‘Burnout’ developer Criterion is making another racing game
Criterion Games is working on another racing game; it isn’t Burnout, however. This time it’s not just about cars: It’s about motorcycles, helicopters, wing-suits, jet skis and ATVs from the looks of early footage shown at Electronic Arts’ press briefing. What’s more, it’s all from a first-person view (sort of like a GoPro POV) at all times. There are tricks too, and the team said that it’s been largely influenced by action-sports footage it’s seen online. Some very early gameplay footage and concept art was shown, but if we’re being honest, the latter looked much better than the former — often the case with in-development games. Given Criterion’s pedigree, though, we’re expecting pretty great things whenever it actually launches.
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DICE’s upcoming ‘Mirror’s Edge’ sequel features new parkour controls, tighter combat
Remember that Mirror’s Edge sequel DICE showed off at last year’s E3? Yeah, well we’re no closer to an actual release date for the title, but the studio did show off some more rendered footage at Electronic Arts’ press event. The focus this time around is on the all-new move set the team’s built into Faith, the game’s protagonist. DICE consulted with actual parkour artists to include a new range of controls tied into actual combat. DICE also promised there’ll be more in the way of player involvement with the story and a focus on the who and why behind Faith and the other “runners” occupying the game’s world. We’ve got the full trailer, so head on past the break to check it out.
‘Battlefield: Hardline’ is an insane version of cops and robbers, beta launches today
Who hasn’t played cops and robbers at some point in their life? That’s what Battlefield: Hardline is. Matches can handle 32 players and the portion of the match we saw at EA’s press conference resembled classic heist flick Heat‘s climactic bank robbery, but the craziness is amped up dramatically. Player-controlled helicopters can swoop in to take out the robbers; cranes knock down building facades; and players can drop off of bridges and onto the back of a teammate’s speeding motorcycle. Granted, this was a prepared video that cut around from perspective to perspective of multiple players, but it looked more chaotic than any match of Battlefield 4 that I’ve seen. Even better, if you want to play it right now, a beta launches today on PC and PlayStation 4. If you have a copy of Battlefield 4 on PS4 you can access the test-version via the dashboard of Sony’s latest console. Need something to do while it downloads? Take a peek at gameplay video after the break.
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Source: Battlefield Blog
’Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’ trailer teases future of combat: jetpacks and robots
Miss that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare trailer Microsoft teased at its big E3 press event? No you didn’t: We have it right here. The well-rehearsed teaser follows a player through the streets of Seoul, South Korea, taking every opportunity to show off the new gameplay elements afforded by the title’s imagined-future tech. This includes a jetpack-assisted fall, a peek at a powered armor suit and a small arsenal of far-flung weaponry. Oh, and it wouldn’t be a Call of Duty trailer without some cinematic trauma thrown in there, too — skip on past the break to see the full video in all its glory. Looking for some color commentary? Revisit our Xbox E3 2014 liveblog here; we’ve got it in spades.
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