Category: Gameinformer

Epic Games has removed the Infinity Blade Trilogy from the iOS app store, citing concerns about being able to support it as developer Chair works on its next game, Spyjinx.

The company made the official announcement on its blog yesterday. “With the development of Spyjinx and other projects, it has become increasingly difficult for our team to support the Infinity Blade series at a level that meets our standards,” Epic said. The company will support Infinity Blade III with Clash Mobs over the next month.

Although new buyers can no longer access the games on the store, those who’ve already purchased and downloaded the games will continue to have access to them (and be able to re-download them) “for the foreseeable future.” All in-app purchases for the game have also been removed.

Epic ended the blog by hinting Infinity Blade may pop up “in places you wouldn’t expect,” – A nod to the sword’s sudden appearance in Fortnite as a weapon.

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A ratings leak a few weeks ago accidentally let slip the title Nier: Automata Game of the Yorha Edition, a pun on Game of the Year using the organization name within the game. It’s not a high-level pun or anything, but it’s serviceable. In a way that makes me wonder whether or not Square Enix remembered if they had already announced it or not, the Nier: Automata Twitter account today confirmed the existence of the game with a message from director Yoko Taro, complete with spelling errors.

Yeah, that sounds about right.

It is likely that the Game of the Yorha Edition will be similar in concept to the Xbox One port of Nier: Automata, which was dubbed the Become as Gods Edition. That version packaged all the game’s DLC onto the disc, which unfortunately did not include any real story DLC, mostly just arenas and boss fights for players that want to dig deep into that stuff. But hey, if you’ve been curious, this is as good a time as any to try.

Nier: Automata is currently available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

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Bandai Namco has announced that their newest Tales of game, a mobile title named Tales of Crestoria, will be coming stateside in 2019. While not quite dubbed the next mainline or flagship Tales of game, Crestoria has all the resources of one and will be releasing in 2019 on iOS and Android.

“Tales of Crestoria takes place in an oppressive dystopia where every citizen must carry with them an all-seeing ‘Vision Orb’ that monitors for criminal violations,” Bandai Namco writes. “The game follows protagonists Kanata, a naive boy blindly accepting of to the Vision Orbs’ justice, and Misella, an audacious orphan unbridled in her dedication to defending Kanata. Due to the horrific events of one fateful night, the duo find themselves branded “Transgressors”, and condemned to death by society’s popular vote—the draconian system of justice by which their world is governed. With eyes now opened to the injustices of society, a chance meeting with Vicious, “The Great Transgressor,” gives Kanata and Misella a defining choice: Own your fate, or let fate own you.”

To celebrate, Bandai Namco has released a concept movie to show off the themes of that description in a fairly cool artstyle Check it out below.

Like most recent Tales of games, the title will be a collaboration between artists Mutsumi Inomata and Kosuke Fujishima.

Despite Bandai Namco traditionally releasing one mainline Tales of game a year, they have slowed down considerably in the last few years, not releasing a new title since 2016’s Tales of Berseria. Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition, a remaster of the decade-old classic with additional content for English-speaking players, will see release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on January 11.

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Almost ten years ago, Glen Schofield surprised a lot of industry watchers and fans alike by announcing that he was leaving EA Visceral and founding a new studio at Activision called Sledgehammer Games. Today, Schofield announced on Twitter that particular journey is over as he moves on to further things outside the company.

Schofield founded Sledgehammer in 2009 under the auspices of Activision to work mostly on Call of Duty as part of Activision’s plan to start trading off yearly titles in the series between three studios. As Schofield mentions in his tweet, Sledgehammer oversaw Modern Warfare 3, Advanced Warfare, and World War II. The last of those games was such a success that Schofield and co-founding partner Michael Condrey were brought into Activision’s corporate team to oversee all of the company’s games just earlier this year.

While at EA Visceral, Schofield served as the creator and executive producer of Dead Space, the seminal sci-fi horror series. His credits also include directing Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain and Akuji the Heartless. He was also given special thanks in Call of Duty: Black Ops and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

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The Sonic the Hedgehog movie has been a point of curiosity for a number of months ever since Sega confirmed its existence. A lot has been especially made of the film’s choice to blend CG and live action, starring James Marsden and Jim Carrey in key roles along with an animated Sonic. No footage has been released of the movie outside of set shots, meaning there hasn’t been a good look at Sonic himself, until a new teaser appeared today.

Courtesy of IGN, the animated movie poster shows a Sonic with decidedly more human-like proportions. The poster shows Sonic kneeling in a preparing-to-run pose and lightning bolts lighting up his silhouette. 

It’s…a lot to take in.

Sonic the Hedgehog isn’t the only video game-related movie to eschew the cartoonish art of its source material for a more realistic look, as Detective Pikachu did something similar with its first trailer. Sonic is taking it a step further going by this poster, but it remains to be seen how it actually works in the film. Sonic the Hedgehog is still a year away and could look perfectly natural by the time it releases. But for right now, yikes.

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Capcom has made a few announcements about the future of Monster Hunter: World, including a new expansion, Iceborne, which comes out next fall.

Iceborne brings with it new quest ranks, monsters, and more – all within its own story that takes place after the base game.

Early next year, however, hunters will be able to play as Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, featuring his own quests and gameplay.

In other Monster Hunter news, to celebrate the game’s one-year anniversary, in January there is an Appreciation Fest, including a newly decorated gathering hub and special quests.

