Caravan Stories launches on September 10 for PlayStation 4
The free-to-play MMO finally has a date.
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The Pioneers introduced as first of five factions for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
Not to be confused with the 5 Vampire Clans.
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PS Plus Free PS4 Games For September 2019 Announced
PlayStation Plus subscribers, your September 2019 free PS4 games have been announced: Starting September 3, Batman: Arkham Knight and Darksiders 3 will be available to download for free from the PlayStation Store. They’ll be free to claim through September 30. In the meantime, there’s still a few days left to grab August’s free games–you have until September 2 to download Wipeout Omega Collection and Sniper Elite 4.
DC’s dark superhero stars in Batman: Arkham Knight, which released in 2015. The third-person, single-player action-adventure game is set in an open-world Gotham City where you (as Batman) can explore freely, driving the iconic Batmobile or using your cape to fly. The story is set one year after Joker’s death, as antagonists Scarecrow and Arkham Knight launch an all-out attack on Gotham City, forcing all civilians to evacuate and leaving only criminals behind to inhabit the city.
Next month, you can also grab Darksiders III, a hack-and-slash Metroidvania-style adventure released in 2018. You’ll take control of Fury, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who is tracking down the Seven Deadly Sins. Fury has quite a few weapons in her arsenal, ranging from whips and daggers to elemental magic. Wtih a third-person perspective, the game also involves crafting, puzzle-solving, and some platforming.
If you’ve been on the fence about renewing PS Plus, you can get a 12-month subscription on sale at Ebay right now. Normally sold for $60, the yearly membership is only $40 as part of Ebay’s ongoing Labor Day sale this week. It’s a great price, especially since you can stack PS Plus subscriptions if you’re already a member. You can check out that deal below.
PS Plus free games for September 2019
Available 9/3 – 9/30
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps-plus-free-ps4-games-for-september-2019-announce/1100-6469443/
Dynasty Warriors Developer Koei Tecmo Teases New Game Reveal During PAX West
Koei Tecmo has teased a new game announcement for August 30, the same day PAX West opens its doors. The trailer doesn’t reveal any significant details, but all signs point to an enhanced version of 2018’s Warriors Orochi 4 being in development at Omega Force.
The sneak peek shows snippets of cutscenes from the most recent Warriors Orochi title, and Koei Tecmo is rather fond of re-releasing games in both the Warriors Orochi and Dynasty Warriors‘ series. A page on Amazon Japan that has since been removed lends further credence to these suspicions, with a listing for a PS4 version of Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate appearing on the store. The product description mentioned a new story, new side scenarios, new game modes, and additional playable characters including Gaia and the return of earlier playable characters such as Joan of Arc, who was previously in Warriors Orochi 3.
We’ll know more on Friday when Koei Tecmo unveils its latest game.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dynasty-warriors-developer-koei-tecmo-teases-new-g/1100-6469442/
Free Shiny Legendary Pokemon Announced For Ultra Sun And Moon
Pokemon Sword and Shield may be coming to Nintendo Switch in only a couple of months, but in the meantime, The Pokemon Company has one more freebie in store for 3DS players. This October, you’ll be able to get a free Shiny Legendary in either Pokemon Sun and Moon or Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
Beginning October 21, GameStop stores in the US will distribute a Shiny Solgaleo and Lunala for the 3DS Pokemon games. To claim the Legendaries, you’ll need to head to a participating location and use the Pokemon Pass mobile app to receive a download code–the same way you could acquire a Shiny Pikachu and Eevee code for the Let’s Go games earlier this year.
The Legendary you receive will be the opposite of which version you own, so if you’re playing Sun or Ultra Sun, you’ll receive a Shiny Lunala, while Moon and Ultra Moon players will get Shiny Solgaleo. Each Pokemon comes at level 60 and knows the following movesets:
Shiny Lunala
- Moongeist Beam
- Psyshock
- Moonblast
- Moonlight
Shiny Solgaleo
- Sunsteel Strike
- Zen Headbutt
- Noble Roar
- Morning Sun
Once you’ve received a download code for the Legendary, you’ll need to redeem it within the game using the Mystery Gift feature. Select Mystery Gift from the main menu, choose the option to receive a gift with a code/password, then input your code when prompted and the Legendary will be downloaded. You’ll then need to pick the Pokemon up from the deliveryman waiting inside any Pokemon Center.
The Shiny Solgaleo and Lunala distribution will run through November 10, just a few days before Sword and Shield launch on Switch. With the Gen 8 games on the horizon, this will presumably be the last distribution The Pokemon Company holds for Sun and Moon, so you don’t want to miss your chance to get the Shiny Legendaries.
