There's a lot of tie-in media coming to Assassin's Creed: Origins. Ubisoft announced today that the game is getting a tie-in novel, comic series, art book, and official guide.
In a press release, Ubisoft detailed the variety of Assassin's Creed Origins media that'll be released in the upcoming months. As Ubisoft explained, "The vast universe of Assassin's Creed: Origins will be expanded beyond the game to explore: Bayek's youth, the first years of the Assassins' Order, the artwork behind the beautiful and mysterious landscapes of Ancient Egypt, and an official guide for hardcore players."
The novel, titled Desert Oath, is being written by Oliver Bowden, the author of many other Assassin's Creed novels, and it is a prequel to the story of the game. It follows Bayek as a youth who journeys from his hometown and across Egypt. Anne Toole is writing the series of comics, which focuses on the beginnings of the Assassins' Order. The art book contains concept sketches, city plans, character designs, and paintings as well as commentary from Ubisoft developers and artists. Finally, the official guide features weapons and equipment guides, a complete walkthrough, and a map of locations and collectibles.
Ubisoft hasn't provided a price for these products, nor has it announced a date beyond a fall release window.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis system created enemies that would get stronger if they defeated you. This meant that you'd encounter the same Orc over and over, and they'd evolve and remember you. Even though Shadow of Mordor is several years old and its sequel, Shadow of War, is coming out this year, your Nemesis isn't lost to time: WB Games announced today that you can import your strongest Nemesis and Follower to Shadow of War.
The developer recently released an update to Shadow of Mordor that adds a mode called Nemesis Forge, which selects your strongest Nemesis and Follower to bring over to the new game. The Orcs will come over with all of the armor, scars, and marks that they acquired during your playthrough of Shadow of Mordor. You can see the Nemesis Forge trailer above.
It is unclear at the moment if Nemesis Forge supports importing a character cross-platform, like from PS4 to Xbox One. Also worth noting is that Nemesis Forge is only available on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC versions of Shadow of Mordor. The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions do not have the Nemesis system.
If you haven't played Shadow of Mordor yet, now's a good time to try it out. You can play it for free from today, July 6, until Sunday, July 9, on Xbox One and PC. It's also on sale right now for 80% off on the PlayStation Store, the Xbox Store, and Steam, bringing the price to just $4.
There are a lot of characters appearing in the upcoming crossover fighting game Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite. With so many to keep track of, we've compiled all the fighters that have been confirmed so far. Click ahead to see all the confirmed Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite characters.
Be sure to check back often as we update this article with more characters as they get announced.
Black Panther is a warrior king of a fictional African nation known as Wakanda. He's a part of a long lineage of royalty, serving as the heir to the Wakandan throne and the Black Panther mantle, a title given only to the chief of the Wakandan Panther tribe.
Captain America
Captain America, aka Steve Rogers, is the leader of the Avengers. He wields a shield made out of vibranium--the strongest metal in the Marvel universe. His super-human strength makes him a formidable foe, but it's his leadership skills that put him above the rest.
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel, formerly longtime superhero Ms. Marvel, fights as the protector of the galaxy. Infinite marks the first time she has appeared in the roster of a Marvel vs. Capcom game.
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange is a former surgeon turned sorcerer after an elderly man known as the Ancient One teaches him how to tap into his innate mystical powers. He strives to protect the world from antagonistic mystical forces.
Gamora
Gamora is a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, a group of heroes committed to fighting the countless villains of the cosmic universe. She's a former assassin and servant of Thanos. However, when she learned her benefactor was aiming to sacrifice the universe to a dark entity known as Death, she rebelled and joined the forces of good.
Hawkeye
Hawkeye, aka Clint Barton, is the sharpshooter of the Avengers. He brandishes a tactical bow and an arsenal of customized "trick arrows" that he uses to fight against a variety of foes.
Hulk
The Hulk is a rampaging green-skinned behemoth possessing incredible physical strength. His alter ego is Bruce Banner, a physically weak and reserved physicist. Both exist as separate personalities residing inside the same body.
Iron Man
Marvel's poster boy Iron Man returns to the Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite roster. His origin story needs no introduction; though, if you're painfully unaware, he's a billionaire playboy turned superhero after suffering a severe chest injury during a kidnapping, which forces him to build a powered suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity.
Nova
Nova is a member of an intergalactic police force known as the Nova Corps, which imbued him with superhuman abilities, like heightened strength, flight, and energy absorption and redirection.
