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Publisher Electronic Arts announced today on the Battlefield Facebook page that the next game will be out this October on multiple platforms, including the recently announced Xbox One.
The release date is October 29. The systems included are PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The game is powered by DICE's new Frostbite 3 engine.
For more on Battlefield 4 check out 17 minutes of gameplay footage and a story outlining everything we know about the game.
Battlefield 4 has announced via its Facebook page that the game will launch on October 29 of this year. In addition to versions on the PC, Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation 4, the team has also confirmed the game will be coming to Microsoft’s newly announced Xbox One console. The Xbox One doesn’t have a confirmed launch date just yet, so it’s possible that version will arrive later.
Additionally, EA’s announced Battlefield 4‘s first expansion pack, called China Rising. The pack will contain four extra maps, along with extra vehicles and weapons. It will be available at launch, and come free with any pre-order of the game.
And speaking of confirmed Xbox One titles, Bungie has also made it clear that Destiny is due out on Xbox One as well. Stay tuned for more confirmations on next-gen titles for Microsoft’s new console.
Battlefield 4 launching on October 29, both it and Destiny coming to Xbox One originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
WWE 2K14 is in production from series developer Yukes, based in Japan, and 2K Sports.
WWE 2K14 throws down at retailers on October 29 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 May 2013 16:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Publisher Take-Two had its investor call this afternoon, and tucked among the sales figures were a pair of release dates for NBA and WWE games.
According to today's call, the NBA 2K series remains 2K Sports' most profitable sports franchise, selling more than five million copies each of the three past years. The successor to NBA 2K13 (pictured above) will be arriving on store shelves on Oct. 1.
As you may or may not recall, the WWE brand is being handled by 2K Sports following the aftermath of THQ's implosion. WWE 2K14 will be slamming onto shelves on Oct. 29.
Details beyond these dates are unsurprisingly scarce. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick did say that the company is planning on software development for all available platforms. Whether that means these two games are in development for the PS4 and whatever Microsoft's cooking up remains to be seen.
Tearaway is an adventure game utilizing several hardware aspects of the PS Vita – such as the camera and rear touch-pad – to interact with the paper world. At the outset, players may choose the male messenger Iota or his female counterpart, Atoi.
Tearaway cuts loose on PS Vita October 22 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Nintendo has announced the latest entries in the Pokémon series during a special worldwide Nintendo Direct broadcast. In it, company president Satoru Iwata revealed Pokémon X and Y for the 3DS.
The biggest changes appear to be with the game's transition to a fully 3D world. A trailer was shown during the announcement, in which you can see the camera dramatically panning and zooming to highlight the action. Battles also take on a more visually dynamic look.
The other substantial change is that the game will be available in October worldwide. As Iwata said in his presentation, Pokémon games have traditionally been released in Japan first, with localized versions trickling out a year and a half or so later. The new simultaneous launch could prove to be quite exciting for U.S. fans in particular, who will no longer be able to rely on translated walkthroughs and guides to navigate through the game's world.
We'll have more information on the game throughout the day and the months leading up to its release. In the meantime, take a look at the trailer.
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Nintendo announced two new Pokémon games for the 3DS this morning. Pokémon X and Pokémon Y are coming to the handheld this October, and going against tradition Nintendo is releasing them in the Americas, Europe, Japan, and Australia at the same time.
In a Direct broadcast that chronicled the series, Nintendo president Saturo Iwata introduced the new 3D games via the above brief trailer. The trailer also presents the games’ three new starter Pokémon: Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie.
Gallery: Pokémon X and Y
Pokémon X, Y announced for 3DS, worldwide release this October originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The audience for casino-based social games saw a pretty steep drop in October, but that market is still expected to grow. That’s according to new research from Superdata, which shows that 8.5 percent fewer people played social casino games in October versus September. Revenue declined similarly. All eyes are on the rapidly-growing social casino market lately, which has more than doubled its audience in the last two years and could become the segment to watch …
When your video game has a spider holding a gun and a knife on the cover, you know it should be a sure-fire masterpiece. That turned out to be half-true for Boss Game Studios’ 1997 PlayStation game, Spider: The Video Game.
The game’s description, at least according to the above intro video, is certainly part of the masterpiece side of the game: “The mind of a genius. The body of a spider. A mortally wounded scientist accidentally implants his consciousness in a nano-tech marvel – a cybernetic spider. Now shrunk to the size of a bug you must fight to stay alive.”
While its platforming and general gameplay elements certainly didn’t get prettier with age, Spider: The Video Game should at least remind us that firing missiles as as creepy critter should happen much more than it does in gaming.
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Stiq Figures, October 29 – November 4: Spider The Video Game edition originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
U.S. retail sales of video games fell 25 percent year-over-year for the month of October, according to research firm NPD. Sales dropped from $ 1 billion to $ 775 million. Hardware saw the biggest drop, nearly 37 percent from last year.
“While we saw declines in hardware unit sales across all platforms year-over-year, when looking at average sales per week versus September, several consoles realized higher sales: the 360, PS3, NDS and 3DS," said NPD analyst Liam Callahan.
"This is a sign of increasing momentum as we move into the holiday season.” Microsoft said sales of Xbox 360 reached 270,000. Sony and Nintendo did not disclose U.S. sales for October at this time.
Bethesda's new title Dishonored sold 460,200 units while 2K's XCOM: Enemy Unknown sold 114,000 units. "Due to the launch of Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon While 2, portable software sales increased by 37% from last October," Callahan added. "However, this growth was not enough to offset declines in console software.”
Below are the high-selling games at retail in the U.S. for the month:
**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)