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Archived News:
IGN has first details on Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr, an
action/RPG using Games Workshops futuristic setting coming to Windows, OS X, and
consoles next year. The game is in development at Budapest-based NeocoreGames
who call it a "persistent sandbox action-RPG" putting players "into a grim and
secret war among the stars as the agents of the ever-vigilant Inquisition." They
have a
brief teaser trailer showing some artwork and a little more on the plan:
"There’s a reason why we chose the world of Warhammer 40,000: it’s intense,
brutal, visceral – a perfect material for an action RPG," said producer Zoltán
Pozsonyi in a statement. "Working with Games Workshop, we’re doing our best to
bring a high quality game to the community. We’re huge fans as well, so we care
deeply about this game."
Blizzard announces StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void will launch this
winter, opening up pre-purchases to a few different editions of varying
deluxitude for the final chapter in the RTS sequel. To help close the deal they
offer immediate access to the free Whispers of Oblivion prologue pack,
the promise of beta access to Legacy of the Void, and access to an
upcoming, yet-to-be-revealed StarCraft Warrior Hero coming to Heroes of the
Storm, Blizzard's MOBA. They round out the announcement with word that the first
StarCraft II expansion, Heart of the Swarm, is now a standalone release
that no longer requires the original StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.
Here's word: Picking up where Heart of the Swarm® left off, Legacy of the
Void casts you in the role of Hierarch Artanis, leader of the technologically
advanced protoss race. Years ago, the protoss homeworld of Aiur fell to the
merciless zerg Swarm. Now, you have raised a powerful fleet of warships known as
the Golden Armada and are poised to reclaim your world. But an ancient evil
threatens your destiny and the fate of the entire Koprulu Sector. The galaxy’s
only hope is for you to reunite the protoss factions and defeat the coming
darkness.
To whet players’ appetites before the launch of the full campaign, a special
action-packed prologue titled “Whispers of Oblivion” bridges the storyline
between Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void. In these missions, players
will join Zeratul to unravel the mysteries of the Xel’naga prophecy. Whispers of
Oblivion will be available to everyone free of charge before the Legacy of the
Void launch, but players who pre-purchase now will receive instant access to all
three prologue missions in the Legacy of the Void beta test.
Legacy of the Void™, the third and final chapter in the StarCraft II saga, is a
standalone game, meaning you’ll be able to purchase, play, and harness the power
of the protoss without owning any previous entries in the series.
The
Bethesda Blog has details on Imperial City, the first DLC pack for The
Elder Scrolls Online, their fantasy MMORPG. The Windows and OS X edition of
the pack will be released on August 31st, and will be included for those with an
active ESO Plus membership. Here's
a trailer and here's
word: Exciting news for all travelers of Tamriel. Today ZeniMax Online
shared the first details on The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited’s first
DLC Game Pack, Imperial City, coming to PC/Mac on August 31st, Xbox One on
September 15th, and PlayStation 4 on September 16.
The Imperial City, the heart of the Cyrodiilic Empire, has fallen to Daedric
Prince Molag Bal and now all three alliances must battle not only against the
Daedric forces, but each other. Imperial City, the first DLC game pack for The
Elder Scrolls® Online: Tamriel Unlimited™, adds hours of additional gameplay
featuring new areas, quests, enemies, and exclusive items for those adventuring
on their own, in small groups, or with hundreds of others.
Imperial City will be included with an active ESO Plus membership. See more of
content in the trailer above, and if you’re playing on PC/Mac, you can get a
first taste of the content next week on the PTS servers. Stay tuned to
ElderScrollsOnline.com for more details on the game’s new features, and be on
the lookout for the full Imperial City PTS patch notes later this
month.
Continue here to read the full story.
Ladies, gentlemen, and kitty cats, start your unicorns, as Ubisoft announces the release of
Trials Fusion: The Awesome MAX Edition, a bundle of Trials Fusion, six
previously released DLC packs, and the new Awesome Level MAX DLC for the racing
game. The
launch
trailer shows off the craziness this involves, and here's the announcement:
Today, Ubisoft released Trials Fusion: Awesome Level MAX, a downloadable
expansion pack for Xbox One, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and
Windows PC. The Awesome Level MAX is available as a standalone DLC to existing
Trials Fusion players, or as part of Trials Fusion: The Awesome Max Edition, a
new bundle including the main Trials Fusion game, the full Season Pass of six
DLCs and the just released Awesome Level MAX DLC. Both are available to download
now.
