Paging all Hunters, hop into Monster Hunter: World right now and tackle the newest monster, the golden Elder Dragon Kulve Taroth. This one's a little special, though; it won't just be you and three of your buddies this time around. Kulve Taroth is an especially "big boi" and thus 16 players must team up to bring him down and craft new gear from his sparkly hide.
In more great news from Microsoft, 16 original Xbox games are being added to the Xbox One’s Backwards Compatibility list. All of the titles either need to be purchased and downloaded through the Xbox Marketplace or played with a physical copy in the Xbox One. The first batch of 8 games is set to arrive on April 17th and the later 8 on April 26th. While a number of the games feature some sort of multiplayer, it’s the April 26th release of Star Wars Battlefront (2004) and Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2005) that feature the Co-Op we’re most excited about.
Muse Games' steampunk airship combat title, Guns of Icarus Alliance, is making its way onto the PlayStation 4. When it does, not only will it feature cross-platform play with the Steam version of the game, but cross-platform voice chat as well.
Step aside, non-simulator games. It's time for some news about games that aren't afraid to show you what it's like in the real world. These games see the mundane nature of reality and say, "That's just how it is. Deal with it." They don't try to butter you up with "high scores" and "experience points". No way. They deal with real (virtual) issues and make you handle real (virtual) consequences.
It's been awhile since I thought on Farming Simulator 17, and the terrible things Locke, Mike, and Nick did to my farm/crops... Anyways, if you, too, want to enjoy all the rewards of tilling, sowing, and harvesting without the actual hot, sweaty work, then GIANTS Software has you covered. The Platinum Edition of Farming Simulator 17 arrives next month and brings with it a new location to setup your farm, a new crop, and some new sexy farming equipment.
ArmA 3, a game known for its hardcore simulation of military combat, is shifting its focus slightly with its latest DLC, "Laws of War". Where much of the base game centers around the moment-to-moment action and tactical decisions required in a firefight, "Laws of War" hones in on the effects of those firefights on both civilians living in the area and humanitarian workers attempting to repair the damage done afterward.
Time for a little tech talk with today's ARK: Survival Evolved news. Studio Wildcard is teaming up with Nitrado to provide rentable dedicated game servers for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game. If you're wondering what that means, exactly, then read on.
Were you excited to finally check out the final version of ARK: Survival Evolved next week? Yeah, well, got some bad news for you. You'll have to wait until the end of August now... you know, when all the video games are coming out.
Ark: Survival Evolved will be seeing a full launch, complete with physical releases on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, come August 8th, 2017. The game has been featured in Steam’s Early Access program since June 2nd, 2015 and the Xbox Game Preview program since December of 2015. Finally, Ark made its way to PlayStation 4 in December 2016.
Muse Games' cooperative update to their popular (formerly) PvP game, Guns of Icarus, has finally arrived. The entire affair has been rebranded as Guns of Icaraus Alliance, though the PvP only mode is available separately as Guns of Icarus Online, and it's on sale for just $15 until May 31.
At PAX East, I had the very pleasant experience of an in-depth interview with Howard Tsao, the Team Lead for Guns of Icarus: Alliance (henceforth, Alliance). We discussed everything Alliance has to offer players as well as the trials and tribulations of developing Guns of Icarus and its ambitious expansion.
Guns of Icarus has been a concept kicking around almost since this site's creation. We reviewed the original game back in 2009. Eight years later the game has been re-written from the ground up, expanded in every aspect, and re-focused for cooperative play with the new Alliance mode set to release sometime this year.
It's been promised for some time and now the PlayStation 4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved will finally be available to play on December 6. This is not the final version of the game, as the title is still in Early Access on Steam and Game Preview on Xbox One, but if you've been waiting for it to make it to this platform, then you only have to wait a few more days.
