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Sony @ E3 14: LittleBigPlanet 3 is PS4 bound!
Continuing with the surprises, Sony announced another big PS4 title: LittleBigPlanet 3!
The third iteration of the series brings new characters Oddsock (a SackDog), Toggle (a SackBrawler), and Swoop (a SackBird) to the game, further placing importance on cooperation. Each character will have their own abilities. Swoop can fly, Oddsock can run up walls, and Toggle’s weight can trip switches. Toggle can also become tiny in order to fit in small places.
Expect LBP3 to hit stores in November.
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Tagged E3 2014, LittleBigPlanet 3
Sony @ E3 14: Entwined announced, available tonight
Next up on Sony’s E3 announcement block is Entwined, a trippy-looking PS4 title where you control two phoenix-looking souls with the DualShock 4’s sticks. The game looks beautiful – a lot like Rez – but a lot more tranquil.
Surprise – the PS4 game is available right now for $9.99 – so go get it!
Sony @ E3 14: Destiny gets an epic story trailer
Sony kicked off their E3 Press Conference with a story-driven trailer for the upcoming blockbuster Destiny. Not only that, but it was also announced that PS4 users will be able to play the Destiny beta starting July 17! Furthermore, gamers can go to GreatnessAwaits.com/destiny and register to play an early “alpha” version of the game this weekend only!
Finally, On September 9, Sony will also release a new white PS4, complete with a copy of Destiny and a 30-day trial for PlayStation Plus.
Whew!
Ubisoft’s The Crew will be available on November 11
Ubisoft’s The Crew finally has a release date. The publisher’s massively mutiplayer racer will be available for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on November 11. You can check out the game’s ultra-fast E3 trailer above.
Ubisoft @ E3 14: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege announced
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot popped up at the end of the publisher’s E3 Press Conference with a big ending. Guillemot blew the roof off the building with the unveiling of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege. In a heavily-scripted gameplay video pulled from a multiplayer game, we see one team storm a house to rescue a hostage, while another team tries to take out their attackers.
“If you look at long-range battle, you will find Battlefield. If you’re looking for short-to-medium-range battle, you will find Call of Duty,” said Creative Director Xavier Marquis. “In the short range, no one exists but us.”
While the attackers appear to have more advanced tech to track their opponents, the defending team can barricade themselves into rooms by blocking windows and setting boobytraps. The game also appears to have totally destructible environments.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege currently has no release date, but will likely be available for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. This means that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Patriots is most likely no more.
TJ Combo to be added to Killer Instinct in Season 2
Iron Galaxy Studios took over development of Killer Instinct, Microsoft’s free-to-play fighter, after Double Helix was purchased by Amazon earlier this year. Today, the developer confirmed that the second season of downloadable characters will begin this Fall and they’ll start things off with TJ Combo.
With the announcement of Combo, only three characters from the original Killer Instinct (Cinder, Riptor, and Eyedol) have yet to be announced for inclusion in the Xbox One reboot. But with even more “Season 2” characters to announce, I’m sure they’re coming sooner rather than later.
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged E3 2014, Killer Instinct
Ubisoft @ E3 14: Shape Up wants to pump you up on the Xbox One this year
Ubisoft have decided to take the Rocksmith approach to fitness with Shape Up. In Rocksmith, players engage in silly minigames to learn how to play the guitar. In the newly announced Shape Up, players engage in silly minigames – using Kinect – in order to work out.
In one shown minigame, “Piano Step,” players play the piano with their feet in time with the music. Like Guitar Hero for your feet. Even cooler than that, the Kinect sensor can record a replay of your game session so players can play against past versions of themselves and then send those ghosts to their friends.
Shape Up is coming this year to Xbox One.
Watch this Rise of the Tomb Raider trailer… doctor’s orders
“We become who we’re meant to be.”
After what Lara Croft went through in 2013’s Tomb Raider, it’s understandable that she’d be having a hard time with things. Her legs quake… her hands tense up… and she’s hiding from the world underneath a big hoodie. But thankfully, she’s seeing a therapist and making progress. Her doctor has encouraged her to get back into the world and at the end of this trailer for Rise of the Tomb Raider, she’s done just that. Except it’s a part of the world that has been long forgotten. Some might even call it a tomb.
Crystal Dynamics is getting the gang back together for Rise of the Tomb Raider. Camilla Luddington will lend her voice (and motion capture moves) to Lara Croft and Rhianna Pratchett is again part of the writing team.
Rise of the Tomb Raider will be available in Fall 2015 and, as of right now, it’s only been announced for the Xbox One. Will it also come to the PC and PS4? A Magic 8-Ball would say, “Ask Again Later.”
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Tagged E3 2014, Rise of the Tomb Raider