Activision Blizzard today announced that producer Stacey Sher has been named co-president of Activision Blizzard Studios, which is devoted to creating television and films based on the company’s library of intellectual properties, including Activision’s Call of Duty and Skylanders, and Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo and StarCraft. Sher, who has produced more than two dozen major motion pictures, including Quentin Tarantino’s most recent film, The Hateful Eight, as well as nearly a dozen TV series and TV movies will partner with former Disney executive Nick van Dyk to co-lead Hollywood’s newest studio.
Atlus has released a new trailer for The Deadly Tower of Monsters showing what highly trained space explorers could do while facing off against the meanest of Gravoria’s monsters. The Deadly Tower of Monsters crash-lands onto PC and PlayStation 4 on January 19th. For a 2-week period, the game will be on sale for ~33% off for Steam and PS Plus subscribers.
Electronic Arts today announced a new membership service for PC gamers on Origin called Origin Access, bringing players endless gaming with a growing collection of PC games for $4.99 a month.
This new service launches with 15 games, including Battlefield 4, Dragon Age: Inquisition, The Sims 3, and This War of Mine with more titles from EA and independent developers added over time.
Origin Access members will be able to:
Deep Silver revealed today that the open-world first-person shooter, Homefront: The Revolution, will occupy retail stores on May 17th. Players looking to join the revolution early can sign up now to jump into a closed beta for Homefront: The Revolution, running exclusively on Xbox One in February of this year.
In the ‘This is Philadelphia’ trailer released today, citizens get their first glimpse into the world of Occupied Philadelphia in the year 2029: The birthplace of American freedom has been split into three occupied zones, each zone varying in the level of KPA police activity with each unique zone forcing players to adapt new gameplay strategies in order to further the progress of The Revolution. The ‘This is Philadelphia’ trailer showcases the unforgiving Yellow Zone. Distinct from the war-ravaged wastelands of the Red Zone, and the highly militarized Green Zones, the Yellow Zone is a densely populated environment offering a unique challenge and gameplay experience to would-be Freedom Fighters.
Xbox One owners can sign up now to join the revolution in the exclusive Homefront: The Revolution closed beta. Places are limited, and the only way to gain access is through acquiring an Xbox One Beta Token; Deep Silver and Xbox will be running a number of promotions over the coming weeks that will offer the opportunity to claim a Token and take part. Your best chance of getting a Beta Token and staying informed of developments is by registering on the official Homefront website at www.Homefront-Game.com.
Ubisoft today announced that Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India is now available for download on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
In 19th-century India, at the height of British control and while tensions are quickly escalating between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company, a Master Templar arrives looking to steal the famed Koh-i-noor diamond. Upon his arrival, master Assassin Arbaaz Mir must act fast to secure the diamond for the Brotherhood, steal back a mysterious box that belonged to the Assassin Order and discover the Templars’ objective, putting his love affair with Princess Pyara Kaur in jeopardy and her safety at risk.
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India is the second installment of the series after Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China and is available for $9.99. Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia, which takes place during the Red October revolution, will follow on February 9th. The Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Trilogy Pack, which includes all three episodes, will also be available as a digital store bundle starting February 9th and at retail locations on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Trilogy Pack will also be available on PlayStation Vita on April 5th.
Kasedo Games and Tesseract Interactive have released a teaser trailer for the upcoming sci-fi shooter and tower defense hybrid, Excubitor, coming to Steam in 2016.
Indie developer Stoic and indie publisher Versus Evil today announced that the Viking RPG strategy game The Banner Saga has launched on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One via the ID@Xbox self-publishing program for $19.99.
Techland today expanded Steam Workshop’s Dying Light Dev Tools with the cooperation and player-vs-player functionalities. This free update opens up new creative options for players, who can now design cooperation-based scenarios and deathmatch maps.
The update launches alongside PvP-focused custom map ‘Don’t Drown’ created by RabidSquirrel, an active member of the Dying Light community. The map is set in an island and features an ever-rising water level to keep the combatants motivated. ‘Don’t Drown’ has players explore the island and avoid zombies in search of powerful weapons which they can then use to take on one another.
The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Pack is launching across Zen’s pinball platforms this week and to celebrate, Zen Studios are revealing the second and third trailers for the pack, highlighting the action of each table, Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens and Star Wars Pinball: Might of the First Order.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Pack launches this week for Zen Pinball 2, Pinball FX2 and Star Wars Pinball platforms on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC for $4.99.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today revealed a closer look at the brand-new characters and content coming to Mortal Kombat X in Kombat Pack 2, the game’s next wave of DLC. The Mortal Kombat X Kombat Pack 2 gameplay trailer showcases the Kombatants being introduced to the game’s playable roster in 2016 including the Xenomorph from Alien, Leatherface, Triborg and Bo’ Rai Cho.
Players who purchase Kombat Pack 2 will also receive the never-before-released Apocalypse Pack, as well as the following content for Mortal Kombat X:
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