South Park: The Fractured but Whole Announced at E3
Ubisoft has announced the follow up to last year's South Park: The Stick of Truth at E3 today. South Park: The Fractured but Whole has The New Kid joining Cartman's Coon and Friends group of crime fighters, with Cartman's alter ego being The Coon; a half-man, half-raccoon superhero. While you and the other kids battle the evil of South Park's criminal underbelly, Cartman will be working to make sure the Coon, Mysterion, Toolshed, Human Kite, Mosquito, Mint Berry Crunch and more become the beloved superheroes.
Like the previous title, this comedy RPG is being developed with involvement from South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, and with South Park Digital Studios. After the success of the first game, they want to extend the franchise and keep people laughing. You can watch the announcement trailer here, but remember, it may contain mature content.
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The Crew Wild Run Announced and Coming in November
Last year Ubisoft launched The Crew and this year the action-driving MMO is getting an expansion named The Crew Wild Run. With this expansion, players will be able to visit 'The Summit' where drivers will be face off in extreme events at iconic US locations. The expansion is also adding new vehicle types, including dragsters, drift cars, monster trucks, and motorcycles, and applies a major graphical update.
The expansion will be available for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Windows PC on November 17. You can check out OCC's review of the original game here: The Crew Review.
Source: Press Release and UbiBlog
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Anno 2205 Goes to Space on November 3, 2015
Along with a number of action games, Ubisoft also announced the strategy, city-building game Anno 2205 will be releasing on November 3, at E3. This is the largest game of the Anno series and will be the first to reach into outer space. Players will be tasked with building cities large enough to send missions to the Moon, establishing colonies there to harvest resources and bring them back to Earth. Thanks to a new engine, the islands cities can be built on can be five times larger than those in previous games, while still enabling high graphical detail. This includes filling the cities with flying cars, over a million citizens, factories, and mines. The game will also use a 'revolutionary' session mode to allow players to control several sessions on the Earth and Moon at the same time.
Pre-orders can be placed now for the Standard Edition and Gold Edition, with the latter including additional content. Pre-ordering either edition will get players guaranteed access to the closed beta, for which more information will come in the future.
Source: Press Release and UbiBlog
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Tom Clancy's The Division Gets a Release Date
Tom Clancy's The Division was first announced a while ago, and then almost seemed to disappear. E3 is a good time for games to return to the forefront, and it has more information about the gameplay, as well as a release date of March 8, 2016. This open world RPG will be coming to the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Windows PCs.
The Division is set in New York City after it has been devastated by a virus. With society quickly breaking down as food and water run out, The Division is activated to restore order. The members of the unit had previously appeared to lead ordinary lives, but are actually highly trained agents meant to operate independently or in small groups. You will be able to play the game solo or with up to three other players. There are no special classes or fixed load-outs, so you can respond to the dynamic world as the situation dictates. You will also be able to upgrade weapons, gear, and skills. The most dangerous part of the city is the Dark Zone, where you can go either to work with other agents, or hunt others down to get their loot.
In North America you can already pre-order to two special editions of the game; the Gold Edition and the premium Collector's Edition. The Gold Edition includes an exclusive National Guard Gear Set and the Season Pass, while the Collector's Edition includes all of that, plus exclusive memorabilia. Pre-orders will also get you a place in the beta coming out in December for the Xbox One, and later beta access coming to all three platforms.
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Tackle the Imperial Walkers on Hoth in the Gameplay Trailer for Star Wars: Battlefront
EA started off its E3 Press Conference on a big note, by showing off Mass Effect: Andromeda, and also ended it on just as big of one, with gameplay footage of Star Wars: Battlefront. We started things off by seeing the footage from April, but then shifted to all-new and all running on a PlayStation 4. Some of the footage hops between the Rebellion and Empire, but all of it is from the PS4. We get taken to the ice planet of Hoth, where the Rebellion has to fend off an Imperial attack, complete with AT-ATs and AT-STs. Oh, and some TIE Fighters, too. The Rebellion is not without its own ships, as the T-47 Snowspeeder and T-65 X-Wing try to stave off the attack. We also get orbital bombardments from the Star Destroyers above Hoth, so there's more than just the action on the planets you'll have to worry about. And then there are one or two surprises near the end.
Source: EA's E3 Press Conference
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Ghost Recon Wildlands Announced
Today at E3, Ubisoft announced Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, the next title in the Ghost Recon series. The game is set a few years in the future in Bolivia and will have the player as part of a four-man team of Ghosts with the mission to eliminate the Santa Blanca drug cartel. The open world of the game will be the largest and most diverse open world Ubisoft has created so far, filled with hundreds of villages, landmarks, local legends, factions, and regions for the player to explore and interact with.
