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Just Shapes and Beats will be released for PC and Switch on May 31
Berzerk Studio recently updated the official website for Just Shapes and Beats, and they’ve announced that their “trippy/couch co-op/musical/bullet hell” game will be released for the PC and Switch on Thursday, May 31.
Just Shapes and Beats was originally in development for solely for the PC, but Nintendo’s most recent Nindies Showcase revealed that it would also be sliding over to the Switch. Berzerk described the game’s Switch launch as a “timed exclusive,” so it’ll likely also make an appearance on the PS4 and/or Xbox One later this year.
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Free 2018 World Cup Update coming to FIFA 18 on May 29
EA Sports is bringing the World Cup to FIFA 18 owners next month, as they’ve announced plans to release a 2018 World Cup Update for the PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch on May 29.
The free update will include all 32 teams from this year’s World Cup in Russia, as well as the ability to redo the tournament draw with national teams that didn’t qualify for the Group Stage (including the USA and Italy):
The 2018 FIFA World Cup update will deliver a complete and official tournament experience through official FIFA World Cup elements, including authentic teams, stadiums, kits, badges, Official Match Ball, and the Official Winner’s Trophy.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia update lets players choose one of 32 qualified nations to live out their FIFA World Cup dream and write their own history from the group stage to the final in Moscow in Online Friendlies and Online Tournament modes. Dive into Custom Tournament mode to select any licensed national team in FIFA 18 to create a unique tournament draw with non-qualified nations, including Italy, Chile, USA, among others. Additionally, experience the authentic stadium atmospheres in a quick Kick-Off experience, either solo or with friends.
A new trailer for FIFA 18’s 2018 World Cup Update has been embedded above.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s Season Pass detailed by Square Enix
In addition to pulling the curtain back on the first trailer for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Square Enix also announced a Season Pass for the upcoming action-adventure game. Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s Season Pass will be priced at $19.99 (or included with the Croft Steelbook Edition or the Ultimate Edition), and include access to seven add-ons known as “Paths.”
More information about the content contained within each “Path” can be found at the game’s official website:
The Season Pass delivers seven new adventures called “Paths,” with each Path including new narrative, new missions, a Challenge Tomb, a new weapon, a new outfit, and a new skill. The first Challenge Tomb will also introduce new co-op functionality. Finally, Season Pass owners receive an exclusive weapon, outfit, and skill on Day One!
Shadow of the Tomb Raider will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on September 14. A monthly release schedule for each new “Path” is planned after the game’s launch, with the first penciled in for October, while the seventh will appear the following April.
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Square Enix officially unveils Shadow of the Tomb Raider in a new trailer
As promised, Square Enix has unveiled our first look at Shadow of the Tomb Raider in a brand new trailer. Dubbed “The End of the Beginning,” it looks like players will close out this chapter of Lara Croft’s life as she takes her rightful place in the world as the “Tomb Raider”:
Experience Lara Croft’s defining moment as she becomes the Tomb Raider. In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Lara must master a deadly jungle, overcome terrifying tombs, and persevere through her darkest hour. As she races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, Lara will ultimately be forged into the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
Key Features
- Survive and Thrive In the Deadliest Place on Earth: Master an unforgiving jungle setting in order to survive. Explore underwater environments filled with crevasses and deep tunnel systems.
- Become One With the Jungle: Outgunned and outnumbered, Lara must use the jungle to her advantage. Strike suddenly and disappear like a jaguar, use mud as camouflage, and instill fear in enemies to sow chaos.
- Discover Dark and Brutal Tombs: Tombs are more terrifying than ever before, requiring advanced traversal techniques to reach them, and once inside they are filled with deadly puzzles.
- Uncover Living History: Discover a hidden city and explore the biggest hub space ever found in a Tomb Raider game.
While today’s trailer lays out the main story of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, fans will get their first look at a Gameplay Trailer during this year’s E3 Expo in June.
Square Enix also announced that Camilla Luddington will once again portray Lara Croft in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, reprising her role from Tomb Raider and Rise of the Tomb Raider. And she’ll continue to tell Lara’s story beyond the release of the game, as the publisher is planning to launch seven downloadable add-ons to Shadow of the Tomb Raider in the months that follow.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is currently in development at Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. And it’ll be released on September 14.
Universal’s Direct-To-DVD studio is making another Doom movie
Critics were extremely unkind to Universal’s Doom adaptation way back in 2005. Even though it features a stacked cast (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Karl Urban, and Rosamund Pike), the film could only garner a measly 19% on Rotten Tomatoes. But come on, that first-person scene was pretty badass, wasn’t it?
And now that Doom 2016 has rejuvenated the franchise, Universal is going back to the Doom universe for a new movie.
