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Thursday 12 June 2014

Dragon Age Inquisition Trailer

Magicka 2 coming to PS4 and PC

Sweden based games developer Paradox Interactive has revealed Magicka 2 for PC and PlayStation 4.

The new project debuted at Sony's E3 press conference.

PlayStation America representative Adam Boyes said Magicka 2 represents the first of multiple game exclusivity deals with Paradox.

Ratchet & Clank Coming to PS4 and the movie trailer

Sony has announced Ratchet & Clank for PS4, while also releasing the first trailer for the upcoming movie.

The PS4 remake of the original series entry will feature "updated gameplay along with completely new visuals that rival the best PS4 games on the market".

Killzone Shadowfall DLC shows off co-op

Sony displayed a Killzone 4: Shadow Fall DLC trailer showing off the games new co-op mode.

Set for release this month, Intercept challenges teams of up to four players to go to behind enemy lines to intercept and relay Helghast military transmissions back to VSA headquarters.

Batman Arkham Knight gets PS4 exclusive content

Batman: Arkham Knight's PS4 version will include nightmare missions starring Scarecrow.

Sony announced the exclusive content at its E3 media briefing on Monday, along with a new trailer.

Miyamoto show off his Wii-U Games

Nintendo posted a video in which Shigeru Miyamoto introduces two new Wii U titles built around the GamePad.

Due for release in the first half of 2015, Project Giant Robot lets players design their own massive robot and do battle against others.

Wednesday 11 June 2014

Deep down still Japan only so far

check out its latest trailer from E3

Let it Die goes free to play

Let it Die, a forthcoming survival-oriented PS4 exclusive from Suda51, will be a free-to-play title.

Unveiled during Sony's E3 2014 press conference earlier this week, little is known about Let it Die except some details regarding its monetization model.

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor new trailer

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor's lore-spinning nemesis system is the focus of a new trailer published Tuesday.

The mechanic allows individual characters of the orcish hordes to remember their interactions with main character Talion. They will grow in strength if they manage to kill the wraith-haunted ranger, and will react with appropriate confusion the next time they encounter him in battle.

Sonic Boom Trailer

Final Fantasy type-o coming to next gen consoles

Final Fantasy Type-0 and Final Fantasy Agito will release in the West, Square Enix announced today.

Final Fantasy Type-0, which originally launched on PlayStation Portable in Japan in 2011, will launch in a remastered form on PS4 and Xbox One.

Devil's third now a Wii U exclusive

Tomonobu Itagaki's Devil's Third is now a Wii U exclusive

The title was initially planned for an early 2013 release, but it hit a major bump last year when unexpected costs related to development of its engine prompted now-closed publisher THQ to drop the title.

Hyrule Warriors gets release date

Hyrule Warriors, the Zelda-themed Dynasty Warriors game developed by Tecmo Koei and Team Ninja, has been given a release date for Wii U.

The game will arrive across North America retail and on eShop from September 26, Nintendo announced.

Xenoblade chronicles X is coming

Epic game to get epic sequel!

Bayonetta 2 release date

Bayonetta 2 will be released on Wii U in November, Nintendo has announced.

The game will come packaged with the original Bayonetta.

Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire dated

Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire will launch on November 21.

Nintendo revealed the date for the upcoming 3DS reboots at its Digital Event on Tuesday.

The company also shared the names of its two cover Pokemon: Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre. Their new forms are the result of Primal Reversion, a new transformation which comes from the energy of extreme environments.

Zelda Wii U looks very open

Super Smash Bros 3ds release date

Nintendo has announced a Super Smash Bros for Wii U & 3DS release date of October 3 for the portable version of the game.

The home console version will launch holiday 2014, the company said during its E3 digital event. The game will let players fight with Mii characters, which have been redesigned specifically for Smash Bros.

Alien Isolation Trailer

The publisher has confirmed an Alien Isolation release date of October 7 on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

Miyamoto is making a new star fox

Shigeru Miyamoto is making a new Star Fox game for Wii U.

