MICROSOFT PRESS CONFERENCE NEWS
At Microsoft's E3 2014 Conference Yesterday, the Developer Confirmed the Release Date alongside Rumours for an 8-Player Online Co-op Mode Called, "Chaos Mode". "Sunset Overdrive" Marks Insomniac's 1st XBox Exclusive. After Years of PlayStation Exclusivity, Insomniac Released Fuse at a Multiplatform Game and then Opted to Make "Sunset Overdrive" an XBox Exclusive in Exchange for Retaining Rights and Control over the Intellectual Property. In a Recent Preview, IGN Concluded that Insomniac could Have a Bona Fide Hit on its Hands, after the Somewhat Disappointing, Fuse.
Here's a Gameplay Video for "Sunset Overdrive" that was Released on the E3 2014's MS's Press Conference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foDEbAbOVZE
At Microsoft's Annual E3 Press Conference, it was Revealed that, the upcoming XBox One Exclusive -- "Fable Legends" -- will be Getting a Multiplayer Beta this Fall. "Fable Legends" is a Fairly Big Departure from the Series Norm for Microsoft and Lionhead, Focusing on Online Cooperative Play. Four People Join Forces as a Group of Heroes — a Wisecracking Prince Charming-Style Character, a Well Clothed Magician, a Female Warrior with an Enormous Shield and a Crossbow-Wielding Archer — to Take on a Villain, Controlled by a 5th Character Who Plays from a Top-Down Perspective.
"Fable Legends" E3 2014 Gameplay Video:
http://youtu.be/HEFhJ25Qfkk
The Rumors of Halo 2 Anniversary Weren't Only True, they were Better than True. Master Chief will Indeed Return on XBox One with a Remastering of his Epic 2004 Sequel – Arguably the Most Anticipated and Beloved Game in XBox History – and he will Hit Microsoft’s Newest Console with the Original Halo 2 Multiplayer Completely Intact. But, that Doesn’t Even Scratch the Surface. Microsoft and 343 Industries will, in Fact, Release Halo: The Master Chief Collection on November 11 – Nearly a Decade to the Day since Halo 2’s November 9, 2004 Arrival – and it will include Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2 Anniversary, Halo 3 and Halo 4. All will Run in 1080p and 60 Frames per Second.
"The Front End
Key points:
All four Master Chief Halo games on one disc
Custom playlists that allow you to string together missions across multiple games
Halo 5 beta key included
All four games – developed as a collaboration between 343 Industries (user interface, online infrastructure, etc.), Saber Interactive (Halo 2 Anniversary campaign), and Certain Affinity (multiplayer) will ship on a single, $60 Blu-Ray disc; the individual games will not be available as separate digital downloads. You’ll run a single master user interface, from which you can queue up anything you want. All campaign levels are unlocked from the get-go and playlists created and curated by 343 will allow you to experience moments from across all four campaigns in a variety of ways.
Meanwhile, multiplayer matchmaking will offer the usual assortment of playlists you’ve come to expect from Halo games – Team Snipers, Rumble Pit, etc. – and let players vote on which map they want next. But, what’s cool is that you may be presented with three choices that span three different games. Say, Halo: CE’s “Wizard”, Halo 2’s “Lockout” and Halo 3’s “The Pit”. Whichever gets the most votes is the game that MCC will launch, after which you’ll be taken back to the multiplayer lobby with your friends. Finally, the Extras menu is home to the Nightfall digital feature as well as the launch pad for December’s Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta. It will run from December 27, 2014.
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Key points:
Play campaign in original 2001 graphics or updated 1080p visuals
Play original Halo: CE multiplayer online for the first time
While 343 was adamant that this isn’t a port, it certainly seems to have been built off of Saber’s 2011 XBox 360 Anniversary game. I wasn’t shown Combat Evolved so I can’t say for sure one way or the other but, 343 claims that the non-Halo 2 parts of this compilation that aren’t getting a brand-new anniversary treatment are being gussied up beyond just a resolution and a framerate bump. So while you will be able to press the Back (er, View) button on the XBox One gamepad to switch back and forth between the original XBox 1 graphics and the 1080p XBox One version, you shouldn’t expect a significant overhaul of the new visuals.
