JUST CAUSE 3: STORY & MISSIONS DEV DIARY AVAILABLE NOW

NEW VIDEO LOOKS AT PERFORMANCE CAPTURE BRINGING CHARACTERS TO LIFE

The fourth – and penultimate – entry in the JUST CAUSE 3 Dev Diary series takes a look at the story and missions driving JUST CAUSE 3’ s explosive action.

In JUST CAUSE 3, Rico Rodriguez returns to his homeland – the Mediterranean island of Medici. Far from the paradise it might appear on the surface, Medici is ruled by the dictator General Di Ravello, who uses the island’s resources to further his plans of world domination. Thankfully, Rico is no stranger to removing tyrannous dictators from power, and takes charge of the rebellion.

 “Our missions are an excuse for you to try cool things,” explains Francesco Antolini, Principal Designer at Avalanche Studios. “…we’ve kept the same philosophy from the rest of the game which leaves the player free to experiment and reach their goals however they prefer.”

As well as highlighting the story and events leading up to the start of the game, the video takes a look at characters and the technologies behind them. In the video, there’s a fantastic insight into performance capture and the camera tech Avalanche Studios has used in bringing JUST CAUSE 3’s cast to life.

Watch the ‘Episode 4 – Story & Missions’ dev diary here –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-CHpxJCbcs

JUST CAUSE 3, developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix, is due for release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and high-end PCs December 1^st, 2015.

Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Now Available for Windows 10 and PC

October 29, 2015 – Disney Infinity

Disney Interactive today announced that Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition is now available as a free download (containing in-game purchasing) for Windows 10 and PC via the Windows Store and Steam. Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition for PC welcomes Star Wars™ to the ever-growing collection of Disney, Marvel, and Disney•Pixar characters, stories and worlds. Now, players can engage in an all-encompassing Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition console experience on PC. Additionally, Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition features mouse and keyboard support, which allows for an extremely intuitive building experience in the Toy Box Mode.

Similar to the console game, players can create one-of-a-kind Toy Boxes in the improved Toy Box 3.0 mode using some of their favorite characters, vehicles, settings and items. Those Toy Boxes can then be shared and played with friends on any platform, regardless of where the Toy Box was created.

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Toy Box – Yoda, Ahsoka

In addition to the free download of the Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition game, which includes a Rotating Character trial, Toy Box trial, Daily Challenge, and Play Set Demos, the following are also available for in-game purchase at launch:

Starter Packs:

• Star Wars™ Twilight of the Republic (MSRP: $39.99)
• Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out (MSRP: $39.99)
• Star Wars™ Rise Against the Empire (MSRP: $39.99)
• Toy Box Unlock – $9.99

Play Sets:

• Star Wars™ Twilight of the Republic Play Set (MSRP: $19.99)
• Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out Play Set (MSRP: $19.99)
• Star Wars™ Rise Against the Empire Play Set (MSRP: $19.99)

Character Packs:

• Star Wars™ Twilight of the Republic (MSRP: $16.99)
• Star Wars Rebels™ (MSRP: $16.99)
• Star Wars™ Rise Against the Empire (MSRP: $16.99)
• Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out (MSRP: $16.99)
• Frozen (MSRP: $9.99)
• Princess Character Pack (MSRP: $16.99)
• Mickey and Friends (MSRP: $16.99)
• Marvel’s Avengers Character Pack (MSRP: $24.99)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man Character Pack (MSRP: $19.99)
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Character Pack (MSRP: $19.99)
• Marvel Villains Character Pack (MSRP: $9.99)

Additional packs featuring characters and Play Sets will be released in the coming months including content from Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™. The Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition PC game can be downloaded at https://infinity.disney.com/pc-game and additional content can be purchased on the PC shop at https://infinity.disney.com/pc-shop.

Saitek Farming Simulator 15 (PC) Hardware Ships November 9th

Looking for the ultimate way to experience GIANTS Software’s blockbuster Farming Simulator 2015 Gold Edition? Then Saitek has you covered with their Heavy Equipment Precision Control System for Windows PC, a three-component set of realistic hardware controllers that includes a Steering Wheel, Gas and Brake Pedals, and Side Panel Control Deck with working loader stick and programmable switches that integrate deeply with the Farming Simulator series of games, including the latest release – Farming Simulator 2015 Gold Edition. It truly brings home the full farming experience – without the mud, of course!

