/// February 22, 2016 | EPISODE 160
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
►Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness
►Carmageddon: Max Damage
►Street Fighter 5
►One Piece: Burning Blood
►Dead or Alive Xtreme 3
►Broforce
►Gears of War 4
►DriveClub
►Halo 5: Guardians
/// Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness Coming West for PS4, PS Vita & PC this Fall!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_G1isSJzcE
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/// Carmageddon: Max Damage Announced for PS4 & Xbox One!
/// Capcom “Looking Into” Adding Arcade Mode to Street Fighter 5!
Lacking an Arcade Mode means there’s no way for players to have a regular match against the CPU in a usual three-round game, which is bizarrely the case here. And Capcom has heard the complaints, thankfully.
The publisher told Forbes in a statement, “The team is looking into adding an Arcade Mode and we’ll have more information to share soon.”
Difficulty options for the game’s story prologue, are also being planned. | Source
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/// One Piece: Burning Blood Adds Blackbeard, Story Trailer!
/// Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Hitomi Character Trailer!
/// Broforce Wins PS Plus Vote; To Be Free on PS4 in March!
The Vote to Play polls are closed and we have a winner! Broforce joins PS Plus on 1st March. Thanks for voting! pic.twitter.com/JPtifi6IQl
— PlayStation Europe (@PlayStationEU) February 22, 2016
/// Gears of War 4 to be a “Graphical Showcase” on Xbox One!
When Microsoft first showed Gears of War 4 at E3 last year, it looked good. When it finally releases later this year, it will be one of the best looking games on Xbox One, according to studio head Rod Fergusson.
Fergusson, who worked on all three mainline Xbox 360 games, told Official Xbox Magazine, “Like how the original Gears of War was a visual showcase for the Xbox 360, Gears of War 4 will be a graphical showcase for the Xbox One.”
Fergusson hinted at Gears of War 4 multiplayer running at 60 frames-per-second, but didn’t outright confirm it.
“Delivering [with Ultimate Edition] the first 60fps multiplayer experience in franchise history really taught us a lot about what it means to have a 60fps culture on the team and we’re leveraging that experience for Gears of War 4.”
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/// Silicon Studio and Mistwalker Announce Joint Development of New Title!
The official website of Japanese video game developer Silicon Studio announced on Monday that the studio is collaborating with fellow developer Mistwalker to create a new game.
Silicon Studio released a teaser image for the game (pictured at right), but the game’s title, content, release window, and other information are still unknown.
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/// IBM Japan Announces Sword Art Online Virtual Reality Project!
/// DriveClub Bikes Suzuki Expansion DLC Trailer!
/// Kojima On Why He Will Never Release A Game Like P.T., Doesn’t Want To Look Back At The Konami Drama!
In a recent interview with Polygon, Kojima was asked whether he is interested in making a game similar to theme of Silent Hills or P.T., or horror genre in general. Kojima stated that Silent Hills will never happen and although he is interested in exploring the horror genre in the future, he won’t develop a game like P.T.
“P.T. in a way for us was also an experiment to understand many things. Silent Hills, I don’t think that will ever happen. I would definitely like to explore horror and by horror I don’t mean horror as a genre, but more like the feeling of terror as a theme, as a topic and this is one aspect that gets really close to interactivity of scariness so that is something I would be interested in exploring in the future.”
“After P.T. there were similar games that were released or were developed. Personally, I don’t want to do something that is in the same tone, I would prefer to do something that takes a different approach and a different perspective to it,” he added. | Source
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/// Sony Is Set up to Dominate With PlayStation VR “If They Have the Ability to Price Sub $500,” Says Pachter!
Wow, Vive priced at $800. This sets Oculus up to win at $600, and sets Sony up to dominate if they have the ability to price sub $500
— Michael Pachter (@michaelpachter) February 22, 2016
/// Halo 5’s Microtransactions Have Made at Least $1.5 Million!
Microsoft confirmed as much today, when they revealed that the microtransactions have increased the World Championship winnings to $2.5 million. It’s now currently the “biggest individual prize pool in console eSports history”. | Source
