By Anonymous on Jul 07, 2015 12:30 am
 Some game achievements are seriously hard to get, here are some of our favourite insanely difficult ones! Have you earned any of them?
By Anonymous on Jul 07, 2015 12:18 am
Mega Man Legends launched back in 1997 as a 3D, open-world adaptation of the Mega Man series. Now, designer and producer Keiji Inafune has announced a spiritual successor to Legends, titled Red Ash: The Indelible Legend. The game, an open-world RPG, is being funded via Kickstarter, and Inafune is asking for at least $800,000. At the time of this writing, it sits at a little over $250,000 with 28 days left. Concept art of the main character, BeckInafune is currently finishing up his last project, another Kickstarter game called Mighty No. 9, which is inspired by the 2D, sidescrolling entries in the Mega Man series. With Red Ash, he appears to be going in a different direction. On its Kickstarter page, he explains, "Red Ash is a very different project from a retro action game like Mighty No. 9, in terms of both scale and concept. The primary goal with Red Ash is to tell a story on a grand scale; all of the primary concepts are clearly visualized in the minds of the creative team, from the overall plot to historical background. Even the final ending scene is planned out!" To achieve his goals, Inafune has brought together several members from the original Mega Man Legends team. Five of the ten members worked with Inafune on Legends. If Red Ash reaches its $800,000 goal, the studio will make a prologue to a larger story, consisting of three episodes. At $1.3 million, the developer will be able to make an additional three episodes beyond the prologue. Inafune promises, however, that even the prologue will be a full game: "Of course, this is not to say that reaching the minimum goal will be an incomplete game. It won't be the full story we want to tell, but we promise it will still be a game you will never forget!" Red Ash is planned for release on PC, with ports to other consoles coming if the studio receives enough money through Kickstarter. Inafune has simultaneously launched a Kickstarter for a companion anime film, called Red Ash: Magicicada. The movie is in production at Studio 4°C, known for its work on Genius Party and two episodes of Halo: Legends. Inafune is also collaborating on an Xbox One-exclusive title called Recore. It was announced at E3 last month. Mighty No. 9, meanwhile, is due out on September 15 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Vita, Wii U, 3DS, and PC.
By Anonymous on Jul 06, 2015 11:32 pm
Star Citizen executive producer Alex Mayberry has quit developer Cloud Imperium Games. Mayberry leaves the team just a week after the game's FPS mode was delayed indefinitely; his future plans are unknown.  Mayberry left Cloud Imperium Games at the end of June for "personal reasons," a representative for the company told GameSpot today. Global head of production Erin Roberts will take over many of Mayberry's responsibilities. "We were sorry that Alex had to leave the CIG family," the representative said. "No impact at all on development. In fact, it's full steam ahead for us." Game Informer first reported Mayberry's departure. Mayberry was one of Cloud Imperium Games' most high-profile new hires when he was originally brought on to the team in May 2014. He came to Cloud Imperium Games from developer Blizzard Entertainment, where he worked for more than a decade on the World of Warcraft and Diablo franchises, among others. At Cloud Imperium Games, Mayberry was responsible for overseeing all development on Star Citizen. He was also charged with managing the company's worldwide development studios. Mayberry reported directly to Star Citizen creator Chris Roberts. "After 10 years at Blizzard, I didn't think that there was anything that could ever get me to leave," Mayberry said back in May 2014 about joining Cloud Imperium Games. "But then Chris invited me to come check out Star Citizen, and after seeing the game and listening to Chris talk about his vision, I knew that I had to be a part of it." Star Citizen is the most successful crowdfunded project--of any kind--in history. Its crowdfunding campaign originally began in October 2012 and to date, gamers have backed the project to the tune of $84.9 million. Development hasn't gone entirely smoothly, however, as the game's first-person shooter mode, Star Marine, was recently delayed indefinitely due to an array of technical troubles. Cloud Imperium Games also announced today that it has opened a new studio in Frankfurt, Germany. The team is currently made up of "some of the top engineers, artists, and designers in Europe," some of whom actually created the CryEngine technology that powers Star Citizen, the company said in a a press release. CryEngine was created by Crytek, which is based in Germany, suggesting Cloud Imperium Games has hired away some staffers from that company. The new Cloud Imperium Games studio in Frankfurt currently has 21 people on the team, but it hopes to have around 50 total employees by the end of the year. A list of open positions is available here. The new studio adds to the developer's existing offices in Los Angeles, California and Austin, Texas.
