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EA @ E3 14: Criterion is making a game with lots of vehicles
Perhaps owing to the number of leaks EA has had to deal with in the run up to E3, Criterion Games has revealed their next game during EA’s E3 Press Conference, an untitled first-person vehicle game.
I’m not sure if it’s racing and it’s not exactly a “driving” game (there’s cars, bikes, ATVs, wingsuits, helicopters, and a bunch of other modes of transportation). In probably the quote of the afternoon, EA’s Patrick Soderlund said: “We don’t typically show things this early. And let’s be honest, we all know we couldn’t keep this a secret anyway.”
So who knows when we’ll see Criterion’s untitled next game again. At this point, who knows what Criterion’s untitled game is even about:
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Tagged Criterion's Vehicle Game, E3 2014
EA @ E3 14: Star Wars: Battlefront will be available in Spring 2015
EA is getting the Star Wars: Battlefront reveal out of the way early with the announcement that the game will be available in Spring 2015. That’s around six months ahead of Star Wars: Episode VII‘s theatrical debut, so 2015 should definitely scratch your Star Wars itch with a bunch of new books, movies, and games.
The publisher used their 2014 E3 Press Conference to show off a quick behind-the-scenes video (DICE went poking around in the Lucasfilm archives to get the look of their game just right) and we’ll have that for you soon.
Dozens of indie games coming to Xbox One courtesy of ID@Xbox program
Before today, the indie offerings on the PS4 and Wii U were what captured every gamer’s imagination, but Microsoft wants a piece of that pie too. To let the world know just what they’ve got in the works, they turned to that staple of 80s movies, the montage. So check out just a taste of what’s coming to the Xbox One in the near (and not so near) future courtesy of their ID@Xbox program:
- Another World
- Aztez
- Below
- Calibre 10 Racing
- Chariot
- Cuphead
- Divekick
- EarthLock: Festival of Magic
- Fenix Rage
- Forced
- Fru
- The Golf Club
- Grave
- Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
- Habitat
- Hellraid
- Hyper Light Drifter
- IDARB
- Knight Squad
- Lifeless Planet
- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
- Mighty No. 9
- Plague Inc: Evolved
- Pure Pool
- QUBE: Director’s Cut
- Riptide GP 2
- Roundabout
- Siegecraft Commander
- SlashDash
- Source
- Spectra
- There Came An Echo
- Threes
- White Night
- Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries
- Wulver Blade
Did you see Threes? Gotta say, wasn’t expecting to see that in an Xbox One montage.
MS @ E3 14: Crackdown 3, Phantom Dust 2, Scalebound announced
Microsoft got busy closing our their 2014 E3 Press Conference by announcing an absolute ton of indie games and a few bigger titles that will surely attract those who gravitate towards the quirkier side of gaming.
Crackdown 3 (referred to as just “Crackdown” on stage) will bring its open-world/co-op gameplay to the Xbox One with David Jones, creator of the original Crackdown, overseeing development.
Phantom Dust 2 (again, just referred to as “Phantom Dust”) is an Xbox One follow-up to a cult favorite Xbox game from 2004. Multiplayer card-based battling and an insane sci-fi story will do that.
Finally, Platinum Games will bring Scalebound to the Xbox One. Giant dragons, big action, and it’s the first non-Nintendo Platinum Games game in a long time. Nintendo fans might be bummed, but those who bypassed the Wii U (and love Platinum) are surely thrilled.
All three titles will likely be released for the Xbox One in 2015.
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Tagged Crackdown 3, E3 2014, Phantom Dust 2, Scalebound
MS @ E3 14: Rise of the Tomb Raider brings back Lara Croft next year
I’m sorry, but we have to retire any variation of the word “Rise” when titling a sequel. Because then things like Rise of the Tomb Raider would be stopped.
We didn’t learn much, but we did find out that Crystal Dynamics will bring Lara Croft back in 2015 and that the intrepid adventurer is seeing a therapist after the events of the first game. But no matter how traumatic they were, she ventures back into the tombs because that’s who she is. Rise of the Tomb Raider will be available for the Xbox One (and presumably the PS4 and PC as well).
Oh, and while we’re at it, can we ban “Begins” from being used in prequel titles too?
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Tagged E3 2014, Rise of the Tomb Raider
MS @ E3 14: Microsoft confirms Halo: The Master Chief Collection coming this Fall
Do you remember that Halo: The Master Chief Collection rumor that cropped up a few weeks ago? It’s real and it’s more than we could have ever hoped for.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection will include remastered and remade versions of Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 4. The Collection will include every multiplayer map ever to grace a Master Chief Halo game, more than 100 in all, along with six maps from Halo 2 that will be recreated exactly as they existed in 2004. For those who are interested in the campaigns, every level from every game will be unlocked right from the start. And Microsoft has said that players will be able to create a unified playlist of their favorite levels across all four games. So if you’re one of those vocal folks who hates “The Library,” now you can skip it. And as with Forza Horizon 2, all four games will run in crisp 1080p.
The compilation will also include access to the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta and the Halo: Nightfall live-action series (it has a name!).
Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be available this Fall.
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Tagged E3 2014, Halo 5: Guardians, Halo: The Master Chief Collection
MS @ E3 14: Dance Central Spotlight and (deep breath) Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition EX Plus Alpha announced
What? Capcom just took the stage at Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference and revealed… wait for it… Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition EX Plus Alpha. That ridiculously long title should be your clue that the latest downloadable add-on for Dead Rising 3 is a Street Fighter crossover that features four-player co-op and wild Street Fighter-style special moves. Frank West, Chuck Greene, Nick Ramos, and Annie will be to cosplay as your favorite Street Fighter characters and they’ll also be able to borrow their signature moves. So if you’ve ever wanted to blast a zombie with a hadoken, now’s your chance. Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition EX Plus Alpha is available to download now.
One more quick announcement, Dance Central Spotlight will be available to download exclusively for the Xbox One this Fall.
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Tagged Dance Central Spotlight, Dead Rising 3, E3 2014
MS @ E3 14: Sunset Overdrive gets the apocalyptic party started on October 28
With no Halo and no Gears of War, Insomniac’s Sunset Overdrive is being positioned as the big Xbox One exclusive of the Fall. And Insomniac’s Ted Price just stopped by Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference to show the world the latest technicolor trailer for the game. If you like your apocalypses bright and sunny and full of self-referential humor, then Sunset Overdrive might just be for you.
Sunset Overdrive will be released on October 28.
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Tagged E3 2014, Sunset Overdrive