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New leaks suggest Modern Warfare Remastered is getting a standalone release next month

31/5/2017

 
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More retail leaks are pointing to a potential standalone release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, which is currently only available with certain special editions of Infinite Warfare.

by Liam Andrews
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Earlier this month, US game rental service GameFly posted a 20 June release date on their site, and now, Charlie Intel are reporting that another standalone listing for Modern Warfare Remastered has cropped up on Amazon Japan. Once again, the retail listing has a release date of 20 June, but only for the PS4 version, with an Xbox One edition said to be launching a month later on 20 July. This would make sense, seeing as PS4 users have been getting CoD DLC a month ahead of Xbox One players.
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Activision are yet to comment, despite the mounting evidence.
 
Would you like to see Modern Warfare Remastered unshackled from Infinite Warfare’s special editions? Let us know below or in the forums.
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Mafia III DLC ‘Stones Unturned’ released today

30/5/2017

 
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Step back into the backstabbing, corrupt world of Mafia III with its second story DLC drop, Stones Unturned, available to download right now.​

by Gabriella Petty
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Stones Unturned pairs you with a different sidekick than the first DLC’s sister-in-arms Roxy Laveau, as you and John Donovan join forces to pursue a rogue mercenary, Connor Aldridge, who had previously left Donovan for dead.

Donovan will also be available as Lincoln’s companion, for the very first time.
The DLC's missions take players away from the city to an all-new jungle location, with activities that involve preventing mercenaries from "hunting down a military plane and its cargo". New Bounty Missions can be accessed upon completion of the add-on, that also earn Lincoln a new associate - Robert Marshall.

There’s also a vehicle-mounted turret to have some fun with and ‘Sniper Service’, which allows players to dispatch a sniper team that quickly eliminates enemies, along with new outfits and fleet vehicles.

Stones Unturned will be free to download for those who've already purchased the Season Pass, which you can do on PS4 or PC via CD Keys, if you fancy supporting Pass the Controller. Otherwise, you can pick the season pass up on your digital storefront of choice, or Stones Unturned separately for £11.99.

​Hanger 13’s post has all the DLC details.


There’s just one more chunk of story content to come, Sign of the Times (expected in July), which will focus on a string of ritualistic killings that has New Bordeaux on the edge of terror, which Lincoln investigates at Father James’ request.

Will you be returning to New Bordeaux? Check out the Stones Unturned launch trailer above and let us know what you think in the comments below.
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Star Trek: Bridge Crew out today on HTC Vice, Oculus Rift and PSVR

30/5/2017

 
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Ubisoft’s virtual reality title that let’s Trekkies live out their Starfleet fantasies launches today on all major VR platforms.

by Liam Andrews
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In Star Trek: Bridge Crew, players step into the role of either Captain, Helm, Tactical or Engineer aboard the U.S.S Aegis, whose mission is to explore an uncharted sector of space. Both the campaign and the Ongoing Voyages mode – which creates random missions for players to tackle aboard the Aegis or the original TV series’ Enterprise – can be played either solo or co-operatively online.
Bridge Crew utilises full body avatars, hand tracking and real-time lip-sync to fully immerse players into the role of a Starfleet Officer.
 
Ubisoft also announced an experimental beta is set to take place this summer, which will see players able to use their own voice and natural-language commands to give orders to their virtual crew members thanks to the IBM Watson technology, which allows for “interactive speech and cognitive capabilities.”
 
Will you be boldly going where no (virtual) man has gone before in Star Trek: Bridge Crew? Let us know below.
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ENDED: Oceanhorn giveaway

28/5/2017

 
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​Congratulations to Diogo Vidigal (@dcvidigal), Compagno Di Merende (@compdimerende88) & Clare Capp (@EffEmmGee) on being drawn as the winners!

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by Sam
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The folks at FDG Entertainment have kindly provided us with three copies of Oceanhorn on PlayStation Vita, one of which could be yours with entry into this week’s giveaway.

I reviewed the
Zelda-like adventure when it released on Xbox One late last year, praising the impressive mobile game’s transition to console, though wishing it had done a little more to separate itself from its inspiration. This is a sentiment Gabriella largely shared with her look at Oceanhorn’s hot-off-the-press PS Vita port.


Should you fail to be drawn as a winner, or be unable to contain your excitement until Friday when the winners are drawn, Oceanhorn on Vita is currently available to purchase from the PlayStation Store for £11.99.

The giveaway runs Monday through Friday and can be entered below. Do be sure to follow and/or like FDG Entertainment on the relevant social platforms, because Oceanhorn 2 certainly looks to be worth keeping an eye on.

Good luck!
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Oceanhorn giveaway
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Far Cry 5 official reveal: Trailer, story and gameplay details, character customisation, more

26/5/2017

 
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Ubisoft have officially unveiled Far Cry 5 after releasing a set of teaser trailers earlier in the week, which confirmed that the game will be the first in the franchise to be set within the United States.

by Liam Andrews
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The game takes place in the fictional location of Hope County, Montana, and sees players stepping into the role of a Junior Deputy, whose sudden arrival in the county sparks an attempted coup by a doomsday cult known as the Project at Eden’s Gate, which is led by the prophet known as Joseph Seed. The game will not feature a default protagonist, with players instead choosing the race and gender of their character themselves.
Players will have “total freedom” to roam across the farmland, forests, mountains and rivers that make up Hope County solo or with a friend in two-player co-op, joining forces with the locals and raising a resistance movement against the cult.
 
