Witcher 3 New Game Plus Details Emerge
CD Projekt has revealed the first details about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's upcoming New Game Plus mode, which was revealed yesterday as the game's final piece of free DLC.
If you are level 30 or higher when beginning New Game Plus, your level will remain the same, according to the studio's community lead and website coordinator, Marcin Momot. Those below that mark will be bumped up to level 30 upon starting New Game Plus. You'll also receive a Clearing Potion at the start of the game, allowing you to reset your previously selected skills.
New BvS Photos of Batman, Superman and Lex
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice's official photographer Clay Enos has posted a new photo of Ben Affleck as Batman in the upcoming Zack Snyder-directed superhero epic.
The photo, seen below, was posted to Enos' Instagram (via Empire) and shows the Dark Knight next to the Bat-Signal as he awaits the Man of Steel's arrival.
UPDATE: Enos has posted two more photos from BvS. The first shows Henry Cavill's Man of Steel and the other Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor:
Gladiator Teased for Daredevil: Season 2
Buzzsaw-wielding villain Gladiator may be making an appearance in Daredevil: Season 2, according to a tease posted on the show's official Twitter account.
"I gotta be good. So I make things. I'm good at making things," reads the Tweet. The post was also accompanied by an image of the blueprint for Daredevil's suit and a buzzsaw labeled with the initials "MP."
Square Enix Confirms Final Fantasy Type-0 HD PC Release Date
Square Enix has confirmed Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is coming to PC on August 18, 2015.
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD will "bring a selection of updated features including an improved in-game battle camera, full Steam achievements and trading cards, scalable motion blur settings and a customizable dynamic screen shot mode" to the PC version, along with new character speed boosts and increased blood levels.
The developer also states that it offers full controller support and "upgraded graphics resolution options" for top-end machines.
“Developing Final Fantasy Type-0 HD for Steam gave us the opportunity to fully realize our original vision of the game in an enhanced and refined experience exclusively for PC players,” said director Hajime Tabata.
Advanced Warfare, Black Flag Lead This Week’s Deals With Gold
Microsoft has revealed this week’s Deals With Gold.
Headlining this week’s deals are Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Call of Duty sees 33 percent off the Advanced Warfare Digital Pro Edition and 35 percent off the Gold Edition.
If sailing the seas as Edward Kenway is more your thing (who’s voiced by Constantine’s Matt Ryan, by the way), then the Black Flag Season Pass, Illustrious Pirates Pack, Multiplayer Gameplay Pack, Multiplayer Appearance Pack, Beard’s Wrath, Guild of Rogue, and the Crusader and Florentine Pack are all 50 percent off.
Elsewhere, there’s 30 percent off Warframe currency, and 30 percent off AirMech content - the latter of which is available for both Silver and Gold members.
Mafia 3 Officially Announced, More Info Coming at Gamescom
Mafia III is officially in development, 2K has confirmed.
Details are thin on the ground at the moment, though more will apparently be revealed at Gamescom, where the official announcement trailer will be revealed on August 5 at 5am PT / 8 am PT / 1pm GMT.
As usual, IGN will be in attendance at Gamescom so be sure to stick with us for all the news as it happens.
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Square-Enix CEO: Tomb Raider Exclusivity ‘Wasn’t an Easy Decision’
Square Enix CEO of the Americas and Europe, Phil Rogers, has acknowledged that the Tomb Raider developer knew it would "disappoint" fans with its exclusivity deal with Microsoft.
"I hope fans know that it wasn’t an easy decision," said Rogers, talking to The Examiner. "I think any sort of partnership at this level is a decision that took a long time for us to get to. The decision at a studio level, we took very, very seriously. We knew it would, in the short-term, disappoint fans."
The decision to partner with Microsoft was eventually reached when Square Enix saw Microsoft's "amazing passion" for the game.
‘Impossible’ Propulsion Engine Actually Works
German scientists have confirmed that an Electromagnetic Propulsion Engine, claimed by some to be 'impossible', actually works.
The EM Drive breaks the conservation of momentum law of physics, which is why it was originally widely ridiculed by the scientific community. However after repeated testing, it appears that the engine is actually producing thrust. Claims earlier in the year that it was creating a warp field have now been refuted.
It is propelled forward by microwaves bouncing around inside a closed chamber. It will supposedly be able to get us to Mars in just 70 days, without using expensive rocket fuel.
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Crackdown Gameplay Reveal Officially Set For Gamescom
Microsoft has confirmed the first gameplay for Crackdown on Xbox One will be shown at this year's Gamescom.
Taking to Twitter, Xbox chief Phil Spencer confirmed the studio will be showing the title in action and the final content for its press conference is now being locked down.
"Final Gamescom content review was today and things are becoming final," he wrote. "Lot's of nostalgia for me with the Crackdown gameplay."
Crackdown was announced for Xbox One during last year's E3 in Los Angeles. Since then, details regarding the open-world action game have been virtually nonexistent, but it seems that's all set to change.