Monthly Archives: January 2015
Firaxis Announces Sid Meier’s Starships
2K and Firaxis Games have announced Sid Meier's Starships.
Due for release in early 2015 as a digital download for Windows-based PC, Mac and iPad, Starships is a turn-based adventure-driven strategy game set in the same universe as Civilization: Beyond Earth.
It’s said that players command a fleet of starships before setting out to explore the galaxy, defend planets and their civilizations, while building a federation to usher in peace.
Exclusive Venture Bros. Clip: Casino Heist In Space
The Venture Bros. returns to TV for the first time since the summer of 2013 with a brand-new special, "All This and Gargantua-2", on Monday, January 19th at midnight on Adult Swim.
The Venture Bros. Special Review
Check out our exclusive clip from the episode, featuring the Revenge Society - Phantom Limb, Underbheit, Fat Chance, and Professor Impossible - robbing a space casino, and running across an imprisoned Brock Samson in the process.
The official synopsis for "All This and Gargantua-2" is as follows:
"The Ventures and their stellar crew head out into the final frontier of deep, deep space on an epic adventure to the Gargantua-2 space station that is destined to change everything the world knows about the Ventureverse."
Hyrule Warriors’ Upcoming Majora’s Mask DLC Fully Detailed
Nintendo has detailed the upcoming Majora's Mask DLC coming to Hyrule Warriors on February 5.
While we knew previously about Tingle and Young Link joining the game as playable characters, we now have further information about the new adventure mode map and three additional costumes making their way into the mix.
According to Gematsu, the DLC will be accompanied by Version 1.5.0 of the game, which will also raise the level cap, add new mixing materials, medals and weapon skills, with the Junk Store and Adventure Mode information screen also getting updated.
Nemesis Draft Comes to League of Legends
Nemesis Draft has come to the League of Legends public beta environment.
The news comes via the League of Legends forums, where Nemesis Draft was announced, then released in beta form.
“Our first Featured Game Mode for the year, Nemesis Draft, is on its way to the PBE,” writes L4T3NCY. “This time around, you’ll be choosing the champions for the enemy team, then making the champs you’ve been given work in battle on the Summoner’s Rift. Let the 'creative' comps begin.”
Nemesis Draft features two teams of five battling on Summoner’s Rift, with the catch being that each team can choose one champion at a time for the opposition. Each team will then be given the chance to ban up to three champions, meaning players will need to act tactically in order to leave themselves with something they can work with.
Sony Reveals Top-Selling PlayStation Store Games of 2014
Sony has revealed the top-selling PlayStation Store titles of 2014 for PS4, PS3 and PS Vita.
The lists for both North America and Europe reveal Minecraft's reign shows no sign of letting up, dominating all three platforms in Europe and coming first for PS3 and second for Vita in North America.
On PS4 in the States, however, it had to settle for fourth place behind Destiny, Grand Theft Auto V and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Destiny did equally as well in the NA DLC chart, where the expansion pass was the most downloaded add-on of the year, though it only managed to net seventh position on the European PS4 chart.
The Order: 1886 Goes Gold, Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed
Ready at Dawn has announced upcoming shooter The Order: 1886 has gone gold, confirming pre-order bonuses in the process.
The developer revealed on Twitter that development on the game has finished and it's now at the stage where discs can be manufactured and distributed ahead of its February 20 release.
It's also been announced pre-ordering the game unlocks The Knight's Arsenal DLC, which enables players to equip Galahad with alternate uniforms and variant weapons after completing the game. The Red Lightning Pack offers a Red Knight uniform and Arc Rifle Prototype, while the Arsonist Pack gives the Black Knight uniform with the Arsonist Rifle.
Riot Reveals Ocean Week Challenge for League of Legends
League of Legends developer Riot has announced what it has dubbed Ocean Week, a week-long event challenging players of the popular free-to-play MOBA game to band together to unlock a host of rewards between January 23-31.
According to Riot the overall goal will be to unlock a vote to select a League of Legends Champion to be fashioned into a statue; a statue that will be sunk to the bottom of the ocean as an artificial reef. The statue will have the Summoner Name of every player that contributes at least three points during the week recorded on it.
Riot explains there will be 12 Ocean Week champions on free-rotation and “rewards can be unlocked when playing a PvP game of Blind Pick, Team Builder or Twisted Treeline when it's available.”
Blizzard Gifts WoW Veterans with Their Own Orc Statue
Blizzard Entertainment is sending out Orc statues as thank you gifts to World of Warcraft players that have had an account for ten years.
“As a way to thank our most loyal World of Warcraft players, we are sending a physical gift to players that have stuck with us since the very beginning,” Blizzard states on its support page.
Last week, Battle.Net forum user Smitti posted pictures of the statue he received on the forums, revealing that the gift is a scaled-down replica of the giant Orc statue that rests in front of the Blizzard Entertainment campus. The inscription thanking veteran players on the base of the gift reads, "The Orc statue is a constant presence in our life at Blizzard Entertainment. It's where we meet to talk, to eat, to celebrate. As we celebrate ten years of World of Warcraft, we present this token of appreciation to you, stalwart adventurer. Thank you for being a constant presence in our lives as we adventure together."
The Americans: 6 Things We Learned About Season 3
Forget figuring out who to trust outside the family, the third season of FX’s The Americans is going to focus many of its episodes on the ongoing saga of who to trust within the family. At least within the marriage of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, as they’ve been “asked” to recruit their 16-year-old daughter into their world.
Stars Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys and Noah Emmerich and executive producers Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg were on hand to discuss the new season at the 2015 TCA (Television Critics Association) Winter Press Tour on Sunday as part of FX’s presentation. Here’s what we learned:
From the preview clips and early screeners sent to press, it’s obvious that Paige (Holly Taylor) is going to cause more than a few ripples between Philip and Elizabeth in the new season, as the parents differ on their opinions of whether to let her know about their true identities - and begin turning her to their true cause. While Elizabeth is leaning towards the pro side of it all, Philip seems vehemently opposed.
5 Free Tracks Coming to Driveclub on Monday
Late last week Driveclub developer Evolution showcased the first of five bonus tracks coming to Driveclub “later this month.” Turns out “later this month” is more-or-less now; Evolution has confirmed via the official Driveclub Facebook page the tracks are coming to the game for free from Monday, January 19.
Evolution has since published previews of the four other tracks on Facebook, a mix of point-to-point blasts and race circuits. Several of the videos also include sneak peeks at some of the new cars coming to the game via the Apex Expansion Pack (coming January 27-29) – including the new McLaren 650S, Jaguar C-X75 Concept and Enzo Ferrari.