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.
SHUFFLE INTO ACTION WITH UNO® VIDEO GAME AVAILABLE NOW
Themed cards hand players unpredictable moves and crazy ways to win
Ubisoft® and Mattel have announced that UNO®, the successful color and matching card game, is now available for download on Sony PlayStation® Store for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and on Microsoft Xbox Store for Xbox One®
The PC version of UNO® the video game will be available for download later this quarter.
The Microsoft Winter Spotlight program will feature the game until September 5th and include it in the selection of the best 25 new digital games of the summer.
With UNO® the video game, players will be able to customize each round of classic gameplay with downloadable theme packs, such as the Rabbids theme pack included at launch. These themes keep gameplay fresh with powerful action cards and new music. From styling your player portrait border to themed backgrounds, these downloadable packs will jazz up your typical UNO® night. Upcoming themes based on Ubisoft franchises Just Dance® and Rayman will also be available later on.
In UNO®, players take turns matching a card in their hand with the color or number card shown on the top of the deck. In addition to classic UNO® gameplay, the UNO® video game will also have a variety of online and social features. Players will have the ability to drop in and out of game as well as connect with family and friends using voice and video chat. Upping the ante, players who strategize and stack their way to winning matches can snag a spot on weekly and global leaderboards. Additionally, the UNO® video game will give players interactive tutorials and in-game tips, and display the house rules before every match.
Bounce, leap and fly across a planetary playground on a fantastical journey to the moon
Sydney, Australia – August 17, 2016 – Today, Ubisoft® announced that Grow Up, the new acrobatic adventure game and sequel to 2015’s critically acclaimed Grow HomeTM is now available digitally worldwide for Microsoft Xbox One®, Sony PlayStation®4 and Windows PC.
Created by a small team at Reflections, a Ubisoft studio, players must guide cute little robot BUD around a lush alien planet rich with flora, fauna and four Star Plants in order to rebuild his parental spaceship, MOM. Following a lunar accident involving an extremely uneven game of tic-tac-toe, MOM’s parts are scattered across the planet. BUD has no choice but to embark on a dizzying mission as he leaps, rolls, bounces and flies across floating islands and through four diverse biomes to collect each piece and reunite with MOM on the moon.
With a range of new abilities and adorable new best friend POD (she really loves planets), BUD’s daredevil face will be used to good effect while he’s island-hopping. Using his shiny new Floradex, players have the freedom to shape the world by cloning the weird and wonderful plant types. They’ll also find themselves launching from mind-boggling heights, soaring between floating islands, bouncing off Champolines and even being flung from a Flungus in serene and beautiful surroundings. With all-new timed challenges, collectibles and abilities, players can tackle their mission head-on or spend time navigating the limitless landscape at their own pace.
For the latest news on the game, you can also follow Grow Up’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Watch_Dogs, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman and Far Cry. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2015-16 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,394 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment revealed at Gamescom that starting in late September 2016, LEGO Dimensions Starter Packs for Sony PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system will include an exclusive, bonus DC Comics Supergirl LEGO minifigure for a limited time. The highly collectable Supergirl LEGO minifigure has many extraordinary in-game abilities to help solve puzzles and battle enemies, including Super Strength, Flying, X-Ray Vision, and Beam Attacks which enable her to shoot heat beams out of her eyes. She can also transform into Supergirl Girl Red Lantern with additional abilities such as firing powerful Red Lantern energy bolts and energy beams from the Red Lantern Ring and forming Red Lantern Energy Constructs.
The LEGO Dimensions PS4™ Starter Pack includes the videogame, bricks to build the LEGO Gateway, four LEGO minifigures, Batman, Gandalf, Wyldstyle and the exclusive Supergirl, plus the LEGO Batmobile, and the revolutionary LEGO Toy Pad, which allows players to transport special LEGO minifigures and models into the game, as well as direct in-game action all with the movement of the physical toys.
In the future, Supergirl will be available as a “Hire-a-Hero,” a feature in LEGO Dimensions that allows players to sample characters using studs collected in the game. Players can select the hologram minifigure near certain hint stones to unlock characters for a limited time to try out their special abilities to solve problems and complete puzzles.
