“We worked so damn hard over the past three years to bring you this game,” said Adam Badowski, Head of Studio, CD PROJEKT RED. “From the corrupt nobles in Novigrad to ancient monsters lurking in deep forests, to the bustling cities, colorful ports and breathtaking vistas; all the people, all the places — we literally spent tens of thousands of hours to turn all that into an adventure that will kick your ass and make you want to come for more,” adds Badowski. “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has gone GOLD and will soon be yours!” he concludes.
As in the previous game, you play as Geralt of Rivia, the wandering witcher and bounty hunter. Unlike its predecessors, The Witcher 3 is set in an open-world and is said to clock in at 200+ hours of gameplay (once you factor in all the side missions).
So, after an understandable delay, The Witcher 3 is finally complete and we are now certain to see it on May 19, 2015.
In case you have not played the first two titles, check out buy.thewitcher.com on where you can play more from The Witcher series as well as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Or, you can watch CD PROJEKT RED’s recap video below:
Hopefully this is the final time I am writing a release date article for Project CARS. Slightly Mad Studios has said that May 6th is the final, finito, done and dusted, confirmed release date for Project CARS. The release date varies slightly depending on your gaming platform of choice and region though. The full list of release dates is below.
UK – PS4, Xbox One, PC Steam – May 8th
Rest of Europe – PS4, Xbox One, PC Steam – May 7th
U.S. – PC Steam – May 6th, PS4 & Xbox One – May 12th
Australia – No official word. Our best guess is May 7th or 8th for all platforms which is a Thursday and Friday respectably, typical game launch days.
Specs have been released for how the game will perform and look on consoles and what system requirements are recommended for PC. The Xbox One version will run at the now common 900p setting while the PS4 will see full HD with 1080p. Both console are said to run at a silky smooth 60fps. All platforms will allow players to race against up to 45 AI opponents or 15 opponents online. PC the specs are below.
Minimum specifications: 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 or 3GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940, 4GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 260/ATI Radeon HD 5770, 25GB hard disk space
Recommended specifications: 3.5GHz Intel Core i7 3700 or 4GHz AMD FX-8350, 8GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 600-series/AMD Radeon HD7000-series, 25GB hard disk space
A Wii U version is still reportedly in the works but no specific release information has been detailed. A new trailer has also been released that you can embedded at the end of this article. Project CARS promises to be one of the most refined racing experiences we have ever seen and it damn well better be after multiple delays as the game became closer to launch.
The Force is strong today, for Disney/LucasFilm has shared the second teaser for the upcoming JJ Abrams-helmed Star Wars film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Here it is, in all its glory:
This new teaser was shown live today at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California. For those of us who cannot make it, you can watch the livestream of the convention here until the show ends on Sunday, April 19.
Unlike the first teaser, this new one shares new looks at John Boyega and Daisy Ridley — who play new characters in the Star Wars universe, Finn and Rey — as well as voice-over with Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker and a closing moment with two favorite smugglers.
As a fan of the Saga, I close this post with the same words that close this teaser: We’re home.
Square Enix has just announced their latest title. No, not Star Ocean 5. This new one is a free-to-play mobile game for iOS and Android, Masters of the Masks.
What is Masters of the Masks, you ask? It is a fantasy RPG with a hand-drawn art style and pick-up-and-play turn-based combat. Here are some features that Square Enix lists in the press release:
Drag and Drop Turn-Based RPG Battles: The game features a new interface that utilizes the native landscape of mobile devices to create the most natural and easiest put-down/pick-up battle system in mobile RPGs. Players can also coordinate their warriors strategically to unleash powerful skills on their enemy.
Build Your Legend: Through victories in battle, players earn the materials necessary to upgrade their equipment (masks, weapons, shields) and make their units more powerful.
Popular Fantasy World: Players will be able to explore realms with classic fantasy races (Human, Elf, Dwarf) and collect powerful masks to discover new warriors in order to rid the land of evil that rose in the east.
Exciting updates to come: Players will be able to challenge each other to tests of strength in PvP battles to sharpen their skills.
The game also features a soundtrack composed by Hidenori Iwasaki, composer of the soundtrack from Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers.
Masters of the Masks is available now on iOS and Android for free with in-app purchases.
Check out some screenshots and a trailer for Masters of the Masks below:
Bandai Namco have announced that J-Stars Victory VS+ will be released on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita in North America on June 30th and Europe on June 26th. Those who pre-order the game in North America at a GameStop or in Europe will be given a special pre-order edition of the game that includes a compendium with 52 pieces of character art as well as downloadable themes for each platform.
To go along with this announcement the company has also released a new trailer for J-Stars Victory VS+ that can be found below. As for the game itself, it will still feature the same roster as it had in Japan though the title will only feature the Japanese voice track with English subtitles.
Mortal Kombat Xis finally here! NetherRealm‘s most ambitious entry in their iconic Mortal Kombat series yet is available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions expected for June). Creative director and “God of Twitter” (yep, Raiden gets thunder, Fujin wind, and Ed Boon tweets) reflected;
We’ve been working tirelessly on Mortal Kombat X to give fans a new experience that is filled with features that both casual players and hardcore fighting players will enjoy. It’s been an intense ride and we’re excited to see players finally get their hands on the game!
