For hardcore Battlefield 1 players, it’s a no-brainer to get Battlefield Premium each and every time a new entry in the first-person shooter franchise is out. If you aren’t a member yet, this Battlefield 1 Premium discount deal might tip you over, though it’s only for the PlayStation 4.
This deal is open for those with a EU/UK (R2) PS4 account, and the discount price (from £39.99 to £23.99) lasts from August 15, to August 24 only.
BF1 Premium includes:
Four themed expansion packs with 16 new multiplayer maps, 20 new weapons, new Operations and more. Two-week early access to any unreleased expansion.
• Battlefield 1 They Shall Not Pass: The hardened veterans of the French army make a stand in a brutal defense of their homeland.
• Battlefield 1 In the Name of the Tsar: Enter the biggest front of World War I with the Russian army.
• Battlefield 1 Turning Tides: Participate in the amphibious warfare of World War I.
• Battlefield 1 Apocalypse: Go over the top in hellish infamous battles during the most cataclysmic time of the war.
Also includes:
• 14 Battlefield 1 Superior Battlepacks, delivered monthly starting November 2016.
• And more.
In case you were wondering, you can buy BF1 Premium for an R2 account and log on to whatever account is your main. You should still get all the DLCs, and other items, though with a little bit more work.
The next expansion set to launch for Battlefield 1 that’s part of the Premium pass is “In the Name of the Tsar” and will include new maps, weapons and more.
Gran Turismo Sportis coming exclusively to PlayStation 4 on October 17 in North America, and October 18 in Europe. Ahead of its release, three trailers have been posted to the official PlayStation YouTube channel. These showcase the game’s advanced matchmaking, PlayStation VR compatibility, as well as interviews with professional racers.
Jann Mardenborough, Lucas Ordóñez, Ricardo Sanchez, and Bryan Heitkotter are the familiar race faces you’ll see and hear narrating, with each giving their opinions on the various aspects explored in the trailers. You can watch all three videos just below.
Advanced Matchmaking
Racing in PlayStation VR
“What Do You Race For?”
It’s good to see so many GT Sport trailers, as they really help showcase what the game is all about, and drive excitement levels that little bit higher. The Gran Turismo name is a great one, and it’s going to be interesting to see how the veteran racing franchise deals with virtual reality and the PlayStation 4’s power.
Will you be playing GT Sport? If so, will you be playing in VR?
With Destiny 2 coming to PC, it’s understandable that some people might want to buy the game on Steam given the digital store platform’s popularity. While Activision announced that Destiny 2 will only be available on its own Battle.net storefront, Destiny 1’s “Silver” currency popped up on Steam recently that got some people to snatch it up and believe Destiny 2 is Steam-bound.
Sorry, Destiny 2 fans! Destiny 1 Silver being available on Steam was just an error and won’t be actually be happening even. This was confirmed by Destiny 2 Community Manager David “DeeJ” Dague over on Twitter.
Destiny transactions on Steam were made available in error. All purchases will be refunded manually by Valve. Sorry for the confusion!
When EA’s founder Trip Hawkins pitched the idea of an American Football game in 1984 to the legendary football pro John Madden, one of the only things demanded by the Hall of Famer was that the game is as realistic as possible. Four years later, what was known as John Madden Footballat the time, the first title of an almost 30-year long franchise was born, and what followed was a classic series that not only brought NFL fans together but also future NFL players.
EA is again back at it with another installment, predictably called Madden NFL 18. The newest release in the series features a couple of new features, a brand new engine, and for the first time — single-player story. But will another refresh of the franchise with a couple of polished spots and some new additions be worth the asking price of $60?
Hut Hut
Founded on realism, the gameplay of Madden NFL 18 truly shines with a soft glow accent reminiscent of the older titles. Electronic Arts clearly heard the feedback from the community when it came to the gameplay feeling too gimmicky in Madden NFL 17 and decided that a more traditional route had to be taken, which absolutely paid off in my opinion. Madden 18 also feels a lot smoother than previous installments, making for a much more immersive experience that doesn’t constantly hiccup and makes you want to punt your controller into the TV’s end field.
Smooth gameplay isn’t the only thing that makes Madden 18 so good. The newest introduction of Target Passing, a new passing feature which allows you to lead your receivers to open areas of the field to land throws is not only difficult but overpowered. That’s not a downside though, as it marks another step in the right direction of a better feel of the game.
