dropped the release date and a new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake. The game is set to launch on the PlayStation 4 on March 3, 2020. What isn’t clear at the moment is whether this will be the full game. FFVII Remake was originally said to have an episodic release. According to a tweet from Square Enix Director Tetsuya Nomura, we will hear more about the game at Square Enix’s E3 event. The keynote kicks off on June 10^th at 9PM ET / 6PM PT.

Source: The Verge

‘Dark Pictures: Man of Medan’ to launch this August 30th

If you’re familiar with Supermassive’s Until Dawn, then you won’t have trouble understanding what to do with the developer’s new Dark Pictures Anthology. This interactive horror series is launching with Man of Medan this August 30^th. It’ll be coming to the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The story revolves around a group on a diving vacation gone wrong. They end up kidnapped and trapped in a ghost ship. The choices you make in the game will determine whether these characters live or die. This anthology takes place in a shared universe and Supermassive plans to release a Dark Pictures game every six months.

The game will have a “Curator’s Cut” mode, which will come to all players for free eventually, but those who pre-order gain access to this mode from day one. In this mode, you’ll be able to replay scenes from the perspectives of the other characters when you finish the game. You also get more choices that affect the story in new ways. This mode also offers scenes and secrets not available in the main game.

Source: Engadget

Rumoured PS4 update brings feature like game gifting, trophy progression

With Sony moving towards creating its next gaming platform, it means we’re reaching the tail end of updates for the PlayStation 4. And there might be some features that current users will very much welcome. According to gaming YouTuber Tidux, there are few things coming to the PS4 in a yet-to-be-announced firmware update. These include the ability to buy digital games as gifts, game wish list, time log/stats for all games, trophy progression, and the ability to pin specific trophies you can chase.

Gifting games is already offered on platforms like Steam and the Xbox One. Meanwhile, having a game wish list is strangely available on the PlayStation Store but not on the PS4 just yet. And a time log might be a fun way to track how long you’ve spent playing the games you play. Trophy progression is already available in Xbox, but should be a welcome addition here. It’ll let you see how many percentage is left before you can earn a specific trophy. Sony hasn’t confirmed if this update will be coming, but if it does, it’ll certainly round out features the platform has been missing.

Source: Screen Rant