The last time I wrote to you, we came to the shocking end of the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn storyline and opened a pathway to the Holy See of Ishgard in the game’s very first expansion: Heavensward.
You have been very busy unravelling the story of Ishgard and its new dangers so far! The story of Ishgard must continue, and more shocking revelations wait behind every corner — and with them, massive amounts of new content to challenge.
Today, we bring to you the latest update to the ever-expanding world of Eorzea! Final Fantasy XIV Patch 3.1: As Goes Light, So Goes Darkness
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The Warrior of Light has returned to a shaken nation after uncovering an enormous scandal....
Today, Xbox and Crystal Dynamics launched the highly-anticipated Rise of the Tomb Raider, with the game releasing across Europe, and Japan later this week. Exclusive to Xbox in holiday 2015, the latest installment in the critically-acclaimed franchise from developer Crystal Dynamics takes gaming’s most iconic heroine – Lara Croft – on an epic journey that sees her become more than a survivor and embark on her first tomb raiding expedition. “Rise of the Tomb Raider is the culmination of years of effort from our dedicated teams at Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal, and this is the day we’ve all been...
Halo fans, rejoice! One of the most exciting (and most requested!) Halo game types is coming to Halo 5: Guardians in an upcoming update. The always-popular Big Team Battle will be coming to Halo 5: Guardians, providing vehicular-based, 8v8 carnage on expansive maps. To create these maps, the team at 343 Industries brought some of the community’s top Forgers into the studio and let them loose with the tool. Inspired by classic BTB battlegrounds like Sidewinder, Standoff, Burial Mounds, Longbow, and Headlong, these intrepid Forgers began work on what would become the first batch of new Big Team battle maps....
Following the announcement of Gran Turismo Sport at Paris Games week, the 13th annual Gran Turismo Awards quickly followed at the Marquee Nightclub inside Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. Held during the SEMA Show, the 2015 GT Awards sought to find the best cars from five different categories (Best Truck or SUV, Hot Rod, Domestic Automobile, Asian Import, and European Import) by calling on experts from the automotive media and industry tastemakers.
Of the thousands of vehicles shown at SEMA Show this year, the automotive media experts narrowed the five category selections down to the following:
Best Domestic – 1970 Dodge Charger
Judging Expert – Autoblog
Best Euro – 1985 BMW 535i
Judging Expert – Hoonigan
Best Import – 1973 Datsun 240Z
Judging Expert – Super Street
Best Hot Rod – 1978 Ford Mustang Hard Top
Judging Expert – Bangshift
At Xbox, we believe that gaming is universal and should be enjoyed by everyone, everywhere. Our philosophy since launching Xbox One two years ago has been to put gamers at the center of everything we do and create the best, most seamless gaming experience possible. We’re taking a major step forward in that journey on November 12 when we start rolling out the New Xbox One Experience with Xbox One Backward Compatibility. Today, I’m happy to unveil to you the first 104 Xbox One Backward Compatibility games. Some of my favorites are included, like the complete Gears of War catalog,...
In Nuclear Throne, your goal is simple: reach the Nuclear Throne. It’s a brutal mix of fast-paced, top-down action, random generation, permadeath, and player choice — and honestly, you probably won’t stand a chance. More than anything, the result of your run will be seven simple words: “You did not reach the Nuclear Throne.”
To the two of us at Vlambeer and the four others who have been working on the game for the past 2.5 years, there’s something exciting about making a game that’s intentionally mean to you in every possible way, without becoming unfair. When we set out to make this game, we wanted to make a game that would be fun to play for us as its creators — something even we couldn’t fully predict.
Nuclear Throne did that, and then we made it harder and added more content. We continued adding little mean things to the game until eventually our gaming skills were pushed to the absolute...
The irradiated remnants of civilization are your new playground. The legendary open-world series from Bethesda Game Studios has returned. Fallout 4 is out this week on PS4.
As the lone survivor of Vault 111, plunge into the devastated landscape of the Wasteland in this sprawling open-world RPG. Fight against the twisted abominations that infest the flesh of dead cities, and craft terrible weapons to survive. Barter with survivors, build out settlements, and forge your own path. As the saying goes, “War never changes.”
For the full list of new games coming to PlayStation this week, read on. And enjoy the Drop!
Okay people, we are less than one month away from PlayStation Experience 2015. It’s time to lock in those travel plans, if you haven’t already!
In slightly more… present news, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is out now so you should go play that. You should also enter to win a big ‘ol Juggernog refrigerator. In the meantime, go check out Sid’s fantastic rundown of the fan-favorite Zombies mode through the years.
Finally, in ever-so-slightly more future news, Fallout 4 launches on Tuesday! I know this is the post where we look back on the last week on the Blog,...
My love of the Mass Effect series brought me to BioWare in 2012. I’ve connected to it on an emotional level I never thought possible with video games. I still recall the pivotal moments throughout the trilogy with fondness, and think about all the time I spent with the Normandy crew, laughing, crying, and saving the universe.
I remember the tingles I felt after becoming the first human Spectre. I remember the excitement of pursuing a romantic endeavor with Liara… then Miranda… then Tali (my Shepard broke a few hearts along the way, apparently). I remember fighting the human Reaper in a state of genuine panic. I remember “M4 (Part II)” by Faunts playing as the credits rolled, and I caught my breath. I remember leaking a few tears after my final goodbye with Garrus: “Go out there and give them hell. You were born to do this.” There’s no Shepard without Vakarian, after all.
If you’re a Mass Effect fan, there’s a good chance more than one of my memories puts a smile on your face....
Certain to become one of this year’s biggest holiday releases, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 follows up on last year’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare with its own bag of tricks: There are jet packs, cybernetic superpowers, and, of course, zombies. Here’s a list of Black Ops 3’s finest assets (which, of course, you can experience starting today on Xbox One). (Truly) Cyber Warfare In addition to its more expansive stages – which help move the game away from straightforward corridor shooting – Black Ops 3 introduces new powers in the form of Cyber Cores (side note: The game...