Madden 18 does come with a few new plays and minor features to try in the game, like new grabbing tackles and a revamped Ball Hawk mechanic, but aside from that the only thing that has noticeably given the newest title a standout compared to last year’s edition is that it’s more polished and smoother. Like a fine wine, Madden ages quite nicely.
Purple 6, Resident Evil Pinch, Set…HIKE
The biggest addition to Madden NFL 18 is the new single-player story. You play an upcoming college drop-out football wannabe Devin Wade, who wants to join the NFL with his best friend Colt Cruise. When I first was looking at the game and saw this new story advertised, I was skeptical as to whether it would be any good, given that there isn’t much to do in football games other than, well, playing matches.
My skepticism was well placed. Longshot, as EA is calling it, is at best a gimmicky story mode with a few funny moments and lots of bad acting. I know what you’re thinking: why would you expect something better? I expected something better because it’s a selling point of this year’s game, and what it offers is a sequel to Resident Evil 6’s excessively long cinematic times that makes me feel like I’m watching a poorly written Netflix series. In the moments that you do play, it is the standard skirmishes or big games along with the occasional RPG feature of choosing how to respond to a question or make a decision that can affect Devin or Colt’s fate (but not really).
Showboating Your Gloating Skills
It’s not a Madden NFL game without the four player co-op and multiplayer modes, which, like the rest of the game, work flawlessly. The 3v3 online is chock full of intense moments, frustrating play making, and satisfying victories as you scream at your television wondering why your teammate ran the other way. During my 10 hours of playing online, I didn’t experience any noticeable lag, only smooth sailing, and passing.
MUT, Madden’s fantasy football feature, is also seeing a return this year, and its every bit of fun as it was last year. Like before, you build your fantasy team and either go head to head against AI and absolutely dominate or head against other players online and get destroyed by an All-Star team. With that said, unlike 17 where you practically required to grind to keep up with other teams, Madden NFL 18 doesn’t make MUT a full-time job to keep having fun.
Score 7.5/10
Pros:
• Smooth gameplay makes for immersive and engaging experience
• Target Passing is baller( pun intended)
• Return to realistic style gameplay
Cons
• Story mode is gimmicky and feels out of place
Played Madden NFL 18 on Xbox One for 18 hours, review code provided by EA. Madden NFL 18 is set for release this August 25 on the PS4 and Xbox One.
Remember Crackdown 3? Yeah, the same Crackdown 3 that got announced way back in 2014? Well. if you were thinking of playing it this year as originally planned, you’re in for some bad news.
Microsoft has confirmed that instead of the original launch date of November 7, 2017, the new Crackdown 3 release date is scheduled for spring 2018. The reason for the delay? It’s just a case of polishing the game and ensuring it delivers on the quality side.
This is what Shannon Loftis, Microsoft Studios Publishing GM had to say about the Crackdown 3 delay:
We’re very excited about Crackdown 3, and so are many fans, and so it’s a difficult call to move the release date. However, we want to make sure to deliver the right game, with the right quality, and at the right time. Crackdown 3 is a hugely ambitious game and we want to ensure we deliver the right experiences all the way through every part of the game, whether that’s campaign, co-op multiplayer or our competitive multiplayer mode, Wrecking Zone. Getting the balance right between the three modes is important, and we are going to take the extra development time to ensure that. Gamers can expect Crackdown 3 in Spring of 2018.
Well, there you go. Once we hear the final Crackdown 3 release date, we’ll be sure to let everyone know.
For PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds players, expecting regular PUBG updates has become the norm now, what with weekly and monthly title updates that do anything from fixing tweaks, adding new content and so on.
Well, that’s coming to halt right about now. In a post on the Steam Community page, Bluehole wrote a lengthy letter explaining that the studio is changing the way they roll out game updates regularly, and that the game is still on-track to meet its release.
Today we are changing our patch and update schedule to improve how we work on the game, as well as set realistic expectations for players. Until the official release of the game, we will not have our scheduled weekly or monthly patches rolling out as often as before. We’ve found internally that being rushed to finish certain features, and having shorter QA test time between pushing updates caused more issues than it solved in regards to maintaining a high standard of quality. We want to put our best content out, and ensure that everything we do is making the game more enjoyable with every update.
