Bungie will continue its relationship with Sony, offering PlayStation gamers timed exclusive content for Destiny 2. On PlayStation 4, Destiny 2 will receive an additional cooperative multiplayer map, a three-player cooperative Strike, a blue and white colored ship, specialized gear sets, and an exclusive exotic weapon. Destiny 2 will head to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 home consoles on September 6, before heading to the PC starting October 24.
For now, Bungie has confirmed that the game...
Microsoft's Project Scorpio has been officially unveiled and it will be called the Xbox One X. The company is touting it as the world's most powerful console, and it'll come at a price. In the U.S., the Xbox One X will cost $499 when it hits all Xbox One markets on November 7, 2017. Every Xbox One X will come with a 1TB hard drive, a matching Xbox Wireless Controller, HDMI cable, power supply, a one-month free Xbox Game Pass subscription, and a 14-day free Xbox Live Gold...
Ubisoft's E3 2017 press conference packed plenty of surprises, gameplay trailers, and new announcements. Along with the official unveiling of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, the company showed off several new titles including Assassin's Creed Origins, Just Dance 2018, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, mobile game South Park: Phone Destroyer, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, a new expansion for Steep called Road to the Olympics, The Crew 2, a VR experience called Transference featuring...
Ubisoft kicked off its E3 2017 press conference by officially unveiling Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, heading to the Nintendo Switch on August 29. The strange crossover sees Ubisoft's Rabbids invading Nintendo's Mario World in a tactical, turn-based strategy game. Gameplay shown during the press conference may surprise some fans who expected Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle to be geared towards kids. The battle system surprises appears to have depth, with a variety of tactics players can...
Today, EA kicked off its EA Play 2017 event by unveiling several new trailers for future games. As part of the company's E3 2017 activities, EA Play 2017 was home to several debuts including a new title from the makers of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons called A Way Out. The co-op only game looks to be promising, featuring two characters as they look to break out of jail.
EA also showed off extensive footage of Star Wars Battlefront 2, Need for Speed Payback, and had announcements for its...
First announced two years ago, Super Nintendo World has broken ground at Universal Studios Japan. The first commercial for the amusement park attraction has also been released, previewing what we can expect once it's built in a few years. As expected, the teaser video is entirely computer generated, but there are some familiar sights including Bowser's Castle. It does appear at first glance that Super Nintendo World will focus mainly on Mario and his friends, but hopefully more of...
Square Enix has announced that Dissidia Final Fantasy NT will be heading to the PlayStation 4 early next year. The game is a port of the 2015 arcade game that was released in Japan and is developed in partnership with Team Ninja from Koei Tecmo Games. The company said Dissidia Final Fantasy NT will offer both offline and online play, with over 20 familiar Final Fantasy characters to choose from. There will also be familiar summons in the game, including Ifrit, Shiva, and Odin, adding to the...
The next Hearthstone expansion, Journey to Un'Goro will be released April 6 and will bring a total of 135 new cards to the game. Blizzard has unveiled most of the new cards, which you can see in an extensive gallery below. The expansion will introduce a couple new mechanics to the game including quests and the new keyword adapt. Quests are legendary cards that you'll always get in your starting hand, and once played you will have to "embark" on a quest to complete what's asked on the card. If...
Destiny 2 has been officially announced and it will be available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One starting September 8, 2017. The reveal trailer, titled "Rally the Troops," sets the stage for the sequel, where humanity's last safe city has fallen to an overwhelming invasion force, led by Ghaul, the imposing commander of the brutal Red Legion. In Destiny 2, players will venture to mysterious, unexplored worlds in the solar system to discover an arsenal of weapons and devastating new combat...
EA has confirmed Star Wars Battlefront II is coming, and we'll get our first look at the game on April 15 at Star Wars Celebration. The company will be hosting a panel at 11:30 AM Pacific / 2:30 PM Eastern and will debut the first trailer then. Following the debut of the trailer, developers from DICE, Criterion and Motive will be on hand to offer a glimpse at the game.
