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With the Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro out now, the continual analysis of how multiplatform games run on both suped-up systems is in full swing. Digital Foundry, a division of Eurogamer known for its tech analysis, took an in-depth look at Assassin’s Creed Origins recently and compared the performance and visual quality of the game on both platforms.

First thing to note is that the game uses dynamic resolution scaling; the render resolution will adjust itself in real time based on how graphically demanding the game gets to maintain a consistent framerate. To alleviate the loss in quality, Origins uses temporal anti-aliasing that reduces jaggies while making the overall image look softer.

According to Digital Foundry, the Xbox One X was able to hit a maximum resolution of 3584×2016, which is very close to true 4K (3840×2160). However, during the most common gameplay situations, the resolution settled between 1700p and 1800p. On the PS4 Pro, the highest resolution recorded was 1584p (2816×1584), but was consistently running 1440p (2560×1440). As far as resolution minimums, the Xbox One X didn’t dip any lower than 1656p and the PS4 Pro didn’t go below 1350p.

Aside from resolution, the two versions of the game share similar quality when it comes to visual effects; draw distances and general level of detail were said to be the same. On both the Xbox One X and PS4 Pro, framerate was said to be much more consistent than the consoles’ standard counterparts. Author David Bierton stated, “Frame-rates that regularly dip under 30fps on the older kit resolve much closer to the target performance level on PS4 Pro and Xbox One X.”

The PC version is capable of 60 FPS, native 4k (2160p), and can push shadow detail further than either of the upgraded consoles, but would require a high-end machine. It’s unclear what PC specs and settings would produce this level of experience, though. Bierton concluded that the standard PS4 “can feel overtaxed at times,” which is a problem exacerbated on the Xbox One. While the PC is capable of offering the best version, the extra pixel count puts the Xbox One X version ahead of the PS4 Pro.

If you want more detail and the full report, including how high dynamic range (HDR) works in the game, you can read that on Digital Foundry or watch their video below. Be sure to read our Assassin’s Creed Origins review or use our guides and walkthroughs if you’re already playing the game.

The previously announced DLC packs for Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus have received release dates.

Bethesda announced the first of the three DLC packs will release in December, with the final pack releasing in March. Players who pre-ordered Wolfenstein 2 have already received Episode Zero as a bonus, but players who didn’t pre-order can get it as part of the Season Pass.

Post-launch roadmap for Wolfenstein 2 DLC, via Bethesda

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Blizzard has announced plans to add 4K resolution support to Overwatch on Xbox One X.

“The team is currently exploring how the game experience can be enhanced on this platform to leverage the console’s incredible hardware, and is working on implementing 4K resolution in the game on Xbox One X,” Blizzard told Windows Central.

Blizzard said it’s “very important for the team to make sure the user interface looks natural on a truly big screen,” and will provide more details about its plans for 4K support on Xbox One X sometime in the future.

There’s no shortage of new content on the horizon for Overwatch players. Earlier this month at BlizzCon 2017, Blizzard revealed the game’s next hero, a support healer named Moira, and pulled back the curtain on Blizzard World, a new map that draws inspiration from the studio’s array of different games.

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Star Wars: Battlefront II will surely be one of the biggest and best-selling games of the year, and the top-tier marketing certainly reflects that. Sony has released a new live-action trailer for the game called “Rivalry,” and it’s pretty great.

The video focuses on the battle between the Light and the Dark, as told through the eyes of children who keep their rivalry going as they grow up together. There are some fantastic moments leading up to an over-the-top conclusion; check it out below.

Sony and Disney are partners on Star Wars: Battlefront II, and one piece of the partnership are Star Wars-themed PS4 bundles.

Battlefront II officially releases on November 17. People on Xbox One and PC can play the EA/Origin Access trial to try the full multiplayer component and the first three single-player missions, though you’re limited to a total of 10 hours of gameplay. Pre-ordering the Deluxe edition gets you complete access on November 14. You can read more in our Battlefront II multiplayer pre-review.

To the gaming and entertainment community:

It is with great sadness, pain, and regret that we tell you that IGN has failed two of its female employees, one former and one current – both of whom the team cares deeply about. We are devastated that two of our own have had to live with and carry this pain for more than a year.

