NIS America Scans PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness For 2016 North American Release

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness

Prepare to have your mind scanned and your every move recorded in the recently announced visual novel PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness published by NIS America.  Based upon the popular anime series, PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness will be released in Europe and North America later this year on several platforms – PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Windows PC.

PSYCHo-PASS is set 100 years in the future where the omnipresent Sybil system monitors the mental health, stress and psychological condition of every resident of Japan. Every person is under constant surveillance 24/7. Individuals who commit violent crimes or have the potential to do so are brought to justice by the Bureau of Public Safety. Should a resident’s crime coefficient (a numerical value rating their behaviour) or hue (a visual represent of one’s mental health) reach certain values the Bureau is called into to enforce Sybil’s will, which often results in bloodshed.

Players will choose one of two new detectives who have joined the Bureau of Public Safety. Here is how NIS America describes the story:

“You must decide the best course of action for each given situation, but regardless of the hierarchy that separates Inspector from Enforcer, players must be mindful that every decision has its own repercussions. With an intricate decision-making system, PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness offers a twisted plot and compelling cases, providing a number of different endings.”

PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness was originally released in Japan exclusively on the Xbox One in May 2015. The North American and European versions are PlayStation / PC exclusive.

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Did You Miss Today’s Pokemon Direct? Watch It Here

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Did you miss today’s Pokemon Direct from this morning? Nintendo has posted an archive of this morning’s stream for all to enjoy. The majority of this video is a recap of the first 20 years of Pokemon coupled with the impending release of Red, Blue and Yellow version on the 3DS E-Shop. Make sure to stick around until the end or read our recap for the surprise announcement at the end of the videop.

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Byte 4 Games Working On “Mech Super eXtended” For Nintendo NX

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Spanish developer Byte 4 Games appears to be working a new title for the as of yet unrevealed next console from Nintendo, codenamed “NX”.

According to the project’s Game Designer / Director’s LinkedIn profile the studios’ unannounced NX projects may be titled “Mech Super eXtended” and could also be heading to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC.

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A cursory google search for the game’s title reveals no information on the title and Byte 4 Games’ official website and social media presence is currently focused on their multiplatform arcade shooter Demon’s Crystal which was revealed last July. It is also worth mentioning that the developer’s twitter account also appears to be inactive, waiting for someone to interact with their fans.

We’ve reached out to Byte 4 Games for comment and will update this story should we hear back. Do you think we will see more potential NX titles leak with GDC just around the corner?

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Report: Rise of the Tomb Raider PC Sales Beat Xbox One Threefold

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Superdata -a research group that tracks and analyzes digital sales numbers across almost all platforms – have announced that sales of Square Enix’s Rise of the Tomb Raider on Windows PC were almost triple those of the Xbox One version during it’s first month on both platforms.

Rise of the Tomb Raider was an Xbox One exclusive when it launched this past November. The Windows PC version launched last month on the Windows Store and Steam. Rise of the Tomb Raider is the direct sequel to 2013’s Tomb Raider reboot.

Here’s the original quote from Superdata:

“The newly-released PC version of Rise of the Tomb Raider surprises at release. As one of Square Enix’s most visible franchises, the Tomb Raider franchise performed in January, receiving both strong industry recognition and benefitting from a seasonal lull of triple A games. Initial sales numbers on digital console for Rise of the Tomb Raider were soft, due to sharing its release date with Fallout 4 and its exclusivity to Xbox One. The game sold almost three times as many units on PC than it did on console during its first month.”

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Resident Evil 4, 5 and 6 Get PS4 / Xbox One Ports

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Capcom will bring 2012’s Resident Evil 6 to 8th generation consoles alongside 2009’s Resident Evil 5 and 2005’s critically acclaimed Resident Evil 4 the publisher announced this morning. The release window for each title will be spaced out by a couple of months with Resident Evil 6 relea sing on Xbox One / PlayStation 4 on March 29th. RE5 will follow later this summer with RE4 bringing up the rear for a Fall 2016 release.

Resident Evil 6 will be priced at $19.99 USD and will include all of the previously optional DLC such as the Siege Mode, Survivor Mode, Onslaught Mode and The Mercenaries Mode at no cost.


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Here is how Capcom’s Press Release summarizes the three single-player campaigns available in the game:

The most expansive Resident Evil game to date- Experience the horror through four distinct yet intertwined campaigns: o Play as Leon S. Kennedy or Helena Harper to investigate and uncover the evidence that will lead them to the truth behind the bioterrorist outbreaks o Initially sent into Lanshiang to deal with an unprecedented bioterrorist attack, Chris Redfield and fellow BSAA member Piers Nivans soon realize that this is more than an isolated incident and they must fight on all fronts to defeat this global threat o Jake Muller is a wanted man and together with Sherry Birkin the two must escape the clutches of those who realize just how valuable his special blood line is o Ada Wong will need to use all her guile to infiltrate locations as she gathers the necessary intel.