"We originally began working with Star Fox back on Wii, and we had a small group of people experimenting with it for many years, maybe about six years, but we didn't find an idea that really brought that together for the Wii," the designer told Time.

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty Revealed

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty will launch on PS4 on July 23 in Europe and July 22 in the US, the game's developer has announced.

The game is a remake of the 1997 adventure classic which kicked off the Oddworld series, including new graphics and updated mechanics. Its recent trailer shows off the darkly humorous industrial perils Abe will navigate i

Infamous second son first DLC coming in august

Sony has announced new DLC for Sucker Punch's InFamous Second Son.

However, players don't need to own Second Son in order to play it.

Titled, InFamous: First Light, the new content will star Abigail "Fetch" Walker, a conduit the player encounters as Delsin Rowe during the main story campaign.

The Order 1886 release date comfirmed

The Order: 1886 release date has been confirmed as Friday February 20 2015 in the game's new E3 trailer, which you can watch below.

Last month, Sony delayed The Order 1886 from its previously planned 2014 launch window to 2015.

Artsy game Entwined gets surprise release

Sony announced at E3 on Monday that it has released a new indie game for PlayStation 4 called Entwined.

Developed by a small graduate team, the indie curio lets players "experience a tale about a bird and a fish that are in love but can never be together".

Abzu Revealed for PS4

The ex art director at Journey developer Thatgamecompany has revealed his new project, Abzu.

There are few details about the game, but it is rather reminiscent of journey. which should be unsprising considering.

Uncharted 4 A Thiefs End is coming in 2015

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End will release in 2015, Sony announced at its E3 media briefing.
The PS4 exclusive stars an older Nathan Drake has been "out of the game" for several years.

Dead Island 2 gets a release date

Dead Island 2 will release for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Spring 2015.

Announced at E3, the installment is in development by Spec Ops: The Line studio Yager Development.

Dead Island 2 will take place in California.

"Several months after the events on Banoi, the United States military has put the Golden State under full quarantine," the announcement statement read.

"Now a restricted zone, California has become a bloody paradise for those who refuse to leave their homes and an action-packed playground for renegades who seek adventure, glory and a fresh start."

The Unreal Engine 4 powered title will support eight player drop-in, drop-out cooperative and competitive play. Several classes will be available ranging the 'action-oriented' beserker through to the stealth-oriented hunter.

GTA V coming to next gen consoles in autumn

Sony has finally officially confirmed the next-gen version of Grand Theft Auto V.

The PS4 version of the game will be released in Autumn 2014, Sony's Andrew House announced during sony's press conference at E3

Mortal Kombat X Gameplay Trailer

The first gameplay footage for Mortal Kombat X shows Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and more characters brutalizing each other with familiar moves and new environmental weaponry.

PS4 getting Youtube uploading later this year



YouTube uploading will come to PS4 later this year, Sony announced in its E3 media briefing Monday.

Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Shawn Layden introduced the eagerly anticipated new sharing feature for the system.

"With a simple press of the DualShock 4 share button," Layden said, PS4 gamers can quickly upload captured footage to their YouTube channels.

Layden also noted that 95 percent of all PS4 systems are connected to the internet, and that the DualShock 4 controller's Share button has been pressed more than 220 million times already.

No Man's Sky Shows off 'infintite' universe

Sony used its E3 press conference on Monday to offer a new look at Hello Games' much anticipated game No Man's Sky.

The video offered a look at what Studio co-founder Sean Murray called an 'infinite' universe. It shows a colorful mix of uncharted planets, and glimpsed an exploration mechanic in which players are recognized for being the first to discover new locations and species of alien.

Grim Fandango is coming to PS4 and PS Vita



A remastered version of cult adventure game classic Grim Fandango is coming to PS4 and PS Vita.

Sony made the announcement during its E3 2014 media briefing on Monday, with Grim Fandango creator Tim Schafer quickly tweeting to confirm.

Schafer said his studio, Double Fine, is working to rebuild Grim Fandango from the ground up and that it will "talk about other platforms soon." He specifically noted that his studio is working with Sony on "the console version".

