“It’s being very respectful of the first two films… then all of a sudden it just swerves… and now I’m going on a journey.” This is pretty much the definitive “James Cameron tells you to go out and see the damn movie” video. I know it’s probably nicely edited footage, but seriously, they got James Cameron to talk up Terminator: Genisys! So all you haters pay attention. Thanks to a tip from SlashFilm, a new featurette has launched on Yahoo that has James Cameron basically narrating tons of new footage from Alan Taylor’s Terminator: Genisys. I’ve actually heard the movie is better than we’re all expecting. Cameron says this is kind of the third movie in the series, forget Terminator 3 and that other one. Fire it up to hear what he says. ›››
“Yu, it’s me!” Sony Pictures Classics has debuted a trailer for Zhang Yimou’s film Coming Home, starring Gong Li and Chen Daoming. This beautiful, heartbreaking story is about a man and a woman, who love each other, but they’re torn apart. When an accident leaves his wife, Lu Yanshi, unable to remember him or anything before the accident, he tries everything in vane to remind her of his love for her. One of the ways he reaches out to her is through the piano, and the song he plays for her, which you hear in this and it makes me tear up every time I hear it. So beautiful. I first saw this film at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival (original teaser | my review) and loved it. I’ve been waiting for it to get a released ever since. Finally later this year. ›››
Square Enix is developing a new entry in its Front Mission series, according to a new report.
Siliconera states that a new game is in development at Square Enix’s Japanese studio, with former Armored Core producer Toshifumi Nabeshima on the project.
Front Mission was conceived as a narrative-driven strategy game but, over the years, has changed in significant ways. Some entries in the series have stayed true to its strategy roots while others, such as Front Mission Evolved, have been closer to the traditional mech-based shooter experience. The series has remained dormant since 2010.
Square Enix has not yet officially revealed a new Front Mission. As a result, it is unclear what type of game this will be. The company is hosting its own press conference at E3 on June 16, so it may be that the title is announced there.
Square Enix has not hosted a media briefing at E3 since 2012, where it showcased its next-gen Luminous Engine for the first time. This has led to speculation that it plans to make big announcements and show off new games.
Quantum Break, the Xbox One exclusive from Alan Wake developer Remedy Entertainment, will not be at E3, a senior exec at the studio has confirmed.
Speaking in a YouTube video, Sam Lake, the studio’s chief creative officer–and the face of Max Payne–discussed Remedy’s upcoming 20th anniversary.
Lake went on to say Gamescom would be the next time we see new Quantum Break material.
“We were at Gamescom last year with Quantum Break and had great fun. We’ll be there again this year … releasing new material,” he said. “We have a theatre where every one of you is welcome to check us out and see the new explosive Quantum Break demo.”
Although Lake provided a strong indication that nothing new from the game would be shown at E3, it may be that the game will still show up in some capacity. GameSpot has contacted Microsoft for clarification.
Microsoft previously said it will have a major presence at Gamescom in Germany this August, and promised a breadth of content as significant as what we’ll see at E3.
“We should have as much new content at Gamescom as we will at E3,” Xbox boss Phil Spencer said at the time, suggesting Quantum Break is one of the games that will be more prominently featured at Gamescom.
Quantum Break is a third-person shooter in which an experiment has caused time to start collapsing. The game’s protagonists are given the ability to manipulate time, which they must do to escape a corporation hunting them.
Quantum Break was announced as a trans-media experience. Along with the video game, Remedy and Microsoft are also going to be releasing a live-action show. The game tells the story of the heroes while the show clues us in on the villains.
Quantum Break was previously set to launch in 2015 but, following a delay, is now slated to arrive next year.
GOG.com’s DRM-Free Summer Sale rolls on today with a new “Deal Overload” promotion, featuring loads of discounted games and the arrival of two new franchises from Telltale Games.
First up, people who might have missed out on deals that have now expired (the sale has been running since last week), may be happy to learn that all 650+ games and 20 bundles are back on sale.
But this promotion only lasts for 24 hours, ending June 10 at 4:59 AM PDT / 7:59 AM EDT. Head to GOG.com to see all the deals.
Another piece of GOG news today is that Telltale Games franchises The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us are now available through the site–and at massive discounts.
The first and second seasons, as well as the 400 Days add-on, are available at 75 percent off. This means you can get completely caught up for under $14. As for The Wolf Among Us, season one (the only season released so far) is also available for 75 percent off, available for $6.29.
What’s more, GOG’s Deal Overload promotion includes a 48-hour giveaway (ending June 11), where everyone can get a free copy of strategy game Battle Realms.
If you decide to partake in the sale, you’ll get free games depending on how much you spend. Spend $1 to unlock a free copy of SimCity 2000 ($1), $20 for Stalker: Clear Sky; or $50 for Xenonauts.
Wargaming, developer and publisher of World of Tanks, has announced it is rebooting classic PC strategy series Masters of Orion.
