Announced during Ubisoft’s E3 press briefing, Roller Champions is a typically Ubisoft take on the sports genre, featuring cartoony visuals that will be recognisable to the Overwatch and Fortnite crowd while trying something a bit new — roller derby. Honestly, we know people start to zone out when sports games come up but this legit looks like…
Read More
It seems as though Assassins Creed: Odyssey has left a lasting impression on some of the creative designers at Ubisoft, as Gods and Monsters looks to build on the same mythos. The cinematic trailer pans across a gorgeous colourful landscape as a voice over questions who the Gods go to when they need help. The…
Read More
Microsoft have given fans a fresh look at Gears 5 (formerly Gears of War 5) during the Xbox E3 2019 press briefing. The game, which shifts its narrative focus from Gears of War 4‘s lead JD Fenix to team member Kait Diaz, looks to continue to franchise’s penchant for spectacle, chest high walls and chainsaw…
Read More
CD Projeckt Red’s hotly anticipated sci-fi RPG Cyberpunk 2077 dropped a new trailer overnight, the first glimpse of the game since 2018’s epic 48-minute gameplay reveal. The trailer is a largely cinematic affair, introducing characters and establishing the tone and vibe of Night City as a setting. It lives deep in cyberpunk, tech-noir genre with…
Read More
Electronic Arts have used their EA Play event in Los Angeles to go in depth on FIFA 20, the latest entry in their world-beating football simulator. The focus of the presentation was squarely on a new mode called VOLTA. According to the press release, VOLTA (a Portuguese term that means “the return”) is “all about…
Read More
Electronic Arts have unveiled new Madden NFL 20 gameplay during their EA Play fan event in Los Angeles. The livestream went into detail on Madden 20‘s newest mechanic, Superstar X-Factor abilities which sounds on paper a bit like stacking your football team with X-Men. These new X-Factor abilities grant superstar players certain buffs and abilities beyond…
Read More
The final item on the EA Play livestreaming docket today was The Sims 4 and its new expansion pack, Island Living. It’s the expac for anyone that’s ever wanted to bail on the city and live on a beach. There’s island-centric jobs like dive instructor, lifeguard and fisherman, clothing, hobbies, animals (including DOLPHINS!!!) and more…
Read More
While The Outer Worlds has been revealed prior to the conference, we might have just gotten our best look yet at what to expected. From the looks of the trailer, players will explore the multiple vast planets and environments oozing with a classic western vibe reminiscent of the good ol’ Firefly days. With an action-packed…
Read More
The Battletoads remaster has finally gotten its first trailer at the Xbox and it’s exactly what you expected — cartoony visuals and soul-crushingly difficult beat-em-up gameplay. It’s been a long time since a Battletoads title has seen the light of date — Rare was still in charge of the franchise back then. No release date…
Read More
Returning to a vibe more inline with DmC Devil May Cry than Hellblade Senua’s Sacrifice, the team at Ninja Theory have annoucned their latest title Bleeding Edge. Bleeding Edge is the studio’s first title since being purchased by Xbox Game Studios last year. A multiplayer action title, it features the kind of visuals that would…
Read More
Ori and the Will of the Wisps has debuted a technically impressive new trailer during the Xbox E3 2019 press briefing. The beautiful Metroidvania style platformer has been in the works for quite a while now, we’ve played it at no less than five different trade shows already. Now, it finally has a release…
Read More
If fans hadn’t seen enough of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order from EA Play’s livestream, rest assured, Microsoft has brought the goods with them to their conference with a brand new story trailer. Admittedly, much of it is based on the 10-minute gameplay segment shown yesterday, but with all all-new look at fan favourite Rebel…
Read More
What the Xbox One has been lacking the last few years is some decent spookums. Blair Witch looks to deliver on that. Less your classic Resident Evil-esque take on survival horror, Blair Witch goes instead for something more investigative, possibly as a nod to the original movie that inspired it. With your trusty alsatian, you…
Read More
One of the most important parts of being a first party publisher is having a great network of studios available to you. Xbox Game Studios have been busy, hauling in new talent to create games and content exclusively for the Xbox One and Windows PC platforms. The latest developer to join their ranks is Double…
Read More
Dying Light 2 has long been anticipated; and it seems we’re getting one step closer with a brand new trailer coming out of Microsoft’s conference. The trailer shows off much of the open world, parkour-filled goodness the series has come to know, as the world seems crazier than it did before. Complete with a voiceover from…
