After nearly a year of waiting Sony and Naughty Dog had a little something new for fans of The Last of Us in the way of a brand new trailer for The Last of Us Part II that debuted during the PlayStation Media Showcase at Paris Games Week. Accompanying the trailer, found below, Naughty Dog’s creative director Neil Druckmann had a little bit to say as he mentions how the story at its core is still about Ellie and Joel but today they wanted to showcase several new characters that will play integral parts in the new journey.
Details about who these characters are have been kept secret but the writers appear to be interested to see “all sorts of theories about whom these characters are, where and when this scene takes place, and how all of this fits into Ellie and Joel’s next story.”
In an attempt to try and capture the best mentality for Far Cry 5‘s cult style of enemies, Ubisoft has released a video showing how they have spoken with experts on such cults. These videos describe how someone may go from being a charismatic leader to eventually being someone that can cause harm to large areas and most of this revolves around three specific characteristics that are discussed below.
That isn’t all that Ubisoft has had for Far Cry 5 though, as they have also released a new trailer focusing on the co-op gameplay aspect called “Friends for Hire” mode. This mode gives players a chance to team up with friends to try and save Hope County from Eden’s Gate cult with all experience, inventory, and even quest items carried between each session though story progress only is retained for the host.
You can check out both of these videos below and keep an eye out for the game when it is released on February 27th for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
With Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings set to be released in a few months in Japan, Koei Tecmo and Gust have decided to release the opening movie for the game. The title follows the story of a pair of twin sisters who run a small atelier inside the capital city of Adalett Kingdom only for their world to grow much larger once they find a strange painting that contains an entirely new and mysterious world inside of it.
When Atelier Lydie & Suelle is released in Japan the game will be available for the PlayStation 4, PS Vita, and Nintendo Switch on December 21st, marking the first time an Atelier title has been available for the Switch. Koei Tecmo has already confirmed that Atelier Lydie & Suelle will be released in the West sometime in early 2018 and when it does it will be available for the PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC.
Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios has revealed that they will be adding Hellboy as a guest character in Injustice 2 when they release the “Fighter Pack 2” DLC on November 14th. This pack will include Black Manta as well as Raiden though if you don’t feel like dropping the extra money to pick up all three characters at the same time, Hellboy will be available separately on November 21st.
You can check out Hellboy as he fights against Atrocitus in the video below. Currently Injustice 2 is available for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One though a PC version is currently set to be released sometime this Fall.
TURTLE ROCK STUDIOS, OCULUS AND NETFLIX TEAM UP TO RELEASE FREE STRANGER THINGS DLC FOR FACE YOUR FEARS ON GEAR VR
Dive into the sleepy town of Hawkins and the otherworldly Upside Down today
LAKE FOREST, Calif. – Oct. 31, 2017 – Turtle Rock Studios, developer of Left 4 Dead, Evolve and the recently revealed Gear VR RPG The Well, has partnered with Oculus and Netflix to bring the supernatural terror of Stranger Things into the fright-inducing world of Face Your Fears. An interactive adventure featuring an original storyline, the Stranger Things DLC is free to download today on Samsung Gear VR Powered by Oculus from the Oculus store.
Coinciding with the release of the second season of Stranger Things, this new content takes players to the quiet town of Hawkins, Indiana, where they’ll encounter a series of spine-tingling events in both the real world and its dark mirror, the Upside Down.
Originally debuting on Gear VR on Halloween last year, Face Your Fears is a petrifying experience that brings players up close and personal with the darkest and creepiest phobias imaginable. It is free to download for Gear VR via the Oculus store and is rated M (Mature) by the ESRB.
About Turtle Rock Studios
Founded in 2002, Turtle Rock Studios is an independent AAA game development studio based in Southern California. Turtle Rock Studios began its foray into VR with Face Your Fears, one of the most successful titles on the Gear VR platform. The studio also created the critically acclaimed Evolve, Evolve: Stage 2, and Left 4 Dead and has also developed additional content for Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, and titles in the Counter-Strike universe, including Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Counter-Strike: Source. https://www.turtlerockstudios.com. Follow Turtle Rock Studios on Facebook and Twitter.
GameMill Entertainment Releases Monster Jam®: Crush It!™ on Nintendo Switch™
Compete in racing and freestyle showdowns with the world’s top monster truck brand
MINNEAPOLIS – Oct. 31, 2017 – GameMill Entertainment and Feld Entertainment have launched Monster Jam®: Crush It!™ on Nintendo Switch™. This automotive racing action game, featuring the world’s biggest monster truck brand, is available as a physical product at select retailers and digitally via the Nintendo eShop for $39.99.