Schafer recently played through the original Grim Fandango as part of a Double Fine documentary series.

From software reveal Bloodborne

'Bloodborne' is the official title for the game previously leaked as 'Project Beast', a colaborative effort between Sony and Dark Souls developer From Software.

Sony's Shuhei Yoshida officially revealed the game during Sony's pre-E3 press conference on Monday and then showed a small trailer

Destiny bundle to have white PS4


Sony will release a Destiny bundle including a limited edition white PS4, the firm announced during its E3 press conference.

The bundle includes a 500 GB "Glacier White" PS4 and DualShock 4 controller, Destiny, and a 30-day voucher for PlayStation Plus.

Rainbow six siege announced

Ubisoft has announced the latest entry in the Rainbow Six series, Rainbow Six Siege, for release on Xbox One, PS4 and PC in 2015.

Siege is described as a co-op multiplayer-focused game in which enemies have the means to transform their environments into strongholds, while Rainbow Six teams lead the assault to breach the enemy's position.

The Crew gets a release date


Ubisoft has announced a November 11 release date for its new MMO racing game, The Crew.

That release date accounts for the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions - regions weren't specified, but with November 11 falling on a Tuesday, it is safe to assume that is the North American release date.

Far Cry 4 gameplay footage

Ubisoft opened its E3 press conference with a video showing off the first five minutes of Far Cry 4.

The upcoming open world shooter trades the tropical jungles of previous series entries for the fictional Himalyan country of Kyrat.

The Far Cry 4 release date is set for November 18 in North America and November 21 in Europe on consoles and PC.

Mirrors edge 2 prototype footage

EA has shown new conceptual prototype footage of Mirror's Edge 2.

The video below also features insight from developers at DICE, who discuss improvements to traversal and combat in the upcoming sequel, which promises "more varied gameplay" than 2009's original.

The game was officially announced at E3 2013 , when EA Studios executive vice president Patrick Söderlund told CVG: "What I can say is we're taking more of an action adventure approach on it than maybe before. First-person, running predominantly - this will be more of an action adventure game, but true to what the first one was to a large extent."

EA has also indicated that the sequel will feature an open world.

Criterion talks about new first person vehicle game

Criterion Games revealed a new first-person extreme sports project at E3.

The untitled multiplayer game lets players move from helicopters to planes to jet skis and more, jumping back and forth in high-speed adventures inspired by first-person footage of extreme sports.

The project, which is still in early development.


Sims 4 gets release date

EA has announced the official release date for The Sims 4.

The latest game in the Sims series will be released on September 2.

Warframe coming to xbox one.

Free-to-play PS4 game Warframe is coming to Xbox One.

Canadian studio Digital Extremes has announced that its third-person shooter will be released later this year as part of the ID@Xbox programme. It will be available to Gold subscribers.

Tuesday 10 June 2014

Little big planet 3 is coming to PS4 in November

LittleBigPlanet 3 is coming to PS4 in November, Sony announced at E3.

The game will include at least three new friends to help out Sackboy: Oddsock, who can wall jump, Toggle, who can change his size, and Swoop, who can fly. Sackboy has also learned how to climb, and will be able to wield new items to manipulate the environment.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare gameplay video

Microsoft and Activision have shown the first gameplay footage of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

The footage, shown during Microsoft's E3 conference, shows a battle taking place in South Korea.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection announced

Microsoft has officially announced Halo: The Master Chief Collection for Xbox One.

The package will feature Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2 Anniversary, Halo 3 and Halo 4.

Fable Legends Multiplayer

Microsoft will launch a Fable Legends multiplayer beta this autumn.

The beta was announced during the company's E3 press conference, where new gameplay footage was shown.

New gameplay footage of the division

Ubisoft showed a new gameplay trailer for The Division at E3 on Monday

The footage began with a small team exploring the abandoned New York City subway system. Once the four players reach the derelict city streets, they initiate a desperate battle with some NPC occupiers.

