Win New Girl The Complete Third Season on DVD

With the release of New Girl The Complete Third Season on DVD we are giving two lucky winners the chance to win a copy on DVD.

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The third series of this smash hit sitcom continues to follow five quirky friends, their somewhat interconnected romantic exploits and their often hilariously misguided attempts to find their respective places in the world… Schmidt happens.

This season the gang are poised for some big changes, Nick (Jake Johnson – 21 Jump Street) and Jess’ (Zooey DeschanelElf) ‘will-they-won’t-they’ relationship is in full swing, Schmidt (Max GreenfieldVeronica Mars) is dating two different women, Winston (Lamorne Morris) gets a grown-up job and the elusive ‘Coach’ (Damon Wayans JrLet’s Be Cops) makes a comeback!

The third season also includes a show-stopping special episode featuring pop icon Prince and sees the return of newly single Cece (Hannah SimoneOldboy) and Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) and Rob Reiner (The Wolf of Wall Street) as Jessica’s eccentric parents.

How to enter to win

We have two copies of New Girl The Complete Third Season to give away on DVD.

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Usual contest rules apply, and the winner will be selected at random. This contest is open to the UK only – sorry!

The contest ends at 12.00AM on Thursday December 18th, and New Girl The Complete Third Season is available now on DVD.

Win Rocksmith 2014 on Xbox One

With the release of Rocksmith 2014 for PS4 and Xbox One, we are giving one lucky winner the chance to win a copy of the game on Xbox One.

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Rocksmith 2014 Edition comes with more than 50 tracks; there are currently more than 300 additional songs available for purchase, with new add-on content every week. For players making the jump to the latest consoles, DLC tracks can be imported across systems, from Xbox 360 to Xbox One and PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4 without having to repurchase content or pay additional licensing costs.

On PlayStation 4, Rocksmith 2014 Edition will support Remote Play through PlayStation Vita handheld entertainment system where players can view songs at a locked mastery level without any scoring or input required; this mode is perfect for players looking to review a song in its entirety without feedback, study specific sections of songs or practice in another room when it’s more convenient.

How to enter to win

We have one copy of Rocksmith 2014 to give away on Xbox One which includes the game and the guitar cable (you have to provide your own guitar)!

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The contest is now over and Rocksmith 2014 is available now.

Review: The Crew

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The problem that faces most MMO’s is trying to do everything well all at the same time. For a racing MMO that means an absolute bucket full of missions and races but not really much else. So long as we can play easily with other people. Although it would be nice to have a decent character and some plot in a racer for a change.

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Well The Crew isn’t going to deliver on plot and character. Your first task will be to recklessly speed across open fields to make the cops lives more interesting. But your late for the big race, as your friends keep reminding you. You’re just such a rebel that you don’t care. And that’s just about as deep as the characters get. Your a street racing criminal, something bad happens to your brother, you get blamed and end up working with the FBI to get out early. Just about every character is as two-dimensional as possible. The voice acting doesn’t help either and ranges from cheesy to hilariously cheesy. After as little as an hour or two I had become totally disinterested with the plot and decided to ignore it entirely. There’s not much to miss.

What’s far more distracting early game is the unbelievable amount of information contained in the tables post race. It doesn’t take long to fully understand all the info but most of it is just unnecessary. There’s a base score plus some other number added to it and then the threshold and…you get bored and stop looking at it. I need to know my score, my exp and my cash. I need to know if I got bronze silver or gold and what prize I won, if any. I can’t believe the only way to get this information across is to have two results pages after every race. A concise and clean results chart would’ve gone a long way to making The Crew less cluttered.

The map is overly cluttered too although it’s partially because there’s so much to do. There are a fair selection of tasks, some standard races, checkpoint races, takedown missions, escaping from the cops and more. It would be useful to zoom the camera on more than 3 levels especially considering the map size. It is huge. I don’t know when I’ve seen a map so big in any game before. It’s not particularly dense but there’s a lot of road to race on in The Crew. Getting across the map by car will take a noticeable amount of time but luckily there are trains and planes you can pay for to fast travel somewhere you haven’t visited yet. Other than that fast travelling is quick and easy.

