Mass Effect Remasters ‘Likely’, says EA
EA has had a change of heart about remastering classic games for current-gen consoles.
A year ago, EA's Patrick Söderlund stated that while the company had looked at remastering older games, after weighing up where to invest resources, it decided it was better for developers to "be working on a completely new IP" rather than invest time with remasters.
However, in an interview with Game Informer at this year's Gamescom, Söderlund acknowledged BioWare's Mass Effect series was one the publisher was carefully considering.
Metal Gear Survive Will Not Be A Full-Price Game
Konami has stated that Metal Gear: Survive will not be a full price game.
At the end of an interview with Eurogamer, Konami brand manager Richard Jones mentioned that the developer will not be retailing the upcoming four-player stealth co-op title at full price. He apparently would not go into any further detail on the subject, but made a point of highlighting it.
Survive was announced earlier this week to be the first full Metal Gear game made after series creator Hideo Kojima parted ways with the studio last year.
Blizzard Replaces ‘GG EZ’ Trolling in Overwatch With Embarrassing Alternatives
An update for the Public Test Realm (PTR) version of Overwatch on PC now switches the expression "gg ez" with alternate, and occasionally embarrassing, replacements.
Players on Reddit have discovered writing the term - which stands for "good game, easy" - will now be replaced by statements such as "It was an honor to play with you all. Thank you," "I'm wrestling with some insecurity issues in my life but thank you all for playing with me," "I feel very, very small... please hold me", and "Mommy says people my age shouldn't suck their thumbs."
Right now the change only affects PTR, but as the patch notes make no reference to it, as yet we're unclear if this may be rolled out across all versions.
Urien Comes to Street Fighter 5 in September
Street Fighter V’s next character, Urien, will be released in September.
Capcom confirmed the news to GameSpot, saying “Urien is still planned to be released in September and we'll have more details to share next month.”
Rumours of Urien’s inclusion first surfaced in July of 2015 when Siliconera confirmed with unnamed sources that Urien, Alex, Karin, and R. Mika would be making their way to the Street Fighter V roster.
Steep Is at Its Extreme Best When You’re Winging It
It was on my third run down one of Steep’s opening wingsuit runs that I really got a real jolt of adrenaline. My first two attempts to fly down one of the many craggy crevices carved into the side of Austria’s Hohe Tauern mountain range were met with a pair of carbon copy demises as I swerved to miss a jagged outcrop and violently kissed the piste. But on the third time I got a feel for the nuanced midair movement of my Michael Bay-approved sky suit, and learned to subtly shift my avatar’s body with the right stick while steering with the left in order to contort my way through the narrowest of gaps in the downhill terrain. By the time I’d fallen with style all the way to the finish line and popped my parachute, I was hooked.
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Gamescom 2016: Ubisoft Confirms Star Trek: Bridge Crew Virtual Reality Release Date
Ubisoft has inked three firm release dates in its calendar for upcoming virtual reality games Star Trek: Bridge Crew, Eagle Flight, and Werewolves Within.
The hat trick of VR titles will be arriving on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive before 2016 takes its final bow.
First up will be Eagle Flight, which will make its nest on Oculus Rift on October 18. PlayStation VR will follow on November 8, and HTC Vive on December 20. The game will feature both single and multiplayer modes in a capture the flag-esque flight across the skies of Paris.
Meanwhile, November will see the official release of Star Trek: Bridge Crew. The game puts players in the shoes of a Federation crew member, where they can navigate their own starship through space by themselves or with friends. Bridge Crew will launch simultaneously on all three platforms on November 29.
Close-Up Photos of Pokemon Go Plus
Gamescom 2016 is in full swing, and today we got a glimpse at three upcoming Nintendo products coming to the Europe and the US later this year.
Check out the gallery to the see images of Pokemon GO Plus accessory that works with your Pokemon GO app (on iOS and Android) that Nintendo delayed until Septemeber. We also got a glimpse of the Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon Z Ring -- an accessory made in partnership with Japanese toy-maker TOMY that lights up and synchronizes sounds with the two upcoming Pokemon games on 3DS.
Ultimate Lord of the Rings, Hobbit Blu-ray Set Coming
A massive collection that features extended cuts of both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies will release as a Blu-ray boxed set on October 4, according to an online retailer.
A Blu-ray collection dubbed the Middle-Earth Limited Collector’s Edition surfaced today on Amazon (via io9). While the product page is still up, its hefty $800 price has since been removed.
Middle-Earth Limited Collector’s Edition, via io9
Thor’s Portman Believes She’s ‘Done’ With Marvel
Following confirmation earlier this year that Natalie Portman won't appear in Thor: Ragnarok, the actress has come forward to address her future in the MCU, saying she doesn't expect to return in a Marvel movie anytime soon.
When asked by The Wall Street Journal (via Heroic Hollywood) if she'll ever reprise her role as Dr. Jane Foster, Portman replied, "I don’t know if, maybe, one day they’ll ask for an Avengers 7 or whatever. I have no idea! But as far as I know I’m done."