The upcoming addition to the Beyond Good and Evil franchise may not be Beyond Good and Evil 2, after all. As reported by LetsPlayVideoGames, the planned direction for the game will (partially) retell Jade’s origin story from Beyond Good and Evil, and continue to extend beyond the ending on the first game. Additionally, it will also Peyj’s backstory. The intention behind this is to make the game more friendly for someone who is jumping into the game without playing the original, so that they know who Jade and Peyj are. The game will feature a subtitle instead of a sequel number in the title. It also aims to provide some closure for the fans of the first title who were left with a cliffhanger. It was also reported that a new CG trailer for the title will be shown during the NX re...
The final destination for the first season of Hitman has been revealed. Square Enix has revealed that Agent 47 will be embarking on a journey to Hokkaido, Japan. The mission you’ll be taking on in this last episode is called Situs Inversus and the publishers describe it as the the culmination of everything players will have learnt in terms of both gameplay and story. “The Hokkaido location is set within the grounds of the hyper-exclusive GAMA private hospital and resort,” the official press release says. “This secluded facility is a fusion of Japanese beauty and cutting-edge technology, featuring its own Zen gardens, organic sushi restaurant and traditional Japanese hot spring. Agent 47 must locate two targets in this climactic Season Finale.” In an interview ...
The first Titanfall game was mostly a multiplayer title, so it was a thrilling news for fans when EA and Respawn confirmed that Titanfall 2 will feature an extensive single player campaign. The latest trailer gives an insight into EA’s vision for the single player gameplay from the perspective of both Titan and Pilot, each bringing their unique abilities to the battlefield. “Variety is what separates Titanfall 2 Single Player apart. Get a first look at how Jack and BT must combine their abilities and risk everything to survive together, and sometimes, apart. Whether fighting as a Pilot, the lightning-fast, elite guardians of The Frontier, or as a Titan, 20-foot-tall war machines, Titanfall 2 provides an action-packed adventure filled with fun.” – the YouTube ...
Star Citizen, the uber hyped upcoming space simulation title from Cloud Imperium Games has gotten a fresh new demo for CitizenCon 2016. Titled as Procedural Planets V2, the video shows a mission answering a distress beacon from a planet’s surface. As a sandstorm rolls in, you find a surprise lurking for you in the dunes, demonstrating the perils and the environment of the planet, along with the kind of weather systems that Cloud Imperium is planning to implement in the game. According to Chris Roberts, the demo is realtime and live in-game engine, and indeed one of the best videos we have seen about the game yet, in terms of both scale and content. For more news and reviews, keep checking back at Gaming Central.
Cuphead, the upcoming indie platformer inspired by 1930’s animation style has been delayed to next year. The game was initially scheduled for a release this year, but according to the studio MDHR, it is not feasible anymore. The official blog post reads : “We wanted to finish our game 80 years after 1936 but it will now be 81. Throughout this year we discussed reducing the scope to make a 2016 release, but we made the difficult decision to delay the launch in order to ship with our vision intact.” Cuphead made its debut back in 2014, when the developers were looking forward to a later 2014 release for the PC. However, the game was showcased at E3 at year along with a delay to 2015. It was also announced that rather than just a retro run-and-shoot, the title will be a comp...
Fans, rejoice! Bethesda has announced that the upcoming HD remaster of the critically acclaimed Elder Scrolls title, Skyrim Special Edition has finally gone gold. As the official Bethesda blog reads, “The Special Edition features a significant overhaul to the game, including: Mod support on consoles Remastered art and effects Volumetric lighting (“God Rays”) Dynamic Depth of Field Screen-space reflections New snow and water shaders Soon, players will be able experience the game on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 – with mods – for the very first time, and the Special Edition will include native 4K support for the PlayStation 4 Pro. But what’s most exciting to us is that Special Edition also means a new generation of players can create new Skyrim Memories and learn what it means to be ...