When the women made management and human resources aware of the situation involving a now-former employee, those women, in the estimation of the IGN team, did not get the respect and care that they deserved as IGN employees and as people. That system, plainly put, failed them. It especially failed them but it also failed all of us.

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Black Friday is approaching, and many retailers have announced their deals well in advance of the big day. Best Buy is one such retailer, and it actually offered a select number of sale prices prior to Black Friday. But it’s Thanksgiving evening and the day after where the full selection of deals will be available, and we’ve rounded up everything you can expect to see discounted across PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, and 3DS–and even a single, solitary deal for those looking for something new to play on Wii U and Wii.

In terms of hardware deals, there isn’t much. Switch will be in stock but at its regular price of $300. Neither the PS4 Pro nor Xbox One X will be on sale, with the sale prices instead coming on the older hardware. A 1 TB PS4 can be had for $200, but that doesn’t include any free games. On the Microsoft side, you can get the Madden 18 Xbox One S 500 GB bundle for $230, and as a bonus, you’ll receive a free Xbox One controller. A free controller is also available with another bundle, which swaps in Forza Horizon 3 in place of Madden.

Controllers and accessories will also be discounted. The PlayStation VR Gran Turismo Sport bundle drops to $300. All PS4 DualShock 4 controllers will be $40, including the Red Crystal color version that is only available at Best Buy. Xbox One controllers will also be available for $40, although some will cost more–presumably the special edition colors and designs. Those looking for a headset will have several options, including the Turtle Beach XO Three wired headset (which works with Xbox One, PS4, and PC) and Turtle Beach Recon 150 (which also works with those devices) for $40 each. Astro headsets will be up to 25% off, while a handful of Switch accessories (including a Joy-Con charging station) will be $20 each.

Individual game sales are the big highlight. Many of the year’s biggest games are discounted; Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Injustice 2 drop to $20, while Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy drops to $25. Even more recent games are on sale: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and The Evil Within 2 drop to $25 each; Battlefield 1 Revolution, Persona 5, Overwatch: Game of the Year, and WWE 2K18 drop to $30 each; and Assassin’s Creed Origins, Forza Motorsport 7, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Need for Speed: Payback, and Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles all drop to $35 each. Doorbuster deals bring Call of Duty: WWII down to $40, Destiny 2 to $30, and NBA 2K18 to $30, among others.

Below, you’ll find a comprehensive list of everything we could find on sale at Best Buy. Some specific pricing was not shared and the exact time your local store opens will vary. You can check out the full details on Best Buy’s website. For more, check out our roundup of all the Walmart Black Friday 2017 deals.

Best Buy Black Friday 2017 Deals

PS4

Doorbuster Games (available at store opening)

• Call of Duty: WWII — $40
• Destiny 2 — $30
• FIFA 18 — $30
• Madden NFL 18 — $30
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War — $30
• NBA 2K18 — $30

Games (not doorbusters)

