The first screenshots for the Xbox One version of Project CARS, developed by Slightly Mad Studios, have been released. Check out the gallery below for the screens made available.
Project CARS caught every racing gamer’s attention for its stunningly accurate and realistic recreation of their favourite automobiles upon reveal. And these screenshots show off the vehicular beauty perfectly. Accompanying their release, Bandai Namco also confirmed that Project CARS will play at 60 fps on Xbox One, with the following press release excerpt:
You’ve played it in Dubai, London, Madrid, and Paris, but for those that couldn’t jet-set around the world, sit back and take a more leisurely look at Project CARS on Xbox One, running at 60 frames per second!
Project CARS is scheduled for release on March 20, 2015 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
21 teams entered Razer’s HackFest at AppsWorld this year. Teams were challenged to create apps using the Razer Nabu in just 36 hours. 15 functioning apps were completed at the end of HackFest. First place went to the Gamers Everywher app that let Razer Nabu users find fellow gamers and share their profiles with a high five. Second place went to the real-time game New Frontier that has players turning local places into their play space.
Many of the 15 apps will go on to become public apps when the Razer Nabu finally launches. No word when the Nabu will launch, as the device has missed its projected October release date. The Razer Nabu recently passed FCC testing in late October and a brand new site has been unveiled, which hints that the launch may be imminent.
Ubisoft announced The Crewopen beta will kick off on November 25, 2014 and end on 27th for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players. The open beta will have the entire United State map open for exploration. PvP and challenges will only be available in the Midwest and the East Coast. The Open Beta will be free to All Xbox Live and PlayStation Network members, though the usual online restrictions for those who are not subscribed to Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus will apply.
For those who haven’t been following The Crew and are interested in checking out the beta, Ubisoft released a length 101 video that will catch players up to all the basics. The Crew launches on December 2nd for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Ubisoft released a new trailer showing off Far Cry 4’smap editor. Creative gamers have always flocked to the Far Cry series’ map editor and Far Cry 4will be no different. The game is packed with a flexible editor that will allow gamers to mould the land, add objects, insert animals, and sprinkle NPCs. Expect old favourites like the Far Cry remake to pop back up on Far Cry 4. The less creative people will still be able to enjoy the maps with Far Cry 4’s map browser.
Far Cry 4 is out now around the world for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Windows.
Buying a top of the line Nvidia graphics card from now until January 20, 2015? Nvidia and Ubisoft are teaming up to give those buyers a free game! The “Pick Your Path” promotion will net buyers a redemption code valid for a free copy of The Crew, Far Cry 4, or, Assassin’s Creed Unitybetween now and January 20th, 2015. The promotion is valid for those buying a GeForce GTX 980, 970, 780 Ti, or 780 graphics card. Gaming laptop owners won’t be left out. Those who buy a gaming notebook with a GeForce GTX 980M or 970M in the same period will also get a redemption code.
The promotion is valid with cards from ASUS, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Inno3D, MSI, and Palit.
Accompanied by a gameplay video and a number of screenshots for the character, Koei Tecmo gave us an official description of how exactly Raidou survived.
Presumed dead after being defeated in the original DOA Tournament, Raidou was partially reconstructed with cybernetics and now returns as a half-mechanized killing machine. Having lost his memory as a side effect of his cybernetic upgrades, all that remains is his unquenchable thirst for power, and his willingness to use whatever brutal methods it takes to achieve glory.
Hailing from the same ninja clan as Kasumi and Hayate, Raidou was exiled from his own village when his brutal thirst for power went too far, only deepening his hatred of the clan. His fighting style is Mugen Tenshin Ninjutsu at its core, and he even possesses the ability to recognize and imitate the moves of opponents he has encountered, while keeping original techniques up his sleeve.
EA has revealed that they are going to be releasing a digital “Titanfall Deluxe Edition” next week for the Xbox One. This Deluxe Edition was launched on Origin for PC gamers today and those who happen to purchase the $39.99 download will be given not only the standard version of the game, but all three pieces of downloadable content, “Expedition,” “Frontier’s Edge,” and “IMC Rising”, adding nine maps to the overall total.
To go along with this announcement a trailer showing off some of the “new features” that have been added to Titanfall since it was released and you can check that out below.
Koei Tecmo has revealed that Bladestorm: Nightmare will be released in North America and Europe a little over a month after the game’s Japanese release. Bladestorm: Nightmare will be released in North America on March 3rd while Europeans will be able to pick up the title on March 6th.
Bladestorm: Nightmare offers a number of new improvements to the original title while also giving players a brand new “nightmare” mode that introduces numerous creatures in the forms of Dragons, Giants, and Demons all being led by an evil Joan of Arc. Alongside the release date announcement some new screenshots for Bladestorm: Nightmare have been revealed and you can check them out below.
