Square Enix and Eidos-Montréal today announced that Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, the next chapter in the Deus Ex franchise, is in development for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided takes place in 2029, two years after the events of Human Revolution and the infamous ‘Aug Incident’ in Panchaea that resulted in the death of millions at the hands of those who had installed augmentations. This event has created a huge divide between those who have augmentations, and those who do not. Amongst this emotional turmoil are various factions looking to manipulate the public by twisting public opinion of augmentation to further their own agenda and hide the truth of what really happened.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided also continues the story of Adam Jensen, a former biotech company security chief turned super-augmented, anti-terrorist agent playing by his own rules. Jensen has been empowered with all new augmentations, enabling him and the player a greater sense of self-control as they explore all new locations in-game. As social and political tensions reach a major turning point, Jensen and conspiracies surrounding the Illuminati continue toward an inevitable crossroads … and possibly, an epic showdown.
Ubisoft today announced a month-long celebration for the 1-year Anniversary of the launch of its free-to-play PC shooter, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Phantoms. The anniversary starts with a week of specials and events and ends with the release of a new game mode, Team Deathmatch.
Team Deathmatch is the first new game mode since open beta, and combines the tactical team play of Ghost Recon Phantoms with the fast-paced, familiar action of classic shooters. With initially two maps available for Team Deathmatch, more maps will be added over time. This game mode is completely free to play and available in public, private and clan matches.
Starting today, Ghost Recon Phantoms will celebrate its first birthday with three weeks of events, complete with bonus XP/AC week, Steam sales, community events with prizes sponsored by Mionix and more. On April 10th, all players are invited to complete the 1-day only Birthday event to score the exclusive birthday avatar.
Tripwire Interactive today announced that its co-op sci-fi horror FPS game, Killing Floor 2, will be available for PC via Steam Early Access starting on April 21st for $29.99.
During the Early Access period on Steam, players will have access to the following Killing Floor 2 content:
GRIP Digital and Terrible Posture Games today announced that the FPS Tower of Guns is out now on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, and will be available on Xbox One on April 10th. PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to pick up Tower of Guns for free, as it will be part of the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection.
Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios today announced Neverwinter: Elemental Evil – the newest expansion for the action MMORPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms universe – is now available on PC, followed by Xbox One later this year.
In the largest update to the game yet, Neverwinter: Elemental Evil brings a new playable class – the Paladin – increasing the playable class count to eight. Players creating a Paladin will be able to choose between focusing on healing or tanking builds. Neverwinter: Elemental Evil also brings the iconic hero Minsc and his miniature giant space hamster Boo to the city of Neverwinter as they pursue the true nature of four elemental cults dedicated to seeding destruction and instability throughout the Forgotten Realms. The new module increases the level cap from 60 to 70, which brings a new set of quests, feats and slottable class feature powers.
Nintendo today announced that the Nintendo 3DS role-playing game Yo-Kai Watch is coming to North America. Yo-kai Watch centres on a boy who gets a special watch that lets him befriend and help mischievous Yo-kai and later summon them to fight other Yo-kai. Players can overcome challenges and help various characters solve everyday problems with the help of Yo-kai friends. These eccentric Yo-kai resemble anything from inanimate objects to mythical creatures.
Bandai Namco today announced that Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is now available for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC via Steam.
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, the new vision for Dark Souls II on the PS4, Xbox One and DirectX 11 PCs, includes updated graphics and performance, new enemy placement, the new Forlorn invader, increased online multiplayer count, and additional gameplay enhancements. All three DLCs released for Dark Souls II (Crown of the Sunken King, Crown of the Old Iron King, and Crown of the Ivory King) will be included in the package as well as new story elements and a new NPC found in the latest content update available for current Dark Souls II players.
CD Projekt RED today announced two massive expansions — Hearts of Stone & Blood and Wine — for their upcoming story-driven role-playing game, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Hearts of Stone will take Geralt on an all-new, 10-hour-plus adventure into the wilds of No Man’s Land and the nooks and alleys of Oxenfurt, where he’ll try to complete a contract from the mysterious Man of Glass. Caught in a thick tangle of deceit, Geralt will need all his cunning and strength to solve the mystery and emerge unscathed.
Blood and Wine, a 20-hour-plus tale that will introduce the all-new in-game region of Toussaint, will take Geralt to a land untainted by war, where an atmosphere of carefree indulgence and knightly ritual masks an ancient, bloody secret.
Hearts of Stone will premiere in October, while Blood and Wine is slated for release in the first quarter of 2016. Both expansions will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
Atlus today announced that Etrian Mystery Dungeon, the rogue-like RPG for the Nintendo 3DS, is now available in retail stores and digitally on the Nintendo eShop. Mixing Etrian Odyssey’s party and skill customization aspects and Mystery Dungeon’s infinitely random dungeon adventures, Etrian Mystery Dungeon balances turn-based fighting with dungeon exploration.
Disney, Lucasfilm, and Twentieth Century Fox announced the availability of the Star Wars Digital Movie Collection, being released on April 10th – available for pre-purchases on Xbox Video now. For the first time ever, all six films in the Saga, plus all new never-before-seen bonus material, will be available as a complete collection or individually digitally on April 10th. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi are now available for pre-purchase on Xbox Video. Enhancing the movie collection are a host of never-before-seen special features including Star Wars: Discoveries from Inside and insightful Conversations between key contributors from across this celebrated film franchise, plus a curated collection of classic Star Wars extras from each film.
Microsoft is offering two exclusives for fans who purchase the six-film bundle on Xbox Video: everyone’s favorite scrappy astromech droid, R2-D2, via Xbox Live avatar companion, and the Star Wars Pinball Pack for the free-to-play game Pinball FX 2 for Xbox One or Xbox 360. In addition, Disney is offering an exclusive Star Wars featurette only on Xbox Video; only by pre-purchasing the Saga on Xbox Video will you receive an exclusive early look at the bonus material included in the Star Wars Digital Movie Collection. Customers will receive the Xbox-exclusive featurette when they pre-purchase the Star Wars Digital Movie Collection bundle on Xbox Video on or after April 6th, then all six films in the Saga will be added to their collection on April 10th.
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