All Characters Confirmed For Mortal Kombat 11 Pre-Beta

The surprise announcement of Mortal Kombat 11 three months ago have been quite an adventure as a tsunami of character reveals have followed the highly anticipated fighter since its debut at the 2018 Game Awards. With several waves of different fighters presented for the upcoming roster, and likely for it to continue to grow with about a month left before the game officially launches, it seemed best to list all that will be part of the game’s release later in April. Branching to the approaching closed beta that both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 users will be able to participate in this coming Wednesday, there are already five that will be playable for the 5-day playtest. Along with over another dozen that will be playable when the full version drops. Closed beta characters: Baraka Jade Kabal Skarlet Scorpion Remaining announced characters: Cassie Cage Erron Black D’Vorah Geras Jacqui Briggs Jade Johnny Cage Kano Kotal Kahn Noob Saibot Raiden Shang Tsung Sonya Blade Sub-Zero Shao Kahn While the majority holds as unlockable characters that players can access when progressing through the game’s story campaign, there are a couple that are behind a pay wall. One being Shao Kahn which can only be obtained by pre-ordering the game. There is no word if he will be available for purchase following the game’s launch. And Shang Tsung who will be the first DLC character up for purchase. Among the ones listed, there are characters who have been revealed for Mortal Kombat 11, but have yet to be confirmed to be playable: Kitana, Kung Lao, Kronika, and Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat 11 is set to release on April 23, 2019 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and Nintendo Switch.  

Watch Out For These Booths At PAX East 2019

PAX East is around the corner and just like at every event there will be contests and giveaways to look out for. We aren’t talking about the papers, pens, or the cheap masks you’ll get randomly while walking the show floor. There will be multiple companies that will be holding raffles with prizes that will help you with your PC build, free games, exclusive pins, and a bunch more. So we took our time and did our research and talked to a couple of the companies that will be hosting quality contests & giveaways. AORUS/GIGABYTE AORUS, a premium gaming brand powered by GIGABYTE had revealed their plans for PAX East 2019 which includes esports related contests and some giveaways as well. The booth will have VR Racing simulations, esports game challenges, and non-stop stage events. Some of the hottest AORUS products will be there such as the first ever tactical gaming monitor, AORUS AD27QD featuring 144Hz refresh rate. For hardware enthusiasts, be on the lookout for the recently released AORUS 15 gaming laptop powered by the revolutionary RTX 2070 platform at the AORUS gaming corner. The esport related game challenges will feature PUBG and CS: GO where you’ll be able to take home some sweet prizes and there will be a ‘Beat the Pro’ PUBG challenge. There wasn’t any specific details released on what exactly will be given away if you win a competition or raffle. This booth won’t be hard to find as it’ll be one of the bigger ones there at the event. There will be something going on every day and all day at the AORUS booth. COOLER MASTER Our good friends at Cooler Master will be at PAX East once again and we talked with the company about what they’ll have. Every day at 4 PM EST there will be at raffle drawn at their booth #19103 and we can assume you’ll be able to win keyboards, mice and possibly their new headset that we reviewed not too long ago. If you have been planning on buying a product from Cooler Master they usually have some of their products for sale with a discounted price exclusively for PAX attendees. If you are a big PC fan and are looking to build a new one this is another to keep an eye out for. BLOWFISH STUDIOS Now, you might walk by some unfamiliar booths at the event, but don’t be too shy or underrate some of these companies with their games. Blowfish Studios will be at the event and will be giving away a console of your choice from an Xbox One S, PlayStation 4 Slim to a Nintendo Switch and if you really wanted one, a Nintendo 2DS /3DS. All you have to do to enter this giveaway is to subscribe to their newsletter. The first place winner will be able to pick the console and here are the other prizes for the ones that come in the top 3: Second Place: Pick either a Nintendo 3DS or 2DS. Third Place: This winner will receive a $50 gift card. Anyone who shows up to the booth will receive a pin that represents one of their games as long as you subscribe to their newsletter. Here is what the pin looks like: Blowfish Studios will have four games playable including Obey Me & War Tech Fighters. We reached out to Mixer / Xbox to see what games they’ll have playable at the event, but they were unable to comment. Usually when Microsoft goes to PAX they’ll have exclusive pins if you play some of their games and the Mixer booth usually has some type of competition. PAX East and West 2018 had Fortnite tournaments, but this year might be a little different. Here are booths that we suggest heading to if you are interested in quality giveaways or just want to play really good games and have a fun time. PlayStation – They will have 27 different games playable on over 80 game stations and there will be a PlayStation Gear Store. Astro Gaming  – Almost every event Astro goes to they’ll have giveaways or some type of raffle. Also, if you are looking for a new headset on sale find a time to check their booth. Nintendo – This year Nintendo will have a lot of great games playable including Cuphead and Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered. The Behemoth – We suggest these guys because Castle Crashers Remastered will be playable on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Meta Threads – Not just because they are our official jersey sponsor, but if you are looking for a quality backpack for traveling or just new shirts and jerseys to wear. Check them out. KontrolFreek – It doesn’t hurt to upgrade your thumb-sticks and get new grips. tinyBuild – These great folks always show off great indie games so if you have some free time try to put these guys on your list.    

