Monthly Archives: November 2016
Elder Scrolls Online Is Free This Weekend on Xbox
The Elder Scrolls Online for Xbox One will have an extended free play weekend beginning Wednesday, November 23 at 12:01am ET and ending Sunday, November 27 at 11:59pm ET.
Players participating in the free play weekend will get access to the full The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited base game as well as 500 Crowns and the ability to retain all progress made if the player purchases the game afterward. Crown Packs will also be discounted during the weekend.
In addition, free play weekend players who register for the Trip of a Lifetime Giveaway will have the chance to win one of five all-expenses-paid trips to exotic locations around the world. For details, check out the contest's official page.
Ubisoft Comments on Watch Dogs 2’s Launch Sales
Following the launch of Watch Dogs 2 last week, Ubisoft has come forward to address the game's performance thus far, acknowledging that initial sales are "comparatively lower" than its predecessor.
In a statement provided to IGN by a Ubisoft representative, the publisher said it anticipates strong sales for Watch Dogs 2 over the next couple of weeks, with second and third-week sales expected to be "above traditional sales patterns."
Ubisoft's full statement to IGN follows:
"We're incredibly happy with critics' and player'' very positive reception of Watch Dogs 2, which should bolster support for the long-term success of the game. It is true that first-day and first-week sales for a number of big games, including Watch Dogs 2 and titles from our competitors, are comparatively lower than previous versions in previous years.
Out This Week: Darksiders: Warmastered Edition, Telltale’s Batman: Episode 4
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.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Star Wars: Jyn & Cassian TV Spot Revealed
A new extended TV spot for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has hit.
Called "Jyn & Cassian," the spot not surprisingly focuses on Felicity Jones' Jyn Erso and Diego Luna's Cassian Andor. Check it out below:
Rogue One also stars Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker.
The film will be released on December 16, 2016, in the U.S.
Talk to Senior Editor Scott Collura on Twitter at @ScottCollura.
Final Fantasy XV Day One Update Adds New Features
Ahead of Final Fantasy XV's release next week, Square Enix has released a new trailer and detailed the game's day one patch.
Check out the trailer below for an introductory overview of the characters, story and combat system of Square's long awaited role-playing game.
Final Fantasy XV will launch on November 29 with a free day one patch called the "Crown Update," which, in addition to fixing minor bugs, adds several new features that improve gameplay and "greatly enhance the overall story."
The update adds several new scenes to the game—taken from Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV and the Omen trailer—in order to "make the story and timeline of events easier to follow for newcomers." It also expands the variety of available recipes, improves the camera for better visibility during battle (especially in tight spaces), and adds the "Beast Whistle," which allows players to call monsters into battle.
The Inhumans Go Back Into Space in New Marvel Comic
The Inhuman Royal Family will be featured in a new ongoing comic book series called Royals by writer Al Ewing and artist Jonboy Meyers.
The new book is launching in April 2017 out of Marvel’s Ressurxion initiative that acts as a new chapter for both the Inhumans and the X-Men after their clash in December’s Inhumans vs. X-Men event. Royals will be the first of several new Inhumans-themed comics to debut in 2017.
The cast features classic, royal Inhumans Medusa, Black Bolt, Crystal, and Gorgon; newer “Nuhumans” Flint and Swain; and surprise addition Marvel Boy. The story sees the group returning to the Inhumans’ space roots as they travel to the remains of the Kree homeworld and beyond to discover the origin of Terrigenesis, the chemical process that gives Inhumans their powers.
Uncharted 4’s Co-Op Survival Mode is a Blast
Uncharted 4’s co-op multiplayer mode is a fun, tense, and chaotic take on Halo’s Firefight and Gears of War’s Horde Mode. But while it captures the same sense of escalation and urgency of its peers, it differentiates itself by tapping into Naughty Dog’s signature tone, energy, and mobility.
I really appreciate that Uncharted 4’s 50 waves of co-op are broken up into 10 separate 5-wave chunks. This alleviates the feeling that you have to devote a giant chunk of time in order to experience the whole thing, and allows you to make a bit of progress if you only have a brief window of playtime. This method of delivery also provides you with a ton of variety in the form of locations that differ dramatically. The strategies I used in the tight corridors and verticality of of Train Wreck were way different than those of the wide-open courtyards of the Auction House.
Pokemon Go Gives Thanks With Double XP This Week
Pokemon Go will say “thank you” to fans with in-game bonuses this week.
As announced on Pokemon Go’s official site, from November 23 to November 30, players will earn twice the amount of experience and Stardust in-game.
“It has been an incredible experience since we launched Pokémon GO a few short months ago in July,” Niantic wrote in the post. “We are passionate about creating experiences that encourage exploration and promote exercise. We are humbled that hundreds of millions of you around the world have joined us on this journey. So we would like to say thank you - and what better way to say thank you than to celebrate our community.”
Resident Evil 7 Collector’s Edition Revealed
When Resident Evil 7 releases in January, a Collector's Edition will be available that includes a dummy finger USB drive, as well as a replica of the Baker mansion.
This GameStop-exclusive bundle is priced at $180. In addition to the game itself, the Collector's Edition includes the aforementioned Baker mansion replica, which stands 8-inches tall, and also serves as music box that has LED effects and plays a sample of Aunt Rhody.
Overwatch Graphic Novel Canceled
Blizzard has announced that the graphic novel, Overwatch: First Strike, has been canceled.
Lead writer Michael Chu announced its cancelation in a post on the official Overwatch forums, saying, "While we are grateful to the team for the fantastic work they put into it, we've ultimately decided to take the story in a different direction."
Chu explained that the idea for the comic originated when the game was early on in development, and was conceived out of a desire to share the story of Overwatch's founding during the Omnic Crisis.
Since then, however, the universe of Overwatch has grown and evolved. "While the core of this story remains, we have changed and expanded upon how we see the events that took place during the first days of Overwatch," he explained. That said, Chu assured fans that Blizzard is well aware of fans' desire to learn more about this story, and still plans to tell it at some point in the future.