Senior Producer Nouredine Abboud said:
With Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, we're moving the Ghost Recon franchise in a new direction, with a massive, beautiful and living open world that reacts to players' choices. Whether going it alone or teaming up with friends in co-op, players in Ghost Recon Wildlands will never encounter the same situation twice, providing amazing possibilities and creative freedom to cultivate very personal stories and experiences with the game.
Source: Press Release and UbiBlog
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Telltale Announces The Walking Dead: Michonne
Telltale has announced that the next game in its series of games based on The Walking Dead is a mini-series centered around the popular character Michonne from the comics and TV show. The story will unfold over three episodes and will follow "her untold journey during the time between issues #126 and #139. Through this Telltale Games mini-series of 3 episodes, players will discover what took Michonne away from Rick, Ezekiel, and the rest of her trusted group… and what brought her back." The first episode will be available this fall on PC/Mac, PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, and mobile devices. Creator of The Walking Dead Robert Kirkman addressed the choice for a Michonne focused game stating, "In our effort to bring the world of the comic and the world of the Telltale series closer together, there is no greater character than Michonne to help bridge that gap."
Source: Telltale Games
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LastPass Issues Security Warning
LastPass is a popular password management utility that has features such as encrypted password storage, auto form filling, and password generation. The company has revealed that it "discovered and blocked suspicious activity" on Friday but also stated that no encrypted data or user accounts were accessed. Information that was compromised includes "LastPass account email addresses, password reminders, server per user salts, and authentication hashes." LastPass believes that the encryption methods it uses will keep the compromised data safe but has implemented a few procedures going forward just to be safe. Logins from new devices or IP addresses will require an additional verification step and all users will be prompted to reset their master password.
Source: LastPass
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PC Gaming Sales Gain on Consoles
Despite frequent rumors about the death of PC gaming, the platform continues to enjoy strong sales numbers and great games, as evidenced by the ongoing Steam sale. A new report claims that not only is PC gaming not dead, it is set to outpace console gaming by the value of games sold by the end of next year. The value of PC games sold will be about $29 billion while console games will be at $28 billion. The chief reason cited in the study was the "growing number of users in India and China as well as the growing population of eSports where the PC is the platform of choice." Other reasons given include the rise of virtual reality technology and cloud gaming services such as Steam, Uplay, and NVIDIA Grid.
Source: CNET via Legit Reviews
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BioWare Takes Us to a New Galaxy in Mass Effect: Andromeda; Arriving Holiday 2016 for PC, PS4, XBO
EA has a little bit of everything to show off during its E3 Press Conference, but perhaps one of the biggest titles is an RPG from BioWare. We finally have our first look at the next Mass Effect game, and we also have its name: Mass Effect: Andromeda. This new ME experience takes us to a brand new galaxy to explore years after the original trilogy ended, so yes, Shepard's story is well and truly done. While BioWare didn't go into any major story details, it did say we play as either a human male or female, although not the one we see in the trailer. Who, then? Maybe an explorer in this new galaxy? Whoever our character is exactly, we'll get to drive the redesigned Mako, work with a team of adventurers, fight alongside, experience the galaxy, and even fall in love with them.
Source: BioWare Blog
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Backwards Compatibility of Xbox 360 Games Finally Comes to the Xbox One
Microsoft's E3 press conference has wrapped up, and perhaps one of the biggest items out of that was not a game was the fact that the Xbox One now has backwards compatibility. More than 100 Xbox 360 games can be played on the Xbox One, with more capable of being supported. All a developer has to do in order to get their X360 game to play on the XBO is to approve it; Microsoft handles the rest. Gamers can even submit titles they want to see with backwards compatibility via Xbox Feedback, so if your favorite game isn't available, maybe your voice can help it get there. In order to play these X360 games, all you need to do is simply drop in the disc or download the game, and then start playing.
All the Xbox One features are available on these older games, so you can use voice commands to take screenshots, broadcast your gameplay, and utilize the Game DVR. Game streaming to Windows 10 is also a possibility with the X360 games. Oh, and multiplayer is possible, too, so if your X360 games have multiplayer, you aren't left out on the XBO.
Perhaps the best element of the backwards compatibility on the Xbox One is how it is entirely free. If you own the game, you can play it. Sony has PlayStation Now on its consoles, and while you can play games you own, you still have to pay for them. It'll be interesting to see what Sony changes about PS Now, because as it stands, Xbox One has the definite leg up in that regard. Backwards compatibility will be available later today for Xbox Preview members, while everyone else will get it towards the end of this year.
Source: Microsoft, Twitter, Xbox, and Game Informer
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Halo 5, Backwards Compatibility, and More Highlight Xbox E3 2015 Briefing
With E3 going on, you can expect a lot of news to come out of the many briefings companies will give. This morning Microsoft held its Xbox briefing and it did not fail to show off a lot of new games and features, as well as providing more information about already known titles. Check out our Official E3 2015 forum thread for discussion and videos. (It would take far too long to embed them all here.)
