From swing styles and greater ball control to era specific equipment and true ball physics, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 will feature a host of community-driven gameplay enhancements that will change the in-game experience and how players approach a round on the links.
Go back in time and experience golf through the various eras, starting in the late 1800’s through present day. As users advance through the timeline, they will see and feel the true ball physics and equipment representative of each era. In the early eras, ball spin and trajectory are slower and lower in comparison to how the ball reacts to today’s equipment. Fans will be able to hit the links with retro golf clubs, such as Mashies, Brassies, Baffing Spoons, Jiggers and Niblicks. Pairing the old equipment with the true-to-life ball physics from those early years gives golf fans an authentic gameplay representation of what it was like to play a round in those eras.
Presentation elements in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 have been completely revamped to put players right into the action and emotion of a PGA Tour broadcast. The first thing users will see is new situation specific data, scoring and a broadcast presentation package that emulates a tournament-like television experience. Additionally, statistics will surface throughout each round, letting you track your performance against the rest of the field in a variety of categories such as, driving distance, putts per hole and birdies. This year, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 will feature over 3,300 camera shots, including overhead, close-up and green-side angles in addition to many others. Even the look and feel of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 will shift alongside its real-life majors as players will also see the leaderboards that are distinct and synonymous with the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship.
Twenty four unique golfer swing styles are available this year, enabling players to customize gameplay to the next level. Users can tailor the career mode golfer by selecting power versus control, fade versus draw, trajectory and handedness. Players now have the opportunity to choose whether they want to be a power-draw hitter like Dustin Johnson or swing like Luke Donald who has pin point accuracy off the tee. Each pro golfer in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 has their own authentic swing style.
This year’s game features a new enhanced Strike Meter which enables gamers to hit the ball with consistency out of any lie with a properly executed stroke. The Strike Meter introduces a left to right movement to simulate scenarios players would face in real life, such as side hill lies which demand an altered reach, to create an authentic ball striking experience in any given situation.
A fifth difficulty setting has been added to Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 this year. Simulation difficulty was designed for those players who want to experience what the PGA Tour pros face each week. In Simulation difficulty, the swing meter, green grid, zoom to aim, along with other aids are turned off. This mode is the truest test of skill for the hardcore fans. With this difficulty setting, users can implement the new advanced shot shaping feature to work the ball and attack courses with creativity, just like the pros and Legends.
Codemasters today confirmed that GRID 2 will be available on May 28th for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Codemasters also confirmed that pre-orders for GRID 2 should now be available at retailers. Special order packs include:
McLaren Racing Pack
Head Start Pack
Indycar Pack
GTR Racing Pack
Last but not least, Codemasters has released a new video, part one of a series of three, following the fortunes of Chris Harris, one of motorsports leading journalists and regular contributor to YouTube’s DRIVE channel, who has joined together with Codemasters to provide insight into car handling and vehicle selection for the game.
Sony Computer Entertainment America today introduced a new Garnet Red PlayStation 3 system as part of a limited edition God of War: Ascension Legacy Bundle. The new bundle includes God of War: Ascension, the newest entry in the franchise, along with the five previous games in the series. The limited edition bundle will hit stores on March 12th, day-and-date with the standalone game, for $349.
The Garnet Red PS3, colored in recognition of Kratos’ distinctive tattoo, comes with a 500GB HDD. A 30-day PlayStation Plus trial membership is also included.
Paradox Interactive is now taking pre-orders for The Showdown Effect, the forthcoming multiplayer action game from developer Arrowhead Game Studios. Furthermore, all players who pre-order the game will be granted instant access to the Beta test, which is scheduled to begin today. The game will be available for pre-purchase later today at http://theshowdowneffect.com/buy.
Players who pre-order The Showdown Effect will also receive bonus toys, including a new weapon skin, allowing them to wield the Fusion Saber of Light. For those who pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition, those bonuses will also include two more weapon skins, two bonus outfits including a Magicka robe, and a free copy of Magicka.
XSEED Games today announced a lineup of action and RPG titles scheduled for release in 2013. Among the titles XSEED Games has revealed it will be publishing is the upcoming action game, Killer is Dead. Developed jointly by Kadokawa Games, game creator Goichi Suda and his Grasshopper Manufacture studio, Killer is Dead will be available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this summer. Other titles confirmed for release in 2013 include a host of handheld titles, such as the RPG adventure title Rune Factory 4 for the Nintendo 3DS, as well as Ys: Memories of Celceta and Valhalla Knights 3 for the PlayStation Vita. The company will also be releasing Ys I&II Chronicles+ on PC via Steam.
In Electronic Arts’ fiscal third quarter earnings call, chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen announced that the launch of Fuse has been pushed to Q1 2014 (between April and June of this year). The decision was made to allow Insomniac Games the time to put extra work into the title.
Sony Computer Entertainment America has released a new gameplay trailer for Killzone: Mercenary, a new first-person shooter in the Killzone series developed specifically for the PlayStation Vita. Killzone: Mercenary is scheduled for release on September 17th.
In an investor call today, chief operating officer Peter Moore announced that Electronic Arts is taking the Medal of Honor franchise out of its lineup due to low scores for Medal of Honor Warfighter.
Sega and Gearbox Software have released a new Tactical Multiplayer Trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines. Showing a select number of special abilities on both the Xenomorph and the Marine side, the trailer gives you a glimpse at the various tactical choices that players need to make when playing the game’s competitive, asymmetrical multiplayer.
Aliens: Colonial Marines will be available on February 12th for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
343 Industries today debuted the Halo 4 Spartan Ops: Episode Eight “Expendable” trailer.
Fireteam Majestic are reunited, but the Infinity is still under attack by Promethean forces. Unfortunately for Lasky, he won’t know what the Prometheans are after until it’s too late.
Spartan Ops: Episode Eight, including an all-new CG cinematic and five new gameplay chapters, will be available via Xbox Live on February 4th.
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