/// May 17, 2016 | EPISODE 163
Below are the news stories that may not have made the headlines today but are worth reading!
Gamers never die…..
Just like the Games of Our Lives…
/// GAMES FEATURED
►Shadwen
►Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
►Homefront: The Revolution
►Final Fantasy XV
►Shadow of the Beast
►Resident Evil 7
/// Shadwen Now Available; Launch Trailer!
/// Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 ~ Next Free Major Content Update Detailed!
There’s big trouble brewing in Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2! PopCap Vancouver today announced Trouble in Zombopolis: Part One, the next free major content update to Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 that introduces a massive new map, two brand new exciting characters and over 1,200 new character customisation items for even bigger fun.
Trouble in Zombopolis is free for all players and releases just in time for summer on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Origin on PC. Players can jump into the biggest zombie map ever built – Zombopolis – and battle their way through dark, undiscovered sewers and down the Brain Street Strip. New heroes Toxic Citron and Breakfast Brainz face off in the ultimate showdown while Dr. Zomboss hatches an evil plan to exterminate plant-kind.Top of Page
/// Homefront: The Revolution Launch Trailer!
/// Sony’s E3 2016 Press Conference Takes Place on Monday, June 13!
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the date and time of their E3 2016 press conference and, as expected, it takes place on Monday, June 13, at 6pm PT/9pm ET/2am BST in the Shrine Auditorium.
The invite didn’t reveal any livestreaming details or tease any announcements, so stay tuned for more details about the press conference as they arrive in the coming weeks.Top of Page
/// Final Fantasy XV ‘High Level Magic and Combat’ Gameplay!
/// EA Signs New Deal With Coldwood Interactive (Unravel) for New Game!
Earlier this year, we released Unravel, a one-of-a-kind, physics-based puzzle platformer that captured the hearts of players around the world. The awesomely creative development team at Coldwood Interactive brought tiny, endearing Yarny to life. And since then, it’s been quite incredible to see the community’s love for Yarny, both in the game and beyond.
At EA, we love working with creative and passionate development teams, in our own studios and our partners. Which is why I’m very pleased to announce that we’ve signed a new agreement with Coldwood to work with them on their next project.
We don’t have any details to share right now, but we look forward to sharing more when the time is right. We could not be more excited to continue working with Martin Sahlin and the great team at Coldwood, and to see the next adventure they bring to life.
Update: Reached for comment, a representative for EA confirmed to Polygon that the agreement between Coldwood and EA “will be for the next Unravel.”
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/// Shadow of the Beast Launch Trailer!
/// Kojima Productions Unveils Icon Character Ludens!
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LUDENS, the icon of Kojima Productions. pic.twitter.com/brM16iFgNi— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) May 17, 2016
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We’ll deliver THE NEW PLAY in THE NEW FUTURE with the cutting-edge equipment, technology, & the frontier spirit. pic.twitter.com/jZbTtpbVw9— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) May 17, 2016
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The gear he’s wearing is the extra-vehicular activity(EVA) creative suit. pic.twitter.com/iHb5JjFK77— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) May 17, 2016
/// Resident Evil 7 to be Shown at E3, Return to Horror Roots!
Serkan Toto, CEO of Tokyo-based game industry consultancy Kantan Games, wrote on Twitter today that Capcom is working on Resident Evil 7 and will show it off at E3 2016 next month:
2) They will show it at E3. The RE7 team hired Jordan Amaro, a designer who previously worked on MGS V and P. T. at Kojima Productions. /end
— Dr. Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) May 17, 2016
Capcom hasn’t officially confirmed Resident Evil 7, but Resident Evil Producer Masachika Kawata did address it in October 2015, saying that “we’re currently not at a state to talk about it… but please stay tuned.”
Speculation about a new Resident Evil started up again last week when Capcom said a major unannounced game is coming before April 2017 and they expect it to sell four million copies.
