Watch Ubisoft’s E3 keynote live stream here!
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re waiting for Ubisoft to shed more light on its upcoming titles: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, Tom Clancy’s The Division and possibly several virtual reality games as hinted by the company last month. To get the latest sneak peek (you know you want to), feel free to tune in here at 2:45PM PT / 5:45PM ET today to watch Ubisoft’s E3 conference live stream, courtesy of Twitch. Don’t worry if you can’t make it, though, as we’ve got you well covered for E3 this year. You’re very welcome.
http://www.twitch.tv/ubisoft/embed
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EA shows off its stable of upcoming sports blockbusters
As expected, EA took the stage at E3 2015 to showcase the next installment of its popular sports franchises. That, of course, includes FIFA 16, Madden 16, NBA Live 16, NHL 16 and Rory McIlroy PGA Tour. This year, like most others, EA Sports is focusing on evolution rather than revolution, so people familiar with these titles won’t notice any major change. But that’s not to say some things haven’t changed. In the case of FIFA 16, for example, there are all-new defensive mechanics, which will help you defend better ground against attacking players. For NBA 16, EA Sports revealed an app that can take your picture and then use it as a custom character’s face — the most impressive part about this is how it only takes a couple of minutes.
Madden 16, meanwhile, comes with a completely overhauled passing game, designed to assist quarterbacks, receivers and defenders in coverage. You’ll see improved passing for specific routes, for example, allowing you to choose different types of catches — including one that lets players attack the ball at its highest point. As a defender, on the other hand, you can play the receiver instead of just the ball, which should make it harder for anyone to score on you.
Rory Mcllroy PGA Tour, Madden 16, NHL 16, FIFA 16 and NBA Live 16 will be released on July 14th, August 15th, September 15th, September 23rd and September 29th, respectively. Trailers for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions are below.
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Ubisoft’s E3 2015 liveblog!
Ubisoft’s E3 blitz is a curious mix of triple-A titles, like Assassins Creed, as well as, er, Raving Rabbits and Just Dance iterations. It’s also typically had a spadeful of spectacle thrown into the mix. And that’s probably a very good reason to liveblog it — so we’re going to. Expect more information on Ubisoft’s premier titles, more information on Rainbow Six: Siege. It all starts at 2:45PM PT, or 5:45PM ET. Come on over and join us!
Try hating ‘Star Wars Battlefront’ now that you’ve seen it
Star Wars Battlefront invades PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on November 17th with large-scale multiplayer gameplay and a lot of classic series trimmings. We’re talking lightsabers, X-Wings, AT-STs and more. You can see a lot of those in the gameplay video below, in a battle inspired by the Hoth sequence from The Empire Strikes Back, captured on PlayStation 4. It’s pre-alpha gameplay (meaning incredibly early), but it looks bombastic with a sense of scale I haven’t seen in a Star Wars game to date. The AT-AT feels like a monstrous, multi-story death contraption that could kill you underfoot if you walk too close to it.
Oh, and you can pilot one. The gameplay demo switches between Empire and Rebel forces and shows off the danger of controlling these: a snowspeeder tripping you with its tow cable. I don’t want to spoil the end for you, but a familiar man in black makes an appearance. Good luck waiting until November 17th.
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Xbox at E3: The big news and what it means for you
Xbox 360 backwards compatibility. A new $150 “Elite” controller. A mind-blowing Minecraft for HoloLens demo. Fallout 4, Halo 5, Tomb Raider, Gears of War and even more Gears of War. Microsoft had a lot to show off at its E3 2015 event, so let our team on the ground recap what we’ve seen and offer some initial thoughts on it before we move on with today’s other big events.
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There’s a new South Park game and it’s all about superheroes
Well, Ubisoft just kicked off its E3 press conference with what’s definitely a crowd pleaser: a new South Park game. Aisha Tyler (she of “LANAAAAA!!! fame) brought out South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to announced the title, South Park: The Fractured But Whole (get it? yeah). The game’s currently in development — sorry, no release date was mentioned — with Ubisoft’s San Francisco studio and picks up where Stick of Truth left off. You’re still the “new kid,” but this time you and the South Park crew are playing superheroes.
“At the end of Truth, we kinda realized how to make videogames, said Matt Stone on stage. Well, considering how many patches were issued for Truth, Matt, we’re inclined to agree.
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Rare’s next game is ‘Sea of Thieves’ for Xbox One and Windows 10
Rare isn’t just banking on 30 years of nostalgia; it has a brand-new franchise on the way called Sea of Thieves. Announced today for Xbox One and Windows 10, it’s looking like the pirate sim we didn’t get from Assassin’s Creed. Rare described the game as its most ambitious effort ever, as the player dives in first-person to a shared adventure. As one would expect from Rare, it’s all very stylized and cartoony, which you can get a good look at via the trailer (embedded after the break.) There’s no word yet on a release date, but we’ll be looking for it on the show floor and you can sign up for more updates on the official website.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1z48qvGsA_0?rel=0
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Source: Sea of Theives
‘Mass Effect: Andromeda’ coming holiday 2016
We’ve waited and waited for solid details on Mass Effect: Andromeda for what seems like an eternity and now we have a few more. The game launches next holiday season, to start. That’s big enough on its own but BioWare had even more to share from the stage of its press event here at E3 2015. Since it’s using the Frostbite game engine pioneered by DICE, the game looks predictably gorgeous. It’s in a new galaxy, the Mako is back, you’re an N7 officer once again. You’re playing as a human male or female, but not as the character seen in the trailer. BioWare says that Andromeda‘s “very much a new adventure” and that it takes place much quite a bit after the events of Mass Effect 3.
The game will only be available for PC and current-gen consoles. And while the trailer was built with Frostbite, that wasn’t actual gameplay you saw: the clip is the studio’s target look for the game. So, while the engine is powerful and capable of pretty impressive results, you might need to temper your expectations a bit.
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Source: BioWare blog
‘Need For Speed’ has been rebooted, arrives November 3rd
EA already told us that Need For Speed was taking a… brake, but now it’s back. And EA is calling it “the definitive Need For Speed experience.” You’ll be able to drive around an open-air environment twice the size of its predecessor, Rivals. Customizations have also been cranked up, and there’s a suitably Fast And Furious-sounding story mode where you need to build your reputation as well as your car. It lands on PC, PS4 and Xbox One this November 3rd — and it’s looking good enough that you may expect to smell the tires. See for yourself in the trailer, just below.
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