Caffeinate With Samuel Adams: Daily Gaming News

Rockstar parent company Take-Two is buying Dirt 5 and F1 developer Codemasters for $994M. The deal is set to close in the first quarter of 2021.  Here are today's stories:  - Take-Two is buying Codemasters - Rocket League gets 120Hz mode on Xbox Series X/S — but not PlayStation 5 - A YouTuber’s PS5 has already died - Xbox Series X video seems to show smoke rising from the vents - A Serious Sam Collection is coming to Switch Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia  YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladams

Release windows for games like Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Gran Turismo 7, Horizon: Forbidden West, and more have been revealed thanks to a new trailer showcasing the incredible lineup of games set to come to the PlayStation 5 in the coming months. 2021 is shaping up to be an incredible year to be a PlayStation fan! Here are today's stories:  - PlayStation Ad Tells Fans When to Anticipate Ratchet & Clank, GT7, and Horizon: Forbidden West in 2021 - Spider-Man PS4 save data will carry over to PS5 after all - PS5 games will be region-free - PS5 Remote Play app pops up on PS4 - Xbox Game Pass adds Planet Coaster: Console Edition, Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, River City Girls, and more in mid-November - Amazon warns Xbox Series X preorders may arrive as late as December 31 Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/

Square Enix has posted a loss of $48m after the release of Marvel's Avengers, which industry analyst David Gibson projects cost between $170m and $190m to develop.  Here are today's stories:  - Square Enix posts losses of $48m following the release of Marvel's Avengers - A new 'Mass Effect' game is in development alongside a remastered trilogy - Sony Japan ‘has been sidelined’ from PlayStation 5’s launch, a new report claims - Black Ops Cold War will give PlayStation players a big XP advantage - Did Microsoft Just Tease Xbox Game Pass Adding Disney Plus? - Best Buy won’t let you buy a PS5 or Xbox Series X in stores until 2021 Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia  YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/sam

Even with the PS5 and Xbox Series X just days away, Nintendo continues to perform incredibly well with a stunning 200% increase in profits during 2020. Standout titles like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Pokemon Sword and Shield continue to beat expectations, while hardware sales themselves continue to rise with the Switch now officially taking its place as Nintendo's second best-selling console in the company's history behind the Wii. Here are today's stories:  - Nintendo reports extraordinary sales, profit up 200% - Sony confirms the PS5 won’t support SSD storage expansion at launch - Remedy says Control’s next-gen version now won’t release until 2021 - EA details next-gen updates for 'Star Wars Squadrons,' 'FIFA 21' and more - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Comes to EA Play on November 10 - Battlefield 6 Will Be Launched in Holiday 2021, EA Confirmed - Warframe heads to next-gen consoles, with cross-play and saves Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! http

Treyarch and Raven have shared the various install sizes for Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War. While the title is 95GB and 93GB on PS4 and Xbox One respectively, the game is 133GB on PS5 and a whopping 136GB on Xbox Series X... and the Xbox Series S. Here are today's stories:  - Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War File Size Revealed on Console and PC - PS5 Won’t Support 1440p Output Reportedly - PS5’s launch is already completely sold out in Japan, Sony claims - PS5 DualSense Controller Seemingly Features a Removable Faceplate - Sorry, but EA Motive isn't working on a new Star Wars game Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia  YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladams

Microsoft's entry-level next-generation console is launching on November 10 alongside the Xbox Series X, but new information posted on Reddit shares that the Xbox Series S has 364GB of usable space after system files are accounted for.  Here are today's stories:  - Xbox Series S will have 364GB of storage available for games, it’s claimed - Resident Evil Village : Capcom Details PS5 Specific Features - Days Gone PS5 Enhancements Detailed - Starfield’s game engine will be a leap forward, Bethesda says Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia  YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladams

Twitch has announced a virtual replacement for TwitchCon, GlitchCon, scheduled for November 14. This virtual event comes after nearly every major event in the tech and gaming space has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Here are today's stories:  - Twitch announces a virtual TwitchCon next week - Blizzcon Online 2021 Will Be Free For Everyone - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a PS5 exclusive, Insomniac reiterates - Demon’s Souls Has Over 180 Game Help Videos for PS5 PS+ Subscribers - The PS5’s new controller is amazing, here’s how it works - Xbox Series X streaming apps revealed – and they include Apple TV Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia  YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samuelada

