Geek Corner

Publisher Ubisoft and developer Ubisoft Montreal have announced a collaboration with British musician Stormzy on Watch Dogs: Legion, as well as announced that Watch Dogs protagonist Aiden Pearce will be playable as part of the game’s post-launch plans. Here are the details, via Ubisoft: Stormzy Collaboration Players will get to play a unique mission to help inspiring British musician, Stormzy. In the mission Fall on My Enemies, Stormzy will task players to help him secure the broadcast for his ‘Heavy Is The Head’ album track, ‘Rainfall’ (feat. Tiana Major9) in Central London. Premiered today on Ubisoft Forward and set to release on October 1st, the official music video for Rainfall has been fully created using the Watch Dogs: Legion engine. Aiden Pearce and Post-Launch As part of the Watch...

Immortals: Fenyx Rising will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC via the Epic Games Store, Ubisoft Store, and Uplay, and Stadia on December 3, publisher Ubisoft and developer Ubisoft Montreal announced. Users who purchase Immortals: Fenyx Rising on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One will be able to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series version at no additional cost. A Stadia-exclusive demo is also planned for release before launch. The Gold Edition of Immortals: Fenyx Rising will include the base game, Season Pass, and additional in-game content. All pre-orders will include one bonus quest, “A Tale of Fire and Lightening.” Here is an overview of the game, via Ubisoft: About Immortals: Fenyx Rising is a fresh and witty take on the open world action advent...

Ubisoft has announced AGOS: A Game of Space for Steam VR and Oculus. It will launch on October 28. Here is an overview of the game, via Ubisoft: About The year is 2057. Earth is doomed. In a desperate move for survival, mankind embarks aboard hundreds of ships, putting its future into the hands of artificial intelligence to guide them to a distant habitable planet in order to rebuild civilization. Explore, scavenge resources, unlock new technologies, and face the perils of space to maintain life on board your ship during this extraordinary journey to save humankind. Key Features Unique Piloting Experience – Experience innovative, realistic, physics-based gameplay. Travel Through Space – Travel through eight unique star systems. Harvest rare resources, explore abandoned space stations, fulf...

Thanks to some absurdly advanced technology devised by brilliant scientist Patricia Tannis, Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck takes place entirely in the titular meat maestro’s messed-up consciousness. Tannis is convinced that this unsettling environment holds the key to a mythical place she’s dubbed “Vaulthalla.” So, starting right now, she needs you to seek answers inside Krieg’s mindscape. Only by surviving the perils of Krieg’s twisted inner world can you reap the rewards of Vaulthalla: Journey through the many demented vistas of Krieg’s psyche, where anything is possible and likely very violent; Experience the world as Krieg sees it, including his perception of fan-favorite characters like Maya, the light of his twisted life; Overcome a vas...

Today, 2K is thrilled to announce that NBA® 2K21, the next iteration of the top-rated and top-selling NBA video game simulation series of the past 19 years*, is now available on current-generation platforms in India. With its release, NBA 2K21 offers one-of-a-kind immersion into all facets of NBA basketball and basketball culture, including exciting improvements upon its best-in-class gameplay, competitive and community online features and deep, varied game modes. “This may be one of the most unique years for the NBA and basketball gaming ever, and the team at Visual Concepts is proud to bring NBA 2K21 to millions of players around the world,” said Greg Thomas, president at Visual Concepts. “We’re very excited to jump on the sticks and join our community of players today; we can’t wait to ...

Having raised $4.3 million in seed funding, TrueFan, a celebrity-fan startup announces its first round of exclusive partnerships with superstars Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. During the recent launch of the platform, Co-Founder & CEO, Nimish Goel said, “I am a huge fan of Virat Kohli and I gate crashed a wedding just to get a chance to meet him. While it was one the most memorable moments, I knew it was not possible for everyone to do the same. With TrueFan, we want to help millions of such fans connect with their idols in a meaningful way.  We’re excited to be partnering with superstars like Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and are in process of tying up with many more household names. “ The platform brings fans one step clo...

South Asia’s leading esports company NODWIN Gaming today announced that the Fall Season of the 5th edition of its flagship tournament — ESL India Premiership 2020 — will go live from 18 September. The event will be broadcast exclusively on OTT platform Disney+Hotstar. Registrations open on Thursday, August 27. ESL India Premiership’s Fall Season follows its hugely successful Summer season that played out from June to August 2020. Country’s longest-running esports league recorded its best-ever figures with 1866% increase in registrations and 325% in watch time as compared to last year. From star teams and celebrity gamers to esports influencers and fresh talent, Summer Season had it all. With the Summer Season, ESL India was also successful in penetrating a large chunk of casual gamers with...

Earlier today, 2K and Hangar 13 premiered a new narrative trailer for Mafia: Definitive Edition during the official Gamescom live show, Opening Night Live. The game’s second full-length narrative trailer, “A Life of Reward Too Big to Ignore,” sees protagonist Tommy Angelo learn an important lesson: that despite the cost, loyalty to the Family can bring riches and power far beyond what his life as a cab driver affords him. To see the new trailer in full, please click here, and to catch last month’s extended gameplay reveal, please click here. Mafia: Definitive Edition – a comprehensive, built-from-the-ground-up remake of the original Mafia – launches September 25. The remake features an updated script filled with rich new dialogue, expanded backstories, and additional cutscenes. Players wil...

Yakuza: Like a Dragon will launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store on November 13 in the west, publisher Sega and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio announced. Yakuza: Like a Dragon will also be available for Xbox Series X on day one of the console’s release in November, as well as for PlayStation 5 at a later date. Sega also released a new trailer dubbed “How Will You Rise?,” which shows protagonist Ichiban Kasuga alongside party members Nanba, Saeko, and Adachi, as they swap between some of the more than 20 unique Jobs (classes) available throughout the game. Ichiban envisions himself as the lead character in an RPG and his battles take on the form of turn-based RPG battles. Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page: Rise Like a Dragon Ichiban K...

I was able to spend quite some time with the beta for Marvel’s Avengers and I’ve found myself feeling quite conflicted with how I feel about it. At first glance, it’s everything I’ve wanted from an Avengers game but as I delved deeper and continued to play, the cracks started to surface and that’s when I started to worry. The beta kicks things off with A-Day, a celebratory event for the Avengers that quickly turns into a disaster after Taskmaster and a group of terrorists attack. We’ve seen this mission in action many times and it acts as a tutorial of sorts, allowing you to play as each one of the avengers and get a feel as to how they play. There are a couple more single-player missions involving Kamala Khan AKA Ms Marvel and the Hulk which give you a small insight into the relationship ...

Master Roshi will be the next fighter to join Dragon Ball FighterZ as a playable character as part of FighterZ Pass 3 in September, publisher Bandai Namco and developer Arc System Works announced. Bandai Namco also announced the roadmap of Dragon Ball FighterZ Show events for the rest of 2020, which is as follows: Dragon Ball FighterZ is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Sucker Punch have announced Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, a new online cooperative multiplayer mode coming to Ghost of Tsushima as a free update this fall. Here is an overview of Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, via PlayStation Blog: Legends is an entirely new experience—it’s a separate mode that doesn’t follow Jin or the companions from his journey, but instead focuses on four warriors who have been built up as legends in stories told by the people of Tsushima. Ghost of Tsushima‘s single-player campaign focuses on an open world and exploring the natural beauty of the island, but Legends is haunting and fantastical, with locations and enemies inspired by Japanese folk tales and mythology and an emphasis on cooperative combat and action. We de...