Accredited with being a pioneer of the Explore, Expand, Exploit, and Exterminate (4X) genre, Masters of Orion was first released in 1993 for MS-DOS and Mac. The game tasks player with using politics or force to lead a chosen race to galactic dominance.
Development duties for the reboot have been handed to NGD Studios, the Argentina-based outfit behind Bunch of Heroes and Regnum Online, “with key members from the original title’s team” also involved.
Wargaming is promising enhanced visuals that will “breathe new life into the vast galaxy available to explore and conquer, as well as give new personality to the many races which call it home.”
Other key features include “a revamped user interface, an orchestral score from the original game’s composer, voiceovers by well-known actors, new user tutorials, and more.”
“Master of Orion is a game that brings Wargaming truly back to its roots, not only as a company but also in how it influenced my personal interest in both games and making them,” said Wargaming CEO Victor Kislyi.
“The series’ iconic gameplay has stood the test of time and working with NGD Studios to bring the series back to life is a truly exciting moment for the team.”
“As longtime fans of the Master of Orion, the opportunity to help breathe new life into this acclaimed game has been a dream come true,” added Andrés Chilkowski, co-founder and CEO of NGD Studios.
“While we’ve made many improvements overall to the game, we’re confident that its classic and addictive gameplay will appeal to gamers no matter if they played the game years ago or are now just experiencing it for the very first time.”
Take a look at the first Masters of Orion screenshots in the gallery below.
Half-Life and Steam developer Valve is “not exhibiting” at E3 next week, the company has confirmed.
A Valve representative told GamesBeat that the company is not taking meetings at E3 for any of its upcoming products, which would include the ViveVR headset it’s working on with HTC.
What’s more, GamesBeat points out that Valve is–so far at least–not listed as a participant in the inaugural PC Gaming Show at E3, which will be held the evening of June 16.
So don’t expect a Half-Life 3 announcement. But you probably already knew that.
Historically, Valve has never had much of a presence at E3. In 2010, Gabe Newell appeared during Sony’s briefing to talk about Portal 2, but the company hasn’t done much, at least publicly, since.
Though it may not have any announcements to make at E3 itself, Valve may still have some news around E3. The company’s annual Summer Sale is rumored to begin June 11 and run through June 20.
E3 2015 will take place June 16-18. For more on the show and our plans for it, check out the video below.
The long-awaited console edition of Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls Online finally launches today, June 9, but the MMORPG’s release on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 isn’t going as smoothly as it could be.
In North America and Europe, players are reporting log-in issues on NeoGAF and TESO forums. For anyone who wanted to jump right it at midnight when the game launched, this is a big bummer.
Thankfully, Bethesda is on the case, saying in a post on Twitter that it’s currently readying a fix.
We’re working to fix an issue affecting #ESOTU console logins on NA and EU. Keep an eye on this thread for updates: http://t.co/1mply44M3A
MMOs are still somewhat new territory for consoles, so some level of growing pains are probably to be expected. We’ll continue to monitor this story as it develops.
Have you experienced any log-in issues? Let us know in the comments below.
The Elder Scrolls Online was originally released in April 2014 for PC–read our review here. The console edition was delayed multiple times before its release today across both platforms.
The Elder Scrolls Online is now called Tamriel Unlimited, and no longer requires a monthly subscription. However, it’s not a free-to-play game entirely, as you still need to pay a one-time fee to get started.
The game will be available across Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Pricing was not announced, but the digital edition sells for $20, so something in that area would seem likely.
Note that this is not a bundle that includes The New Order and The Old Blood, only The Old Blood. But The Old Blood is a standalone game, so you don’t need a copy of The New Order to play it.
Here’s the story for The Old Blood, boiled down to its key points, courtesy of Bethesda.
“The year is 1946 and the Nazis are on the brink of winning World War II. In an effort to turn the tide in the allies’ favor, B.J. Blazkowicz must embark on an epic, two-part mission deep within Bavaria…”
As rumored, the next major Destiny expansion is called The Taken King and will launch on September 15. That’s according to Kotaku, which obtained marketing material for the expansion and also corroborated the details with other, unnamed sources. The expansion will reportedly cost $40, which is twice the cost of Destiny’s two previous expansions, The Dark Below and House of Wolves.
Among other things, The Taken King is said to offer a new subclass for Destiny’s three classes. A new elemental super ability is also supposedly on the way.
Per Kotaku: “An electrical storm for Warlocks (arc); a gravity bow for Hunters (void); and a flaming hammer for Titans (solar). Hardcore Destiny players will notice that each of these abilities revolves around the element each respective class lacks today.”
The Taken King will also have a new raid in which players fight against Oryx, the father of Crota, according to the leak. The expansion is also expected to include new multiplayer maps, more Strikes, and more.
Publisher Activision previously referred to a new Destiny expansion coming this fall as the game’s biggest ever. The Taken King would be the first Destiny expansion offered outside of the game’s DLC pass.
