Will the jump button come back in the next Assassin’s Creed? Will Battlefield 6 really work right out of the box? Can PowerWash Simulator 2 prevent the further atomization of modern society? It’s the latest edition of Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku‘s daily roundup of gaming news and culture. I am still thinking about Xbox and how much Microsoft keeps fumbling the bag. And I’m apparently not the only one. But for real: what’s going on with those Walmart displays?
The Saudi Arabia Assassin’s Creed Mirage DLC will let you manually jump
Reportedly funded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, the Valley of Memory DLC is a free major update for the 2023 game that takes Basim to the AlUla region in search of his long-lost father. It includes a new skill, tool customization, difficulty levels, and replaybale missions and challenges. The most important change to me, however, is the addition of a manual jump to add more depth to the parkour. The stealth action series hasn’t had a dedicated jump button since Unity as movement became more streamlined and automated. Hopefully, the experiment pays dividends in Valley of Memory and paves the way for more complex parkour in the next big Assassin’s Creed sequel.
Silent Hill 2 remake is reportedly coming to PS Plus this month
That’s according to billbil-kun at Dealabs, who says last year’s PS5 exclusive will be arriving as part of the Extra and Premium tiers later this month. It arrives alongside Alan Wake 2 on PS Plus Essential and The Last of Us Part 2 on Extra and Premium. Not a bad haul for this year’s Halloween.
Physical copies of Battlefield 6 are out early and include at least part of the game on the actual disc
Bucking recent trends, Battlefield 6 apparently comes with the actual game on the disc, at least on PS5. A fan on Reddit claims the servers are live and the campaign and multiplayer both work. You can preview the game’s full day-one update and all of the over 200 changes it makes here.
Funcom layoffs hit Metal Hellsinger studio
The Outsiders, a Funcom studio based in Stockholm, Sweden, is shutting down, founder and creative director David Goldfarb announced yesterday. The team had previously produced the rhythm-based demonic FPS Hellsinger which sold one million copies. ” It will always be a high point for me personally and I will be forever grateful we got to make it and for the wonderful team and partnerships that made it happen,” he wrote. The veteran developer said the plan is to “continue on in some new form.”
PowerWash Simulator 2 is out October 23
The sequel to the hit OCD management game arrives with some upgraded visuals, split-screen co-op, and an increased focus on story beats which the original game kept mostly in the background. Who’s ready to spray and pray and search frantically for that remaining one percent of dirt you just can’t find?