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT TO UNVEIL NEW CONTENT AT GAMESCOM 2016
The latest content for Blizzard games to be showcased in Cologne, Germany from August 17–21 CEST
Preview video now live on gamescom.blizzard.com
Blizzard Entertainment today revealed a detailed preview of its lineup for this month’s gamescom, the world’s largest interactive entertainment trade fair, at http://gamescom.blizzard.com. The developer plans to showcase brand-new content for six of its award-winning game franchises at what will be its largest presence at gamescom to date.
From Wednesday, August 17 to Sunday, August 21 CEST, visitors to the developer’s booth in Hall 7 of the Koelnmesse will have the chance to play World of Warcraft: Legion, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone, and all three Diablo games on more than 500 gaming stations.
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft: Legion will come to life during an epic celebration of the game’s upcoming sixth expansion, taking place at the Legion Café at Gürzenich Köln in central Cologne between 17:00 CEST and midnight each day from August 18-21.
Inspired by The Fel Hammer, the Demon Hunter Order Hall from Legion, the Legion Café will give visitors a taste of what it’s like to be the expansion’s new hero class—see Blizzard’s recent blog post on the subject for details.
Legion will be publicly playable in Europe for the first and final time before the Legion invades Azeroth on the expansion’s August 30 release date.
Overwatch
Just in time for gamescom, Overwatch’s new German map, Eichenwalde, will be playable at the Blizzard booth before going live in September.
Set in an abandoned castle town on the outskirts of Stuttgart, Germany, Eichenwalde is an Assault/Escort hybrid map where one team must escort a battering ram to the castle, while the opposing team fights to prevent the keep from being breached.
The world premiere of the new Overwatch animated short, “The Last Bastion,” will be revealed on Blizzard’s gamescom stage and via live stream on the Blizzard gamescom site at 2:00 AM AEST on Friday, August 19.
Heroes of the Storm
The new Machines of War event will be playable at the Blizzard booth at gamescom, introducing new StarCraft-themed battlegrounds, minions, mercenaries, bosses, and more to the Nexus.
The new Braxis Holdout battleground takes place on the junkyard planet of Port Scion, where terran and zerg forces clash, while Warhead Junction allows players to deal huge amounts of damage with nuclear weapons that spawn across the battleground.
New heroes playable at gamescom include StarCraft’s Alarak, a melee assassin, and Overwatch’s Zarya—the Nexus’ second ranged warrior.
Machines of War also brings us a new ‘Queen of Ghosts’ Kerrigan Legendary skin, as well as other StarCraft-themed skins and mounts.
Brawlmania will deliver an epic Heroes of the Storm showdown on the Blizzard stage throughout gamescom as six teams of influencers and pro players face off in fun themed showmatches—see the related blog post for details.
StarCraft II
The Tal’darim Highlord Alarak, a new Protoss commander for StarCraft II Co-op Missions, will be playable at the Blizzard booth, along with his unique Supplicant unit.
Collections are being unveiled at gamescom, and will make it easier than ever for StarCraft II players to organise and choose vanity items like skins and voice packs.
Hearthstone
Visitors to the Blizzard booth will be able to hone their Hearthstone card-slinging skills and join forces with a friend to take down Nefarian (again) in a new cooperative Tavern Brawl.
Diablo
In celebration of Diablo’s 20th anniversary, gamescom attendees will be able to play all three Diablo games at the Blizzard booth, including recent updates to Diablo II and Diablo III: Reaper of Souls.
In addition to trying out these games for themselves, gamescom attendees will be able to enjoy a variety of live entertainment on the Blizzard stage, including crowd-favourite dance and cosplay contests, showmatches with pro gamers and community personalities, developer signing sessions, quizzes, and much more. Video Games Live will be performing on the Blizzard stage on Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21 at 2:00 am AEST, featuring world premier live performances of songs from StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Overwatch, Hearthstone, and World of Warcraft: Legion. Visitors will also be able to pick up licensed apparel and collectibles at the Blizzard store in Hall 5. Visit this blog post for details on the Blizzard activities at gamescom.
Those who can’t make it to gamescom 2016 in person will still be able to catch all the excitement via daily live streams of stage activities on the Blizzard gamescom site, along with a daily recap video each morning at 5:00am AEST. Well-known streamers will also bring their viewers live action from the Blizzard booth, which we be viewable on the Blizzard gamescom site. The site will also be the source for a full schedule of stage activities, a social wall, and more.
