Archive - 2019

Alexa Gains New Skill for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

2019/03/11
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

SAN FRANCISCO — March 11, 2019 — Leading up to the launch of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, Amazon and Ubisoft announce the availability of The Division Network, an Alexa Skill for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2. Agents can discover the SHD Network through the Alexa App on their phone or Alexa-enabled device by saying “Alexa, open The Division Network”. This Skill allows fans to access audio logs from an agent on the ground, piecing together what is happening in D.C. in the events leading up to the game. With the final audio logs added today, The Division Network is available for download on the Alexa app on smartphones, tablets or through an Alexa-enabled device.

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 releases worldwide on March 15, 2019, on the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.

Led by Massive Entertainment in collaboration with seven other studios around the world*, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is the next evolution in the open-world online shooter RPG genre that the first game helped establish. Set seven months after a deadly virus was released in New York City, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 will bring players into a fractured and collapsing Washington D.C. The world is on the brink of collapse, its people living through the biggest crisis ever faced in human history. As veteran Division agents, players are the last hope against the complete fall of society as enemy factions vie for control of the city. If Washington D.C. is lost, the entire nation falls. Building upon more than two years of listening to and learnings from The Division community, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 will offer a substantial campaign that organically flows into a robust endgame, to create a cohesive and meaningful experience for all types of players, helping them emphasize their freedom to make strategic choices and hone their own approach.

Learn more about the Alexa Skill at www.amazon.com/thedivision2

For more information on Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, please visit: tomclancy-thedivision.ubisoft.com. For the latest news on Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 and all of Ubisoft’s games, visit Ubisoft News: news.ubisoft.com.

Hunt: Showdown Xbox Game Preview Teaser Trailer

2019/03/11
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, Trailers / Videos, Xbox One News

FRANKFURT, Germany – March 11, 2019 – In August, Crytek announced that they would be partnering with Microsoft to bring their multiplayer bounty hunting game Hunt: Showdown to Xbox Game Preview. Now the two companies have announced when players can expect the launch: spring 2019. A new gameplay teaser video will give players a taste of the tense, competitive experience of playing a round of Hunt: Showdown. Xbox Game Preview is a way for fans to preview and purchase work-in-progress digital titles, participate in the development process and help developers make Xbox One games the best they can be.

Hunt: Showdown is a competitive first-person bounty hunting game that combines the thrill of first person shooters and survival games and packs those elements into a match-based format. Each match pits up to ten players—playing solo or in teams of two—against each other as they compete for bounty by taking out gruesome monsters in the swamps of Louisiana in what critiques have called a unique blend of PvP and PvE elements. But once players have taken a bounty, they instantly become a target for every other Hunter left on the map. The higher the risk, the higher the reward–but a single mistake could cost everything, and death is permanent. In Hunt’s Quick Play mode, ten solo players compete for the chance to keep their Hunter at the end of the match—and a considerable amount of gold.

For all the latest updates on the exact launch date, additional content, and the game’s roadmap, Hunt can be found on Discord, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or the official game website https://www.huntshowdown.com/.

Cartoon Network Arcade Out Now

2019/03/11
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Mobile News, News, Trailers / Videos

ATLANTA – March 11, 2019 – Cartoon Network Arcade, the ultimate destination for quick and easy gameplay, is now available. Fans can play an assortment of all-new mobile games and collect over 60 digital figures and more with the new app. Cartoon Network Arcade features the largest library of pick-up-and-play games ever based on CN’s universe of award-winning animated series in one place. The app is available now and free to download in the United States on iOS and Android via the App Store and Google Play.

The app also offers a new way to discover and connect to all things Cartoon Network. A key component of Cartoon Network Arcade involves collection building to give fans a more active viewing experience. By pressing “Collect” when watching a CN show, the app recognizes the episode, giving fans the opportunity to discover one of a growing number of collectible characters from fan-favorite series like Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Teen Titans Go! and more.

The LEGO Group is onboard as launch sponsor with their LEGO® NINJAGO® and LEGO City brands to award fans with an exclusive CN figure. Plus, the first sets of figures from CN’s newest show, Victor and Valentino, are also available. The Victor and Valentino figures include the main characters and various mythological creatures introduced in the premiere episode, streaming now on the CN app and VOD.