Monster Jam: Crush It! features a massive variety of spectacular game modes that capture the unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable moments of Monster Jam. Experience the cinematic, live-event feel of this one-of-a-kind sport while touring in real-life stadiums like Sam Boyd Stadium, home of the Monster Jam World Finals, and a variety of other outdoor environments.
There are 25 fully licensed and detailed trucks to choose from, including fan-favorites like Grave Digger®, Max-D™, Monster Mutt and more. Climb the online leaderboards in classic single-player Monster Jam truck races, freestyle competitions and special physics-based skill challenges across 96 levels.
Monster Jam: Crush It! is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB. It is also currently available on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One.
About GameMill Entertainment
GameMill Entertainment, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota is a third-party publisher of casual games for the mass market consumer. Development platforms include PC, Nintendo handhelds and consoles including Nintendo 3DS™, Wii™ and Switch™, Microsoft consoles including Xbox One® and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, XBLA, Microsoft Games On Demand for Xbox One® and Xbox 360®, and Sony consoles including PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment systems, PlayStation Network™ and mobile and tablet devices. With development across the globe, GameMill is a source of entertaining and fun games for all ages. For more information, please visit: www.game-mill.com.
About Feld Entertainment, Inc.
Feld Entertainment® is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live touring family entertainment experiences that uplift the human spirit and bring people together. Properties include Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, AMSOIL Arenacross, Disney On Ice, Disney Live!, Sesame Street Live! and Marvel Universe LIVE! Across the brand portfolio, Feld Entertainment has entertained millions of families in more than 75 countries and on six continents. Visit www.feldentertainment.com for more information.
About Team6 Studios
“Team6 Game Studios, based in Assen, Netherlands, is an international video game developer that designs and develops major console games, mobile top-10 titles and a wide collection of ‘games for good’ as since 2001. Team6 develops for PC, Steam, Xbox 360®, Xbox One®, PlayStation ®3, PlayStation ®4, Android, Amazon, iOS, Oculus Rift®, HTC Vive®, Nintendo Wii™, Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo Switch™. Visit www.team6-games.com for more information.
CYBERPUNK THRILLER ‘THE RED STRINGS CLUB’ COMING JANUARY 2018
– Bartending, Pottery, and Corporate Espionage All in Play –
VALENCIA – Independent developer Deconstructeam (Gods Will Be Watching) and amateur bartenders Devolver Digital announced point and click thriller The Red Strings Club for PC in January 2018. The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
The professed altruistic corporation Supercontinent Ltd is on the verge of releasing Social Psyche Welfare: a system that will eliminate depression, anger and fear from society. However, the bartender of a clandestine club and a freelance hacker don’t regard this evolution as an improvement but as brainwashing. Alongside unwitting company employees and a rogue empathy android, the duo will pull all the strings they can to bring down this scheme.
“Any game that allows me to mix drinks and influence people’s already poor decisions and then sit down at a lathe to make genetic implant pottery has got to be good,” claimed Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker. “Topless androids are a pretty big win too.”
Deconstructeam first splashed on the indie game scene with 2014’s Gods Will Be Watching, a game jam project turned debut release with partner Devolver Digital. The team’s first effort went on to gain critical acclaim for its bold narrative and unorthodox approach to the point and click adventure genre. The team has continued their work with notable entries in the world’s largest game jam competitions with a few of these experiments coming together to assemble The Red Strings Club. – Steam link – http://store.steampowered.com/app/589780/The_Red_Strings_Club/
Capcom made an appearance at the PlayStation Conference at Paris Games Week to reveal a trailer and new details about Monster Hunter: Worldon PlayStation 4. First a beta will run exclusively for PlayStation Plus members from December 9-12. The beta will consist of two quests to hunt the Great Jagras and Anjanath in the Ancient Forest. The third quest will send players into the deserts of Wildspire Waste to battle Barroth.
Monster Hunter: Worldwill be releasing a PlayStation 4 exclusive DLC called “Horizon Zero Dawn” that will give owners access to Aloy from the game Horizon Zero Dawn along with Aloy’s bow and armour. Additionally, the DLC adds a machine themed Palico armour to complete the look. It appears that the DLC may be free to all owners, as the Monster Hunter: World community will need to accomplish a world event that revolves around turning in material to the Smithy before the content is unlocked for all. Capcom has promised to release more information about the DLC as the game’s launch date draws near.