Again, we would like to assure you all that we are still on-track to release our game as per our updated timeline, and we want to emphasize to you that we are not winding down the development, or complacent. We have a lot of work to do, and we want this game to be released with as many fun, rich, enjoyable features and mechanics as possible. Our team will continue to be hard at work, and we are always listening to your feedback.
In related news, a small PUBG update is also out today (what timing, no?!) that fixes a few bugs and won’t impact the servers in anyway (read: no server maintenance).
Early Access – Week 21 – Patch Notes
Bug Fixes
Partially fixed client crash
Fixed marker graphics bug on the World map
Fixed miscellaneous bugs with team game reconnect feature
Fixed a bug that caused a player to exit a vehicle when they pressed ‘F’ to cancel using an energy drink
In other PUBG news, we reported yesterday that the game, which is still in Early Access, has already reached over seven million unit sales and over 600,000 concurrent players. It’s safe to say that the game s a massive success. Let’s hope Bluehole doesn’t do anything to spoil that.
The first post-launch patch is coming to LawBreakerson PC. Update 1.1 includes a bunch of gameplay balance changes, while also squashing some nasty bugs. It’s not yet clear when the update will hit PS4, but it shouldn’t be too long of a wait for console players.
Here’s the full list of changes that update 1.1 brings:
NEW ADDITIONS:
*NEW* Open Stash Boxes while waiting in matchmaking lobby and queue!
ROLE CHANGES: Gunslinger –
“We’ve gotten a lot of feedback about the feeling of Gunslinger’s Warp ability. Our intention with Warp is to keep it primarily as in-combat mobility option, but we understand it can leave him feeling sluggish when simply traversing the map. Gaining momentum with abilities and keeping it with well-timed skip jumps is a key mechanic in the game, so we’ve bumped up the impulse gained from using Warp to better help him ramp up to speed. In terms of combat Gunslinger is dominant right now, so we’ve nudged down his fully charged Omega damage and reduced the headshot multiplier on the TAC-knife so that it no longer one-shots squishy enemies.
Gunslinger is also getting a new mechanic. Gunslinger’s identity is all about precision – with no splash damage in his kit he lives or dies by his aim. We thought this was a good opportunity to reward Gunslinger’s who aim true.”
Horizontal warp impulse increased 300 → 500
New mechanic: landing a fully charged Omega headshot now replenishes a Warp ability charge.
Reduced Headshot damage multiplier on TAC Knife from 1.5 → 1.25.
Reduced fully charged Omega max damage from 160 → 150.
Harrier –
“Harrier’s Convergence ability is meant to deal tons of damage at the cost of reduced mobility, but it was so overtuned that you’d get melted before you could react to it. We’re dropping the DPS on the super laser to make it easier for coordinated teams to take advantage of Harrier’s vulnerability.”
Decreased Harrier’s Convergence ability damage per second from 500 → 400.
Wraith –
“The Wasp stab is getting the same precision treatment we gave to Assassin during beta. Wraith’s are going to have to be more accurate if they want the full damage out of the stab.”
Wasp stab base damage reduced 125 → 75
*NEW* stab precision damage → 125
BUG FIXES: Gameplay –
Fixed a bug where Gunslinger would sometime’s get stuck in a state where they could not shoot.
Fixed an issue where Harrier’s Shoc-Croc may not have applied damage in certain situations.
Fixed an issue where Crisper was dealing extra damage briefly after coming out of Berserk mode.
Enemy impulses now affect Wraith’s Wasp Stab and Slide abilities.
Animation –
Fixed in game animdynamics on all characters.
Dynamic character elements such as hair, ammo packs, and belts will now animate in game and not just in the menus.
Controls –
Fixed an issue where selected gamepad presets wouldn’t reset to default correctly.
Text / Languages –
Updated text for supported languages to fix issues relted to achievements, scoring events, and menus.
GENERAL ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS:
Greatly improved match filling logic.
Most cases where a game was unable to fill to 5 players have been addressed.
PC ONLY GENERAL ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS:
*NEW Beta Feature* Korean has been added as a language option.
New features flagged as Beta are still in development and may experience issues.
Mouse sensitivity slider can now be adjusted from 0.1 – 39.9.
