Monthly Archives: July 2015
Advanced Warfare, Black Flag Lead This Week’s Deals With Gold
Microsoft has revealed this week’s Deals With Gold.
Headlining this week’s deals are Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Call of Duty sees 33 percent off the Advanced Warfare Digital Pro Edition and 35 percent off the Gold Edition.
If sailing the seas as Edward Kenway is more your thing (who’s voiced by Constantine’s Matt Ryan, by the way), then the Black Flag Season Pass, Illustrious Pirates Pack, Multiplayer Gameplay Pack, Multiplayer Appearance Pack, Beard’s Wrath, Guild of Rogue, and the Crusader and Florentine Pack are all 50 percent off.
Elsewhere, there’s 30 percent off Warframe currency, and 30 percent off AirMech content - the latter of which is available for both Silver and Gold members.
Mafia 3 Officially Announced, More Info Coming at Gamescom
Mafia III is officially in development, 2K has confirmed.
Details are thin on the ground at the moment, though more will apparently be revealed at Gamescom, where the official announcement trailer will be revealed on August 5 at 5am PT / 8 am PT / 1pm GMT.
As usual, IGN will be in attendance at Gamescom so be sure to stick with us for all the news as it happens.
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Square-Enix CEO: Tomb Raider Exclusivity ‘Wasn’t an Easy Decision’
Square Enix CEO of the Americas and Europe, Phil Rogers, has acknowledged that the Tomb Raider developer knew it would "disappoint" fans with its exclusivity deal with Microsoft.
"I hope fans know that it wasn’t an easy decision," said Rogers, talking to The Examiner. "I think any sort of partnership at this level is a decision that took a long time for us to get to. The decision at a studio level, we took very, very seriously. We knew it would, in the short-term, disappoint fans."
The decision to partner with Microsoft was eventually reached when Square Enix saw Microsoft's "amazing passion" for the game.
‘Impossible’ Propulsion Engine Actually Works
German scientists have confirmed that an Electromagnetic Propulsion Engine, claimed by some to be 'impossible', actually works.
The EM Drive breaks the conservation of momentum law of physics, which is why it was originally widely ridiculed by the scientific community. However after repeated testing, it appears that the engine is actually producing thrust. Claims earlier in the year that it was creating a warp field have now been refuted.
It is propelled forward by microwaves bouncing around inside a closed chamber. It will supposedly be able to get us to Mars in just 70 days, without using expensive rocket fuel.
IGN’s UK Daily Deals: PS4 and Xbox One Bundles
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Sony PlayStation 4 in Glacier White plus two games & PS Plus for 3 months is £289.85 on ShopTo.
Choose from a list of God of War 3 Remastered, The Elder Scrolls Online, The Last of Us, The Order 1886 & Driveclub.
Crackdown Gameplay Reveal Officially Set For Gamescom
Microsoft has confirmed the first gameplay for Crackdown on Xbox One will be shown at this year's Gamescom.
Taking to Twitter, Xbox chief Phil Spencer confirmed the studio will be showing the title in action and the final content for its press conference is now being locked down.
"Final Gamescom content review was today and things are becoming final," he wrote. "Lot's of nostalgia for me with the Crackdown gameplay."
Crackdown was announced for Xbox One during last year's E3 in Los Angeles. Since then, details regarding the open-world action game have been virtually nonexistent, but it seems that's all set to change.
PlayStation 4 Gets a Keyboard and Mouse
The Tactical Assault Commander 4 is a wired keyboard and mouse set designed for use with the PlayStation 4 and 3.
Officially licensed by Sony, it has all of the face buttons from a PlayStation controller including an L3 key, and arrow keys instead of an analog stick. Additionally it has "Snipe", "Walk", and "Quick" keys.
It also has programmable buttons and an LED backlight. It is designed to replicate the feel of PC gaming on a console.
The Tactical Assault Commander 4 is listed on Amazon UK for £86, with a release date of October 9. In Japan it is listed for 14,904 yen ($120), with a release date of November 30.
Mario-themed Hotwheels Coming Later This Year
Nintendo and Hot Wheels have teamed up to produce a line of toy cars based on the Mario franchise.
The series is part of the Hot Wheels ‘Our Pop Culture’ line and is due to release this coming October. The full line-up is as follows:
- 8 Crate Delivery - Dr. Mario
- A-OK - Mario Kart
- Cool-One - Super Mario Bros. 2
- Dairy Delivery - Super Mario Bros.
- School Busted - Super Mario 3
- Volkswagen T1 Panel Bus - Super Mario World
In other Nintendo toy news, this time the amiibo variety, Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime recently explained that despite the success in the toys-to-life category, the company’s commitment to game development won’t be affected.
Square Enix Discusses Two Potential Nintendo NX Titles
Update: Square Enix has provided IGN with a statement saying Dragon Quest X and XI are only under consideration for Nintendo NX, and the news has not been confirmed.
"It is under consideration, but we don’t have further information to share at the moment,” it reads.
Original story follows.
Original story: Dragon Quest X and Dragon Quest XI are officially heading to Nintendo's NX console.
The news comes courtesy of a Square Enix stream this morning, which also revealed Dragon Quest XI would be coming to 3DS and PS4.
Dragon Quest 11 Officially Announced
Dragon Quest 11: In Search of the Departed Time has been officially announced for PS4 and New 3DS.
The news was revealed via a Square Enix stream this morning, though a logo for the game and its title had surfaced yesterday ahead of the official announcement.
Dragon Quest 11 on PS4 will run on Unreal Engine 4. The 3DS version is being worked on by the same core team, but will not be a port. While both games will tell the same story, the presentation will be tailored to suit the technology of the console it's running on.
The game will be directed by Takeshi Uchikawa. Long-serving composer Koichi Sugiyama will return to work on the game's score.
Dragon Quest 11 will be released sometime in 2016, the year which marks the 30th anniversary of the series.