2K and Turtle Rock Studios announced today that Arena Mode is coming to Evolve as a free update. In Arena Mode, players head straight into a fight as one Monster battles a team of four Hunters to the death in best-of-three matches set in fixed arenas. Arena Mode is completely free on all platforms and will be available to all Evolve players today.
In Arena Mode, five fixed arenas are placed on 14 of Evolve’s maps for a total of 70 locations to brawl. A Stage 2 Monster player spawns into an arena against a team of four Hunters, and the two sides immediately battle to the death. The round ends when the Monster or the team of Hunters is eliminated, and the next round takes place in a new fixed arena on the same map. The first side to win two rounds is victorious in the best-of-three Arena Mode match.
Activision today revealed a new set of songs that you’ll be able to play in Guitar Hero Live when it launches this fall.
Newly Announced Artists and Tracks:
Halestorm – “Love Bites (So Do I)”
Tenacious D – “Tribute”
Beartooth – “I Have A Problem”
Pearl Jam – “Mind Your Manners”
Rise Again – “Tragedy + Time”
Soundgarden – “Been Away Too Long”
Anthrax – “Got The Time”
Architects – “Gravedigger”
Chevelle – “The Clincher”
A Day to Remember – “Right Back At It Again”
BioWare today released the Jaws of Hakkon DLC on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, further expanding the single player experience of Dragon Age: Inquisition. The new DLC takes players to a new region of Thedas where they will embark upon a new story arc in the campaign. Dragon Age: Inquisition – Jaws of Hakkon is available now for $14.99.
In Dragon Age: Inquisition – Jaws of Hakkon players will explore the Frostback Basin, a new playable area covered in mountains and lush forests, on a quest to discover the fate of the last Inquisitor and the powerful dragon he hunted. Traversing the vertical landscape and dense wilderness while fighting off vicious enemies, players will collect legendary armor and weapons on the path to unearthing an ancient secret of incredible power.
Indie developers n-Space and Digital Extremes announced today that composer Inon Zur is composing the original score for the studios’ upcoming Sword Coast Legends, a party-based PC RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms universe. Known for powerful and melodic orchestrations, Zur’s previous scores include Dragon Age: Origins, Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, Icewind Dale II, Fallout 3, EverQuest and many others.
Disney Interactive today released new information for Star Wars: Twilight of the Republic, one of the three Star Wars Play Sets to be released for Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition this year. Developed by Ninja Theory, in partnership with Avalanche Software, the game is set to deliver an authentic Star Wars game experience with enhanced combat system.
Set during the latter years of the Clone Wars, players will travel to four locations and explore open worlds of Tatooine and Coruscant, battle droids in Geonosis and partake in a boss battle in Naboo. Along the way, players will use the Force and master their Lightsaber skills as they fight alongside Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda to save the Republic and defeat the Separatists.
Each Jedi character is given specialized Force combat abilities and Force finishing moves, as well as unique Lightsaber forms with combo attacks. As Jedi Master Yoda, for example, players will leap into action with his agile and acrobatic prowess. Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano uses her lightning-fast dual Lightsabers to carve up Battledroids, while Darth Maul uses his double-bladed Lightsaber and power in the dark side of the Force in a death-defying duel against the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The Star Wars™: Twilight of the Republic Play Set is included in the Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack available this fall, which also includes the Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Base, Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker character figures, and a web code card that unlocks content for PC.
Two additional Star Wars Play Sets will be available for Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition this holiday, including Star Wars: Rise Against the Empire and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In addition, players will be able to unlock the ability for all Star Wars characters to play inside all of the Star Wars Play Sets, as well as in the newly enhanced Toy Box, along with all characters previously released for Disney Infinity.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Avalanche Studios today unveiled the Mad Max Savage Road story trailer, showing Max who is left for dead as his cherished Interceptor is stolen by the merciless Wasteland tyrant, Scrotus and his warboys. Max must rebuild a powerful new war machine to escape the deadly Wasteland and can only do that with the aid of his quirky sidekick and expert mechanic, Chumbucket.
Mad Max will be released on September 1st for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
Telltale Games and HBO today announced the release of ‘Sons of Winter,’ the fourth of six episodes of Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series.
The fourth episode is available now on PC from the Telltale Online Store, Steam, and other digital distributions services, as well as PlayStation Network for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The episode will be available tomorrow, May 27th on the Xbox Games Store for Xbox One and Xbox 360.
2K today announced that NBA 2K16, the next iteration of the NBA video game simulation series, will offer fans an Early Tip-Off Weekend, putting the full game into the hands of fans four days ahead of the scheduled street date. Beginning today, fans can pre-order NBA 2K16 at participating retail and online vendors, ensuring they receive their copy beginning on September 25th, four days ahead of the game’s September 29th street date, along with in-game bonuses.
In addition to Early Tip-Off Weekend access, NBA 2K16 pre-orders will include the following in-game bonuses:
Active Gaming Media announced today that the mystery adventure game D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die will be releasing for PC via Steam on June 5th.
Earlier today at an event in Japan, Capcom confirmed Resident Evil 0, a remastered version of the prequel to the original title in the Resident Evil series, is currently in development and planned for release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC in early 2016.
Original Resident Evil 0 Director Koji Oda and additional staff are returning for the development of this new remastered version. Capcom will be sharing more information on the title in the coming weeks.
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