It looks like the folks over at Boss Key Productions are still grinding hard to support their game. If there’s one way to help boost a dwindling player count, it’s to stay dedicated.
PS4 update 5.00 has been eagerly anticipated by many Sony system owners, as the point-0-0 update promises some big changes and added functionality. Starting today, beta testers will get to play around with all of the new features coming to PS4 and PS4 Pro hardware.
If you’re not in the beta, fear not, for you can at least read about the key features included in the update:
Family on PSN
We’re overhauling the current master/sub-account system, and introducing the new “Family on PlayStation Network.” This new system will offer a more flexible experience for families on PS4 by making it easier to setup PSN accounts for children and customize parental control settings. Below are the new features that will be introduced with family on PSN:
Family Manager, Parent/Guardian
Family on PSN will allow multiple adults to be part of a single family. The Family Manager can promote another adult inside the family to a Parent/Guardian, who can then customize parental control levels of children’s accounts.
Individualized Parental Controls
Before this update, the same parental controls were applied to all users on the same console, including adults. But with 5.00, all controls (including game age ratings) can be individually attuned for each child.
Friend List Management
In place of the current ‘Favorite Groups’ tab, we’re adding a new ‘Custom Lists’ tab within Friends, which allows you to create and edit custom lists of your friends. This makes it easier for you to manage your friends and access specific groups. For example, you can create a custom list of your Destiny teammates and easily send them raid invites.
Broadcast feature updates
Communities
If you own a community, you can now bind your community to your broadcast. When a broadcast is linked to a community, the community button appears on the Live from PlayStation spectator screen. Once a spectator clicks on the community button, they’ll be able to jump directly to your community page to check out the details.
PlayStation VR
We’ve added a new setting in PlayStation VR: Display Message to Spectators and Spectators’ Comments. Once this is enabled, spectator comments sent during a broadcast is displayed not only in cinematic mode, but also in VR mode. This makes it much easier for VR broadcasters to keep up on comments and communicate with their viewers.
PlayStation 4 Pro
Good news Twitch users: with this update, PS4 Pro will support 1080p 60fps streaming on Twitch.
Messages Improvements
You’ve already been able to share your favorite music to Twitter and Facebook via PlayStation Music, but now you’ll also be able to share via messages using your PS4. If your friends are on PS4, they can listen to the track right inside the message by booting up Quick Menu, and if they’re on their mobile device, they can jump directly to the Spotify app from the PS Messages app to check out the song.
In addition, if you’re part of multiple message groups, you can now easily leave several groups at once. Just open up Options in the message list, select Leave, and choose the message groups you want to leave.
Notifications Updates
We’ve added a new setting that allows you to disable pop-up notifications while you’re watching a movie or TV show on your PS4. This setting is off by default, so go to Settings > Notifications to disable notifications and go uninterrupted during your videos.
Furthermore, you now have the option to turn off message previews on your pop-up notifications. If you turn this setting off, the pop-up notification will hide the message senders’ online ID and will display a generic user icon and message instead.
Lastly, you’ll have the option to change the color of your pop-up notifications to either white (default) or black.
Quick Menu Updates
If you want to keep an eye out on what’s happening under Notifications, like the progress of your game downloads/installations or new party invites, you can now access this directly from the Quick Menu so you don’t have to step away from your game every time you want to check your notifications.
Also, we’ve added a ‘Leave Party’ option in the Quick Menu, so you can easily exit a party and go right back to playing your game.
In addition, now you’ll see the system clock in the upper-right corner of the screen when you pop open the Quick Menu.
Virtual Surround Sound on PS VR
PlayStation VR now supports 5.1ch and 7.1ch virtual surround sound on your headphones when watching Blu-rays and DVDs in Cinematic Mode, making for an even more immersive viewing experience
Improved Tournaments Bracket Viewer
We have a new bracket viewer that shows full tournament brackets for Single Elimination and Double Elimination tournaments on PS4. This makes it easier for you to see the current tournament standings.
New System Language Additions
With this update, we’re adding the following system language options on PS4: Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Romanian, Thai and Vietnamese.
So there you have it. Those are what Sony is calling the “key features” found in update 5.00. There will likely be some other tweaks and upgrades hidden away, so do keep an eye out if you’re lucky enough to be testing.
