Focus Home Interactive and Spiders brought the first serious look at their upcoming RPG The Technomancer to gamescom 2015, as promised. A new trailer has been released, which introduces gamers to the main character Zacariah and the many people he will meet on his journey through Mars. Zacariah is a rogue Technomancer, skilled in melee combat and lightning abilities. In the video, he is being relentlessly chased by the secret police while attempting to contact Earth.
The Technomancer is the next chapter in Spiders’ Mars based IP that was kicked off with Mars: War Logs. The Technomancer is set to launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2016.
Following the release of yesterday’s cinematic trailer, Konami has released a little over a half hour of gameplay footage showcasing some never before seen footage of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain‘s Mother Base as well as the massive open world that players will be traversing.
In the Mother Base players will be able to build various bases around the globe to manage captured resources and even infiltrate other players’ Forward Operating Bases to try and steal their resources. In the field players will need to adapt their tactics to match the ever changing environment of the world as realistic weather patterns and a realistic day and night cycle can potentially ruin your previous plans.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is currently set to be released on September 1st for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC while the online component, Metal Gear Online, will go live on consoles sometime in October and in January for the PC version.
A couple of weeks ago it was announced that both Peashy and Plutia would be playable in Extreme Dimension Tag Blanc + Neptune Vs. Zombie Army and today Compile Heart has updated the official website for the upcoming PS Vita game with screenshots showing off not only both of their transformed forms but also some of Uzume’s transformed form as well.
You can check out the screenshots showcasing Iris Heart, Yellow Heart, and Orange Heart as they slay various types of zombified enemies below while Extreme Dimension Tag Blanc + Neptune Vs. Zombie Army is currently set to be released in Japan on October 15th.
In case you haven’t been paying attention to anime news in the West, FUNimation is currently holding a limited screening of Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ in North America across a little more than 1,000 theaters. The film opened last night at 894 theaters and FUNimation has announced that Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ earned $1.97 million on the opening day of the theatrical event, placing the film as the 8th highest anime opening of all time and the first time a limited event-style theatrical release has broken into the top 10 of overall box office gross.
The film will continue to be shown in various theaters until August 12th and Michael Duboise, the EVP and COO of FUNimation had the following to say about the film’s success:
“We are thrilled with the overwhelmingly positive fan response to the movie. We knew the opening would be very good but its performance has exceeded everyone’s expectations. From our theatrical marketing campaign and fan engagement events to our expanded theatrical footprint and the specially produced 15-minute pre-show, FUNimation made a strategic decision to make Dragon Ball Z accessible to anime fans both old and new and it has paid off.”
Mighty No. 9 broke records back when it was being Kickstarted and ever since it was funded it has been bad news left and right for the title. Inafune and Comcept made things worse today by announcing that despite Mighty No. 9 originally being set for release in under a month by Deep Silver, that they are now delaying the side-scroller to sometime in Q1 2016.
This news comes a week after members of the staff denied that Mighty No. 9would not be delayed, with the announcement being held off until the end of Inafune’s recently failed Red Ash Kickstarter project. According to the update that was released to backers and then posted on NeoGAF, Comcept stated the following “As we have communicated in the updates to our backers, all of the core content for the game is developed and in a complete state. However, there are still bugs and issues pertaining to the online features that are included in the game. These bugs and issues have a direct affect on enjoyment of the game, so a decision was made to work these issues out before release.”
Ever since Mafia II was released back in 2010 2K Games had been extremely quiet about the series ever continuing until late last month when the company revealed that Hangar 13 is indeed working on Mafia III and that they would show it off for the first time during Gamescom. Well now that that day has come the first footage and a number of screenshots for Mafia III have been revealed and you can check it all out below.
Mafia III is going to be set in a reimagined New Orleans in 1968, one of the most tumultuous years in American history. This version of New Orleans is bustling with activity, complete with era-inspired cars, fashion and music. Only the Italian mob controls illegal gambling, drugs, and prostitution, while corrupt police and politicians line their pockets with the proceeds.
Mafia III will be released sometime in 2016 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. Additional story details have been revealed by 2K and you can read them below:
Mafia III follows the story of Lincoln Clay, a disenfranchised Vietnam veteran, returning from combat and looking for a home and a place to belong. Orphaned as a child, Lincoln at last achieves a semblance of family with the city’s black mob, finding the surrogate father and brother he has longed for.
But when Lincoln’s new family is betrayed and slaughtered by the Italian mob, he becomes fixated on revenge and wages a brutal war against the Italians, disrupting the balance of power in the seedy underworld of New Orleans. As the story progresses, Lincoln allies himself with other criminals and builds an empire and a new family of his own that transforms the city.
Ever since Star Wars Battlefront was revealed by Electronic Arts and Dice people have been kind of on the fence about the title but thanks to an announcement made earlier today at Gamescom a few of those people have probably grown rather eager to pick up the title upon release. You see, EA has announced that Star Wars Battlefront will feature a 20 player multiplayer mode called “Fighter Squadron” where all players will be fighting against one another in aerial combat.
This dogfight mode will feature various iconic ships such as X-Wings and Tie Fighters though it is worth noting that if you don’t have twenty players on your team, the absent slots will be filled with AI pilots. You can check out the announcement trailer for Fighter Squadron below and be sure to keep an eye out for Star Wars Battlefront when it is released on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC worldwide on November 17th.
With Assassin’s Creed Syndicate set to be released worldwide on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 23rd Ubisoft is taking every chance they have to help hype up fans for the game’s upcoming release. As such Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate during Gmescom and you can check it out below as well as a handful of new screenshots.
In the trailer you’ll be introduced to the twin assassins Jacob and Evie Frye, the two protagonists of the game, as they talk about what drove them into their quest to try and take over London.
With Gamescom 2015 in full swing Electronic Arts and DICE have released a new five minute gameplay trailer for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. Since this is the first gameplay trailer the company has decided to show off for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, they are focusing on showing off the moment where Faith begins her rise from a carefree runner to the hero the city needs. Playing in first person allows players to feel her fluid movement, combat and power.
EA does note that the footage shown off in the trailer is pre-alpha footage from a cut-down mission in the game. Currently Mirror’s Edge Catalyst is set to be released for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on February 23rd.
Nintendo has announced at Gamescom that they are planning on releasing Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water in Europe, where it is called Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water, on October 30th for the Wii U. Starting on this day a trial version of the game will also be made available for download with the prologue and the first two chapters of the game available in the demo.
The company continued to reveal that there will be a special limited edition retail release that includes a copy of the game, an art book, four spirit photographs, a steelbook case, and a double-sided poster. CurrentlyFatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water does not have a a release date in North America but you can check out a new trailer for the game below.