As well as a mix of ground-based vehicles, players can take to the skies in planes where they’ll face off against the cult in aerial dogfights, and they’ll also be able to call upon some of the larger members of the local wildlife, such as bears and cougars, to help out during firefights.

Ubisoft also introduced us to some of the residents we’ll presumably be fighting alongside in the battle for Hope County, who you can see more of in the three trailers below.
Far Cry 5 sees the return of the series’ map editor, which allows players the “opportunity to create and play an infinite amount of new playgrounds”, according to Ubisoft, who promised to reveal more details about the tool’s new features “soon”.
 
Far Cry 5 is out 27 February 2018 on Xbox One, Project Scorpio, PlayStation 4 and PC. Share your thoughts on the reveal with us over in the forums or below.
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Xbox Game Pass now available for Xbox Live Gold subscribers

24/5/2017

 
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Xbox Live Gold subscribers can try out Xbox’s new digital gaming subscription service from today, Microsoft have announced.

by Liam Andrews
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Xbox Game Pass was revealed earlier in the year, and grants subscribers unlimited access to over 100 Xbox One and Xbox 360 games, with some games rotated out in place of new titles every month. The service costs $9.99 (or the regional equivalent) per month, with subscribers able to purchase any title and related DLC from the Game Pass library at a discounted rate should they wish to keep a specific game permanently.
From today, Xbox Live Gold subscribers can try the service for free thanks to a 14-day trial, while all other Xbox Live users will be granted access from 1 June.
 
Top games featuring in Game Pass’ launch month include: Halo 5, Payday 2, NBA 2K16, LEGO Batman, Gears of War 1 – 3, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Borderlands, Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, The Golf Club, Terraria, Resident Evil 0, XCOM: Enemy Within, Mad Max, and Knight Squad.
 
Microsoft intend to add more games each month that cover a broad “diversity of experiences, genres, ratings and more” so subscribers always have “something new to play”.
 
You can see the full list of games included in the service’s opening month here. Will you be giving Xbox Game Pass a try? Let us know below.
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Warframe creator announces new first-person shooter, Keystone

23/5/2017

 
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Digital Extremes, the team behind successful free-to-play shooter Warframe, have announced they have a new title in the works.

by Liam Andrews
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Like Warframe, the new game will follow a free-to-play model, and will feature a blend of competitive first-person shooter and deck building strategy elements. You can see a glimpse of Keystone’s “1970's retro-pulp era” art-style in the image above, but if you’d like to see more, and even give the game a try for yourself, Digital Extremes will be running a closed-alpha test from 26 – 29 May, which you can sign up for here.
There’s no details just yet on what platforms the game will be available on, but it’s likely we’ll learn more in the near future with E3 coming up.
 
Here’s a brief overview of the game according to Digital Extremes:
 
“Keystone will take players on a journey through a multi-verse that begins on the starting square of an intriguing, mystical board game. Players will wield unique decks of cards throughout the match that offer handy benefits, amazing powers, and fearsome weapons. With timing and resourcefulness, personally customized decks give players the upper hand in battle both individually and when strategically coupled with teammates' decks.”
 
Let us know your thoughts on Digital Extremes’ genre-blending shooter in the comments below or over in the forums.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 delayed until next year

23/5/2017

 
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Rockstar have announced the highly anticipated follow up to 2010’s Red Dead Redemption has been delayed, with a release date for the sequel now pencilled in for spring 2018.

by Liam Andrews
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Rockstar broke the news late last night, saying that Red Dead Redemption 2, which was originally supposed to release later this year on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, needed “some extra time” to ensure that they can deliver the “best experience possible for our fans.” To soften the blow of the news, Rockstar have promised to release more details about the game this summer, and shared some new screenshots, which you can see below.
Let us know your thoughts on Rockstar’s decision to delay Red Dead Redemption 2 below or over in the forums.
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Far Cry 5 is set in America, full reveal coming later this week

22/5/2017

 
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Ubisoft have announced the next Far Cry will be set in the good old USofA, and have released a series of teaser trailers ahead of the game’s worldwide reveal.

by Liam Andrews
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There are four teaser trailers in total, each bearing the same title, “Welcome to Hope County”. The county in question seems to be Montana, which would corroborate earlier rumours that suggested the setting of the game could be the wild west, but judging by the clothing and modern day buildings we can see in the live-action shorts, it looks like Far Cry 5 will be set in either the present day or the recent past, and not in the mid-late 19th Century.
The trailers each feature a brief shot of some idyllic looking landscapes, before the seemingly peaceful countryside is shattered by death or violence. You can check them out for yourself below.
The worldwide reveal for Far Cry 5 is due to take place Friday 26 May at 2PM BST, Ubisoft confirmed.

What do you think of the Far Cry series heading to America? Let us know your thoughts below or in the forums.
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ENDED: The Final Station + The Only Traitor DLC giveaway

22/5/2017

 
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Congratulations to Janice Wei (@cappytweet) on being drawn as the winner!

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by Sam
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This week’s giveaway prize is a Steam copy of retro-styled survival game, The Final Station, along with its recently released DLC, The Only Traitor. ​

Liam reviewed the original release last year, concluding that there was a “decent 2D action adventure to be had” if you can get past the game’s flaws. You can read the review in full here.


The DLC pack expands on the original story while introducing new locations, characters and enemies.

The pair would run you £14.98 on Steam.

You can enter the giveaway below, which runs Monday - Friday.
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The Final Station + The Only Traitor DLC giveaway
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