The Saitek Farming Simulator Heavy Equipment Precision Control System was created in close collaboration with game developer GIANTS Software to make playing Farming Simulator 2015 Gold Edition the most authentic simulation gaming experience possible without buying a full-sized tractor. It represents the finest in simulator controllers on the market, optimized to enable Farming Simulator fans to get the most out of their game, with precision controls, customizable settings and programmable buttons.

Forget about using racing wheels to play Farming Simulator – with Saitek’s Wheel, you’ll be driving your farming machinery with a properly tilted, center sprung steering wheel with 900 degrees of turning and a wheel turning knob – just like the real thing! On the wheel, a dual analog gamepad controls your movement for out-of-vehicle activities, and real buttons allow you to use your in-game PDA seamlessly. Gas and brake pedals come standard with the wheel, too. A first in simulation gaming, the Side Panel Control Deck features a Front Loader Control Stick to give you precise control of your vehicle’s front attachments and 25 fully programmable buttons for tool attach/detach, tool switching, reverse, lights, horn, cruise control, and more!

The Farming Simulator 2015 Gold Edition Heavy Equipment Precision Control System will be available in North American retail stores and through Amazon starting November 9, 2015. It ships in the following configurations:

• Heavy Equipment Precision Control System: Full three-component bundle (wheel, pedals and side panel) for a MSRP of $299.00
• Side Panel Control Deck (joystick and programmable buttons) for a MSRP of $149.99
• Heavy Equipment Controller Wheel and Foot Pedals bundle for a MSRP of $149.99

WARFRAME UPDATE – THE JORDAS PRECEPT – AVAILABLE NOW

LONDON, On. (October 27, 2015) – Digital Extremes’ Warframe® continues to expand and evolve with another exciting update for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One players!

A terrifying threat looms on the horizon – a hulking mass of Infestation ready to assimilate all that stands in its path. The J3 Golem – a high-threat Boss – has arrived and you will need every resource at your disposal to beat back this massive threat to the Solar System!

Fortunately, this Update features everything you’ll need to keep the Infestation in check, including a major update to Archwing UI, Missions, and Mechanics!

Expand your Arsenal with new Weapons and Customizations and use the earth-bending Atlas Warframe to punch straight through enemy defenses.

For supporting assets, including new videos and screenshots for the new Warframe Atlas, please head here: https://digitalextremesltd.box.com/s/lov13z046x636vd9vlv4yir7yn2lcwvp

Primary highlights of The Jordas Precept Update include:

NEW ATLAS WARFRAME: Titan of stone, lord of the earthly elementals.
Atlas’ powers include:
Landslide – Bash enemies with an explosive sliding punch, repeat for a devastating combo.
Tectonics – Summon a rock-wall, activate again to send the rocks crashing toward the enemy.
Petrify – Fossilize foes with Atlas’ hardened gaze.
Rumblers – Summon two elemental stone brawlers to the melee.
NEW QUEST: The Jordas Precept – Ordis is determined to help a fellow Cephalon overcome a ship wide Infestation, but can a Cephalon affected by Infestation be saved?
ARCHWING POLISH AND ADDITIONS: Take on two new game modes – Archwing Defense and Archwing Mobile Defense and explore re-worked Archwing gameplay.
NEW ENEMIES: Missions just got more challenging with four new enemies! Destroy new Modular Corpus, Mutalist Lightning Carriers, Mutalist Toxic Carriers and Attack Mutalists!
NEW WEAPONS:
TEKKO – These iron fists that rip through foes with each strike are Atlas’ signature weapon.
CONVECTRIX – When its twin-lasers converge on a target a circuit is created, frying the subject.
SONICOR – Blasts targets with a massive wave of sonic energy.  Reported results to be: ‘very satisfying’.
PHAEDRA – Devastate free-space enemies with Phaedra, the Soma’s big-sister.
KASZAS – Become an angel of death with this Archwing scythe.
BOSS OVERHAUL: The J3 Golem has received a major overhaul since its last appearance, and can be found travelling through the dark of space on Eris, Naeglar.
GAME MODE EXPANSION: New Spy Missions have been added to the Grineer Underwater Sealab tileset on Uranus.
NEW CUSTOMIZATIONS:
IGARO SYANDANA – This wing-like syandana invokes the beauty and agility of the Ceresean Butterfly Sparrow.
OPULAS ROBE – An opulent display of privilege for the Corpus elite becomes a trophy for the Tenno who fight them.
LANDING CRAFT SEGMENT – Allows construction of Landing Craft and Air Support Comms charges in the Foundry.
AIR SUPPORT COMM: MANTIS – This insect-like landing craft featured Med-Tower air-support.
MANTIS SKINS – Customize your Mantis Landing Craft with Bajada, Gloam and Oscuro Skins.
GERSEMI VALKYR SKIN – Before Alad V, before the experiments, there was Gersemi Valkyr.

