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UncategorizedHorizon Zero Dawn’s First DLC Is The Frozen Wilds, Coming This Year
The Frozen Wilds will be Horizon Zero Dawn’s first DLC, Sony announced tonight at E3. It features all-new terrain, and what looks like new robo-beasts. Horizon Zero Dawn left players off at a cliffhanger, so hopefully, the DLC will answer a few lingering questions. Here’s the trailer:
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
We’re Liveblogging Sony’s E3 Press Conference [UPDATE: It’s Over]
Our second press conference and liveblog of the day: Sony. I’m back with Features Editor Chris Kohler to see what’s in store for us. Excited to learn some more about Uncharted: Lost Legacy, and of course, Knack 2
By Gita Jackson Published June 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
Watch Sony’s E3 2017 Press Conference Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]
From Uncharted to Spider-Man, there should be lots of games tonight at the PlayStation E3 2017 conference, which starts at 9pm PT. Expect Detroit, Days Gone, and hopefully some cool surprises. Maybe they’ll even mention the word “Vita”—we can’t wait. UPDATE: And we’re done. Here’s all the news
By Jason Schreier Published June 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Origins Has An $800 Collector’s Edition
Ubisoft just announced the preorder collector’s editions for their upcoming adventure game Assassin’s Creed Origins. One of them kinda sticks out. It’s now commonplace for Ubisoft games to have so many preorder exclusives and tie-ins that you need a spreadsheet to keep them straight. Even within that context, one of Origins’ editions is not like…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 12, 2017 -
CultureThe Internet Is Coming Around On Mario + Rabbids
When a marketing presentation for Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle was leaked in May, the internet met it with mockery and bafflement. But now that people have finally seen the game in action at Ubisoft’s E3 press conference, the internet has done a 180. Huh. Mario and Rabbids seemed like like a totally incongruous combination,…
By Gita Jackson Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedEverything Ubisoft Showed At E3 2017
Ubisoft hit the stage Monday afternoon at E3 to show a new trailer for Beyond Good & Evil 2, along with some other stuff that was completely overshadowed by the fact that OH MAN THEY ACTUALLY SHOWED BEYOND GOOD & EVIL 2 It was a brisk show that didn’t waste much time on games we’d…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedBeyond Good & Evil 2 Lives, And It’s A Prequel
In a world where we can actually play Duke Nukem Forever and The Last Guardian, we will soon be able to play the Beyond Good & Evil follow-up nearly a decade in the making. It’s safe to say “soon,” right? Ubisoft just ended their E3 press conference with a trailer for it. The sequel was…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedWatch Far Cry 5‘s Cults And Snipers In Action
Today, Ubisoft showed off some proper footage from Far Cry 5, its upcoming first-person shooter about liberating an American community from an extremist Christian militia. The new footage featured the game’s “guns for hire” system: fleshed-out NPCs who back up players with unique skills like sniping and driving a helicopter. Here’s Far Cry 5‘s new…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedNew Ubisoft Shooter Is Like No Man’s Sky Meets Skylanders
Ubisoft just showed off the brand new Starlink: Battle for Atlas, a vehicle combat game that uses toys in a similar way to Amiibo/Skylanders. It’s coming to Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedUbisoft Announces Skull And Bones, Pirate Game Based On Black Flag‘s Ship Combat
Ubisoft has announced Skull and Bones at their press conference today, a standalone naval combat game based off Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, coming fall of 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Developed by Ubisoft Singapore, the online naval open-world game takes place in a shared world, where players can set sail solo…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedUbisoft just announced VR psychological thriller Transference, set to release spring, 2018. We don’t know much about it, but its description explains that Transference will be “the destructive tale of a man’s obsession as you explore his digitally recreated memories.” Also, Elijah Wood is apparently a partner.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Crew 2 Now Has Our Attention, Because They’ve Added Airplanes
Cars? The Crew 1 had them. Trucks? Motorcycles? Been there. But The Crew 2, shown off for the first time at Ubisoft’s E3 press conference has added planes and boats. Watch a trailer… Watch gameplay… Just like the first game, The Crew 2 is set in an open-world version of the U.S., though now Ubi…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedMario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Is Finally Official
Following a surprise appearance by Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto at Ubisoft’s E3 press conference, a long-rumoured title is now official: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is coming to the Nintendo Switch. It’s being developed by a team in Paris, and is described as a “tactical adventure”. The story sees the Rabbids teleported into the Mushroom Kingdom,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
We’re Liveblogging Ubisoft’s E3 Press Conference [UPDATE: It’s Over!]
It’s day three of E3 press conferences and first up is Ubisoft! I’m here to give you all the details alongside Features Editor Chris Kohler. Given that Assassin’s Creed: Origins was officially announced, I’m looking forward to seeing a little more about that game, but hopefully there’ll be some nice surprises as well. You can…
By Gita Jackson Published June 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedWatch Ubisoft’s E3 Press Conference Right Here, Live [Update: Over]
E3 continues this week, with Ubisoft showing off their latest and greatest games in a briefing that starts at 4PM ET. We’ll probably see more Assassin’s Creed Origins, not to mention the rumored Rabbids x Mario crossover RPG. It’ll be great. And kinda weird, I’m guessing. You can watch on YouTube below, or follow along…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
Four Generations of Xbox Can Be System-Linked Later This Year
Hey, do you still have your original Xbox? And an Xbox 360? And an Xbox One? And are you planning on buying an Xbox One X? Also, do you have four Ethernet cables and seven friends? Well, guess the hell what While we found out during Microsoft’s press briefing that games for the original 2001…
By Chris Kohler Published June 12, 2017
