Ubisoft has released a new set of screenshots and a brand new trailer for their upcoming RPG South Park: The Fractured but Whole at Gamescom 2016. The video doesn’t show off a ton of brand new content but it does feature some gameplay elements highlighting the various super powers that players and other characters can use, some character customization, and of course a bit of the series’ trademark humor.
You can check it out below and as for the game itself, South Park: The Fractured but Whole is currently set to be released on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on December 6th.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios couldn’t have had a better platform to announce their latest fighters in Injustice 2. Not only is the Suicide Squad, of which both characters are in, movie currently in theaters but with Gamescom 2016 kicking off today the fan base is certainly eager to see else will be joining the roster.
As such the company has officially revealed that both Harley Quinn and Deadshot will be playable characters in Injustice 2 when it is released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2017 and you can check out their reveal trailer and a few of their moves below.
The seventh in a series of character introduction videos for Akiba’s Beat focuses on introducing twenty year old college student Mizuki Aihara. MIzuki is Asahi’s childhood friend from high school but while Asahi might be free-spirited and a bit careless, Mizuki is seen as being far more reliable and while he is busy with college he is already tutoring others and leading a fairly productive life.
You can check out the video below and as for the game itself, Akiba’s Beat has already been confirmed for release in North America sometime this winter by XSEED Games for the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita.
The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu has revealed that Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star will feature two more playable servants. These servants come in the form of Cu Chulainn (Lancer) who sports his signature Gae Bolg as well as Li Shuwen (Assassin). Both of these characters will be joining the game as part of Nero’s party and at the moment the magazine has stated that two more playable servants haven’t been revealed.
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star is currently slated to be released in Japan on November 10th for the PS Vita and PlayStation 4 and has already been confirmed for Western release sometime this winter.
The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu has revealed that BlazBlue: Central Fiction will be adding Mai Natsume as a playable fighter for the game. Mai previously only appeared in the story of the game as well as plenty of side-content but was never offered as a playable fighter until now.
Mai Natsume will be joining fighters such as Hibiki Kohaku, Naoto Kurogane, Hades Izanami, Nine the Phantom, and Xblaze‘s Es as new playable characters when BlazBlue: Central Fiction is released in Japan on October 6th for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, sometime this winter season in North America, and in Europe in Q1 2014.
With Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV set to be released this month Square Enix has decided to do something a bit different with the upcoming CG movie as they have chosen to release the first twelve minutes of the film online for fans to check out early. You can find the video below and get a look at the characters and a bit of what to expect from the story.
Currently Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV is set to be released in select theaters on August 19th and will be released through digital outlets on August 30th with a home video release on Blu-ray and DVD planned for October 4th.
Blizzard is bringing in the big guns for gamescom 2016 this year. The California based company announced that all six of their franchises will see new content at the European show.
World of Warcraft: Legion will be front and centre with a beautiful display at Gürzenich Köln in central Cologne every day at the show between 17:00 to midnight CEST. Known as the Legion Cafe, World of Warcraft themed food and drinks will be served in a venue with decoration inspired by the Demon Hunter Order Hall. Tickets are free and it’s first come, first serve. Additionally, World of Warcraft: Legion will be playable at the Blizzard booth. The sixth expansion pack to the storied MMORPG will launch on August 30th.
Fittingly inspired by gamescom’s German locale, Blizzard will be showcasing the new Overwatch map called Eichenwalde, which is set outside Stuttgart, Germany. The map is set in a beautiful abandoned castle where the attacking team will need to deliver the battery ram to the front gates. Players can check out the map ahead of the September launch at the Blizzard booth. Additionally, Blizzard will be debuting the latest Overwatch short “The Last Bastion” at their gamescom 2016 presentation at 2:00 AM AEST on Friday August 19th.
Heroes of the Storm is kicking off the Machines of War event that will be introducing a ton of StarCraft-themed content. Players will now be able to duke it out on the new Braxis Holdout battleground set on Port Scion in the midst of a massive Terran vs Zerg battle. The second battleground being added is Warhead Junction, a map filled with nuclear bombs that can be used to take out enemies. Alarak from Starcraft and Zarya from Overwatch are also being added to the game’s roster. Of course, no update is complete without new skins and mounts being added to the game.
eSports junkies will be able to tune into Brawlmania, which features some of the best Heroes of the Storm players and internet personalities from Europe teaming up for four days of intense action. Personality teams are facing off on Thursday and Friday at 14:00 CEST. Professional matches will be held at 12:30 on Saturday and 15:00 on Sunday.
Blizzard booth visitors will be able to check out the latest StarCraft II co-op mission. The mission stars the Protoss Commander Alarak and his Supplicant units. Additionally StarCraft II collections are being introduced to the game, bundling together skins and voice packs.
Hearthstoneis in the cards at the Blizzard booth this weekend. The developers will be showcasing the new Tavern Brawl co-op mode by pitting attendees against Nefarian, the dragon of Blackwing Lair.
