Daybreak Game Company is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the launch of DC Universe Online with the news that the massively multiplayer online superhero game is coming this spring to Xbox One. Additionally, Daybreak announced that cross-play functionality will be available for players on the PlayStation 4 and PC the week of January 25th.
Cineplex and WorldGaming today announced details around a new partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment Canada as well as its first in a series of national video gaming tournaments. Registration opens today for the ‘Cineplex WorldGaming Canadian Tournament Presented by PlayStation’ featuring Call of Duty: Black Ops III. The one-vs-one tournament’s Online Qualifiers will be produced by WorldGaming and the Regional Finals and Canadian Final events will be hosted at Cineplex theatres across Canada.
With $50,000 in total prizing up for grabs, the winner of the tournament is going home with $20,000 cash and $8,000 and $3,500 will be lining the pockets of the second and third place winners respectively. Other prizing for gamers and the spectators cheering them on includes free movie passes, games, consoles and of course, bragging rights. Registration to play and compete in the ‘Cineplex WorldGaming Canadian Tournament Presented by PlayStation’ is absolutely free.
The ‘Cineplex WorldGaming Canadian Tournament Presented by PlayStation’ will begin with Online Qualifiers from January 16 – February 7, moving to Regional Finals in 24 Cineplex theatres across Canada on February 21. The tournament will culminate with the Canadian Finals event on March 6 in Toronto. Click here to see the list of the 24 communities hosting the Regional Finals tournaments.
Gamers must be at least 18 years of age to compete for title of Canadian Champion. Spectators purchasing tickets to attend the Regional Finals and Canadian Final events will need to be 17 years of age or older and are encouraged to visit Cineplex.com/GameOn for more information or WorldGaming.com/Cineplex to register.
Atlus today announced that The Deadly Tower of Monsters will get a special 2-week price discount when it launches on January 19th. It will be discounted ~33% until February 2nd for PlayStation Plus subscribers and Steam users. Plus, the Steam version of the game will also include a bonus “Scarlet Nova” digital calendar. While the price will revert back to normal after the promotional period, the calendar will be a permanent bonus for Steam purchases.
IllFonic and Psyop Games have released a new trailer for Moving Hazard, the post-apocalyptic, team-based military multiplayer shooter coming to PC in 2016.
A new chapter in the Homeworld series, Deserts of Kharak focuses on a dying planet and the drive to uncover the anomaly that may hold civilization’s salvation. Gearbox Software has released a brand new trailer that sheds more light on the story you’ll encounter.
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak will be available for the PC on January 20th.
Wargaming today announced the World of Tanks PlayStation 4 Open Beta is now live and available to download from the PlayStation Store. The second Open Beta weekend will run January 8–10 and offers players Founder’s Packs with Premium content to jump start the tanking experience.
All Beta participants joining the fight this weekend will receive the T1E6-PS US Premium Light Tank and the exclusive PlayStation 20th anniversary M22 Locust Premium US Light Tank—each with unique camouflage and emblem. Additionally, tankers now have access to Founder’s Packs featuring Premium tanks, bonus Premium Account and in-game currency for a limited time only.
The 16th annual Game Developers Choice Awards has revealed the nominees for 2016. Winners in all categories will be announced and honored at the Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony, taking place alongside the Independent Games Festival Awards on Wednesday, March 16th at 6:30pm at San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center during the 2016 Game Developers Conference.
Two games lead pack with four nominations each. Kojima Productions’ Metal Gear Solid V received nods for Best Audio, Best Design, Best Technology and Game of the Year. Additionally, CD Projekt RED’s open-world action role-playing game, The Witcher 3, received nominations for Best Visual Art, Best Narrative, Best Technology and Game of the Year.
Additional titles with nominations in multiple categories include Star Wars Battlefront (DICE), Bloodborne (FromSoftware), Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios) and Splatoon (Nintendo).
The complete list of nominees for the 16th annual Game Developers Choice Awards is as follows:
Game of the Year
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
The Witcher 3 (CD Projekt RED / CD Projekt)
Metal Gear Solid V (Kojima Productions / Konami)
Bloodborne (FromSoftware / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Rocket League (Psyonix)
Innovation Award
Her Story (Sam Barlow)
Super Mario Maker (Nintendo EAD Group No. 4 / Nintendo)
Undertale (Toby Fox)
Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 / Nintendo)
The Beginner’s Guide (Everything Unlimited)
Best Debut
Studio Wildcard (ARK: Survival Evolved)
Toby Fox (Undertale)
Moon Studios (Ori and the Blind Forest)
Moppin (Downwell)
Steel Crate Games (Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes)
Best Design
Rocket League (Psyonix)
Metal Gear Solid V (Kojima Productions / Konami)
Bloodborne (FromSoftware / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/ Bethesda Softworks)
Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 / Nintendo)
Best Handheld/Mobile Game
Lara Croft: GO (Square Enix Montréal / Square Enix)
Fallout Shelter (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
Downwell (Moppin / Devolver Digital)
Her Story (Sam Barlow)
AlphaBear (Spry Fox)
Best Visual Art
Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios / Microsoft Studios)
The Witcher 3 (CD Projekt RED / CD Projekt)
Star Wars Battlefront (DICE / Electronic Arts)
Bloodborne (FromSoftware / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 / Nintendo)
Best Narrative
Her Story (Sam Barlow)
The Witcher 3 (CD Projekt RED / CD Projekt)
Life is Strange (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix)
Undertale (Toby Fox)
The Beginner’s Guide (Everything Unlimited)
Best Audio
Star Wars Battlefront (DICE / Electronic Arts)
Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios / Microsoft Studios)
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture (The Chinese Room / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Metal Gear Solid V (Kojima Productions / Konami)
Crypt of the NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games)
Best Technology
Metal Gear Solid V (Kojima Productions / Konami)
The Witcher 3 (CD Projekt RED / CD Projekt)
Star Wars Battlefront (DICE / Electronic Arts)
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
Just Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios / Square Enix)
The Game Developers Choice Awards also gives out three annual Special Awards: the Pioneer, Ambassador and Lifetime Achievement awards, all of which will be announced in the near future.
Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios today announced Neverwinter: Underdark – the eighth expansion of the action MMORPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons’ Forgotten Realms universe – is coming to Xbox One on February 9th. Engage in battle with demonic forces throughout the Sword Coast and fight alongside Drizzt Do’Urden, as he battles the dreaded Demogorgon in a 10-player encounter.
Electronic Arts and Coldwood have released a new video for Unravel detailing the inspiration of the game’s protagonist, Yarny. Martin Sahlin, Creative Director at Coldwood, goes beyond the creation of Yarny on a camping trip with his family and defines the meaning each individual thread of red yarn.
Unravel will be available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on February 9th.
La Cosa Entertainment’s 2D puzzle platformer KLAUS launches January 19th on the PlayStation 4. La Cosa’s latest live-action trailer explains who, or what, KLAUS is.
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