PlayStation®4 and Xbox One players can download The Jordas Precept Update today! To learn more about Warframe, download the game and join the community, please visit the official website at: www.warframe.com

TEAM RAZER’S BRAVADO GAMING SWEEP THE FLOOR CLEAN AT rAge

Team Razer’s Bravado Gaming, South Africa’s premier multi-gaming organisation and home to some of the best local and international competitive gamers, walked away with three solid victories at the 2015 Really Awesome Gaming (rAge) expo.

Sponsored by Razer, the squads Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), Defence of the Ancients 2 (DOTA 2) and Heroes of the Storm (HOTS), took to the expo like the pro-gaming experts that they are.

The CS:GO squad not only competed in the Do Gaming Championships but they also emerged the winner during some tough competition at the 13^th annual rAge expo. While they were knocked down to the losers bracket after losing 2-1 in the bracket final, they came back strong and secured a spot in the Sunday grand finals against Energy E-Sports. The team went on to beat Energy E-Sports 2-0, celebrating a solid victory.

DOTA 2 team members competed against some of South Africa’s best gamers throughout the expo and went on to win every single match on Saturday, to make it through to the grand finals on Sunday. The competition was a double elimination format and not once did the team drop into the losing bracket. On Sunday the Dota 2 team defeated team White Rabbit in the grand finals with a score of 2-0, winning the Telkom Do Gaming Championships.

The win came after gaming fans queued to meet, greet and offer their support to the DOTA 2 team – a phenomenal boost before the biggest gaming event in South Africa.

The HOTS squad was also named the winner of the first ever Heroes of the Storm tournament at rAge – an online team brawler game where players build and customise their Blizzard characters and team up with their friends to engage in strategic decision-making across the virtual battlefield. The competition saw eight teams competing for the grand prize of R60 000. Bravado Gaming smashed the competition, winning the Rectron Game Arena Finals.

Andreas Hadjipaschali, CEO of Bravado Gaming, says, “The Team Razer Bravado Gaming squads wowed at this year’s rAge and were absolutely flawless in their gaming expertise and their execution. The teams did not falter, not only taking gaming to the next level but playing a huge role in showing just what the Bravado Gaming brand is capable of.”

Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign Coming to Consoles

Join your favorite characters from the Marvel Universe in one of the most impactful comic events in Marvel history.  D3 Go! and Marvel Entertainment announced today that Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign will be coming to Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation® 4 and PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment systems in 2015 (exact date – TBD).  In Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign, players create a team from a roster of Marvel Super Heroes and embark upon a global journey that features match-3 and story-driven gameplay.  Join Iron Man, Thor, Wolverine, Hawkeye, and many more, battling against a host of Super Villains including Venom, Doctor Doom, Magneto, and The Hood in a struggle to obtain and control the ever-mysterious Iso-8.

Players will assemble a squad of three characters with upgradable abilities, choosing from a roster of heroes and villains alike, all to combat a common enemy.  With this team-based gameplay comes a new level of strategy and customization, allowing audiences to call upon specific heroes that are best suited for the job and to create an ultimate Marvel dream team as they travel across famous locations and visit familiar faces from the Marvel Universe.  For the first time ever in Marvel Puzzle Quest, players will be able to put their squads to the test in both online and local multiplayer.

Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign is in development by WayForward and will be available for $14.99 MSRP.  For more information, please visit www.d3go.com and follow us on Twitter @MarvelPuzzle or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MarvelPuzzleQuest .  Marvel Puzzle Quest is also a free download on the App Store, Google Play and Steam.*

Sheltered Receives Combat and Quests Update

Wakefield, UK – 24th September 2015 – Games industry veteran and games label Team17 together with independent developer Unicube is excited to announce the arrival of the Combat and Quests update for their co-developed post-apocalyptic disaster management game Sheltered.