By Anonymous on Jul 06, 2015 11:14 pm
 Buy any DualShock 4 at Best Buy this week and you'll receive a free PS4 controller charging station. Newegg is offering a $50 gift card with the Assassin's Creed Unity/Black Flag Xbox One system bundle, which sells for $350. Amazon appears to have a new discount program for Prime members. At least a few games are currently included, such as Batman: Arkham Knight for $50 (Xbox One/PS4), The Elder Scrolls Online for $50 (Xbox One/PS4), Madden NFL 16 for $45 (Xbox One) or $50 (PS4), and Splatoon for $53. You won't see the lower price until you add the item to your cart and proceed to checkout. You can preorder a number of games through Dell and receive either a $15 or $25 gift card: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ($25), Mad Max ($15), Rory McIlroy PGA Tour ($15), and Until Dawn ($15). Get $150 in credit toward an Xbox One or PS4 when you trade in select PS3 or Xbox 360 systems at GameStop. Below you'll find the rest of today's best deals divided by platform. PlayStation 4Save $5 on a 12-month PlayStation Plus subscription when you buy a PS4 at Best Buy. This week's PlayStation Plus-exclusive deals on PSN include Toukiden: Kiwami for $42, Project Cars for $48, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round for $28, and more. Other PS4 game deals: - Batman: Arkham Knight -- $50 (Costco)
- Project Cars -- $50 (Amazon)
- Mortal Kombat X -- $41 (Amazon) / $41 (Walmart)
- Bloodborne -- $40 (Amazon)
- Guilty Gear Xrd Sign -- $32.50 (Amazon) / $34 (Best Buy)
- Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition -- $35 (Amazon)
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection -- $40 (Amazon) / $40 (GameStop)
- Dead or Alive 5: Last Round -- $33.37 (Amazon)
- Battlefield Hardline -- $40 (Amazon) / $40 (Best Buy)
- Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin -- $42 (Amazon)
- Resident Evil: Revelations 2 -- $28 (Amazon)
- Far Cry 4 -- $24 (Amazon) / $30 (Target)
- The Order: 1886 -- $30 (Amazon)
- Final Fantasy Type-0 HD -- $39.51 (Amazon)
- Rayman Legends -- $20 (Best Buy)
- LittleBigPlanet 3 -- $40 (Amazon)
- Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition -- $29.48 (Amazon)
- Final Fantasy XIV -- $25 (Amazon)
- Evolve -- $30 (Amazon)
- Grand Theft Auto V -- $49 (Amazon)
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare -- $32 (Amazon)
- Dying Light -- $40 (Amazon) / $40 (Walmart)
- Dragon Age: Inquisition -- $30 (Amazon)
- Alien: Isolation -- $22 (Amazon)
- The Crew -- $30 (Amazon)
- Destiny -- $20 (Amazon)
- WWE 2K15 -- $35 (Amazon) / $30 (Target)
- Madden NFL 15 -- $20 (Best Buy)
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor -- $30 (Amazon)
- Infamous: Second Son -- $27 (Amazon)
- Watch Dogs -- $20 (Amazon)
- Assassin's Creed: Unity -- $19 (Amazon)
- Killzone: Shadow Fall -- $23.65 (Amazon)
- The Last of Us Remastered -- $14.44 (Amazon) / $15 (Groupon)
- NBA 2K15 -- $30 (Amazon)
- FIFA 15 -- $30 (Best Buy)
- Just Dance 2015 -- $20 (Best Buy)
- Rocksmith 2014 with Cable -- $40 (GameStop)
- The Evil Within -- $40 (Amazon)
- Disney Infinity 2.0 Toy Box Starter Pack -- $28 (Amazon)
- Disney Infinity 2.0 Marvel Super Heroes Starter Pack -- $40 (Amazon)
- Call of Duty: Ghosts -- $19 (Amazon)
The free PlayStation Plus games for June are still available and include Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Skulls of the Shogun, and more. July's games, which were announced last week, will be available tomorrow. Xbox OneWalmart is selling the Halo Master Chief Collection Xbox One bundle with a free second controller $349. You also get a free copy of Watch Dogs or Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, or you can pay a bit more to replace it with Need for Speed: Rivals - Complete Edition ($5), Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare ($20), or Batman: Arkham Knight ($30). Buy an Xbox One at GameStop and get a $40 gift card. Get a free