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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The next Cities: Skylines expansion has been announced, titled Natural Disasters. As its name suggests, the expansion will feature a catalog of catastrophes to challenge virtual mayors everywhere. Players will have the ability to plan early warning systems and emergency routes as they face devastating and destructive disaster effects. They will of course, also have to care for the populace as they struggle to rebuild following the disasters.
Natural Disasters will also update Cities:...
A new Overwatch animated short has been released, titled "The Last Bastion." As its name suggests, the latest animated short focuses on Bastion and follows its story after it is unexpectedly reactivated after lying dormant in the wilderness for over a decade. In the video's description, it says that Bastion awakens fascinated by its unfamiliar surroundings, causing the curious omnic to investigate, quickly discovering its core combat programming may have a different directive.
The video...
NieR: Automata is heading to Steam for PC in early 2017, Square Enix and PlatinumGames have announced. The highly anticipated follow-up to the 2010 cult classic NIER, NieR: Automata follows the tale of androids 2B, 9S and A2 as they battle to reclaim a machine-driven dystopia that has been taken over by powerful weapons known as machine lifeforms. The game is developed by an all-star team that includes producer Yosuke Saito from Dragon Quest X and NIER, director Yoko Taro from Drakengard...
Overwatch has unveiled its first new map called Eichenwalde, a German castle, at Gamescom 2016. During a livestream event, Blizzard told viewers Eichenwalde is the birthplace of Bastion and a fly-through video of the new map shows a handful of destroyed robots that look similar to Bastion. "The site of one of the most famous battles during the Omnic Crisis, it was here that the leader of the Crusaders, Balderich von Alder, and a handful of his best soldiers made a last stand against...
South Park: The Fractured But Whole is the sequel to South Park: The Stick of Truth, and it may be bringing something no one ever knew they wanted. Ubisoft has introduced the Nosulus Rift experience, which is clearly playing off the Oculus Rift. But instead of a virtual reality headset designed to transport you to another world, the Nosulus Rift wants to offer a different immersive experience. "In South Park: The Fractured But Whole you are playing the new kid in town, the hero, and one of...
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition will be released on August 30, 2016 and will include the base game, both expansion packs - Hearts of Stone & Blood and Wine - and every piece of downloadable content ever released. It will be released on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The Game of the Year Edition offers over 150 hours of open world adventures, as players take on the role of professional monster slayer Geralt of Rivia, who is seeking out the child of prophecy in Wild...
Blizzard Entertainment and Overwatch are celebrating this year's Summer Olympic Games in style. A new Seasonal Event has been announced and starting today until August 22, players can earn special seasonal Loot Boxes, collect over 100 new cosmetic items and hit the field with their friends in a new brawl called Lúcioball. If you've played Rocket League before, Lúcioball is similar in style, except players will take on the role of Lúcio to boop balls into the goal. The mode is a...
One Night in Karazhan will be the next Hearthstone Adventure, Blizzard Entertainment has announced. Join Medivh for a night of magical extravagance when the Adventure this year kicks off with a free prologue mission. Just for checking out the prologue, players will get two copies each of Enchanted Raven and Firelands Portal.
The new Adventure will have 45 new cards total, which means attending the party proper will get you 43 new cards. Although a new mechanic was not formally announced,...
We Happy Few is now live on Xbox One Game Preview, Steam Early Access, GOG.com Game in Development and Humble Store Early Access. Priced at $29.99, Compulsion Games confirmed on Reddit that it has no plans on discounting the game during its Game Preview / Early Access period and that the price of the game will increase when it is fully released - although Compulsion has not set a final price yet.
Set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England, We Happy Few...
Life is Strange Episode 1, titled Chrysalis, will be free to download starting July 21, 2016 on the PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Developed by Dontnod Entertainment, Life is Strange spans five episodes and tells the story of Maxine Caulfield, a photography student that discovers she has the mysterious power of being able to rewind time. Like other episodic games, your decisions affect what happens; and with the ability to rewind time, you can see how the other...
Batman - The Telltale Series will make its debut as a digital download this August on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC and mobile devices. Like previous Telltale Games' titles, Batman - The Telltale Series will be episodic and the first of five episodes will be available in August. The series will also be available at retailers starting September 13, 2016 in North America as a special Season Pass Disc, which will include the first episode and will grant access to the...
As expected, Blizzard Entertainment has announced Overwatch's newest hero, Ana. According to Blizzard, Ana will be a versatile support character, equipped with a Biotic Rifle that shoots darts to restore health to her allies. Of course, she can also deal ongoing damage to her enemies. Essentially a healing sniper, her skills include Sleep Dart, which can render an enemy unconscious, and Biotic Grenade that deals damage to enemies and heals allies in a small area of effect. Affected allies also...
