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Far Cry 5: ‘The Resistance’ Character Trailers

by Chris Wheatley, posted in Posts

Far Cry 5 has been hovering over the past couple of months with small leaks and rumors keeping the gaming world stern on its toes. With a vague teaser released earlier this week further confirming the next installment in the series, today Ubisoft came through and knocked fans off their feet with five lengthy trailers to soothe our taste buds a bit more. The release trailer has been making its rounds on the internet everywhere but more importantly there are three protagonist trailers sending more chills down our eager spines.

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The first of the three character trailers is the pilot Nick Rye. With Ubisoft stating the new Far Cry world will feature free exploration in lands, waters and skies, expect this pilot to make a demanding presence throughout the campaign. With a heavily militarized past and a son of his own on the way, Nick leaves everything on the table to fight for his family and their freedom.

Next is the foul-mouthed local bartender, Mary May. Speaking of rich memories of her past and where her future is headed with the current religious reign, she vows to take back what’s hers. With an arsenal of molotov cocktails ready behind the bar, it’s safe to say Mary May is not a local to be taken lightly.

Not all in the community practicing religion are lost in the way of the cult. Stricken by the falsehoods of the Father Joseph and his religious family, Pastor Jerome Jeffries realizes it’s too late to act as savior and deal with this problem himself.

An eccentric cast of characters is looming around the Far Cry 5 name, from cooperative AI to the charismatic cult leader villain Joseph and his “children”, the outlandish tone of the series continues to deepen. Hope County is full of colorful residents who will come together by your hand to form the Resistance, a rebel group squaring off against the controlling cult family.

Liberating the community of Hope County will be no easy task but on the way you’ll encounter a variety of vehicles ranging from American muscles and big rigs to ATVs, boats and even planes to engage in aerial dogfights against cult forces. The open skies isn’t something particularly new to the Far Cry franchise but open air combat throughout Big Sky Country is bringing a new epic direction of taking on opposing forces. Along the way you’ll meet a few prominent characters to help take back Hope County and knock off the brain-washed, religiously entrenched cult.

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Far Cry 5 will take the player and put them in control of a junior deputy set in Hope County, Montana, a fictional setting cut-off from the world and overrun by a fanatical religious cult named Eden’s Gate. With new co-op gameplay, a wide variety of customizable weapons and vehicles, recruiting Guns for Hire from a large cast of characters as well as the all-new animal allegiance Fangs for Hire, Far Cry 5 is set to raise the bar on their own franchise with yet another memorable villain and cast.

Look for more on Far Cry 5 up until its release coming Feburary 27th 2018 on PlayStation 4/Pro, Xbox One/Scorpio and PC.

Nintendo Switch Selling Faster Than The Wii

by Matt Parker, posted in Nintendo, Posts

It’s not been surprising to see the Nintendo Switch atop the hardware charts lately. It’s a new system that’s competing against consoles that are relatively old and suffer from fragmented fan bases thanks to the PS4 Pro, Xbox Scorpio and the many versions of the 3DS/2DS that exist.

What did cause me some surprise and prompted me to write a news post was this report from Gamestop via PVPLive. The fact that Switch sales are doing 10% better than Wii sales were at the same period after their launches.

Sure, we’ve all seen posts about ‘Better launch weekends’ before, but I paid them no mind as launch weekend figures can be skewed by all sorts of marketing and manufacturing issues. We all know that ‘most’ consoles ‘sell out’ on their launch but what we often don’t know is if this is down to a huge demand or an extreme lack of supply.

With the initial rush out-of-the-way, the Switch has earned some impressive sales figures and the fact it’s selling faster than the Wii is pretty staggering – especially when you consider the fact that most people who don’t play games haven’t even heard of the Switch.

I’ve experienced this first-hand when talking about what I’m up to these days. My friends know I play video games and out of sheer politeness, they’ll enquire about my hobbies. I mention that I’m looking forward to eventually getting my hands on a Switch when I can and they look at me blankly.

Polygon even reported that the Switch is actually struggling to obtain brand recognition with ‘non-gamers’, with polls showing that only 7% of respondents who identify as ‘non-gamers’ have even heard of the console.

We all know the Wii had huge success in large part thanks to the chord it struck with ‘non-gamers’, so it’s amazing to see the Switch doing so well on the back of its popularity with ‘actual’ video game fans.