Before then, starting tomorrow (4 p.m. PST), a free trial (PS4, Xbox One) of the base game is available to those who haven’t played it through December 17 (3:59 p.m. PST), and if you decide to buy the game outright, your progress transfers to the main title.

Finally, the Kulve Taroth Siege special event quest returns on December 20, featuring an Arch Tempered version of the monster as well as more powerful rewards.

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Developer Team Meat recently announced that Super Meat Boy Forever, the hotly anticipated sequel to 2010’s Super Meat Boy, is arriving this April. 

Super Meat Boy Forever will launch on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. For its PC version, it will be launching exclusively on the Epic Games Store, meaning it won’t be on Steam like its predecessor. 

You can watch the newest trailer for the auto runner below.  

Outside of its release launch window, no concrete release date has been given just yet. Be sure to read about our 14 reasons why Super Meat Boy Forever looks like a promising sequel.

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Earlier today, CBS aired its first ever video game-centric award show, titled the Gamers’ Choice Awards. With 50 different categories, fans voted for their favorite genres, streamers, games, esports players, and more.

Fortnite received five GCA awards and streamer Ninja was awarded three. Ninja was also in attendance at the show today, along with other celebrity and esport stars.

Here are the full list of winners:

Fan Favorite Game: Fortnite

Fan Favorite Male Gamer/Streamer presented by Overpowered: TimTheTatman 

Fan Favorite Female Gamer/Streamer:  Pokimane

Most Anticipated Game: The Last of Us II  

Fan Favorite Action Game: Marvel’s Spider-Man

Fan Favorite Single Player Gaming Experience: Marvel’s Spider-Man

Fan Favorite Multiplayer Game: Fortnite 

Fan Favorite Shooter Game: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Fan Favorite Celebrity Gamer (Actor): Terry Crews

Fan Favorite Celebrity Gamer (Athlete): Juju Smith-Schuster

Fan Favorite Celebrity Gamer (Musician): Snoop Dogg

Fan Favorite Esports Team: FaZe Clan

Fan Favorite Esports Game: Fortnite

Fan Favorite Esports Player (League of Legends): Faker

Fan Favorite Battle Royale Game: Fortnite

Fan Favorite Fighting Game: DragonBall FighterZ

Fan Favorite Sports/Racing Game: Rocket League

Fan Favorite Family-Friendly Multiplayer Game: Super Mario Party

Fan Favorite Role-Playing Game: Monster Hunter: World

Fan Favorite MMORPG: World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

Fan Favorite VR Game: Beat Saber

Fan Favorite Mobile Game: Pokémon GO

Most Desired Franchise Resurrection: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Fan Favorite Indie Game: Subnautica

Fan Favorite Gaming Device: PC

Fan Favorite Gaming Convention: TwitchCon 

Favorite Streaming Service: Twitch 

Fan Favorite Gaming Moment presented by HyperX: Drake plays with Ninja

Fan Favorite Female Voice Actor: Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft (Shadow of the Tomb Raider) 

Fan Favorite Character of the Year: Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel’s Spider-Man) 

Fan Favorite Retro Game: Super Mario Brothers

Fan Favorite Retro Character: Mario (Super Mario Bros.)

Fan Favorite Esports Player (Dota 2): Miracle 

Fan Favorite Esports Player (Super Smash Bros Melee): Magn0

Fan Favorite Esports Player (Dragon Ball FighterZ): SonicFox

Fan Favorite Esports Player (CS:GO): s1mple

Fan Favorite Esports Player (Overwatch): Profit

Fan Favorite Esports Player (Rocket League): Squishy 

Fan Favorite Esports Player (PUBG): Fuzzface

Fan Favorite Esports Player (Fortnite): Ninja

Fan Favorite Overall Esports Player: Ninja

Fan Favorite Esports Caster Duo: Monte and Doa

Fan Favorite Esports Caster: CouRage

Fan Favorite Esports Event of the Year: Call of Duty: World League Grand Finals

Fan Favorite Esports Moment: Cloud9 Wins Boston Major

Fan Favorite Esports League Format: Fortnite– Community Skirmishes

Fan Favorite Male Voice Actor: Christopher Judge as Kratos (God of War) 

Fan Favorite Collegiate Esports Team Presented by iBuyPower: Ohio State

Fan Favorite Esports Host: Alex ‘Goldenboy’ Mendez                   

Fan Favorite Fall Release: Red Dead Redemption 2

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Several great games are making their way to Microsoft’s subscription service Xbox Game Pass this month. Mortal Kombat X and Ashen are already out on the service, and many others are soon to come.

Here is the list of other titles that will soon join Xbox Game Pass:

• Kingdom Two Crowns – Dec. 11
• Spintires: Mudrunner – Dec. 13
• Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Dec. 17
• Ori and the Blind Forest – Dec. 20
• Shadow Warrior 2 – Dec. 20

For more, read digital editor Brian Shea’s opinion piece on how Xbox is listening to its fans this generation.

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To celebrate Company of Heroes 2’s fifth anniversary, Sega and Relic Entertainment are giving away the PC game for free on Steam. 

You only have until tomorrow (December 10 at 12 p.m. CT)  to grab it at no cost. The anniversary celebration is a bit late, as the game came out in June 2013, but Sega seems to be making up for it by letting you download the game for free.

Additionally, two DLC for the game, The British Forces and Ardennes Assault, are discounted on Steam until tomorrow. They are 75 percent off.

You can read our review of Company of Heroes 2, which we gave an 8/10, by heading here.

[Source: Steam]

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