Life Is Strange Prequel Reportedly Leaked
A Life Is Strange prequel is reportedly in the works, as eight supposed screenshots and a piece of concept art from the rumored unannounced game have leaked online.
The leaked images (seen in this Imgur gallery) indicate the prequel will focus on Life Is Strange's Chloe Price and her best friend Rachel Amber, who is missing at the start of the original game. According to French website Gamekult (via NeoGAF), the prequel is being developed in addition to Dontnod's recently announced followup to the episodic teenage drama.
Project Scorpio: Road to E3 2017
It's that time of year again: E3 2017 is just on the horizon. From June 10-15, we'll be covering the biggest games and hardware announcements of 2017 and beyond. While you can check out our continually-updated Games of E3 List, we're now going to start diving deeper.
Every day leading up to the show, we'll be highlight the stuff we want to see and play at E3 2017. Today's game...well, it isn't a game. It's: Project Scorpio.
Technically, we've never seen it. We don't have its official name and we don't yet know what the box looks like (though we do know what the dev kit looks like). But we do know its specs, and we know that it's part of the Xbox One family -- not a generational successor. That means every Xbox One game will work on Scorpio.
Square Enix Partners With Bulletstorm Dev for AAA Game
Bulletstorm developer People Can Fly is working on a new, AAA game that will be published by Square Enix, the companies announced today.
The project will be an original title for consoles and PC, according to the announcement. No further details were revealed at this time, though Square Enix noted the game won't be part of the company's E3 2017 lineup. But for more on what is at the convention this year, check out IGN's list of E3 2017 games.
"We’re massively excited to be working with the talented team at PCF in Warsaw, a studio filled with people who really know their craft," said Lee Singleton, head of Square Enix's London Studios. "We’re building a game we all want to play which will be the perfect addition to our portfolio."
Marvel’s Secret Wars: Ms. Marvel vs. the Giant Frog
Beginning Friday, June 2nd, and lasting through June 7th, Disney XD will present a series of six shorts featuring the newest members of the Avengers, as seen in the new season of the animated series – including Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Ms. Marvel, Ant-Man, Wasp, and Vision – in flashback sequences that introduce the powers for each of the new team members.
The shorts can be seen on Disney XD, the Disney XD App, Disney XD YouTube, and VOD, but IGN's got the exclusive debut of one of the shorts right now. Check out how Ms. Marvel (voiced by Kathreen Khavari) tries to navigate her normal day to day life -- high school, homework, battling mega-toads, etc. -- while also becoming one of the newest members of the Avengers!
Middle-earth: Shadow of War Release Date Delayed
Middle-earth: Shadow of War has been delayed from its originally planned August release date, developer Monolith Productions has announced.
According to a post from developer Monolith Productions' community manager on behalf of the game's development team, Shadow of War will now be released worldwide on October 10. A different release date will be announced for certain territories, including Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, according to the post.
When Warner Bros. first unveiled the Shadow of Mordor sequel earlier this year, the game had an August 22 release date for North America and August 25 in Europe.
Madden NFL 18 Preorder Guide
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August is approaching, which can only mean one thing: a new Madden game is heading our way. Like clockwork, this series has been churning out yearly installments since the 1980s, each one with refreshed rosters, tweaked gameplay, and a few new ideas thrown into the fold.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will grace the cover of Madden NFL 18. And in a first for the series, the game will run on the Frostbite engine, which is known for powering graphical powerhouses like Battlefield 1 and Fifa 17. Reportedly, Frostbite will provide a significant visual jump over previous installments. We’ll find out for sure when the game launches for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on August 25, 2017.
Gold PlayStation 4 Reportedly Coming Next Week
Legendary Pokemon, PvP Coming Soon to Pokemon Go
Player-versus-player (PvP) and Legendary Pokemon are coming to Pokemon Go later this year.
In an interview with Brazilian newspaper O Globo (translation via Reddit), Niantic's VP of strategic partnerships, Mathieu de Fayet, announced that competitive play was just one of the things developer Niantic plans to launch soon to keep its 65 million active players hooked to the augmented reality game.
Comic Book Reviews for May 31, 2017
It was another big week of comics, as Marvel delivered a new issue of Secret Empire and several key tie-ins, while also launching Cable's new solo series and wrapping up Jeff Lemire's Old Man Logan run. DC released several new annual issues and began a major new storyline for The Flash. Elsewhere, BOOM! Studios published one of their strongest Power Rangers comics yet, while Image released a dirt-cheap and new reader-friendly issue of Saga.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
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Skullgirls Dev’s New RPG Indivisible Coming to Nintendo Switch
Indivisible, the side-scrolling action RPG from developer Lab Zero Games, is making its way onto Nintendo Switch.
Already announced for PS4, Xbox One, and Steam, bringing Indivisible to Switch was "an easy decision," according to Lab Zero Games CEO Peter Bartholow.
"Platformers and RPGs are great on the couch or on the go, making our game a great fit" for the Switch, Bartholow said.
Indivisible hit its crowdfunding goal at the end of 2015, reaching $1.6 million USD and making it the highest grossing gaming project on Indiegogo at the time.