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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 3 Release Date, News, And More

Plants vs. Zombies has been an excellent title published by EA and developed by PopCap Games since it came out on Android, iOS, Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation, among others. So, it would be a logical step from EA and PopCap to work on Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, the third installment in the renowned series. Here’s everything we know about Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 3 release date, news, features, and more.

Even though no official announcement has been made about Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 3, some rumors have emerged online since March of this year when the description of Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 on Amazon UK informed that the next comic book would link Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 to Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 3.

“Paul Tobin returns to write the official comic book bridge between video games PvZ: GW2 and PvZ: GW3 with Tim Lattie returning to deliver artwork,” the Amazon UK description reads.

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 3 Release Date, News, And More

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 3 would be a follow-up to the Garden Warfare 2, the third installment in the franchise and the second in the Garden Warfare story-arc. If the future title in the series would be similar to the previous ones, then it would come out with the same class-based combat set in the Plants vs. Zombies universe.

The fans expected to see the game during the E3 2018, but EA and PopCap Games did not announce the game back then. According to some rumors, EA is most likely willing to release Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 3 in 2019 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, but also for Android and iOS.

On the other hand, as reported by Xbox Achievements’ Richard Walker, “conventional wisdom would suggest that a new, high-profile studio like Motive might be drafted in for a Garden Warfare 2 sequel, possibly alongside PopCap Games.”

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“Boosting” in Online Games Can Now Send You To Prison in South Korea

“Boosting” in games means to speed up the process of earning awards or experience points, usually in an online game. Typically, this procedure employs methods that are not 100 percent encouraged by developers or gamers. However, many players still use “boosting.” Now, “boosting” in online games is a criminal offense and can send you to prison in South Korea.

There are dozens of “boosting” methods, but, in South Korea, playing on other persons’ accounts to boost their ranking is a common issue. It’s such a big enough problem that the South Korean government debated that recently. In conclusion, they said that “boosting” is a criminal offense and every player found “boosting” in online games might go to prison.

In South Korea, there are dozens of people and companies which are providing “boosting” services as part of their business, especially for some online games like Overwatch and League of Legends, two of the most popular games in South Korea.

“Boosting” in Online Games Can Now Send You To Prison in South Korea

According to the South Korean government, “boosting” low-skill players to higher ranked matches is unbalancing an online game ecosystem. As reported by the government, gamers caught “boosting” in online games might face a fine of 20 million won (roughly $18,000) or two years in prison.

While sending people in prison for as little as “boosting” in online games look like an extreme decision, the South Korean government believes that’s a normal sentence for those gamers who choose to “cheat” and get an advantage over other players. Definitely, we’ll never see something like that in the United States, Canada, or any other country in the world.

However, South Korea is renowned for its policies against cheating in games. On the other hand, would seem more reasonable for games devs to make the games sort out “boosters” and downgrade them.

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Kingdom Hearts 3 Leaks Forced Square Enix To Ask The Fans Not To Post Spoilers

Kingdom Hearts 3 is the most sought-after video game of 2019, so far. However, many Kingdom Hearts 3 leaks have emerged online, a fact which forced Square Enix, via the game Director Tetsuya Nomura, to ask the franchise fans not to post spoilers, especially “epilogue and secret movie,” as Nomura reported, which are the game’s “biggest spoilers” overall.

“We’re aware that a small portion of Kingdom Hearts 3 has been circulating online before its official release. We are also aware as to how this has all happened. The whole team has been working together since yesterday night (Japan time) to investigate what we can do to better this situation, but first, we would like to ask that you do not share these videos,” said Tetsuya Nomura

“The game’s epilogue and secret movie, which are the biggest spoilers in this game, are planned to be released at a later date just in case, so they will not be shown before the game’s release,” he added.

Kingdom Hearts 3 Leaks Forced Square Enix To Ask The Fans Not To Post Spoilers

“We want everyone to be able to experience the full game after its release equally, so we ask for your continued support on this matter,” said Tetsuya Nomura who also added that Square Enix know how the Kingdom Hearts 3 leaks emerged on the Internet, but the game director did not reveal any details.

“We’re sorry to see this caused concern amongst our fans who are excited about the release. We’re one month out from the release. Let’s enjoy the game together when it releases on January 29, 2019,” said Tetsuya Nomura, the Kingdom Heart 3 Director.

