Koei Tecmo Announces Attack on Titan Tie-in
Koei Tecmo has announced development of a game based on the Attack on Titan IP for PlayStation 4.
Based on the successful manga and anime of the same name, the yet-to-be-named game is being developed by Omega Force (Dynasty Warriors, Dead or Alive: Last Round, Hyrule Warriors on 3DS), and has an estimated release window of 2016.
“Having evolved from a manga/anime series to an internationally recognised brand, says Hisashi Koinuma, President of Koei Tecmo Games, “we were enchanted by the opportunity to create our own take on humanity’s last stand against these overwhelmingly powerful beings, the Titans.”
Lego Marvel’s Avengers Has A Release Date
Lego Marvel’s Avengers is coming to North America on January 26, 2016, and Europe on January 29, 2016, for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, 3DS, and Windows PC.
If you’re looking to pre-order, GameStop customers have the option of an exclusive Silver Centurion Iron Man Lego minifigure.
Lego Marvel’s Avengers comes with the usual suspects, and a few surprises. For a start, players will be able to play as both Sam Wilson’s Captain America and America Chavez. If that’s not interesting enough, you’ll also be able to play as the Stan-buster, which is essentially Iron Man’s Hulk-buster suit as if it was built by Stan Lee.
The Stan-buster takes its cues from both the original source material and, obviously, Stan Lee. It even has Stan’s trademark mustache on the helmet, and his glasses.
Nintendo Confirms Release Date for Zelda Tri Force Heroes
Nintendo has confirmed The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes will release on October 23.
The co-op game, exclusive to the 3DS, requires teams of three to work together to solve unique Zelda-style puzzles and boss fights while sharing a single life meter.
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes director Hiromasa Shikata recently confirmed that there were no plans to support amiibo in the upcoming co-op Zelda game.
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FIFA 16’s Most Important Changes
The idea with each and every FIFA is not to rewrite the rulebook or the laws of physics, it’s to supplement and build upon what has already come before. FIFA 16 looks to continue that tradition by expanding the game mode options as opposed to drastically altering the actual state of play.
Below are those additions that we think are most important, not least the new Draft Mode that is coming to FIFA Ultimate Team and designed to expand the already significant audience that is addicted to what the veterans tempt fate by callling ‘FUT’.
Without further ado, then, the most impactful changes coming to FIFA 16…
For those that don’t have the patience, willpower or desire to dedicate themselves to an entire season of Ultimate Team building, the new draft mode might provide fresh incentive to become interested.
Battlefield Hardline: Robbery Expansion Announced
At Gamescom 2015, EA revealed the second expansion to this year's Battlefield Hardline. Titled "Robbery," the new DLC revolves around, you guessed it, heists.
EA elabroates, "The theme of this pack is the Big Score: how to steal it, or how to stop it. The new maps and game mode in Battlefield Hardline: Robbery are designed to let criminal teams plan and execute the perfect heist; or, for law enforcement, to get the crooks in cuffs before they can pull it off.
EA highlighted the following features as standouts in Robbery
New 2TB Xbox One Hard Drive Coming This Month
Xbox One and Xbox 360 users will soon have another option to expand their consoles a further 2TB with the official Seagate Game Drive for Xbox, Seagate announced today at Gamescom.
Designed to work with Xbox One and Xbox 360, the drive uses USB 3.0 to plug directly into any USB port in either console for plug-and-play functionality. The Xbox-branded drive also doesn’t need a separate power cord.
The Seagate Game Drive for Xbox will be available later this month for $109.99 USD from retailers such as GameStop, Amazon and more.
Both Microsoft and Sony recently released bigger versions of their stock 500GB home consoles to help address this generation's growing appetite for hard drive space. Microsoft launched a new Xbox One console with a 1TB hard drive in June, while Sony released the 1TB PS4 Ultimate Player Edition the following month.
Star Wars Battlefront’s ‘Fighter Squadron’ Mode Revealed
EA and DICE have announced Fighter Squadron, a new aerial vehicle-only multiplayer mode for Star Wars Battlefront. A new trailer debuted at Gamescom 2015 showed X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter combat above Sullust, in addition to playable A-Wings, TIE Interceptors, the Millennium Falcon, and Boba Fett's iconic Slave I ship.
The premise of Fighter Squadron sees the Rebel Alliance hunting down an escaping Imperial transport shuttle, which the Empire team must protect. Each ship has its own abilities, giving the A-Wing and its homing-missiles a different role than the X-Wing, for example.
This Is the Lexus Hoverboard in Action
Car manufacturer Lexus has lifted the lid on its hoverboard and release footage of the board in action.
The company first claimed it developed a rideable hoverboard in June, but with threadbare details or proof of it working. A few days later, a skatepark Lexus converted for its hoverboard was discovered in Cubelles, Barcelona.
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The board uses superconducting magnetic levitation tech so it must be ridden on a magnetic metal surface to operate properly. Lexus embedded almost 200 meters of magnetic track into the specially constructed skate park to demonstrate the hoverboard.
Final Fantasy 15 Dawn Trailer
During Gamescom 2015, Square released a new trailer for Final Fantasy XV, titled "Dawn."
Its official description reads, "The destiny of the stars is set in motion 15 years before the events of FINAL FANTASY XV. As the shadow of turmoil is cast over the land, there is hope on the horizon as an unbreakable bond is forged between a father and son, and the light of a new dawn rises on a hero."
The emotional trailer begins with the text "Fifteen years ago...Fate would fall to the father and son of Lucis" before cutting to a handful of events that helped shape the world of XV.
A young Luna is shown terrified, as she attempts to escape the clutches of a soldier. We then cut to a security checkpoint in a city patrolled by armed guards, but most importantly, a super cute dog.
The Deadpool Trailer is Here
The full red band trailer for Tim Miller's 2016 Deadpool movie has landed - check it out below! If you're, er, of an "appropriate age".
And, as a bonus, here's the green band trailer, too:
Leave your thoughts on both trailers in the comments below.
Deadpool will be directed by Tim Miller and stars Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein and Gina Carano. The film is scheduled for a February 12, 2016, release.
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