The fact the console launched with not just a Zelda game but what many people are calling the best Zelda game ever is no doubt a factor in its success with core gamers.

Far Cry 5 reveal trailer, what did it tell us?

by Matt Parker, posted in Posts

We knew that Far Cry 5 was coming out and we knew it was going to be set in Montana. Now, after the release of the reveal trailer, we can confirm some more details.

Judging by the glimpses of character and thanks to the voice-over we can expect the game’s story to focus on a fanatical religious cult taking over a part of rural America. The Seed Family, as they’re known, seem happy to brand people sinners and don’t shy away from delivering their own unique form of justice and retribution, which is shown by the number of bodies glimpsed within the trailer.

Whilst I’m excited by the new location and theme, it’s fair to say that previous Far Cry games had these too. Amazing locations and some great main villains – only for the game itself to not take advantage of this and it just descended something that was more ‘fun’ than ‘meaningful’.

Other bits of info we can gather from the trailer include the return of violent animals. If you enjoyed being clawed at by honey badgers in previous Far Cry games, it now looks like you’ll need to be cautious of more familiar animals like cows. To be fair, there is a shot of a bear chasing down a petrified man, so it looks like Far Cry 5 will still have you fighting the elements just as much previous entries.

You’re not on your own, however, as Far Cry 5 has previously made hints at the more friendly faces you’ll encounter too. With an ally system, Far Cry 5 will give you AI assistants throughout the game and also offers a co-op mode too. There was also some mention of the map-maker feature returning but I can honestly say I’ve never made a Far Cry map in my life. So for what it’s worth, I have no interest in that.

Ubisoft sums it all up by saying;

“Freely explore Hope County’s rivers, lands, and skies with the largest customizable weapon and vehicle roster ever in a Far Cry game. You are the hero of the story in a thrilling world that hits back with every punch, and where the places you discover and the locals you ally with will shape your story in ways you’ll never see coming.”

Sold? If you are you’ll have to wait until February 2018 when the game launches for PC, Xbox One, and PS4.

The final trailer for The Walking Dead: A New Frontier teases an epic finale

by Nitchigamer, posted in Posts

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is coming to an end on the 30th of May. For those of you that have been following the third chapter in the game universe, you’ll know that things have become pretty hairy for the gang, (no spoilers here folks).

The final trailer for Episode 5: ‘From the Gallows’ teases the mayhem to come in what is sure to be an emotional rollercoaster. Good luck!

You can check out the trailer below. Have you been enjoying the series so far?

The new Castlevania series on Netflix actually looks good

by Nitchigamer, posted in Nintendo, Posts

Castlevania is coming to Netflix on July 7th. What’s more, the new animated series actually looks like it could be good…

We know from the past that video game adaptations don’t always work out that well, cough, see Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros., and the latest attempt in Assassin’s Creed, to name but a few. In fact the only good video game adaptation that comes to mind was the Ace Attorney movie in 2012.

So, you can imagine the equal hope, excitement and worry when something like Castlevania is announced for Netflix. Even the producer, Adi Shankar, had to reassure fans:

‘I personally guarantee that it will end the streak and be the western world’s first good video game adaptation’.

Strong words, but can it deliver? I guess we’ll see shortly. Check out the new teaser trailer and the synopsis below:

The last surviving member of a disgraced clan fights to save Eastern Europe from Dracula. Inspired by the classic NES game.

El Shaddai Sequel set for PS4 and Vita – No, really

by Matt Parker, posted in Posts

I don’t know what’s more surprising about this news – the fact that El Shaddai, a relatively cult and obscure game, is getting a sequel or the idea that a new game is set to launch on the Vita.

Kadokawa Games has just announced that they’re set to launch The Lost Child, which will be a spiritual successor to El Shaddai. The Lost Child will take place in the same world and continue the story of El Shaddai but will replace the brawling combat of the original with turn-based RPG gameplay instead.

This is a sequel that’s been on the cards for some time with the director of the original doing his best to get a new El Shaddai made way back in 2013. The director, Sawaki Takeyasu, went and acquired the rights to the IP but nothing seemed to become of that transaction. Fans will be pleased to hear that Sawaki Takeyasu is working with Kadokawa Games on The Lost Child, so you can rest assured that this will be a true sequel, even if the gameplay will be totally different.