New parts can be acquire by completing mini challenges. As you drive around you can go through a checkpoint to start one and you might have to drive as fast as possible without going off the track or race through increasingly small ‘goal posts’. They’re quick and quite challenging so you’re never short of some way to acquire new parts for your rides. But because you level up quite frequently parts quickly become redundant so you find the constant need to repeat the same tasks just to keep up with the XP those tasks give you. It feels progressive but in reality there are just so many upgrades that they become devalued. And finding missions is an absolute pain. If you want some higher levelled tires, for example, you’ll have to flick around the map and look through 10’s of objectives to find the right one. A simple filter to select which upgrade you were looking for would have done. There are filters for other things but not the one you actually care about. It doesn’t seem like a difficult feature to include and its omission makes life more difficult than it needs to be.

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Handling isn’t quite an all out arcade affair but sliding around corners isn’t going to ruin your race. It makes sure you’re always having fun but doesn’t have the finesse or accuracy to reward those who race ‘properly’. The rubber banding AI is extremely obvious too. Whenever you do have an accident and end up at the back of the pack you’ll soon recover and find yourself back in first within 10 seconds or so. Only to then constantly race against second place as he snaps back. It’s so difficult to get a lead that the only part of any race that matters is the end. Often the rest of the race is a waste of time. Inevitably on one occasion I had lead a 30 minute race only to go off track on the final straight and lose completely. I didn’t even get a consolation prize so 30 minutes wasted because I made a mistake at the end rather than at any other point.

Sadly ‘never race alone’ doesn’t work quite as well as it should. Or more specifically it doesn’t work as often as it should. On a handful of occasions me and someone else quickly got into a crew just because we played a mission together. We then remained together and completed plenty of missions until we finally parted ways. That random co-op is were The Crew really comes to life. There are decent competitive co-op objectives and joining a crew and playing together worked seamlessly.

But more often than not you’ll be playing alone. When starting a mission you can send a request to other players to join you. But ultimately they’re better off playing alone. And so are you. There’s really very little incentive to play with others besides the fun. And that apparently isn’t enough to get people to join you. Time after time my requests were unanswered and I just played alone. For a game with the tag line ‘never play alone’ you rarely get chance to play with anyone else.

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And that’s The Crew’s biggest problem. It’s just a massive racing game with a huge map. And the scale of that map is undoubtedly impressive but there isn’t nearly as much variation to the races as there is quantity. The co-op is by far The Crew’s biggest asset but you rarely get chance to see it. There are plenty of cars and upgrades to unlock but the missions become repetitive before too long. And premium currency in a full priced game again Ubisoft? It’s a disturbing vision of the future if this marketing ‘tactic’ catches on.

The Crew is an ambitious MMO with unrivalled scale and great co-op play. But the poor looks, repetitive missions, two-dimensional characters and narrative are far too much for the occasional co-op to make up for. I still had a lot of fun on The Crew, but I had it alone and lost interest far quicker than I wanted to.

 

Win The Nut Job on Blu-ray

With the release of The Nut Job on DVD and Blu-ray we are giving three lucky winners the chance to win a copy of the film on Blu-ray.

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THE NUT JOB is the wacky and action packed adventure with laugh out loud fun for all the family. Directed by Peter Lepeniotis (Toy Story 2, Surly Squirrel).

THE NUT JOB features stars such as Will Arnett (Arrested Development, 30 Rock) who voices cheeky squirriel, Surly; Liam Neeson (Shindler’s List, Batman Begins) who voices con-artist Raccoon; Brendan Fraser (The Mummy, George of the Jungle) who voices the park-hero Grayson; Katherine Hiegl (Grey’s Anatomy, Knocked Up) the cute and bubbly red squirrel Andie; the hilarious Gabriel Iglesias (Magic Mike, The Book of Life) as the leader of a pack of gassy groundhogs, Jimmy; and finally Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live, Bridesmaids) who plays adorable pug, Precious.

How to enter to win

We have three copies of The Nut Job to give away on Blu-ray.

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Usual contest rules apply, and the winner will be selected at random. This contest is open to the UK only – sorry!

The contest is now over and The Nut Job is available now on DVD and Blu-ray.