Rocket Raccoon
Rocket Raccoon is a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, a superhero team that operates primarily in the cosmic sector of the Marvel universe. He's the product of a scientific experiment that genetically modified animals to grant them human level intelligence and bipedal body construction. He's an expert tactician and a gifted marksman.
Thor
Thor is the Asgardian God of thunder. His powerful hammer--the Mjolnir--grants him the gift of flight and weather manipulation amongst other godly abilities. He fights to ward off threats against the Nine Realms.
Ultron
Ultron is a powerful robotic being built by Hank Pym aka Ant-Man. He was once a loyal AI, but his programmed sentience fueled contempt in him, causing Ultron to rebel against his maker.
Arthur
Arthur is the main character of the infamously difficult Ghosts 'n Goblins series. He's a brave knight that continually works to vanquish demons and threats to his kingdom.
Chris Redfield
Chris Redfield is one of the main protagonists in the Resident Evil universe. After a traumatic experience surviving the threat of biological weapons in a remote Mansion in the outskirts of Raccoon City, he has committed his life to helping end the threat of biological terrorism.
Chun-Li
Chun-Li is a master of Chinese martial arts and has a longstanding career in law enforcement. She has a strong sense of justice, always seeking opportunities to eliminate evil and corruption.
Dante
Dante is a demon hunter and paranormal detective committed to exterminating the threat of supernatural forces.
Mega Man X
Mega Man X is a robot that's a part of military task force known the Maverick Hunters, who hunt down robots that have given in to destructive, criminal tendencies. He is the successor to the original Mega Man model built by legendary robotics expert, Dr. Light.
Morrigan Aensland
Morrigan Aensland is a powerful succubus who lives for little more than the excitement of battle. While she's rather conceited and vain, Morrigan isn't as evil as the other demons of the Makai realm, which is where she calls home. As a result, she is often considered an anti-hero.
Nathan Spencer
Nathan Spencer was initially a member of the armed forces, but his military career was cut short when he lost his left arm to an explosion. While on rehabilitation leave, he agreed to become the first test subject for the army's developing bionics technology, which allowed him to obtain his now iconic robotic grapple-hook arm.
Ryu
Ryu is a practitioner of Shotokan-style Karate and mostly spends his life alone wandering the world looking for challenging opponents to fight. His primary ambition in life is to increase his strength as a fighter.
Strider Hiryu
Strider Hiryu is a master spy and ninja who is often silent but stern. He has super-human capabilities, being able to move with great speed and agility. In addition, he's an expert fighter and swordsman.
Sigma (DLC)
Sigma is the nemesis of Mega Man X. He was once the leader of the Maverick Hunters; however, he became infected by the Maverick Virus, which caused him to turn into a maniacal villain.
Zero
Like Mega Man X, Zero is a part of the military task force known the Maverick Hunters. Alongside X, he fights to rid the world of robotic threats against humanity. He was created by evil scientist and primary antagonist of the original Mega Man series, Dr. Wily.
There's not usually a great deal of anticipation to find out who will serve as the voice actor for a character that we've never actually heard before. And yet, Overwatch fans have been waiting for some time to find out if Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Terry Crews would supply the voice for Doomfist, who was finally confirmed as a playable character today. Unfortunately for Crews fans, he didn't get the part.
You can likely tell from the announcement video above that Crews isn't voicing Doomfist, and Blizzard confirmed as much with GameSpot. "Doomfist is played by veteran actor Sahr Ngaujah," a representative for the company told us. "Sahr has spent a large portion of his career on Broadway and is also known for films including The Signal (2007), Stomp the Yard (2007), and Money Monster (2016)."
Despite only just being announced as a playable hero today, the Doomfist character has been known since prior to the game's release. The prospect of Crews voicing him first surfaced last year, and the actor surprisingly embraced it. He openly petitioned Blizzard for the part, even taking part in a mock audition. Things looked promising when Crews visited Blizzard's headquarters, and The Rock publicly threw his support behind Crews, though that--unthinkably--doesn't seem to have been enough.
Disappointing as this might be, it doesn't necessarily preclude Crews from playing some future role in the game. And the character does genuinely look interesting, with a focus on abilities and diving into a group of enemies that help to make Doomfist unique. You can read more about how he plays here and check out our Doomfist livestream to see him in action.
The newest Spider-Man film hits the big screens in the US tomorrow, and as usual with modern comic book movies, there are some interesting scenes spliced into the end credits that could (or maybe not) point to major upcoming events. So what exactly are the two post-credit sequences in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and what do they mean?
