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We’re only a couple of months away from the March 13 release of Team Ninja’s Nioh 2, which very much shares in the brutal reflexive combat of the original. But will the game also be as long? During a recent interview, Nioh 2 producer Fumihiko Yasuda confirmed that the sequel will be similar in length and amount of content.
“So the number of the main missions is about the same,” said Yasuda. “It’s lengthwise about the same as Nioh 1, but when we looked at how long it took for the players to complete Nioh 1, it depended on the player, how good they were, how they played it, etc. So it’s hard to say, but when I played the game this past January, it took me 55 hours.”
The first Nioh was a sizable game that definitely demanded a lot of skill and determination to overcome its various challenges at a steady pace–I personally recall taking about 60 hours during my first playthrough. But if you aimed to complete its extensive log of side-missions, bonus boss fights, and Twilight stages, that runtime could easily extend past 80 hours. If a standard run of Nioh 2 sits at around 55 hours, then we’re looking at a pretty similar experience, especially with side activities considered.
Nioh was a critical success when it first released in 2017. In GameSpot’s review, which gave it a 9/10, we praised its mixture of a feudal Japanese setting and tough-as-nails Dark Souls combat. “Nioh’s most invigorating and intimidating moments occur when you feel you’re at equal footing with your opponent. And it’s during these encounters that one careless move can result in your demise or the right string of thoughtful actions can make you feel invincible.”
Nioh 2 is set to release on March 13 for PS4, and sometime later in 2020 on PC. For more about Nioh 2, be sure to watch its latest story trailer. You can also read our news roundup feature detailing everything you need to know about the upcoming samurai-themed Soulsborne game. Though if you’re looking to secure a copy ahead of time, check out our pre-order guide.
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Microsoft has announced another set of Xbox Game Pass games coming to the service on both Xbox One and PC in the coming weeks. The library is mostly the same between the two, with one notable difference.
On February 6, the Xbox One and PC services will both get Final Fantasy XV and Wolfenstein: Youngblood. Then on February 13, the Xbox One service will add Death Squared. The PC service is instead getting Death’s Gambit, though the announcement doesn’t list a date for it.
Final Fantasy XV is the first in a planned volley of Final Fantasy games coming to Game Pass. This latest numbered iteration follows a foursome of friends as they go on a road trip in preparation for impending nuptials. Naturally, everything goes horribly wrong. Youngblood is a spin-off sequel to Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, starring the twin daughters of famed Nazi-hunter BJ Blazkowicz. Death Squared is a color-coded puzzle game, and Death’s Gambit is a 2D action-platformer featuring Death’s right-hand being.
The announcement also confirmed a handful of games that are leaving the Xbox One service soon. Those include Disney Epic Mickey 2, Jackbox Party Pack 2, Pumped BMX Pro, Rage, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
Now that February has begun, a new set of Xbox Games with Gold are available too. A Gold subscription is included with a Game Pass Ultimate membership, so if you have that version of the service you’ve got the full library available to you.
The Saw series is one of the most successful horror franchises of all time, with eight movies and a total worldwide box office gross of more than $976 million. The next film in the series releases in May, and the first trailer has arrived.
The new movie has the somewhat long-winded title of long-winded title of Spiral: From the Book of Saw. It stars Chris Rock–who also produced and co-wrote the film–as a cop who gets pulled into a murder case. Someone is picking off cops and leaving the distinctive spiral shape that appears on the cheek’s of the series’ creepy Billy doll. Is the notorious trap-setting maniac Jigsaw back once more? There’s also a new poster, which really doesn’t look it’s a Saw movie. Check the trailer out below, and the poster at the end of this story.
Spiral also stars Samuel L. Jackson and Max Minghella, and it’s directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, who previously helmed Saw 2, 3, and 4. It hits theaters on May 15, having moved up from its original release date of October 23.
The original Saw was directed by James Wan and hit theaters back in 2004. The most recent entry was 2017’s Jigsaw, and while it wasn’t as successful as some of the other entries, it still made $102 million worldwide. For more Saw coverage on GameSpot, check out the Saw movie series ranked from worst to best.
In related news, the next movie in Wan’s other hugely successful horror franchises–the Conjuring series–is on the way. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It releases in October, and the first trailer arrived back in December.

Fortnite has gotten its weekly update, making some major under-the-hood changes and kicking off a new event. Details on the event are scarce in the patch notes, but should be revealed later today. [Update: Indeed, the new Love and War mode has now been revealed and runs until just before Season 2 begins.] In the meantime, you can get a feel for the revised physics system.
The physics change has been previously announced, but the 11.50 update finally implements it. Epic says that right now its main goal is to make sure Fortnite still feels like Fortnite, so make sure to use the in-game feedback tool to report any issues. The update also unvaults the Launch Pad for non-competitive playlists.
In addition, this update fixes a handful of bugs. Those include removing the sidegrading feature in competitive playlists, resolving an issue with new console players having trouble with matchmaking, and an iOS player bug that would trigger the swipe-up feature when trying to access the inventory.
Meanwhile, Epic is preparing to launch Chapter 2, Season 2 later this month. The challenges are still on for the remainder of Season 1, so check out our challenge guide to get you through and maximize that battle pass.