Cartoon Network Arcade will regularly add new games and collectible figures for fans to enjoy. Players will be able to quest for unique figure collections tied to on-air events and even vote for which games or figures they want to see next.

The list of games available to play today includes:

  • The Amazing World of Gumball – Gumball’s Block Party: Climb as high as you can to stay ahead of the collapsing blocks. Collect and play as five Gumball characters.
  • Apple and Onion – Bottle Catch: Toss bottles back and forth between Apple and Onion to build up speed, then launch them into the air to collect coins.
  • Adventure Time – Rainicorn’s Flying Colors: Match rows of cards to clear the board. Unlock 32 unique Adventure Time characters.
  • Ben 10 – Brains vs Bugs: Run, jump and climb as Grey Matter races after the Bugg Brothers.
  • Craig of the Creek – Camp Cardboard: Tap to accumulate resources and help Craig build the best cardboard fort ever.
  • OK K.O.! Let’s Play Heroes – Go KO!: Run and dodge with K.O. through an endless stream of Jethros, then turn into T.K.O. to bust up some robots.
  • The Powerpuff Girls – Rainbow Wreckers: Help the Powerpuff Girls blast through Allegro’s rainbows in this quick-reflex color-matching game.
  • Steven Universe – Shattered Dreams: Jump and slide your way through Steven’s worst nightmares in this fast-paced endless runner.
  • Summer Camp Island – Contagious Cuteness: Start a magical chain reaction. How long can you keep the cuteness going?
  • Teen Titans Go! – Smashy Piñata: It’s Beast Boy’s birthday! Keep hitting the pinata in the air to see how much candy you can get.
  • Teen Titans Go! – Teen Titans GOAL!: Tap to kick the ball, score goals, and defeat the soccer trolls. Rack up coins to unlock all five Titans!
  • We Bare Bears – Stack Tracks: Keep the bear stack on the right track by rotating tiles in the path and using power-ups from their friends.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Gameplay Details Revealed

2019/03/11
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, Mobile News, News

March 11, 2019 – WB Games and Niantic are excited to share the first gameplay details for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the new augmented reality (AR) mobile game that puts magic in the hands of aspiring wizards and witches worldwide. Co-published and co-developed by WB Games San Francisco and Niantic, Inc., Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is part of Portkey Games, the games label dedicated to creating new Wizarding World mobile and video game experiences that place the player at the center of their own adventure, inspired by J.K. Rowling’s original stories.

In Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the player’s journey begins as a new recruit for the Statute of Secrecy Task Force, with the purpose of investigating and containing a Calamity that has befallen the wizarding world. Witches and wizards from across the globe must come together to cast spells and return Foundables – artefacts, creatures, people, and even memories – trapped by Confoundable magic, to their proper place in an effort to keep magic hidden from Muggle eyes.

As players journey across the world, they’ll discover Inns that replenish their Spell Energy, magical ingredients for brewing special potions, Portkeys that unlock AR portals into iconic wizarding world locations and much more.

Combat skills will be tested when witches and wizards visit real-world locations called Fortresses, key areas that play host to Wizarding Challenges. These real-time multiplayer battles against dangerous foes encourage players to join forces with fellow witches and wizards to take on higher level threats and unlock rare magical rewards.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is coming to iOS and Android mobile devices in 2019. Pre-registration is now available on Google Play.

For more information on gameplay mechanics, including in-depth details on spellcasting, challenges and other key features, check out the full blog post here.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Launch Trailer

2019/03/11
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

March 11, 2019 – Winner of “Best of Gamescom” and “Best Action Game” at Gamescom 2018, Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice is the next adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of
Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series.

In the game, players come face-to-face with larger than life foes in a dark and twisted world. As the “One-armed Wolf” they can unleash an arsenal of deadly prosthetic tools and powerful ninja abilities while blending stealth, vertical traversal, and visceral head-to-head combat in a bloody confrontation. Want to see more?