The Vulture In Prison
This first post-credits scene answers a big question that was lingering at the end of Spider-Man: Homecoming. Namely, just what would Michael Keaton's Adrian Toombs do with the knowledge he had about Spider-Man's true identity? For right now, nothing seems to be the answer. In this scene, we see Toombs AKA the Vulture on what looks like his first day in prison. He's approached by Mac Gargan, who we saw earlier on the Staten Island Ferry buying weapons from Vulture's gang. Gargan tells Toombs he has no hard feelings about what went down, but that he heard a rumor that Toombs actually knows the secret identity of the webhead himself. Toombs lies, and simply replies that if he knew who Spider-Man was, that the costumed hero would be dead already.
So why exactly did Toombs lie? Was he protecting Spider-Man, given that it was Spidey who saved his life at the end of the film? Or does he actually want to keep the secret to himself, so he can be the one to finally finish Spider-Man off when the time is right?
Comic book fans will also know that Mac Gargan isn't just some petty goon. Gargan is actually supervillain Scorpion, and his inclusion in Spider-Man: Homecoming may be hinting at a future appearance for this iconic Spidey villain.
Captain America's Final Lesson
While Captain America technically isn't in Spider-Man: Homecoming, he does make several appearances throughout the movie via some cheesy instructional videos shown to the students of Peter Parker's high school during various bits of the film. But Cap's final video is by far the funniest and plays off some of the frustrations fans have with post-credit sequences in modern superhero movies.
In the final sting--which appears right at the very, very end of the credits--Captain America walks into frame, and imparts one final lesson about the merits of being patient. Good ol' Cap says how important it is to be patient, even when the rewards seem to be inconsequential or seemingly not worth it. It's a hilarious, self-knowing wink and caps off Spider-Man: Homecoming on a high note.
Capcom has released more footage of Monster Hunter: World, the first new home console installment in the popular hunting series since 2010. The video, which you can watch above, showcases over 20 minutes of single-player gameplay and gives fans a much closer look at the game's lively world and ecosystem.
Like other Monster Hunter titles, World places players in the role of a hunter who must take on missions that typically involve hunting and trapping giant dinosaur-like creatures. The new video begins with a simple quest: players must locate a monster that has been terrorizing the research commission. The monster lives in a densely wooded area called the Ancient Forest and marks its territory with mucus. The quest tasks players with exploring the forest and following the mucus to the monster.
Right from the outset, the video showcases some new gameplay features Capcom has introduced in World. Players can now use glowing insects called "scout flies" to lead them in the direction of the monster's trail. The video also shows off the Slinger, a new, multipurpose tool that players can use during a hunt. In addition to functioning like a grappling hook that allows players to swing across chasms, the Slinger can shoot ammo to distract and lead monsters to a certain area.
The highlight of the video, however, is the world itself. Locations in Monster Hunter: World are much larger than in previous games, and each feels more like a genuine ecosystem than ever before thanks to their greater level of detail. Early on in the video, a new, iguana-like beast called a Great Jagras can be seen devouring another monster; when the player follows it back to its nest, the Great Jagras is seen feeding its young. Later, after the target monster has been located, the player leaps onto its back and crashes it into a tree, which collapses and traps the monster beneath a tangle of leaves and vines.
Destiny 2's beta is coming up in a couple of weeks--at least for console players--and today developer Bungie revealed what it'll feature.
In a new trailer, the studio announced that Destiny 2's beta will give players access to several parts of the game. You can play through the opening story mission, called Homecoming, which Bungie showed off at E3 2017. You'll also be able to play the Inverted Spire Strike mission and jump into Crucible competitive multiplayer. Check out the beta's trailer above.
In its weekly update, Bungie further detailed the content that players will be able to access. In Crucible, you can play two modes, Control and Countdown. Control is a traditional, Domination-style mode, while Countdown is an asymmetric, attack-and-defend mode. You'll be able to try out the new subclasses, as well. Finally, on July 23 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET/ 6 PM BST, you can explore the new social space, The Farm, for one hour.
Some services won't be online yet, however. The beta won't support Destiny 2's Clan features, character progression won't be representative of the final game, and characters will be wiped before the game is released. However, if you participate in the beta, you will get a special emblem.
Destiny 2's beta opens to everyone on July 21 and runs through July 23. However, you can get early access to the beta by preordering the game. Early access begins on July 18 for PS4 players and July 19 for Xbox One players. PC players have to wait at least a month for beta access; Bungie says that the PC beta will begin in late August.
With July comes another month of new games to play. While it's a bit slower than past months, there's still a great selection of new releases, like Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, Splatoon 2, and more. Below, you can see the biggest July releases as well as a list of some of the most notable games coming out this month. You can also see some recent major releases in the video above.