Here is the debut trailer:

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Source: Capcom PR Release

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Humble Pathfinder Bundle Provides Endless Fantasy For As Little As $1

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Humble Pathfinder Bundle

Are you an experienced adventurer with years of quests under your belt? Perhaps you are a newbie who just only learned how to hold a sword? Regardless of your level of skill I’m sure we’ve all got lost in a fantasy at least once in our lives and now with the Pathfinder Humble Bundle finding your next adventure could cost as little as $1!

That might seem like a bit of a sales pitch but honestly the Pathfinder series is probably one of my favorite tabletop systems. The authors took the core of Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 and thanks to the D20 Open license have made a number of improvements while expanding on the settings, creatures and rulesets that made the early 2000s D&D 3.5 roleplaying system so popular.

Here is how the tiers break down, even the $1 tier gives you more than enough material to start and adventure with your friends. All copies are digital with the exclusive of the highest tier.

$1 Tier

  • Pathfinder Core Rulebook
  • GameMastery Guide
  • Pathfinder Digital Beginners Box
  • Player Folio
  • Advanced Classes Guide
  • GM Screen
  • Pre-made adventure “Hell’s Bright Shadow”

BTA (Beat The Average) Tier

  • Inner Sea World Guide
  • Strategy Guide
  • Bestiary
  • Ultimate Equipment
  • Pathfinder Scenario: “Between The Lines”
  • Pre-made adventure “Hell’s Bright Shadow Pt.2”
  • Advanced Player’s Guide

$15 Tier

  • Ultimate Magic
  • Ultimate Campaign
  • Ultimate Combat
  • Bestiary 2
  • Pre-made adventure: “Hell’s Bright Shadow Pt. 3”
  • Inner Sea Map
  • Year of the Sky Key (23 pre-made adventures)

$25 Physical Items Tier

  • Pathfinder RPG Beginners Box
  • All of the above digital content

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Here Is March 2016’s PlayStation Plus Line-Up

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

With just five days left in the month Sony has finally revealed the PlayStation Plus line-up for next month. PS4 owners will get two titles – the shoot’em up Galak-Z and 2D patriotic action title Broforce while PS3 owners receive 2008’s The Last Guy and 2007’s Super Stardust HD. Trailing the pack is the absolutely disappointing vita line-up of Reality Fighters (seriously this game looks like hot garbage it is has a Metacritic of 54) and the hopefully more enjoyable Flame Over.

Full Lineup

  • Broforce, PS4
  • Flame Over, PS Vita
  • Galak-Z, PS4
  • The Last Guy, PS3
  • Reality Fighters, PS Vita
  • Super Stardust HD, PS3

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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Story Trailer

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Naughty Dog and Sony have dropped a brand new two minute story trailer for the upcoming fourth entry in the Uncharted series – Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End.

Here’s the official synopsis for the trailer provided by Sony:

“Several years after his last adventure, retired fortune hunter Nathan Drake is forced back into the world of thieves. With the stakes much more personal, Drake embarks on a globe-trotting journey in pursuit of a historical conspiracy behind a fabled pirate treasure. His greatest adventure will test his physical limits, his resolve, and ultimately what he’s willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.”

The full game will be out on PlayStation 4 April 26th 2016.

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StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Patch 3.1.3 Released

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

A small patch focusing on the Co-Op missions for StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void went live yesterday.  All maps featured in Co-Op missions have received balance tweaks, new builds for opponent A.I have been implemented and three commanders have received balance changes.

Check out the partial patch notes below or head on over to the official site for more.

Co-op Missions

  • A balance pass on Co-op Missions has been implemented, click here for developer insights.
  • Improvements have been made to map loading times for Co-op Missions.
  • Map Balance
    • All maps have been rebalanced to allow for more consistent difficulty levels.
  • Opponent AI Revamp
    • The enemy AI will now be more diverse and can have specialized builds like producing more expensive units, fast units or air units.
  • New decals have been added
    • Terran Decal Reward
      • Reach level 5 with Raynor or Swann in Co-op Missions.
    • Zerg Decal Reward
      • Reach level 5 with Kerrigan or Zagara in Co-op Missions.
    • Protoss Decal Reward
      • Reach level 5 with Artanis, Vorazun or Karax in Co-op Missions.
  • Commander and Unit Balance Changes
    • Raven
      • Seeker Missile + 35 Shield Damage.