The tenth official instalment of the main fighting series introduces eight new, playable characters, including blood relatives to some of your favorite stalwarts: Kung Jin, the cousin of Kung Lao; Cassie Cage, daughter of Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade (good on ya Johnny!); Jacqueline Briggs, daughter of Jax; and Takeda Takahashi, son of an absent father in Kenshi (tsk, tsk). Of course, those classics such as Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Raiden have returned, and now with each character having three different variations to their fighting style, the diversity and potential for high-level strategic play is larger than ever.
Oh, and did I mention Goro? #PunchWalk
The ‘Story Mode’ included is more cinematic and enthralling than ever, telling the tales of events spanning 25 years after the conclusion of Mortal Kombat (2011). Towers have also returned, coming in multiple forms: Living Towers, ever-changing towers with modifiers or stipulations; Klassic, Test Your Luck and Test Your Might towers; Endless and Survivor Towers and even Challenge Towers that you can create to compete with friends. Brutalities make a comeback, although with a new twist, and the Faction Wars meta-game adds a new wrinkle and longevity to play, all the while fueling competitive juices in every player worldwide. David Haddad, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, had this to say about the title;
NetherRealm Studios has an incredible track record of delivering engaging, fan favourite games, and Mortal Kombat X continues the tradition with great gameplay, expanding upon what has made the Mortal Kombat franchise popular for more than 20 years. The Mortal Kombat franchise is a cornerstone for Warner Bros., and with more than 35 million units sold to date and a chart-topping mobile game, Mortal Kombat X is positioned for great success. In its first week, Mortal Kombat X for mobile is currently the #1 Top Free Games Download on both iPhone and iPad in the App Store.
The mobile game, as David mentioned, is your portal to exclusive unlockables, so download it from the link above and get to swiping! Anyone with a WBPlay account will also receive a ‘Future Raiden’ skin when logging in to the console game. You’ll also be treated to a free ‘Samurai Pack’ containing three skins, which can be downloaded from PSN or Xbox Store day one. And finally, if you’ve ever wanted to see fantasy match-ups between MK icon and film icons Predator and Jason Voorhees, than the ‘Kombat Pack’ DLC is your ticket. Check out the latest batch of screenshots below and purchase your copy of Mortal Kombat X today!
Last year it was announced that Bandai Namco would be releasing Tales of Zestiria in North America and Europe sometime this year and now we have a rough idea of when that release will actually happen. Today the company announced that Tales of Zestiria will be released sometime this fall season and will include both English and Japanese voice options as well as English, French, and Spanish subtitles.
This is the first time that the initial release of a Tales game will feature dual-audio. The first English trailer for the game can be found below as well as a story description from Bandai Namco:
A brand new adventure awaits in a fantasy world filled with magic, knights, dragons and mystery in Tales of Zestiria. Two nations fight for supremacy and the fate of the realm lies in the hands of Sorey, an inquisitive young adventurer who takes on the burden of becoming the Shepherd, the one the legends foretold would become the savior of all. Together with Lailah, the Lady of the Lake, who guards the Sacred Blade, and his best friend Mikleo, Sorey soon discovers a powerful force rising in the shadows.
Earlier this month Atlus USA announced that they would be releasing Spike Chunsoft’s Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains on the Nintendo 3DS eShop in North America and Europe next month. While no price or exact release date other than May has been announced for the title as of yet, Atlus has released a new trailer for the game to showcase some of Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains‘ features.
These features include online multiplayer, challenging missions, character customization, titan abilities, and of course plenty of titans to face off against in the many familiar locations from the anime and manga.
For those on the fence on whether to put yourself on the waiting list for a new Apple Watch, WayForward Technologies may have just given you the nudge forward. The developer has just announced they have made the first adventure game exclusively for the Apple Watch, appropriately titled Watch Quest!: Heroes of Time.
The game uses cross-play between your Apple Watch and iPhone. So, how can one play an adventure game on a watch? Let’s let WayForward briefly explain:
Gameplay revolves around choosing a hero and equipping them on the iPhone, and then guiding the Hero via the Apple Watch as he or she travels lands, battles monsters, solves puzzles, and searches for treasures. Players are invited to play passively by selecting longer, easier quests and outfitting the hero up front – or by taking on more difficult quests which require foraging for items as you go.
TL;DR: Choose and equip characters on iPhone, battle and solve puzzles on the Apple Watch.
The game is also said to include favorite characters from other WayForward titles. I know that I can definitely see Shantae on the one-sheet below:
With WayForward brilliantly taking new ways of play and making them their own — like the Mighty Switch Force games when brought to the Wii U — so it will be interesting to see how WayForward makes use of the small Apple device.
Watch Quest!: Heroes of Time will be available at launch on the Apple Watch on April 24, 2015 via iTunes.
After a successful launch on PC and Xbox One, The Escapistshave been busy chipping away at their prison walls in hopes of digging out of their PC and Xbox One prison. Today, Team 17 and Mouldy Toof announced that their sandbox prison escape game will launch on PlayStation 4. No release date as of yet, but it is probably a safe bet that the price will match the Xbox One.
The Escapists is a strategy game featuring six prisons and six different ways to break out. Players will need to earn money and gather items needed to orchestrate their epic prison breakout. The game is available on Steam for $14.99 USD and on Xbox One for $19.99.