After clearing out some enemies, the players move to a new base of operations.

The Division is set to release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Xbox One players will receive early access to the game's DLC.

New Crackdown Game announced for Xbox One

Microsoft has announced a new Crackdown game for Xbox One.

The game is being built by a Scottish tech start-up called Cloudgine, which was founded in 2012 by former Realtime Worlds and Crackdown creative director Dave Jones.

Microsoft said the "new iteration of the open-world action series features a whole new campaign - fully playable in co-op - and uses Xbox Live to power a city that isn't just an exciting place to play, but is a part of your destructive arsenal". It also promises to deliver "a revolutionary new multiplayer experience".


Platinum Games Scalebound exclusive to Xbox One

Platinum Games has announced a brand new title, which will be exclusively released on Xbox One.

Scalebound will be an action game which puts the player in the role of a blonde-haired man who has the ability to spawn armour at will. In the trailer, he takes on a number of massive creatures with a sword.

TJ Combo revealed for killer instinct

TJ Combo will be the newest character added to the Killer Instinct roster, publisher Microsoft has confirmed.

Phantom Dust Remake coming to Xbox One

Microsoft will be remaking Phantom Dust for Xbox One.

The original Xbox version was released in September 2004, and was developed by Microsoft Game Studios.

Limbo studio's next game is first on xbox one

Denmark indie studio PlayDead is to release its next indie title, Inside, on the Xbox One first.

Playdead broke onto the scene with the acclaimed monochrome adventure, Limbo.

Rise of the Tomb Raider anounced at E3

The new Lara Croft will appear again in Rise of the Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics revealed at the Microsoft E3 media briefing Monday.

Ori and the blind forest revealed for xbox one

Microsoft announced Ori And The Blind Forest for Xbox One.

The game is a 2D side-scroller and appears to put the player in the role of a small white sprite, which has befriended a larger creature. (last gaurdian much?)

Developed by Moon Studios, it has a rather cool looking art syle to it

Co-op Confirmed for assassins creed unity

Assassin's Creed Unity will break new ground by offering four-player co-op throughout the campaign mode.

Ubisoft senior producer, Vincent Pontbriand, confirmed the new feature during an exclusive game trailer shown at Microsoft's E3 press conference.

The game si to be set in 18th century Paris, during the French revolution.

Pontbriand says the development team has built "our biggest playground ever, which we have filled with hundreds of quests, activities and rewards".

Sunset overdrive release date revealed

Sunset Overdrive is set to release on October 28 in North America, Insomniac Games revealed at E3 on Monday. Its also due to launch October 30 in Australia and New Zealand, and on October 31 in Europe.

Its going to feature a single-player campaign as well as an up-to-eight-player co-op mode called Chaos Squad, where players get together to kill monsters across Sunset City and earn loot.

From the the developer.
Sunset Overdrive lets you and up to seven other players team up on Xbox Live in an action-packed online mode called Chaos Squad. Players join together to cause havoc throughout the city, voting on a series of missions with a risk-reward mechanic. Do they boost the Chaos level of the city, increasing both the difficulty and the potential rewards? Or do they take a team power-up, sacrificing some rewards to make things easier?
Culminating in a cooperative version of Night Defense, successful players unlock big rewards including in-game cash, Overcharge, crafting recipes, new weapons and vanity items. The seamless transition between the campaign and Chaos Squad lets you keep your newfound winnings across all game modes. Powered by Xbox Live, Chaos Squad lets you switch from campaign to online multiplayer and back virtually instantly.
Heres a glimpse at the havoc:

Forza Horizon 2 Announced at E3

Forza Horizon 2 is coming September 30, Microsoft announced at E3 Monday.

The open-world sequel takes drivers across southern Europe, and supports "Drivatars" pre-populated with data from Forza Motorsport 5.

Its going to include a full day and night cycle and dynamic weather, according to Xbox One developer Playground Games. Sumo Digital is said to be working on the Xbox 360 version, which runs on the on the original Forza Horizon 1 engine.