The update is introduced via the first episode of their new behind the scenes developer diary videos, “Beneath the Surface”.

Sheltered is a post-apocalyptic disaster management game that gives a whole new meaning to the term “nuclear family”.

With all hope lost, how will you cope in this bleak new world? How you handle the many moral choices you’ll encounter on a daily basis could be the difference between your family surviving or dying. Combat claustrophobia, radiation and mental exhaustion as you cling desperately to life in the cramp, cold and scary underground shelter. You’ll have to leave the scant protection the shelter offers behind as you’re forced to venture outside into the dangerous desolate wasteland to scavenge for vital supplies which could ensure your families survival for just one more day.

Full details of the updates are:
NEW FEATURES

• New Quest Feature – 6 Quests have been added to the game
• New Scenario Feature – 3 Scenarios have been added to the game
• Quest tab added to Journal. Player can use this to track active quests
• First Aid Kits can now be crafted
• New look for the in-game UI
• Bandages added to the game. Bandages are used to remove the ‘Bleeding’ status effect
• Menus can now be scrolled through using a mouse wheel (Steam only)
• Able to automate characters by using the H key as well as the HOME key
• Junk items have been added to the game
• Improvements made to encounter user interface to bring it in line with new combat UI
• UI style and colouring has been changed. Menus are now brown with white text
• Flashbangs can now be crafted at the workbench
• Pipe Bombs can now be crafted at the workbench

COMBAT UPDATES

• New Combat UI
• Ability to disarm enemies in combat
• Ability to steal from enemies in combat
• Ability to use items in combat to damage enemies and heal your characters
• Ability to defend in combat to reduce incoming damage
• Bleeding is now a status effect in combat causing those inflicted with it to lose 5 health at the beginning of their turn
• New status icons in combat (dazed and bleeding)
• Able to loot enemy’s weapon if they were killed or subdued in combat

GENERAL CHANGES

• New encounters UI
• Grenades can now be found at locations
• Snares and Rat Traps can now be harvested multiple times per use
• New background image for Airport location
• New background image for Barracks location
• Fog of War has been removed from the map. Locations now appear as question marks and change icons when they have been discovered
• New information overlay for solar panels
• New image for Luxury Toilet
• Changes to upgrade cost of Level 3 and 4 Work Bench
• Changes to crafting cost of various tiers of Water Butt
• Changes to crafting cost of various tiers of Pantry
• Changes to crafting cost of various tiers of Storage Crate
• Reduced crafting cost of leather

BUG FIXES ANDS CHANGES

• Able to turn 2 person expeditions back into one person expedition without having to leave the expedition setup menu (Steam only)
• Recycling plant now correctly stops functioning at 0% integrity
• Recycling plant cannot be put into a continuous loop by recycling nothing
• Pantry descriptions have been updated
• Spelling correct for the Auto Pantry
• Fixed graphical error with women cargo pants in combat
• Combat will now end immediately if an NPC is killed by a counter attack
• Reduced the rate of encounters in wasteland
• Trauma is now correctly applied to character after killing enemy in combat
• Combat resolved UI has been changed
• Luxury beds description has been updated to include the fact it removes the food poisoning status when used
• Grammar changed in the description of the painting item
• Spelling correction in the description of homemade medicines
• Snare traps will no longer collide with objects when being moved
• Avatar image for girl no longer shows 2 heads when a certain head was selected
• Arrows in the expedition setup menu have been changed to green

The following objects now use the correct icons in the workbench menu:

• Arrows in the expedition setup menu have been changed to green
• Small Water Butt
• Toilet
• Bed
• Medium water Butt
• Medium crate
• Bunk Bed
• Efficient Shower
• Efficient Toilet

Sheltered is currently available to download for PC/Mac/Linux via Steam Early Access and for Xbox One via the Xbox Game Preview Programme.

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers NEW Trailer Storms New York Comic Con

Today at New York Comic Con, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released the latest trailer for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, showcasing key cinematic moments from Marvel’s The Avengers and Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, as well as content based on additional Marvel Studios blockbuster films, including Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier—all of which will be available in game! This explosive new gameplay video was revealed in front of a packed house during today’s LEGO Marvel’s Avengers NYCC panel, where TT Games and Marvel Games gave fans an inside look at this upcoming Super Hero adventure, all told through the LEGO® lens with a splash of classic LEGO ® humour.

