Go behind-the-scenes in the newest trailer for Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom, the upcoming Action-RPG from Enigami, coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC this December. This Behind-the-Scenes video tells the story of the birth of Shiness, and how a seven year-old Samir Rebib – creative director – imagined Shiness’ magical universe 20 years ago when he drew his manga, before adapting his universe into a video game. In this video, Enigami studio is opening the door to their imaginary world and describe how they created the lore of Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom. The development team also tells us more about Shiness’ fast-paced battle system, which blends RPG elements with classic fighting game mechanics.
After narrowly escaping an attack on their village, JD Fenix and his friends, Kait and Del, must rescue the ones they love and discover the source of a monstrous new enemy. Gears of War 4 will be available October 11th on Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs.
Bikers, the next addition to GTA Online, brings the ability to form and lead your very own Motorcycle Club for up to 8 players. Bikers will introduce new roles to play from fresh Prospects to club Presidents with a slate of new competitive and co-op gameplay, along with a range of new motorcycles, properties that include MC Clubhouses with a special custom Biker mechanic, and venues for seedy business ventures.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today revealed details around three expansion packs for LEGO Dimensions that will be available on February 10th. The LEGO Batman Movie Story Pack, Excalibur Batman Fun Pack and Knight Rider Fun Pack will broaden the selection of brands allowing players to customize their experience by mixing and matching favorite characters and universes with full compatibility.
Coinciding with the release of the upcoming film on which it’s based, The LEGO Batman Movie Story Pack, will provide a story-driven gameplay experience with DC characters in six puzzle-packed levels and new LEGO Gateway bricks that allow players to build the Bat-Computer atop the LEGO Toy Pad. The pack comes with buildable Batgirl and Robin minifigures and the 3-in-1 buildable Batwing which can be rebuilt into The Black Thunder and Bat-Tank. Gamers can play the complete movie and band together with Batgirl and Robin to fight off the Joker and his team of villains. Batgirl’s batarang, glide and stealth abilities can reach areas with high security access and Robin’s agility and dive skills provide sneak access. Players can also transform Robin into the Nightwing, utilize his vine cut, and deflect moves for more crime-fighting adventures. Batgirl and Robin provide access to the new The LEGO Batman Movie Adventure World with its own unique Battle Arena with competitive split-screen local gameplay for up to four players.
Batman fans can broaden their LEGO Dimensions gameplay with Excalibur Batman from The LEGO Batman Movie. The Fun Pack comes with a buildable Batman minifigure and a 3-in-1 buildable Bionic Steed which can be rebuilt into the Bat-Raptor and Ultrabat for additional in-game abilities. Players can use Batman’s Master Builder and Sword Switching abilities to solve puzzles and take down enemies. Batman also provides access to The LEGO Batman Movie Adventure World and Battle Arena. The Excalibur Batman Fun Pack will release in North America first at Target.
Michael Knight and K.I.T.T. from the classic 80s TV series, Knight Rider, are also coming to LEGO Dimensions. Players can add the duo with the Knight Rider Fun Pack featuring a buildable Michael Knight minifigure, and a rebuildable 3-in-1 K.I.T.T., that can be rebuilt into the K.I.T.T. Jet and Goliath Armored Semi for upgraded in-game powers.
In the game, players can activate Michael Knight’s dodging and dash abilities to solve puzzles and overpower enemies or use his Wrist Watch to uncover secrets behind x-ray walls and outsmart enemies by hacking into terminals and following trails. Players can also fight crime on four wheels with K.I.T.T., the highly advanced, artificially intelligent robotic vehicle, to boost their gameplay. Michael Knight provides access to a new Knight Rider Adventure World with its own unique Battle Arena. The Knight Rider Fun Pack will release in North America first at GameStop.
Square Enix released a new trailer teasing all-new updates coming to Final Fantasy XIV in Patch 3.4: Soul Surrender. The new content will launch on September 27th, headlined by new main scenario and side quests, the latest battle in the Warring Triad series, and the final chapter of the high-level Alexander raid.
To coincide with Tokyo Game Show 2016, Square Enix released a brand new trailer for the upcoming game, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. The trailer further showcases some of the newly re-mastered visuals and environments as well as gameplay in action.
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age will be available in 2017 for the PlayStation 4.
TaleWorlds Entertainment today released Mount & Blade: Warband as the series’ debut on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The console port offers the complete experience from the PC version, up to 32-player multiplayer, enhanced texture detail and improved visual effects. Mount & Blade: Warband can be purchased digitally for $19.99.
Ubisoft today announced that the RPG satire South Park: The Fractured But Whole will miss out on its planned December launch. A retail release for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC is now slated for early 2017.
NIS America today announced that Birthdays the Beginning is heading to North America in early 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Steam as a physical and digital release. Brought to you by the father of Harvest Moon, Mr. Yasuhiro Wada, Birthdays the Beginning is a new sandbox game in which players create cube-shaped worlds that give rise to diverse and unique lifeforms.
The NPD Group has released its retail report for the month of August. While hardware sales were down year-over-year in August by 6%, software sales were up 8%. Overall, total industry sales were up 1% to $573.4 million. Physical and Steam PC sales were up 18% year-over-year. Thanks to a strong launch for the Xbox One S, Microsoft’s system was the top-selling console platform for the second month in a row.
The top selling games of August were as follows:
1. Madden NFL 17
2. No Man’s Sky
3. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. Overwatch
6. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
8. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
9. Minecraft
10. Destiny: The Taken King
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