According to a new report on Variety, the studio’s “Direct-To-DVD” arm, Universal 1440 Entertainment, will produce the untitled sequel. Universal 1440 Entertainment is most recently responsible for the Death Race sequels (the ones without Jason Statham) and the Tremors sequels (the ones with Michael Gross, but without Kevin Bacon).
The news of another Doom movie was originally confirmed by actress and singer Nina Bergman on Twitter. She wrote that she has a starring role in the sequel, which is set to start shooting soon in Bulgaria with “a super cool Director.”
There’s no word yet on who’s going to sign up to play the Doomguy… or if the Doomguy will even be included in the film for that matter. Other key questions – such as “When will it be released?” and “Will it take place on Mars?” – also went unanswered by Universal.
Far Cry 5 and Sea of Thieves sail to the top of March 2018’s list of best-selling games
The number of high-profile new releases has slowed to a trickle in April, and that’s probably because game publishers threw open the tap in March. Not surprisingly, gamer scooped up these new titles by the armful, with Ubisoft’s Far Cry 5, Microsoft’s Sea of Thieves, Sony’s MLB The Show 18, and Nintendo’s Kirby Star Allies taking the top four spots in The NPD Group’s monthly tally of best-selling games.
The venerable Grand Theft Auto V remains in the top five, but other new releases, including Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (#8) and A Way Out (#15), managed to break into the NPD’s top twenty.
According to GamesIndustry.biz, overall sales for the industry were down by 11% in March, however, “first quarter 2018 spending across the four categories [software, hardware, game cards, and accessories] was up by 15% year-on-year to $3.4 billion with growth in all areas.”
You can find the full list of The NPD Group’s best-selling titles for March 2018 after the break. (more…)
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Tagged A Way Out, Assassin's Creed Origins, Call of Duty: WWII, Dragon Ball FighterZ, EA Sports UFC 3, Far Cry 5, FIFA 18, Grand Theft Auto V, Kirby Star Allies, Mario Kart 8, MLB The Show 18, Monster Hunter: World, NBA 2K18, Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, NPD, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Sea of Thieves, Splatoon 2, Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
Play as Thanos in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 with the Avengers: Infinity War Character and Level Pack
We’re just a few days away from the premiere of Avengers: Infinity War, but first, Thanos will make his debut in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.
The Avengers: Infinity War Character and Level Pack is now available to download for the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One, and players will be able to challenge the Inhumans as The Mad Titan in a brand new level:
This action-packed level offers players the chance to control Thanos, one of the most dangerous Super Villains in the Marvel Universe, and his ruthless army. The Mad Titan and the Children of Thanos have invaded Attilan to take on Black Bolt and the Inhumans in an all-new original game level. Working as a team, the menacing crew must work their way through the various levels of Attilan before they are given the opportunity to break through to Black Bolt’s throne.
New unlockable characters Thanos, Corvus Glaive, Cull Obsidian, Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, Hulkbuster 2.0, and Groot (Avengers: Infinity War) add to the main game’s roster of over 200 Super Heroes and Super Villains.
The Avengers: Infinity War Character and Level Pack is available to download as part of Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2’s Season Pass ($14.99) or as a standalone download ($2.99). A trailer for the add-on has been embedded above.
Valve has acquired Firewatch developer Campo Santo
Valve hasn’t published a new game since 2013’s Dota 2, but that’s all about to change in the very near future. Over the weekend, the gatekeepers of Steam acquired Campo Santo, the team behind Firewatch. In an announcement on their official website, the developer said that their pairing with Valve came about due a mutual enjoyment of “making and producing entertainment”:
If you’re the type of person who gives two flips about this news, we can elaborate a little bit on this big decision. First, we really like making video games. Furthermore, and perhaps more accurately, we really like making and producing entertainment. From the day-to-day production of our last game, Firewatch, to the way we run the company, make merchandise, meet players at expos and shows, send out a quarterly literary journal, throw open-to-the-public game demos in the middle of an artificial forest—all of it is geared towards surprising, delighting, and entertaining the customers who have shared in our success.
In Valve we found a group of folks who, to their core, feel the same way about the work that they do (this, you may be surprised to learn, doesn’t happen every day). In us, they found a group with unique experience and valuable, diverse perspectives. It quickly became an obvious match.
Campo Santo has promised that it will be business as usual going forward, with Valve now signed on to publish their next game, In the Valley of Gods. The developer also said they will continue to publish their literary journal, The Quarterly Review, and future support for Firewatch (including the upcoming Switch launch) will continue as planned.
Finally, this whole deal may have happened because Campo Santo stole a bottle of champagne from IGN that was originally destined for Valve. It sounds a little far-fetched, but I want to believe that it’s nothing but the truth.