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Watch Dogs ‘Honored’ trailer

Shitiz Bhagal — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:56:38 +0000

Ubisoft has released the ‘Honored’ trailer for its third-person action adventure game Watch Dogs. The video showcases some new gameplay footage and informs us that the game has received over 90 awards and nominations this year at E3. The clip below is constructed mostly with disjointed segments, where we see our hero Aiden Pearce hacking in the electrical infused infrastructure around him, with the help of his smart phone, which will allow players to use various methods to accomplish objectives. He can hack people’s phones to extract confidential information or hack traffic lights to cause collisions, trigger electric surges in a city block , and more.

Watch Dogs is set to hit stores on 22 November for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified ‘YOLO’ trailer

Shitiz Bhagal — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:18:37 +0000

2K Games has released a “YOLO” trailer for their upcoming squad-based tactical game The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. The video below depicts how the agents in your squad can face permanent death, if the leader is not vigilant and fails to handle the situation tactically. YOLO means ‘You Only Live Once’ and without permanent death gameplay mechanics XCOM wouldn’t be XCOM. Check out the trailer to find out what can happen to your squad mates if you leave them in vulnerable positions.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified launches on 20 August in North America and 23 August in Europe on the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea & Clash in the Clouds DLCs officially revealed

Shitiz Bhagal — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:50:18 +0000

2k Games has officially revealed “Clash in the Clouds” – the first major downloadable content for Irrational Games’ first person shooter Bioshock Infinite. Clash in the Clouds is available today on Steam and will be released for Xbox Live and PSN later this week. It is described as an arena-based DLC which features four new maps- The Finktown Docks, Emporia, the Boardwalk, and the town centre, where players have to survive waves of increasingly tougher new enemies. Each map will feature the skyline which will allow you to make most of Bioshock Infinite’s combat system, playing as Booker Dewitt accompanied by trustworthy Elizabeth. The add-on also offers achievements, trophies and challenges. By completing these challenges, player will unlock info and background on the Sky city of Columbia

Now for those who are in Love with the story and characters of the game- there’s also a story-based DLC in development at Irrational titled “Burial at Sea” . This DLC is a two-part pack which takes place in Andrew Ryan’s city under the sea called Rapture. In the First part of the DLC you play as Booker and in the second part you play as Elizabeth.

The BioShock Infinite Season Pass is available now for $19.99 or 1600 Microsoft Points, which compromises of all three DLC’s, as well as the Early Bird Special Pack, which includes powerful weapon upgrades, exclusive gold weapon skins and infusion bottles to upgrade abilities.

Flashback remake includes the original game

Shitiz Bhagal — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:57:36 +0000

Flashback developer VectorCell has posted a new making of video for their action platformer. In addition Ubisoft has announced that the upcoming remake of Flashback will include the original game which was released way back in 1992. In the video below developers talks about the origin of the title and what are the new enhancements which they have incorporated in the upcoming Sci-Fi action platformer. The game will be released for Xbox 360 on 21st August , for 800 Microsoft Points, PSN and PC version of the game are set to be released later this year.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified drops radial wheel for PC version

Shitiz Bhagal — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:41:46 +0000

The PC version of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will not feature a radial wheel UI. Playing the game with a controller players will select abilities and issue commands by entering the radial wheel UI. However when you play with a mouse and keyboard you will get a flat option bar UI, (similar to most of the RPG’s and MMO’s) from which you can select the available abilities and issue orders to you team members. You can access the interface quickly by memorising the hotkeys. Take a look at the trailer below which shows both types of the User Interface.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Gameplay Trailer shows off teamwork and squad based gameplay tactics

Shitiz Bhagal — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:58:41 +0000

2K Games has released a new trailer of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified dubbed ‘Last Defense’. The latest trailer focuses on the story elements and shows how important it is to work in a team to progress, as even a single wrong move can lead to the death of your team members, a stamp of deceased on their profile- meaning the agent is out of action for good. It also explains how you play as William Carter, an FBI agent, who is working for a secret agency tasked with stopping the alien invasion. Originally the game was announced as a first person shooter but in April 2013 the game was relaunched as a third-person squad-based tactical shooter.Watch the gameplay video below. The game will hit stores on 20 August in North America and 23 August in Europe for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Grand Theft Auto V to feature full fledged under water missions, pet dog and much more

Shitiz Bhagal — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:03:23 +0000

According to the latest issue of Japanese magazine, Famitsu reveals some new information about Rockstar’s highly anticipated title Grand Theft Auto 5 as well as confirming the Japanese release date. GTA 5 would be released in Japan on 10 October, 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The article reveals that GTA V will feature more than 15 species of animals, all of which can be hunted, although the reason for hunting is still unknown. Players will have their own dog, whose name is chop and you’ll be able to customize him with collars and dog other accessories. you might loose your pet dog, if you don’t keep an watch over him. The article also suggested that each of the three main characters will have their own walking animation to add realism. It seems the game will have full fledged under water missions with Michael and Trevor.

GTA V debut gameplay trailer

Shitiz Bhagal — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:54:39 +0000

Rockstar has just released the debut gameplay trailer of Grand Theft Auto V. The video show various varied locations in the sprawling and gorgeous city of Los Santos. The ability of switching between the three protagonists has been incorporated really well. It seems that team work will be necessary to complete the mission as shown in the video below.Switching players also changes the perspective during the mission.

Rockstar also confirms that GTA V will feature online mode. At the end of the trailer we get to see many players in the city. Some of them walking, others were driving vehicles and yes there are jets too. The company has also confirmed they will be showcasing GTA V online mode very soon. Check out the video below after a break.

Splinter Cell: Blacklist ‘Gas Plant’ Demo gameplay video

Shitiz Bhagal — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:44:03 +0000

Ubisoft has released a new gameplay walkthrough video for its action-stealth game Splinter Cell: Blacklist.The video below features commentary from Splinter Cell community developer, Zack Cooper, showcasing one of the missions of the game called the Liquid Natural Gas Plant, that has been taken over by a global terrorist unit called the Engineers.

Sam Fisher has been tasked to infiltrate the burning facility to restore the fire fighting system to prevent further destruction. The video shows Sam Fisher using various gadgets at his disposal to stealthily take down heavy infantry enemy types. Splinter Cell: Blacklist releases on 20 August for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Battlefield 4 – PS4 version may feature Keyboard and Mouse Support says DICE

Shitiz Bhagal — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 17:23:30 +0000

An interesting bit of news has emerged for the highly anticipated multiplayer shooter, Battlefield 4, during an interview between DICE’s multiplayer producer Aleksander Grønda and Ausgamer . It appears that if everything will go as per DICE, we might see mouse and keyboard support for the PS4 Version of the game. In fact mouse and keyboard is the preferable layout for gaming specially when it comes to the FPS genre.

During an interview with Ausgamer DICE said “We have mouse and keyboard support for the PC obviously, but I can’t speak now specifically for next gen consoles. But if it makes sense in the Battlefield universe, for a Battlefield game, we’ll consider it.”