Gamescom 2014 Conferences
Microsoft’s Gamescom 2014 conference focused on games (rather than more TV) and the announcement of three new Xbox One bundles: the FIFA 15 Xbox One bundle, the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare bundle (grey with orange trim and a 1TB harddrive), and Sunset Overdrive which will feature the white Xbox One.. interestingly, Kinect is not bundled in.
Tomb Raider: The Final Hours #4
The fourth of the behind-the-scenes documentaries on Tomb Raider has now been released, and it’s all about the multiplayer: survival, traversal, and booby traps await!
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VGA 10 Trailers and Info Round-Up!
This year’s Video Game Awards, shown last night, was also the 10th anniversary of the VGAs. This year’s show was hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, and I have to just ask the question.. Why pick a host known for non-stop swearing, if you then have to censor half of what he says? Anyways, I didn’t enjoy last year’s show at all.. so this time I’ve skipped through the show’s episodes on GameTrailers, looking for the interesting bits.. i.e., the trailers and news!
The first trailer was for Obsidian Entertainment‘s South Park: The Stick of Truth (from 4.54), and a rather interesting announcement trailer for The Phantom Pain, the debut game from Moby Dick Studios (from 10.45)!
E3 2012
It’s E3 time again.. the first day starting off with conferences from Microsoft and Sony. I’ve been waiting for more info on a few games, but E3 is usually good for info on new games too..
Microsoft showed footage from 360-exclusive Halo 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II, due for release in November, Resident Evil 6, due in October, and Tomb Raider, Spring 2013.
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Max Payne 3, Tomb Raider, and More Bundles
Rockstar Games’ Max Payne 3 is out today.. along with the Rockstar Pass, which provides access to all the planned DLC as it is released over the year: five map packs, and Deathmatch and Co-op modes have been confirmed this far. Max Payne 3 is on my wanted list, but I’m probably going to wait for a Game of the Year edition.
Tomb Raider‘s release date has also finally been announced: 5th March 2013, worldwide! There’s also a new trailer out, with some gameplay showing poor Lara being put through her paces!
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Also out at the moment: three more indie bundles! These are the Indie Royale’s Graduation Bundle, the Bundle in a Box, and the fifth Humble Indie Bundle! (more…)