At Jump Festa 2015 in Japan, Square Enix and Disney Interactive revealed a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, which also introduces new battle footage from Kingdom Hearts III.
The trailer highlights moments from the compilation, including all-new scenes from the playable episode Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage, the HD movie Kingdom Hearts χ [chi] Back Cover, as well as HD remastered gameplay of Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance.
The Kingdom Hearts III gameplay footage gives viewers a glimpse of the relentless waves of Heartless and other magical foes that oppose the trio as they traverse the Kingdom Hearts universe. The group must draw on their combined powers to be successful – including special Attraction Flow attacks based on popular theme park rides.
Techland has released the first from its Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition Highlights series explaining how Legendary Levels will work.
Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition will be available on February 9th for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
Celebrate the holiday season in Los Santos now through January 5th with the Festive Surprise 2015 for Grand Theft Auto Online. This year’s holiday treats feature a whole new collection of free seasonally appropriate clothes and accessories for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. This includes:
Also, all festive attire from previous years will be available during the holiday period for all platforms including original Masks and Clothes from both last year’s Festive Surprise and the original 2013 Holiday Gifts. Plus keep an eye out for special gifts on all platforms during the holidays, including the chance for a few snowball fights during the rare phenomenon of Los Santos snowfall in the forecast as well as some special additions to the growing collection of Adversary Modes.
Indie developer Oointah today announced that its twitch-action and strategy game Death by Game Show will release January 22nd on Steam for $14.99.
Obsidian Entertainment and Paradox Interactive have released “The Road to Eternity,” the full version of the documentary that goes behind the scenes with the Obsidian team and the fan-funded role-playing game Pillars of Eternity, showing how a whirlwind Kickstarter campaign revitalized the company and breathed new life into the CRPG genre.
Watch “The Road to Eternity” here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/theroadtoeternity
Hitting shelves just in time for Boxing Week on December 24th, Microsoft is launching a new exclusive to Canada, featuring over 35 games.
The Xbox One 1TB Boxing Week Bundle will feature Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (including the entire Xbox 360 Gears of War collection for a limited time), Rare Replay and full-game downloads of Rise of the Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition and Ori and the Blind Forest.
In addition, December 22nd will mark the beginning of Countdown, the Xbox Store’s biggest sale ever. Taking place over the span of 17 days through January 7th, gamers can expect great deals on the greatest games lineup and Backward Compatibility hits.
Pricing for the Xbox One 1TB Boxing Week Bundle will be announced next week.
A free trial weekend for Call of Duty: Black Ops III PC multiplayer is available now on Steam. Fans can download and play the multiplayer portion of the game starting today through Sunday, December 20th, 4pm ET. During the trial, Steam is also offering a promotional price for the PC version at a SRP of $44.99 and the Digital Deluxe to $79.99.
XSEED Games has released a new trailer for the upcoming installment in Nihon Falcom’s Trails series of role-playing games, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, which will release December 22nd for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. In the video, the students of Thors Military Academy’s Class VII display the fruits of their unique education, showcasing special moves unique to each character that prove what makes them worthy of their elite titles.
Ubisoft today announced a friend referral program for owners of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege on PC. Starting now, all existing PC players can give up to four friends full access to the game this weekend by visiting rainbow6keys.ubi.com. Whether these recruits want to play 5 vs. 5 multiplayer, co-op Terrorist Hunt or one of the solo situations, the entire game will be available to them for free this weekend without restrictions.
Here are the program details:
Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm today launched Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set, the third Star Wars Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition. The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set gives fans the opportunity to play with Finn, Rey, Kylo Ren and Poe Dameron in the latest chapter of the Star Wars saga.
Available today with the release of the film, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set includes playable characters Finn, a soldier on a path to adventure and danger, and Rey, a true survivor who is resourceful and capable. Individual character figures Poe Dameron, the trusted pilot of the Resistance who uses his expert flying skills to travel the galaxy, and Kylo Ren, an enforcer for the First Order who terrorizes the galaxy with devious acts, are also available, as well as the Star Wars: The Force Awakens-themed Power Disc Pack.
In addition to the characters native to Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set, fans will be able to unlock and play with all Star Wars characters from Star Wars Twilight of the Republic and Star Wars Rise Against The Empire, as well as the Star Wars Rebels characters.
The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set will be available for $39.99. Poe Dameron and Kylo Ren character figures ($16.99 each) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens themed Power Disc Pack ($11.99) will be sold separately.
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