Thanks to the folks at Gematsu we even have a brief synopsis of the story;

Magazine writer Hayato Ibuki was chasing the story of the suicide a person who jumped in front of a train in Shinjuku Station. In the middle of his pursuit, he falls onto the platform as if he was pushed by a mysterious black shadow. A mysterious, beautiful woman named Barcia (voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro) saves him by the skin of his teeth, and hands him a suitcase. It was a Pandora’s Box that should not have been be opened. Inside was the “Demon Gun Gangour,” a tool that can capture and enslave demons and fallen angels. Using this ability, Hayato successfully took on his own demon subordinates. Together with a woman named Rua (voiced by Rikako Yamaguchi), who calls herself an angel, Hayato will pursue the mysteries that occur in various places and find the beautiful woman who gave him the suitcase.

And what’s even better than a brief story synopsis? A teaser trailer!

The Lost Child will be launching in Japan before the end of the year for PS4 and Vita(!), though there’s no word of an English version just yet. Perhaps if we make enough noise we’ll get a translation?

Let’s hope so – I need a reason to dust off my Vita.

Far Cry 5: Ubisoft Releases Short Teaser Trailer Showing Off New Setting in Montana

by Chris Wheatley, posted in Posts

Far Cry 5 has been rumored to be in development earlier this year from a tweet sent out by Ubisoft with a simple logo. Ubisoft has confirmed the leak after releasing a short trailer depicting the location of the next first-person, mercenary-esque shooter taking place in Montana. Revising its familiar setting away from the more exotic locations, the rural American landscape still provides untouched isolation and beautiful scenery that has come with every Far Cry in the series, regardless of the time period.

After the Mesolithic era of the series’ sixth installment (including the retro 80s style release of Blood Dragon) Far Cry Primal, reinventing itself, moving the game to something new and fresh is crucial for keeping the series running strong.

The trailer is made up of four sequences all showing real-life beauty (as opposed to gameplay or cinematics) of the fictional setting known as Hope County, Montana. A blood curdling scream disturbs a flock of birds high in the mountains, a body drifts along a steady river stream, a man running through a vast field followed by a single gun shot and finally, a solitary church rings its bell over a choir singing Amazing Grace. As the camera quickly zooms past the bell tower, a man can be seen ramming the head of another man to fire off the bell tolls.

One bit of info that is important to note is that it doesn’t seem to take place in the early 1900s or “Wild West” era of American history. Sticking with what pieces of clothing suggest is the modern timeline, Ubisoft is steering clear of Red Dead Redemption 2 territory, leaving more of a distinguishing difference between the two titles that may very well end up releasing alongside each other.

Earlier rumors about the game have stepped in to suggest a cult-like religion at the center of the story. With the final scene showing the white chapel with a bit of added violence, it’s not too far-fetched to assume that’s the case. More info is to be revealed this Friday, May 26th about the game and you can bet Ubisoft has plans to hit the industry with more information coming this E3.

Until then, keep your heads up for more on the popular shooter and stay tuned for updates.

Tom Holland cast as Nathan Drake in the upcoming Uncharted movie

by Trevor Cripe, posted in Posts

In a somewhat shocking turn of events, the Uncharted movie has cast Tom Holland (from recent Spider-Man fame) to play a young Nathan Drake. According to Deadline, Sony pictures is so high on Tom Holland as an actor, that they’re going to do a page one rewrite of the script, so the main character Nathan Drake can be around the same age as the actor who will be portraying him.

This comes as a surprise because Sony was originally looking for more middle-aged actors to play Nathan when the film was first announced. At one point Mark Wahlberg was attached to star, but the project took too long to get off the ground, so he ended leaving the film. Also, its well-known that after “Guardians of the Galaxy” came out, Sony pictures went after Chris Pratt to star as Nathan Drake, but he decided to pass on the role.

Additionally, it still looks like “Stranger Things” producer Shawn Levy is still on board to direct the picture, but writer Joe Carnahan’s script is all but gone at this point. The idea for this Tom Holland led Uncharted is going to be a prequel to the games, and take place where a young Nathan Drake meets a younger Sully and they go off on their first adventure together.

In “Uncharted 3” there is a sequence in the main campaign, that plays out as a flashback where a angsty teenage Nathan meets a middle-aged Sully for the first time. I think its safe to say that this sequence in “Uncharted 3” will be the film’s main influence. If you’re curious, that game play section of “Uncharted 3” can be seen down below.