2K Sports has released a new NBA 2K18 trailer, and as one can expect, it features the NBA’s best doing the stuff they do best. We get to see the new player trades already in effect (hello, Jimmy Butler in Minnesota unis!).
As for the gameplay, it’s really what you expect from an NBA 2K game. Graphics look amazing, the player renditions are fantastic same as always. Of course, we do want to know if it’s better this year, but we’ll have to wait a month before we find out.
Let’s hope NBA 2K18 does a few things better than last year’s version since EA seems to have a solid offering with NBA Live 18 this year, which could prove to be interesting for NBA fans who are used to getting NBA 2K every year.
NBA 2K18 will shoot its way out this September 15 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.
With WWE’s annual SummerSlam event set to kick off this Sunday, which is set to be one of the biggest ones yet. Both WWE and 2K Games have taken the opportunity to take advantage of the hype surrounding the “biggest party of the Summer” by finally unveiling the roster for the upcoming WWE 2K18 title.
If you’ve been following WWE for the past few months some of the names revealed for the first wave shouldn’t be much of a surprise as their apart of the active roster. However, a few of the SuperStars revealed in the first wave are some of the biggest names of yesteryear such as Diamond Dallas Page, Alundra Blayze, Bret Hart and Dusty Rhodes.
You can check out the list of the first wave of SuperStars to be announced for WWE 2K18:
Bray Wyatt
Dolph Ziggler
Sami Zayn
Dean Ambrose
Baron Corbin
Kalisto
Akira Tozawa
Sin Cara
Hideo Itami
Eric Young
Jinder Mahal
Bushwacker Butch
Bushwacker Luke
Konnor
Viktor
Cesaro
Sheamus
Karl Anderson
Luke Gallows
Nikki Cross
Alundra Blayze
Emma
Lita
Summer Rae
Paige
Brie Bella
Nikki Bella
British Bulldog
Buddy Roberts
Diamond Dallas Page
Big Boss Man
Mark Henry
Bam Bam Bigelow
Bret Hart
Dusty Rhodes
The Undertaker
Big Show
Andre the Giant
Kane
Diesel (and Kevin Nash)
Luke Harper
Erick Rowan
Sawyer Fulton
Alexander Wolfe
Killian Dain
Braun Strowman
Goldust
Oddly enough, it seems that John Cena, Randy Orton and the cover star for WWE 2K18, Seth Rollins weren’t included in the first batch of reveals for the game dispite in-game footage of them already being revealed.
WWE 2k18 is expected to arrive for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One platforms on October 17. Additionally, those who pre-order the game will also get access to the Olympic gold medalist, Kurt Angle.
Those of you who enjoy playing WWE 2K games, which SuperStar are you looking forward to being revealed in the upcoming weeks?
Though we already know which operators the Operation Blood Orchid expansion is adding to Rainbow Six Siege, thanks to the leaks earlier today, details surrounding the new map have been kept fairly secure. We knew it was a theme park, but that’s about it. Happily, Ubisoft has not only given a short description of the map, but also a minute-long trailer.
Team Rainbow has been called to raid an abandoned theme park on the shores of Hong Kong. Two of S.D.U.’s most resourceful Operators were chosen to lead a lethal raid in this challenging perimeter. Get ready to discover a colorful and eclectic new map filled with dynamic and fast-paced face-offs.
I spy a horror theme and several dark corridors to hide in. I’m looking forward to lighting the place up with gunfire! There’s an arcade machine, too, which better be playable! The ice cream parlor looks like it’s seen better days, though.
What do you make of the new Rainbow Six Siege Theme Park map? Looking forward to blowing the hell out of it?!
In another exclusive look at Call of Duty: WWII, the folks over at Game Informer have posted some multiplayer footage which shows a pro gamer-turned Activision employee wreaking serious havoc against the opposition.
The eight-minute video, which can be watched here, kicks things off with Hardpoint on the Gibraltar map. Further into the video, you’ll witness destruction on Pointe Du Hoc and Ardennes. Finally, there’s a look at the War mode with Operation Breakout. All of this action will be reproduced by yourself in the beta, assuming you have access and the skills required!
As this is a pro player, you’d be right to expect some high kill streaks and heavy artillery raining fire down onto the battlefield. This is gameplay from someone who knows what they are doing. As for the pro’s identity, Activision is keeping that under wraps for now.
