Microsoft alongside State of Decay 2 developer Undead Labs released four new screenshots and a brand new trailer for the 2018 survival title at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany. State of Decay 2 is, of course, a direct sequel to the 2012 Xbox 360 original that was ported to Windows PC a year later. Like its predecessor, SoD2 will allow players to immerse themselves in a single-player experience where they must team up with other survivors and build...
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Square Enix Makes Final Fantasy XV Delay Official
Square Enix announced during GamesCOM today that the rumored Final Fantasy XV delay is indeed official. The long awaited game will now make its debut on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One worldwide on November 29th, 2016. The publisher also announced that the delay of the game will not affect the digital release fo the tie-in film, KingsGlaive: Final Fantasy XV, which is set to debut at the end of the month. What’s the reason for the delay? Well...
Continue reading...The Checkered Flag Drops for Gran Turismo 6 on Dec 6th
PlayStation 4 might be all the gaming press (us included!) have been talking about these past few months but lest we not forget that the PS3 is still alive and kicking! polyphony digital’s latest racing masterpiece will head to store shelves on December 6th Sony announced during their GamesCom presentation. We’ve known about Gran Turismo 6 for sometime, as the game was originally hinted at way back in 2011, right after GT5 shipped. It was finally revealed...
Continue reading...PS Vita Receives $50 Price Cut, Memory Cards Also Slashed
Owning a PS Vita is about to get more financially feasible with the announcement of a $50 price cut across the board. In addition to the price cut for the system, Sony also revealed that the system’s proprietary memory cards would also see their price tags slashed. If you already own a Vita but want to stock up on some extra memory cards the adjusted pricing is as follows: $14.99 for a 4GB stick, $19.99 for 8GB,...
Continue reading...Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Getting PC Release
Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 is getting a PC release to coincide with it’s console brethren in 2013, according to a recent press release first spotted by German games site JPGames. The port is being done in house at developers MercurySteam, and dark lords willing, could go a long way in fixing the technical issues and slowdown present in the first Lords of Shadows. MercurySteam states that this will be the last Castlevania game that they work on, creating a trilogy along with the...
Continue reading...Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Adopts Dog and Release Date
Early this morning, Konami premiered a trailer for the latest title in the Metal Gear saga. Metal Gear Rising Revengeance finaily has a concrete release date after years of lingering in devolpment limbo, with the previously mentioned 2013 release date now seeing Raiden slicing into stores February 19. In a mostly repurposed trailer from E3, Konami showed the more emotional side of the upcoming action extravaganza by showing the bond between a cyborg and his mechanical mutt.
Continue reading...ResidentEvil.net, RE6 Social Hub Announced By Capcom
At the Capcom pre-Gamescom press event, they announced ResidentEvil.net, which is an online hub for Resident Evil 6 offerings such as competitions, rewards and social networking features.
Continue reading...Dead Space 3 Scares Up Release Date and Trailer
Gamescom brings a brand new trailer for the upcoming Dead Space 3 that looks to assuage fears that there won’t be any scares in the game with plenty of quick cuts to hulking monsters. This notes the first time that fears have been calmed by giant dismembered beasts swaying toward you in a predatory fashion. Dead Space 3 will hit the PC, PS3 and 360 on February 5 in the North America and February 8 in Europe. Addationally, it was announced that Dead...
Continue reading...Ubisoft Announces GamesCom Lineup
Ubisoft has a pretty big stable of highly anticipated games coming to Germany’s Gamescom next month. I’m pretty sure everyone expected Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed Liberation to be there in full form but how about a chance to check out ZombieU, their much talked about survival horror game from this June’s E3? On top of the playable demos for the above games Ubisoft will also be hosting a press conference on August 15th at 3PM...
Continue reading...Microsoft Won’t Have a Presence At TGS or Gamescom 2012
Microsoft will be skipping out on both the Tokyo Games Show and Gamcom in Germnay this year in order to focus on smaller promotional events the hardware manufacturer announced today through Major Nelson’s blog. This leaves Sony as the only big manufacturer left to attend Gamescom, which is the largest public gaming convention in the world. Nintendo confirmed earlier this year that they too would also not have a presence this year at the show. Now that...
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