In the evening of June 12, the PC Gaming Show event was held, and the next day the company Nintendo She held her conference called Spotlight. It is unexpectedly nice that here and there, publishers and developers did not skimp on curious announcements, trailers and gameplay rollers of large -scale additions and new projects.
We talk about everything! And let's start with PC Gaming Show.
Supplement War of the Chosen for Xcom 2
PC Gaming Show began with the announcement of War of the Chosen – global additions for Xcom 2. After the DLC release in the XCOM 2 world, a new type of aliens will appear – “chosen” (Chosen), which, according to the certification of the representative of the studio Firaxis , will become the most dangerous race in the universe. Players will face the “chosen” very often, and with each fight, enemies will become stronger, more cunning and more perfect.
Together with DLC, another type of enemies will appear in the game: they are called “lost”, outwardly they look great like zombies. These creatures attack all living things and move not in one, but in small groups.
The addition is promised to release in the fall on PC, Xbox One and, as the company representative said from the stage, on PS4.
Ooblets
Immediately after this showed a trailer for the game that will publish Double Fine. The project is called Ooblets. Studio Glumberland – Apparently, inspired by Nintendo games, I decided to take the best that was in the basis of my new brainchild Harvest Moon, Animal Crossing and series Pokemon.
The authors seriously decided to pamper PC users with a worked-out simulator of the life farmer’s life: with the world and battles open for research.
BatTletech
Known by project Shadowrun Returns studio Harebrained Schemes I presented its new project on the old franchise – BatTletech. They showed a trailer explaining the device of the gaming hub, and demonstrated some battles on the battlefield.
In BatTletech, battles are step -by -step, as it should be in the genre of tactical role. Judging by what he saw in the video, the new BatTletech is designed for brand fans and step -by -step fights. Huge robots, pumping weapons, careful planning of actions … everything is as it should.
Representatives of Harebrayed Schemes at the end of the presentation recalled that the project can be financially supported on their official website.
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord
The announcement of the second part of the action rang on PC Gaming Show Mount & Blade. It is being developed by a Turkish studio Taleworlds , working on the first part of the cycle and additions to it.
In the first gameplay video Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord It can be seen that the studio extended the animation and graphics to a qualitatively new level. Large -scale mass battles look like scenes from expensive historical militants.
Total War: Warhammer 2
Studio Creative Assembly And Sega Brought Total War: Warhammer 2. At the conference, publishers immediately admitted that initially the entire project was conceived as a full -fledged trilogy. So the third part is only a matter of time.
In Total War: Warhammer 2, two new races will appear: reptilians and higher elves. Probably, with the release of the third part, we will receive two more races, who knows. The plot of the game is still being built on the conquest of the New World of one of the four game races. Judging by the trailer, we get a large -scale and worked out strategy.
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds
Action Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds), being in "early access", manages to enjoy crazy popularity among hardcore players.
At PC Gaming Show, the project designer Brandon Green talked about work on the game. He promises even more weapons in the final version, a natural weather change and high -quality parkour. Players will learn to quickly and beautifully overcome obstacles, which will add variability gameplay. The leader also promised that the game would grow "territorially". It will at least have a desert area and an abandoned cosmodrome.
The exact release date of the full version has not yet been announced.
Killing Floor 2: Summer Sideshow
Studio Tripwire talked about her development plans Killing Floor 2. Firstly, she announced WG Casino the summer event, Summer Sideshow , which began on June 13. A virtual event added a card of Tragic Kingdom and all sorts of minor improvements to the game. Secondly, KF 2 acquired a completely new test mode-The Weekly Outbreak. Tests will be updated every seven days.
Finally, the representative of the studio said that Killing Floor 2 will be free for everyone on PC by the end of the week. In June, subscribers of the PS Plus service also got the game for free.
The Last Night
Responsible Director of the Cyberpunk Project The Last Night, Tim Sore, from the stage spoke about the essence of the game. He, along with the developer team, decided to create a gloomy world of the future in the best traditions "Running blade" And "Neuromant" : In the world of games, artificial intelligence makes any work better than living people. In The Last Night Cyberpank is the winner of everything and the whole. And only one thing remains to the population – consume. Such a life, according to the art director of the game, brings many to the existential crisis, and this is the detective plot and the story of The Last Night is built.
The developer emphasized that the gloomy world of the future will exist regardless of the player. That is, the hero will adapt to the events and manifestations of the city where it exists. The Last Night promises to become a spectacular adventure with the study of the world, detective elements and a well -prescribed plot.