So that’s what players will be experiencing in in the beta! Access will be granted to those who pre-ordered the game. It’s coming first to PS4, running from August 25 to August 28. Then there’s a second beta on PS4 and Xbox One during September 1-4. The full release of Call of Duty: WWII is happening on November 3.
PlayStation Experience 2017 is returning to Anaheim, California this December, and you can buy tickets right now! Early bird access is available here, and you’d better hurry as supplies are limited!
The convention is taking place on December 9 and 10. That’s two days of big gaming reveals, and a chance to get your hands on upcoming PlayStation titles.
PlayStation Experience is a truly magical time of year, and this year thousands of fans will descend on the lovely Anaheim Convention Center to experience the latest and greatest in PlayStation gaming. That includes hands-on time with PS4 Pro on huge, gorgeous Sony 4K HDR TVs, dozens of PlayStation VR demos, game developer panels, rare merchandise and collectibles, and a whole lot more.
If you manage to swipe a two-day Early Bird Pass, you’ll gain access to a special event where game developers and PlayStation personalities will be hanging out.
We’ve also got a special treat for early bird ticket holders: an invitation to a special event held on the evening of Friday, December 8th, the night before the event formally kicks off. During the special event, you’ll have a chance to get up-close and personal with game developers and PlayStation personalities. Should be fun!
Alongside the “tickets now available” message, is a Capcom Cup 2017 announcement. At PSX 2017, “a special tournament stage will be dedicated to the highest-level Street Fighter V competition in the world.” If you’re a Street Fighter fan, you’ll want to keep an eye out for who is crowned the 2017 Street Fighter V World Champion.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds continues to be a humongous success, with more and more PC players rushing to buy the game on Steam. Sales have now surpassed the 7 million mark, and the new peak concurrent player count has topped 600,000. These are insane milestones to achieve, especially when you consider that the game is still in “early access,” and is priced at a rather steep $29.99.
The PUBG phenomenon has taken over Steam, Twitch, and soon consoles will have to deal with hordes of players hungry for a chicken dinner.
Are you one of the 7 million people who have bought PUBG on PC? Or are you waiting for the console release, and eager to see what all the fuss is about?
Bust out your PlayStation 3 and hook that bad boy back up to the WiFi, because Humble Bundle’s latest bundle is full of 2K classics for your PlayStation console that you really don’t want to miss out on.
For $1 USD, you’ll get some Vita classics
Xcom: Enemy Unkown Plus – PSVIYA
Civilization Revolution 2 Plus – PSVIYA
The Bureau: Xcom Declassified – PlayStation 3
Evolve – PlayStation 4
For a mere $6 USD, you can nab yourself 6 PlayStation 3 games
Xcom: Enemy Within
BioShock
Borderlands
Borderlands 2: Ultimate Edition
Mafia 2
Spec Ops: The Line
If you fancy upping the ante a bit more, you can hit that $20 sweet spot and grab a copy of XCom 2 for PlayStation 4. As a bonus with the Humble Bundle, you’ll also receive 10% off your first month of Humble Monthly, Humble’s subscription service that includes a boat load of games for $12 a month.
As always, Humble Bundle is about paying what you want for the games that you want, and in doing so, you’re supporting a wonderful charity and a great cause.
gamescom 2017’s keynote presentations take place next week, and it looks like there will be some big names in gaming to look out for. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds‘ Brendan Greene will have a panel, as will Project Cars 2‘s Andy Tudor. Ultima developer Richard Allen Garriott will also be giving a talk.
It’s not clear if these keynotes will be streamed, but we’re sure any announcements made will be relayed via official press release.
Here are all the details on those who are giving the presentations, and what content they will cover:
Brendan Greene alias PlayerUnknown
My journey – from modder to creative director of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Greene is Creative Director of one of the world’s most popular pc games right now: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds („PUBG“) by Bluehole. PUBG, while still in „Early Access“ has already sold nearly 7 Million copies and is on its way of becoming a phenomenon: On Twitch as well as Steam it is among the top 3 of most played games.
