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Thursday, December 1, 2016

Gears of War 4 December Update Brings New Maps and Features

Gears of War 4 is getting a big update on December 6, which will add two new maps, several fixes, new features like a Daily Rewards system, and more.

New maps enter public playlists on December 13 for free, but Season Pass holders will have access early, on December 6. The maps include a district called Speyer that is "a still image of pre-Locust War life," and a military fortress called Glory, complete with a mounted turret overlooking an open courtyard. As a result, the Gridlock and Relic maps will be rotated out of the public playlists for now.

Additional improvements and features include a Daily Rewards system, vertical split-screen for Windows 10, audio/video adjustments, and more.

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Final Fantasy XV: 5 Million Copies Shipped on Day One

Square Enix announced today that across digital sales and retail shipments, five million copies of Final Fantasy XV were shipped on day one. According to Square, this means XV has become "the fastest selling game in the history of the Final Fantasy series."

Final Fantasy XV was released simultaneously worldwide, a first for Square Enix, which may have led to the increased sales at launch. Keep in mind that the numbers today partially represent units shipped to retailers, so we'll have to wait to find out exactly how many copies have actually been purchased by consumers.

Final Fantasy XV launched for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on November 29. For our thoughts, check out IGN's Final Fantasy XV review, and find a walkthrough and much more in our Final Fantasy XV wiki guide.

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Her, Zero Dark Thirty Production Company to Publish Games

Annapurna Pictures, the production house behind films like Her, Zero Dark Thirty, and Sausage Party, will begin publishing video games with its new Annapurna Interactive division. The first games published by the company will be What Remains of Edith Finch and Gorogoa next spring.

Annapurna Interactive will also publish games from Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi and Monument Valley developer Ken Wong, whose next project is Mountains.

The new game publishing arm will be made up of numerous industry veterans, including those who have worked on God of War, Mortal Kombat, Journey, and more.

"The artistry and diversity of interactive storytelling is exciting and we look forward to exploring the limitless possibilities in gaming. We want to empower artists across this medium to make Annapurna Interactive their home and I believe we've assembled the perfect team to make that happen," Annapurna founder and CEO Megan Ellison said in a statement accompanying the announcement.

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The Elder Scrolls Online Adds Lootbox "Crown Crates"

Starting today, Crown Crates have been added to The Elder Scrolls Online.

According to a post on the game's official site, this new addition to the ESO Crown Store gives players the "chance to obtain exclusive and unique pets, mounts, and more alongside useful consumable items."

Crown Crates will be tied to a specific season, with a new season cycling in every quarter. The first season is Storm Atronach, and features an array of electric-themed goods, which you can check out in the gallery below.

Each crate includes a total of four items from a "randomized selection of useful consumables and collectibles" worth more than the cost of an individual create.

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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Delayed

Ninja Theory, the development studio behind DmC: Devil May Cry and Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, has announced that Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has been delayed to next year.

The studio shared the news in an update video, saying they're "making great progress" on the upcoming action game that's based on Celtic mythology and explores mental illness. For the time being, however, they say in its current form Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is "not quite great enough" for a release in 2016.

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Gears of War 4 Testing Multiplayer Cross-Play This Weekend

The Coalition has announced plans to test cross-play for Gears of War 4 competitive multiplayer this weekend.

Starting this Friday, December 2, Xbox One players will be able to face off against those on Windows 10, the studio announced on the game's official forums. The trial, which is being conducted to explore the possibility of a permanent cross-platform option for Versus play outside of Private Matches, will conclude on Monday, December 5.

According to The Coalition, the goal of this test is to gauge player feedback from both Xbox One and PC users, as the studio decides how to move forward in delivering cross-platform play.

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EA is Taking a 'Couple of Years' Break off Battlefield to Focus on Star Wars Battlefront

EA has announced that we won't see another Battlefield game "for a couple of years." Instead, the company is choosing to throw its weight behind production on a new Star Wars Battlefront title set for release in late 2017.

The publisher's chief financial officer, Blake Jorgensen, broke the news at the Nasdaq Investor programme. According to a transcription via Videogamer, the decision to focus on Battlefront centres around EA's desire to address player criticism that the original game was light on content.

"We were really working with the old canvas of Star Wars, the old trilogy," he said. "We weren't using any of the new materials that came out of

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