Ylands
Studio Bohemia Interactive demonstrated the release trailer for her new game – Ylands. The project from Czech developers will allow players to come up with adventures themselves. The video shown a lot of locations and a lot of a mechanic, which will become the basis of the whole game. Ylands will have a lot of construction and research of a variety of places and battles.
The creators probably want to do Minecraft new generation: larger, variable and slightly more pleasant to the eye. The game will receive the editor of the same name, where everyone will be able to create their own worlds working under the prescribed conditions. The concept is promising. Let's see what happens in the end.
Griftlands
Klei Entertainment introduced to the public her new role -playing project – Griftlands. An adventure game will create a character and go on a long journey – with trading, a branching system of pumping and step -by -step battles.
Judging by the trailer, Griftlands will delight players with an unusual art design and playing gaming mechanics. According to the publisher, the game should be released at the end of 2017 or early 2018.
Lawbreakers
At the event, Cliff Blezhinski went on stage and gave the floor that the network shooter Lawbreakers will be released on August 8 on all current platforms. He also assured the players that network shooters, even if they are high -quality, should not be estimated at 60 dollars. Lawbreakers will cost $ 30 on all platforms.
Spectators were shown to cut the personnel of the gameplay and testers, who lively shared their impressions of gameplay: each of them excitedly talked about fierce dynamics, worked out ballistics and unusual amplifiers that need to be able to dispose. Testers emphasize that, playing in Lawbreakers, you need to constantly be concentrated, collected and ready for everything.
VR Challenger League
The conference talked about launch VR Challenger League. Within the framework of the new league, competitions in two VR disciplines will begin: The UNSPOKEN And Echo Arena. The prize pool of the tournament will be 200 thousand dollars. The championship starts on July 12, and the final will be held in 2018 in Katowice.
Studio Ready At Dawn will release Echo Arena July 20. The company said that all Oculus Rift owners will receive the game for free along with subsequent additions.
The UNSPOKEN is also developed only for Oculus Rift and has been sold since the end of 2016. The essence of the game is the fights between magicians attacking each other with spells. It is possible that in the near future we will see how e -sports will completely move to the virtual reality format, who knows.
Secret Legend renamed Tunic
The presentation showed the gameplay Tunic. The game is being developed by the studio Finji , Famous by Night in the Woods And Feist. The project was previously called Secret Legend – And why it was renamed, remains a mystery.
Judging by the trailer, American indie developers were inspired The Legend of Zelda: A Link To the Past, Only the hero of the new adventure is not a witty link, but a cute fox with a sword.
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War
Closer to the end of the event studio Monolith ProductionsI packed the audience with a new plot trailer Middle-Earth: Shadow of War. In the video Keelebrimbor and Talion, they meet a mercenary known as the "Blade of Galadrieli".
Sales "Middle -earth: Shadows of War" start on October 10 on all current game platforms.
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
At the end of the event Microsoft announced Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, Remaster of the original game 1997. In a cult strategy, they pulled a graphics, added some gameplay improvements and completely overwritten music and sounds.
The game will be added to the Xbox Live service for the opportunity to play on the network, as well as screw up to it 4K resolution support. The release of the polished Age of Empires is scheduled for the end of this year, to its twenty anniversary.
Nintendo this year held an event Spotlight. Despite the duration of more than twenty minutes, the conference turned out to be more than informative. Showed many games expected in the near future.
Spotlight began with the speech of the president Nintendo of America Reginald "Reggie" Fisham. The leader talked about video games and that high -quality gaming works are created in order to bring “sincere joy and give a real challenge”. After that a bright trailer launched, advertising several projects at once: fighting ARMS And Pokkén Tournament DX , Network shooter Splatoon 2, Football simulator FIFA 18, as well as a special version of the races Rocket League For Nintendo Switch.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
We are already aware that Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will be released on Switch, the game was announced at the presentation of the new console in January. On SpotLight, the company introduced a fresh project trailer, where they showed characters, plot scenes, an unusual open world and a little personnel of the gameplay process.
Although at Monolith Soft The past game of the series, Xenoblade Chronicles X, I came out quite mediocre, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has every chance of becoming one of the main projects for the new console. After all, the first release of the series Chronicles For Nintendo WII, the best JRPG console is recognized as the best JRPG. Thanks to a deep combat system, worked out, art design and plot, the game has earned a cult status. Therefore, faith in the new JRPG from Monolith is getting stronger with every new show.
