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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Launch Trailer

CD Projekt RED has released the launch trailer for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, titled “Go Your Way”. The game is scheduled to launch May 19th on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

UCraft is Now a Nintendo Exclusive

Nexis Games today announced that its sandbox title UCraft will be available exclusively for the Wii U this holiday season.

Rodeo the Sky Soldier – Interview with Yuji Naka & Zin Hasegawa

NIS America has released a new Yuji Naka/Zin Hasegawa interview video for Rodea the Sky Soldier, which is coming September 22nd to Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.

This new video features Creator Yuji Naka and Director Zin Hasegawa introducing Rodea the Sky Soldier and delving into the process of creating the game, as well as the future hopes for Rodea.

Bluets and Bullets – Developer Diary

A Crowd of Monsters has released a developer diary for the upcoming episodic noire story, Blues and Bullets. The video diary commemorates the passing of Eliot Ness, which happened exactly 58 years ago this past weekend. In Blues and Bullets, you play as Eliot Ness, the infamous detective that headed “The Untouchables” in an alternative future, where despite his attempts to return to a normal life, he’s forced right back into the field to investigate strange murders that have been occurring.

The first episode of Blues and Bullets is planned to release in early summer 2015 on Xbox One and PC.

April 2015 Video Game Sales Results

The NPD Group has released its retail report for the month of April. While hardware sales were down year-over-year in April by 4%, software sales were up 13%. Overall, total industry sales were up 3% to $595.7 million. Xbox One was the top-selling platform in April, up 63% year-over-year, while PlayStation 4 was No. 1 in software sales.

The top selling games of April were as follows:

1. Mortal Kombat X
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Battlefield: Hardline
4. MLB 15: The Show
5. Minecraft
6. NBA 2K15
7. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
8. Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
9. Super Smash Bros.
10. Borderlands: The Handsome Collection

Note: The NPD Group does not track digital game sales, only physical game sales.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited – ‘The Elder Scrolls with Friends’ Trailer

Bethesda Softworks has released the second installment in their This is The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited video series.

In this second video – The Elder Scrolls with Friends – explore the various activities you can enjoy with others in ESOTU. From the Alliance War in Cyrodiil to Trials and dungeons to World Bosses and beyond, the options are endless.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited will be arriving on June 9th for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide Expansion Announced

2K and Firaxis Games today announced Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide, the expansion pack for 2014’s turn-based strategy title, Civilization: Beyond Earth, is currently in development for PC and is scheduled for release in fall 2015 for $29.99.

Rising Tide will expand Beyond Earth to new frontiers on the planet’s surface and across its seas, adding more choices and diplomatic options as players build “one more turn” toward a new vision for humanity’s future. New aquatic gameplay will explore the oceans for colonization by extending the play space, while an overhauled diplomacy system will provide players with additional layers of dynamic choices and options to shape the diplomatic landscape while engaging with the AI and one another.

Key features of Rising Tide include:

• Building floating settlements and accessing natural resources hidden beneath the seas of the alien planet, while alien beasts with unique abilities inhabit the water and challenge players in distinctive ways;
• Shaping the diplomatic landscape by upgrading traits, changing diplomatic relationships, and leveraging the benefits of your allies, all with political capital;
• Unlocking a dynamic set of Diplomatic Traits while activating different combinations in response to the changing world;
• Playing as one of four new factions, including the Al Falah, a group of nomad explorers descended from wealthy and resilient Middle Eastern states;
• Investing in multiple Affinities to unlock hybrid Affinity units and upgrades for the first time;
• Collecting and combining alien relics via a new Artifact System that unlocks powerful benefits;
• Exploring one of two new biomes, Primordial world, an untamed biome rife with volcanic activity and indicative of a chaotic landscape still forming in the new world.

Van Helsing III Launching May 22nd on Steam

NeocoreGames announced today that The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III, the third game in the gothic-noir action RPG series, will be available on Steam this Friday, May 22nd – exactly a year after the second game in the trilogy was released. NeocoreGames has also revealed the final two classes featured in the game – the long-ranged weapon specialist, the Bounty Hunter, and the weapon-heavy Constructor – in a new video.

The Bard’s Tale IV Kickstarter Coming June 2nd

inXile Entertainment returns to Kickstarter for their next cRPG project, The Bard’s Tale IV, launching June 2nd at 9:00 AM EST, which just happens to be the 30th anniversary of the original game. Return to Skara Brae for a true dungeon-crawling sequel to the original The Bard’s Tale trilogy that helped define the cRPG genre.

Lost Dimension – Meet the S.E.A.L.E.D. Members: Sojiro, Zenji, and Himeno

Atlus has released a new character trailer for Lost Dimension, introducing S.E.A.L.E.D. members Sojiro, Zenji, and Himeno. Lost Dimension releases July 28th on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.