What do you guys think of Tom Holland being cast as a young Nathan Drake? Let us know in the comments down below!

Star Wars: Battlefront II Featurette Teases Story Campaign

by Tom Buxton, posted in Posts

Not so long ago on a wave of internet forums not so far away from our fine domain, EA incurred their fair share of wrath over the absence of a single-player campaign mode in Star Wars: Battlefront.

But if the latest featurette for their upcoming follow-up to the 2015 franchise reboot, Star Wars: Battlefront II, reveals anything, it’s that the publisher and its development teams appear to have learned their lesson two years later.

Titled ‘Telling a New Story’, the video (below) describes – via the words of Lucasfilm’s creative execs – how EA’s Motive team pitched “a soldier’s story” set between 1983’s Return of the Jedi and 2015’s The Force Awakens to developers DICE and the Lucasfilm Story Group, an Imperial-aligned lead character its USP.

According to Motive’s Game Director Mark Thompson, we can expect protagonist Iden Versio to be “a loyal member of the Empire” and the “perfect candidate” to believe in her tyrannical employers’ merits given her family’s Imperial heritage.

“Something we really wanted to get into in the story is to meet the people inside the Empire,” Thompson says. “Stormtroopers and everyone inside the Empire, they aren’t conscripted or forced – they’re brainwashed and programmed from an early age to believe.

“And what we do with the audience is we take them to a place where they can understand Iden, why she makes the decisions that she does.”

But while comments like these – and the team’s voiced commitment to delivering “great character and gameplay moments” during the campaign – will surely generate hype for the FPS sequel, that doesn’t mean fans will give it a free pass.

After all, few will likely have forgotten the intense controversy surrounding not only the 2015 Battlefront outing’s absent campaign but also its overall lack of launch content, especially compared to the noughties Pandemic originals’ ample offerings.

The quasi-reboot released with just four planets – Hoth, Endor, Sullust and Tatooine – that November, with the other four – Jakku, Bespin, the Death Star and Scarif – as well as plenty of locked gameplay modes only becoming available once players had swiped up the hefty £40 / $60 Season Pass.

Already DICE has confirmed Battlefront II won’t follow its predecessor’s staggered content strategy, the Season Pass ditched for now and the DLC approach (if any) still to be determined, with goodwill also having been built by the presence of Yoda, Luke (who’ll also star in the campaign), Rey (ditto) and other fan favourites in the launch trailer.

Until EA brings a fleshed-out gameplay demo along to the studio’s EA Play event at E3, though, the true likelihood of Battlefront II‘s success where its predecessor failed remains as uncertain as Rey’s parentage.

Star Wars: Battlefront II hits Xbox One, PS4 and PC this November 15th, with its EA Play showcase due on June 10th-12th.

Injustice 2 is top of the UK charts

by Nitchigamer, posted in Nintendo, Posts

Injustice 2 has taken the UK by storm. The game has ‘beaten’ all others to the top spot this week in the UK charts.

Other notable entries include Farpoint in second place, and Fire Emblem Echoes in fifth. GTA 5, as ever, clung to the charts and still managed third place after all this time.

Here’s the full list:

  1. Injustice 2
  2. Farpoint
  3. GTA 5
  4. Prey
  5. Fire Emblem Echoes
  6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  7. FIFA 17
  8. Ghost Recon Wildlands
  9. Rocket League
  10. The Surge

Did you treat yourself to any of these games in the UK?

Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 releases massive patch

by Trevor Cripe, posted in Posts

Last month CI games released the bug riddled and unstable “Sniper Ghost Warrior 3.” Almost immediately after launch, glitches and problems with the game were flooding all over the internet. This coupled with the mediocre reviews, and the baffling decision to not release the multiplayer modes at launch seem to have hurt the sales significantly.

Shortly after launch, the CEO of CI games Marek Tyminski released a damage control statement, stating that they are already working on fixes for the state of the game, and that they will not release any more content until the base game is working properly.

