Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Release Date Slips
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4’s release date has been moved to February 5, 2016 in Europe and Australasia.
Originally, Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 was due for release at some point in 2015. That, it appears, is now longer the case. According to Bandai Namco, the delay allows the team at CyberConnect2 the chance to fine tune the game more before it’s ready for public consumption.
If you’re looking to pre-purchase, pre-order offers include exclusive skins, extra characters, and early access.
LEGO Mario and Bowser Are Impressively Crafted
Brick-builders Tiago Catarino and David Pickett have pieced together highly detailed builds of Mario and Bowser out of LEGO.
Andrew Becraft, a former Nintendo of America employee, highlighted these impressive Nintendo-themed LEGO figures on The Brothers Brick, beginning with Tiago Catarino from Portugal. Catarino uploaded his LEGO creations to Flickr, which includes LEGO variants of Mario, a question block, a super mushroom, and a green pipe. Clearly, each one was carefully crafted, capturing Mario's 8-bit essence in glorious LEGO brick style.
Mafia 3 Exposes The Dirty New Face of Organized Crime
Organized crime has always had its go-to goons. The wise guys with slicked back hair, wingtipped shoes, and suits impeccably pinstriped. That romanticized imagery has been the well-tread territory of the Mafia series so far, but that’s changing with the arrival of Mafia 3.
Set in 1968, Mafia 3 stars a brand new protagonist, Lincoln Clay. He’s half-black, half-white, which matters since his story unfolds in the deep south of New Orleans, where outward, violent racism was a part of everyday life at the time. Clay’s got it tough, because he also grew up an orphan, constantly looking for family, which he found in the army during the Vietnam War. Suffice it to say, he’s seen some things.
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Gets New Co-op Mode
At Gamescom today, Blizzard unveiled a new cooperative mode for StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void called Allied Commanders. The emphasis is on cooperative play, as Blizzard said completing some missions is not possible alone.
Allied Commanders allows you to play as "one of the many heroic leaders" of the StarCraft universe, according to Blizzard in a post on battle.net, including Raynor, Kerrigan and Artanis.
Raynor "commands infantry and strategic support units" and "calls down the Hyperion and Banshee Airstrikes," according to Blizzard, while Kerrigan is a "controllable hero with psionic abilities" who commands powerful Zerg units. Artanis warps units instantly into battle and "harnesses offensive and defensive Spear of Adun abilities."
Overwatch Adds New Hero, Two New Maps
During its Gamescom 2015 Press Conference, Blizzard opened up on some brand-new Overwatch details, including a character reveal and a pair of new maps.
The newest playable character in Blizzard's competitive shooter is Lucio, a DJ from Rio de Janeiro. Lucio is much more mobile than most characters we've seen so far, partially due to the fact that he rides on skates and can run along walls.
Lucio has a pair of songs that he's always playing -- one that heals himself and teammates, and another that boosts your movement speed. He can also release a sound barrier that acts as a protective healing shield to those around him.
Apart from Lucio's reveal, Blizzard showed footage of a pair of new maps, one called Volskaya Industries and the other Numbani.
Xenoblade Chronicles X Gets Two Limited Edition Bundles
Xenoblade Chronicles X is getting two limited edition bundles due for release alongside the game this coming December.
First up, a Wii U bundle, which comes with the black Wii U console, a copy of the game, an artbook, and a world map poster.
If you already own the console, then there’s also a limited edition Xenoblade pack which contains the game, a steelbook cover, the above-mentioned world map poster and artbook, and a cover art poster.
If you’re not at gamescom, Nintendo has pointed out a sneak peak of Xenoblade Chronicles X will broadcast on Twitch on Saturday August 8 at 16:00 CEST.
If you’ve never played Xenoblade before, the original Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii is available as of right now on the Wii U eShop in Europe. Anyone who purchases the original version will be eligible for a discount should they wish to purchase Xenoblade Chronicles X digitally on Wii U within two-weeks of the game’s launch.
Heroes of the Storm’s New Characters and Battleground
Today during Gamescom, Blizzard revealed three new playable characters to join Heroes of the Storm.
Kharazim, alternatively known as the monk from Diablo 3, will be the first melee support character to join the game.
The next hero announced, Warcraft's half-orc, half-ogre beastmaster Rexxar will join the fray as a ranged warrior alongside his bear, Misha.
According to Blizzard, "He’s a unique ranged warrior, who calls on his ferocious companion to follow him around the battlefield and attack his foes. Misha is integral to Rexxar’s gameplay, harassing enemies, absorbing damage, and stunning enemy characters with a targeted charge ability."
EA Press Conference Round-up
EA kicked off Gamescom with a strong press conference, showing off more of the games coming in the next 12 months. A new game mode for Star Wars Battlefront named Fighter Squadron pits the Rebels against the Empire in the skies above Sullust, with TIE Fighters and X-Wings joined by the Millennium Falcon and Slave 1.
Following its E3 debut, Unravel is as adorable as ever, with a short gameplay demo showing how Yarny gets across obstacles by tying thread to create platforms. A bunch of new characters for Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 were also revealed, including a popcorn-spitting heavy gunner called Kernel Cob, plus a Mass Effect-inspired mech called Z7.
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Project Cars Dev Announces Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Slightly Mad Studios, the developer behind Project Cars, has announced an all-new racing game, Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
The racing game - based upon "the world's fastest motorsport series" in which pilots race a light-weight and highly agile racing plane through a predefined racetrack marked by 25 meter Air Gates - will be released "exclusively" on PC.
"We have been working stealthily for many months on this action-packed title - and we can't wait to show everybody the first scenes of the game," said Jens Ott, managing director of Wing Racers Sports Games. "Stay tuned: over the next weeks and months we are going to share many more details and features of Red Bull Air Race – The Game."