What you can expect, however – and this is huge news for fellow old-school XBox gamers – is that Combat Evolved’s multiplayer will be playable, online, in its original form. No more Halo: Reach map packs or excuses about CE multiplayer not “feeling” right online because it never had net code to beginwith (let’s leave Gearbox’s Halo PC port out of this). This will be the OG Halo 1 three-shot death pistol, the OG “Blood Gulch”, etc. I politely brought up with 343 Franchise Director Frank O’Connor and he didn’t shy away when presented with his own previous comments. “It was [a] peer-to-peer [networking setup]”, he said of the previous games.
Halo 2 Anniversary
Key points:
Full Anniversary treatment, including terminals
New prologue and epilogue cutscenes that tie into Halo 5
All original multiplayer maps – including all DLC maps (23 total)
Most multiplayer tricks and glitches should still work
Also includes six “reimagined” Halo 2 maps running on a native XBox One engine
The star of the Master Chief Collection – and the reason for its existence, really – is Halo 2, which is getting the same pretty-new-engine-running-simultaneously-on-top-of-the-old-one treatment on XBox One that its predecessor got for its tenth birthday on XBox 360 in 2011. Saber is again handling the remastering, which, to my delight, looks incredibly nice and crisp on XBox One in the small slice of the “Cairo Station” mission I saw, while still looking and feeling like Halo 2. Hidden terminals are being added throughout the campaign that will cryptically hint at Halo 5, while instantly switching to the original 2004 engine with the View button reveals stark contrasts in all graphical aspects."
Renowned CG cutscene studio Blur is handling the do-over on all of the Halo 2 cutscenes, including a brand-new non-playable prologue and epilogue that will “contextualize the Chief’s journey in [Halo] 1-4, and also set up a bit of what to expect in Halo 5”, according to 343 Executive Producer of Publishing Dan Ayoub. I was shown a still image from Sergeant Johnson in the original Halo 2 side-by-side with how Spartan 117’s cigar-chomping CO looks in the new game and the results are almost comically staggering. The new Sergeant looks borderline photorealistic, especially next to 2004’s dated, blocky batch of polygons.
Sadly, multiplayer was not demonstrated to me but, Halo 2 Anniversary will boast the complete collection of multiplayer maps – including all of the DLC battlegrounds. Furthermore, I asked and was assured that 343 is implementing a similar sort of leveling system as Halo 2, where you could actually lose rank if you lost enough matches. “We are in the process of constructing a leveling system”, Ayoub said. “You’ll be able to go down and work your way back up.” Also, similar to Combat Evolved Anniversary, the original code is intentionally being left intact so, exploits and glitches like super jumping and BXR should still be possible in Halo 2 Anniversary.
And yet there’s more: on top of the complete multiplayer complement, Halo 2 Anniversary will also sport six “reimagined” Halo 2 maps running on native XBox One technology, each designed by Halo 2 multiplayer lead designer and current Certain Affinity boss Max Hoberman. Whether or not this is a test bed for Halo 5’s brand-new engine remains to be seen but, these will be alternate takes on half a dozen Halo 2 maps. I saw a screenshot of Ascension, though 343 wouldn’t yet say how it will differ from its 2004 form. To clarify, these will not replace their original Halo 2 incarnations; they exist in addition to them.
Halo 3 and Halo 4
Key points:
No Anniversary-style engines for Halo 3 or Halo 4
Forge and Saved Films were neither confirmed nor denied
Little detail was given regarding Master Chief’s XBox 360 outings, though they won’t be getting the Anniversary treatment. So, no original graphics here, just the updated 1080p visuals. I was shown the same scene in Halo 4 side-by-side on XBox 360 and XBox One and aside from the crispness afforded by the higher resolution, I didn’t see a substantial difference. To be fair, though, Halo 4 is the most recent – and most stunning – Halo game.
Also of note, Forge and Saved Films from these two titles are still “being evaluated” for inclusion in Master Chief Collection, according to 343, with no additional comments provided. In my experience, this kind of response from a developer means you probably shouldn’t hold your breath waiting for them to appear.
