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Dragon Age: Inquisition wins Game of the Year at 2014 Game Awards
The inaugural Game Awards was held last night in Las Vegas. In between all the major announcements for future releases, Geoff Keighley and crew managed to hand out awards in 16 categories honoring 11 of 2014’s best games.
BioWare’s Dragon Age: Inquisition took home “Game of the Year” honors as well as “Best Role Playing Game.” Three other games took home two awards including Mario Kart 8 (“Best Family Game” and “Best Sports/Racing Game”), Valiant Hearts: The Great War (“Best Narrative” and “Games For Change”), and Destiny (“Best Score/Soundtrack” and “Best Online Experience”).
In addition to Mario Kart 8’s two wins, Nintendo also collected the “Developer of the Year” award and “Best Fighting Game” for Super Smash Bros. For Wii U. The consolemaker’s four wins were matched by Ubisoft who matched Valiant Hearts’ two awards with wins in “Best Shooter” (Far Cry 4) and “Best Performance” (Trey Parker as Various Voices in South Park: The Stick of Truth).
Other winners include Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (“Best Action/Adventure”), Shovel Knight (“Best Independent Game”), Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (“Best Mobile/Handheld”), and Grand Theft Auto V (“Best Remaster”).
The full list of winners in a handy list format (including all the viewer-voted categories) can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, Mobile, News, PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tagged Destiny, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, Game Awards 2014, Grand Theft Auto V, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Mario Kart 8, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Shovel Knight, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Super Smash Bros. For Wii U, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Resogun will reach the PS3 and Vita on December 23; PS4 expansion announced
For those of you who haven’t yet upgraded from a PlayStation 3 to a PlayStation 4, you’re in for a treat – Resogun is coming to PlayStation 3 and Vita December 23 for just $14.99. Not only that – the game will be Cross-Buy, so if you already own it on the PS4, you can download it for free on PS3 and Vita. It will have cross save between the PS3 and Vita versions as well. Righteous!
Climax is the developer on these versions, and the studio has been working closely with Housemarque to make this happen. The developer wrote in a post on the PlayStation Blog: “[T]he biggest technical difference is that the PS Vita and PS3 games run at 30 instead of 60 frames per second. This was a very difficult decision to consider, but a very necessary one to allow the team to focus on what was possible and to make the best game possible for both of these platforms. The framerate is locked, so you can expect solid performance even under a big storm of voxels.”
Despite that, it also has a lot of great things going for it on the Vita: “The PS Vita version also has ad-hoc co-op so that you can team up with a friend. It also makes use of the touch features so you can fully customize the controls, using either the face buttons or the touch controls for any action possible. You can even throw humans with a swipe of your fingers on the rear touch pad!”
That’s not all. Sony also announced an expansion pack for Resogun, titled Resogun: Defenders, which will be available in early 2015. It will cost just $4.99, and is included in the Season Pass. The expansion will include two new game modes, new ships, and new planets. There will also be a free “major content patch” called “Challengers” which will add in “new challenges and feats stretching across all existing game modes and will let you earn challenge points to increase your rank as a Resogun pilot.”
Resogun: Defenders will be playable this weekend at the PlayStation Experience.
Super Stardust Ultra blasts onto the PS4 in early 2015
Housemarque’s addictive twin-stick shooter, Super Stardust, is going to debut on the PlayStation 4 in early 2015 as Super Stardust Ultra. Developed by D3T and XDEV, this new addition to the franchise will include new planets, more game modes, and enhanced visuals, according to the PlayStation Blog. One of the new game modes is Interactive Streaming, where others can watch you play – and vote to change your gameplay. You’ll also be able to “send and receive challenges from your online friends,” as well as play “in 2-4 player split-screen battles or team up in co-op mode.”
There’s no release date yet, but Sony announced that the launch price will be $12.99. Look for Super Stardust Ultra to come to your PS4 sometime in early 2015.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged PlayStation Experience 2014, Super Stardust Ultra
Xbox Store Today: Threes, Limbo
Two highly acclaimed indie games make their way to the Xbox One today in Microsoft’s latest Xbox Games Store update.