DiRT Rally 2.0 Season One Content Trailer

2019/03/10
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

Larkspur, Calif. – March 7, 2019 – Codemasters will release the first of its post launch content as part of DiRT Rally 2.0™ Season One from March 12. The ŠKODA Fabia Rally and Citroën C4 Rally will be available for all players who own the Deluxe Edition, with the iconic and enhanced Monte Carlo following on March 26. Day One and Standard Edition owners have the opportunity to purchase the Deluxe Content Pack or individual pieces of content separately via their digital store of choice.

“We are delighted to bring back two iconic rally cars which will excite our core community and give new fans a taste of rally history,” commented Ross Gowing, Chief Games Designer. “The Citroën C4 Rally was extremely dominant in the late 2000s and features Petter Solberg’s livery, who enjoys a great working relationship with the studio. The ŠKODA Fabia Rally was driven by the great Colin McRae, and we are very proud that players will be able to experience another of his iconic vehicles. Players can expect incredible traction and stability from the both these vehicles, and they make a fantastic addition to the legendary car roster in DiRT Rally 2.0.”

The Season One content focuses purely on rally and over the coming weeks will introduce cars, liveries and environments to DiRT Rally 2.0 as per the following schedule:

  • Week 3: Monte Carlo Rally, Special Livery
  • Week 5: BMW M1 Procar Rally, Open Manta 400, Special Livery
  • Week 7: Sweden Rally
  • Week 9: Ford Focus RS Rally 2007, Subaru Impreza, Special Livery
  • Week 11: Germany Rally

Players who bought the Deluxe Edition will receive all Season One content, release dates above, plus Season Two which features a similar level of content as part of their Season Pass. All other players can purchase the Deluxe Content Pack or individual piece of content separately via their digital store of choice.

DiRT Rally 2.0, including official licensed content of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy, launched on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X and Windows PC on Feb. 26, 2019.

Players can get all the DiRT Rally 2.0 news and follow updates from the studio on Facebook and Twitter.

Dark Arts at Hogwarts Fan Preview Nights Announced

2019/03/08
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News

Universal City, CA, March 8, 2019 – Universal Studios Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for the “Dark Arts at Hogwarts™ Castle Premiere Event,” a special experience that offers fans a  first look at the new light projection show at “The Wizarding World of Harry PotterTM” on Thursday, April 11 and Friday, April 12, 2019.

This premium evening event invites guests to be among the very first to experience “Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle” with exclusive, coveted after-hours access to Hogsmeade™ village, where fans can also explore the shops and experience the land’s signature rides, “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™” and “Flight of the Hippogriff™.”

The event’s main attraction is an exclusive first-look at the all-new “Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle” projection display that brings to light an exciting new dimension of sorcery within “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.”  A mesmerizing pageantry of light, music and special effects will unleash the darkest creatures and villains from the Wizarding World, including the powerful Dark wizard Lord Voldemort.

Guests will be challenged to summon their inner strength and bravery in the face of the all-consuming Dark Arts as some of the awe-inspiring moments and creatures inspired by the films come to life within the majestic light display accompanied by an atmospheric musical score created by John Williams.

Additionally, guests will be treated to a premium catered feast of foods, beverages and desserts as part of this exclusive opportunity.

A new wand will also debut in conjunction with the exclusive event, offering fans a chance to purchase this limited edition memorabilia and add to their wand collection.

Event tickets are on sale now, which includes early entry to Universal Studios Hollywood, and are available to purchase here. Advance purchase is recommended as limited tickets are available, and event nights will sell out.

“Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle” opens to the public on Saturday, April 13 and will continue through Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Universal Studios Hollywood.

More information is available at www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com. Like Universal Studios Hollywood on Facebook and follow @UniStudios on Instagram and Twitter.

AMC Announces WonderCon 2019 Lineup

2019/03/08
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, WonderCon

March 8, 2019 – The cast and producers of AMC’s original series hit series Fear the Walking Dead, new supernatural horror series NOS4A2, martial arts drama Into the Badlands and spell-casting thriller A Discovery of Witches will present several screenings and panels at this year’s WonderCon in Anaheim, CA.