Finally, Capcom released a new trailer that features the Rotton Veil zone and a bit of the “Horizon Zero Dawn” content. The Rotton Veil is a rocky zone with lots of dank caves and moss. The zone is dangerous to all but a few of its native inhabitants, as large parts of the area is smothered in a toxic mist. The Radobaan is the apex predator of the zone, with its fast speed and heavily armoured body creating a challenge for even the most seasoned hunter.
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Monster Hunter: World is set to launch on PlayStation 4 on January 26, 2018. A PC version is planned, but no launch date has been set.
Spelunky, the challenging platformer that earned a cult following of speed runners and controller-throwing masochists is getting a sequel. Announced at the PlayStation conference at Paris Games Week 2017, Spelunky 2 stars the daughter of the original spelunker on her own journey in the shifting ruins. While the launch trailer implies the game will be a PlayStation exclusive, Spelunky 2 will first launch on PlayStation 4 and Steam. Derek Yu, the head of Mossmouth, confirmed the details on Twitter.
Details are extremely thin about the game. We know Mossmouth is working with BlitWorks on the game, a company specializing in publishing and porting titles, which means Switch and Xbox One ports are probably being handled by BlitWorks. No word on release date for Spelunky 2, so in the mean time keep practicing speed running on classic Spelunky.
Through the years many racing games have vied for the attention of various fans and many have aimed at either targeting the arcade racing fan while others aim for the realistic group. A number of entries have managed to find a satisfying balance but few have managed to do so as well as the Forza series has. With the Forza Horizon branch offering open world exploration and plenty of unique events, the classic Forza Motorsport continues to focus on track racing and with Forza Motorsport 7 this experience is one that racing fans of all kinds can embrace.
Gameplay
In many ways Forza Motorsport 7 offers one of the most varied and refined driving systems that players can look for in games. Not only are there enough assists and difficulty settings to make the game as easy or hard as you wish but the wide array of vehicle types all handle uniquely. With numerous tracks spread across the globe ranging from simple to complex in design, players will have a vast array of elements to choose from whenever they decide to race. This includes race modes such as drag racing, drifting, and more accompanying the standard circuit racing and the, mostly introductory, element of the Forza Driver’s Cup career mode.
This mode serves as an introduction to the various race types, including some fun gimmick events and one on one races, as well as the way that weather can play a role in the way that cars handle since a newly refined weather mechanic will also play a role in how races can play out. Players even have the option of modifying most elements of their car in an attempt to tune it to either fit weather conditions or to fit their racing style, though it is worth noting that you can simply go with pre-fit models if you simply want to enjoy a racing game without delving into gearing, tire pressure, alignment, etc.
Alongside this comes with a handy rewind feature that can allow players to try taking on a turn in a different fashion. Of course this remains a simple option that will keep new players happy while more hardcore fans of the racing genre can simply ignore this option. That being said, with the way the Drivatars can often end up racing incredibly aggressive this feature is far more useful than one would think. It is worth noting that if you are concerned about these features playing into the game’s online mode then you shouldn’t worry as these rewinds are disabled and various matchmaking features help keep things feeling fair.
One of Forza Motorsport’s biggest selling points happens to be the astonishing array of vehicles that players can take to the track and Forza Motorsport 7 has gone above and beyond in this regard. While a few brands such as Toyota appear absent this time around outside of a few cars, they have been replaced with a number of other vehicles including those from the Porsche assembly line. Thanks to the wide array of manufacturers Turn 10 is in talks with the developer has not only managed to gather over seven hundred different cars for players to drive with, but the variety on display here will leave many motorheads salivating.
There are of course vehicles that one would expect with high speed racing games but there are so many different types of cars, many of which you would never expect since a few of them happen to be really outside of the box picks, that you can partake in any type of race that you feel like. It is worth noting that some of these hundreds of cars are pre-customized doubles called “Forza Edition” vehicles but even with these doubled up cars there is so much to see and collect here that you’ll be glad that the game allows you to take and swap between vehicles before a race starts while you wait for the track to load in during some unfortunately long load times.
It is worth noting that thanks to the way that credits are handled and the new “Car Collector” tiers that players may feel a bit limited at times. This is thanks to the fact that cars are now arranged in tiers that require players to level up their collection of vehicles to unlock. This isn’t too much of an issue as it is incredibly easy to gather enough vehicles to rank yourself up to a higher tier but this also means you may have some favorite cars locked away despite having enough credits to buy it.