In short, a Kingdom Hearts 3 gameplay video went online revealing some significant parts of the most sought-after game for 2019. Accordingly, Square Enix, via Tetsuya Nomura, asks the fans not to post spoilers so that everyone to enjoy the title when it comes out on January 29th, 2019.

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Super Smash Bros Ultimate 1.2.0 Update Comes With Significant Online And Offline Changes

Super Smash Bros Ultimate is, undoubtedly, an excellent title for Nintendo. It has broken all the records since the game launched for Nintendo Switch on December 7th, and now, Nintendo rolled out the new Super Smash Bros Ultimate 1.2.0 update with significant online and offline changes.

According to the release notes of the new update for Super Smash Bros Ultimate, the 1.2.0 version comes with the sought-after fix for matchmaking issues and alterations in the difficulty of approaching challengers when playing offline, among other improvements and changes.

“Version 1.2.0 will be distributed within the next week. Once you update the software, you won’t be able to watch replays made with previous versions. If you have any replays you want to keep, go to Vault -> Replays -> Replay Data -> Convert to Video,” explained Nintendo before the new Super Smash Bros Ultimate 1.2.0 update rolled out earlier.

The new 1.2.0 update also comes with several bug fixes, stability and performance improvements, and game balance adjustments. Also, Link, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Luigi, Ice Climbers, Young Link, Olimar, Toon Link, Villager, Greninja, PAC-MAN, Duck Hunt, and Isabelle received various minor updates and fixes.

Super Smash Bros Ultimate 1.2.0 Update Release Notes

Version 1.2.0

  • You can confirm your current version by checking the upper-right corner of the title screen.

Offline Gameplay

  • Adjusted difficulty of approaching challengers.

Online Gameplay

  • When matchmaking in Quickplay, the Format setting of your Preferred Rules will be prioritized more. That may cause matchmaking to take more time. Also, there is no guarantee that matchmaking will be done correctly as shown in the set Preferred Rules.
  • Increased the stability of the simultaneous connection within Battle Arenas.

Miscellaneous

  • Game balance adjustments.
  • Various gameplay fixes.
  • Link, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Luigi, Ice Climbers, Young Link, Olimar, Toon Link, Villager, Greninja, PAC-MAN, Duck Hunt, and Isabelle fixes and tweaks.
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Xbox Scarlett Leaks – Microsoft’s Next-Gen Console Was Codenamed “Anaconda”

Undoubtedly, the life cycle of the current-gen consoles, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, is coming closer to its end. Increasingly more rumors and leaks emerge online regarding the future PlayStation 5 from Sony, revealing more and more aspects about Sony’s next console. Now, it’s time for Xbox Scarlett to be in the news. According to recent Xbox Scarlett leks, Microsoft’s next-gen console was codenamed “Anaconda,” and it would boast some astonishing specifications.

Microsoft’s Next-Gen Console Was Codenamed “Anaconda”

Jez Corden from Windows Central reported on Twitter that, according to some sources, the next-gen Xbox development kit was codenamed “Anaconda.” If that’s indeed correct, it means that Microsoft respected its tradition to codename its consoles using reptile names. For example, the Xbox One was nicknamed “Durango,” while Xbox One X was called “Chuckwalla.”

But that’s not all we got on the future Xbox Scarlett, Microsoft’s next-gen console. Also according to some recent Xbox Scarlett leaks, the next-gen video games console would come out with some astonishing specifications.

Xbox Scarlett Leaks Show The The Next-Gen Console Would Boast Astonishing Specs

According to the latest Xbox Scarlett leaks, Microsoft’s next-gen console would come out equipped with the upcoming AMD CPU and GPU technology. Under the hood, Xbox Scarlett would pack Zen 2 and the custom-made Navi GPU architecture that will use GDDR6 memory.

That would be a huge leap forward from the Polaris-based GPU used in the Xbox One, S, and Xbox One X video game consoles. Also, it would a more performant architecture than the HBM2 in Vega and the GDDR5 memory used on the Radeon RX 400/500 series.

Besides this information, we don’t know much about Xbox Scarlett. Also, we don’t know anything on when will Microsoft’s next-gen console come out on the market. However, according to some rumors, Xbox Scarlett would hit the shelves somewhen in 2020.

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