There are still a couple of other freebies available for the Gen 7 games as well; you can download a pack of rare berries in the games until September 2, and Pokemon Bank subscribers can get a free Oranguru and Passimian until October 31. You can see all the free gifts still available for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon in our roundup.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/free-shiny-legendary-pokemon-announced-for-ultra-s/1100-6469441/
Telltale Games Is (Sort Of) Back From The Dead
Telltale Games, creators of the episodic The Walking Dead, Batman, and Game of Thrones games, shut down last year after a tumultuous timeline of events, but a company called LCG Entertainment is bringing the beloved studio’s name back from the dead. The new company plans to sell some of Telltale’s back-catalog and will work on new games based on Telltale-associated properties and new licences.
Jamie Ottilie and Brian Waddle are heading up the new Telltale. Ottilie has spent much of his career in mobile games and was previously the founder and CEO of Galaxy Pest Control, a studio known for its work on licenced games such as Duck Dynasty, Power Rangers Legends, and Hotel Transylvania 2. Waddle, meanwhile, ran sales and marketing for the Havok game engine at Intel and later Microsoft.
In an interview with Polygon, Ottilie said that some workers from the original Telltale Games will be offered freelance roles at the new Telltale, with full-time positions possible in the future–so this is very much Telltale in name only at this point. He also confirmed that the new company still has back-catalog rights to licenced properties like The Wolf Among Us and Batman, as well as full rights to original Telltale games such as Puzzle Agent.
Before Telltale closed its door last year, the company was working on a sequel to The Wolf Among Us, with an announcement in 2017 and a planned release window sometime in 2018. Obviously that never happened, but Ottilie says it’s possible the new Telltale will pick up some stories where they left off. “We’re still evaluating, but we definitely want to continue some of the stories,” he said. Whether The Wolf Among Us 2 is part of that equation remains to be seen, and it’s not likely to resemble the game the original team was working on. What we do know, however, is that The Walking Dead won’t be coming back. The licence is now owned by Skybound, the company that finished development on the last two episodes of The Walking Dead’s final season after Telltale shuttered.
Ottilie didn’t shed light on the status of other previous Telltale licences like Borderlands, Minecraft, and Guardians of the Galaxy, but he did say the rights for the Stranger Things game Telltale had announced have now gone back to Netflix.
Negotiations for Telltale’s rights began six months ago and were purchased from a company assigned by the creditors of the original Telltale. A purchase price has not been announced, but despite the “incredibly complex” negotiations, Ottilie proceeded with the deal because of his belief in the future of adventure games. “This is a viable business that went away due to market conditions and some scale choices [Telltale’s previous management] made,” he said. “I like games that tell stories and I think our industry should have a company that specializes in narrative-driven games.”
The new studio will be based in Malibu, California, with publisher Athlon Games handling storefront operations and distribution. A number of games industry figures are involved in financially backing the studio, too, including Lyle Hall (Heavy Iron Studios), Chris Kingsley (Rebellion), and Tobias Sjögren (formerly of Starbreeze).
“We’re going to stay small over the next six months and we will work for more of a distributed development pipeline than Telltale was known for,” Ottilie explained. “We’ll focus on tools, technology and design in-house. Some things like animation and motion capture will be done with the right partnerships externally.” Ottilie also wants to evolve Telltake’s episodic model. “We will probably keep the concept of episodes but with different pacing. This is a different world, from a media consumption standpoint. We need to look at how people like to entertain themselves. I like the idea of binge-watching.
“[Telltale] brought me some of my favorite stories to play and they did an amazing job building a company. It’s unfortunate the way that it ended. Certainly we’re working very hard not to make similar mistakes.”
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/telltale-games-is-sort-of-back-from-the-dead/1100-6469440/
Marvel’s Spider-Man Game Of The Year Edition Announced
Confirming a retailer leak, Sony and Insomniac have announced a Game of the Year Edition for Marvel’s Spider-Man on PS4. The Spider-Man GOTY Edition includes all three episodes of the City That Never Sleeps DLC, and it’s available in stores and digitally starting today for $40.
The special edition comes almost one year from the game’s original release date of September 7. Spider-Man enjoyed a positive critical reception, including in GameSpot’s Spider-Man review. Edmond Tran praised its emotionally charged story, web-slinging, and dynamic combat. The three DLC episodes continue the story after the main events of the game, as Spidey and his ally Black Cat deal with the villain Hammerhead.
Marvel’s Spider-Man was a huge success for both Sony and Insomniac, and has now become Insomniac’s last game as an independent developer. Possibly due in part to Spider-Man’s massive (and PS4-exclusive) success, Sony recently acquired Insomniac Games. It also appeared as one of GameSpot’s Best Games of 2018.
“Marvel’s Spider-Man isn’t just one of our favorite PS4 games of 2018, it’s one of the best titles to come out this year,” wrote Jordan Ramee. “Between the traversal mechanics, acrobatic combat, and story about a young man trying to shoulder a city’s worth of responsibility, Insomniac’s newest game captures the essence of what it’s like to be Spider-Man.”
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvels-spider-man-game-of-the-year-edition-announ/1100-6469439/
The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan Review
Supermassive’s next step into horror starts strong.
SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays new feature Group Dispatch explained
The game also adds a lot of QoL improvements over the past series titles.
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