STACK #157 Nov 2017

NEWS EXTRAS

consoles T hinking about spicing up your console life? JB Hi-Fi have you covered. Releasing this month are two new

bits and pieces W here do you go to get head scans of the Australian cricket team for Ashes Cricket ? England of course. Talking with Big Ant CEO Ross Symons on a recent trip to the studio, he told STACK that the only way to track down the Australians and get them in one place together was in the UK. "Remarkably, we had to head overseas to get the head scans for the Australian cricket team," down over here and as many players were returning from the IPL, England was the logical place to go. We had to wait around for David Warner though. He played in the final and was the last player to turn up" Ashes Cricket releases on PS4, Xbox One and PC on November 16, just in time for the first Test. Check out our feature on page 22. We also caught up with prolific voice actress Laura Bailey ahead of her appearances at Supanova. Perhaps best known for her roles as Spartan Vale in Halo 5: Guardians and Jaina Proudmoore in Blizzard's World of Warcraft , Bailey is also the voice and mo-cap actress for Nadine Ross in the Uncharted series. On auditioning for Nadine, Bailey says: "Sometimes you'll have an actual description, or they might have a character image of what they have in mind; when I went in for Nadine, I just had a short description of who she was as a person and that she was South African. So I really got to come into the role with a lot of my own personality and my own take on the character, and that’s one of the things that [developer] Naughty Dog really encourages during the audition process." says Symons. "It was impossible to tie them

celebrate the release of the new game. Xbox fans rejoice – not only is there a new big powerful console releasing this month, the Xbox One X, but you can also grab a cool Minecraft-themed Xbox One S. It's got dirt and grass on the top and, get this, transparent redstone on the base!

PlayStation 4 consoles designed around the launch of Star Wars: Battlefront II. One is a PS4 Slim 1TB console in grey, and the other is a similar-looking black PS4 Pro. They both come with custom DUALSHOCK 4 controllers. Next up is the Call of Duty: WWII PS4 Slim 1TB in camo green, that also comes with a custom controller – although you might have trouble finding it again once you've taken it out of the box for the first time [grab your coat on the way out: ED]. For Nintendo 3DS fans, you'll be happy to know that there's a Pokeball version releasing this month. If you weren't paying attention last month, it's also racing season, which means you can pick up a pretty PS4 Slim 1TB Gran Turismo Sport console to

It comes with a creeper controller, but of course you can also pick up an additional pig controller.

I f October's VR mode on GT Sport wasn't enough to tickle your fancy, November sees the release of The Inpatient – an immersive horror game set in the same universe as the creepy Until Dawn . You'll also have the chance to check out Bravo Team, DOOM VFR , and Skyrim VR all in the same month! But wait, there's more. Closing out 2017 is Megaton Rainfall, Moss , and even No Heroes Allowed! coming before the end of the year. Planning on getting a VR headset for Christmas? There's even more to look

PS VR Played 200 hours of Job Simulator 2050 and put your

forward to in 2018. Our personal pick is The American Dream , which involves participating in everyday jobs – but with guns – and it joins a huge line-up including Golem, Torn, Drone Fighters, Dungeon Chess, Knockout League , and Blasters of the Universe.

PlayStationVR headset away? Never fear – the

tail end of 2017 has plenty in store for virtual reality users.

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