The Order: 1886 Delayed To 2015

PlayStation 4 exclusive The Order: 1886 has been delayed to 2015. The game was supposed to be released at the end of this year.

Ready at Dawn CEO Ru Weerasuriy had this to say "As we keep on pushing on this game, we really want to deliver on the experience that we promised, and because of that, the game is slated for release in early 2015,"

If you can't wait for the game to come out then be sure to check out the video of gameplay below.

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The Evil Within Release Date Delayed

In what is another next generation delay - horror game The Evil Within has had its launch date delayed until October! The game will be released in North America on October 21st and October 24th in Europe. The game's launch has been made to allow the development team more time to make further balance changes to the game.

The game is being developed by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami and his team at Tango Gameworks. The Evil Within will be published by Bethesda Softworks. Shinji has described the game as a return to the roots of the survival horror genre.

The Evil Within was previously scheduled to launch in August for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

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Halo 5: Guardians Announced

343 Industries has revealed that Halo 5: Guardians will launch on Xbox One at the end of 2015. The announcement which was made via a blog post states the future of the Halo franchise as a whole. 'In the past, “Halo” games have pushed the Xbox forward, showcasing the console and its ecosystem in entertaining and innovative ways. Making a “Halo” game that runs at 60 frames per second, on dedicated servers, with the scope, features and scale we’ve been dreaming of for more than a decade, is non-trivial. It’s a task that we, at 343 Industries, are taking very seriously to ensure we deliver the “Halo” game that fans deserve, and a game that is built from the ground up for Xbox One. “Halo 5: Guardians” is a bigger effort than “Halo 4.” That applies to the content and scope of the game, as well as the technology in what’s now a brand new and more powerful engine. Certainly there are some core elements carried over from prior games, but we’ve invested a huge effort in retooling our tech to take full advantage of the Xbox One’s hardware and ecosystem to create worlds and experiences worthy of next-gen.'

It may be interesting to note that Halo 5 was hinted at being shown this year at E3 'Many fans noted that I was very deliberate with my phrasing on stage at E3 last year. I spoke about a “journey,” rather than a destination – and that journey definitely begins in 2014 with agiant leap, rather than one small step. We’ll give you much more information about our plans for this year at the Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing on June 9, and we’re confident that “Halo” fans will be pretty excited about the special plans we have in store.' All we can say is stay tuned as we will be coming you informed on the coming events!

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Tom Clancy's The Division Delayed To 2015

Ubisoft has announced that Tom Clancy's The Division has been delayed and that the game will be released in 2015 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The team had this to say via their official blog "Working on The Division is a once in a lifetime opportunity for all of us at Massive, Reflections, and Red Storm Entertainment. We are creating something we are really proud of and we don't want to compromise on quality. We are going to release the game when it's ready."

More info is due to be shown at E3 2014 which we will be live streaming so stay tuned!

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Games With Gold Launches On Xbox One

In what is a big news day for Microsoft, they have now confirmed that 'Games with Gold' will launch on Xbox One in June. "Members will have subscription-based access to free games ranging from top hits to breaking indie stars," the company recently said.

'Games with Gold' will launch on Xbox One with two titles available; Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and Halo: Spartan Assault. The Games with Gold titles for Xbox 360 in June will be Dark Souls, Charlie Murder and a Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition.


Discounts for Xbox One titles will also be available in June "The first titles offered in June will include Forza Motorsport 5, Ryse: Son of Rome, and a few other surprises. In the coming months, we will offer significant savings of up to 50 - 75 percent off certain titles."

We can't help but think this is a great move by Microsoft considering Sony's and Nintendo's efforts recently, however it all seems a bit of a knee jerk reaction.

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Microsoft Releasing Xbox One Without Kinect

Microsoft has confirmed that it will releasing an Xbox One bundle without the Kinect sensor which will see the price fall down to £349. The new bundle will be available from June 9th.

Microsoft had often been quick to squash rumors regarding a Kinect-less Xbox One citing that the Kinect is "an absolutely integral part of the experience".

On Xbox.com department head Phil Spencer said that despite reversal, the motion sensor remains an important part of Microsoft's vision for Xbox One. He went on to say "To be clear, as we introduce this new Xbox One console option, Kinect remains an important part of our vision. Many of you are using Kinect for Xbox One every day. In fact, more than 80 percent of you are actively using Kinect, with an average of 120 voice commands per month on each console. We will continue to offer a premium Xbox One with Kinect bundle to deliver voice and gesture controls, biometric sign-in, instant personalization, instant scanning of QR codes, and enhanced features only available with Kinect in games such as Kinect Sports Rivals, Just Dance 2014, Project Spark and more."

Spencer confirmed that Microsoft will offer standalone Kinect packages at retail. This isn't the first time Microsoft have done a U-turn now not forgetting the big hoo-ha with 'used games' but we know how that story ended!

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Play Expo Blackpool 2014 It's a Shaky cam return to form!