copy of Assassin's Creed: Unity with the purchase of an Xbox One at Best Buy or the Microsoft Store (500 GB/1 TB). At Best Buy, buying the system also gets you $20 off a controller and $10 off a three-month Xbox Live Gold subscription. You can buy a year of Xbox Live Gold on eBay for $36. Microsoft's latest Deals With Gold promotion is on for a bit longer, discounting a handful of Xbox One and Xbox 360 games, such as Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare for $6.60, Tower of Guns for $9, and Peggle 2: Magical Masters Edition for $5. You can check out all the deals here. The first episode of Telltale's Game of Thrones series is free on Xbox Live. Other Xbox One game deals: July's free Games With Gold games are now available and include Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. PCThe latest Humble Bundle focused on the Borderlands series, which offers the games and their respective DLC on the cheap, has just one day left. The new Humble Weekly Bundle features games with women as main characters; you can get games like Trine 2, Hack 'n' Slash, and Sunset for cheap. Green Man Gaming has a sale on EA games, bringing Dragon Age: Inquisition, The Sims 4, and Battlefield Hardline down to $36 each, as well as the Mass Effect Trilogy down to $12. Get 20 percent off your purchase at Green Man Gaming using the promo code GRAB20-PERCNT-OFFNOW. Ultima VIII: Gold Edition is free on Origin. Other PC game deals: - Ori and the Blind Forest -- $5 (Steam)
- Grand Theft Auto V -- $46 (GMG)
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Game of the Year Edition -- $13 (Steam)
- Gratuitous Space Battles 2 -- $10 (Steam)
- The Sims 4 -- $40 (Best Buy) / $30 (Target)
- The Sims 4: Get to Work -- $30 (Best Buy) / $30 (Target)
- Crysis 3 -- $6 (GMG)
- Battlefield 4 -- $10 (GMG)
- Batman: Arkham Origins -- $12 (Amazon)
- Diablo III -- $30 (Amazon)
- Diablo III: Reaper of Souls -- $25.57 (Amazon)
- StarCraft II: Battle Chest -- $35.47 (Amazon) / $24 (Best Buy)
- Neverending Nightmares -- $5 (Steam)
- Tropico 5 -- $24 (Amazon)
- Dying Light -- $48 (Amazon) / $48 (Walmart)
- South Park: The Stick of Truth -- $18.50 (Amazon)
- Battlefield Hardline -- $33 (Amazon) / $40 (Best Buy)
- Assassin's Creed Rogue -- $30 (Amazon)
- Evolve -- $30 (Amazon)
- Watch Dogs -- $10 (Amazon) / $12 (Best Buy)
- Dragon Age: Inquisition -- $30 (Amazon)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag -- $16.44 (Amazon)
- The Lego Movie Video Game -- $20 (Amazon)
Wii UBest Buy is selling two Wii U bundles--one with Super Mario 3D World and Nintendo Land, and one with Splatoon and Nintendo Land--for $275 with a free PowerA "essentials kit." This comes in one of three colors (black, pink, or blue) and consists of things like spare styluses, a GamePad carrying case, and a "GamePad Glove to maintain a sure grasp and safeguard your controller during intense gameplay." Get a $25 gift card when you buy any Wii U at Target. If you don't mind a refurbished system, Nintendo's online store has a Wii U bundle with Nintendo Land for $200, or Nintendo Land and Super Mario 3D World for $225. - Bayonetta 2 -- $45 (Amazon) / $45 (GameStop)
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker -- $32.60 (Amazon) / $32.60 (Walmart)
- ZombiU -- $9 (Best Buy)
- Rayman Legends -- $17 (Walmart)
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze -- $42 (Amazon)
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut -- $14 (Amazon)
- Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two -- $11.29 (Amazon)
- Hyrule Warriors -- $49 (Amazon)
- Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition -- $14 (Amazon)
- Watch Dogs -- $18 (Amazon)
- Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed -- $20.65 (Amazon)
- Just Dance 2015 -- $20 (Best Buy)
- Scribblenauts Unlimited -- $16 (Amazon)
- Transformers Prime: The Game -- $12 (Amazon)