What it All Means Ayoub kept accidentally referring to Master Chief Collection by its codename: “Ace”. As it likely refers to “ace in the hole”, it’s a fitting moniker for what is arguably the most comprehensive piece of fan service the XBox has ever seen. Need more evidence ? This Collection packs a whopping 4,000 Achievement points, as they’ve been allotted 1,000 per game from Microsoft. Some of those will be exact replicas of their original Gamerscore-earners but, some will be new, too.
What about now-legendary extras, such as Halo 2’s infamous E3 2003 campaign demo mission that never made it into the final game ? Might that be completed by 343 and included as bonus content with this release ? O’Connor replied that this was in fact something 343 looked into early on, but found that the remaining code is “so broken that…if [Bungie’s Joe Staten, who was demoing the game at E3 that year] deviated a couple pixels in that Warthog run… it just breaks”. He added: “And the other part is that it’s demonstrating a bunch of stuff that isn’t actually in the game, like the way turrets work and the way dual wielding works. But, it’s not completely out of the question for the future.”
So, will the massive list of content and features in Master Chief Collection be enough to stoke software sales, or even convince XBox 360 gamers who haven’t yet upgraded to the new system to take the (now $399) plunge ? That remains to be seen. As fan-pleasing as this package is, it is, at the end of the day, four old games. But, where Microsoft sees this disc as a one-stop shop for new XBox One owners to get up to speed for Halo 5, I see it as something else. Halo: The Master Chief Collection is for us old-school original XBox gamers – the ones who always wanted to play Halo: CE multiplayer online and the ones who wish the Halo 2 servers had never been taken down.
Here's a Glimpse of the "Forza MotorSport 5" at E3 2014:
http://youtu.be/j-wVBB9IWc0
Crystal Dynamics has Announced "Rise of the Tomb Raider", Coming Holiday 2015. A Trailer Shown during Microsoft's E3 Press Conference Featured a Visibly Distressed Lara Undergoing Therapy after the Events of 2013's Tomb Raider. Croft is also Seen Sneaking through Enormous Caves, Once Again Killing Enemies Quietly with her Bow. "In the next chapter of her journey, Lara must use her survival skills and wits, learn to trust new friends and ultimately accept her destiny as the Tomb Raider", Microsoft Said.
"Rise of the Tomb Raider" E3 2014 Video:
http://youtu.be/vuPkbLiao5k
At XBox's Annual E3 Conference, Microsoft Revealed a Ton of New Independent Games that will be Coming to XBox One, via their New ID @ XBox Initiative. A List of Games Can be Found below:
- Aztez
- Knight Squad
- Plague Inc. Evolved
- White Night
- Earthlock
- Cuphead
- Hyper Light Drifter
- Lifeless Planet
- Slash Dash
- Fru
- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
- Mighty No. 9
- Grave
- Woolfe
- #IDARB
- Threes
- Fenix Rage
- Hellraid
- Below
Microsoft Noted that, Some of these Games would be Coming to Console 1st on XBox One; Others Have already Available on PC and will be Coming to Other Platforms. Still, this is Huge Step in the Right Direction in Microsoft's Attempt to Gain Parity with PlayStation's Vibrant Indie Initiative on PS4 and Vita. We will be Going Hands-On with Many of these Games in the Coming Days so, Stay Tuned to »XOZEN« for More on XBox One's New Slate of Indie Titles.