Origin of the Harran Crisis in the new Dying Light intro

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Techland today unveiled the opening cinematic for the studio’s highly anticipated open-world action survival game Dying Light. After a thought-provoking story trailer released last week, players can now catch a glimpse of the events that set the game’s dramatic storyline in motion.

The intro paints the background for a mysterious outbreak in the ill-fated city of Harran which the rest of the world can do little to help, setting the stage for a political tug-of-war between Harran’s Ministry of Defense and the Global Relief Effort – a privately funded international humanitarian organization. 

Entering the quarantine zone established to contain the unknown plague, players will assume the role of Kyle Crane, an undercover operative sent on an infiltration mission that at first seems both necessary and morally clear, yet in reality turns out to be just a move in a game of chess for the highest stake.

Dying Light is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the PC, and is scheduled for release in 2015 on 27th January in the Americas, 28th January  in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and 30th January in Europe.

Review : Polk 4 Shot Xbox One Gaming Headset

Polk have released an Xbox One gaming headset called the 4 Shot, and here is our review.

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Built for Xbox One and audio on the go, the 4 Shot reproduces Polk’s heritage of more than 40 years of award-winning high-performance sound. Your passion for games and music will find their true expression in the 4 Shot. Polk engineers teamed up with Microsoft sound designers to create an audio profile custom tuned for popular titles like Halo and Forza. Working together, they created an audio experience that transports you into the game, no longer are you just an observer. Because the 4 Shot is made for gaming and music, it is designed with a two mic system. It has a first-of-its-kind retractable mic for communication on the go and for listening to music. Moreover, it also includes a newly developed extended boom mic, the Chat Pro mic, which provides optimal chat and sound quality for gaming on the XBOX One. The 4 Shot Gaming Headset does not play games when it comes to sound.

Features

  • 4 Shot delivers the best headphone experience possible, thanks to Polk’s 40 years of innovative, high-performance audio expertise.
  • The 4 Shot was  tuned in collaboration with leading game sound designers to take you deeper into a virtual world, creating the most balanced, natural and realistic audio experience.
  • Polk Optimized Electro-acoustic Tuning (POET) delivers legendary Polk sound in a headphone: rich, immersive and realistic.
  • Street-style design looks just as good plugged into your Xbox One as it does on the go.
  • Compatible with Xbox One, PCs with combined headphone and mic port, smartphones & tablets.
  • Two microphone options purpose-built for high quality chat performance.
    • Retractable near-field gaming microphone is never in the way; designed for use on the go with your smartphone or tablet.
    • Chat Pro mic with boom microphone designed for pinpoint pickup on the latest games.
  • Included headset adapter connects directly to your wireless Xbox One controller, placing audio controls at your fingertips.
  • Lightweight, ergonomic headphone design never gets in the way of your concentration.
  • Spring Steel Headband with stitched leatherette padding, pivoting ear cups and comfortable, plush over-ear pads.

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Final Thoughts

The 4 Shot is a very comfortable headset – you can wear it for hours and not feel like your head is being crushed! There is a lot of banding on the headband and also on the earphone cups.

Whilst the 4 Shot itself may look a little “plasticy”, it is actually very sturdy.

When the 4 Shot was released there were some issues with the mic’s chat performance, so I spoke with Polk about it:

“Polk has a longstanding reputation for product excellence and we pride ourselves in doing all that we can to ensure our customers love those products. Upon learning about the 4 Shot mic’s chat performance, we discovered there is no technical issue with the 4 Shot’s microphone hardware. Instead, it is a firmware issue and testing the 4 shot with your smartphone will show the microphone works great. However, to ensure that our consumers have the ultimate gaming and chat experience, we immediately took matters into our own hands and developed the POLK CHAT PRO boom microphone. This boom mic unit is designed to improve sound quality when chatting with gamers and friends via the Xbox One. The POLK CHAT PRO is included in all purchases of the 4 Shot, whether purchased on PolkAudio.com, online or at our authorised retail partners. With that said, we will continue to work internally to resolve any perceived issues with chat performance so that our customers can have the most heart-pumping and enjoyable gaming experience.”

Polk have included the Xbox One headset adaptor in the box so you don’t have to worry about buying one separately.

The 4 Shot comes in Ink Black or Nova Blue.

I really liked using the Polk 4 Shot and for Polk’s first Xbox One gaming headset it’s certainly one to consider.