Finally, Blizzard is celebrating 20 years of Diablo. The company will have computers running all three Diablo games available for attendees to play.
Blizzard will have their booth set up at Hall 7 in Koelnmesse and a Blizzard store will be running at Hall 5. The Blizzard stage will be busy during gamescom, with fun events like quizzes and cosplay competitions along with more serious events like eSports matches and trailer debuts. Video Games Live will be the big highlight of the weekend, performing on August 19th and 20th at 18:00. Those of us unable to make it out to Germany can tune into the livestreams on Facebook and YouTube.
If you can’t wait til gamescom kicks off, then enjoy a lengthy 25 minute preview of Blizzard’s gamescom offerings!
DEVOLVER DIGITAL ANNOUNCES OPEN WORLD PRISON RIOT ‘SCUM’ BY GAMEPIRES AND CROTEAM COMING IN 2017
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ZAGREB – Developer Gamepires (Gas Guzzlers Extreme) in cooperation with Croteam (Serious Sam series, The Talos Principle) and publisher Devolver Digital have announced SCUM, an intriguing and complex open world survival game, coming to PC via Early Access in 2017.
“SCUM is a big leap forward in survival games,” said Tomislav Pongrac, Gamepires project lead. “We’ve implemented new, intricate systems behind common elements of the genre to produce exhilarating new gameplay scenarios.”
The world’s unquenchable need for entertainment has turned towards bloodlust as entertainment behemoth TEC1 is set to premiere season two of its television sensation SCUM. This new season moves the contest from the rugged, enclosed Alcatraz sector to the full grandure of Bagne de Cayenne, an island with a sordid history of violent incarceration. Both fan favorites and new prisoners will clash in a ruthless war of survival while battling for the support of viewers, producers, and corporate sponsors for fame, gifts, and a chance of life after death.
SCUM evolves the multiplayer open world survival game with unprecedented levels of character customization, control, and progression where knowledge and skills are the ultimate weapons for long-term survival. Players will balance base level needs with knowledge-based skills to manage everything from nourishment, metabolic rate, and body mass to weapons proficiency, combat style, and security systems hacking. Dominate the island with your skills, cunning, and strategies to achieve higher levels of game and receive powerful gifts from corporate sponsors and, if you happen to slip up and die, get resurrected by the show’s producers with all your valuable skills still intact.
“The systems at play in SCUM are astounding and we believe it will raise the bar of what is expected in a modern survival game moving forward,” noted Croteam CEO and SCUM producer Roman Ribaric. “Characters, environments, and even the players knowledge base are all dynamic and the changes in them can greatly effect the hierarchy of the island.”
SCUM is built with Unreal Engine 4 and set to launch on PC via Early Access in 2017. Fans can follow details on development with weekly dev blogs on scumgame.com and on Twitter @SCUMgame
Things are heating up as gamescom 2016 is fast approaching. Focus Home Interactive and Deck13 released fifteen minutes of gameplay footage that introduces viewers to The Surge’scombat and crafting systems. Walkthrough narration is provided by Adam Hetenyi, Head of Game Design at Deck13.
The Surge’s combat is focused on tactical melee combat. Since players have only a finite amount of stamina, those who pick and choose the right time to attack and dodge will do much better than those who prefer to button mash. The melee system also features directional attacks that allows players to focus on unarmoured areas for bonus damage or lop off a piece of equipment for looting later on. There are a variety of weapons in the game, each with its own distinct fighting style.
Crafting is built around blueprints retrieved in combat. Many pieces of equipment provide special effects like lighting or protection from environmental hazards. The exo-suit is fuelled by Techscrap, providing the player health and a pool of power. Players are also augmented with implants that give both passive and active buffs.
The Surge launches for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2017.
Logitech announced the Logitech G Pro Gaming Mouse today. Inspired by the simple designs of the Logitech G100 and G303 gaming mice, the Logitech G Pro Gaming Mouse is an ambidextrous mouse armed with the PMW3366 optical sensor capable of 200-12,000 DPI. The right and left mouse buttons are rated for 20 million clicks and have been specially tuned to have a low actuation force but still have a crisp click. The body of the mouse is coated with a special material to improve grip on the mouse.
As tournament PCs often do not allow users to install their own software, the Logitech G Pro Gaming Mouse featured on board memory to store DPI settings, button assignments, and lighting settings. At home, the mouse works with Logitech’s spectacular Logitech Gaming Software.
“The benefit of working with eSports players is that they tell us what they like, and more importantly, what they don’t like,” said Ujesh Desai, vice president and general manager of gaming at Logitech. “Our new Logitech G Pro Gaming Mouse takes what eSports pros loved about the G100s and G303 and combines it into a mouse that we’re confident will meet their standards.”
The Logitech G Pro Graming Mouse will be available sometime this month in the US and Europe. The MSRP will be a low to mid-ranged price of $69.99 or €69.95.