• Assassin’s Creed Origins — $35
• Battlefield 1 Revolution — $30
• BioShock: The Collection — $15
• Bloodborne — $15
• Borderlands: The Handsome Collection — $15
• Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Zombies Chronicles Edition — $35
• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare — $25
• Cars 3: Driven to Win — $30
• Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy — $25
• Dishonored 2 — $15
• Dishonored: Death of the Outsider — $15
• Doom — $15
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 — $20
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — $25
• Everybody’s Golf — $20
• The Evil Within 2 — $25
• Fallout 4 — $20
• Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition — $30
• Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age — $30
• Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood — $20
• Final Fantasy XV — $20
• For Honor — $15
• Ghost Recon: Wildlands — $20
• God of War III Remastered — $15
• Grand Theft Auto V — $25
• Helldivers: Super-Earth Ultimate Edition — $15
• Hidden Agenda — $15
• Horizon: Zero Dawn — $20
• Injustice 2 — $20
• Inside / Limbo Double Pack — $15
• Just Cause 3 — $15
• Just Dance 2018 — $30
• Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue — $20
• Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix — $20
• Knack 2 — $20
• Knowledge is Power — $15
• The Last of Us Remastered — $15
• Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game — $20
• Lego Worlds — $20
• LittleBigPlanet 3 — $15
• Mafia III — $15
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – A Telltale Games Series — $15
• Mass Effect: Andromeda — $15
• Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition — $20
• Micro Machines World Series — $15
• Minecraft — $15
• Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure — $15
• MLB The Show 17 — $20
• MXGP 3: The Official Motocross Videogame — $20
• NBA 2K18 – 200,000 VC — $40
• NBA Live 18 — $25
• Need for Speed: Payback — $35
• Nier Automata — $25
• Outlast Trinity — $20
• Overwatch: Game of the Year Edition — $30
• Persona 5 — $30
• Project Cars 2 — $30
• Rainbow Six Siege: Gold Year 2 Edition — $25
• Ratchet & Clank — $15
• Redout: Lightspeed Edition — $20
• Resident Evil 7: BIohazard — $20
• RIGS: Mechanized Combat League — $20
• Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration — $20
• The Sims 4 — $35
• SingStar Celebration — $15
• Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 Limited/Season Pass Edition — $20
• Sniper Elite 4 — $15
• South Park: The Fractured But Whole — $35
• Tearaway: Unfolded
• Tekken 7 — $25
• That’s You — $15
• Titanfall 2 — $15
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End — $20
• Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection — $15
• Until Dawn — $15
• The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series – A New Frontier — $15
• Watch Dogs 2 — $15
• Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy — $20
• Wolfenstein: The Two Pack (The New Order / The Old Blood) — $15
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus — $25
• WWE 2K18 — $30
• Yakuza Kiwami — $20
• Yooka-Laylee — $15

Hardware And Accessories

• PS4 Slim 1 TB — $200
• All PS4 DualShock 4 controllers — $40
• Turtle Beach Recon 150 wired headset — $40
• PSVR Gran Turismo Sport bundle — $300

Xbox One

Doorbuster Games (available at store opening)

• Call of Duty: WWII — $40
• Destiny 2 — $30
• FIFA 18 — $30
• Madden NFL 18 — $30
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War — $30
• NBA 2K18 — $30

Games (not doorbusters)

• Assassin’s Creed Origins — $35
• Battlefield 1 Revolution — $30
• BioShock: The Collection — $15
• Borderlands: The Handsome Collection — $15
• Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Zombies Chronicles Edition — $35
• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare — $25
• Cars 3: Driven to Win — $30
• Dishonored 2 — $15
• Dishonored: Death of the Outsider — $15
• Disneyland Adventures — $20
• Doom — $15
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 — $20
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — $25
• The Evil Within 2 — $25
• Fallout 4 — $20
• Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition — $30
• Final Fantasy XV — $20
• For Honor — $15
• Forza Horizon 3 — $25
• Forza Motorsport 7 — $35
• Gears of War 4 — $15
• Ghost Recon: Wildlands — $20
• Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition (backwards compatible) — $10
• Grand Theft Auto V — $25
• Halo 5: Guardians — $15
• Halo Wars 2 — $20
• Injustice 2 — $20
• Inside / Limbo Double Pack — $15
• Just Cause 3 — $15
• Just Dance 2018 — $30
• Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game — $20
• Lego Worlds — $20
• Mafia III — $15
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – A Telltale Games Series — $15
• Mass Effect: Andromeda — $15
• Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition — $20
• Micro Machines World Series — $15
• Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure — $15
• MXGP 3: The Official Motocross Videogame — $20
• NBA 2K18 – 200,000 VC — $40
• NBA Live 18 — $25
• Need for Speed: Payback — $35
• Outlast Trinity — $20
• Overwatch: Game of the Year Edition — $30
• Project Cars 2 — $30
• Rainbow Six Siege: Gold Year 2 Edition — $25
• Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition (backwards compatible) — $10
• Redout: Lightspeed Edition — $20
• Resident Evil 7: BIohazard — $20
• Rise of the Tomb Raider — $15
• Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure — $20
• The Sims 4 — $35
• Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 Limited/Season Pass Edition — $20
• Sniper Elite 4 — $15
• South Park: The Fractured But Whole — $35
• Sunset Overdrive — $15
• Super Lucky’s Tale — $20
• Tekken 7 — $25
• Titanfall 2 — $15
• The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series – A New Frontier — $15
• Watch Dogs 2 — $15
• Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy — $20
• Wolfenstein: The Two Pack (The New Order / The Old Blood) — $15
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus — $25
• WWE 2K18 — $30
• Yooka-Laylee — $15
• Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection — $20

