Have you ever been interested in getting in on the Rocket League action? Well... now's your chance to enjoy it for free this weekend and even get it at a discount if its something that leaves you hungry for more. By the way, if you've wondered where we've been... we've been busy. I (Blu) am wrapping up the review of Just Cause 3, Jevaud is on vacation, someone else is covering a review on Xbox One and... yeah... you get the idea. Game on!
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Windows 10 & Steam getting Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
There are a few complaints about this game having the ability to sync saves between Xbox One & Windows 10 versions... but that's a plus in our book if you have the option to pick up and go on either side.
If you own the standard version of this game... you can upgrade for $4.99 (if you fancy) and... if its something you want to get your hands on for the first time, you can get this game for $19.99.
“Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition” launching for PC on April 27
Before I jump into this... consider these non-gaming topics more of those things from the... stuff category of SDGT Ent (consider it a... breather from the game based topics)! (But yeah) Click play and get in face palm position if you're disappointed that Hollywood has gotten it's grip... yet again on something that could potentially end up... bad.
It's not bad that its Scarlett Johansson... we have nothing against her, but for this role... why not go with a Japanese woman? Why pass over the talented Japanese actresses out there just to take the same old approach to try and Americanize something that the fans appreciated regardless of it not being created in America? Maybe (just maybe) some of us appreciated it because it wasn't American based... and gave a perspective that wasn't familiar. What do you think?
I wouldn't expect a beta to be anything... except free, but at least this game doesn't hold the beta hostage behind a pre-order. Especially if it helps the developer, so... thumbs up, check out the trailer below and follow the link to get your game on!
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The King of Fighters XIV? Hmmm... there are plenty of fighters, and while this has served as one of the longer running competitors to the Street Fighter franchise... things went a bit cold (along with the interest in fighting games... beyond tournaments, as FPS games rose up the ranks). Don't get me wrong though... the 2D hand drawn animations in KOF were extremely beautiful, but at the same time it felt like the boss fights fell... flat in KOFXIII (for me).
I say all that to say... even if this game looks absolutely awesome, they have to make sure that the experience is on point. SNK Playmore is teaming up with the awesomeness that is ATLUS in this one... and how I hope they knock it out of the park. I do not want the type of dialog set up seen in KOFXIII... pretty please w/ a slice of extra cheese pepperoni pizza on top! Reading was not the problem in those pre-fight conversations... but it just wasn't good and it was drawn out (to me).
In addition to that... there was so much that could've happened in that game with the content, but I won't go into all that because i'd like to highlight the good things too in a review, versus just a rag-fest. I do want this to be awesome though and cut scenes would be appreciated over the back and forth dialog between characters... that I eventually began to skip past. According to ATLUS... the SNK PLAYMORE team will maintain the 3 vs 3 battle system... but there are notable updates to the fighting engine with streamlined controls to improve on things like the combos & max mode mechanics. I am curious what the story will be like, as well as the overall experience regarding the fights, but one thing I appreciate immediately is the 50 available fighters being available at launch... and we received no mentions of DLC.
The new party battle feature also seems like it could be pretty cool, and sounds as if it will be in the standard set up of people fighting it out with 3 vs 3, but... every character will be controlled by a different person. That would make for a pre-tty coooolllll tournament... because I've never seen one with that type of set up. Have you? Anyway, check out some of the images below and game on!
Oh... before I go, do you think that we will see a new Capcom vs SNK game? I think 2018 would be a great year for one (giving enough space for breathing room).
Fan of Fear Effect? Want a new installment? Well... Square-Enix contacted us today about this and I was like... "Say whaaattt?!". The team is seeking $100,000k via KickStarter... so if you want in, check out the link below.
What i'd really (really) want to see in a new Fear Effect is... a smooth cel-shade style seen in the image above. I don't want an adventure you can breeze through leaving something to be desired. I need there to be a story that takes me back because I am one of those people that still (proudly) owns a mint copy of Fear Effect for PlayStation 1 and would like to catch up with something that also feels fresh and exciting.
I can't and won't hate on ROBLOX, and granted it's worth letting people know of it being available on Xbox One but... I don't know. It's a "meh", at least for me.
That's something that feels almost like fishing to keep some of the community happy due to a lack of content.
I'd love to be 100% wrong on that, but it just feels that way, but there are games coming and there are games that shouldn't be overlooked. The Just Cause 3 review is close to completion (there is a lot of ground to cover in that game... seriously and that's available on the system, so don't sleep on it if action is your... thing). Speaking of Roblox... what about Project Spark? Not to compare them, i'm just wondering what's going on with Microsoft and the decisions they make at times. Other 1st party developers make wonder the same thing at times too.
Microsoft Studios and Remedy Entertainment’s action-packed thriller – Quantum Break – is now available on Xbox One and Windows 10. The Xbox One version can be purchased at the Xbox Store, Microsoft stores and microsoftstore.com, and most major retailers worldwide. The Windows 10 version can be purchased and downloaded through the Windows Store.
To celebrate the release of the game, 11 Microsoft store locations in the U.S. and Canada hosted launch events with fans. In addition, beginning today at 10 a.m. PDT, Remedy Entertainment will be hosting a Quantum Break livestream on Twitch featuring key members of the team, including Creative Director Sam Lake, from their studio in Espoo, Finland.
To commemorate Remedy Entertainment and their 20-year legacy of making games, COMPLEX created an in-depth documentary chronicling the origins of the famed Finnish studio, and their work over the last two decades developing critically-acclaimed blockbusters, including “Max Payne,” “Alan Wake,” and now “Quantum Break.”
*Post updated on 4/11/16 at 10 a.m. PT to clarify the beta timeline.
On Oct. 11, a new generation of heroes will rise and confront an ominous new threat in Gears of War 4, the first chapter of a brand-new saga developed by The Coalition.
Today, we’re excited to debut our first story trailer, “Tomorrow,” which connects the legacy of the Fenix family from father to son and features a foreboding glimpse of the new menace that awaits.
At the conclusion of Gears of War 3, Marcus Fenix wondered what tomorrow would bring. What a world without war would look like. This is the story of two tomorrows – the one Marcus envisioned, and the one 25 years later, where all hope is shattered as a new nightmare is reborn.
“Tomorrow” features Disturbed’s haunting cover of Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence,” and offers a hint of how Gears of War 4 brings the franchise back to the dark, mysterious and intense tone of the original classic.
Ready to join the fight? Be sure to hop on Xbox Live when the Versus multiplayer beta kicks off in a week:
Beginning on April 18, fans who’ve played Gears of War: Ultimate Edition on Xbox One or Windows 10 will begin to receive tokens in waves for early access to the beta. On April 25, all qualifying Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One will be invited to join the beta until it ends on May 1.