Ahead of the launch of their next-gen hardware, details surrounding PlayStation 5's accessibility features have been shared that show the considerations that have been taken to ensure that as many people as possible can pick up a PlayStation 5 and be part of next-gen.  Here are today's stories:  - PS5 and DualSense's Accessibility Settings Detailed - PS5’s DualSense controller works with PS3, but not PS4 - Unofficial PS5 Faceplate Business Cancels Orders After Threat of Legal Action from Sony - Squadrons dev Motive is already working on a ‘new Star Wars action game’ - Nintendo’s Retro Studios will reportedly invest $500k in a HQ expansion - Xbox Series X/S launch celebration set for November 10 Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia  You

After Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media and, by proxy, Bethesda, the future of exclusivity for some of gaming's biggest franchises was called into question. While no definitive statements have been made, Bethesda Studios Head Todd Howard shared that it would be "hard to imagine" The Elder Scrolls VI as a console exclusive in the Xbox ecosystem. However, it's important to remember that it's not necessarily Howard's decision to make.  Here are today's stories:  - It’s “hard to imagine” The Elder Scrolls 6 being a console exclusive, says Todd Howard - Activision Blizzard reports $1.95 billion in revenue for Q3 2020, needs to hire 2,000 people - Activision confirms Black Ops Cold War PC will require up to 250GB of storage space - Black Ops Cold War will be integrated into Warzone in December - Far Cry 6 And Rainbow Six: Quarantine Delayed - Xbox Games With Gold For November 2020: Lego My Indiana Jones Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.y

After a worldwide shortage of Nvidia RTX 3000 series cards, AMD has unveiled three new GPUs providing comparable performance with a more affordable price tag - for 2/3 of their new cards. Meet the 6800, the 6800 XT and the 6900 XT. Here are today's stories:  - AMD’s newest graphics cards: RDNA2 power from $579 to $999 - Everything Nintendo Showed In Today's Mini Direct - Halo Infinite lead Chris Lee has reportedly resigned - Xbox Game Pass is “completely sustainable” at its current price, says Phil Spencer - Sony's updated PlayStation app can manage your PS5's storage remotely - November PlayStation Plus games Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia  YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladams

After promising no more delays, CD Projekt Red has delayed Cyberpunk 2077 by nearly one month with a new release date of December 10. Here are today's stories:  - Cyberpunk 2077 is delayed again to December 10th - Xbox Is Crushing It Right Now Ahead Of Series X/S Launch - PS4 hardware sales continue to decline, but software remains king - Sony says PS5 pre-order demand has been ‘very high’ - No ray tracing for Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition on Xbox Series S - Journalists have finally been able to compare PS5’s size to other consoles - Uplay+ is now Ubisoft+, Stadia and Luna beta coming soon Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia  YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladams

Ahead of the launch of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, Ubisoft has shared more about the enhancements and features that will be coming to upcoming and existing games on next-gen consoles, including nearly ubiquitous support for 4K/60fps. Here are today's stories:  - Ubisoft details next-gen enhancements coming to all its upcoming games - God of War runs at 60fps and will support PS4 saved games on PS5 - Sony delays PS5 launch title Destruction AllStars to February 2021 - Halo 5 isn’t getting a dedicated Xbox Series X upgrade - No ray tracing for Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition on Xbox Series S - Facebook is rolling out a free cloud gaming service - Crash Bandicoot is landing on Android and iOS devices in spring 2021 Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: http://instagr

Ahead of the launch of the PlayStation 5, Naughty Dog has released an update for the PlayStation 4 version of The Last of Us Remastered that has slashed loading times by up to 70%. While this has been promoted as a next-gen SSD feature, it seems Naughty Dog has optimizing the method behind their loading times across all platforms.  Here are today's stories:  - The Latest Patch For The Last of Us Remastered Reduced Loading Times By Over 70% On PS4 - Mark Wahlberg offers first look at his Sully appearance in the Uncharted movie - Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War's Zombies Onslaught mode is a 12-month PlayStation exclusive - Microsoft has made a real Xbox fridge, based on the popular meme Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia  YouTube: h

During an interview with Startechery, Xbox head Phil Spencer has suggested that the company has its eyes on a TV streaming stick for xCloud, its game streaming service currently bundled with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Spencer also hinted at new tiers of Xbox Game Pass, potentially providing players with more options to help them find their perfect entry point into the Xbox ecosystem. Here are today's stories:  - Xbox chief hints at TV streaming sticks for xCloud - Xbox Series X/S consoles have been pictured ‘starting to arrive at Target stores’ - Ten more Xbox Cloud Gaming for Android (xCloud) titles get touch controls - Google distances itself from Stadia dev's suggestion streamers should pay publishers of games they broadcast - Epic is really getting into the Halloween spirit with these free games - Tom Holland’s Nathan Drake revealed in first photo from the long-in-development Uncharted movie Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/chann