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You can learn more from the Polk website.

Mad Catz Ultra Street Fighter IV TE2 FightStick

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Mad Catz has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Capcom to produce the Ultra Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition 2, a Tournament Edition fighting game controller, ideal for competitive play.

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PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 Version

The agreement gives Mad Catz the right to ship to multiple territories and release the FightStick for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, Xbox 360.

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Xbox 360 version

The Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition 2 features premium components and build quality, alongside a hinge-top design which provides easy internal access, allowing gamers to swap out artwork designs and internal components with ease.

“Our Tournament Edition 2 FightStick was warmly received when it launched alongside the Xbox One console in 2013 and we’re pleased to be able to introduce our next-generation fighting game controller to a greater audience of passionate gamers.” said Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz.  “Our FightStick business provides positive contribution to our growth, particularly in territories such as Asia where our presence continues to expand.  We look forward to remaining leaders in this category throughout this new console cycle.”

San Andreas Trailer released

Warner Bros. Pictures have released a trailer for San Andreas, starring Dwayne Johnson, Paul Giamatti, and directed by Brad Peyton.

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After the infamous San Andreas Fault finally gives, triggering a magnitude 9 earthquake in California, a search and rescue helicopter pilot (Dwayne Johnson) and his estranged wife make their way together from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save their only daughter.

But their treacherous journey north is only the beginning.  And when they think the worst may be over…it’s just getting started.

The action thriller “San Andreas,” from New Line Cinema and Village Roadshow Pictures, reunites Dwayne Johnson with director Brad Peyton and producer Beau Flynn, following their collaboration on the global hit “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.”

The film also stars Carla Gugino (“Night at the Museum,” TV’s “Entourage”), Alexandra Daddario (“Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters,” TV’s “True Detective”), Ioan Gruffudd (“Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”), Archie Panjabi (TV’s “The Good Wife”), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Australian TV’s “Home and Away”), Art Parkinson (TV’s “Game of Thrones”) and Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti (“Cinderella Man”).

“San Andreas” is produced by Beau Flynn (“Hercules,” “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”).  Tripp Vinson (“Red Dawn”) also serves as producer.  Richard Brener, Samuel J. Brown, Michael Disco, Rob Cowan, Steven Mnuchin and Bruce Berman are the executive producers, and Hiram Garcia is co-producer.  The screenplay is by Carlton Cuse, story by Andre Fabrizio & Jeremy Passmore.

The creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Steve Yedlin (“Looper”), production designer Barry Chusid (“The Day After Tomorrow”), editor Bob Ducsay (upcoming “Godzilla”), VFX producer (upcoming “Into the Storm”), VFX supervisor Colin Strause (“The Avengers”), and costume designer Wendy Chuck (“Twilight”).

Shot on location in The Gold Coast and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and in Los Angeles and San Francisco, “San Andreas” is slated to open in theatres in both 3D and 2D format beginning Friday, May 29, 2015.

New Line Cinema presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a FlynnPictureCo. Production, “San Andreas.”  It will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

SAN ANDREAS is in cinemas May 29th 2015

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy out this week

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is available to download across Europe this Thursday 11th December on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS. Players can experience the original trilogy that started it all in this collection of all the classic courtroom cases.

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Included in this release are newly remastered versions of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice For All, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations all in one digital package for €29.99 / £24.99 / $29.99.

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Full of classic investigative adventures, the Phoenix Wright trilogy is known for delivering intriguing storylines full of drama, twists, and intense courtroom showdowns, not to mention an ever-growing comical cast of characters. With newly remixed sound, high resolution re-drawn graphics and 3D support, the original trilogy has never looked and sounded better! As a new feature, the Japanese version of the game, “Gyakuten Saiban 123 Naruhodo Selection”, will also be included, allowing players to switch between the Japanese and English versions in-game.

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy introduces rookie lawyer Phoenix Wright during the early years of his career on his quest to find the truth. Players will need to investigate crime scenes, collect evidence, and question witnesses to prepare for epic courtroom battles and prove the innocence of their client. Nothing less of a full acquittal will do in this court of law. Players must find the contradictions in witnesses’ testimonies and expose the truth!

