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The Division will be entering open beta testing on February 16th for the Xbox One with the PS4 and PC versions following suit the next day. The beta test is scheduled to run until February 21st so you will have a good few days to try out The Division.
If you participated in the previous beta tests you will find a number of new additions and changes in the open beta as the developers have been hard at work patching, introducing and polishing features based on community feedback. Here's the full list of changes, courtesy of Sekuiya who painstakingly typed all of this out from PS4 screenshots:
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The original Frozen Synapse might be one of the most unique and well made strategy games in the "recent" years. The fact that both players take their turns simultaneously adds an immense amount of depth as you have to consider both your plans and those of your opponent's. In short, it was and still is a really fun game that's well worth the time and effort it takes to "git gud" at it.
And if you've managed to master the small-ish levels of Frozen Synapse I have some exciting news to tell you because Frozen Synapse 2 has just been announced and its going to be focused around open world tactics.
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After an unusually long wait the Overwatch beta has finally returned, bringing with it a lot of exiting new additions and an even bigger amount of disappointment as many people have once again realized that there is no key awaiting in their inbox.
The new features I'm talking about are updates to the player progression system, a new co-op vs AI mode, a new game mode called Control, two new maps and a bunch of mutators/custom gameplay options for private games. Here's the developer update video along with my brief overview of the changes:
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With the Hitman beta for those that preordered fast approaching Square Enix has finally decided to share some more information on their episodic assassin.
The most interesting of which, at least for the PC platform, are the recommended system requirements and preorder bonuses. You can find them below, along with a brand new trailer showcasing the story and stealth gameplay:
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A couple of years ago Amazon gathered up a bunch of talented game and engine developers and simply went dark with their final announcement saying that exciting things will be coming in the future.
It would appear that the future is now as Amazon has released a beta version of their free & open-source game engine titled Lumberyard. Its based on CryEngine so expect to see some beautiful games coming out of the woodwork's. Here's the announcement video and a few more details:
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Even though Bitcoin might be outside of the public eye its popularity and applications have been steadily growing for many years now. So to see Valve potentially getting behind it is not a surprising occurrence.
This rumor comes from a Reddit user named Haoose who found out that Steam's Translation Server contains many strings of text related to Bitcoin purchases. Here's a few particularly interesting ones:
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Dark Souls is genuinely my favorite game ever made, embodying almost every element I love seeing: deep and subtle storytelling, challenging but fair combat, tons of diversity and replay value as well as a well-connected world ripe for exploration.
So I hope you can understand how excited I am that the intro cinematic for Dark Souls 3 has been recently released. But enough of me rambling for now, here's the video and don't worry, there are no spoilers:
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When Unsung Story first appeared on Kickstarter way back in 2014 it got many people very excited because Yasumi Matsuno, the director behind the excellent Final Fantasy Tactics, was finally given a chance to create the sequel/spin-off he always wanted but never could.
Unfortunately it would appear that Unsung Story might remain unsung as Kickstarter backers have recently received an ominous email telling them that the game is being put on hold, possibly forever. Here's the full message:
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Titanfall is an excellent showcase of today's gaming market. When it first launched it arrived alongside massive praise and plenty of hype yet all of that completely dissipated within a single month. There are simply far too many games battling for a player's attention for them to spend a long time playing a multiplayer-only game that came out with small amounts of content.
The Titanfall team is seemingly well aware of this because in an interview with Forbes the lead writer behind Titanfall 2, Jesse Stern, confirmed that the team is focusing on both the multiplayer and the campaign which is supposed to be an introduction in to a much larger universe alongside the upcoming TV spin-off.
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I've never been much of a fan of soccer, or football as its known in Europe, but I am well aware I'm in a very small minority compared to the amount of people who simply adore it.
The reason I mentioned that is because I have managed to completely miss the Steam release of the much anticipated Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 myClub, a free to play spin-off of the popular PES series. Here's the official trailer though fair warning, the constantly cutting-off music might drive you insane: