Yearly Archives: 2018

Jurassic World Evolution Release Date Announced

Frontier Developments have officially announced the release date for Jurassic World Evolution, coming to PC, Playstation 4, and Xbox One – digital-first on June 12th, physical release for console on July 3rd. That puts Jurassic World Evolution availability right in the launch window for the Universal’s upcoming blockbuster Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, making for some good prehistoric company during the “dino” days of summer. There are also pre-orders available for the standard and digital deluxe editions (featuring five extra dinosaurs) available on all digital store outlets (including the Frontier Store) now. Those who pre-order before launch will also receive a platform-exclusive helicopter skin and off-road vehicle skin.

Build your own Jurassic World . . . what’s the worst that could happen?

Dying Light Leads New Content Drops with Prison Heist Mode

Zombies fans rejoice! Dying Light is increasing the pace of free content deliveries, starting today with a double drop featuring a new location, a new game mode, new enemy, a community bounty, and their best Easter wishes.  Content Drop #4 will take players to Prison Island, home to the Prison Heist mode. Players break into the armory as fast as they can (solo or co-op) and must optimize their strategy, work together and loot the place clean before the alarm goes off.  The better they perform, the better the rewards, but it will not be easy or safe.

Content Drop #5 features an unknown Demolisher mutation to Old town – known as Sgt. Deathrow. Bigger, stronger, and more unpredictable, he’s also worth massive amounts of experience points. Content Drop #6 will drop in Mid-April. Today is also the start of a brand new community bounty. In the Harran Egg Hunt players chase the zombified Easter Bunny and collect the eggs to unlock the magnificent Easter Outfit.  As a final note, Dying Light now supports the Chinese language.

Red Faction Guerilla Re-Mars-tered Edition Announced for PC and Console

Red Faction Guerilla News

Editor’s note: That pun isn’t on me. That’s how it was pitched to us, so if I must read it, so must you.

Red Faction Guerilla is going to be “Re-Mars-tered” for Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC in Q2 of 2018 by THQ Nordic. That will be the official name, “Red Faction Guerilla Re-Mars-tered” and pun aside, the destruction will be just as prevalent as ever, as the battle for liberation from the oppressive Earth Defense Force rages. Red Faction: Guerrilla still defines the limits of destruction-based game-play with a huge open-world, fast-paced guerrilla-style combat, and true physics-based destruction. Players can expect fully re-worked graphics, improved rendering, lighting, shading, and native 4k support for the finest up-to-date Mars destruction experience.

Features

  • Open World Guerrilla Warfare – You decide who, when, where and how to battle. Utilize guerrilla tactics, improvised weaponry, and modified vehicles to lead insurgent attacks on EDF targets. Launch attacks based on your own gameplay style, take on missions in any order you choose, or engage in destructive activities to weaken the EDF’s grip on Mars.
  • Strategic Destruction – Use destruction to your tactical advantage, setting ambushes or chain reaction explosions to attack enemy strongholds and permanently modify the game environment. Leverage fully-dynamic physics-based destruction to improvise on the fly: blow holes in a wall or floor to set an ambush or escape, take out a staircase to stop your pursuers, or drive vehicles through blown out walls.
  • Evolving & Emergent Gameplay – Carve your path through an ever-changing landscape as you improvise your combat tactics – mixing gameplay styles, vehicles, weapons and explosives to defeat the EDF.
  • Epic Sci-Fi Setting – Explore the huge, unforgiving Martian landscape, from the desolate mining outpost of Parker to the gleaming EDF capital city of Eos; then tear through the fully destructible open-world environments swarming with EDF forces, Red Faction resistance fighters, and the downtrodden settlers caught in the cross-fire.
  • Multiplayer Combat – There is no place to hide when you put your guerrilla warfare skills to the test in a variety of highly destructive multiplayer combat modes.