As Microsoft has been saying for quite some time now, this E3 was going to be about the games, and at the briefing they showed off 21, including Halo 5: Guardians, Fallout 4, Gears of War 4, Fable Legends, Dark Souls III, Tom Clancy's The Division and Rainbow Six Siege. (Check out the Rainbow Six Siege multiplayer trailer from the briefing on our YouTube channel. Naturally there was more than just games to discuss as new Xbox One features were announced, including the Game Preview program, which is early-access for the console, and backwards compatibility with select Xbox 360 games.
Microsoft also announced a new Xbox Elite Controller with a wealth of customization options, including replaceable buttons, game-specific settings, and a premium design. HoloLens, Microsoft's augmented reality device was also shown off with a fully-featured version of Mincraft. Virtual reality was not left out though, as Microsoft announced its partnership with Valve VR, to help make Windows 10 the best platform for VR gaming.
Even more than this was shown off at the briefing, so I encourage everyone to check out the source link below, as well as the videos shared in our forum thread.
Source: Microsoft
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Hardware Roundup: Monday, June 15, 2015, Edition
A new week is upon us, as is a wealth of items, so let's dive right in. If you've ever wondered how to watercool a video card, look no further as we have a guide on how to do exactly that to a GTX 970. There is a review of the Gigabyte Brix GB-BXA8-5557 PC, a tiny AMD-based computer that may be a solid option for those needing something with a small footprint. We also have the Mushkin Reactor 512GB SSD, which uses 16nm MLC NAND and a Silicon Motion controller to deliver read speeds up to 560MB/s and write speeds of 460MB/s. If you need a little more portable storage, perhaps the Lexar JumpDrive M20 USB 3.0 Flash Drive is for you. The Razer Seiren Elite USB Digital Microphone gets put to the test to see how much better it can help you sound compared to the competition. We also have the ASUS Zenfone 2 up for review, plus a look at why owning a real camera is important and also a new case mod.
Video Cards
Modding the EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 Graphics Card @ PC Perspective
Storage/Hard Drives
Mushkin Reactor 512GB SSD @ ThinkComputers
Lexar JumpDrive M20 USB 3.0 Flash Drive @ Madshrimps
Small Form Factor
Gigabyte Brix GB-BXA8-5557 @ LanOC Reviews
Speakers/Headphones
Razer Seiren Elite USB Digital Microphone @ Madshrimps
Mobile
ASUS Zenfone 2 @ PC Perspective
Miscellany
Mind your life memories: Why owning a real camera matters @ TechSpot
Case Mod Friday: Project Prodigious @ ThinkComputers
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GeForce GTX 980 Ti Super JetStream Announced by Palit
Palit, a leading graphics card manufacturer, has officially unveiled the GeForce GTX 980 Ti Super JetStream graphics card. The card, which is the company’s latest addition to its already plentiful GTX 900 series lineup, offers a core clock speed of 1152MHz, which helps to provide an 11 percent increase in gaming benchmarks compared to a reference GTX 980 Ti. The GeForce GTX 980 Ti Super JetStream by Palit comes with the latest JetStream thermal design that ensures reduced heat and noise when operating under heavy loads. The thermal design, which incorporates a wealth of fins cooled by an intelligent dual fan design, also allows the card to operate in silent mode when the card is being used for general tasks and light workloads.
The Palit GeForce GTX 980 Ti Super JetStream, which includes three DisplayPort connections, is being marketed as an excellent solution for gamers who want to play demanding titles at 4K.
Source: techPowerUp
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Material with Dynamic Surface Developed
We know most materials by their surfaces, if they are bumpy or smooth, slick or rough, and these characteristics can be very important for a variety of applications. For that reason, the ability to alter a material's surface features could be a game-changer in a number of ways, and now researchers at MIT have found a way to do just that. Making the discovery even better is that it should be possible to scale it up as needed.
The researchers started with computer simulations of a material comprised of two polymers, with one being flexible and the other being rigid. By strategically placing particles of the rigid polymer with the matrix of the flexible one, it is possible to control the material's behavior when compressed. The buckling the material would undergo when being squeezed, follows a pattern set by the placement of the rigid polymer particles, so if normally the material is smooth, compressing it would cause ridges to form. The researchers have made the material already with a 3D printer, and because the method is completely based on geometry, it should be possible to scale it to any and all sizes.
There are several applications for materials with dynamic surfaces, such as camouflage and altering fluid turbulence. With further study it may be possible to make these materials even more powerful, by using elongated particles in them, to produce asymmetrical surface patterns, and finding ways to achieve the results with electricity, instead of mechanical compression.
Source: MIT
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