These credits also come into play when it comes with the loot box system that has been implemented into Forza Motorsport 7. Loot boxes are priced at different tiers and will provide the player with a wide variety of items ranging from cars, driver outfits, mod cards, and more. These driver outfits are fairly simple in form and do nothing to the game besides give players a chance to customize how their driver looks in the car or standing on the winner’s platform at the end of a racing series while mods play a bigger role. These mods reward players for completing certain tasks in a race or racing without various assists with increased credit gain or other bonuses.
While this can be useful in the long run once you’ve purchased the cars you like outright, these loot boxes do tend to be failures more often than not since the cars that they drop are often far lower in value than the actual box, leaving players dissatisfied if they spend plenty of credits and get nothing useful in return. This gambling element really doesn’t damage the game as a whole but it does disappoint more often than not.
Visuals & Audio
With such a massive amount of cars available in the garage players will be delighted to hear that Turn 10 has not cut any corners when it comes to making sure nearly every element of these cars looks as authentic as possible. When racing using the interior view players will even see how various smaller pieces of the car will begin to vibrate a bit when racing at high speeds. In fact, thanks to the previously mentioned dynamic weather system players will see a race beginning with overcast skies only for it to start pouring rain a few laps into a race, where the wipers will turn on to help clear your vision from the interior view or collect on an outside camera. There is even something of a day and night cycle where it is possible for a race to begin in darkness and end once the sun has risen. It is worth noting there is even a “dash” cam view that moves the camera up a bit further while still keeping the player’s view inside of the car only removing the wheel and other gauges from view.
The same attention to detail comes in the form of how amazing each of these cars sound in this game. While some of the smaller elements of a car may not be handled perfectly here, as the aforementioned weather affects don’t really make the vehicle sound any different, players will be pleased with the growl of the engines and overall feeling of each vehicle.
Overall
Forza Motorsport 7 continues to demonstrate just how great of a handle Turn 10 has on the racing genre. With hundreds of cars replicated in beautiful fashion this game is a treat for both the eyes and the ears for car lovers. The amount of variety on display here, both in cars and race tracks, will leave players with something new to experience for a very long time especially once you begin to take your skills online. Sure there are some small nagging issues and the loot boxes are a troubling addition but Forza Motorsport 7 is a must have for any fan of the racing genre, whether they are a hardcore player or even someone who simply enjoys racing for the fun of it.
This mode serves as an introduction to the various race types, including some fun gimmick events and one on one races, as well as the way that weather can play a role in the way that cars handle since a newly refined weather mechanic will also play a role in how races can play out. Players even have the option of modifying most elements of their car in an attempt to tune it to either fit weather conditions or to fit their racing style, though it is worth noting that you can simply go with pre-fit models if you simply want to enjoy a racing game without delving into gearing, tire pressure, alignment, etc.
One of Forza Motorsport’s biggest selling points happens to be the astonishing array of vehicles that players can take to the track and Forza Motorsport 7 has gone above and beyond in this regard. While a few brands such as Toyota appear absent this time around outside of a few cars, they have been replaced with a number of other vehicles including those from the Porsche assembly line. Thanks to the wide array of manufacturers Turn 10 is in talks with the developer has not only managed to gather over seven hundred different cars for players to drive with, but the variety on display here will leave many motorheads salivating.
It is worth noting that thanks to the way that credits are handled and the new “Car Collector” tiers that players may feel a bit limited at times. This is thanks to the fact that cars are now arranged in tiers that require players to level up their collection of vehicles to unlock. This isn’t too much of an issue as it is incredibly easy to gather enough vehicles to rank yourself up to a higher tier but this also means you may have some favorite cars locked away despite having enough credits to buy it.
While this can be useful in the long run once you’ve purchased the cars you like outright, these loot boxes do tend to be failures more often than not since the cars that they drop are often far lower in value than the actual box, leaving players dissatisfied if they spend plenty of credits and get nothing useful in return. This gambling element really doesn’t damage the game as a whole but it does disappoint more often than not.
The same attention to detail comes in the form of how amazing each of these cars sound in this game. While some of the smaller elements of a car may not be handled perfectly here, as the aforementioned weather affects don’t really make the vehicle sound any different, players will be pleased with the growl of the engines and overall feeling of each vehicle.