So the first wraps have finally been taken off the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Directed by Michael Bay, and having Megan Fox as April O’Neal, this film has had a bit of a bumpy ride from the fans, a script was leaked early on that did not read well, and the fans where rather upset. Well, today we finally get our first trailer for the new film, so you can check it out below and let us know what you think.
The new TMNT movie is slates for theaters this August.
Previously available to the Public, but as an open beta, Smite has officially been released. Developed by High-Rez Studio’s, Smite is a new take on the existing MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) style game. Instead of the classic view (overhead birds-eye view) that you normally get in these kinds of games, Smite changes this to a 3rd person view. Now as small of a change as this seems, it makes a HUGE difference in the way the game plays, and I think this change makes the game much more friendly to new users. Because you are using WASD to move and your mouse to look around, the game has a much more action oriented feel to it.
There are a variety of game modes, but the classic 5 VS 5, three lane Conquest Mode is the meat and potatoes here. They have also taken deity’s from mythology around the globe and created champions out of them, from Greek, Egyptian and Norse Mythology, all the way up to Hindu and Chinese Mythology, there are at current count, 51 gods playable in the game. They are also slowly adding more gods as time goes on, they have not stated yet how many they plan to add to the game, but so far they have a great assortment that can fit to a variety of play styles.
Smite is Free to Play, there is a weekly God rotation that cycles through the free gods available that week, as well as you can use in game currency or “Favour” as they call it, which you get by completing matches, or spend real money on Gems, which you can then use to buy gods, as well as skins for those gods. All in all not to uncommon for this kind of game, and it is a system that works well.
There are ranked games and Ladders in the game, and they are definitely aiming to get the game into e-sports with the built in Twitch Streaming as well as the fact that this weekend they are kicking things off with a rather large tournament in Atlanta, with more then $200k in prize money up for grabs. for more information on the tournament, you can go here.
For the launch of Smite they also sent along this very cool Cinematic trailer showing off a few of the gods in Smite, you can take a look at that below.
All throughout the Beta I have been playing my fair share of Smite as well and you can see some matches and how the game plays at the links below.
So what else can I say really, this game is worth the download, and I have been playing the crap out of it recently, and this in spite of the fact that Titanfall has come out. It really is kind of like the MOBA for people who can’t/don’t like MOBA’s. At the very least it is free, and if you can’t get into it, well that is fine, no harm no foul, but I def urge you to take a look at it.
To download the game and get playing, head here to SMITE.
So in a move that is making the whole Internet go up in flames, Oculus VR announced yesterday that they are being bought by Facebook. In a Deal worth $2 billion, Facebook will be acquiring all of Oculus VR, the deal, while not finalized yet, is expected to be complete in 2Q 2014.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg had this to say of the deal “Mobile is the platform of today, and now we’re also getting ready for the platforms of tomorrow, Oculus has the chance to create the most social platform ever, and change the way we work, play and communicate.”
Oculus also seemed quite happy about the deal saying “We are excited to work with Mark and the Facebook team to deliver the very best virtual reality platform in the world,” Brendan Iribe, co-founder and CEO of Oculus VR says in a PR release. “We believe virtual reality will be heavily defined by social experiences that connect people in magical, new ways. It is a transformative and disruptive technology, that enables the world to experience the impossible, and it’s only just the beginning.”
The Deal will be a mix of around $400 Million in cash, and the remainder being Facebook shares once the deal is finalized.
Sooo…. It is looking like VR is ramping up in the coming months and I will be very curious how this changes things going forward, not only for Oculus but for the Sony VR platform as well.
Sony dropped this very awesome 8 minute gameplay trailer this morning for Infamous: Second Son, their upcoming PS4 Exclusive, coming out next week. Showing off not only how damn pretty the game is, but also how much fun it looks like it will be. Set in Seattle, this is looking to be a must play for any PS4 owners out there. Take a look at this new trailer below.
Infamous: Second Son will be released on March 21, Exclusively for the Playstation 4.
This morning Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment announced a new Batman game, Batman: Arkham Knight. This new title is being developed by Rocksteady Studio’s and will be the conclusion in this series of Batman games. Being developed for the Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC, this game will feature a huge roster of villain’s including, the Penguin, Two-Face, Harley Quinn and the Scarecrow. They have released the trailer below to tease us all with this new game, take a look.
Batman: Arkham Knight is slated for release sometime later in 2014 for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.
So today we finally get to see some gameplay footage of The Order: 1886; a game that was announced as a Sony exclusive for the PS4 at E3 last year, and was shown off with a very cool looking cinematic trailer. Now we finally get to see the game in action. This 2 minute gameplay trailer shows off a bit of how the game will look and play, and I must admit, WOAH, does it ever look pretty, and I can’t wait to see more of this title.
No word on a release date as of yet, but when we know, we will let you guys know.
The Order: 1886 is being developed by Ready at Dawn exclusively for the PS4.
Well we have beta info incoming! Vince Zampella announced via twitter that the signup page for the Titanfall beta would be going live tonight around 6pm PST.
Tonight at 6pm PST there will be a website to sign up for #titanfall beta access. The website will be announced shortly before 6.
He has also gone on to say that it is NOT NA only, so it will be hitting the EU as well as other regions. We will be updating this with the website link when we get it, so set your alarm as I am sure it will go fast!
Take a look back and a look forward to the fourth season of the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. This 15 minute preview features clips from upcoming episodes, behind-the-scenes-footage, interviews with talent, and cast members’ answers to questions posed by fans. Hopefully this 15 minute preview will satisfy you til April 6th when season 4 premieres.
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