Monthly Archives: August 2015
What’s in the FIFA 16 Demo
EA Sports has revealed what will be included in the upcoming FIFA 16 demo, which is set to launch on September 8.
You'll be able to jump into a single Kick-Off match, take part in a FIFA Ultimate Team Draft, and pick up some tips in the FIFA Trainer mode. During the loading screens you'll be able to play one of six new skill games. There's also a Bundesliga Broadcast Presentation, featuring special broadcast graphics in a match between Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The following clubs will be available in the demo:
- FC Barcelona
- Borussia Dortmund
- Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Chelsea FC
New Fallout 4 Concept Art Revealed
Bethesda Game Studios has unveiled four new pieces of concept art for Fallout 4.
Revealed on Bethesda's Twitter account, the four images are taken from the forthcoming book The Art of Fallout 4 and feature a bridge scene as well as three character visualisations. Check out the hi-res versions in our gallery above.
According to Amazon, The Art of Fallout 4 will be released on December 22.
Witcher 3 Sales Eclipse 6 Million in 6 Weeks
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has proven to be incredibly successful for CD Projekt RED, having sold a whopping six million copies within its first six weeks on store shelves.
According to CD Projekt's latest financial results (via NeoGAF), the company earned 237 million PLN ($63.3 million USD) in net profit for the first half of 2015.
The publisher also noted its open-world RPG has performed well both at retail and digitally.
The final piece of free DLC for The Witcher 3 released earlier this month, adding a New Game Plus mode to the mix.
Leto Says Bye to Joker With Instagram Haircut
This will likely be our final report on Jared Leto's hair ... until at least his next time playing the Joker.
The Oscar winner took to social media Tuesday to document the cutting of his green hair now that Suicide Squad has wrapped filming in Toronto.
Check out the photo he posted to Instagram below:
Leto's hair has proven to be quite the saga on his social media, beginning with him shaving his beard and cutting off his long hair and bleaching it to then dying it bright green to now finally cutting it off.
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Releasing Later on PC
Assassin's Creed Syndicate won't be releasing until November on PC, Ubisoft has announced.
In a post on the UbiBlog, the publisher confirmed that unlike the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions, which will be available on October 23, Assassin's Creed Syndicate will be available for those on PC on November 19.
With regard to why the PC version will be releasing nearly a month later than its console counterparts, Ubisoft Kiev studio production manager Sam Kovalev explained the extra time will allow the team to ensure the game is as stable and polished as possible on launch day.
"The additional four weeks are for us to really bear down and finalize all of the polish and optimization, to make sure the game and all of its systems are stable when it launches, so it runs smoothly for all players starting on day one," Kovalev said.
Minecraft: Story Mode Coming to Wii U
Minecraft: Story Mode will be the first Minecraft game to appear on a Nintendo platform. Telltale Games revealed to The Verge today that the upcoming adventure series will be released on Wii U.
Minecraft: Story Mode follows protagonist Jesse (voiced by Patton Oswalt) and his group of friends as they try to save the world from oblivion. The voice cast also includes Ashley Johnson (The Last of Us), Corey Feldman (The Goonies), Billy West (Futurama), and Pee-wee Herman himself, Paul Reubens.
The first episode of Telltale's next adventure is expected to be released by the end of 2015 on PC, Mac, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, iOS, and Android. The beta for Minecraft: Story Mode will be playable at PAX Prime this weekend.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Kickstarter Is Live
Divinity: Original Sin II’s Kickstarter is officially underway today and it’s off to a good start.
Developer Larian Studios is asking for $500,000 USD to help fund Divinity: Original Sin II and as of this writing, it has secured over $250,000 toward its goal.
According to its Kickstarter page, the studio is funding the sequel but has ideas they hope to “stretch further” then its budget allows.
“Our hope is that your pledges will enable us to increase the freedom and depth that will be present in the final game,” the developer said.
Gears of War Creator Announces New Game LawBreakers
Cliff Bleszinksi has revealed the first details about his upcoming free-to-play arena shooter, previously known as Project Bluestreak.
During a livestream today, the Gears of War creator revealed the upcoming game, which is due out some time in 2016, will be called LawBreaker.
At the heart of the shooter are three pillars: guns, gangs and gravity. LawBreakers is set years after a cataclysmic event called The Shattering rocked the world. Humanity interfering with the world caused gravity to go haywire, with seas churning and the earth cracking.
Rather than taken place in the post-apocalyptic wasteland that followed, however, LawBreakers will be set after everything has been rebuilt and humanity has moved on. The one key difference is that gravity is still completely messed up, meaning jet packs, gravity fields, grappling hooks and more will play a huge role in the game where verticality was a major focus for the team. Bleszinksi stressed, "You won't want to be on the ground."
Yakuza 5 Launching in Europe with a Limited Time Discount
Sega has announced Yakuza 5 will launch in Europe with a 15 percent discount.
The company has announced the digital promotion will only run for a limited time surrounding the game's launch, meaning it'll cost £29.99 / €39.99. It wasn't announced when the deal will expire.
Elsewhere in the news announcement, Sega revealed a static Yakuza 5 theme will be made available for free to PS Plus subscribers who own a PS3.
Yesterday it was announced when the game comes West, it'll do so with all its DLC included. When we got a chance to go hands-on with the game's bear-wrestling, battle-dancing and city-hopping we were pretty enamored.
Funcom Announces New Horror Game The Park
The Park, a new horror game by The Secret World developer Funcom, is coming to PC in October.
Described as "a single-player horror experience set against the backdrop of an amusement park", the game places you in the role of Lorraine, a mother looking for her missing son, Callum. It's the studio's first single-player experience since Dreamfall: The Longest Journey.
"Amusement parks are happy places, filled with the innocent joys of childhood and the exhilarating rush of hair-raising, but safe adventure," reads the teaser trailer description.
"Balloons, cotton candy and fantastic rides to be dared. Perhaps that is how Lorraine pictured it too when she brought her son Callum to one... just before it descended into the most terrifying nightmare of her life."