Monthly Archives: June 2016
State of Decay 2 Announced
State of Decay 2 was revealed at Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference, with a 2017 release date attached.
The sequel will once again take place in the Trumball Valley. During the trailer, the tagline "Nobody survives alone" appears, indicating it will feature (and perhaps require) cooperative play.
For all the news from Microsoft's E3 conference and more, head over to IGN's E3 2016 hub.
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Scalebound Coming to PC
Platinum’s ambitious action game Scalebound will be now be released on PC as part of the Xbox Play Anywhere scheme. The news came during Microsoft’s E3 2016 press conference.
During a gameplay demo that showed off Platinum Games' "biggest ever boss fight", it was revealed that the game would be both cross-buy and cross-play across Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs.
Back in 2015, Phil Spencer told PC Gamer that Scalebound would not be making the move from Xbox One. "Going to those teams mid-cycle and saying: ‘Hey, by the way, I want to add a platform,’ didn’t really feel like necessarily the best way to end up with the best result for the game," he explained.
Dead Rising 4 Announced
Dead Rising 4 was officially announced at Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference earlier today.
Leaked images of Dead Rising 4 first surfaced last week. As shown in the leaked poster and confirmed at the conference, Dead Rising 4 will star Frank West, the protagonist from the first Dead Rising game.
According to the Christmas-themed trailer, Dead Rising 4 will be released during the holiday season this year for Xbox One and Windows 10.
For all the news from Microsoft's 2016 E3 press conference and more, be sure to head over to IGN's E3 2016 event hub.
Tekken 7 Coming Early 2017, Confirmed for Xbox One
Tekken 7 is coming early 2017 and will be on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 (UPDATE: Bandai Namco also confirmed that Tekken 7 is coming to Steam on PC), Game Director Katsuhiro Harada announced at Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference.
"Not only will Tekken 7 evolve as a competitive fighting game, as you just saw, there’s an all-new story mode that transitions from epic narrative cinematics to action-filled gameplay," Harada said.
Harada also announced that Xbox Live Gold members can download Tekken Tag Tournament 2 for free during the week of E3.
For more announcements from Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference, check out IGN's E3 2016 event hub.
Minecraft Realms Introduces Cross-Play Across All Platforms
At Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference earlier today, Mojang introduced Microsoft Realms, which will allow players across Xbox One, Windows 10, iOS, and Android to play Minecraft together.
It will also be Gear VR compatible.
Several add-ons are also coming to Minecraft: Pocket Edition later this year, including city texture packs and adjustable villager AI.
According to the Minecraft team, this is the "first step towards a fully moddable Minecraft."
Minecraft Realms will be available next year.
For more on Minecraft and Microsoft's E3 press conference, stay tuned to IGN.
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Microsoft Announces Customisable Xbox One Controllers
At its E3 press conference today, Microsoft announced Xbox Design Lab, allowing players to design and order their own Xbox One controllers.
Design Lab will allow buyers to customise the colours of individual components on an Xbox One controller, as well as add bespoke laser engraved text.
Orders can be placed through the Xbox Design Lab website, which has not gone live at the time of writing.
Design Lab currently only offers customisation for the new model of Xbox One controller, released alongside the Xbox One S.
According to The Verge, shipping will begin in October, with pre-orders beginning today. Each controller will cost $79.99, with $9.99 added for adding text.
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game Announced
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's collectible card game, Gwent, is getting its own game.
Announced at Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference with a live-action trailer, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game will feature a full single-played campaign and cross-platform multiplayer. Developer CD Projekt is also redesigning and improving the visuals.
The closed beta begins on Xbox One and Windows in September. Gwent fans can sign up at playgwent.com. There was no announcement on whether the game will be a premium purchase or a free-to-play release with paid card packs.
Xbox One Gets 6 New Platform Features
Mike Ybarra, Microsoft's Head of Platform Engineering announced six new features for Xbox One at Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference.
Ybarra said that background music, language region independence, and the Cortana digital assistant that was announced last week are coming to Xbox One later this summer.
There's also three new Xbox Live features that should be available later in fall. First, Arena is a new tournament platform that allows players to "discover, register, and compete" in tournaments. In addition to Microsoft Studio titles, games like Smite and FIFA will be a part of the program.
Limbo Follow-Up Inside Gets a Release Date
Limbo developer PlayDead's next game, Inside, will be out on June 29 for Xbox One and July 7 on Steam, ID@Xbox head Chris Charla announced at Microsoft's 2016 E3 press conference.
To celebrate the forthcoming release of Inside, PlayDead's Limbo is available for free on Xbox One until June 20th and on Steam June 21st and 22nd.
Inside was first revealed at Microsoft's 2014 E3 press conference. The Xbox One exclusive was delayed from its original 2015 release window last year after nearly five years in development.
For all the news from Microsoft's 2016 E3 press conference and more, be sure to head over to IGN's E3 2016 event hub.
Out This Week: Minecraft: Wii U Physical Edition
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
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Release Date: Monday, June 13, 2016