Read More
We’ve arrived at that point in the hardware cycle when its time to start looking at what comes next. Xbox have used their E3 press briefing to do exactly that, unveiling the first glimpses of what they’re currently calling Project Scarlett, the ultra powerful next generation Xbox console. Scarlett is a beefy machine. Now packing…
Read More
What better way to usher in a new generation of Xbox hardware than by opening with the series that started it all? Halo Infinite, the sixth mainline title in the Halo series, the third developed by 343 Studios, will be a launch title on the next generation of Xbox hardware. A five-minute glimpse of the…
Read More
If there’s one thing ResetEra loves it’s a good E3 leak, and this one’s a doozy. Fans applying the deep heat to Bandai Namco’s website have found evidence of three brand new titles to be announced during the show — the long-rumoured collaboration between Dark Souls and Sekiro developer From Software and Game of Thrones…
Read More
Electronic Arts have unveiled the first trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order during this year’s EA Play 2019 fan event. Developed by Respawn Entertainment, Jedi: Fallen Order is EA’s first AAA Star Wars title since the divisive Star Wars Battlefront II in 2017. It will mark the end of a banner year for Respawn, whose…
Read More
Hot on the heels of their Star Wars Jedi presentation, Respawn Entertainment went into their plans for Season 2 of Apex Legends. Fans concerned about a dearth of content will hopefully find them allayed with the wave of updates on the way. The new Battle Pass has been dubbed Battle Charge, along with a fresh new…
Read More
I’ve watched Google’s E3 Stadia Connect presentation three times and I still don’t know who the cloud gaming platform is for. Stadia’s thesis is that you don’t need a console to enjoy high fidelity AAA video games. Instead, it makes games an on-demand service — you tell Stadia what you want to play and a…
Read More
It’s finally time to come home to Baldur’s Gate. After two decades and a pair of high quality remasters by Beamdog Software, a new entry in the venerable Dungeons & Dragons CRPG series has been announced. Rumblings about the announce of Baldur’s Gate 3 began earlier in the week when Divinity: Original Sin developer posted a…
Read More
E3 2019 is almost upon us. The year’s biggest storm of gaming news begins in earnest next week but the announcement-packed press conferences kick off as early as Friday morning Australian time. This year’s show promises to be a pivotal one, with two high profile changes to the lineup. The first change has to do…
Read More
After a bit of a quiet month for freebies in May, Xbox looks to be coming back strong in June with a suite of top tier Games With Gold titles, from recent releases like NHL 19 to verified Xbox 360 classic Portal. Here’s how the full list shakes out: On June 1, you’ll have access…
Read More
PlayStation Plus is offering up a whole lot of value for subscribers in June, with both Borderlands: The Handsome Collection and Sonic Mania going for the low, low price of zero dollars. Borderlands: The Handsome Collection features both Borderlands 2 and the Australian-made Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, along with all their respective DLC. Two of the…
Read More
PlayStation’s Days of Play promotion will kick off next month with a range of discounts across games, hardware and accessories. If you’ve been waiting, saving your pennies for the right moment to scoop some PS4 gear on the cheap, your moment has finally arrived. The Days of Play promotion will run from 7th – 17th June at…
Read More
Death Stranding, the first title from Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, has spent the last few years enjoying full blown enigma status within the video game community. Its appearances at events like E3 and PlayStation Experience always raised more questions than they answered. Kojima himself has remained coy about the game’s content — its…
Read More
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is fondly remembered as one of the best first person shooter titles ever made. One of the first examples of the series taking its single player campaign into full-blown Hollywood blockbuster territory, it also featured a multiplayer component that ranks among the series best. It spawned two popular sequels…
Read More
So you want to go to E3 but it’s in Los Angeles and you are very poor. Welcome to club, friend. Good news for you though, you can get a little taste of it for not very many dollarydoos at all! Xbox ANZ are holding GrE3n Carpet events at theatres around Australia and New Zealand….
Read More
Critical Role cannot be stopped. The popular Dungeons & Dragons live stream, an improvised fantasy novel played weekly by a group of veteran voice actors, is on an enviable run. Following their record-breaking US$11,385,449 (AUD$16,501,500) animated series Kickstarter, Critical Role has returned to its roots, raising money for charity with a pledge drive supporting Red…
Read More
