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Dying Light: The Following expansion will be available early next year

Posted on October 15, 2015 by John Scalzo

Techland has announced that The Following, a vehicle-based expansion to Dying Light, will be available in early 2016. The developer released a neat teaser trailer to commemorate the news, and Producer Tymon Smektala had a lot to say about the expansion’s new content:

“So since Gamescom 2015, we revealed quite a bit about our upcoming expansion: the vast countryside map, the customizable dirt buggy, a new story and more. What we couldn’t say before though, was the release date. Today we finally know that Dying Light: The Following will launch within the first three months of 2016. This gives us enough time to put in all the content and surprises we have planned for you guys.”

Smektala added that fans should expect to see a preview of the expansion soon, saying, “Keep your eyes peeled for some sneak peeks into what we have in the works for you all.”

Dying Light: The Following will be a free download for all Dying Light Season Pass owners. Everyone else will have to pony up $14.99 to get the chance to chase after zombies with a customizable dirt buggy.

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Dragon Quest Heroes, Minecraft: Story Mode, Wasteland 2, more added to PS Store

Posted on October 14, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Fans of epic stories will find a lot to like in this week’s PlayStation Store update.

First up, Square Enix and Koei Tecmo have teamed up to create Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below (PS4), a Warriors-style game that’s based on the popular Dragon Quest franchise and features the beloved monster designs of Akira Toriyama.

Also available this week is the first episode of Minecraft: Story Mode (PS4, PS3), Telltale’s recent collaboration with Mojang. Combining Minecraft’s distinctive visual style with an original story and an accomplished voice cast, Episode 1: The Order of the Stone should ensnare fans of Minecraft as well as Telltale’s patented brand of adventure gaming.

Finally this week, Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut (PS4) is a strategy RPG that’s also a direct sequel to the 1988 game that served as the inspiration for the Fallout franchise. That’s like a double dose of epic.

More information on all of these games (and the rest of this week’s new releases) can be found after the break. And, as always, a full rundown of this week’s new game add-ons and discounts can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)

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Gun Media resurrects Summer Camp as Friday the 13th: The Game

Posted on October 13, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Absolutely nothing can kill Jason Voorhees. In fact, not even a starring role in a terrible NES game from 1989 can keep the machete-wielding monster down. So it should come as no surprise that Gun Media has announced a brand new Friday the 13th game, which is slated to be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One in October 2016.

Friday the 13th: The Game is actually an expanded and reworked version of Gun Media’s previously announced horror game, Summer Camp. Friday the 13th creator Sean S. Cunningham offered the license to the developer (and stealth announced it) earlier this year after Gun Media secured the services of special effects wizard Tom Savini, composer Harry Manfredini, and stuntman Kane Hodder. Now, the developer and their who’s who of horror have turned to Kickstarter to help fund the most authentic Friday the 13th game possible.

Gun Media isn’t “starting from scratch” and a lot of what made Summer Camp interesting will also be present in Friday the 13th. The game is being designed as a 7v1 asymmetrical multiplayer title. Up to seven players will be able to control the counselors, each of which has their own personality and special abilities. But one player will be able to slip into the hockey mask of Jason Voorhees and stalk these teens throughout a semi-open world version of Camp Crystal Lake. A single-player campaign where players can control either Jason or the counselors in scenarios based on scenes from the classic film series will also be included.

A lot more information on exactly how Friday the 13th will work is available on the Kickstarter page. Gun Media is seeking $700,000 to fund the game, and as of this writing, they’ve already received pledges totaling $111,000.

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Treyarch delivers a thick coat of pulpy noir in this prologue to CoD: Black Ops III Zombies

Posted on October 13, 2015 by John Scalzo

The hardboiled detectives and wicked dames of noir fiction have lead to the genre’s continued popularity for more than 90 years. And why not? Noir films and books all feature bad people doing bad deeds before meeting a bad end… which makes it the perfect environment for an undead uprising.

Treyarch came to the same conclusion when developing Call of Duty: Black Ops III as the franchise’s famed Zombies Mode will flashback to the 1940s in “Shadows of Evil,” a morally ambiguous tale of good and evil that stars Jeff Goldblum (as The Magician), Heather Graham (as The Femme Fatale), Ron Perlman (as The Boxer), and Neal McDonough (as The Cop). The developer recently screened the co-op mode’s prologue at the New York Comic-Con, and yesterday, they released it for public consumption. Film noir fans will enjoy the period touches, but like I said, these are bad people people who’ve done bad deeds. Can you keep them from a bad end?

Be sure to watch the prologue again and let’s all find out together when Call of Duty: Black Ops III is released for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on November 6.

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EA is offering a Season Pass (with four expansions) for Star Wars: Battlefront

Posted on October 12, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Star Wars: Battlefront will be released on November 17 for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. But if you want to take part in even more battles from that far away galaxy, you’ll have to pony up for the game’s Season Pass, which is now available for pre-order.