Mortal Kombat 11 Closed Beta Kicks Off Later This Week

NetherRealm’s Mortal Kombat 11 received its surprise announcement at the 2018 Game Awards back in December, with fans anticipating the for the game’s full reveal coming the following month in Los Angeles. Revealing in January that returning characters from different timelines from the series along with a closed beta to debut the month before the game drops in April. Already aware of the game’s exclusive playtest to be coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in March, what time exactly has not been disclosed until recently as NetherRealm Studios revealed when it will go live and how long the beta will last. Kicking off a day earlier compared to the previous March 28th announcement, players will be able to hop into the closed beta this Wednesday, March 27 at 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST. And the beta will be online until the coming Sunday on March 31st. Users are required to have either PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold for their respected platform. Unsure on how to access the beta? The only way of gaining access is by pre-ordering any edition of the game and you will receive your key to unlock the beta. Alongside being gifted a pre-order bonus, unlocking Shao Kahn for the full game. The beta will host five characters to choose from for players to feel out for when the game drops next month: Baraka Jade Kabal Skarlet Scorpion Mortal Kombat 11 will be available on April 23, 2019 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Minecraft Map Review: City Living

This map is available on the Minecraft marketplace for 1340 Minecraft. City Living is by Noxcrew. Noxcrew has made maps such as Spaceship and Aliens, Millionaire Mansions and Monster of the Deep. The Minecraft Marketplace is on Windows 10, Android, iOS, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Cities typically have a lot of things going on. Emergency vehicles rushing around to make sure that everyone and everything is fine. People are going shopping, driving cars and carrying out their daily jobs. City Living does everything that was listed and more. It has a lot of pieces of content to keep you occupied and a lot of secrets to discover. Gameplay: This map truly captures the essence of a city. For the buildings, the majority of them are furnished inside ad if they aren’t it is because the map creators want you to design it yourself. There are high story apartments for you to live in and do a day to day life. There are then some nice houses on the outskirts of the city which are nice and cosy with a few secrets inside of them. For the vehicles and entities, you have a large array to choose from. There are fire engines, police cars, wheelchairs, lamps, art, citizens just to name a few. While a few minor changes could be made to the vehicles to give the player some more availability for them, it isn’t anything big. Appearance: This map gives off a city feel while exploring it for several hours. Many blocks are retextured in this map to help with this. Some blocks have a few minor changes and some have a complete overhaul! With every part of this map, the array of blocks used to create the buildings and environment compliments and fits each other very well. Overall: This map says what it is on the tin. It is a city for living. You can really get yourself into the map to explore what it is about. If you aren’t into the roleplay/free roam types of maps, this map isn’t really for you. But for you city loving people out here, this may just be the map for you! This map is the final Creative Toolbox maps by Noxcrew for a while. They have published 5 maps so far and all can be found on the Minecraft marketplace.

Report: Apple Interested In Gaming Subscription Service Following Recent Hardware Sales

Subscription-based services have become more and more frequent in the gaming industry varying from Netflix-esc Xbox Game Pass with libraries of titles to offering a new platform to play titles on like Google’s more recent Stadia. And now it seems that Apple might be entering the industry with their own form of a gaming subscription service. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, the tech giant is considering to create a video game-focused subscription service following the recent decrease in the company’s hardware sales. A source within Apple sharing with the business outlet that the company is interested in bundling some of the most popular titles in the industry like Grand Theft Auto or Minecraft and offering them for a set price per month for users to pay. All collected revenue for each month will be handed to the developer based on the amount of screen time their titles get through the unannounced service. But for free-to-play titles like Apex Legends or Fortnite, it was also mentioned that Apple isn’t looking to include the cost-free games as revenue will be generated through in-app purchases rather than through in-game transactions. Alongside the unnamed subscription service, Bloomberg also shares that Apple is looking to offering a similar service for video as well as news also. Explaining that the upcoming services will be revealed as early as this Monday, March 25. Recently, it was also discovered that both Wal-Mart and Snapchat are looking into entering the gaming scene with their own iteration of a gaming service/platform. What are your thought on now Apple potentially joining the gaming industry? Source: Bloomberg

Atlus’ New Teaser Reveals Persona 5: The Royal

Following a short teaser from Atlus of Persona 5 R back in late December, fans were left anticipating the full reveal of the new project surrounding the studio’s 2016 title. Leading to today as promised for information to release on what the new game might be, Atlus released yet another teaser for the previous teaser. But this time at least, we have the official name for the game: Persona 5: The Royal. But for context on what the new game might be revolving around for the main plot, we’re currently left in the dark until the next piece of information that will drop on April 24th. You can watch the official teaser below. Introducing a new red-headed character, she shares her dislike for the Phantom Thieves and prefers to “think the Phantom Thieves’ methods will make the world a better place or help anyone. In the end, I feel like you can only solve that yourself,” according to Gematsu’s translation. As of right now, it’s still unsure if this will is expected to be a spin-off the original title or if it’s an expansion. Previously, it was rumored that the then-titled project Persona 5 R could potentially be an updated iteration of Persona 5 which will offer all content that released for the game following the course prior to launch. But what stood out for this rumor particularly was that the title could potentially be coming to Nintendo Switch. Currently, Persona 5: The Royal is listed for PlayStation 4 with no expected release date.