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Most Recent: PS4
More than 10 million PS4 systems have been sold
Microsoft stopped reporting Xbox One sales totals in the Spring, but Sony has gleefully continued to count every PS4 sale. During their Gamescom presentation today, the consolemaker revealed that more than 10 million PlayStation 4 consoles have been sold since the system’s launch last year.
Shawn Layden, SCEA’s President and CEO, said: “On behalf of our entire team, I want to thank you for your support and passion. You’re the reason that PS4 is the #1 next generation console in the world and we’re grateful for your continued enthusiasm and for always pushing us to new heights.”
Sony announced more than a dozen new titles during their Gamescom Press Conference, so there’s plenty of upcoming games for present and future PS4 owners to look forward to.
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Tagged Gamescom 2014
2K has unveiled the Pharrell-curated NBA 2K15 soundtrack
Pharrell Williams has completed his curation of the NBA 2K15 and 2K Games announced the final tracklist on their Facebook page today. As you’d expect, there’s plenty of Pharrell to be found on the soundtrack. The “Happy” singer has three songs on the soundtrack as well as a featured credit on another. There’s also appearances by Lorde (“Team” ), Lauryn Hill (“Doo Wop (That Thing)”), Snoop Dogg (“Drop It Like It’s Hot”), and Depeche Mode (“Personal Jesus”).
I’ve got to admit, I wasn’t expecting “Personal Jesus.” Here’s the full soundtrack:
- A Tribe Called Quest – “Scenario”
- Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force – “Planet Rock”
- Basement Jaxx – “Hot ’n Cold”
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – “River Styx”
- Busta Rhymes – “Dangerous”
- Clipse – “Grindin'”
- Death from Above 1979 – “Romantic Rights”
- Depeche Mode – “Personal Jesus”
- Junior – “Mama Used to Say”
- Lauryn Hill – “Doo Wop (That Thing)”
- Lorde – “Team”
- Major Lazer (featuring Pharrell Williams) – “Aerosol Can”
- Missy Elliott – “On & On”
- No Doubt – “Spiderwebs”
- OneRepublic – “Love Runs Out”
- Pharrell Williams – “Hunter”
- Pharrell Williams – “Can I Have It Like That”
- Pharrell Williams – “How Does It Feel?”
- Public Enemy – “Shut ‘Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)”
- Ratatat – “Seventeen Years”
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Suck My Kiss”
- Santigold – “Creator”
- Snoop Dogg – “Drop It Like It’s Hot”
- Strafe – “Set It Off”
- The Black Keys – “Everlasting Light”
- The Rapture – “House of Jealous Lovers”
- The Strokes – “Under Cover of Darkness”
2K has created a Spotify playlist if you’d like to listen to the soundtrack right now. Or you can wait until October 7 when NBA 2K15 is released for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Sierra returns with Geometry Wars 3 and King’s Quest
We knew that Activision had plans to revive the Sierra publishing label as their indie games arm, but I don’t think anybody quite expected this. As part of their announcement revealing Sierra’s return, the publisher confirmed that Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions and a King’s Quest remake are in the works.
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions will be available this Fall and its currently in development at Lucid Games, which is a team comprised mostly of former employees of Bizarre Creations. If you remember, Bizarre Creations was the original developer behind the first two Geometry Wars games:
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions is an exciting new evolution of the fast-paced, frenetic Geometry Wars gameplay fans love, and will introduce full 3D action and both cooperative and competitive multiplayer for the first time in the franchise. In addition to a full single-player campaign with 50 unique challenges and over 10 battle modes – five of which are brand new to the series – Geometry Wars3: Dimensions features dynamic and persistent progression, offering players a consistently new experience each time they play.
As for King’s Quest, it will be developed by The Odd Gentlemen (The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom) for a 2015 release:
King’s Quest is a fully reimagined version of the fan-favorite Sierra game fit for both the old and new generation of King’s Quest players. Huge fans of the original King’s Quest series, The Odd Gentlemen are crafting a charming new adventure with an awe-inspiring art style, engaging puzzles, and a wondrous interactive narrative brimming with humor. In the new story, King Graham – revered as the greatest adventurer to ever live – shares his life’s adventures with his curious granddaughter, Gwendolyn. It is through these tales that Gwendolyn discovers the true greatness of her grandfather.
It’s unknown exactly where Geometry Wars 3 or King’s Quest will land, but Pete Wallace, the Studio Head at Lucid Games, said that their game will launch on “more platforms than ever before.” And with Sierra’s plan to release games through Xbox Live, the PlayStation Store, and Steam, that could be a lot of platforms.
