Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios today announced Neverwinter: Storm King’s Thunder is now available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. This adventure sends players back to Icewind Dale to face off against invading giants through three new adventure zones and a new dungeon. PlayStation 4 players will also receive The Maze Engine: Guild Alliances update, bringing new ways to join forces with the Neverwinter community.
Jackbox Games today announced that The Jackbox Party Pack 3 is now available as a digital title for the PlayStation 4 via the PlayStation Store and PC via Steam for $24.99. It will be available on Xbox One through the Xbox Games Store on October 21st. Like its predecessors, this newest bundle in the series features five multiplayer games that use phones or tablets as controllers. By visiting Jackbox.tv and entering a room code, players anywhere in the world can join the fun – and up to 10,000 spectators can participate in the audience, in some instances affecting the outcome of the game.
The Jackbox Party Pack 3 features four totally original titles: Trivia Murder Party challenges up to eight contestants to test their knowledge while being held captive by a hilariously unstable serial killer; Guesspionage is a game of percentages that asks up to eight players to guess the public’s answers to thought-provoking questions; Tee K.O. combines your artistic side with witty wordplay by turning drawings and slogans from up to eight players into hysterical T-shirts; and Fakin’ It tasks up to six players with secret, ridiculous instructions, with the exception of one clueless player who must lie and cheat to avoid being discovered as “The Faker.”
The pack’s fifth title is the return of a party game favorite. Quiplash 2 is a bigger, better version of the original, with more say-anything prompts and a new final round, The Last Lash. And for the first time, Quiplash 2 allows users to write their own custom prompts, making it infinitely replayable.
The Jackbox Party Pack 3 also includes improved audience and streaming features. VIP status within games allows censoring of unruly players or audience members, keeping games troll-free. And for family game nights, mature content can be eliminated in Guesspionage, Fakin’ It and Quiplash 2 with the Family Friendly Filter.
Ubisoft today announced that its first Virtual Reality game, Eagle Flight, is now available on Oculus Rift and will be available on PlayStation VR on November 8th and HTC Vive on December 20th.
Developed by FunHouse, a division of Ubisoft Montreal, Eagle Flight is set 50 years after humans have disappeared from Earth, where wildlife and nature have taken over Paris. The game lets players explore one of the most visited cities from a new point of view, as a bird of prey. As an eagle, players glide past historic landmarks and weave through narrow streets and secret passages. In single-player mode, players refine their flying skills, learning new tricks by competing in challenges and in multiplayer face-off in a capture-the-prey dogfights for up to three vs three players.
Bethesda Softworks have released a new video for Prey, the first-person sci-fi action game from Arkane Studios, titled “The History of TranStar”. Discover more about the dark history of Talos I in this newly released alternate history video.
In the alternate future of Prey, President Kennedy survives the assassination, which sets off a turn of events leading to the central conflict. After recovering from the attempt on his life, Kennedy threw his nation further into the space race by taking control of a U.S./Russian joint program and transforming a Russian satellite into a fully functional R&D facility meant to study non-terrestrials. This facility later became Talos I, a highly advanced space station owned by the TranStar Corporation.
In the few years since TranStar took over, the station has been used as the testing ground for some morally dubious experiments, with people on board serving as subjects – people like Morgan Yu. After awakening on Talos I, Morgan finds the station overrun by a previously contained non-terrestrial entity called Typhon, which the scientists had been studying and using to improve the scope of human abilities. Aided by strange alien-based powers, Morgan must survive the incursion, uncover the mysteries surrounding the Typhon and save humanity from the impending danger aboard the station.
Prey is slated for release in 2017 on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
2K and Firaxis Games have released a six-part “How to” video series to prepare gamers for the launch of Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on October 21st.
Civilization VI – How to Choose a Civilization
In this video, we’ll answer one of the most common questions for new players, “How do I know which Civ to choose?” We’ll show you what to look for when you are deciding between which civilization to lead to victory.
Civilization VI – How to Take Your First Turns
In this video, we’ll show you what to do on your first turns in your quest to build a civilization that will stand the test of time.
Civilization VI – How to Explore
In this video, we’ll show you the importance of exploration in Civilization VI.
Civilization VI – How to Deal with Barbarians
In this video, we’ll show you you to deal with Barbarians, the first threat to your civilization.
Civilization VI – How to Make Diplomacy Work
In this video, we’ll show you how to make diplomacy work for you in Civilization VI.
Civilization VI – How to Get Help
In this video, we’ll show you where to go for help in Civilization VI.
Check out the full video series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOYBWAJ_Eeo&list=PL-lTq9LJCHpT-5WKxaMZQ9vDRdDfwpf60.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group today announced the launch of the LEGO Harry Potter Collection, bringing LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 to the PlayStation 4 for the first time with both videogames remastered on one disc. Gamers can now experience the entire LEGO Harry Potter adventure featuring content from seven books and eight films with enhanced graphics, environments, lighting and visual effects, along with two DLC packs.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced that Batman: Return to Arkham, which bundles Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City, is available now for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for $64.99.
The new release is remastered by Virtuos and brings the two games, including all Game of the Year and downloadable content from both titles, to the current generation of consoles with improved graphics, as well as upgraded models, environments, lighting, effects and shaders.
Rockstar Games today announced that Red Dead Redemption 2 will release worldwide in Fall 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Developed by the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America’s unforgiving heartland. The game’s vast and atmospheric world will also provide the foundation for a brand new online multiplayer experience.
Watch the Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, Thursday, October 20th.
Mordheim: City of the Damned is available today for download on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Mordheim: City of the Damned, the first video game adaptation of Games Workshop’s cult classic, is a turn-based tactical game in which you lead your Warband into bloody and lethal skirmishes. Watch its Consoles Launch Trailer before recruiting your warband and invading the dark streets of Mordheim.
To celebrate that Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is now available to pre-load on Steam, 2K and Firaxis Games today revealed the launch trailer featuring the Sid Meier’s Civilization VI theme music, ‘Sogno di Volare’ from Christopher Tin, the composer of Sid Meier’s Civilization IV theme music, ‘Baba Yetu’.
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