Ubisoft has released the launch trailer for Watch Dogs, available on May 27th for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360, and PC.
Telltale Games today announced that ‘In Sheep’s Clothing,’ the fourth episode in the series The Wolf Among Us, will be available to download starting May 27th for PC and PlayStation 3, and May 28th for Xbox 360.
Indie developer The Game Bakers today announced that Squids Odyssey is now available in the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U for $14.99. The game will also release for the Nintendo 3DS in the near future. Squids Odyssey is a tactical RPG that takes a ragtag army of Squid heroes across four kingdoms as they try to save their lush underwater land from a menacing black ooze.
Disney Interactive today released additional details and a new trailer for Marvel’s The Avengers Play Set which will be available for Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition). Slated for release this fall, gamers will take part in a brand new true-to-property storyline crafted with the help of Marvel comic writer Brian Michael Bendis and featuring The Avengers Super Heroes Iron Man, Black Widow, Thor, Captain America, Hulk and Hawkeye.
Key highlights include:
The Avengers Play Set and new Toy Box mode will be included in the Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes Starter Pack. Additional Play Sets and characters will be announced in the coming months.
4A Games and Deep Silver are bringing the Metro series to the next generation with Metro Redux, featuring fully re-mastered and improved versions of both Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light. Upon release this summer, Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux will each be available separately as a digital download for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC for $24.99. Alongside the digital release, a boxed compilation containing both games, Metro Redux will be available at retail for $49.99. With new, never-seen-before content and new gameplay features, as well as updated graphical fidelity and 60FPS gameplay, Metro Redux is much more than a simple HD upgrade.
11 bit studios has released a new trailer for Anomaly Defenders – the third installment of the alien how-to series, The Guide to Defending Against Human Invasion. The final chapter in the Anomaly series, Anomaly Defenders will hit both Steam and Games Republic on May 29th for $9.99.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Monolith Productions have released a new story trailer for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Also, WBIE announced the game talent and musical composer behind the game. Bringing to life an original story written by Christian Cantamessa (Red Dead Redemption) in the Middle-earth universe set between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are many of gaming’s best actors, led by Troy Baker and Nolan North. Joining them is video game musical composer Garry Schyman (BioShock Infinite) with an original score that sets the tone for this next saga in Mordor.
The game talent cast in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor includes:
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will be available on October 7th for Xbox One and Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, and PC.
2K and Turtle Rock Studios today announced that their upcoming multiplayer shooter Evolve will be released on October 21st for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. Everyone who pre-orders Evolve from participating retailers will receive the Monster Expansion Pack, which includes the Savage Goliath skin at launch, and a new monster character when available after Evolve is released.
For the graduates who deserve a break from their academics and dads who just need a break, Square Enix is offering 20% off on select titles on the Square Enix Online Store. The sale will include recently released games, including Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn for the PlayStation 4, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Thief. Beginning today through June 1st, select titles will be discounted while supplies last. Entering promo code “SAVE20” will provide discount upon checkout.
Step into the shoes of legendary heroes from history and fantasy and lock horns in Arena of Fate, an online multiplayer game coming to PC and consoles soon from Crytek.
Featuring fast-paced 5 vs. 5 battles, Arena of Fate expands Crytek’s range of Games-as-a-Service. Players will be free to choose from a roster of famous characters before engaging in skirmishes with fresh gameplay twists.
Among the iconic figures in Arena of Fate are the likes of Frankenstein, Jack the Ripper and Baron Münchhausen. Tap into their famed traits in battle as you bring Frankenstein back from the dead, use Jack’s cleavers to gruesome effect, and launch across the map on Baron Münchhausen’s cannonball.
Arena of Fate is scheduled to enter Early Access Beta testing on PC this Summer, and players can sign up for a chance to get in on the action at http://www.arenaoffate.com.
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