Psyonic announced today that its sports-action game Rocket League is serving up its own brand of Christmas cheer with new items ans additions.
Starting December 14th, the previously-announced hockey-inspired Mutator Mode, renamed “Snow Day,” will officially join the “Mutator Mashup” online playlist. Boasting an iced-over field and a heavy, disc-shaped hockey puck, “Snow Day” brings a new twist to Rocket League’s soccer-style gameplay.
In addition to the “Snow Day” Mutator, the update also brings seven new holiday-themed Garage items, including an “Xmas” Rocket Trail, “Christmas Tree” Topper, “Candy Cane” Antenna, and several more. Though the chances of getting “Winter Games” items are lower than that of a standard drop, players have a chance to find one following the completion of any match, win or lose, and will permanently keep the item once found. Fail to collect all holiday items before January 4th, however, and you’ll have to wait until next year to find them again.
Both the Snow Day update and the Winter Games items are absolutely FREE on PlayStation®4 and Steam PC.
For players interested in a darker, post-apocalyptic Rocket League, the game’s newest DLC add-on, “Chaos Run” will be available on both PlayStation Network and Steam for $3.99 starting December 1st.
Kalypso Media announced that ‘Espionage,’ the next major content expansion for Tropico 5, launches today as a digital purchase for PlayStation 4 via the PlayStation Store for $19.99.
‘Espionage’ features the all new campaign ‘The Maltese Toucan,’ a thrilling new adventure wherein Tropico’s precious treasures need to be protected against foreign agents at all costs. Only you, as El Presidente, can keep Tropico safe from enemy spies and foreign powers that might try to steal your island’s best kept secrets for their own gain.
Square Enix is kicking off the holidays and giving thanks to fans today with the announcement of its annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale. From November 26th to November 30th, shoppers can take advantage of discounts up to 70% on select console titles, and up to 30% off select merchandise and soundtracks in the Square Enix Online Store.
Other deals include:
Registered Square Enix Members will also receive extra reward points during the weekend, with 50 points for orders up to $99.99 and 100 points for orders over $100.0
To give fans a head’s up, Techland has released this fan letter to explain a planned price increase on Dying Light: The Following and the Dying Light Season Pass:
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Dear fans,
Over the past weeks Dying Light: The Following has almost reached its final stage: main quests, side quests, new skills, and driving challenges are ready. We now are moving into the polishing period. Looking at it, it’s clear how big the expansion pack has grown – it could be a stand-alone title, but since it would mean a launch delay, we decided against it.
Due to the increased scale of the project, we needed to revise the pricing that we announced back in August, and so we want to let you know that Dying Light: The Following will be priced at $19.99.
As promised back in August, our expansion will still be free for all Dying Light Season Pass holders. However since the Season Pass will now include this bigger-than-anticipated addition, we needed to adjust the price accordingly.
Starting December 8th, the Season Pass will be sold at $29.99. We didn’t want this to come as a surprise to you, so we’re announcing it in advance. This price change will not affect players who already own the Season Pass.
So if you’re looking forward to Dying Light: The Following, you still have time to get the whole Season Pass package, including the expansion at only $19.99. Just remember to do it before December 8th.
We’ve got some cool reveals about what’s in Dying Light: The Following and we’ll be sharing them with you really soon, so stay tuned!
Regards,
Dying Light Team
Sony Computer Entertainment today announced that the PlayStation 4 has cumulatively sold through more than 30.2 million units worldwide as of November 22nd. PS4 continues to demonstrate the fastest and strongest growth in PlayStation hardware history.
Major retailers in Canada will be offering great deals on some of Nintendo’s most popular games and systems for Black Friday, highlighted by a new Smash Splat Wii U Deluxe Set that includes the Wii U console and two games: Super Smash Bros. Splatoon, both pre-installed on the system. This bundle launches in retail stores for a SRP of $279.99.
Save $30 off the SRP of $229.99 on the black and red New Nintendo 3DS XL at major retail stores, while the Nintendo 2DS Mario Kart 7 Bundle and the Yo-Kai Watch Bundle are available for $89.99 at Toys R Us. Walmart will offer the original Black Nintendo 3DS XL system bundled with Super Mario 3D Land for a SRP of $149.96.
Additionally, starting November 25th, the Nintendo eShop will be offering up to 50% discounts on select downloadable games. More great savings will be available at various retailers.
Microsoft today revealed the Xbox Games with Gold offering for December. On Xbox One, Xbox Live Gold members can download The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing throughout December. Thief is also being offered starting December 16th through January 15th. On Xbox 360 and Xbox One with Backward Compatibility, starting December 1st, CastleStorm will be free for Xbox Live Gold members through December 15th. Then on December 16th, Xbox Live Gold members can download Sacred 3 for free through December 30th. And as an extra gift for the holidays , Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will be available from December 16th through December 31st.
Starting tomorrow, November 25th, Guitar Hero Live will receive 28 new playable tracks, which will drop directly into the GHTV on-demand list. In addition, six new tracks will also be dropped into the GHTV Premium Shows, bringing the total track list to 300 songs across both GH Live and GHTV.
Here is the list of all of the new tracks now playable in GHTV:
Judas Priest – Living After Midnight
Amaranthe – Drop Dead Cynical
Primus – Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
Robert Palmer – Addicted To Love
Chevelle – Face To The Floor
Rage Against the Machine – Killing In The Name
Godsmack – 1000hp
Jack White – Sixteen Saltines
Sleeping With Sirens – If You Can’t Hang
Tenacious D – Rize of the Fenix
Walk The Moon – Shut Up And Dance
Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts – Modzilla
Audioslave – Like A Stone
Five Finger Death Punch – The House of the Rising Sun
Heart – What About Love?
Huey Lewis and the News – Heart and Soul
Great White – Rock Me
The Outfield – Your Love
Cinderella – Shake Me
Lower Than Atlantis – Here We Go
Neon Trees – I Love You (But I Hate Your Friends)
Rush – Fly By Night
Sammy Hagar – I Can’t Drive 55
The Amazing Snakeheads – Here It Comes Again
Jake Bugg – Slumville Sunrise
Kings of Leon – Supersoaker
R.E.M. – Shiny Happy People
The Glitch Mob – Can’t Kill Us
New Premium Show Tracks
Dance Meets Rock
Zedd – Stache
The Prodigy – Nasty
Knife Party – Centipede
On Tour 2015
Escape the Fate – Issues
Black Veil Brides – Heart of Fire
Atreyu – So Others May Live
CD Projekt RED has released a new trailer celebrating an epic year for The Witcher. Blood and Wine, the final expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, will launch in 2016.
Telltale Games and Mojang today released the third of five episodes for Minecraft: Story Mode – A Telltale Games Series.
Episode 3: ‘The Last Place You Look’ is available digitally today on PC from the Telltale Online Store, Steam, and other digital distribution services, on the PlayStation Network for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, and on the Xbox Games Store for Xbox One and Xbox 360. The episode is also available today for season pass disc owners via online update.
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