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Tagged Gamescom 2014, Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions, King's Quest
Final Gamescom 2014 teaser from Sony promises to “Reinvent Horror” on PS4
Sony’s Gamescom 2014 presentation begins in just a few short hours, 1:00 PM (Eastern Time) to be exact, but a final teaser trailer has confirmed one of their big announcements: Until Dawn.
Originally announced at Gamescom 2012, Until Dawn is a first-person adventure game inspired by 80s horror films, especially those of the “cabin in the woods” variety. And this new teaser features a faceless killer slicing and dicing someone while framed within the window of a cabin. Because this is a teaser, the words “Until Dawn” are never said, but the cabin imagery and the “Horror Reinvented” tagline point pretty strongly towards the return of Supermassive’s ode to 80s horror.
Oh, and apparently its moving to the PS4 as well. Groovy.
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Tagged Gamescom 2014, Until Dawn
Focus your eye laser on Kano’s Mortal Kombat X debut trailer
Ed Boon’s big Mortal Kombat X reveal for this week’s Gamescom convention got released a tad early, giving us our first look at an older (but still badass) Kano.
Like every character in Mortal Kombat X, Kano will be available in three variations. The “Cutthroat” variation will feature powered-up attacks and knife combos while the “Cybernetic” variation mixes things up with multiple eye laser and grenade attacks. The most unique of Kano’s three variations is clearly the “Commando” variation, which features close-range grappling attacks that bring out the wrestler in the gangster.
Longtime fans are no doubt thrilled that Kano is making a comeback in Mortal Kombat X and his inevitable Story Mode confrontation with Cassie Cage will surely bring the fireworks. Mortal Kombat will be available for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One in 2015.
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Tagged Gamescom 2014, Mortal Kombat X
Square Enix teams up with Dontnod for Life Is Strange
Developer Dontnod has partnered with Square Enix to publish their next project, an episodic game known as Life Is Strange. The downloadable game is Dontnod’s first title for next-generation consoles and will be released for the PS4 and Xbox One, as well as the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Dontnod has given Life Is Strange a hand-drawn look and will ask players to weigh “choice and consequence” throughout the story, as they employ the main character’s ability to rewind time:
The game takes place in the fictional town of Arcadia Bay, Oregon, where senior student Max Caulfield returns after a five year absence. Reunited with her former friend Chloe, the pair will attempt to uncover the uncomfortable truth behind the mysterious disappearance of fellow student Rachel Amber.
In addition to solving Rachel’s disappearance, the developer said that Max’s powers may allow her to “change the course of history.” Say it with me… “This is heavy, Doc!”
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Tagged Gamescom 2014, Life Is Strange
Get your first glimpse at Kevin Durant in NBA 2K15
Are you a basketball fanatic that followed all the Lebron James hullabaloo this Summer like it was a Presidential election? If so, then you might like to know that 2K Games has released about a dozen seconds of footage from NBA 2K15 featuring coverboy Kevin Durant.
NBA 2K15 will be available for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on October 7. Everyone who pre-orders the game will receive the Kevin Durant MVP Bonus Pack, which includes “5,000 in Virtual Currency, Kevin Durant Throwback MyTeam Card, Two MyTeam Card Packs, and MyPlayer Leg Sleeves Inspired by Kevin Durant.”
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition definitely coming on October 14
After finding success with Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition earlier this year, Square Enix has announced that Sleeping Dogs will also get the next-gen treatment this Fall. The re-release will be developed by the original team behind Sleeping Dogs, United Front Games. It will include all 24 pieces of downloadable content originally released for the game as well as all three single-player expansions (“Nightmare in North Point,” “The Zodiac Tournament,” and “Year of the Snake”).
“It was an exciting opportunity for the original development team to be able revisit a game we’re so passionate about”, said Dan Sochan, Senior Producer at United Front Games. “We’re giving old and new fans a lot reasons to pick up the game, as we’ve gone beyond just increasing resolution and running at 1080p. We listened to the fans: we tuned gameplay, we added to the ambience of Hong Kong, increased audio fidelity and pushed the visuals further than we could on the previous generation of consoles.”
Square Enix has quite a bit of faith in their open-world game of undercover cops and gangsters. In addition to this re-release, Sleeping Dogs was previously available as a free download through PlayStation Plus and Microsoft’s Games With Gold. If you haven’t played it before (and you really have no excuse), now’s your chance.
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition will be available for the PC (through Steam), PS4, and Xbox One on October 14.
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Tagged Sleeping Dogs