Electronic Arts has announced (via the game’s official website) that the Star Wars: Battlefront Season Pass will include four expansions and an exclusive “Shoot First” emote. Players who purchase the Season Pass will also receive access to the expansions two weeks before the rest of the world.

Priced at $49.99, the publisher has said that we’ll learn more about the Star Wars: Battlefront Season Pass “in the coming weeks,” so I’d keep your wallet tightly closed until we find out some real details about these four expansions.

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Harmonix adds DLC tracks from Alabama Shakes, Breaking Benjamin, Death From Above 1979, The Pretty Reckless to Rock Band 4

Posted on October 12, 2015 by John Scalzo

With Rock Band 4 now available in stores, Harmonix is pumping up the volume on a new set of downloadable content for the music franchise.

Beginning tomorrow, October 13, new songs from Alabama Shakes (“Don’t Wanna Fight”), Breaking Benjamin (“Failure”), Death From Above 1979 (“Trainwreck 1979”), and The Pretty Reckless (“Follow Me Down”) will be available to download through the PlayStation Store and the Xbox Marketplace for $1.99 apiece. Short snippets from each song can be previewed in the trailer embedded above.

Mad Catz also wants the world to know that pre-orders for the Rock Band 4 Pro-Cymbals Expansion Kit are now open. Expected to be available before the end of the year, the Pro-Cymbals Expansion Kit will add Crash, Ride, and Hi-Hat cymbals to the Wireless Drum Kit. After attaching the Pro-Cymbals Expansion Kit, players will be able to unlock Pro Mode in the game, which will enhance Rock Band 4’s “realism” and allow players to showcase their “unique flair.”

Following Activision’s lead, Harmonix has also added the complete Rock Band 4 tracklist to Spotify for your listening pleasure.

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Fallout 4’s system requirements ask if your PC/console is prepared for the apocalypse

Posted on October 12, 2015 by John Scalzo

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We’re t-minus 29 days until the launch of Fallout 4, and Bethesda wants to ensure that your PC and/or console is up to spec for the post-apocalypse that’ll follow. So without further adieu, your PC must be exactly this powerful to ride Bethesda’s latest atomic bomb like Slim Pickens in Dr. Strangelove:

Minimum System Requirements

  • OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
  • CPU: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Hard Drive: 30 GB free
  • GPU: Nvidia GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent
  • Internet: Internet Connection and Steam Account required
  • Controller: Plug & Play compatibility with Xbox One and Xbox 360 controllers

Recommended System Requirements

  • OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
  • CPU: Intel Core i7 4790 3.6 GHz/AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz or equivalent
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Hard Drive: 30 GB free
  • GPU: Nvidia GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB or equivalent
  • Internet: Internet Connection and Steam Account required
  • Controller: Plug & Play compatibility with Xbox One and Xbox 360 controllers

If you’d prefer to play Fallout 4 on the PS4 or Xbox One, you might want to know that the game’s installation process will require 28-35 GB of hard drive space. Fallout 4 will offer a number of different language options throughout the world and players in North America will likely fall on the lower end of that spectrum as the game only needs to support English and French. However, most European territories will support English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish, which necessitates a larger install size.

Whichever platform you use to play Fallout 4, it’ll be available on November 10… except if you’re located in Asia (where it’ll be released on November 11) or Japan (which has to wait until December 17).

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New Releases: Yoshi’s Woolly World, Dragon Quest Heroes, Wasteland 2, More

Posted on October 11, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Wooly dinosaurs, dimension-hopping heroes, and the return of a classic strategy RPG series highlight this week in new games.

Yoshi’s Woolly World for the Wii U is Good-Feel’s second attempt at yarn-ifying a beloved Nintendo character. Expanding on many of the ideas they used in Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Yoshi’s Woolly World is a ridiculously cute side-scroller that’ll also include extensive Amiibo support.

There’s no yarn, but Square Enix and Koei Tecmo tie together the various Dragon Quest dimensions in Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below for the PS4. Much like last year’s Hyrule Warriors, Dragon Quest Heroes uses Koei Tecmo’s Dynasty Warriors franchise as a template to create a brand new hack and slash game.

If you’re looking for something a little more tactical, this week also marks the release of Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut on the PS4 and Xbox One. More than just a simple turn-based RPG, Wasteland 2 is the first direct sequel to 1988’s Wasteland, which served as the inspiration for the Fallout franchise.

Finally this week, we’ve got a pair of re-releases that might be of interest to those who missed them the first time around. In honor of the movie’s 30th anniversary, Telltale has remastered their Back to the Future game for the PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. And over on the Wii U, Nintendo has finally bundled together New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U on a single disc.

A complete list of this week’s new releases can be found after the break. (more…)

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