Fear the Walking Dead panelists include cast members Lennie James, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colman Domingo, Danay Garcia, Garret Dillahunt, Maggie Grace, Jenna Elfman, Alexa Nisenson and new cast member Austin Amelio along with Executive Producers and Showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg, Executive Producer Scott M. Gimple and Director Michael Satrazemis. The panel will be moderated by Yvette Nicole Brown.

NOS4A2 panelists include cast members Ashleigh Cummings, Zachary Quinto, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jahkara Smith along with Executive Producer, Showrunner and Writer Jami O’Brien and Executive Producer and author Joe Hill. The panel will be moderated by Entertainment Weekly’s senior writer Clark Collis.

Into the Badlands panelists include cast members Daniel Wu, Ally Ioannides, Lewis Tan, Sherman Augustus, Aramis Knight and Orla Brady along with Executive Producers and Showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar. The panel will be moderated by CNN contributor and cohost of the They Call Us Bruce podcast, Jeff Yang.

A Discovery of Witches will be a screening of the first episode of the brand-new series that first debuted on Sundance Now and Shudder, breaking viewership records on both platforms.

WHEN:          Into the Badlands

  • Panel from 3:45 pm-4:45 pm on Friday, March 29th in room North 200A

NOS4A2

  • Screening and panel from 11:15am-12:45pm on Saturday, March 30th in the Arena in room AR1

A Discovery of Witches

  • Screening from 10:30 am-11:30 am on Sunday, March 31st in room 300D

Fear the Walking Dead

  • Panel from 12:30 pm-1:30 pm on Sunday, March 31st in the Arena

Daedalic Entertainment Unveils PAX East 2019 Lineup

2019/03/08
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

HAMBURG, Germany – March 8, 2019 – Daedalic Entertainment has announced the complete list of upcoming games it will feature at PAX East. Nearly a dozen titles from new and returning fan-favorite franchises will be playable to the public at Booth 19085 of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center from March 28-31.

Drawing from a wide range of development talent and genres, Daedalic’s sprawling PAX East showcase, covering 25 stations, will include:

  • Iratus: Lord of the Dead – Embrace your dark side as a powerful necromancer in strategic turn-based battles in Unfrozen’s fantasy RPG.
  • Unrailed! – Keep your train running through constantly changing worlds in Indoor Astronaut’s co-op multiplayer railroad-builder.
  • Felix The Reaper – Boogie down through a romantic comedy about the life of Death in Kong Orange’s colorful puzzle adventure game.
  • Barotrauma – Work together with your crew to survive the icy depths and dangerous creatures of an alien world in FakeFish and Undertow Games’ co-op submarine action simulator – or sabotage the mission and betray your friends.
  • Witch It – Hunt down witches and fool the hunters in Barrel Roll’s magical asymmetrical multiplayer hide and seek game, winner of three awards at the German Game Awards, including Best German Game and Best International Multiplayer Game.
  • Edna & Harvey: The Breakout – Anniversary Edition – The classic point-and-click adventure game from the creators of Deponia returns with all-new HD graphics and more.
  • Deponia (Switch Edition) – The original award-winning point-and-click comedic adventure game comes to Switch with hand-drawn HD graphics and hours of hilarious storytelling.
  • The Long Journey Home (Switch Edition) – Travel across an open-world universe to find your way home in this sci-fi roguelike RPG.
  • Silence (Switch Edition) – Discover a magical world between life and death in this award-winning fantasy adventure game.

Additional unannounced adventure, narrative and multiplayer survival RPG titles from Daedalic will also be playable on the show floor. Press assets for all titles are available at: http://bit.ly/daedalic-pax-east-2019

Path of Exile: Synthesis Expansion Launches Today

2019/03/08
Jerry Paxton
Geek News, News, PlayStation 4 News, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

Auckland, New Zealand – March 8, 2019 – Grinding Gear Games announced that the first expansion of 2019 for their award-winning RPG, Path of Exile: Synthesis, will launch today at 12:00 PM PST for PC and Xbox One. Path of Exile’s long-awaited debut for the PlayStation 4 will happen later in March 2019.