To view the trailer for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, please visit the WB Games UK YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/UFG2yRh7J_k.

Bricks will fly when LEGO® Marvel’s Avengers releases in the UK on 29^th January 2016, available for Xbox One®, Xbox 360®, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®Vita, Nintendo’s Wii U™, Nintendo 3DS™ and PC.

Bohemia Interactive presents 2015-2016 roadmap for Arma 3

Two major platform updates plus ‘Arma 3 Apex’ expansion

Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday October 14th 2015

With over two million copies sold to date, Bohemia Interactive today presented its plans for their tactical military shooter Arma 3 in the next year. The 2015-2016 roadmap, which was shared via a blog post written by the game’s Creative Director Jay Crowe, features two free platform updates that pave the way for the Arma 3 expansion in the second quarter of 2016.

First up will be the ‘Nexus Update‘, which is scheduled for release in November this year, and focuses upon the refinement of core features and multiplayer systems. This includes significant improvements to Arma 3 gameplay features such as stamina/fatigue, personal protective equipment, and more. Furthermore, the Nexus Update will deliver a revamped version of the End Game multiplayer mode, that was introduced earlier this year. The renewed End Game multiplayer will be paired with various improvements to general multiplayer systems, which can also be used in other official and unofficial Arma 3 multiplayer scenarios. Last but not least, alongside the Nexus Update, Bohemia Interactive plans to deploy a foundation build of ‘Arma 3 Units’ – a web-based service that aims to connect players with community groups.

The second platform update for Arma 3, codenamed ‘Eden Update‘, is penciled in for the beginning of next year (2016). The highlight of this update will be the official introduction of the brand new Eden 3D Editor. Designed as the logical evolution of the classic 2D Scenario Editor, which has been a core component of the Arma series since its debut in 2001, the new Eden Editor will give players far more control over their creations than ever before by enabling them to place and edit entities directly within the 3D game environment. Besides the new editor, the Eden Update will be complemented by several Arma 3 usability tweaks, and an overhaul of how players discover and join multiplayer sessions.

The Nexus and Eden platform updates lead up to the roadmap’s focal point: a major Arma 3 expansion in Q2 2016. Titled ‘Arma 3 Apex‘, this expansion will feature the 100 km2 South Pacific destination of Tanoa, which was first shown during the PC Gaming Show at E3 this year, plus a co-op campaign, new vehicles, weapons, and characters. One of the central themes of the expansion is near-future combat, which players will be able to recognize by the introduction of new vehicle classes such as VTOL aircraft and other new gameplay elements. As with previous Arma 3 DLC, the expansion will be accompanied by a major free platform update that seeks to address important ‘legacy’ issues related to Arma 3’s multiplayer, interaction mechanics, and discoverability of official and custom content. More information about the Arma 3 Apex expansion, including specifics on pricing, purchasing options, and early access availability, will be communicated next year.

“We’re optimistic and excited about our roadmap. Having recently hit the 2 million copies mark, we’re keen to grow even further! We’ve set out to refine our core gameplay, experiment with some fantastic new content, and deliver an unrivalled, open, diverse platform: truly, the apex of the Arma 3 experience”, concludes Arma 3’s Creative Director Jay Crowe in the full blog post.

‘H1Z1’ Releases Female Zombie and Hospital in Latest Game Update

H1Z1’s first female zombie, voiced by prominent Twitch streamer LegendaryLea, leads the pack in this latest game update.

The update also introduces Kurama Medical, a unique facility with various content loops that span its interior and exterior. Along with medicines and supplies, players can piece together the stories of those who sought refuge in the hospital during its final days before it was overrun and abandoned. Following these clues will offer not only insight into the fall of Kurama Medical, but also useful items to help players avoid the unfortunate fates of those trapped inside.

ATV s are now available for traversing H1Z1‘s vast landscapes, though player safety while riding on these exposed machines is not guaranteed.

Finally, this most recent update adds new ways to obtain items in H1Z1. The Item Exchange System lets players bundle items together to trade for even rarer treasures. Some ultra-rare items are only available through the Item Exchange system. There’s also the new Mercenary Crate, giving players the opportunity to obtain the new ghillie suits and their corresponding skins, ultra rare skins for the AR15, one of the most popular weapons in Battle Royale mode, and more.