Lara Croft Go Strangely Feels Like Classic Tomb Raider
As I watched Lara Croft slitting throats and silently taking down henchman during Microsoft’s Gamescom conference, I couldn’t help but yearn for a simpler time. Rise of the Tomb Raider will have tombs, puzzling-solving, and exploration aplenty, but it’s also had to make several concessions to keep pace with modern action-adventure games. Lara Croft Go – like Hitman Go before it – returns to the origins of the series, works out what really makes the series tick, and repackages it in an elegant and beautiful experience.
Even though Go is a mobile experience, it definitely looks like an authentic entry in the Tomb Raider experience since it taps into exploration and puzzle-solving, the most distinctive qualities the series has to offer.
World of Warcraft: Legion Announced
Blizzard has revealed World of Warcraft: Legion, the sixth expansion for its long-running MMO.
A cinematic featuring Gul'dan was shown, where the Orc was shown setting up the events of the next expansion... and it seems Illidan the Betrayer is making a return.
The expansion will revolve around the invasion of the Burning Legion with other features including the new Broken Isles Continent, a level cap raise to 110, a new dungeons and raids, new Honor System, new Artifact Weapons like Ashbringer, Class Order Halls and a New Hero Class - Demon Hunter.
The Broken Isles is a forgotten land at the heart of Azeroth. This used to be a Night Elf civilisation, but was destroyed. This continent is a graveyard. It's here that you'll be facing the Legion at the Tomb of Sargeras. It's an active gateway to endless Legion worlds thank to Gul'dan. The demonic invasion underway is bigger than that experienced during the War of the Ancients.
Pit Lord and Arc Warden Coming to Dota 2 by TI6
Update: Kaci Aitchison, Valve's field reporter for TI5, hinted at a big reveal during the TI5 All-Star Match.
"If you thought Techies was a big surprise last year," she said, "you will not believe the surprise we have for you tonight."
Perhaps we'll see at least one Hero reveal tonight.
Pit Lord and Arc Warden, the last two major Heroes from the original DotA will make their way into Dota 2 by 2016's The International 6 event. "We don’t have a timeline," Erik Johnson told IGN, "but I would expect both to be out by TI6."
When explaining the near future of Dota 2, Johnson emphasized getting Dota 2 out of its Source 2 beta, but also suggested that Pit Lord may come first.
13 Most Despicable Doctor Doom Stories
It seems like everything is coming up Doctor Doom this summer. Doom is at the center of Secret Wars, one of Marvel's biggest and most successful comic book crossovers in years. He's also making his return to the big screen this week thanks to Fox's Fantastic Four reboot (where he'll be played this time by Toby Kebbell).
In honor of all things Doom right now, we're looking back at this iconic villain's comic book history and picking out his most defining moments and stories. These are the Doom comics that showcased the villain at his most destructive and most awe-inspiring.
As seen in: Books of Doom #1-6
Walking Dead: Darabont Amends Lawsuit, Seeking Millions More
Former The Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont has amended a lawsuit filed against AMC, alleging the network owes him more money than previously thought.
According to Deadline, Darabont and the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) claim the producer was fired without cause, and was owed tens of millions of dollar in unpaid fees. The proposed amendment alleges he is not being compensated for the upcoming spinoff Fear the Walking Dead as a derivative production.
“Plaintiffs are entitled to payments and/or contingent compensation under the terms of the Agreement for Talking Dead and any subsequent derivative productions, including the forthcoming scripted spinoff to The Walking Dead titled Fear the Walking Dead,” reads the amended complaint.
Prison Break’s Robert Knepper Joins iZombie: Season 2
Robert Knepper (Prison Break) has been cast in the second season of The CW's iZombie.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Knepper will play Blaine's father, Angus, "a polished, articulate and successful businessman, who regards Blaine (David Anders) as a lifelong disappointment. Having cut check after check to help fund a series of Blaine’s business failures, Angus is unhappy to find Blaine once again asking for financial help --which is likely due to the fact that Blaine is once again human now."
Knepper as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in Prison Break.
Crackdown 3 Will Let Us Level an Entire City
Examining Crackdown 3 at this early stage it very much feels like a game of two halves. There’s the campaign mode, which looks to be an experience built to remain faithful to the spirit of the original, much-loved Crackdown. Then there’s the online-only multiplayer side, which takes the Crackdown formula and adds incredible and total destruction in a dense, urban environment.
Completely non-linear and playable entirely offline, Crackdown 3’s campaign mode certainly appears to be hitting the right kind of beats. The firefights look frantic and Crackdown’s focus on verticality and its over-the-top approach to leaping and navigating your way around the city is very much alive and well.
Crackdown 3 Release Window Announced
Crackdown 3 will be released in summer 2016.
The release window for the Xbox One exclusive was confirmed by developer Dave Jones in an IGN Live interview.
First teased at E3 2014, Crackdown 3 skipped this year’s E3 to be featured in Microsoft’s Gamescom press conference this week.
Gameplay was officially revealed for Crackdown 3. It will feature transforming vehicles and a “100% destructible” game world. Further clarification stated the 100 percent destruction is only available in online mode, due to the cloud processing required.
Neverwinter Hits 2.1 Million Players on Xbox One
Free-to-play MMO Neverwinter has racked up over 2.1 million players since its release on Xbox One, developer Perfect World has revealed.
Speaking to IGN during Gamescom 2015, the company confirmed the landmark includes everyone who's ever played the game on the console. The last time we got an update on player numbers was back in May, when 1.6 million gamers had explored the Dungeons & Dragons title.
A new update for Neverwinter is coming to Xbox One owners in September, bringing with it four new expansions including a new class, dungeons and a raise in level cap.
TellTale’s The Walking Dead Series May Be Coming to Wii U
Telltale Games' The Walking Dead series may be coming to the Wii U.
Eurogamer spotted a posting on the UK retail site GAME, which is taking pre-orders for a boxed version scheduled for release on October 30.
The "combo pack" is set to include the GOTY edition of The Walking Dead - Season One and The Walking Dead - Season Two for £30.