So I was at Blackpool Expo checking out some arcade machines, Retro consoles and spending way to much money and as always this comes accompanied with  the standard shaky cam vid and the start of a Play Expo week of wonderful goodies and a lousy title. The Play Expo Blackpool fall out week! Told you it was lousy!
Anyhow here is the first of several vids coming your way!

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The Breakout A point and click Indie adventure!

So as we have just announced that we are having a Play Expo Blackpool week were we cover as much of the stuff we saw at the expo over the next week the first thing we are covering well after the traditional shaky cam vid is The Breakout. A point and click adventure targeted at the older gamer who may remember the classics like Money Island from its first time round and are looking for a more challenging point and click adventure that still keeps all those classic mechanics of the old point and click adventure games but with a more modern feel then this game is for you.

The Breakout is a game developed by Pixel Trip Studios and is currently in its last stage of fund raising over at kickstarter and looks to be a promising and great looking game. The visual style of this game is right up my street and as i have mentioned before I am a big fan of High quality  indie studios getting more support and coverage so as part of that check out my vid of the demo then if you like the look of the game why not call over give these guys a quid or two and help a good studio develop a good game I will put the link below here so go check em out!

                                                FIND OUT HOW FAR YOU CAN GET!

So if you liked the look of this game now take into account my nonsense commentary is not in the game so that works in its favor then click kickstarter.

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The Last of Us PS4 Has Vastly Improved Graphics

Naughty Dog has claimed that The Last of Us Remastered will visually outweigh the original with 'cut scene-quality character models'. You may not know this but the original game used many tricks constantly switching from highly detailed character to models to lower-res versions in another shot and the director Neil Druckmann says the PlayStation 4 can run the assets at full resolution all the time.

Druckmann said "We don't build it with high assets in mind to then port it, but it did give us a leg up, If we hadn't done that, we might not have made the call to bring it over to PS4." the team also looked to make other parts of the game look better such as enemies where close up they looked a little burred. "It may sound relatively simple, but moving the PS3-perfected game over to PS4's significantly different PC architecture is an ongoing struggle. Our cinematics are now running at 1080p and 60fps, and that involved rendering them all from scratch. It's interesting that now [instead of a technical bottleneck], the bottleneck is 'Can we fit all this on the disc?"

Druckmann also goes on to say The Last of Us Remastered is a straightforward port at the moment, and that he is considering taking advantage of PS4's improved triggers and touchpad. Though there may be a few tweaks here or there, he would ultimately like to just bring it over to the PS4 and get a more solid version of the same experience.

The Remastered Last of Us will feature all the DLC packs included in the Season Pass.

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PlayStation's E3 Conference Gets Time And Date

Sony's E3 2014 press conference will take place on June the 9th at 5pm UK time. The event has not been officially announced as of yet but invitations have been sent out to certain members of the press. Shortly after at 5.30pm is Microsoft's press conference which is followed by EA at 8pm. What is a disappointment however is the fact Nintendo aren't holding a traditional conference instead choosing to hold a digital one instead.

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GET YOUR FACE IN SPACE No Really!!!

So this is not really Video Game related but i am guessing quite a few of you out there will be interested in this pretty awesome opportunity from the peeps at Emerge yes the energy drink are giving you the chance to get your face in space! A lot cheaper than actually getting into space for real I might add.

Anyhow for more info check out the following right now!

"Red Bull Stratos broke several world records and the sound barrier when skydiver Felix Baurngartner fell from space. Lynx sent a regular bloke into space with their Apollo Space Academy. And now…# Emerge have stepped up to stake a claim in space. Since they don’t have the budgets of Lynx or Red Bull (given that they’re a 35p energy drink), they’re offering fans the chance to at least get their face in space– a kind of budget space expedition if you will. Hence in their latest video, you’ll see a dude hitching a lift to space on a bunch of balloons, floating into the clouds to the smooth sounds of ‘The Joker’ by The Steve Miller Band.

So space cowboys, what are you waiting for - #YourFaceInSpace.

Simply visit their app http://apps.facebook.com/emergespace, upload a selfie and the winning face will be sent stratospheric for all their mates (and the world) to see. Let’s be realistic, it’s probably the closest you’ll ever get to becoming an astronaut!"

So what are you waiting for? go check it out now! No really stop reading this now and check it out! 

Gooooo!!!!!!

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The Elder Scrolls Online Delayed for Xbox One and PS4

Bethesda has confirmed today that the Elder Scrolls Online has been delayed for the Xbox One and PS4.

The MMO based on the popular Elder Scrolls games will be delayed for possibly six months. On a blog post, the reason behind the delay has been put to integration with each consoles server systems, 'Integrating our systems with each console manufacturer’s networks—which are both different from the PC/Mac system as well as different from each other—has been a challenging process'.

The Elder Scrolls online is out now for PC and Mac. Because of the delay, Bethesda is offering a special deal for those that purchase the game on those platforms before the end of June. Those that do can transfer their characters to a Xbox One or PS4 version upon release for free.

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