Hardware And Accessories

• Xbox One S 500 GB w/ Madden 18 — $230
  • Free Xbox One controller with Xbox One 500 GB console bundle with Forza Horizon 3 or Madden 18
• Xbox One controllers – $40 and up
• Turtle Beach XO Three wired headset — $40
• Xbox Live Gold three-month subscription — $10

PC Games

• Dishonored: Death of the Outsider — $15
• The Evil Within 2 — $25
• Fallout 4 — $20
• Overwatch: Game of the Year Edition — $30
• Wolfenstein: The Two Pack (The New Order / The Old Blood) — $15
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus — $25

Nintendo Switch

Games (not doorbusters)

• 1-2-Switch — $25
• The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ — $20
• Cars 3: Driven to Win — $30
• Disgaea 5: Complete Edition — $20
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 — $20
• FIFA 18 — $20
• Just Dance 2018 — $30 (Switch/Wii U/Wii)
• Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game — $20
• Lego Worlds — $20
• Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure — $15
• Monopoly — $20
• Puyo Puyo Tetris — $20
• Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition — $20
• RBI Baseball 17 — $20
• Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase — $15
• Sonic Forces — $25
• Super Bomberman R — $25

Hardware And Accessories

• PowerA Joy-Con Charging Dock — $20
• PDP Switch Starter Kit — $20
• PowerA Plus Super Mario Edition Switch Pro Controller — $20

3DS Games

• Animal Crossing: New Leaf — $15
• Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia — $20
• Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon — $15
• Mario Kart 7 — $20
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 — $20
• Pokemon Alpha Sapphire — $20
• Pokemon Omega Ruby — $20
• Pokemon X — $20
• Pokemon Y — $20

With more games than ever releasing on the platform–there have been more than 6,000 new releases alone so far this year–Steam is full of weird, quirky titles. The upcoming Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy, however, might just take the cake when it comes to being the year’s weirdest.

Getting Over It is a game where you play as an at least partially nude man in a giant pot who navigates the world by using a sledgehammer. This is controlled entirely with the mouse, making for a rather curious control scheme as you try to drag or push yourself along. It was developed by the eponymous Bennett Foddy, who’s best known for games like QWOP and CLOP and says it’s meant as an homage to the 2002 game Sexy Hiking.

But as you can see in the video above, playing it is a maddening, hilarious experience. You’re meant to ascend a mountain to find “great mysteries and a wonderful reward,” but doing so is much easier said than done. It’s easy to lose progress as you fall back down after a mistake–moments which are punctuated with a quote or music intended to troll you, although you can turn that off if it proves to be too frustrating. Frustration is arguably the point, however; as the Steam page states, this is a game designed “for a certain kind of person; to hurt them.”

Partway through the video, we adjust the camera so you can see the actual physical inputs that are required to play. It’s at this point that our stream affords you the rare opportunity to actually watch a person acquire carpal tunnel in real time.

Getting Over It was released recently as a Humble Original; it was included as part of October’s Humble Monthly bundle, which it’s now too late to purchase. However, the game will release on platforms like Steam on December 6, should you feel up to the challenge.

Like a Jedi with hatred inside them, Star Wars Battlefront 2 is its own worst enemy. It’s a sequel that’s managed to vastly improve upon its predecessor in some major ways: harder-hitting blasters, a wider variety of iconic Star Wars heroes, gorgeous locations, and a short single-player campaign all stand out. At the same time, it’s taken a giant leap backward with its baffling progression systems and rushed storytelling, which keep it from being much more than shallow Star Wars fun. I’m still testing the multiplayer modes, but here’s what I think so far.

Much like the first game (or the third, if you’re counting the original Battlefront games from Pandemic), Battlefront 2 faithfully captures the look and feel of the Star Wars universe, with beautifully detailed levels, vehicles, and characters across some of its most recognizable venues. Every blaster, TIE Fighter, and Battle Droid looks and sounds like it’s straight out of the movies, with the only notable exception being a couple of less than stellar voice impersonators used for heroes like Luke Skywalker and Kylo Ren.

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