Monthly Archives: February 2015
Forza Fast & Furious Game Announced
Turn 10 Studios and Universal Pictures have teamed up to create a standalone expansion to Forza Horizon 2, called Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious. It will be developed by Forza Horizon 2 studio Playground Games.
The expansion, which doesn't require you to own Forza Horizon 2, is coming to Xbox One and Xbox 360 on March 27. To promote the April 3 release of Furious 7, it will be free to download until April 10. Following that date, the price will be set at $10 USD.
The Fast & Furious-themed expansion is set before Furious 7. You'll control a driver in France who sources vehicles for Tej Parker. Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, who plays Parker in the films, will also portray the mechanic in the game.
Trials Fusion Sells Over 1.7 Million Copies
Ubisoft's obstacle-ridden racing game Trials Fusion has sold over 1.7 million copies since its initial release on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
This announcement comes from Ubisoft alongside the release of the new Fault One Zero DLC now available across all platforms. Featuring new tracks, challenges, trophies, multiplayer tracks and options, and track editor objects, Fault One Zero takes place in Megalopolis, a futuristic city "where man and machine are only distinguishable by their medical records."
Fault One Zero is the fifth of six planned DLC releases for Trials Fusion and is available as part of the Season Pass or for $5 by itself.
Dragon Quest Heroes is Coming to the West
Action RPG Dragon Quest Heroes is coming to North America and Europe.
No release date has been set as of yet, but it’ll be available at some point in 2015 for PlayStation 4.
In Dragon Quest Heroes, players challenge hordes of enemies and over-sized monsters designed by world-renowned manga artist Akira Toriyama.
The game was first announced at the close of the pre-Tokyo Game Show PlayStation press conference. Interestingly, the game is also getting a rather uniquely themed console, which comes complete with a Metal Slime USB cover.
If you're into custom-themed consoles, did you know Japan received a special Frozen-themed console, along with The Last of Us and Destiny limited edition models?
Report: March Games With Gold Features Tomb Raider, #IDARB
Microsoft's Games with Gold service will reportedly offer a number of highly-acclaimed games in March.
A listing discovered by a poster on NeoGAF reveals that Tomb Raider and BioShock Infinite will be available for Xbox 360, while Xbox One owners can download Rayman Legends and enjoy an extension of goofy indie platformer #IDARB's availability.
In addition, the listing also reports that Microsoft will celebrate over 100 million Games with Gold downloads in April by offering twice as many games to both consoles.
This listing was discovered on the Microsoft-run Expertzone. No official announcement has yet been made about March's Games with Gold offerings. IGN has reached out for official confirmation.
OlliOlli 2 Release Date Announced
OlliOlli 2, the second skateboarding game from developer Roll7, will be released on March 3 in the US and March 4 in Europe for PS4 and Vita.
A launch trailer has also been released, detailing some of the new additions to OlliOlli 2.
Subtitled "Welcome to Olliwood", the new game will feature "bigger tricks", manuals, reverts, and grind switches.
Additionally, there will be split route levels with secret lines to discover. Also coming soon will be four player local multiplayer mode.
While you're waiting for the sequel, check out IGN's review of OlliOlli, described as the "beginning of a great skateboarding franchise."
Huge Salvo of New Content Hits War Thunder in Latest Update
Moscow-based Gaijin Entertainment has today unveiled a wide array of new and improved features, as well as a range of additional vehicles, for its popular online World War II MMO War Thunder. Update 1.47, which Gaijin has dubbed the ‘Big Guns’ update, is available now.
Big Guns brings with it some of the Second World War’s biggest vehicles, including the B-29 Superfortress (one of the largest aircraft to see service during WWII) and the Panzer VIII Maus (a super-heavy prototype tank weighing in at 188 metric tons, making it the heaviest tank ever built). 14 new planes and tanks have been introduced to the game in total. Gaijin also notes that, with beta-testing for the US tank roster now complete, all players can use more than 30 US WWII tanks in the game.
Platinum Games Explains Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2 Tease
Remember when an image of what appeared to be Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2 flashed on screen at the 2015 Taipei Game Show? As it turns out, it wasn’t a hint or an announcement or even a tease. It was, in fact, just some artwork to celebrate the second anniversary of the game’s release.
In a blog post titled Second Anniversary Illustrations, Platinum Games showed off the official artwork the company had created to celebrate the event, which somehow found its way onto a Sony live-stream back in January.
The image, which shows Raiden next to a ‘2’ in the game’s font-style, comes with a caption that reads “Congratulations on the second anniversary. After two-years, I wonder what Raiden is up to now?”
New DuckTales Animated Series is Coming
Ready to solve a mystery and rewrite history? A brand new DuckTales animated series has been ordered for launch in 2017 on Disney XD. Disney Animation Television will produce the new show, based on the beloved original series that amassed 100 episodes running from 1987 to 1990.
From DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
"DuckTales' has a special place in Disney's TV animation history," said Marc Buhaj, Senior Vice President, Programming and General Manager, Disney XD. "It drew its inspiration from Disney legend Carl Barks' comic books and, through its storytelling and artistic showmanship, set an enduring standard for animated entertainment that connects with both kids and adults. Our new series will bring that same energy and adventurous spirit to a new generation."
Path to Pokémon World Championships Details Revealed
Details regarding this year’s Path to Pokémon World Championships have been revealed.
The 2015 tournament across Europe provides trainers with a chance at winning scholarships and part of a prize-pool worth $2 million. On top of that, the winner will also earn a spot in the 12th annual Pokemon World Championships due to be held August 21 – August 23, 2015, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Qualifying events will be held in 40 countries this year, with the European video game and trading card National Championship events being held in the following places:
Nvidia Responds to Lawsuit Claims
Nvidia has responded to claims that it falsely advertised its GTX 970 graphics card.
Users had previously reported that although the card was marketed as having 4GB of video RAM, the upper 512MB operated with a drastically reduced performance.
In a post on the Nvidia blog, Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of the company, stated that this was by design.
"We invented a new memory architecture in Maxwell. This new capability was created so that reduced-configurations of Maxwell can have a larger framebuffer...GTX 970 is a 4GB card. However, the upper 512MB of the additional 1GB is segmented and has reduced bandwidth."