God Eater 3 Announces New Gameplay Features and Platforms

Today we learned a little more about the latest entry in the monster-slaying RPG series, God Eater 3. It will be available on Playstation 4 and Steam via PC, and this latest trailer highlights the Ashlands and Ash Aragami, as well as Adaptive God Eaters and a new type of God Arcs: the Biting Edge and Ray Gun. The Ashlands are unhabitable, forcing humanity to live underground in shelters called Ports. Within the Ashlands are the fierce new Ash Aragami, such as Anubis and Ra which provide the ultimate challenge for God Eaters.

These new God Eaters, Adaptive God Eaters are closer to Aragami than their predecessors, making them stronger and deadlier. They can also resist the Ashlands deadly air, and one of these new God Eaters is Hugo Pennywort. He’s a quick-witted man of action, making him a suitable leader. The Biting Edge is new and a dual-bladed weapon that focuses on quick slashes and stabs, whereas the Ray Gun is an extremely strong ranged attack, provided its used with expert timing.

 

Pathfinder to Receive Isometric RPG ‘Kingmaker’ This Summer

My.com and Owlcat Games are working together to create an all-new Pathfinder experience in the isometric cRPG, Pathfinder: Kingmaker this summer. Players will pick from seven core races and 14 classes, each with up to three 3 different archetypes to choose from to customize according to their playstyle. Players will also have up to 11 companions to choose from, each with their own individual stories to tell and relationships to build, providing players with a complex party to immerse themselves in. Shape the Stolen Lands with decisions made either as a wise and righteous king or as an evil tyrant. Players have the power to shape the future of their kingdom and the world beyond.

No Man’s Sky Coming to Xbox One

No Man's Sky NEXT News

Hello Games is proud to announce that No Man’s Sky is presently deep in development for another free update for existing players on the Playstation 4 and PC, as well as working on an Xbox One release. Xbox One owners can expect the vast procedurally generated universe later in 2018, complete with all the content developed to date as well as more from the “Next” update. 505 Games will be distributing the physical Xbox One release worldwide.

“We are calling this No Man’s Sky NEXT because it is an important next step in a journey for No Man’s Sky, for Hello Games and for our devoted community,” said Sean Murray, founder at Hello Games. “Each update for No Man’s Sky has been more successful than the last; this was especially true of our last update Atlas Rises. It emboldens the team to push ourselves further. This journey is far from over, and it’s exciting to be working again on something you know will surprise people.”

Legacy: Trading Card Game

Legacy: Trading Card Game is a fantasy collectible card game where you take on the role of a powerful commander capable of summoning creatures, committing sacrifices, and casting otherworldly spells. Formulate strategies, craft decks, and challenge the greatest tacticians from around the world. Available for Windows.

Features:

I’ll Be Watching You: Manage HP, utilize game-altering skills, and manage your minions on the battlefield as the Overseer.

Getting Analytical: Pour over various monster attributes including their health, attack, defense, affinity, and abilities.

It’s Science: Experiment with and discover new archetypal combinations among the vast collection of cards.

Dragon Quest XI Receives a Release Date for the West

One of the most revered role-playing franchises of all-time returns to the West finally, with Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. It is on the way to Steam and Playstation 4 on September 4. Echoes of an Elusive age tells the story of a hunted hero and is brought to life by series creator Yuji Hori, character designer Akira Toriyama, and the series composer, Koichi Sugiyama. It is a completely stand-alone title as all mainline Dragon Quest titles are, with new characters, a beautiful world, turn-based combat and an immersive, engaging story.

In addition to delivering over 100 hours of content, the Western release of DRAGON QUEST XI will also feature several upgrades and enhancements that were not included in the Japanese release, including:

  • English Voiceover
  • Draconian Quest, a hard mode that offers additional challenges for more experienced players.
  • Overhauled Menus & UI, with graphical enhancements and more intuitive navigation.
  • Camera Mode, allowing players to take in views of the beautiful landscape, character renders and ferocious monsters in detail.
  • A New Dash Function and many other system enhancements such as improved character and camera movement

Beginning today, adventurers who pre-order from the PlayStation®Store can treat themselves to the exclusive “The Legend Reborn” Theme as an instant reward, along with in-game DLC items when the game launches – check out the following link for more details.