3DSWalmart is offering a New 3DS XL bundle with Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and your choice of select Amiibo figurines for $219. Alternatively, the retailer has a New 3DS XL bundle with your choice of select games and a Pokemon figurine for $229. Eligible games include Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Super Smash Bros., The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, and quite a few more. This week's eShop sale includes the Phoenix Wright games; you can get Dual Destinies for $17 or the Ace Attorney Trilogy for $22.49. - Persona Q: The Wild Cards Premium Edition -- $43 (Amazon)
- Mario Party: Island Tour -- $24 (Amazon) / $24 (Best Buy)
- Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance -- $20 (Walmart)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - Record Breaker -- $39 (Amazon)
- Pokemon Alpha Sapphire -- $30 with bonus figure (Walmart)
- Pokemon Omega Ruby -- $30 with bonus figure (Walmart)
- Pokemon Y -- $30 (Amazon)
- Steel Diver -- $8 (Best Buy)
- Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate -- $11 (Walmart)
- Scribblenauts Unlimited -- $8 (Best Buy)
- Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion -- $12.55 (Amazon)
- Code Name: Steam -- $26 (Amazon)
- Crosswords Plus -- $6 (Best Buy)
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes -- $15 (Amazon)
- Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars -- $22 (Amazon)
- Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed -- $23 (Amazon)
- Hometown Story -- $15 (Amazon)
PlayStation VitaThe Borderlands 2 Vita system bundle is $170 at Best Buy. The PlayStation TV is available for $40 GameStop. There's a sale on Atlus games on the PlayStation Store, discounting primarily Vita and PS3 games. These include Persona 4 Golden for $15, Persona 3 Portable for $10, Persona 2: Innocent Sin for $10, and more. - God of War Collection -- $23 (Amazon)
- Persona 4: Golden -- $20 (Amazon)
- Gravity Rush -- $19 (Amazon)
- Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time -- $5 (Best Buy)
- Freedom Wars -- $15 (Amazon) / $15 (Best Buy)
- The Wolf Among Us -- $13.39 (Amazon) / $15 (Best Buy)
- Borderlands 2 -- $20 (Amazon) / $20 (Best Buy)
- The Walking Dead: Season Two -- $15 (Best Buy)
- Mind Zero -- $28 (Amazon)
- Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed -- $18 (Amazon)
- Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd -- $21.62 (Amazon)
- Xblaze Code: Embryo -- $20 (Amazon)
- Arcana Heart 3: Love Max -- $26 (Amazon)
- Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars -- $21.45 (Amazon)
- Resistance: Burning Skies -- $5 (Best Buy)
- Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational -- $11.49 (Amazon)
- 16GB Memory Card -- $40 (Amazon)
- 32GB Memory Card -- $65 (Amazon)
Hardware- Insignia Xbox One Dual-Controller Charger -- $20 (Best Buy)
- PlayStation 4 Camera -- $45 (Amazon) / $45 (Walmart)
- Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury Gaming Mouse -- $40 (Amazon)
- Logitech G502 Proteus Core Gaming Mouse -- $59 (Amazon)
- Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse -- $56 (Amazon)
- Logitech G700s Gaming Mouse -- $62 (Amazon)
- Wireless Xbox 360 Controller for Windows -- $42.62 (Amazon)
- Wired Xbox 360 Controller for Windows -- $28 (Amazon)
- Black Xbox One Wireless Controller -- $49 (Amazon)
- Wave Blue DualShock 4 -- $43.26 (Walmart)
- PlayStation Silver Wired Stereo Headset -- $26 (Amazon)
- Turtle Beach Ear Force PX22 Amplified Universal Gaming Headset -- $58.41 (Amazon)
- Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930 -- $90 (Amazon)
Amazon prices are accurate as of publishing, but can fluctuate occasionally throughout the day. GameSpot's gaming deals posts always highlight the best deals we can find regardless of retailer. We also occasionally use retailer affiliate links, which means that purchasing goods through those links helps support all the great content (including the deals posts) you find for free here on the site.