Awesome Level MAX DLC introduces two immersive, new events to Trials Fusion –
Awesome Adventure and RedLynx vs. All-Stars – that rely on rock-solid motocross
physics and reality-bending course designs to create an over-the-top racing
experience. The Awesome Level MAX pack introduces 30 all-new tracks plus 10
additional supercross tracks, a variety of new garage items, achievements, track
challenges and objects for the track editor.
The Awesome Adventure ups the ante on extreme motobike riding with a new array
of platform-racing challenges by transforming your character into a gun-wielding
cat riding a flamethrowing unicorn. The Awesome Adventure includes eight new
classic Trials tracks, various mini-games and an entertaining soundtrack for the
ride.
The RedLynx vs. All-Stars content reflects the team’s committment to supporting
the active community of track-builders and the desire to continue increasing the
uniqueness of the Trials experience by regularly adding eccentric, new levels.
The pack pits RedLynx’s own track creators against the top track creators in the
Trials community from across the world. RedLynx vs. All-Stars includes a
collection of more than 20 all-new tracks.
Continue here to read the full story.
SQUARE ENIX now offers two new trailers from Just Cause 3, the upcoming action
sequel, having released the
official E3 playthrough
as well as "Choose Your
Own Chaos" trailer which allows you to control the outcome though branching
choices. Here's word: The island republic of Medici is the ultimate
sandbox. With Rico’s new abilities and countless weapons and vehicles, there’s
an infinite amount of possibilities around every corner. Each obstacle presents
countless options for an explosive outcome – how creative can you be with Rico’s
vast arsenal of equipment?
"At E3, we wanted to show our fans a sneak peek into the sheer volume of
creative choices they will have access to in the game," said Christofer Sundberg,
Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Avalanche Studios, "Today, we're
excited to share the fun with the rest of our Just Cause fans around the world."
In addition to this, we’re also sharing the multi-path, ‘CHOOSE YOUR OWN CHAOS’
trailer from the E3 show floor – an expanded version of the ‘OFFICIAL E3
PLAYTHROUGH’ allowing you to choose how the action unfolds at key
moments.
Continue here to read the full story.
Shiro Games announces August 25th is the release date for the Windows edition of
Evoland 2: A Slight Case of Spacetime Continuum Disorder, saying the OS X and
Linux versions will follow the game's time travel theme with a release at some
point after that. The game's
official trailer is a
couple of months old, but offers a look at gameplay, which they hope will
inspire you to preorder the game through its
website. Here's a bit on the game: A unique RPG adventure on a grand
scale, Evoland 2 takes players on a truly epic journey through time and across a
variety of classic and contemporary video game styles. Filled with homages, a
wide variety of gameplay genres, and a graphical style that evolves throughout
the game, Evoland 2 is an RPG adventure bursting with charm and character.
Players can expect exciting beat-’em-up battles, captivating puzzles,
pixel-perfect platforming, a tense shoot-’em-up segment, and much, much
more.
Continue here to read the full story.
Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford touched on the future of the Duke Nukem
franchise in his keynote address at Develop: Brighton, which
IGN wrote up in this report. While saying "I liked that game" about Duke
Nukem Forever, he admits they did not acquire the IP just to release the
overdue shooter, though the plans for the series he outlines at this time don't
sound very concrete. Randy says they've played around with a couple of concepts,
though it sounds like want another developer to flesh this out (maybe 3D Realms
is available?). He also states that "getting attention is one of the hardest
things to do," though Duke Nukem Forever project managed to get more than its
share of attention for 12 years. Word is: "We’ve done some concept
development [for a new game] and I think the challenges are there. Gearbox is
very busy. I think the faster way is that a correct developer can become
interested and we can work with them. I think it’s a challenging problem. But,
I’ll tell you one thing. When it does happen, there’s no doubt that the whole
industry will turn its head and look.
"Getting attention is one of the hardest things to do. In fact, that’s probably
the biggest challenge that [Duke Nukem] Forever had. For 10 years, these guys
promised that it was going to be the greatest game ever right? It was legendary
in its vapourware status. So it has this particular pole of attention that makes
it probably three or four times more famous than Borderlands as a franchise. Not
necessarily from a gamer's [perspective] that are really clued in to what’s
going on in game development in the industry, but certainly among the greater
whole community."
