In honor of Unravel’s upcoming release on February 9th, EA and Coldwood have shared a new video showcasing how important music is as a storytelling device in a game without words. The music of Unravel, composed by two local Swedish musicians, becomes the voice of the game helping to establish the mood, atmosphere and emotions as players progress through their journey with Yarny.
Unravel will be available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Koei Tecmo today revealed information regarding in-game pre-order bonus content for Nights of Azure, a dark, demon-centric RPG and brand new IP from the studio behind the Atelier series, GUST. Additionally, Koei Tecmo expanded upon details on protagonist Arnice’s base of operations as well as her character progression system, as showcased by multiple gameplay videos. Nights of Azure will launch exclusively for the PlayStation 4 on March 29th.
When she isn’t fending off shadowy shapes and demonic dragons on the streets of Ruswal, Arnice takes solace in a local hotel to rest, trade, and prepare for the inevitable coming of the next night. At the Hotel, Arnice can buy and sell weapons and a variety of gear to aid her in battle and, after certain quests have been completed, she can trade with Lloyd, the merchant, and order rare and powerful items. Arnice can also pick up quests from the Hotel’s proprietor, Simon, to earn money and various items, as well as gain interesting insight into the lore and backstory of Nights of Azure. Furthermore, Arnice can gain entry to the Arena via the Hotel, which can be used to hone her skills and earn special rewards.
In addition to the information involving enemy combatants, Hotel activities, and Arena battles in Nights of Azure, Koei Tecmo announced today that those pre-ordering the game through Amazon, EB Canada, and GameStop will receive an additional supporting character – Gust-Chan. Unlike other supporting characters in Nights of Azure, players can use Gust-Chan in battle. Pre-ordering Nights of Azure via those retailers will also yield players a custom PlayStation 4 theme based on Gust-Chan. Those who pre-order from Best Buy will receive two custom PlayStation 4 themes based on Nights of Azure.
Bandai Namco today announced Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade, an all-new massively multiplayer third-person shooter developed by Behaviour Interactive. Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade features a persistent world where players must choose from one of four factions and work together to take down opposing forces. The game will be available later in 2016 on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam for PC.
In Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade, four factions – Space Marines, Chaos Space Marines, Eldar, and Orks – plan their strategy and deploy their squads as they assault strongholds, defend outposts, and delve into the Underworld to combat hordes of Tyranids. Players must work in harmony both on and off the battlefield in order to advance their faction’s goals and establish supremacy over the enemy.
In a letter from Star Wars Battlefront Senior Producer Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir, she gives fans an update on the free content they can expect over the next few months as well as provides more details on the Season Pass.
On the heels of the Battle of Jakku DLC, which added two new maps and the new mode Turning Point, tomorrow DICE will be adding more free content for all Star Wars Battlefront players, including:
In February, we will continue to add more free content for all players, including a new Survival mission on Hoth, and a brand-new Hoth multiplayer map that will support larger game modes including Walker Assault, Supremacy, Fighter Squadron and Turning Point. Speaking of Turning Point, we will make this mode available on all maps that currently support Walker Assault and Supremacy in the February update.
In March, we will be adding another new multiplayer map on Endor that will support Walker Assault, Supremacy, and Turning Point, and an additional Tatooine Survival map.
DICE also shared the names of each digital expansion pack, as well as some details on what players can expect with each one and when they will be available:
All this content is available as part of the Star Wars Battlefront Season Pass, available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and on Origin for PC. Each digital expansion pack will also be available separately.
Perfect World Entertainment and Tuque Games today announced Livelock, a fast-paced cooperative top-down shooter based in a post-human world where machines are waging an infinite war against each other. Livelock will be launching in 2016 simultaneously for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
Livelock transports players into the 22nd century, the age of the machine. Nearly a century after the cataclysm, humanity is on the brink of survival. Clusters – groups of corrupted machines control what remains of the earth, fighting each other in an infinite war over resources that now threatens the very planet itself. Players take control of a Capital Intellect, a human consciousness uploaded to large mechanical body. Armed with a unique arsenal of weapons and special abilities, the Capital Intellect must fight the corrupted machine Clusters and break the cycle of an infinite war, before humanity is forgotten in the annals of history.
inXile Entertainment today announced that Torment: Tides of Numenera, the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, is now available on Steam Early Access.
Indie developer Infamous Quests announced today that their fantasy point-and-click adventure game Order of the Thorne: The King’s Challenge is now available for purchase on Steam, GoG and Humble for $9.99.
Frontier Developments has released a new video developer diary for Planet Coaster and in it, you’ll find the first gameplay footage of the game. Developer Diary #3 – Build, Create, Share explores some of the modular building that will give you greater control of your park.
Deep Silver today revealed the online co-op “Resistance Mode” for Homefront: The Revolution with the new “Freedom Fighters” gameplay trailer.
Resistance Mode is a brand new four-player co-operative online experience. Form a Resistance Cell with your friends online and wage guerrilla warfare against the KPA military in narrative-driven missions across occupied Philadelphia. Customize your personal roster of Freedom Fighters as you and your teammates go from rookie civilians to battle hardened soldiers. Unlock new skills, earn weapon blueprints, rare equipment and combat gear to upgrade.
Xbox One owners can be the first to try it out when the Closed Beta runs February 11-14 exclusively on Xbox One. In addition, registered members of the Homefront community may also be invited to participate in a sneak preview of Resistance Mode via one of the upcoming Closed Beta Stress Tests which will take place on Friday, January 29th and Friday, February 5th on Xbox One.
All pre-orders for the game will receive the “Revolutionary Spirit” pack. The “Revolutionary Spirit” pre-order offer gives players unique skins and instant unlocks of select weapons for the campaign. The Revolutionary Spirit pack available at all retailers includes: the Red Skull motorbike skin and the Golden pistol skin for campaign along with instant unlocks of the Marksman Rifle, Sniper Scope and Remote Explosives for your Resistance Mode character.
Homefront: The Revolution will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC on May 17th.
Techland has released another episode of its ‘Highlights’ video series, in which the developer details the improvements and additional content being added to the upcoming Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition. The new video focuses on the Nightmare Mode, a new difficulty level that restricts overpowered Easter Egg weapons, introduces XP penalties for dying, ramps up the difficulty of enemies, and more.
Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition launches February 9th for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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