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age -- July 11 (PS4)
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is the high-definition remaster of the critically acclaimed twelfth entry in the Final Fantasy series. Instead of being a remaster of original that launched in the US in 2006, the game is a remaster of the expanded International Zodiac Job System edition, which was only released in Japan.
Splatoon 2 is the Switch-exclusive sequel to the hit Wii U third-person shooter. It features a new campaign, weapons, maps, and modes. Unlike its predecessor, the game includes local multiplayer, LAN play support, and voice chat.
Following a strong tease earlier this week, Blizzard today officially announced the next Overwatch hero, Doomfist. You may not have to wait long at all to play him, as Doomfist is available today on Overwatch's Public Test Realm on PC. Go go go.
Doomfist, as his name suggests, is an Offense character who has a number of deadly-sounding skills and abilities, including a Hand Cannon and Rocket Punch. His passive, The Best Defense, provides him with temporary shields as he deals ability damage. You can check out his page on the Overwatch website; here is his official description:
"Doomfist's cybernetics make him a highly-mobile, powerful frontline fighter. In addition to dealing ranged damage with his Hand Cannon, Doomfist can slam the ground, knock enemies into the air and off balance, or charge into the fray with his Rocket Punch. When facing a tightly packed group, Doomfist leaps out of view, then crashes down to earth with a spectacular Meteor Strike."
Here are detailed instructions for how to access Overwatch's PTR on PC. The PTR is not available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and there is no word on when Doomfist will be available for everyone on all platforms.
The Overwatch community has rallied around Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Terry Crews, requesting Blizzard cast him as the voice actor for Doomfist. For his part, Crews has expressed his interest in being involved, going so far as to create a Doomfist audition video. However, Crews did not get the role, Blizzard has confirmed.
If you've been looking for a reason to jump back into Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, the game's latest DLC, the Absolution map pack, is now available on PS4. It adds a new Zombies experience and a handful of new multiplayer maps.
Headlining the pack is a new Zombies map, called "Attack of the Radioactive Thing." It's the next installment in Infinite Warfare's Zombies story, and it is designed to evoke 1950s-era horror movies. As Activision describes, "Players will fight against a new array of zombie enemies across a ravaged beach town where a government science experiment has transformed the residents into flesh-devouring zombies and introduced a new biological menace into the city." The map features new weapons and traps, and its characters are voiced by an array of actors, like Ike Barinholtz (Neighbors, Suicide Squad) and Cassandra Peterson (Elvira: Mistress of the Dark).
In addition, Absolution contains four new multiplayer maps. Bermuda, as the name suggests, is a beach environment, and fights take place in a shanty town and a crashed ship. Permafrost is "set within the chill of a frozen city skyline," and it features a train station, a "hobo village," and a destroyed theater. Fore features a sprawling mini-golf course with "magical forests, giant creamsicles, and elevated castle walls." Finally, Ember is a remake of Modern Warfare 3's Resistance map, and it features "lava, gallows, and a torture room."
Absolution is available for $15 on PlayStation Network, but it's also included in the $50 season pass. There's no word yet on when exactly the pack will come to Xbox One and PC, although DLC generally launches on the other platforms about a month after the PS4 release.
Nintendo's next major Switch game launch, Splatoon 2, may still be a few weeks away, but there's still plenty happening on the Eshop. Today brings with a larger-than-usual slate of new arrivals, with a total of five games launching in the US.
Surprisingly, only one of the five is an ACA Neo Geo game, which often represent half of the new Eshop release in any given week. And it's a good one--Metal Slug 2 is among the series' best entries. It carries the standard Neo Geo pricing of $8 / £6.29.
The other new releases include Vaccine ($10 / £9), a survival-horror game in the mold of the classic Resident Evil games; you choose from two different characters, each with their own special abilities. Bulb Boy ($9) is also a horror game, albeit a much different sort, as it's a side-scrolling adventure game with a cute art style. Implosion ($12 / £10.79) is an action game where you fight enemies using a mech suit. And finally, Shephy ($5 / £5) is a card game about obtaining a certain number of sheep.
"We weren't quite ready to make the announcement during the E3 time frame," said a post on Halo 5's website. "Today we are excited to officially confirm that Halo 5 will receive a game update to support true 4K with the release of Xbox One X later this year."
That means the latest Halo title will join a host of other games that are part of the Xbox One X Enhanced Program, which sees existing titles upgraded to take advantage of the new system's 4K capabilities. Xbox One X launches November 7 and will cost US $500 / £450/ AU $650.