By Anonymous on Jul 06, 2015 10:52 pm
At E3 last month, Sony announced a Kickstarter campaign for Shenmue III with a $2 million goal, but creator Yu Suzuki remarked later that he would need $10 million to make a "true open world" for the game. In a recent question and answer session on Twitter, Suzuki promised, however, that he would not be disappointed if the campaign did not reach that $10 million stretch goal. When asked if he'd be upset if it fell short, Suzuki responded, "No I won't be. I am grateful that there's another chance for a new Shenmue. I will make what I can within the budget from your money."  The game has raised over $4.3 million at the time of this writing, and it will likely cross $5 million in the 11 days left in the campaign. Another Twitter user asked what the game would look like with this budget. Suzuki explained that its world would likely be on a similar scale to the main area of the first game in the series. "I'm expecting something similar to Dobuita [the area in Shenmue I] in terms of scale," he answered. Although announced on Sony's stage, Sony will receive no money from the funds raised via Kickstarter, Suzuki recently clarified. Rather, Sony will assist separately in production, marketing, and publishing for the game. Shenmue III's Kickstarter campaign broke records for the fastest ever to cross its goal, reaching $2 million in less than 12 hours. It will be released for the PlayStation 4 and PC on a currently unknown date.
By Anonymous on Jul 06, 2015 10:35 pm
Though Sony's PlayStation 4 racing game Driveclub sputtered at the starting line upon release last year, one thing was never in question: the game's gorgeous graphics. Now, a representative for one major car brand--Nissan, whose cars are featured in the game--has mistaken the racer's visuals for real life.  A Twitter user named Chris shared some in-game Nissan car images from Driveclub recently with the Nissan USA account, using the caption "Innovation that excites." This, of course, is Nissan's slogan. The person running the Nissan Twitter account replied, "Awesome shots! Did you take these photos?" It didn't take long before other users pointed out the mistake. Check out the screengrabs below to see how it all went down. There's no question that Driveclub's graphics are great. But some believe video game visuals are set to get even better. Both Star Wars studio Industrial Light & Magic and Unreal company Epic Games have said game graphics will be indistinguishable from reality in the next decade.  
By Anonymous on Jul 06, 2015 10:23 pm
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim launched in 2011 to critical acclaim, but players sometimes encountered bugs during their playthroughs. Developer Bethesda had trouble working with the PlayStation 3, specifically, having to deal with issues in the game that delayed DLC for the PS3 version for months. Bethesda has learned from the rough state of Skyrim, however, and is aiming to apply those lessons to the upcoming release of Fallout 4. According to a Game Informer interview with game director Todd Howard, the studio better understood how to deal with bugs and problems following the release of Skyrim and its subsequent DLC. Specifically, it learned what to prioritize for the launch of Fallout 4, should that game face similar issues. "I think we've gotten way better there," he said. "For us, [the player's] saved game is the number one thing. If the game crashes that's bad, but it is nowhere near as bad as someone's saved game being hosed. That's our scenario that we will do anything and everything to avoid. We made a lot of progress given how Skyrim went, but we did it during Skyrim. This just builds on that." It was a while before the developer had really formed a method for addressing those issues. "It probably took us a month or two before we really had a handle on it," Howard explained. "All of the updates we did on Skyrim, and all of the DLC--once we sorted [the bugs out] we had a different process for how we checked the content out." Bethesda isn't known for smooth launches of its games. Fallout 3, for example, had a number of visual bugs on PS3, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was noted for technical issues in GameSpot's review. Fallout 4 will be released on November 10 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. If you preorder Fallout 4 on the Xbox One digitally through the Xbox Store, you'll get a code for Fallout 3 on Xbox 360 in 7-10 days. Later this year, Fallout 3 will be playable on the Xbox One via the console's upcoming backwards compatibility functionality.
By Anonymous on Jul 06, 2015 09:42 pm
Last August, developer thatgamecompany announced that it was bringing its PlayStation 3-exclusive game Journey to the PlayStation 4. Now, the game's PS4 release date has been apparently leaked as July 21. Found in the PlayStation E3 Experience guide on the PlayStation Docs website, the game page for Journey shows the date as coming later this month. The guide breaks down the different games appearing at E3, and it looks like the release date for Journey was probably published by mistake. The PS4 port of Journey will be pretty similar to the PS3 version, but the game will run at 1080p and 60 frames per second. It was announced back at the Gamescom conference last year. When it originally launched on the PS3 in 2012, Journey was met with critical and commercial acclaim. It was the fastest-selling PlayStation Network game ever at the time, and it currently sits at a 92 on Metacritic. GameSpot gave it a 9, and you can read our review here. Sony hasn't commented on this leak, yet, but we will update this story if the company clarifies.
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