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Star Wars Battlefront February Patch Notes Released

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Fans of EA/DICE’s multiplayer centric shooter set in A Galaxy Far Far Away will be happy to learn that the pair has revealed the official patch notes for the upcoming February content drop.  As previously announced a brand new map will become available when this patch drops – Twilight on Hoth  which supports a whole bunch of modes including – Walker Assault, Supremacy, Turning Point, Blaster, Fighter Squadron, Drop Zone and Heroes & Villains. A new survival map also set on Hoth – “Ice Caverns” – will also be made available for the single player wave survival mode.

In terms of other smaller but impactful changes: Primary weapons will now do 10% more damage against vehicles. The ION torpedo has had its speed increased by 30 meters per second while using the Pulse Rifle players will suffer a 30% movement decrease and finally the pre-lobby countdown timer has been decreased from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.

There’s a whole bunch of other stuff in the official patch notes which you can read after the jump. Here’s hoping that Twilight on Hoth lives up on the original Walker Assault map that shipped with the game.  Read More

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6.4 Million Players Took Part In The Division’s Open Beta

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Ubisoft’s open beta for Tom Clancy’s The Division appears to have been a success with over 6.4 million sleeper agents being activated across all three platforms – Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.  According to Ubi The Division’s open beta was the largest for a new intellectual property.

The amount of players logging into the open beta wasn’t the only statistic that the publisher released as the open beta drew to a close last night. On average testers spent 4 hours and 52 minutes in the game with more than 1/3rd of all play time spent in the PVP Dark Zone regions. That is quite the feat considering that the open beta only contained a limited map and progression system up until level 6.

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According to twitter trends tracking website hasgtagify.me #TheDivision reached its most popular period over the weekend in the last two months thanks to the open beta.

How many agents do you think will log-in when the full version launches March 8th? Our staff will have coverage of the game starting on day one!

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Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 | Review

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Plants Vs Zombie Garden Warfare 2

Popcap’s long-running feud between photosynthesizing plants and armies of the undead returns to the 8th generation of consoles in Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 for Windows PC, Xbox One and Windows PC. With a little under two years between backyard brawls should players revive their interest in this team-based shooter based upon a mobile game? After playing the Xbox One version for several hours I’m ready to rate Electronic Art’s latest title.Read More

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Twilight Princess HD: GameCube Vs. Remake Trailer

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

How does a game originally designed for hardware released nearly fifteen years ago fair against an updated version built for modern hardware? This is the question that the latest trailer for Twilight Princess HD asks as the Wii U and GameCube go head to head.

Nintendo’s 2006 GameCube swansong / Wii launch title The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is about to make the jump to the 8th generation of consoles with the release of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD for Wii U on March 2nd.

The GameCube version has a soft spot in heart, mostly because it kept the dungeon layouts in tact as they were intended and also maintained Link’s preference to wield a sword in his left hand. At the time the Wii version was really neat thanks to its sword motion controlled but it has been surpassed thanks to the nearly 1:1 accuracy of Skyward sword. Although some of the vibrancy of the GameCube version appears to have been lost in the HD update – it will be nice to play this game again with cleaned up textures and the original layouts!

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New Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 Direct Feed Footage

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Plants Vs Zombie Garden Warfare 2

Electronic Arts is set to release their sequel to 2014’s Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare tomorrow and I’m currently playing the game for review. While I won’t spoil most of the alterations, additions and returning content that Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare  has I thought it’d be a good idea to share some footage from the Xbox One version of the game.

The three videos below will give you a taste of the multiplayer battles from each side – Plans & Zombies – and footage taken from the single player’s first escort mission.

Look out for our final verdict on the game tomorrow morning when it hits retail!

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The Arbiter From Halo Casts Judgement Within The Ring of Killer Instinct

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Arbiter Killer Instinct

Can the punished right hand of the Covenant forces, The Arbiter, dispense justice upon the combatants of Killer Instinct? After being announces at GamesCom last summer the Arbiter finally has his own gameplay trailer showing off some of the moves he’ll use in combat as well as the new Sanghelios stage.

In terms of move-set the Arbiter is able to wield his iconic energy sword with successive quick blows flying towards his opponents. He also comes equipped with a Covenant carbine rifle which can be used across the arena and a sticky grenade for good measure. It seems like defeating The Arbiter won’t come down to mashing buttons but rather a battle of wits, are you ready?

The Arbiter will be available as part of Killer Instinct: Season 3 on Xbox One and for the first time Windows 10 this March.

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