"Crackdown" E3 2014 Trailer:
http://uk.ign.com/videos/2014/06/11/crackdown-xbox-one-rewind-theater-e3-2014
ELECTRONIC ARTS PRESS CONFERENCE NEWS
EA has Revealed the "Battlefield Hardline" Beta is Available on PS4 and PC as of Now. Players Can Register for Both the PS4 and PC Beta at the "Battlefield Hardline" Website. The Site Notes there are a Limited Number of Spots so, be Sure to Sign Up Soon to Reserve your Spot. XBox One, 360 and PS3 Gamers Can also Get in on the "Battlefield Hardline" Fun. If you Select One of those Platforms on the Beta Site, you'll Earn a Few Goodies When "Hardline" Releases on October 21, including:
- Weapon camo/skin in Battlefield Hardline
- Weapon sight in Battlefield Hardline
- Additional Battlefield Hardline content
- Unique dog tag in Battlefield 4
According to a Blog Post from Steve Papoutsis, Executive Producer on "Hardline", the Beta will Feature New Gadgets like Grappling Hooks and Zip Lines to Take you across Skyscrapers. You'll also Have Tear Gas and Gas Masks to Change the Pace of Battle in the Streets. "We’ve added fun new melee weapons in the game with bats and batons and added a new mechanic in multiplayer called interrogation that fits more in line with the cops and criminals fiction", Explains Papoutsis. Players Participating in the Beta will be Able to Play on the High Tension Map in 2 New Game Modes: Heist and Blood Money. In Addition to the Beta, Papoutsis also Mentioned "Battlefield Hardline's" Single-Player Campaign, Explaining that, it should Offer a More Personal Experience than your Typical Shooter. It will Have a Deep Story with Compelling Characters and the High Production Value of a Crime Drama. Leaked Last Month, "Battlefield Hardline" is the 1st Entry in the First-Person Shooter Franchise that’s Not Developed by DICE. Visceral Games, which Made the Dead Space Series, is Behind "Battlefield Hardline" and as such, DICE is Promising Continued Support for Battlefield 4. "The game launches this fall”, Said Steve Papoutsis, Executive Producer at Visceral, “and it’s a brand new series in the Battlefield franchise, set against the backdrop of a genre we all love -- the war on crime and the battle between cops and criminals”.
New "FIFA 15" E3 2014 Trailer, Available below:
http://youtu.be/TnTYVT6lwBc
UBISOFT PRESS CONFERENCE NEWS
"Assassin's Creed Unity" will be Available on October 28 for PS4, XBox One and PC, UbiSoft has Announced. A Pre-Order Page for the Hotly-Anticipated Title has Gone Live, Confirming a Season Pass alongside a Collector's Edition featuring a Big Statue of our Hero, Arno Dorian. Amazon's Collector's Edition includes the Armor Splitter Axe. Gamestop has the Razorhead Spear, Another Melee Weapon for Carving through Armor. Walmart has the Long-Ranged Maple Hunting Rifle and Best Buy is Packing the Double-Barreled Under/Over Pistol. Other Items in the Collector's Edition include the Official Soundtrack, a Music Box, Art Book and Special Packaging. Two Bonus Missions are also Present: The Chemical Revolution we Heard about Previously along with The Science Mission. Pre-Order Bonuses Vary Depending on which Retailer you Opt to Go for but, include a Pioneer Axe, Razorhead Spear, Maple Hunting Rifle and an Under/Over Pistol. While Led by UbiSoft Montreal, 9 Other Studios are Working on "Assassin’s Creed Unity", the 1st Game in the Series Built specifically for PlayStation 4, XBox One and PC. The Newest Game in the Open-World Franchise Takes Place during the French Revolution and will Introduce 4-Player Online Co-op to the Series.
"Assassin's Creed Unity" E3 2014 Trailer:
http://youtu.be/xzCEdSKMkdU
UbiSoft's Open-World MMO Racer, "The Crew", will Arrive on the PlayStation 4, XBox One and PC on November 11th. The Date was Released during UbiSoft's E3 Press Conference by the Game's Creative Director, Julian Gerighty. He also Used the Platform to Talk about a Secret Beta that has been Taking Place since Mid-May, with Crews from All Over the Globe Competing and Testing Out the Game Ahead of Launch. These International Crews will Battle it Out during a Play-Off on June 10 and 11, which will be Broadcast Live on Twitch. Furthermore, Gerighty Revealed that, this Beta will be Made Available to the Public on July 23rd.
"The Crew" E3 2014 Trailer, below:
http://youtu.be/WibVKyF78RE
"Tom Clancy's The Division" E3 2014 Trailer:
http://youtu.be/yPq_NVi-TC4
UbiSoft has Announced "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege" is in Development at UbiSoft Montreal, Coming in 2015. The Footage Shown during the Press Conference Demonstrated an Early Multiplayer Match with One Team Attempting to Rescue a Hostage from the Opposing Forces. Environmental Destruction Plays a Key Role in How Matches Unfold and it's Possible to Blast through Walls and Doors Get to your Objectives. "Siege's" Multiplayer is a 5-on-5 Competitive Game in which the Terrorist Team Fortifies a Defensible Room the Rainbow Operative Team Breaches. Creative Director, Xavier Marquis, Told »XOZEN« Matches Typically Last just 3 Minutes. Players Who Rescue Hostages during Hostage Missions Gain Additional Points, which Encourages Teams Not to Simply Treat Each Breach like a Deathmatch. UbiSoft Montreal is Using a Version of Assassin's Creed's Anvil Next Engine Called, "Scimitar", which has Allowed the Team to Incorporate Procedural Destruction to its Levels. A New Technology Called, Blast Tech, has Players Punching Holes in Walls, Doors, Windows, Floors and Ceilings with Explosives, Shotguns and Other Destructive Gadgets and Guns. Rainbow 6: Patriots was Announced Back in 2011. It Went Dark Shortly after and in 2013, UbiSoft Told »XOZEN« that, Rainbow 6: Patriots "had to be remade".
