Gamescom just ended and one of the exciting pieces of news to drop from Cologne was the addition of online play (co-op and racing) to the next iteration of the Skylanders' franchise, Superchargers. We thought it was an ideal time to welcome back Josh (TheNoyse) from Platform Junkies and Toys for Games to talk about the current state of the Toys-to-Life genre. Additionally, we also discuss our impressions of the Xbox One Gamescom presser, inlcuding games like Scalebound, Crackdown 3, Homefront, Quantum Break, and more. There are lots of games releasing this week, as well as news from the past week. So give episode 114 a listen as it's two hours of gaming goodness.
Intro:
- Gamescom impressions: Scalebound, Crackdown, Quantum Break, Mafia III, Homefront, etc
- Xbox Preview to feature: We Happy Few and ARK Survival (and MS 1st party games too?)
- TV DVR http://www.vg247.com/2015/08/04/dvr-function-coming-to-xbox-one-subscription-free-later-this-year/ ***REQUIRES External HDD***
- Skylanders going online: http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/5/9081753/skylanders-superchargers-online-racing
- Lego Dimensions goes Open World
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andyrobertson/2015/08/05/lego-dimensions-open-world/
New Releases for week of 8/11:
Everybody’s Gone to Rapture - PS4 - Adventure - thechineseroom/Santa Monica Studio
Goat Simulator - PS4/PS3 - Simulator - Coffee Stain Studios
Xblaze Lost: Memories - Vita/PS3 - Adventure - Arc System Works
Celestian Tales: Old North - PC - RPG - Ekuator Games
Actual Sunlight - Vita - Adventure - Will O’Neill
Space Hulk - PS3 - Strategy - Full Control
Commander Cherry’s Puzzled Journey - PS4 - Platformer - Grande Games
Toy Soldiers: War Chest - PS4/XB1/PC - Strategy - Signal Studios/Ubisoft
Gauntlet: Slayer Edition - PS4 - Action-Adventure - Arrowhead Games/WB Games
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - PS4 - Adventure/Puzzle - Starbreeze/505 Games
3D Gunstar Heroes - 3DSE - Side scrolling platformer - Sega
Fallout Shelter - Android - Vault Management - Bethesda
Garfield Kart - 3DS - Racing - Kids Mania
Paddington: Adventures in London - 3DS - Adventure - Kids Mania
Bedlam - PC - Post Apocalyptic RPG - Skyshine Games
Kung Fury: Street Rage - PS4 - Brawler - Hello There AB
TorqueL - PS4/Vita - Action - FullPowerSideAttack.com
NEWS:
PC/WiiU/Multi-platform:
Dinklage out, Nolan North in as Ghost for Destiny
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-4-lets-you-keep-playing-after-its-story-en/1100-6429548/
Destiny abandoning the Light system for more traditional RPG leveling
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/destiny-the-taken-kings-leveling-overhauled-light-/1100-6429462/
Rocket League in the process of being ported to other platforms
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/rocket-league-is-absolutely-100-percent-going-to-o/1100-6429425/
Lego Marvel Avengers 2 delayed to late Jan
http://www.destructoid.com/lego-marvel-s-avengers-pushed-back-to-january-2016-297278.phtml
Battleborn releases on Feb 6
http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/6/9107181/battleborn-release-date-gearbox-software
Treyarch confirms COD eSports has moved to PS4
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/74920/20150807/call-duty-moving-xbox-one-ps4.htm
Fallout 4 has no level cap and you can continue to play after the story ends
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-4-lets-you-keep-playing-after-its-story-en/1100-6429548/
Witcher 3 patch 1.08 out now
http://thewitcher.com/news/view/1087
Playstation:
41 amazing things about No Man’s Sky
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2015/08/03/41-amazing-things-you-might-not-know-about-no-mans-sky/
Xbox:
Gears of War UE now comes with Gears 360 collection for free
http://news.xbox.com/2015/08/xbox-one-gears-of-war-ultimate-edition-comes-with-gears-collection
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