Well, earlier this week CI Games kept to their promise and released the first giant patch for “Sniper Ghost Warrior 3.” The patch released on Xbox One, PS4 and Steam at around 6GB. Here are the many patch notes below:

Features

  • Added POI completion reward for Mining Town and Village

Code

  • Reduced loading times
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the save files to become corrupted
  • Fixed crash during Party Crasher mission

Animations

  • Fixed animation bugs with Sawn-off Shotgun

Graphics

  • Fixed Shadows cast by local lights
  • Fixed invisible objects on lamps
  • Fixed green channel flip in ddna textures on terrain
  • Fixed incorrect collision on several building and objects
  • Several objects LOD’s and settings tweaks
  • Several extreme navigation improvements
  • Added new proxy for glass

Gameplay

  • Fixed the issue that could cause the player to fall through level geometry during the mission (Quarry Coup, Winery, Lydia DLC)
  • Fixed that player can get stuck between level geometry (on Village map, in Dam map Safehouse)
  • Fixed redundant extreme navigation on several places on Village and Dam maps

Balancing

  • Fixed Herstal Voelpe Collimator unlock
  • Fixed KT-R extended magazine unlock
  • Fixed ES25 Silencer unlock
  • Fixed ES25 Bipod unlock
  • Increased ammunition for Sawn-off Shotgun
  • Moved Sawn-off Shotgun from sidearm to secondary weapon category

UI

  • Fixed inconsistent button icon for “docking laptop” action
  • Fixed wrong legend icon for POI’s in map menu
  • Minimap readability fixes

Mining Town

  • Fixed exploit of respawning AI at POI by changing AI spawn rule
  • Fixed issue that made player unable to tag 23S soldiers by using CCTV
  • Improved skydome in the afternoon
  • Fixed lighting in tunnels in Hotel area
  • Fixed extreme navigation near the church, antenna area and dam transfer tunnel
  • Fixed issue of destroyed lamps casting light in the safehouse
  • Player is now able to go under AC system during Cut Off mission

Village

  • Tweaked light brightness on village horizon
  • Fixed incorrect animation for hanging on stone wall in several places
  • Fixed that player can get stuck on lying tires at Burning Brides I mission area
  • Fixed improper size of the axe head collectible
  • Fixed broken shimmy lines on stairs model
  • Fixed holes in geometry of destroyed church in the Awas Family mission area
  • Fixed floating object in Lydia’s hotel room in Kozori

Dam

  • Wolves on junkyard POI no longer spawn on game start
  • Fixed wrong rotation of trash container that causes animation glitches when hiding
  • Several performance fixes
  • Fixed cloths on POI
  • Fixed AI spawn distance in several outposts
  • Minor graphical tweaks
  • Fixed floating hooks above the road next to the “Butcher” POI

Missions

  • Remains of the Day: Fixed church bells that were ringing during mission
  • Awas Family: fixed exploit that allowed player to skip “Exfiltrate” objective after loading last checkpoint
  • Quarry Coup: fixed incorrect hint display when player kills Madame Roux
  • Bridge: Fixed mission AI zone de-spawn on mission completion or abort
  • Slaughterhouse: Fixed misplaced mission marker when player speaks to prisoners during the mission
  • Slaughterhouse: Fixed rare bugged mission objective in Slaughterhouse mission
  • Black Widow: fixed that dead 23S retries detecting player repeatedly
  • Get the Red: fixed that Lydia and Raquel VOs overlap while they escape the complex
  • Clear Out: fixed inconsistent use of SFX for mission objective
  • Burning Bridges II: fixed computer highlight in scout mode
  • Loose Ends II: fixed issue which caused the interrogations not providing meeting location
  • Loose Ends II: fixed objective update when entering armory through the roof
  • Loose Ends III: fixed mission unlock notification
  • Loose Ends III: fixed mission objective issue that caused “kill the target” objective to fail when player exfiltrated mission area
  • Loose Ends IV: fixed doubled completion objective pop-up
  • Loose Ends IV: fixed issue which caused the interrogations not providing location of Koba’s Body
  • Loose Ends V: fixed wrong mission unlock notification
  • Opium Wars I: fixed inconsistent spawn point when continuously reloading checkpoint
  • Opium Wars I: fixes on interior lights

Lydia DLC

  • Fixed issue that triggered restricted zone warning message when player uses drone within mission area
  • Fixed issue with interrogation that doesn’t end with killing the victim

Localization

  • Added Korean language support
  • Improved naming convention [PL]
  • Fixed several grammar issues [PL]

Other

  • Numerous other improvements and tweaks not listed above“

Has this patch improved your overall experience with “Sniper Ghost Warrior 3?” Let us know in the comments below!