“We expect that 2019 will be the biggest year in Path of Exile history, starting with the launch of Synthesis in March,” commented Chris Wilson, managing director of Grinding Gear Games. “More exciting news is coming soon including details about the inaugural ExileCon convention this November!”

In Path of Exile: Synthesis, players will meet Cavas and help him recover his lost memories by fighting their way through them. Chaining these memories together will provide valuable rewards, new crafting opportunities, and deadly boss fights.

Path of Exile: Synthesis also introduces two new spellcasting archetypes to the game, the Holy and Chaos casters, along with a host of new spells such as Divine Ire, Purifying Flame, Wave of Conviction and Soulrend.

Path of Exile: Synthesis New Features Include:

  • The Synthesis Challenge League: With a fresh economy and new mechanics, the Synthesis Challenge League is ideal for existing, returning, and brand-new players to experience the award-winning gameplay Path of Exile has to offer.
  • A Mysterious New NPC: In Path of Exile: Synthesis, players will meet a new NPC called Cavas and help him recover his lost memories by fighting their way through them and then stabilising them to collect a fragment of that memory.
  • Synthesize New Areas: Cavas’ memories can be combined to synthesize dangerous and unstable new areas that players can run for valuable rewards. Players will discover many strategies for combining memories for maximum rewards, including challenging boss encounters and their valuable treasures.
  • Fractured Items: While exploring Cavas’ memories and areas synthesized from them, players can find Fractured Items, a new type of rare item that has some of its properties locked in place.
  • These properties can’t be modified by random crafting actions performed on the item, which makes them a powerful way to craft efficiently.
  • Synthesized Items: Players can combine Fractured Items in a device to create a Synthesized Item – a special base type where the implicit properties are influenced by the properties on the Fractured Items consumed. These Synthesized Items offer very powerful crafting opportunities.
  • Betrayal goes Core: Due to popular demand, December’s Betrayal League is being integrated into the core game as evergreen content.
  • Balance: Path of Exile: Synthesis includes a balance focus on spellcasting, especially around improving hand-casting (casting a spell naturally without using a totem/trap/mine to do it for you). This process includes a numerical balance pass over all offensive spells in the game.
  • New Archetypes: With its emphasis on spellcasters, this expansion also introduces two new character archetypes – the Chaos and Holy casters. The new skill and support gems added for these archetypes also affect dozens of other Path of Exile builds that might find them useful.
  • New Gems: Path of Exile: Synthesis contains 14 new Gems, including seven new Skill Gems, four new Support Gems and three complete revamps to existing Gems.
  • New Items: Like any Path of Exile expansion, Synthesis contains masses of valuable new items to find and hoard. Alongside the new Fractured and Synthesized Items, players can discover 16 new Unique Items and 16 Divination Cards designed by Path of Exile’s supporters.
  • The Atlas has Shifted: The Atlas of Worlds (a chart of Path of Exile’s end-game maps) has been updated, with new positions for existing maps, and many more secret player hideouts to discover attached to these maps.
  • Available on PC, Xbox One and soon, PlayStation 4: Path of Exile: Synthesis is not just coming to its existing platforms of PC and Xbox One, but will also be available soon on PlayStation 4.
  • All versions are, of course, 100% free to play.

Path of Exile continues to be one of the largest online Action RPGs with continual, massive audience growth. Successful launches on the Xbox One and in China have more than doubled the Path of Exile player community since August 2017, with over 3.5 million players having played the game’s 2017 expansion, Path of Exile: The Fall of Oriath. In 2018, Path of Exile saw an increase in total play-hours of over 26% and the PoE: Betrayal expansion set a new record of 188,970 players online simultaneously.

Path of Exile was released in October 2013 to critical acclaim including winning GameSpot’s PC Game of the Year award. Since its launch, Path of Exile has become a global community of over 20 million players including localized versions in English, German, French, Spanish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Russian, Thai and Brazilian Portuguese. Path of Exile was listed as one of the top ten most-played games on Steam in 2018.