The release is scheduled for the end of 2017.
Kirby and Yoshi
Further, Nintendo moved to the announcement of the next issue Kirby. The new platformer, judging by the release trailer, is imprisoned for cooperative passage. New adventures of yoshi in the game Yoshy Again, they are developed with a bias in a cooperative, and the trailer for the next adventures of a sweet dinosaurus was also shown as part of the event.
Both projects will be released in 2018.
Kirby.
Yoshy.
And the president The Pokemon Company , Tsunekazzu Isihara promised to release a new generation of Pokemon on Nintendo Switch. He noted that the new license plate of pocket monsters will appear on the hybrid platform in the near future. According to him, Game Freak already working on the project. True, rollers and trailers, unfortunately, were not shown.
The head of the company also said about Pokkén Tournament DX: he spoke a little about the features of fighters management with the help of Joycones.
Metroid Prime 4
Perhaps the main event Spotlight was the announcement Metroid Prime 4. Many fans of the series were waiting for this, because the new full -fledged part of the franchise did not go out seven years. Unfortunately, we were shown only a teaser with the game logo, but this is already enough to think about buying a new Nintendo console. It is not yet known what the game will look like – most likely, as in all projects of the Prime subaceria, the player will explore the world with first -person view.
The exact date of the release of new adventures Samus has not yet been called.
For fans of two -dimensional “metroides” as part of the Nintendo Treehouse event, the company announced a remake of the second part of the series. The project was called Metroid: Samus Returns , And his exit is scheduled for September 2017.
Fire Emblem Warriors
Earlier it became known that the studio Omega Force working with musou-explosion in the universe Fire Emblem. As part of Spotlight showed a release trailer for the game and demonstrated the establishment of history. The plot, as in any representative of the Musou genre, does not try to boast of depth. The dragon attacks the kingdom of the heroes of the game, and in order to defeat the enemy, the heroes have to act quickly, harmoniously and very decisively.
The game will appear the heroes of the past parts of the Fire Emblem series and completely new characters invented specifically for the new project. The first Fire Emblem in the format of a meat grinder will be released in the fall of this year.
Additions for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and New Amiibo
Aiji Aonum spoke about two additions for a fairy -tale adventure The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
According to the director of the game, the new "Zelda" will receive DLC called "Workshop mode" : It will add new equipment, weapons and harsh trials to the game. The game with the new mode will be a real challenge for lovers of difficult tests. The second addition, "Ballad of warriors" , will expand the game with new quests and adventures.
The “Workshop Regime” will appear on sale on June 30, and the “Ballad of Warriors” is expected at the beginning of next year. In addition, for Breath of the Wild will release four new amiibo in the form of game characters. Figures, like the rest of the Amiibo, will add new content to the project.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle!
The legendary game designer Siger Miyamoto has already introduced Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle! At the conference Ubisoft. And within the framework of Nintendo Spotlight showed a video where the head of the French company Yves Giimimo talks about the features of a tactical crossover.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle! promises to become a variable tactical strategy, with a mass of game capabilities and a pleasant picture. Nintendo heroes, together with rabbits, will begin their adventure on August 29, 2017.
Rocket League
The company introduced a release trailer Rocket League For Nintendo Switch. The Japanese promise that competitive ball racing will go to the console this winter.
Rocket League for the new Nintendo platform will have a cross -platform multipleor. That is, Switch owners will be able to play Rocket League along with the owners of Xbox One and PC on the same field. As expected, Switch will receive a local multiplayer mode.
Super Mario Odyssey
In conclusion, Nintendo showed a gameplay trailer Super Mario Odyssey. New adventures of a mustachioed plumber will unfold in a seamless open world. The last game of the series with the open world, Super Mario Sunshine, I went out in 2002 at Nintendo GameCube.
The world Super Mario Odyssey is diverse. It has realistic cities with people, like New York, which are interspersed with locations that are familiar to the series. Judging by the trailer, the game will focus on mechanics with the cap of the hero. With the help of a headgear, barbel can not only overcome obstacles, but also deal with enemies. It also became known that Mario in Odyssey will learn to instill living creatures and use their abilities.
Super Mario Odyssey will appear in stores on October 27, 2017.
This ended all the big conferences in the framework of E3 2017. But this does not mean that important news from the exhibition has ended. Go to our special section on the main game exhibition – there you will find a lot of articles and videos about new games!
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