The recent release of Foxtel’s BoxSets service has shed light on the most favourable TV series; the highly acclaimed fantasy drama Game of Thrones, with more than 94,000 episodes downloaded and viewed to date.
According to Brian Walsh, Foxtel Executive Director of Television, “The numbers are in and the binge viewers have called it, BoxSets is an unqualified hit. We’ve listened to the feedback from customers who love to watch back to back episodes of their favourite shows and are thrilled that our answer has been so popular. With 22 different series already available this month, and more on the way, it’s the ultimate binge watcher’s dream channel.”
As the BoxSets service offers flexibility for subscribers to watch live or record an entire season to their iQ box, it has amassed more than 407,000 downloads in total, averaging more than 27,000 downloads per day, making it the most downloaded Anytime channel since launch. The top rankingGame of Throneswas followed by comedy-dramaEntouragewith over 60,000 downloads to date, with classic mob-dramaThe Sopranosranking third at more than 43,000.
The titles available on live and in Anytime (On Demand) include:
The titles available in Anytime (On Demand) include:
Absolutely Fabulous – Seasons 1-5
True Blood – Seasons 1-7
Boardwalk Empire – Seasons 1-5
Getting On
Looking – Season 1
Girls – Seasons 1-3
Dexter – Seasons 1-7
The Borgias – Seasons 1-3
Sex and the City – Seasons 1-6
Devil’s Playground – Season 1
Morden – Season 1
Starting in December, Foxtel expects to add an additional four series to the BoxSets service bringing the total number of series available to 26. Be sure to catch the above titles on Foxtel Boxsets from this month onwards!
The Muppets have been entertaining kids everywhere for… well decades now. Be it Kermit’s appearances on Sesame Street, to their own tv shows, movies, cartoons and everything in between, the Muppets are everywhere. Well now they are invading your PS Vita with the new The Muppets Movie Adventures. Placing the lovable characters into various film genres sounds like an amazing concept, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired and the game just ends up feeling like a sluggish mess.
Story
While there isn’t a story per say, each of the game’s five different chapters are each represented as a different film. The first stage has Kermit playing a Pirate in a swashbuckling adventure, while the second has Miss Piggy in a fantasy film. The concept is novel and it would be great to see it fleshed out some more, however there is hardly any context given to the story aside from the brief prologue and epilogue text boxes that pop up, and one or two conversations with NPCs through the game.
Gameplay
Broken into five stages and rounding out at about 4 hours game time, The Muppets Movie Adventures is a lackluster platformer that really leaves a lot to be desired. Firstly the controls are slow, sluggish and unresponsive. Each stage is meant to represent a different film genre, but they all play identically.
Of all the game’s five stages, Miss Piggy’s one definitely stands out the most. Instead of being a horizontal side-scroller, it uses more of a vertical approach where the world’s most famous pig climbs her way up a tower. Along the way there are moving platforms, switches, door puzzles and a few doors that lead to opposite ends of the tower. It is actually the longest stage in the game, and one that I legitimately found myself enjoying.
Your character has three hearts (with each heart representing 2 hits) and once they are depleted, or you stumble into a bottomless pit, the film’s director will stop rolling and tell you to brush it off and reshoot the scene. Death is not really something to fear though, as not only does it happen quite infrequently (the only deaths I suffered were more a result of the poor controls than anything else) but there is no consequence for it happening. The game saves a checkpoint every few steps so whenever you do die, you will be taken back to at most one minute of game time prior.
The generousness of the saving and the lack of difficulty can be explained away by this being a game designed for kids, but in the end that doesn’t cut it when the game can be breezed through in an hour with absolutely no difficulty curve.
Visuals & Audio
Visually, The Muppets Movie Adventures is not a bad looking game. The five film sets are all very distinct and look great. The game features lots of colour and the inclusion of the majority of Muppets cast really helps the game. Although I will admit that I miss the inclusion of Statler and Waldorf, even if just so that they could share my woes about the game.
This game features almost zero voice acting. The only character that speaks is the director whenever you die, and even he only has about half a dozen different lines total, so he gets repetitive really quickly. With no voice work, the charm of the Muppets just isn’t here and if I’m honest, it stops being a Muppets game.
Overall
I’d like to say that nothing about The Muppets Movie Adventures is offensively bad, but in some ways it really is. The most offensive part has to be the fact that the Muppets don’t speak or interact with the world in any way at all. Their voice is communicated via text boxes (although there are few of these too) and it really saps the life out of the world renowned characters. The gameplay doesn’t help either, and while it’s ease of accessibility can be explained away by being targeted at kids, that seems like a bit of a stretch and a serious underestimation of kids if that’s the case.
Licensed games tend to cop a lot of flack for being cheap cash-ins and unfortunately Muppets kind of fits the bill here. The game hardly uses the Muppets and seriously feels like they were just added to sell copies. It is sad to see such beloved characters used in this way, but hopefully the next time a Muppets game rolls around, the developers utilise them properly.
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