Monthly Archives: June 2016
The Elder Scrolls Online Is Getting Lots More DLC
Elder Scrolls Online will receive three pieces of new DLC above and beyond the new content announced at Bethesda's E3 conference.
Speaking to IGN, game director Matt Firor confirmed that an Argonian Dungeon Pack and character customising barber shop would arrive in August, while the much-requested addition of player housing would be added in "the first quarter of next year".
Developer Zenimax announced the content barrier-collapsing One Tamriel update and a console release for the Dark Brotherhood DLC at Bethesda's E3 showcase.
Beverly Hill Cop 4: Eddie Murphy Sequel Hires Directing Duo
Beverly Hills Cop IV has found its directors in Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah—the Belgian writer-directors behind Toronto Film Festival Discovery Award–winning movie Black.
According to Deadline, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Eddie Murphy were "charmed" when they found out "how important the original Beverly Hills Cop was to
." Arbi and Fallah are expected to bring "youthful energy" to the franchise.
Eddie Murphy in the first Beverly Hills Cop
Why Zelda: Breath of the Wild Doesn’t Have Female Link
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild doesn't feature the option to play as a female hero, and series producer Eiji Aonuma has come forward to explain why.
In an interview with GameSpot at E3 2016, Aonuma acknowledged the rumors of a female Link, noting the team "did discuss as a staff as to what would be possible if
took that route."
But instead of further exploring the possibility of a female Link, the team considered making Zelda the hero. "We thought about it and decided that if we're going to have a female protagonist it's simpler to have Princess Zelda as the main character," he said.
EA Motive ‘Focusing Mostly on Battlefront,’ Still Collaborating with Visceral Games
EA Motive may now be collaborating with DICE on the next Star Wars Battlefront, but that doesn't mean its work with Visceral—or on its own IP—is over.
"The two studios I'm working with are Visceral and Motive, and so obviously the long-term strategy is that we're going to collaborate on both
," Jade Raymond said in an interview during E3, noting that Motive will still be involved with Visceral
For now, Raymond said that EA Motive is "focusing mostly on Battlefront, but there are still people collaborating between the studios on Amy
Dead Rising 4 Release Date Revealed
UPDATE: Microsoft has confirmed to IGN Dead Rising 4 will be released on December 6.
Original story follows:
A listing on the Xbox Store may have outed Dead Rising 4's release date as December 6, 2016.
The possible release date lines up with the “holiday 2016” release window announced via a Christmas-themed trailer yesterday during Microsoft’s E3 press conference.
IGN has reached out to Microsoft for confirmation, and will update this article should we hear back.
Persona 5 Is Dripping With Style
Even in trailers, Persona 5 isn’t lacking in style. Fans have already dissected everything from menus to victory screens to point out stylized fonts, transitions, and more, but after seeing gameplay shown at the Atlus booth during E3 this week, I can say that even trailers didn’t do the gameplay justice. Persona 5 looks damn good.
Every animation, on-screen prompt, and speech bubble is meticulously thought out. A "Start Mission" prompt we saw in a classroom didn't just appear on screen, but on a chalkboard instead, and was erased (with eraser smear!) once accepted. Test questions presented in a biology class are no longer text prompts, but appear on screen as graphs or images with multiple choice options. This is a game absolutely dripping in style, with an aesthetic so unique that even a quiet moment of running through the Tokyo streets looks gorgeous.
God of War PS4 Made Me Care About the Series
"Kratos believes that being a god is a disease, and that rage is a side effect of that disease, and he’s terrified that he’s passed it on to his son.”
This was a sentence I didn’t expect to hear about God of War 24 hours ago. But after its stunning reveal at Sony’s E3 2016 conference, I got a chance to see an extended version of that demo, and speak with Cory Barlog, the game’s creative director. After seven games set in Greece, seven games that told the story of a character who felt one-dimensional in his rage, and seven games that caused me to become apathetic towards the series, I am fully on-board for this new God of War.
I've always appreciated the combat and spectacle of the God of War games. The core trilogy remains some of the most influential action games of the past 15 years. But despite this, I've never been able to connect with the series, and I think that's because of Kratos himself. One of my biggest qualms with the prior GoW games is that Kratos himself just didn’t have the depth I wanted in a character. But that’s changing now.
Mass Effect: Andromeda Will Have a “Darker Start”
The protagonist in Mass Effect: Andromeda, Ryder, is not a hero — at least not yet. BioWare Creative Director Mac Walters said that, unlike with Shepard’s story, Mass Effect: Andromeda follows the more traditional hero’s journey.
“Commander Shepard, the way I put it was, a hero (when we met them — him or her) who became a legend,” Walters told IGN. “For me, the people in Andromeda’s story are people who haven’t yet achieved hero status.
“It really wasn’t until the third game where we started to explore more of Shepard’s… what they think about things and how they’re feeling and how they’re dealing with things. I think those are areas we’ll try to focus on more in Mass Effect: Andromeda with the protagonists.”
Bruce Wayne Steals the Show in Telltale’s Batman
Batman: The Telltale Series debuted the opening of the game today at E3, showing off the dual storytelling of Batman’s caped crusading and Bruce Wayne’s political endeavors.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for the first 30 minutes of the game, so beware if you are spoiler sensitive.
Telltale’s Batman is early in his career, but still well past his origin; he's established himself as Batman, has a full Batcave, and uses a wide array of gadgets. He’s feared both by criminals, who speak of him as a monster myth, and by police, who want him brought in and aren’t past opening fire on him, although it’s hinted that Commissioner Gordon is on his side.
The opening sees him using his ninja skills to stealthily take out some goons wearing masks painted with white skulls. (I was unable to decide if they were evoking Bane, Black Mask, or some other villain.) The goons are breaking into City Hall to steal a data drive. We also witness Batman’s first meeting with Catwoman, who, naturally, is also after the drive. Things escalate to a rooftop battle between Batman and Catwoman, filled with sneaky use of ziplines and acrobatic counters, all carried out by the player in typical quick-time event fashion.
Battlefield 1 Is Frantic, Ridiculous Fun
I’m standing on top of a massive airship overlooking a war-torn village in Northern France. Long, muddy scars run deep across the surface of the earth, snaking between the leveled monastery and the crumbling windmill below. The trenches offer temporary shelter for my fellow soldiers as they vault between the artillery craters dotting the land, and up to the outskirts of town where our objectives are located. The roar of armored warfare on the ground is muted by distance — from where I stand, it’s the music of the circling biplanes that fill my ears.
As their bullets pierce through the zeppelin and anti-aircraft missiles from below threaten to take down the aerial war machine, I leap back down to earth. Moments before impact, I deploy my parachute, hit the ground running, and transition straight into a bayonet charge, impaling the lone enemy soldier controlling one of our points. I cautiously reposition behind a collapsed structure, marking a few enemies on the horizon for my squadmates before I settle down to await reinforcements. But in my rush to clear the wide open space before me, I neglect to see the bulky A7V that’s lumbered its way around the rubble. Its sights are on me. I won’t make it out.