"Rainbow Six Siege" is Now Available for Pre-Order on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KVHSNB0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00KVHSNB0&linkCode=as2&tag=editorial08-20
"Rainbow Six Siege" E3 2014 Trailer:
http://youtu.be/6wlvYh0h63k
SONY PRESS CONFERENCE NEWS
"Far Cry 4" E3 2014 Debut Trailer:
http://youtu.be/TE69TPrkfcQ
"Destiny" E3 2014 - IGN Preview:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/10/e3-2014-a-date-with-destiny
Square Enix Revealed that, "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD", a Remastered Version of the PlayStation Portable RPG, is Coming to the West for PlayStation 4 and XBox One. “The voice of our western fans was instrumental in the development of Final Fantasy Type-0 and we’re very excited to release this title soon”, Said Hajime Tabata, the Game's Director. “[PlayStation 4 and XBox One] have really helped to re-envision this dynamic and turbulent world of Orience.” Never Released Outside of Japan, "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD" is an Action RPG that Follows the Stories of Class Zero, which is a Group Made Up of 12 Magical Students. While there Have been Reports about the Square Enix Game Coming to the West Over the Past Few Years, this is the 1st Time "Final Fantasy Type-0" will be Officially Localized. There is No Release Date Yet for "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD" on XBox One and PlayStation 4.
Sony "Project Morpheus" VR Headset Hands-On Video by IGN:
http://uk.ign.com/videos/2014/06/10/project-morpheus-street-luge-eve-valkyrie-hands-on-e3-2014
"Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain" is Spectacular - IGN Article:
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/06/10/e3-2014-metal-gear-solid-5-the-phantom-pain-is-spectacular
"Dead Island 2" IGN Article + Trailer:
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/06/11/e3-2014-dead-island-2-goes-for-the-throat-but-misses
http://youtu.be/ST262ZbNcos
NINTENDO PRESS CONFERENCE NEWS
Nintendo Revealed after is Digital Media Event that "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" (Working Title) is Coming to Wii U in 2015. The 1st HD Entry in the Puzzle Series, "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" for Wii U will Utilize the GamePad Touchscreen for Maneuvering Minis — including apparently Mini Luigi — to Safety. In Addition, Nintendo is Promising a Puzzle-Creation Mode, which is a Fixture of the Franchise, with Players being Able to Share these Made-Up Levels via Miiverse. While Nintendo Showed Off a "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" Tech Demo for Wii U at GDC Earlier in 2014, it's Not Known if the Official Game is Built Off Nintendo Web Framework, as well. Developer NST is Creating "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" for Wii U, which will Feature Roughly 80 Puzzle Challenges.
"Mario vs Donkey Kong" is Available for Pre-Order at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KWG9HKG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00KWG9HKG&linkCode=as2&tag=editorial08-20
"Mario vs Donkey Kong" E3 2014 Trailer:
http://youtu.be/Ruh0FSfRq3Y
"The Legend of Zelda Wii U" E3 2014 Trailer:
http://youtu.be/XZmxvig1dXE
"Smash Bros. 3DS" Hands-On by IGN:
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/06/10/e3-2014-what-its-like-to-play-smash-bros-3ds
"Smash Bros. 3DS" E3 2014 Trailer:
http://youtu.be/-Qc7SA1QqVI
"Mario Maker" Article by IGN:
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/06/10/e3-2014-mario-maker-is-the-best-mario-game-iave-ever-made
So here it Goes, the Best from E3 2014 !!!!!!
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