Venom Pinball Hits this Week with a new trailer

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The electrifying pinball table from Zen Studios and Marvel based on the Lethal Protector himself, Venom, is launching this week across Zen’s pinball platforms on PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, Steam, Mac, iOS, Android, and Amazon! To celebrate, Zen Studios has released a brand new trailer showcasing some of the spectacular gameplay found in the table.


The Venom pinball table features Eddie Brock as the Symbiote-empowered villain as he faces not just his mortal enemy, Spider-Man, but also the threat of his twisted offspring, Carnage.  Can Venom and Spider-Man team up to defeat a greater threat?

  • Zen Pinball 2 on PS3, PS4 & Vita: $2.99/€2,99/£2.49, North America December 9th, Europe December 10th
  • Zen Pinball 2 for Mac: $2.99/€2,99/£2.49 on December 10th
  • Pinball FX2 for Steam & Xbox 360: $2.99/€2,99/£2.49 on December 10th
  • Pinball FX2 for Xbox One: $2.99/€2,99/£2.49 on December 11th
  • Zen Pinball 2 for Wii U: $2.99/€2,99/£2.49 on December 11th
  • Zen Pinball / Marvel Pinball for iOS: $1.99/€1,79/£1.49, December 11th
  • Zen Pinball HD / Marvel Pinball for Android & Amazon: $1.99/€1,79/£1.49, December 11th

 

 

Destiny Expansion I: The Dark Below out now

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Bungie and Activision announced today that Destiny Expansion I: The Dark Below is now available for download on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360. Destiny Expansion I: The Dark Below marks the first official expansion to the Destiny universe that adds new content to almost every activity in the game, featuring weapons and gear to earn through new story, cooperative and multiplayer activities.

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Destiny is and always has been a long-term vision for us,” said Pete Parsons, COO of Bungie. “An important part of that vision includes listening to the community as we shape what comes next. Since launch, we’ve made significant real-time improvements to the game based on player feedback, and our first Expansion will include the things people want more of in the Destiny universe. These are new activities, gear and weapons, along with another fan-favorite Raid, that expand the gameplay experience.”

Destiny Expansion I: The Dark Below features the following:

  • New Loot – Earn new weapons, armor, and gear, including new Legendary and Exotic items.
  • Level Increase – Raise your Light Level to 32
  • New Story Missions and Quests – Journey through new Hive-themed story missions and quests where you are tasked with stopping the resurrection of an ancient god, Crota
  • New cooperative Strike – The Will of Crota, pits you and your Fireteam against Omnigul as she works to expand the Hive army at the command of her master, Crota
  • New six-player Raid – Assemble your six-player Fireteam to attempt Crota’s End, set deep within the depths of the Hellmouth with all-new gameplay mechanics and enemy bosses
  • New competitive multiplayer arenas:
    • Pantheon – Set in an ancient Vex temple inside the Black Garden that features Vex-designed landscapes and tight corridors
    • Skyshock – An old interplanetary defense array that offers engagements for both vehicle and infantry
    • The Cauldron – An abandoned Hive ritual site that offers close-quarter combat
  • New EV-30 Tumbler Sparrow – Players that purchase and redeem the Destiny Expansion Pass or Destiny Expansion I: The Dark Below by January 15, 2015 will receive the EV-30 Tumbler Sparrow, enabling its riders to drive fast, take flight, and perform a set of mid-air tricks
  • PlayStation Exclusive Content* – PlayStation players will also get access to an exclusive cooperative Strike, The Undying Mind, and exclusive exotic weapon, The 4th Horseman shotgun

Players can purchase Destiny Expansion I: The Dark Below individually ($19.99/£19.99), or as part of the Destiny Expansion Pass ($34.99/£34.99), which includes both Expansion I and Expansion II, on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.

Fighting Edition exclusive to PlayStation 3

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BANDAI NAMCO Games Europe S.A.S has today announced that the ‘Fighting Edition’ will battle its way to fighters’ favourite retailers on the 19th December.

 

As the creator of two of the biggest and most famous fighting-game licenses ever made, BANDAI NAMCO Games is proud to give to all players’ in UK a chance to become the strongest of all fighters on TEKKEN 6, TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 and SOULCALIBUR V! This banging bundle will be available from the 19th December for PlayStation 3.

