I guess the beta for Red Dead Online is "good" enough now that Rockstar felt comfortable opening up their real-money store for the game. Starting today, you can purchase gold bars to fulfill Red Dead Online's second economy. These bars allow you to purchase various in-game items such as horses, outfits, weapon customizations, and more without spending the other in-game currency of "RDO$" or Red Dead Online dollars. The prices for gold bars begins at $9.99 (USD), which will net you 25 gold bars. However, they do have a special that you can get 25 gold bars for $4.99. Lucky you! Other packages include 55 gold bars, 150 bars, 245 bars, all t...

4A Games and Deep Silver announced that after five years of being in development, Metro Exodus has gone gold and is set to release a week earlier than original anticipated. The new release date is February 15, 2019 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

To celebrate the good news, Deep Silver released the title sequence for Metro Exodus, which you can find below.
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A standalone version of the multiplayer component to Final Fantasy XV, Comrades, was just released today. It's out now for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of the game. There is no standalone PC release for this.

In addition, there is a crossover event between Final Fantasy XV and Final Fantasy XIV to talk about here.
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The PlayStation 4 release of Atari's RollerCoaster Tycoon Joyride is now available. Not only can you design and build your own virtual roller coasters, but you can also ride them in PlayStation VR.

Another cool feature is the ability to share and download community made coasters via the PlayStation Network. RollerCoaster Tycoon Joyride can be yours on the PS4 for $29.99 (USD).
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Two additional fighters were just revealed for Dead or Alive 6 today courtesy of Koei Tecmo and Team NINJA. They are none other than Brad "The Drunken Fighter" Wong and Eliot, aka "The Apprentice of the Iron Fist."

These two are part of the 24 playable characters that will be available for the game's launch. Dead or Alive 6 is currently in development for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. It's slated to be released on February 15, 2019.
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A new gameplay trailer for World War Z came out today. Saber Interactive provided a look at the upcoming four-player co-op game that was inspired by the film of the same name, which in turn was loosely inspired by the book of the same name.

World War Z is slated to arrive in 2019 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
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The Game Awards for 2018 apparently doubled its viewership to 26.2 million livestreams. This is up from 2017's 11.5 million livestreams. There were 1.13 million concurrent viewers watching The Game Awards on Twitch during its peak.

Be sure to click the link above for even more news including the world premiere trailers and award winners from this year's show. The above photo are the God of War developers and actors accepting the Game of the Year award at this year's show.

The entire show can be viewed via the embed below. I also included another image for those of you out there who want some HD Keighley for whatever reason.
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A content and update roadmap for GRIP: Combat Racing was revealed today. The roadmap paves the way to some new content throughout 2019. This new content includes game balancing, new tracks, new modes, and even a new race series.

GRIP is out now for the Switch, Steam, PS4, and XB1.
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A new HITMAN 2 infodump is here complete with a look at the upcoming content roadmap and an all-new "How to Hitman" video. This month, Hitman 2 will get new Contracts, Escalations, and the next Elusive Target.
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The Archer is now playable in Black Desert Online. This makes for the game's 17th class and one that we talked a little bit about earlier this month.

To celebrate the arrival of the Archer, Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games is hosting a special in-game event that will net you some nice rewards for participating.
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PlayStation 4 owners with Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 can now download and play Operation Absolute Zero. This is, so far, the biggest content drop for Black Ops 4 since the game was released. Xbox One and PC players will have to wait until December 18 to play this new content because timed exclusives are stupid but it is what it is.

Charlie INTEL has a very nice rundown of the changes included in today's big updates....

From now until January 2, 2019, players can earn a bunch of new holiday themed goodies as part of the Overwatch Winter Wonderland 2018 update.
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Square Enix delivered a new trailer for Left Alive today. The trailer, entitled "Find a Way to Survive," shows how you can reply on basic instincts to "forge your own paths to survival by utilizing stealth mechanics, crafting, traps, and more."

Left Alive is on track for a March 5, 2019 release on the PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam. You can pre-order the game right now through your retailer of choice for $59.99 (USD). There is also a limited Mech Edition bundle available exclusively through the Square Enix Online Store for $159.99.
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As promised, the Prey: Typhon Hunter multiplayer mode and TranStar VR escape room VR experience is out for Prey.

And just as a refresher for what is out today:
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Square Enix announced today that NieR: Automata is getting the "Game of the Year" treatment. On February 26, 2019 NieR: Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition will be released on PS4 and Steam and will include the game and a bunch of extra digital content.
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