Ubisoft today unveiled details about what you can expect after Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege’s release on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC on December 1st. Here’s a glimpse:
Post-launch support:
Additional content:
Players should keep an eye out for the first content expansion in January: Operation Black Ice. While the maps and modes will be immediately available to all players after each expansion, the new operators and weapon skins will need to be unlocked with Renown, a free in-game currency which is earned while you play.
Head over to the Ubiblog for the full post-launch announcement and further details on the above: http://blog.ubi.com/rainbow-six-siege-post-launch-maps-operators-modes.
To celebrate the upcoming launch of Fallout 4, Bethesda Softworks has released a new gameplay trailer. Fallout 4 will be available on November 10th for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
Today, DICE gives you a unique tour of each planet in the Star Wars Battlefront Planets Experience.
Through this tour, you’ll get facts on game modes, units, and characters found in Star Wars Battlefront. Read up on T-47 Snowspeeders, Ion Torpedoes, and Darth Vader himself to get an edge when Star Wars Battlefront releases on November 17th.
Explore Endor, Hoth, Tatooine, and Sullust in the Star Wars Battlefront Planets Experience here: StarWarsBattlefront.com/planets.
Nintendo today announced that Yo-Kai Watch, an original game from Japanese developer Level-5, will launch exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS tomorrow, November 6th. In Yo-Kai Watch, you must explore the in-game world to find and befriend more than 200 of Yo-kai, each with unique skills, strengths and personalities.
Ghost Games today launched Need for Speed on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The game launches Spring 2016 on Origin for PC.
PopCap Vancouver today announced that Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 will be in stores February 23rd, arriving ahead of the expected spring launch. Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 drops you into an all-out battle where for the first time in franchise history, zombies have conquered Suburbia and plants are on the attack. Players who pre-order will get immediate access to the new Grass Effect Z7-Mech when they start the game. Inspired by one of the development team’s favorite videogame franchises, PopCap Vancouver worked in close partnership with BioWare to create this one-of-a-kind mech that comes loaded with the melee Zomni-tool, kinetic padding, and a biotic ability ‘Pull’ to quickly close the gap between you and the plant menace.
In addition to the Grass Effect Z7-Mech, fans who pre-order Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 will receive an emoji pack filled with 14 all-new emoji-style accessories to customize each character class with.
Bandai Namco and Primal Game Studio announced a second closed beta for their sci-fi game Supernova, a real-time strategy inspired multiplayer online battle arena coming soon to PC. The game will enter its second beta on November 16th and will feature updates based on data and feedback gathered in the first closed beta test to enhance player experience. To sign up for the closed beta, visit www.supernovagame.com.
Following the launch of Guitar Hero Live, Activision and FreeStyleGames today kicks off a regular series of GHTV content additions that will be accessible to players who purchased the game free of charge. By the end of the year, over 70 new songs will be added to the platform and accessible by all players. In celebration of the new content, Activision is giving all Guitar Hero Live players free on-demand access to the entire GHTV catalogue throughout the whole weekend, starting Friday at 7am PET.
This week in GHTV, Guitar Hero Live introduces the following:
In the coming weeks, fans can look forward to even more music, including playable concert footage and music videos from Judas Priest, Iggy Pop, Bully, Leon Bridges, Biffy Clyro, Weezer, Rival Sons, St. Vincent, Alice in Chains, System of a Down, Bring Me the Horizon and many more.
In general, new playable music will arrive in GHTV first as Premium Shows. To access most Premium Shows, players can complete the in-game challenge of achieving at least three stars on three different tracks in the GHTV channels or in the catalogue. And, by playing a Premium Show, players have the chance to earn in-game prizes such as status and coin boosts, unique player cards or note highways to show off their rockstar status online. Generally, after a Premium Show ends, the songs will be added to the on-demand catalogue, and then they will enter the regular channel rotation.
The GOG.com 2015 Big Fall Sale kicks off with over 350 deals on classic and new PC games, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (-30%) and the Hearts of Stone expansion (-10%), Pillars of Eternity (-50%), Age of Wonders 3 (-75%), Legend of Grimrock 2 (-75%), Dungeons 2 (-65%), Grim Fandango Remastered (-66%), Lords of Xulima (-66%), and many more. Gamers can also check out the first batch of bundles including the Ultimate Interplay Collection at 90% off.
There are free games to earn just for shopping in the GOG.com Big Fall Sale – the more you spend, the more you’ll get back:
The season’s sale starts November 4th (10am ET)and will last for 11 days, until November 15th (10am ET)
Reality Pump Studios and TopWare Interactive today announced Vendetta: Curse of Raven’s Cry will be available on November 20th as both a standard digital and a Digital Deluxe Edition for PC. Vendetta: Curse of Raven’s Cry is an all-new, standalone game with dozens of new quests, brand new gameplay and over 120 minutes of upgraded cut-scenes featuring completely new voice work. This title will be available for free via their website to all gamers who bought Raven’s Cry. The retail and PlayStation 4 version is scheduled for release in Q1 2016.
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