3 games for an incredible price: that’s the massive bargain all gaming lovers will enjoy! Technical prowess, prepared mind and solid combos are the requirements to master this bundle:

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  • TEKKEN 6: gorgeous graphics and destructive environments, largest character roster ever, a brand new action game mode and a grand online mode.

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  • TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2: multiplayer match, pair play, massive playable roster, new stages benefiting from the environmental FX and tons of offline/online features.

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  • SOULCALIBUR V: a master assassin in the person of Ezio Auditore available, A new chapter following the story of Patroklos, Multiple & Dynamic fighting styles and an amazing online mode to face off against the competition

‘Inside Games Arcade’ Returns for 2015

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has today announced the return of its Inside Games Arcade exhibition, part of the EGX Rezzed consumer show that runs from 12th to 14th March 2015, which is now open for submissions.

BAFTA’s Inside Games Arcade offers British developers the opportunity to showcase their latest games to the public. Featuring titles from individuals and larger development studios, Inside Games Arcade promises the gaming public a unique opportunity to discover the diverse range of games being created here in the UK, as curated by BAFTA’s Games Committee.

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Kelly Smith, Head of Television and Games at BAFTA, said: “The selection of games that BAFTA will showcase at Inside Games Arcade will celebrate the finest talent that the UK games industry has to offer. We’re looking to feature a broad spectrum of games that will appeal to a variety of attendees, so regardless of the platform, genre or background of the game’s developers, everything will be considered.”

As long as games are in a playable state and created here in the UK, they will eligible for exhibition at the event. Developers will need to supply a build of the game to be considered for entry; BAFTA will supply equipment and screens to display games at the Inside Games Arcade.  Game submissions can be made here: http://apply.bafta.org.

Public tickets to Inside Games Arcade (12 to 14 March) and the British Academy Games Awards (12 March) are available here: www.egx.net/rezzed/tickets
Industry tickets to the British Academy Games Awards, which include champagne reception, awards ceremony, buffet supper and after party, are available here:  http://tickets.bafta.org.

Destiny The Dark Below Q&A with Eric Osborne (Urk)

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With Destiny’s first expansion pack out this week, we have a Q&A with Eric Osborne (Urk), Community Manager at Bungie….

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· What is The Dark Below in a nutshell?

“The Dark Below is Destiny’s first expansion, offering players more content for every activity type in the wake of hundreds of post launch updates. It offers players new Legendary and Exotic weapons and armor, new story missions and quests, new levels to achieve, new Crucible maps, a new Strike, and a new Raid, set deep within the Hellmouth on the Moon.”

· What was the main inspiration behind this?

“We wanted to provide players with more of everything. We also wanted to react directly to what we saw players doing daily in Destiny.”

· What’s should people be most excited about?

“We know that new weapons and armor are going to go over really well with players. Their appetite for finding the latest and greatest Destiny gear is insatiable. We’re really excited about Eris, a new quest giver we’ve added to the Tower, who serves as the nucleus for all the Hive-themed adventures.”

· What new weapons and gear can we expect?

“All of the Legendary Weapons and Armor you can already find on Vendors will receive upgrades, alongside existing Exotics. We’re also introducing new Exotics, new Legendaries, and new Raid gear across the board. Eris has new bounties, new vanity items, and some fun new quests to go on, as well.”

· How soon after completing the game did the team start working on The Dark Below?

“We’re always trying to stay one step ahead, but work on The Dark Below didn’t officially wrap up until well after launch. We wanted to take the feedback and player behavior we were seeing and incorporate as much of it as possible into our first expansion.”

· What has most surprised/ excited you the most about people’s reaction to the game so far?

“How much they are playing, and how often. We have historical estimates we used to predict how players would take to Destiny that was based on a decade of supporting one of the more engaging action games out there. Players blew those estimates out of the water.”

· What’s next?

“Lots of fun! We’ll obviously be watching and listening the reaction to The Dark Below. Our sustain team is busy building out and testing a bevy of upcoming patches. Beyond that, we have some more content in the works, too, but it’s far too early to dig into the far flung future just yet.”

Are you going to play Destiny The Dark Below? Let us know by leaving a comment below.