Battlefield Hardline EA Access Trial Allows 10 Hours of Gameplay
Xbox One owners will be able to play Battlefield Hardline for ten hours before it's released, thanks to EA's subscription service, EA Access.
The trial will begin for Access subscribers on March 12, five days before Battlefield Hardline's official release date. The trial includes full access to the game's multiplayer, as well as the prologue and first chapter of the TV crime drama-inspired campaign. As always, progress made in the trial will carry over to the full game, should you choose to purchase it.
We previously learned EA's shooter will be available early via EA Access, however Hardline's trial is unique in that it offers ten hours of game time. Previous trials, such as Dragon Age: Inquisition's, only allowed for six hours.
Hotline Miami 2 Coming March 10th
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number’s official release date is now confirmed for March 10th. It launches on PC, Mac, Linux, as well as PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita for $15.
Pre-ordering, available on Steam, Humble, and GOG, saves you 10%.
The official Hotline Miami Twitter posted a mysterious phone number earlier this month, which brought callers to a voice mail hinting at the March 10th release, but this is indeed the conclusive date.
Both the standard edition of Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number and the Digital Special Edition, which comes with the game’s Remix EP, are available to pre-order for the discount.
Uncovering the Secrets of this Year’s Blockbusters
Awards season is officially over, which means Blockbuster season is about to begin. Running from April to December, admittedly it's less of a season and more of a relentless barrage of cars, superheroes, dinosaurs, and robots. Awesome.
As always on IGN, we like to analyse new trailers, scouring them for clues, fun easter eggs, and possible secrets. Below we've collected together what we think is our best detective work on this year's biggest movies.
We've got a theory about his role in the new movie and what it might mean for the future of the long-running series.
Release date: 2 April (AU), 3 April (UK/US)
We now know that a Black Panther film is coming – something we didn't know when the first trailer was released – but the more we watch these teasers the more we're convinced that the Prince of Wakanda might even put in an appearance.
Forza Fast & Furious Game Announced
Turn 10 Studios and Universal Pictures have teamed up to create a standalone expansion to Forza Horizon 2, called Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious. It will be developed by Forza Horizon 2 studio Playground Games.
The expansion, which doesn't require you to own Forza Horizon 2, is coming to Xbox One and Xbox 360 on March 27. To promote the April 3 release of Furious 7, it will be free to download until April 10. Following that date, the price will be set at $10 USD.
The Fast & Furious-themed expansion is set before Furious 7. You'll control a driver in France who sources vehicles for Tej Parker. Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, who plays Parker in the films, will also portray the mechanic in the game.
Trials Fusion Sells Over 1.7 Million Copies
Ubisoft's obstacle-ridden racing game Trials Fusion has sold over 1.7 million copies since its initial release on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
This announcement comes from Ubisoft alongside the release of the new Fault One Zero DLC now available across all platforms. Featuring new tracks, challenges, trophies, multiplayer tracks and options, and track editor objects, Fault One Zero takes place in Megalopolis, a futuristic city "where man and machine are only distinguishable by their medical records."
Fault One Zero is the fifth of six planned DLC releases for Trials Fusion and is available as part of the Season Pass or for $5 by itself.
Dragon Quest Heroes is Coming to the West
Action RPG Dragon Quest Heroes is coming to North America and Europe.
No release date has been set as of yet, but it’ll be available at some point in 2015 for PlayStation 4.
In Dragon Quest Heroes, players challenge hordes of enemies and over-sized monsters designed by world-renowned manga artist Akira Toriyama.
The game was first announced at the close of the pre-Tokyo Game Show PlayStation press conference. Interestingly, the game is also getting a rather uniquely themed console, which comes complete with a Metal Slime USB cover.
If you're into custom-themed consoles, did you know Japan received a special Frozen-themed console, along with The Last of Us and Destiny limited edition models?
Report: March Games With Gold Features Tomb Raider, #IDARB
Microsoft's Games with Gold service will reportedly offer a number of highly-acclaimed games in March.
A listing discovered by a poster on NeoGAF reveals that Tomb Raider and BioShock Infinite will be available for Xbox 360, while Xbox One owners can download Rayman Legends and enjoy an extension of goofy indie platformer #IDARB's availability.
In addition, the listing also reports that Microsoft will celebrate over 100 million Games with Gold downloads in April by offering twice as many games to both consoles.
This listing was discovered on the Microsoft-run Expertzone. No official announcement has yet been made about March's Games with Gold offerings. IGN has reached out for official confirmation.
OlliOlli 2 Release Date Announced
OlliOlli 2, the second skateboarding game from developer Roll7, will be released on March 3 in the US and March 4 in Europe for PS4 and Vita.
A launch trailer has also been released, detailing some of the new additions to OlliOlli 2.
Subtitled "Welcome to Olliwood", the new game will feature "bigger tricks", manuals, reverts, and grind switches.
Additionally, there will be split route levels with secret lines to discover. Also coming soon will be four player local multiplayer mode.
While you're waiting for the sequel, check out IGN's review of OlliOlli, described as the "beginning of a great skateboarding franchise."
Huge Salvo of New Content Hits War Thunder in Latest Update
Moscow-based Gaijin Entertainment has today unveiled a wide array of new and improved features, as well as a range of additional vehicles, for its popular online World War II MMO War Thunder. Update 1.47, which Gaijin has dubbed the ‘Big Guns’ update, is available now.
Big Guns brings with it some of the Second World War’s biggest vehicles, including the B-29 Superfortress (one of the largest aircraft to see service during WWII) and the Panzer VIII Maus (a super-heavy prototype tank weighing in at 188 metric tons, making it the heaviest tank ever built). 14 new planes and tanks have been introduced to the game in total. Gaijin also notes that, with beta-testing for the US tank roster now complete, all players can use more than 30 US WWII tanks in the game.
Platinum Games Explains Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2 Tease
Remember when an image of what appeared to be Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2 flashed on screen at the 2015 Taipei Game Show? As it turns out, it wasn’t a hint or an announcement or even a tease. It was, in fact, just some artwork to celebrate the second anniversary of the game’s release.
In a blog post titled Second Anniversary Illustrations, Platinum Games showed off the official artwork the company had created to celebrate the event, which somehow found its way onto a Sony live-stream back in January.
The image, which shows Raiden next to a ‘2’ in the game’s font-style, comes with a caption that reads “Congratulations on the second anniversary. After two-years, I wonder what Raiden is up to now?”