Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Monolith Productions released the Shadow of Mordor Story Trailer – Sauron’s Servants.
Talion sets out to rage war against Sauron’s servants, The Black Captains, who forced the Ranger to watch as his son and wife were murdered.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will launch in the UK on 3rd October 2014 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 and on 2nd October 2014 for PC and Steam.
At the Sony press conference Media Molecule showed that it’s not leaving the world of Tearaway just yet. With the first game’s success on PS Vita, now the studio is now focusing on PlayStation 4 with a whole new entry called Tearaway Unfolded.
Just as with its Vita counterpart, the PlayStation 4 version of Tearaway will take advantage of its platform’s unique features. The game will take advantage of the DualShock 4’s touch pad, microphone, and gyroscope. It will also take advantage of the PS4 hardware to create whole new paper-based environments. Effects like wind will make their debut, leading to the Tearaway world’s most logical mechanic: paper airplanes.
Tearaway Unfolded is coming in 2015 to PS4.
At the Sony conference at Gamescom Ninja Theory has announced its next action title, Hellblade.
Although only a CG trailer for the game was revealed, it appears to tell a similar story to Heavenly Sword, with what appears to be a cursed young girl carrying a sword, possibly the Hellblade mentioned in the title, to do battle with them.
Ubisoft has pulled back the curtain and showed off some of the deep and varied experience that will be found in Far Cry 4: an extreme mission at the peaks of the Himalayas, and a journey into the mystical world of Shangri-Là. Ubisoft also provided more details on their PlayStation exclusive promotion called the “Keys to Kyrat.”
A trip to Kyrat wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the highest peaks of the Himalayas. Throughout the game, players come across a series of missions located at the peaks of snowy mountains. The Himalayan missions push them to extremes as they encounter avalanches, ride snowmobiles and fight for each breath as they live the effects of high altitude. The wingsuit might be their only chance at survival.
Kyrat is also a beautiful land deeply rooted in its rich mythology. Shangri-Là is a fabled place that is part of that folklore and has been sought after by mortals in the hopes of finding enlightenment. Presented as a parallel and esoteric universe, Shangri-Là is a place where players transcend into the limitations of their own mind and go to a place where legends live. They’ll encounter a completely different set of mythical enemies with unexpected and surprising behaviors. Players have an ally, a noble white tiger, the protector of Shangri-Là. The tiger comes to the player’s defense when provoked or can be sent to attack nearby enemies. The Shangri-Là bow, with the exclusive ability to momentary slow time, will also be available while players unlock skills within the main skill tree.
Players who purchase Far Cry 4 on PlayStation 3 or PlayStation 4 will get 10 exclusive Keys to Kyrat, allowing them to invite their friends to play via PlayStationNetwork. Players can tackle the open world together for a free two hour trial period, and can explore Kyrat, capture outposts, and gain in-game rewards, even if they haven’t yet purchased the full game.
Development on Far Cry 4 is being led by Ubisoft Montreal in collaboration with Ubisoft Red Storm, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Shanghai and Ubisoft Kiev. The game will be available worldwide on 18th November for PlayStation4, PlayStation3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows PC.
Destiny is GameStop’s most pre-ordered new IP in history, and to kick off Gamescom 2014, the team has released a brand new competitive multiplayer trailer. Bungie has revealed the official Destiny competitive multiplayer trailer.
Global retailer GameStop Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Bob Puzon, said, “With the launch of Activision’s Destiny just around the corner, our GameStop associates are working diligently to prepare for what is currently our highest pre-ordered new IP in history. Based on the consumer excitement we are encountering in our stores every day, Destiny is on track to deliver a tremendous gaming experience.”
Ubisoft announced today that Valiant Hearts: The Great War, the puzzle-adventure game set during the World War I, will release on 4th September, only on the App Store.
This mobile version coming on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch introduces intuitive touch controls, completely rethought and adapted to the mobile format, making Valiant Hearts more accessible than ever before.
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Valiant Hearts: The Great War is the story of crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. It gives players the chance to live a touching yet comical adventure which focuses on the journey of four people as they brave the battles and difficulties of the Great War following their faithful canine companion. All of the main characters are inextricably drawn together, and friendship, love, sacrifice and tragedy befall each as they help each other to retain their humanity against the horrors of war.
Valiant Hearts: The Great War is being developed by a small team at Ubisoft Montpellier, known for their work on critically-acclaimed titles like Beyond Good & Evil, Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends. The team is using the UbiArt Framework to easily and efficiently animate the game’s comic-book style, which consists of a wide-ranging colour palette – from the dank trenches to green forests and snowy fields – that provides stunning scenic variety and visual contrast. Ubisoft’s UbiArt Framework is a powerful engine that lets programmers and artists to bring their art to life by allowing original concept art to be inserted unedited into the game world.
See back and watch the premier gameplay of the Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break during the Xbox Gamescom press conference today in Cologne, Germany. And there’s a lot to be excited about.
The game shows an unprecedented amount of detail in Remedy’s current engine, with the main hero, Jack, working his way down from a torn-down building, only to hide in cover from moving patrols that are employed by Monarch Solutions. Some run-and-gun gameplay followed, along with a time-stopping element that allows you to get the jump on them with stylish melee attacks, and even surround them with time particles of some time to distract them, eventually allowing your bullets to penetrate them and eventually kill them. You’ll have to be careful, though, as some form of meter in the corner of the screen tracks how sparingly you can use these powers.
In the Xbox Gamescom press conference, 2K Games showed off a new map for the forthcoming multiplayer game Evolve.
