News | Kate Bishop revealed for Marvel's Avengers
Kate Bishop will come to Marvel's Avengers sometime after launch. This was announced during a stream about the game, the so-called War Table.
During the livestream, new content was revealed for the game, which will be available starting this Friday. Kate Bishop is part of the game’s first ‘Operation’ mission, which introduces new parts of the story.
Kate Bishop is known in the comics as the woman who takes over the role of Hawkeye after Clint Barton and Wyatt McDonald. Interestingly, Hawkeye himself was previously announced as one of the characters to be added to the game later.
In addition, more information was shared about various multiplayer modes in Avengers Initiative, including the new Shield Substation Zero location. Images of Mega Hive missions were also shown.
Marvel’s Avengers will be released on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia this Friday. Later the game will also come to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
News | More than six million gamers played Marvel's Avengers beta
The beta of Marvel's Avengers has been played by more than six million people.
Square Enix announced this in a recent blog post. That resulted in more than 27 million hours spent on the game. The blog post also reports that developer Crystal Dynamics is making adjustments before the upcoming release. For example, matchmaking must be improved and the PC version needs a lag fix.
Marvel’s Avengers will be released this Friday for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Google Stadia. A free update to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X version will also be available.
News | More PlayStation exclusive content revealed for Marvel's Avengers
After yesterday's reveal that Spider-Man is only available on PlayStation consoles in the upcoming Marvel's Avengers game, even more Sony exclusive content has been announced.
These include in-game special events, rewards, and 30 days earlier access to certain cosmetic items for all heroes. Developer Crystal Dynamics names the Legendary Outfit, Legendary Emote, Epic Takedown and a nameplate for each new hero coming out. That includes the six heroes that are playable at the release of the game.
In a post on PlayStation Blog, Crystal Dynamics also explains that PlayStation players can play exclusive challenges in the game. These are so-called Community Challenges, in which all players have to work together to achieve a larger goal. A number of challenges that are exclusive to PlayStation are underway.
Publisher Square Enix announced yesterday that superhero Spider-Man will only be playable by owners of a PlayStation console. The news received a lot of criticism on social media. Some gamers don’t consider it fair that Xbox and PC players, who pay the same amount of money for their game, get less content.
News | Gameplay trailer for Babylon's Fall revealed
During the PlayStation State of Play live stream, gameplay images were unveiled for Babylon's Fall, the new game from Square Enix and PlatinumGames.
Babylon’s Fall was announced during the E3 in 2018 and since then, relatively little has been shared about it. Now the waiting fans get quite a few images to enjoy, but a release date is not yet known.
The trailer shows more of the world, such as large ruins of castles. You can also see a character in action, with a combination of several techniques he defeats his enemies.
A boss is also shown, who rises above the player. In this fight you can see how the character uses a number of magical threads on his back that grasp the sword of the boss. One thing is clear, fighting is a core element in this game.
News | Kingdom Hearts Re Mind DLC revealed
The official trailer for the first Kingdom Hearts 3 expansion was shown during the State of Play presentation of PlayStation.
The expansion includes a completely new story and introduces new characters. For example, we see a number of characters from the Final Fantasy games in the trailer. Which are Aerith, Leon and Yuffie.
The trailer was shown briefly this week on the YouTube channel of Square Enix. The video, however, was put in private quite quickly. In the meantime the information that could be taken from the trailer is correct. Re Mind, The other story that unraveled during the climax of Kingdom Hearts 3. Just before the final battle, Sora leaves determinedly to save Kairi. For this he travels to The Keyblade cemetery. Without physical form he goes in search of the heart of the seven Guardians of Light. By experiencing the fighting personally, Sora discovers a truth he could never have predicted. “
The first dlc is released for PlayStation 4 on January 23, 2020.
News | Avengers game gets prequel in the form of a book
The upcoming Square Enix game Marvel's Avengers gets a book prequel.
The book’s called Marvel’s Avengers: The Extinction Key. Titan Books releases the book in collaboration with Marvel Entertainment, Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal.
The book is written by Greg Keyes. He will further develop the world for A-Day. A-Day is a catastrophic event that starts the game. The Avengers also fight in the book against an age-old organization called Zodiac. By the way, Keyes will write more books based on the game.
The next book to be released is called Marvel’s Avengers: The Art of the Game, which will be released on September 1. That is a book full of art from the game.
Marvel’s Avengers: The Extinction Key should be released on March 31, 2020. The game itself will be released on May 19 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia.
News | More information about Babylon's Fall will follow soon
This year there will be more news about Babylon's Fall, the new game from PlatinumGames.
Yosuke Saito of Square Enix reports this in an interview with Automaton. When exactly more will be announced around the game is not clear, but it may be that there will be an announcement at The Game Awards in December. That is, after all, one of the last major events in the industry this year.
The game from publisher and developer PlatinumGames, known from Bayonetta, Astral Chain and Kidney: Automata, was announced on E3 2018. Since then it has been quiet around Babylon’s Fall. The only trailer shows battles with swords and imaginative areas.
News | Life is Strange 2 releases physicall editions.
Square Enix will release Life is Strange 2 physically in Europe on December 3.
The physical version of the game comes out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. It is a standard edition and a collector’s edition. The latter version is only available through Square Enix ‘online store.
The standard edition costs 39.99 euros and contains episodes 1 to 5 of Life is Strange 2, where episode 5 is offered as a download. The Awesome Adventures of Captian Spirit is also part of the physical version. In addition, there are a few virtual patches to decorate the Sean in-game backpack.
The collector’s edition costs 69.99 euros. In addition to all the content from the standard edition, this package also contains the soundtrack on vinyl, a 32-page artbook, figurines by Sean and Daniel and a special box for storing the game. This is a limited edition, so it applies while supplies last.
