Rockstar Games today announced the Ill-Gotten Gains Update: Part One for Grand Theft Auto Online is now available across all five platforms. In addition to four new high-end automobiles (the Pegassi Osiris, Albany Virgo, Benefactor Stirling GT and Enus Windsor), players can also rule the skies in a pair of new extravagant, Deluxe aircraft.
Not only have the racks at swank Rockford Hills clothiers been updated with new designer outfits, necklaces, earrings and watches – the racks at Ammu-Nation have been equipped with a new Personal Defense Weapon, the Combat PDW.
The newest generation of Los Santos residents can also adorn select weaponry and attachments with Luxury Engravings, while luxury aircraft will afford new generation residents the opportunity to drink champagne and smoke cigars while flying high in the Los Santos skies.
Also part of today’s automatic update, Rockstar has added the First Person Vehicle Hood Cam that’s already on PC to the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game, along with a host of other new features and updates including redesigned, easier-to-use vehicle websites; a new ‘Friends In Session’ option within the On Call phone menu to auto-invite all players friends to a job you are on call for, and a lot more.
In a series of trailers designed to showcase the strengths and weaknesses of each of the three factions, Focus Home Interactive and Eugen Systems introduce the Chimera, a versatile global task-force.
Act of Aggression will be available this September for PC.
Gateway Interactive and Mastertronic today announced that its chiptune racing game, Spectra, is coming to Xbox One via the ID@Xbox self-publishing program and to PC on July 10th.
ESPN the Magazine is releasing a special double-issue this month dedicated to the crossover between athletes and video games – with Seattle Seahawks superstar (and Call of Duty fan) Marshawn Lynch gracing the cover of the magazine’s first-ever video game issue.
As revealed in the cover story, Marshawn Lynch will be an in-game character in Call of Duty: Black Ops III, hitting shelves this November 6th. Lynch recently visited Activision’s motion capture studio for facial scanning and performance capture, in addition to getting plenty of early hands-on with Black Ops III.
PM Studios and Acttil today announced the co-publication of a brand new rhythm game from PM Studios’ Beatcraft series. Superbeat: Xonic for the PlayStation Vita will be released this fall in both retail and digital formats.
Indie developer Crispon Games – founded by strategy game veterans Chris King and Pontus Åberg – in partnership with developer and publisher Argonauts Interactive, today announced its 4X space strategy game Galactic Inheritors is now available for PC via Steam and other digital distribution portals for $19.99.
NIS America today announced that the dungeon crawler RPG, Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy, is out now exclusively for PlayStation Vita as both a physical and digital release.
Electronic Arts today revealed Russell Westbrook as the cover athlete for NBA Live 16. EA will announce the first gameplay details of NBA Live 16 next week at E3.
Sega today announced Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice for the Nintendo 3DS. The newest title will build off of the animated series on Cartoon Network and serve as the latest chapter in the Sonic Boom franchise. The game will introduce more adventure, speed, exploration, and an all-new fire and ice gameplay element that will help propel the action. Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, featuring the return of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Sticks, will be available exclusively on Nintendo 3DS later this year.
Starting today, the PlayStation Now game streaming service is available on select Samsung Smart TVs. The service will launch as an app that can be accessed through Samsung’s Smart Hub. Once launched, games are played using the DualShock 4 Wireless Controller (sold separately). PlayStation Now on Samsung Smart TVs will support all functionality of the service, including the ability to earn in-game trophies, play games online with friends, and save your game progress in the cloud.
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