Epic has optimized Fortnite's install size, shaving over 60GB off of the game's install size to free up space on player's machines. In an industry where space is limited and game install sizes are growing, this could provide a glimpse at the optimized file install sizes of the future.  Here are today's stories:  - Fortnite on PC is now over 60GB smaller, thanks to Epic optimization - Hideo Kojima confirms a new project is in development, says nothing about it - Devolver Digital acquires Serious Sam developer Croteam - Ubisoft embraces a cross-platform progression future with Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and more Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia  YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladams

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is receiving a next-gen optimization that will bring multiple enhancements to the game, including 120fps on both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, adjustable FOV, and up to 4K resolution on the Series X.  Here are today's stories:  - Halo The Master Chief Collection’s Xbox Series X/S upgrade will run at 120fps this November - The first Halo 4 PC test flight is now live - Sucker Punch job listing requests a writer with 'knowledge of feudal Japanese history' - Dirt 5 Will Be Available for PS5 on November 12, Supports Free Upgrade from PS4 - PS5 trophies will unlock avatar pictures, profile banners and more - 2K apologizes for unskippable ads in 2K21 Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia  YouTube: http://yo

During an interview with Kotaku, Phil Spencer didn't rule out the possibility of the campaign and multiplayer portions of Halo Infinite shipping separately - even after a delay that pushed the game into 2021. This wouldn't be a decision that's up to Spencer or the team at Xbox, however. Choosing how to release Halo Infinite is entirely up to Bonnie Ross and the team at 343. Here are today's stories:  - Microsoft may yet end up shipping Halo Infinite campaign and multiplayer separately - Now you can use Xbox remote play on your iPhone - Microsoft tapped to power CES 2021 digital experience - 2K under fire for adding unskippable in-game ads to the full-price NBA 2K21 a month after release - Rainbow Six Siege joins Xbox Game Pass lineup in October Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: h

Phil Spencer recently revealed during an interview with Kotaku that Microsoft did not have to release games on other platforms outside of the Xbox ecosystem to recoup their $7.5B investment in the purchase of ZeniMax Media earlier in the year. This news comes after Spencer clarified that exclusives would be handled on a case by case basis going into the next generation.  Here are today's stories:  - Phil Spencer says Xbox doesn't have to ship Bethesda games on other platforms - Marvel's Avengers next-gen console update won't arrive until 2021 - Sony clarifies how PS5’s voice chat recording will work - PS5 Fans Will Be Adjusted With Firmware Updates - Rainbow Six Siege may be coming to Xbox Games Pass - Grim Fandango, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle remasters coming to Xbox One this month Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter:

After a tease earlier this week, Sony has finally unveiled the PlayStation 5 user interface through a blog post and a nearly 12-minute video showcasing features coming to the next-generation console. Here are today's stories:  - PS5 User Interface Officially Revealed By Sony - PS5 Box Has Been Revealed by Burger King and Holy Smokes This Thing is Massive - PS5 Accessories Will be Arriving Earlier than the Console - GameStop will get a cut of digital revenue from every Xbox it sells - Cyberpunk 2077 Will Be On Stadia At Launch After All - As expected, Borderlands 3 is getting a second season pass Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy  Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia  YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladams

After PS4 Firmware Version 8.00 launched yesterday, players spoke out about concerns around a new screen informing them that "Voice chats may be recorded for moderation. By joining, you agree to being recorded." However, Sony later updated their blog post to share more about the new moderation features coming to the platform alongside the launch of the PlayStation 5 in November.  Here are today's stories:  - No, PlayStation Aren’t Recording Your Awful PS4 and PS5 Voice Chats - PS5’s large fan is the reason for the console’s size, says engineer - Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford shows off ‘the first PS5 retail game’ - BioShock Director's Next Game, A Sci-Fi Immersive Shooter, Is In "Later Stages Of Production" - Microsoft extends Xbox Elite 2 controller warranty after hardware issues emerge - Sega offers 4 free PC games, including a Yakuza-Streets of Rage mashup Support the channel and the content you love with a monthly channel Membership! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb4Hn--FteZWjwswcsRrTNg/join