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Dark Souls III Announcement Coming August 24
The Dark Souls team announced on Twitter that there will be a “major announcement” on August 24th for Dark Souls III. The tweet’s image mentions “Ashen Ones”, a hint that the announcement will be for DLC. This is potentially the first major addition released for From Software’s Dark Souls III. The game released in March 2016 and was generally well-received, despite a few bugs in the PC port. If co...[Read More]
Xbox Live Tips Off Earthlock as Free Game for Next Month
Microsoft has let slip that Earthlock: Festival of Magic will be one of the free games for Xbox Live’s Games for Gold in September. The game is a western-themed adventure game that plays like a JRPG. The game’s developer is Snowcastle Games, a Norwegian studio, and Nordic themes are present in the game. [youtube id=”j1rB5pKSxfk” autoplay=”no”] Earthlock: Festival of M...[Read More]
Calling All Units is Next Expansion for The Crew
Ubisoft announced the next major expansion for The Crew at Gamescom. Titles Calling All Units, players will be able to tear through the streets as a cop or a street racer. According to Ubisoft, there will be a 12-mission story that introduces the police-versus-racer gameplay. This is the second major expansion for The Crew. The first, Wild Run, released on November 17, 2015. “In this always-...[Read More]
Ubisoft Extreme Sports Game Steep Launches December
Steep, Ubisoft’s open-world extreme sports game, will launch on December 2nd. The announcement was made during Gamescom. In addition to the game’s release date, Ubisoft has revealed the Steep Gold Edition. This edition includes the game and its Season Pass, which includes new outfits and equipment, an exclusive costume, and “major expansions.” Anyone who pre-orders the the regular or Gold edition ...[Read More]
For Honor Closed Alpha Dates Announced
Ubisoft has announced the For Honor closed alpha will run from September 15th until September 18th. The announcement was made during Gamescom. Anyone interested in trying the game out can sign up for access on the game’s official website. During Gamescom, Ubisoft detailed a roster of 12 heroes. They fall under three factions: Knight, Samurai, and Viking. According to a press release, they are “tru...[Read More]
Rocket League Sells 7 Million Copies
Psyonix’s Rocket League has proven to be quite the performer. Released more than a year ago, the vehicular soccer game has sold 7 million copies. In fact, it has sold 2 million copies alone since June 2016. Curiously, Psyonix also confirmed that there have been more than 20 million players in Rocket League. Though it may seem that the numbers make sense, a little research explains the discrepancy....[Read More]
Konami Tries Damage Control for Metal Gear Survive
In an attempt to counter the massive hate Metal Gear Survive has been receiving, Konami has resorted to damage control. Konami representative Richard Jones spoke to Eurogamer about the first entry in the series since the departure of Kojima-san. In the interview, Jones confirms that the game will indeed have co-op and stealth gameplay. In the trailer uploaded to IGN’s YouTube channel, the gameplay...[Read More]
July 2016’s Best-Selling System Belongs to…Nintendo!
Remember when we mentioned that the Xbox One outsold the PlayStation 4 in July 2016 in the US? Well, that’s still true. But according to stat tracker NPD and reported by Nintendo, the best-selling system for that period is the Nintendo 3DS. AS of this writing, NPD’s full report for July 2016 was not available. But Nintendo has the figures and, while it won’t release the raw numbers, claims victory...[Read More]
Deus Ex Go Mobile App Helps Player Progress in Mankind Divided
Square Enix announced this morning that it had launched Deus Ex Go on iOS and Android. The mobile title is available for $4.99. Deus Ex Go is a turn-based game starring protagonist Adam Jensen. Players must use his hacking and fighting skills, as well as his augmentations, to fight enemies and solve puzzles. The game will feature more than 50 levels and will have a new puzzle uploaded daily. Most ...[Read More]
Metal Gear Survive Makes Me Wanna Lose It
Less than forty-eight hours ago, I wrote up an article stating that Konami had announced a brand new Metal Gear game sans Kojima-san. It’s called Metal Gear Survive and, based on the trailer, it’s a radical departure from the main canon. I noted as such on the article but did not pursue the thought further. It was past midnight, I was sleep-deprived, and I just wanted to get the article written up...[Read More]
Assassin’s Creed Ezio Collection Revealed for PS4 and Xbox One
There’s an Assassin’s Creed movie coming soon with no new games to take advantage of it. It looks like Ubisoft is doing the next best thing. A NeoGAF post shows a leaked picture from a Korean ratings board. The picture lists Assassin’s Creed Ezio Collection for the PlayStation 4. A second link leading to the actual ratings site shows the listing for both the PS4 and the Xbox One. The filing would ...[Read More]
Mega Man 9 and 10 May See Re-Releases
Longtime Mega Man fans haven’t had a new game of substance in a while. While Capcom seems to be in no hurry to resurrect him for new games, Inti Creates is itching to bring back the last two games in the mainline series. Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10 are notable for being the only mainline games to not have a physical release. They were released via WiiWare, PlayStation Network (PSN), and Xbox Live A...[Read More]