The new generation of consoles is here and Sony has jumped out to an early lead. It’s clear that Microsoft has been feeling the pressure as sweeping changes were rolled out for Xbox Live and Kinect is going to be taken out of the box to lower the price to $399.99. I was looking forward to what Microsoft had in store for us in their E3 press conference and I was not disappointed. Phil Spencer came out at the beginning, with a short scripted thank you to the legion of Xbox...
At their E3 conference this afternoon, Electronic Arts announced that Battlefield Hardline beta is available on PS4 and PC as of today. PS4 players who own Battlefield 4 have automatic access to beta, and everyone else can register at the Battlefield Hardline website. The Battlefield spin-off is being developed by Visceral Games and the game’s impressive multiplayer features cops vs criminals in 32 person heists. Battlefield Hardline will be released on October 21.
Anyone concerned about the inclusion of Bruce Lee to EA’s take on the UFC need not worry. At their E3 press conference, EA showed off a live gameplay demo of a MMA fan’s dream: Bruce Lee hea- to-head with The Prodigy, BJ Penn. The speed of Lee’s fists and his amazing athleticism was showcased perfectly. The demo ran smoothly, picking up in the fifth round of what looked to be a brutal fight based on the residual damage the fighter’s walked into...
Developer Digital has announced via Twitter that Hotline Miami 2 will come packaged with a full-featured level editor.
DICE and EA today announced Mirrors Edge 2, the sequel to the much heralded parkour free-running story-driven game that released in 2008, and DICE has had real parkour artists come in and show them the nest ways to do things. The games slick white and black art style with hard color contrasts throughout the world holds true in the sequel, and while most of the gameplay we saw was conceptual prototypes, the team at DICE seems to be holding firm with what the fans know and...
Electronic Arts granted my wish this E3, teasing BioWare’s development on their new chapter in the Mass Effect universe. The tease cut between monologue from producer at large Casey Hudson and clips of development work on the worlds BioWare is envisioning. Hudson said they are going farther and bigger than ever before in this new Mass Effect project that will truly amaze players. There will be more worlds and the amount of exploration should be massive in an...
Sims fans rejoice! The Sims 4 will be released on September 2nd of this year. Promising “Smarter Sims, Weirder Stories”, The Sims 4 will allow players to give their Sims defined personalities that change how they behave and respond to other Sims. To showcase this new feature, EA showed a demo where a wide array of emotion and personality – from determination to exhaustion – were on display at the game’s local gym. In conjunction with the...
CloudGine today announced at E3 2014 that an all new Crackdown game is coming to the Xbox One, featuring creator of the original game, Dave Jones, on the development team. The pre rendered trailer we were shown gave us a creative art style as well as extremely hilarious gameplay with tons of explosions. There’s not much to say about the game yet, other then it looks like a seriously planned and creative reboot of a fan favorite franchise.
Ubisoft showed off a new demo of the highly anticipated, and recently delayed, Tom Clancy’s The Division. The demo featured the game’s multiplayer as a team goes head to head with a band of enemies in a snowy, disaster-struck city. The graphics look gorgeous and the game sports some impressive in-game technology. The game will be released in 2015 and will feature exclusive Xbox-first content.
Platinum Games took the stage today to announce its newest game, Scalebound, coming exclusively to Xbox One. The game had big monsters, dragons, and plenty of beasts. Coming exclusively to Xbox One, we’ll have more information as it becomes available.