The sequel to Star Wars Battlefront was announced in May 2016 and EA said earlier this year that Star Wars Battlefront...
The Xbox Games with Gold April 2017 lineup has been announced and thanks to backward compatibility, all four games will be playable on the Xbox One. Available throughout the entire month of April will be Ryse: Son of Rome (Xbox One), while The Walking Dead: Season 2 can be downloaded from April 16 to May 15 on Xbox One. Heading to both the Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles are Darksiders and Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Darksiders will be available first from April 1 to 15,...
Microsoft has revealed the new Tech Series of Xbox Wireless Controllers, with the first in the series called the Xbox Wireless Controller Recon Tech Special Edition. The controller will retail for $69.99 USD and will begin shipping to retailers on April 25. According to Microsoft, development on the Xbox Wireless Controller Tech Series was inspired by military technology and performance patterns, with the team exploring concepts stemming from combat armor and sci-fi mechanical gear. The result...
Journey to Un'Goro has been announced as Hearthstone's next expansion as players will join Elise Starseeker and her junior explorers on an expedition into the uncharted territory of Un'Goro crater. A total of 135 new cards will be added as part of the expansion with several new mechanics. The new Adapt keyword will allow a minion to gain new properties when played. It's similar to the discover mechanic, where players get to choose from one of three options to immediately buff the minion. There...
Persona 5 will finally head to the U.S. April 4, and Atlus has released a new trailer showing off the familiar Velvet Room. Once again players will be greeted by Igor, who is joined by Caroline and Justine, when it comes time to upgrading and fusing personas. But things are a bit different this time around as it gets really dark when it comes to messing with your personas. The theme of sacrifice will play a major role, like when you strengthen a persona, it involves...
Activision has announced Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy will head to the PlayStation 4 on June 30, 2017. More details about the upcoming trilogy were shared on the PlayStation Blog, including what has changed compared to the original games: "The addition of real-time lighting in a PBR (Physically Based Rendering) engine, along with an increase in texture size, can sometimes make our environments look different than the originals," said art lead Dustin King. "Generally, while we strive to...
The Humble Freedom Bundle is now available, but unlike traditional Humble Bundles, this one isn't a pay what you want package. Instead, you have to pay $30 or more to unlock at least 40 games and eight books. Humble Bundle says the package is worth over $600 and 100 percent goes to charity, with the company matching all contributions up to $300,000. Charities being supported by the Humble Freedom Bundle include the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Doctors Without Borders and the...
Subset Games, creators of Faster Than Light, has announced its next new title: Into the Breach. The turn-based strategy game features a similar art style to Faster Than Light, and will have players defending the remnants of human civilization from gigantic creatures breeding beneath the earth. To do so, players will control powerful mechs from the future to hold off the alien threat, with each attempt to save the world offering a new randomly-generated challenge.
Along with the above...
Today, Nintendo hosted a Nintendo Direct event focused on the Fire Emblem series, announcing that multiple titles are in the works. These include a new game for mobile devices, two games for the upcoming Nintendo Switch and multiple games for the Nintendo 2DS and 3DS handheld consoles.
The first to arrive will be Fire Emblem Heroes for mobile devices, an original strategy RPG about two warring kingdoms in a bitter clash. Players take on the role of a summoner, building their army by...
Super Mario Run will be available on Android starting March, Nintendo of Japan revealed in a tweet. As Mario's first official foray into mobile gaming, Super Mario Run initially launched on iOS on December 15, 2016 after debuting at an Apple event in September. On iOS, players can download the game for free and play three levels before they have to pay $9.99 to unlock the full game.
Unlike traditional Mario games, Super Mario Run can be played with only one hand, simply tapping the...
Ubisoft has announced a free trial for Watch Dogs 2 on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Players will have the opportunity to check out the full experience of Watch Dogs 2 for up to three hours, with PlayStation 4 owners getting access starting January 17, while Xbox One gamers can check it out starting January 24. The free trial doesn't hold anything back, Ubisoft promises, so players can explore a massive and dynamic open world while hacking into the city's infrastructure, every connected...