Following its debut, however, it revealed that a beta would be coming to the console, and it’s not too far off.
This January, players will be able to take part in the game, either on the side of four human hunters or as a massive beast that they’re hunting down.
Also at that Microsoft press conference it was announced that Xbox One will be getting an official Halo Channel.
The Halo Channel features an Xbox One-style dashboard, offering access to numerous Halo in-game features, bios on all the series’ characters, behind-the-scenes goodness, and portals to original content like the upcoming Halo: Nightfall original series. Users will also jump into the Halo Channel to get access the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta as soon as it’s ready.
343 also had some cool tidbits for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, noting that a Halo 2-style ranking system will be in place for multiplayer, with the classic Sanctuary map on full display during the presentation. Halo: The Master Chief Collection will arrive in November.
Today 343 Industries offered some early details on the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta. Most notably, there’s now a date.
The beta will take place from 29th December 2014 through 18th January 2015, with three game modes in place, along with seven maps and eleven weapons. All players will have the same number of unlocks, ensuring an even playing field. 343 also hints that beta participants may be able to unlock content for the final version of Halo 5 when it arrives in 2015.
Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta access will be granted to anyone that purchases Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
Today Microsoft announce the starting in the early access program later this month, of new social features making it easier for gamers to connect with their friends and new ways to access their TV and entertainment throughout their homes will be coming to Xbox One.
The updates include:
As with previous updates, these may be rolling out in general availability to Xbox One owners at different stages in the coming months. We continue to be amazed by our fans’ enthusiasm for our Xbox One system updates and their fantastic input. We’re working hard to make Xbox One more social and the best place for all your games and entertainment, and we can’t wait to roll out these new features, and more, in the coming months.
Later today, my gamescom co-host Acey Bongos, and one of the lead engineers on Xbox, Ashley Speicher, are demoing the new features. Stay tuned and we’ll post that demo a little later.
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Today Microsoft dropped a giant bomb on the Tomb Raider fans just got a huge shock during todays Microsoft’s Gamescom media briefing, when they learned that not only would Rise of the Tomb Raider come out during holiday 2015, but it would also be exclusive to Xbox One and Xbox 360.
Crystal Dynamics’ Head of Product Development Darrell Gallagher took the stage to make the bombshell announcement. Tomb Raider was a highly-acclaimed reboot across a number of platforms, making the decision to go console-exclusive a bit of a curious one for Square Enix. It’s not curious for Microsoft, though. They just landed a heavy-hitting exclusive for themselves.
If you are asking yourself why Rise of the Tomb Raider is an exclusive to Xbox One, Gallagher explained in a tumblr post shortly after the news was revealed.
“Dear Tomb Raider Community,
As you may have seen, we’ve just announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider, coming Holiday 2015, is exclusively on Xbox. We consider all of you to be the lifeblood of Tomb Raider and the work we do at Crystal. I’d like to give you some insight into this decision, and why we feel this is the very best thing for the Tomb Raider sequel we’re creating at the studio.
Tomb Raider in 2013 was a success due in large part to your continued support. Our goal has always been to deliver something truly special with Rise of the Tomb Raider. Today’s announcement with Microsoft is one step to help us put Tomb Raider on top of action adventure gaming. Our friends at Microsoft have always seen huge potential in Tomb Raider and have believed in our vision since our first unveil with them on their stage at E3 2011. We know they will get behind this game more than any support we have had from them in the past – we believe this will be a step to really forging the Tomb Raider brand as one of the biggest in gaming, with the help, belief and backing of a major partner like Microsoft.
This doesn’t mean that we’re walking away from our fans who only play on PlayStation or on PC. Those are great systems, with great partners, and amazing communities. We have Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris coming to those platforms this December, and Tomb Raider: The Definitive Edition is available on PS4.
We know that there are probably many more questions and concerns. Please do send them to us, and we’ll answer to the best of our ability. Meanwhile we’re going all out to try and make something truly special – the most ambitious Tomb Raider game ever built.
Thanks,
Darrell Gallagher, Crystal Dynamics Head of Studios
Today at the Microsoft’s Gamescom 2014 media briefing, Sledgehammer’s Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey took the stage to reveal some more about Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Namely, they pulled the curtain back on more of the single-player mode, showing off one of the campaign’s early missions along San Francisco, while also revealing a new Xbox One bundle set to land in November.
The Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare bundle will come with the console, some slick-looking CoD decals, and a 1TB hard drive. The bundle will be available for £429.99 / $499.99 / €499.99 and come with a downloadable Day Zero edition of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
In Assassin’s Creed Unity, all of Paris is your playground. From the skyward reaching spires of Notre Dame to the tunnels and slums inhabited by the city’s less fortunate, you can run, climb, and leap from nearly any surface. Follow Arno as he traverses the rooftops, streets, and back alleys of French Revolution era Paris all brought to life in breathtakingly intricate detail made possible by the next gen Anvil engine. Assassin’s Creed Unity will be released on 28th October for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC. Set in a once-magnificent Paris, Assassin’s Creed Unity plunges into the terror of the 1789 French Revolution and features the most dense and immersive Assassin’s Creed city ever created.
Through the streets of Paris, the starving inhabitants are set to take up arms for freedom and equality. In this time of chaos and brutality, a young man named Arno, wounded by the loss of those he loved, sets out on a deadly path of redemption. Arno’s pursuit throws him into the middle of a ruthless struggle for the fate of a nation and transforms him into a true Master Assassin.