Date: Wednesday, 23.8.2017, 1 p.m. Place: Congress Centre East, congress hall
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Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux
The golden age of games is NOW – how to rise to the occasion
Garriott is a games industry legend. He published his first game in 1979, founded Origin and is the driving force behind the best-selling Ultima series. 2008 he travelled to space as one of the first space tourists and visited ISS. These days he’s working on Shroud of the Avatar, a spiritual successor of Ultima.
Date: Wednesday, 23.8.2017, 3 p.m. Place: Congress Centre East, congress hall
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Andy Tudor, Nicolas Hamilton, Peter Smits
Project CARS 2 – Built By Drivers
Andy Tudor, creative director of Slightly Mad Studios, and Nicolas Hamilton, race driver and brother of Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton, speak about how Project CARS 2 was made by both motorsports drivers and a community of passionate racing fans. The session will include live gameplay from the latest Project CARS 2 build and will be moderated by Peter Smits (PietSmiet).
Date: Thursday, 24.8.2017, 4 p.m. Place: Congress Centre East, congress hall
I’m sure the developers will have something up their sleeves when it comes to some announcements. I’m especially eager to hear from Brendan Greene, and any hints at what else could be next for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
We’re coming that much closer to seeing a vaulting mechanic added to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Those infuriating moments where you try and jump over a wall, only to fail and walk the long way around instead, will soon be a thing of the past.
First revealed during the PC Gaming Show at this year’s E3, the ability to vault, climb, and dive has been greatly anticipated by PUBG fans. Developer “tooner” has shared new footage of the mechanics in action, and they’re looking great!
Vaulting WIP with placeholder animations. Vault speed depends on character velocity, added ability to cancel before apex, added forcing vault over climb (if possible), improved geometry detection.
The animations are already looking pretty smooth, with the vault speed kept pretty high, too. I can definitely see these movements being used effectively in-game, and really think they will spice up combat and lessen some of the frustration.
What do you think of the new PUBG animations? Have the developers got their priorities in order?
It’s a battle of Ubisoft developers, as the Skull and Bones team face off against the Assassin’s Creed crew. Their battleground is a wet one, as they wage war at sea in an epic live naval battle.
Choose who you think will win, and then click the video below to watch the mayhem unfold.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag developers challenged Skull and Bones developers to an epic live naval battle! Who commanded the high seas, and whose ships were sunk?
Though there are more shots of the developers reacting to the action, than footage of the action itself, the video still offers a good look at how PvP matches will go down.
Skull and Bones is scheduled for release during fall 2018, and is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
What are your thoughts on Skull and Bones? Did this video help or hinder your excitement for the title? And ultimately, is it something you’d play? Let us know!
For all of you notorious criminals out there, Grand Theft Auto V‘s online mode is getting better every week. On Monday, Rockstar announced that yet another GTA: Online update was headed to all current platforms, and this one you’ll want to get in on.
The update, which is live at the time of writing this, includes a brand new supercar called the Ocelot XA-21 and is available via Legendary Motorsport. The next bit is an extra payout of both money and RP across game mode’s Sumo, Slasher and Gunrunning Sell missions which will all be paying double from this week until August 21. You’ll also be able to take advantage of the 25% discount on the Route 68 Bunker, an APC, a Phantom Wedge, and a couple of other dangerous vehicles available from Warstock Cache & Carry.
Last but not least, if you’re not a criminal via drug smuggling or assassination, you can always get your adrenaline junky on with the premium race & time trial events Plummet II and Tongva Vallet, which Rockstar states will rack up some serious dough for you.
Three operators will be added to Rainbow Six Siegestarting August 29. Up until this point, most of the details surrounding the new characters were a secret, with Ubisoft hoping to reveal everything during the Rainbow Six Pro League Finals.
Unfortunately for Ubisoft, images and details on all three of the upcoming operators have leaked on Reddit. Everything you need to know is showcased just below.
ELA – DEF – GRZMOT MINE – Concussion proximity mines that can be anchored on surfaces, impairing hearing and causing a dizzying effect.
YING – ATK – CANDELA – Cluster of flash charges that can either be anchored on surfaces or rolled out as a grenade.
LESION – DEF – GU – Cloaked toxic mines injecting a compound which injures opponents and limits their speed.
So there you have it, cheeky early access to knowing who all three new characters are and what they do. We’ll likely be able to see them in action during the Pro League Finals, so stay tuned for that.
What do you make of the new operators? Got a favorite that you want to try out?
