Nintendo today announced that Pokémon Rumble World for the Nintendo 3DS, which finds players battling and befriending more than 700 Pokémon, is getting a physical retail version, and it’s available in stores now. Last year, Pokémon Rumble World launched as a digital-only game in Nintendo eShop. This new retail version contains all the same action-adventure gameplay, and is now available in stores for $39.99.
With Battleborn’s May 3rd release imminent, 2K and Gearbox Software today unveiled the game’s launch trailer showcasing the variety of ways to experience Battleborn’s 25 characters. In both the episodic story mode or competitive multiplayer modes, players can go in solo or team up in 5-player co-op (and 2-player splitscreen co-op) to save the last star and a universe on the brink of extinction.
Join the DICE team on Twitch on May 6th at 4pm ET and witness live the world premiere of the new Battlefield game.
Get insight into the minds of the developers as you hear from the Creative Director Lars Gustavsson and Lead Producer Aleksander Grondal on the past, present and the future of Battlefield. You will be able to join in the conversation as they open the floor to questions.
The NFL’s newest players have officially made their Madden NFL digital debut, with all first-round picks from last night’s 2016 NFL Draft available in Madden NFL 16. Highly-touted players such as Carson Wentz, Joey Bosa, Ezekiel Elliott and first overall pick Jared Goff are now in packs in Madden Ultimate Team, ready to take the their shot out on the field.
Creative Assembly today announced that the Chaos Warriors Race Pack will now also be offered free to players who purchase Total War: Warhammer in the first week of sale.
Retailers who are currently supporting the pre-order will continue offering the DLC for free into the first week, with the free period coming to an end at 10:00 AM PDT on May 31st.
Catch the Chaos Warriors in action in this new Let’s Play video, featuring the titanic Kholek Suneater. Swathed in lightning and wielding a hammer the size of a building, Suneater is the most ancient of the Dragon Ogres and one of the Legendary Lords available to play as in the Chaos Warriors Race Pack.
Total War: Warhammer will release on May 24th through Steam for PC.
Frontier Developments today announced Elite Dangerous: Horizons for Xbox One will launch Q2 2016, featuring both 2.0: Planetary Landings and the forthcoming 2.1: The Engineers expansions.
Microïds today announced that it plans to release Yesterday Origins, a new adventure game from Pendulo Studios, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on September 29th. Yesterday Origins invites adventure and mystery fans to cross the globe and the mists of time for a brand new title from the creators of the “Runaway” saga.
In Yesterday Origins, the main protagonists John Yesterday and his partner Pauline, immortals who own an antiques store in Paris, travel across the globe through multiple periods. The story takes place across the current and medieval eras, through a series of flashbacks. At the beginning of the game, a young John is imprisoned by the Spanish Inquisition for witchcraft, just prior to the sequence of events that will change his life/lives forever. Although not yet able to resurrect at that point of his life, he has already attracted the attention and fallen foul of Church authorities due to his unusual ability to understand and speak every language he encounters.
Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, which highlights the game’s battle system and online multiplayer mode while also hinting at the mysterious AI Premiere’s true nature. Two new characters, Philia and Strea, are also revealed within this new trailer. Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization will be available for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.
Daybreak Game Company today released the massively multiplayer online game DC Universe Online on Xbox One. Players can download and experience the title for free directly via the Xbox Games Store. To celebrate the game’s launch, Daybreak Games has created three exclusive items free to download for Xbox One players: the Powered-Up Cape, Powered-Up Emblem and Vapor Aura.
Space Hulk: Deathwing is an upcoming first-person shooter set in Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 universe from developer Streum On Studio. This new trailer introduces the basics of the game: its premise, the teammates, the localized damage system, and some of the enemies players will encounter.
Space Hulk: Deathwing will release later in 2016.