Today, BioWare and LucasArts granted Preferred Early Access to the Free-to-Play Star Wars: The Old Republic Digital Expansion, Galactic Starfighter. Players gain Preferred Status by purchasing anything from the online store or by being a previous subscriber to Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Stoic and Versus Evil today announced that its RPG strategy game, The Banner Saga, is now available on PC via Steam and other digital retailers for $24.99.
2K and Turtle Rock Studios, creators of Left 4 Dead, today announced Evolve, an all-new multiplayer shooter experience. First revealed exclusively on the cover of Game Informer magazine’s current February issue, Evolve will be available this fall for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
Evolve blends cooperative and competitive multiplayer experiences as a team of four hunters face off against a single, player-controlled monster. Set on an alien planet in the distant future, gamers hunt their prey in 4v1 matches. Players experience Evolve as a first-person shooter when playing cooperatively as the four hunters, while they control the monster in the third-person perspective, providing a gameplay experience unique to Evolve. In addition to revealing Evolve, Game Informer details Goliath, the first monster included in the game, and the first squad of four hunters, each with their own unique classes and abilities.
Evolve is available for pre-order beginning today at participating retailers. Those who pre-order the game will be rewarded with the Monster Expansion Pack, which includes the Savage Goliath skin at launch and a new monster character as soon as it becomes available after Evolve is released.
The first of four DLC pack offerings for Call of Duty: Ghosts is on the way with Call of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught. Set to launch on January 28th first, exclusively on Xbox Live for both Xbox One and Xbox 360, Onslaught debuts four unique multiplayer maps, each with their own distinct environments, small to medium scale, and varied gameplay, as well as the all-new “Maverick” dual-purpose Assault Rifle/Sniper Rifle. Anchoring Call of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught is “Episode 1: Nightfall,” the first installment in Extinction’s four-part episodic narrative that delves deeper into the storyline, and features new characters, a new weapon and new alien species including a towering, three-story tall alien enemy.
Following a nine-month Early Access campaign on Steam, New World Interactive announced that its first-person shooter Insurgency will officially launch on January 22nd.
Nintendo today announced that the retail version of Wii Fit U is now available in stores nationwide for the Wii U.
Disney Interactive today released the winners of the Disney Infinity “Heroes vs. Villains” Toy Box challenge. Players were tasked with creating Toy Boxes where they size up heroes against villains, bringing both sides to life. Check out the latest episode of the web series featuring the top global Toy Box of the week – “Ralph vs. Turbo” – and see who might win in a race to help Vanellope. The winning Toy Boxes are now available to download on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U.
Deep Silver announced today that the racing game NASCAR ’14, developed by Eutechnyx, will launch on February 18th on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Pre-order offers at Walmart, Gamestop, Best Buy, Target and Amazon may include diecast cars, exclusive paint schemes and more.
2K has confirmed that 2K Sports has cancelled the MLB 2K series. As a result, Xbox owners will be without a baseball game for the upcoming 2014 season.
Activision, Infinity Ward and Xbox, in partnership with Major League Gaming and other international eSports partners, today announced the second annual Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox, will play host to 32 of the best Call of Duty teams from around the world as they compete for the rights to the Call of Duty “World Champions” title and lion’s share of the tournament’s $1 million prize purse this March 28th – 30th, in Los Angeles.
This year’s tournament will also serve as the first official competitive Call of Duty event played on Xbox One, where prize money will be awarded. Programming covering the weekend’s matches will be live streamed on Xbox Live and MLG.tv for the world to experience.
Call of Duty teams from six continents covering North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia will contend for their place at the Call of Duty Championship in a range of qualifying events hosted by eSports organizations. Qualifying for the Call of Duty Championship will be handled through online tournaments played on the Xbox 360, and broadcasted on MLG.tv, with select live regional finals taking place late February through early March in Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S. The live regional finals will be played on Xbox One and will also be broadcasted live on MLG.tv and other broadcast partners.
Further details on the 2014 Call of Duty Championship, including full rules and regulations, Call of Duty: Ghosts maps and modes for the tournament, prizing distribution, travel accommodations and more can be found at http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/qualify-for-the-call-of-duty-championship/.
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