Threes took the mobile world by storm earlier this year and now the shifty puzzler can be played in glorious high definition on your Xbox One. A massive television screen doesn’t really do much to enhance the playability of Threes, but it surely can’t hurt…
Also available for the Xbox One today is Limbo, Playdead’s haunting monochromatic platformer that was originally released for the Xbox 360 in 2010. Xbox One owners who purchased the system on “Day One” recently received a free copy of Limbo as a thank you from Microsoft.
More information on both of these great games can be found after the break. (more…)
Mysterious “Emagon” trailer is just a Spanish ad for Sony’s 20th Anniversary PS4 console
This is disappointing (although not altogether surprising). Sony Spain’s bizarre “Emagon” trailer is nothing more than a commercial advertising the PSone-themed 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 console.
Sony has a history of creating visually striking and interesting teaser trailers that invariably turn out to be teasing a new marketing campaign. Though this latest reversal was sniffed out earlier than most as “Emagon” is clearly “No Game” written backwards.
But if you happen to live in Spain, the new commercial has plenty of important information if you’re in the market for a 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 console. Sony Spain will auction off the country’s allotment of 350 consoles on three days (December 12, 13, 14) through the Playstation20Aniversario.com website. All proceeds from the auction will go to support UNICEF and Juegaterapia.
Purchasing details for the 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 console in North America will be announced during the PlayStation Experience keynote, which is scheduled to take place tomorrow at 10:00 AM (Pacific Time). PlayStation fans in Canada should keep their eyes peeled to the PlayStation Canada Twitter feed for sales details in Canada.
Only 12,300 individually-numbered 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 consoles will be produced for the entire world.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged PlayStation Experience 2014
Leaked trailer reveals Street Fighter V is coming to PC and PS4
Earlier this Summer, Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono confirmed that Street Fighter V was in “the early planning stages” within the walls of Capcom. This morning, Capcom accidentally posted a teaser trailer announcing the game… which is apparently exclusively in development for the PC and PS4. That’s not to say it’ll never be released for the Xbox One, but initially, Street Fighter V will only be available on those two platforms.
Capcom’s original video has since been scrubbed from the Internet, but you can still watch it over at Polygon. It’s likely that the video was meant to make its debut at tonight’s inaugural Game Awards or tomorrow’s opening day of the PlayStation Experience (which has several “To Be Announced” slots penciled in on the schedule). Both events are promising multiple surprise announcements and trailers (though one less now).
Capcom plans to promote the game by asking gamers to “Rise Up” and the trailer heavily plays up the franchise’s connection to the fighting game community. Presumably, we’ll find out exactly what these plans are within the next 24 hours.
Posted in News, PC, PS4
Tagged Street Fighter V
Resident Evil remake will launch on PC and consoles on January 20
The Resident Evil remake is coming, and here is some 60 frames per second footage right from the PC version to get you stoked about it. You’ll also be able to play the PC version at 30fps, 60fps, or a Variable FPS. If you want to see some new screenshots, check out this blog post at the Capcom-Unity blog.
The Resident Evil remake will be available digitally for the PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on January 20 at a regular price of $19.99 across all platforms.
Eidos Montreal will use brand new “Dawn Engine” to develop Deus Ex Universe
Eidos Montreal has announced their brand new Dawn Engine, a “state of the art game engine that will be the cornerstone to the development of the Deus Ex Universe projects at the studio.” Based on their version of the Glacier 2 engine by IO Interactive, the engine “features new technology that allows for improved rendering capabilities, real-time physics, and advanced artificial intelligence programming.” They included their first screenshot, which is the image above.
David Anfossi, Studio Head at Eidos Montreal, said, “The technology behind any game is a key component in ensuring that gamers are able to develop both an emotional and visceral connection to what they are experiencing within the game world… We’ve worked tirelessly over the last few years developing this engine, building upon and improving both the visual and immersive artistry in our games. We truly believe that our engine will help us to strengthen both the gameplay and storytelling experiences we strive to create.”
The in-game screenshot above is gorgeous, and we look forward to seeing more of what the new Dawn Engine (and Deus Ex Universe) can achieve.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Deus Ex: Mankind Divided