There's a follow-up on the news
that YAGER is no longer the developer on Dead Island 2, as
GamesIndustry.biz has a statement with the studio's side of why they are no
longer working on the zombie sequel. "Our
team is made of the best creative minds and tech specialists, who all share a
common identity," Timo Ullmann, managing director YAGER explains. "The team
worked with enthusiasm to take Dead Island 2 to a new level of quality. However,
Yager and Deep Silver's respective visions of the project fell out of alignment,
which led to the decision that has been made." He also says their
other announced project Dreadnaught is
still on track, and indicates they have one or more unannounced games to reveal,
perhaps as soon as at Gamescom.
Nobody expects a free inquisition, but EA and BioWare announce a free trial of
Dragon Age: Inquisition is now available
through Origin, offering unlimited multiplayer play as well as six hours to
experience the RPG's single-player campaign (thanks
GameWatcher). Here's the deal: Check it Out for Free!
Start your epic adventure in Dragon Age: Inquisition - Trial. Enjoy unlimited
free multiplayer and play 6 hours of the single-player campaign.
A multiplayer adventure like no other:
Get unlimited free multiplayer, including both multiplayer Expansion Packs with
the Dragon Age: Inquisition - Trial. Explore the world of Dragon Age with
friends. Experience incredible adventures and fight sinister enemies with
friends who own the game and those playing the trial.
Enjoy weekend multiplayer events. Each weekend, complete challenges for a
chance to earn in-game rewards.
Six hours of the single-player campaign:
Play six whole hours of the single-player campaign and get an extended look at
the thrilling world of Thedas. Track demons and recruit legendary warriors. If
you decide to buy, your progress will carry over.
There's currently a Down for Maintenance
message on the Epic Forums saying everything will be back "shortly."
GameInformer has a copy of an email Epic has sent out explaining that the
hax0rs are responsible, and when the forums return, everyone's password will be
reset as a security measure. Here's the announcement: We have just
discovered that the Epic Games forums located at
https://forums.epicgames.com were
compromised by a hacker. We are sorry to report that the incident may have
resulted in unauthorized access to your username, email address, password, and
the date of birth you provided at registration.
We have taken https://forums.epicgames.com offline. When the site reopens, your
password will be reset. If you use the same password on this site which you use
on other sites, we recommend immediately changing your password on those sites
as well.
The affected forum site covers UDK, Infinity Blade, Gears of War, Bulletstorm,
and prior Unreal Tournament games. However, the separate forum sites covering
Unreal Engine 4, Fortnite, and the new Unreal Tournament were unaffected.
We apologize for the inconvenience this causes everyone. To further understand
what’s happened and prevent it in the future, we’re working with a computer
security firm to identify the nature of the compromise. We will report further
information on the forums when they reopen.
While the investigation into the security compromise is ongoing, we are reaching
out to you directly to let you know of the potential unauthorized access to
information you provided at registration. It is possible that any information
stored or sent by you using the forums may have been accessed. Since this is a
public forum, we do not collect or maintain financial information, but we advise
you to be alert for suspicious email such as phishing attempts.
Thank you for being a part of our community, and for your attention to this
issue.
Kalypso Media reveals a September 25 global release date for Grand Ages:
Medieval, the real-time strategy game that was
announced for release this year. They originally only unveiled a Windows
edition, but now say the game will also come at that time for PlayStation 4. To
ensure we're well prepared for the release, they offer a new
how to play trailer
showing off the game. Here's the news: Kalypso Media is thrilled to
announce that its upcoming grand strategy title, Grand Ages: Medieval, will make
its console debut on PlayStation®4 on 25th September, alongside the PC version.
Set in the High Middle Ages, Grand Ages: Medieval is a real-time grand strategy
game which immerses players in a truly massive game-world spanning over 20
million square kilometres all recreated in stunning 1080p high definition. As
well as an epic single player campaign where players get to lead their people
through decades of politics, trade, warfare and research there will be an
exciting 8-player multiplayer mode for rival rulers to fully embrace their
empiric tendencies.
To give you an overview of the grand scale and strategic gameplay Grand Ages:
Medieval aims to deliver, Kalypso Media has prepared an in-depth ‘How to Play’
video providing useful hints and tips and valuable information for aspiring
empire builders ahead of the game's launch.
Continue here to read the full story.
Well Amazon has certainly succeeded in raising awareness of today's Prime Day
celebration, so it will be interesting to see if it turns out to be a big thing or
not. If you do plan to take advantage of their sales today, I hope you will
consider shopping there after following a link from here (such as
this one) which includes an affiliate code
so we get a piece of the action. This is only for Prime members, but you can
take advantage of this using a free Prime trial,
which I'm pretty sure has some financial benefit to us as well.
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