Team Minecraft at Mojang, 4J Studios, and Microsoft today unveiled new content for Minecraft: Console Edition, as they’ll officially be releasing mini games via a free update this June.
The first mini game they’ll be rolling out is called Battle, which will include three maps, and will allow you to set up a competitive multiplayer fight for survival, where speed, strategy, and sometimes pure luck will make you the winner. Players in Battle matches use randomly-generated resources found in chests placed in specially-designed PVP maps and combat one another in a free-for-all death match until the final victor is determined. The fun isn’t over after you are defeated though, as fallen players can spectate the match by flying freely around each arena as a bat. Battle matches can be played with up to four players in split-screen and up to eight players online via Xbox Live. You can also find other community members to join your game via an in-game matchmaking system.
In June, Battle will be rolled out for free to all owners of Minecraft on Xbox 360, Xbox One and other consoles via a game update, and the free update will include three maps for you to try out. If you like Battle and want more, they’ll be supporting it with additional Map Pack add-ons periodically after release for $2.99 USD.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced further details on the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass, which grants players access to a variety of downloadable content, including new game levels and story-driven content, as well as additional characters from across the Star Wars galaxy.
The Season Pass features three (3) brand new Level Packs that extend the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens adventure with new content not seen in the movie. Each add-on pack will allow players to experience key events from the film in different ways, including Poe Dameron’s journey back to the Resistance base after crash landing on Jakku, the assault on Maz Kanata’s castle through the eyes of Kylo Ren and the collapse of Starkiller Base from the perspective of two Resistance pilots. The Season Pass will also include five (5) Character Packs featuring well-known Star Wars heroes, villains and Droids.
The LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass will be available for $9.99 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Steam. Players can also purchase each DLC Pack individually for $2.99 each. As an added bonus, Season Pass holders will gain exclusive access to The Jedi Character Pack, which will be available at launch on June 28th For the timing and release of all other DLC content, keep an eye on the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube channels for details.
Players can now pre-order the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Deluxe Edition on PlayStation 4 ($69.99) and Xbox One ($69.99), which includes the main game and Season Pass, as well as early access to The Empire Strikes Back Character Pack.
Square-Enix and Eidos-Montréal today unveiled their live action trailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. This short immerses you in the world of Deus Ex, providing you with insight as to how things have changed since the events of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, outlining the shift from the golden era of augmentation to the Mechanical Apartheid.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will launch on August 23rd for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Sony Interactive Entertainment today announced that PlayStation 4 has cumulatively sold through more than 40 million units to consumers worldwide as of May 22nd, continuing to demonstrate the fastest-selling console in PlayStation history. PS4 software sales also remain strong, with more than 270.9 million copies sold in retail stores globally and through digital downloads on PlayStation Store as of May 22nd.
Kasedo Games and Tesseract Interactive today announced that Excubitor is now available on Steam for $19.99.
In the sci-fi action tower defense game, players will be thrown into an epic struggle for survival at the helm of the Hammerhead, a defence craft tasked with preventing the destruction of its mothership, Antares, and the impending end of humanity.
Frontier Developments today released the second phase of Planet Coaster’s Early-Bird Alpha for PC on the road to the game’s official launch later this year.
Planet Coaster Alpha 2’s new Terrain Sculpting toolset lets players reshape the earth itself, forging hills, mountains, craters and caverns to create something truly unique. Whether building the coaster park of your dreams, re-creating a natural wonder or crafting impossible floating islands in the sky, Planet Coaster lets you bring any creative vision to life.
And Alpha 2 players can now build their own rollercoasters with Planet Coaster’s advanced construction toolset. Planet Coaster Alpha 2 lets players build high into the sky, tunnel below ground and even carve through mountains as they build without limits. Alpha 2 introduces more authentic coaster types, new stations and all-new paint options to offer unprecedented opportunities for customization and creativity.
Deep Silver has released a new trailer for Mighty No. 9, showcasing some of the side-scrolling action game’s mechanics.
Beck’s ‘dash’ ability allows you to traverse through levels at high speed, but don’t forget the dash can be used to defeat weakened enemies and absorb their power ups; making you faster, stronger, and even more agile.
Each time Beck absorbs his enemy his combo multiplier will increase. Chain absorption dashes together to increase your combo and score even higher points. To become a true Mighty master you’ll need to utilize the dash, absorption boosts, and combo multiplier to transform your game to the next level.
Mighty No. 9 launches June 21st.
Io-Interactive today announced that Hitman Episode 3: Marrakesh will launch on May 31st.
The mission, titled ‘A Gilded Cage’, enlists Agent 47 to take out two targets, private investment banker Claus Strandberg and Army General Reza Zaydan.
In a city teaming with life on the brink of a full-scale riot, these are the moments before a coup d’état, where the visible military presence exacerbates a situation where tensions are running high.
Bustling Berber markets, alleyways crammed with stalls and shops, a clinical Swedish consulate and shaded rooftop terraces are just some of the areas that players can explore in Marrakesh.
Hitman Episode 3: Marrakesh will present players with a range of new in-game Challenges and Opportunities that will keep them busy along with an entirely new setting for Escalation Contracts and Elusive Targets.
Episode 3: Marrakesh is free as part of the Full Experience Pack. Owners of the Intro Pack can choose either the Upgrade Pack for $50, which will then include all of this year’s content as it’s released including live and bonus content – or choose to purchase the location individually for $10 (or local equivalent).
Epic Games released a brand new deathmatch level, Underland, for its in-development first-person shooter, Unreal Tournament.
The level is designed for 6 to 8 players who fight across a hidden outpost, once lost for a thousand years, that guards the entrance to the massive Underland caverns.
Players can jump into Unreal Tournament right now online against the community or on their own against bots. The game is available for free download on the Epic Games Launcher.
Koei Tecmo today revealed new details regarding the Hero Mode for the latest entry in the strategy series, Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII. Celebrating the series’ 30th anniversary and marking its return to the west after an eight-year hiatus, Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII will be available on the PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam on July 5th.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII, players will experience the historic battles which led to the unification of 2nd century China through a comprehensive tutorial and historical simulation mode, Hero Mode. Players will be able to experience a story rich in Chinese history as they learn how best to utilize the game’s strategic gameplay and advanced game mechanics. Detailed CG cutscenes have been crafted to further immerse players in this historically-accurate tale that highlights the most heroic deeds of the strongest, wisest, and most powerful characters of the Three Kingdoms Era.
To showcase this mode, Koei Tecmo has released a trailer illustrating the drama of this era of political instability. The first half of the trailer covers the Oath of the Peach Garden, depicting the moment Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei made an oath to become sworn brothers. In the second half, players can view a scene from the Battle of Hulao Pass. The three sworn brothers, after joining the allied army to kill the tyrant Dong Zhuo, need to fight his most powerful officer, Lu Bu.
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