SEGA has confirmed that the upcoming RTS game, Dawn of War 3 (developed by Relic Entertainment) will be releasing on 30th April, 2017. This is the first piece of information that has been confirmed beyond the fact that the game will be released next year. However, there is no date on the game’s Steam Store page or the Dawn of War website as of yet. Additionally, the SEGA website says that the game will be a PC Download, rather than a full PC release. This could very well mean that the game will not be getting a retail launch. Check out the announcement trailer for the game below: For more news and reviews, keep checking back at Gaming Central.
At Oculus Connect, the company announced that the Oculus Touch, the controllers for Oculus Rift will be available starting 6th December for a price of USD 199. The controller bundle comes with two games, The Unspoken and VR Sports Challenge, along with a secondary camera that can be put by the users in the play area. A third sensor, which will allow the controllers to room-scale will also be released along with the launch of Oculus Touch, for USD 79. Other titles will also be released for the Touch controllers, including games like Lone Echo and Arktika. Oculus also revealed a VR headset for which any external tracking will not be required. Additionally, they previewed a new VR browser, called Carmel. As the company claims, the browser can run on any VR headset. The Touch controllers, alo...
Mafia III, on of the most anticipate games of the year launched at midnight, and what followed was not only a little surprising but also a cause of dismay to a lot of users. The game is currently capped at 30 FPS, meaning no matter how powerful your hardware configuration is, you that highest framerate that you’ll achieve in the game is limited to 30. Naturally, the community who had been waiting for the game so expectantly is enraged by the situation, resulting in a lot of negative reviews for the game on Steam. As these reviews are mostly first impressions, it would be a little too early to say the game is bad just because of this issue. However, the devs do plan to deal with the FPS cap, indicated by the official Mafia III website: “We know how important having options that ...
e-xpress Interactive Software Pvt. Ltd, has announced the midnight launch for Mafia III, developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K Games. Players can collect their Mafia III copy on 6th October, 11.30 pm onwards from the following locations – Games The Shop, Level 1, Hamleys, High Street Phoenix, Lower Parel, Mumbai Games The Shop, LG-012, Lower Ground, Infiniti Mall, Malad, Mumbai Games The Shop, F-04, 1st Floor, Oberoi Mall, Goregaon, Mumbai Jai Ganesh, Games & Music Centre, Opp. Talao Pali, Thane – West Music Festival, MGF Metropolitan Mall, Gurgaon, Delhi Samurai Corner, Shop – 146, Gaffar Market, Karol Bagh, Delhi Players who attend the midnight launch will get official Mafia III merchandise. Mafia III is releasing on October 7 th 2016 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One...
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has unveiled its brand new compact gaming notebooks in India equipped with the latest NVidia Pascal™ GeForce®GTX™10 series laptops. The VR-Ready NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10-series graphics cards provide exceptional performance and energy efficiency to give gamers incredible VR-gaming experiences. These graphics cards also feature NVIDIA G-SYNC™ technology to reduce lag and stutter, and eliminate visual tearing to ensure the smoothest and fastest gaming visuals. ASUS currently ranks as the number one gaming laptop brand worldwide with a 40% market share, according to sales data compiled by Gfk Group, an independent research company. ASUS gaming laptops with NVIDIA GeForce GTX series graphics also topped the global sales charts for the second consecutive year. ASUS is...
During a recent livestream for Gears of War 4, Rod Fergusson from The Coalition confirmed that the game is officially getting a movie. A collaboration between Microsoft and Universal, the movie is still in very early stages and according to Fergusson, they’re not ready to announce a director or writer for the project. No further details were shared regarding the movie. However, he did shed some light on the movie. Fergusson said that rather than copying over a story from the Gears game, their aim is to make the best Gears movie possible, whether it follows the story in the games or not. Earlier in July, when asked about the possibility of a movie, he said, “There is some stuff going on that I can’t talk about today, but I’ll possibly be talking about that stuff very...