Speaking of Halo 3, this year marks the game's 10th anniversary, and the developer is celebrating (but definitely not by making a remastered Halo 3 Anniversary Edition). Along with the back-compat releases, a Halo 3 Anniversary Throwback playlist is coming for Halo 5. It's a new matchmaking offering of community-made Halo 3 maps featuring classic gameplay settings. There's no word on release dates yet.
Meanwhile, Halo 5 is getting some featured playlist updates this summer, including Multi-Team, Warzone Turbo, Double XP, and returning favorites like Ranked Snipers, Extermination, and Mythic Shotty Snipers.
It's been a while since we've heard anything major about the Halo series. Developer 343 Industries is presumably deep in development on Halo 6, but it hasn't said anything official about the game just yet. In spite of this radio silence, the studio still is working on some nice stuff for the Halo community: it announced today that four Xbox 360 Halo titles will be made backwards compatible on Xbox One.
Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo 4, and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will all be made playable on Xbox One later this year. Both campaign and multiplayer will be accessible on Xbox One; 343 Industries even announced that the games will support cross-generation LAN connections, meaning that you can connect an Xbox 360 and an Xbox One together to play some local multiplayer.
In addition, once the games are made backwards compatible, every one of their DLC packs will be free to download, as well. This ensures that the player bases won't be fragmented and that every player will have access to every map released across the titles.
These games are all already playable on Xbox One via The Master Chief Collection, which includes Halo: CE Anniversary, a Halo 2 remaster, Halo 3, and Halo 4 all running at 60 frames per second. It contains every multiplayer map, as well. A few months after the Master Chief Collection launched, 343 Industries also released a version of Halo 3: ODST on Xbox One that runs at 60 frames per second.
Nonetheless, this is a nice gesture to Halo fans who may not have picked up the Master Chief Collection but still have all the 360 games. If you own a copy of one of these four games, you can simply put one of the disks in your Xbox One to play once they're made available. They'll also be available to buy and download individually if you don't already own them.
Update: The Splatoon 2 Nintendo Direct has concluded, and true to Nintendo's word, it mostly provided an overview of many features the company had already revealed for the game. However, there were some noteworthy announcements in the presentation. Here's a rundown of the biggest news:
Nintendo revealed many other tidbits about the team-based shooter during today's broadcast. As with the original Splatoon, the company announced it is planning to support the game with free content, such as new stages, weapons, and other gear, for a full year following its release. One new weapon type coming to the game post-launch is the Brella, an umbrella-shaped gun that can fire ink and doubles as a shield when players press and hold the button. Additionally, Nintendo plans to hold regular Splatfests competitions in the game for two years after its release.
Nintendo also reconfirmed that some stages from the first Splatoon will be returning in Splatoon 2. The company had already announced that an updated version of Moray Towers will appear in the game, and during today's broadcast it revealed that Port Mackerel will make a comeback as well. We also got a quick glimpse at a new art studio map called Inkblot Art Academy, and one of the stages that will be added to the title as a free update is based on a pirate ship.
As in the first game, weapons in Splatoon 2 are divided into three different categories: Main, Sub, and Special. While there will be returning Main and Sub weapons alongside new ones, all of the Specials in Splatoon 2 are entirely new. Players who participated in the game's Testfire demo back in March already got to try the Tenta Missiles and Inkjet, but today Nintendo revealed another new Special called the Baller, an explosive hamster ball that can roll up walls.
For even more information on the upcoming shooter, you can watch the full Splatoon 2 Nintendo Direct presentation below.
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Nintendo is airing a new Nintendo Direct today, this one focusing entirely on the upcoming Switch shooter Splatoon 2. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET / 3 PM BST and can be streamed either from Nintendo's Twitch channel or via the YouTube embed below.
According to the company, today's Nintendo Direct will offer fans a "refresher" on the new features, weapons, and other content coming to the colorful team-based shooter. One such feature is Salmon Run, Splatoon 2's equivalent of a Horde mode that tasks a team of players with collecting eggs while taking on waves of new Salmonid foes. GameSpot got to try the mode during our E3 2017 stage show last month; you can watch additional footage of Salmon Run from the E3 show floor here.
We also know that Splatoon 2 will have an expanded single-player campaign, which Nintendo showcased with a trailer back in May. In this title, players are recruited to battle the resurgent Octarians and find former Squid Sister Callie, who went missing after the final Splatfest in the first Splatoon.
Splatoon 2 launches exclusively for Switch later this month, on July 21. We'll report on all the biggest updates from the broadcast as they're announced, so stay tuned for all the news from today's Nintendo Direct.
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