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Anyone familiar with the movies will know exactly where that name hails from: the red spiral design drawn on the cheeks of main villain Jigsaw’s puppet, Billy. That design seems to be making a haunting return in the latest film in the series, which not only stars Chris Rock, but also features a story created by him, too.
In the new poster the spiral design can be seen in the red lamp of a set of traffic lights. The trailer shows it recurring even more, with it sprayed on cars at crime scenes and drawn over walls, presumably inside one of Jigsaw’s dens.
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Spiral also stars Samuel L. Jackson, and releases May 15. While the trailer looks incredibly dark, Chris Rock has promised that there will be a ‘sprinkling of humor’ in Spiral.
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The Evolution Championship Series 2020 games lineup has been announced and it includes a surprise from the past.
The lineup was announced live on Twitter along with the dates that the world’s biggest fighting game tournament will be held this year. Evo 2020 will be between July 31 and August 2nd, 2020.
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As to the lineup, it includes many of the fighting games the tournament usually hosts. But a special surprise this year is the return of Marvel vs. Capcom 2, which will be in the lineup to celebrate the game’s 20th anniversary.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 will have a “20urnament of champions,” which will be an eight-player invitational tournament featuring the game’s best players of all-time. The last time Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was included in the lineup was Evo 2010, when it was won by Justin Wong, securing his seventh tournament win with the game.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Tekken 7
Street Fighter V: Championship Edition
Dragonball FighterZ
Samurai Shodown
Granblue Fantasy Versus
Soul Calibur VI
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Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
As you can see, two fighting games not included in this year’s lineup after being part of Evo 2019 are BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and Mortal Kombat 11.
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If you want to relive the action of Evo 2019, you’re in luck, as we have all the results of last year’s tournament with many of the highlights available to watch. Once you’re, you better get to nailing those combos.
You can register to attend Evo 2020 as a competitor or a spectator over on the Evo website.
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In an interview with Total Film, Diesel discussed the expanding universe of the blockbuster franchise, as he teased that the movie that follows F9 will be a two-part instalment, making those the final films in the “last trilogy to end the saga.”
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“I started planning for Fast 10 before we started filming Fast 9. Very much so,” Diesel explained. “The universe is so robust and so rich with talent and rich with story that, on one level, it’s totally feasible to have spinoffs, and I think that’s something that is inevitable. Universal deserves it because of how much they’ve invested in this little saga, and it’d be good to give back to Universal. And for the fans, should Fast 10 parts one and two be the conclusion, it would be nice for this world to continue for generations to come.”
The long-running Fast and Furious franchise has certainly put in some mileage over the years. The first film raced off the starting line in 2001, launching a trilogy of high-octane action movies, before undergoing a soft reboot and starting another new film series with the release of Fast & Furious in 2009. Universal later expanded the saga to include the spin-off film Hobbs & Shaw, fronted by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham.
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F9, a sequel to 2017’s The Fate of the Furious, will be the ninth instalment in the main franchise. The upcoming film will bring back stars Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, and Helen Mirren. In addition, John Cena will also be making his Fast & Furious debut, alongside Guardians of the Galaxy’s Michael Rooker.
For more on F9, find out why Justin Lin decided to bring back Han Lue amid the popular #JusticeForHan fan campaign, take a look at the poster for the ninth entry, and watch the Big Game Spot trailer for the film.
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If you want a battery pack suitable for your newly preordered Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch, any of the ones on sale today should help extend your play time, although the RAVPower 32000mAh, with its 6A output, is the best choice.
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The horror-themed X-Men spin-off movie The New Mutants has become notorious for the number of delays it has experienced since it was shot back in 2017–but it looks like that we will see it soon. The film has an April release date, and the last few weeks have seen the release of a new trailer and a spooky poster. Another poster and some new images have now been released.
The new poster has a similarly spooky vibe to the one released last month. It shows the movie’s five young stars–Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga, and Charlie Heaton–standing in a darkened passageway, with their eyes glowing in a particularly sinister way. As for the new images, they show Zaga as Sunspot and Hunt as Dani Moonstar. Check them out below via the official New Mutants Twitter account, and the poster at the end of this story.
The New Mutants releases on April 3 and also stars Alice Braga (Elysium), Antonio Banderas (Spy Kids), and Happy Anderson (Mindhunter). It’s directed by Josh Boone, who previously made the hit teen drama The Fault in our Stars and is the co-writer and director of the upcoming TV adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand.
The New Mutants was originally set for an April 2018 release, but rumors of extensive reshoots and repeated delays caused some to wonder if we’d ever get to see it–including the film’s own exasperated cast members. But not only have a new trailer and two posters now arrived, Boone himself recently posted an image of the main cast assembled to watch the final film. So whatever happens now, at least they’ve seen it. For more, check out GameSpot’s guide to everything we know so far about The New Mutants.
As for what happens to the X-Men on the big screen now, the franchise is likely to be eventually rebooted as part of the MCU following the failure of last year’s Dark Phoenix and the Disney/Fox deal. However, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds recently confirmed that the third Deadpool movie is happening at Disney.
