Monday 30 September 2013



Check out the brand new “Pirate Heist” trailer and confirmed release dates for all platforms.


“The Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 versions will be available on November 1st. Versions for the Xbox One, PlayStation®4, PC and Wii U will be available on November 22nd.”

PRODUCT INFORMATION
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
Formats: PS3, X360, PC, PS4, WiiU, XO
Out: 1/11/2013 (PS3 X360)
 22/11/2013 (PC PS4 WiiU XO)
Publisher: Ubisoft

This week welcomes some exciting news about our new sci-fi shooter, Destiny

We have just released the new box art for Destiny on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360. 

In Destiny, players are Guardians of the last city on Earth, traversing the ancient ruins of our solar system from the red dunes of Mars to the lush jungles of Venus. Wielding incredible power, gamers must battle humanity’s enemies and reclaim all that was lost during the collapse of mankind’s Golden Age.

In a story-driven universe, Destiny’s saga unfolds through grand tales and epic adventures by immersing players in a bold new universe filled with cooperative, competitive, public, and social activities, all seamlessly connected.

And tomorrow, we’ll be sharing some more news... watch this space!  


PRODUCT INFORMATION
Destiny
Formats: PS3, PS4, X360
Out: TBA
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Bungie

Just thought I would share with you a quick update to say the game has now launched, if you haven’t signed up already make sure you do as you could win yourself some awesome prizes!

I also thought I would share some fun stats so far (half way into the first day):

Total Mutinies
70

Successful Mutinies
40

X markers Clicked
5012

Total Gold Won/Lost
707,549

Most Gold Lost
-8,210 Pirate P

All is still to play for and the final game is coming. Will you risk it all to win? Death or Glory?

PRODUCT INFORMATION
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
Formats: PS3, X360, PC, PS4, WiiU, XO
Out: 1/11/2013 (PS3 X360)
 22/11/2013 (PC PS4 WiiU XO)
Publisher: Ubisoft


Xbox One Tour Coming to Over 75 Cities Around the World Beginning 1st October

The Xbox team is taking Xbox One on the road, offering you the chance to experience the new generation of gaming before Xbox One launches on 22nd November.  Beginning on 1st October through the end of the year, the Xbox team will visit over 75 different cities around the world through a series of experiential events. The “Area One” tour will let people in Europe, US and Canada get hands on with the Xbox One line-up of blockbuster games, while the Xbox One “Test Drive” will see Xbox hitting the road like never before to give people hands-on gameplay in unexpected places.


“Area One” will bring a large travelling tour to many cities around the world, including London, Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Toronto. Xbox fans will be among the first to get their hands on the upcoming blockbuster games coming to Xbox One, including hotly anticipated titles like Forza Motorsport 5, Ryse: Son of Rome, Killer Instinct, Dead Rising 3, Kinect Sports Rivals, Crimson Dragon, Max: Curse of the Brotherhood, Zoo Tycoon and more.*

“Area One” will provide a fun opportunity for large groups of people to try the latest games, learn about Xbox One, and enjoy some gameplay with their friends. While attendance is free of charge, space will be limited. So, if you’re 18 years and older, make sure you and your friends get to Area One early – we don’t want to miss you. For more information on the Area One Tour, go to xbox.com/onetour

Area One Tour Dates
·         Philadelphia               3.10 – 6.10
·         Paris                            10.10 – 13.10
·         Toronto                      10.10 – 13.10
·         Chicago                      17.10 – 20.10
·         Vienna                        17.10 – 20.10
·         Atlanta                        24.10 – 27.10
·         Dallas                          31.10 – 3.11
·         Berlin                          31.10 – 3.11
·         Phoenix                      7.11 – 10.11
·         San Francisco            14.11 – 17.11
·         Dublin                         14.11 – 17.11
·         Los Angeles               21.11
·         London                       21.11 – 24.11

Xbox One will also be taking to the streets to give fans a unique opportunity to try out the Xbox One with “Test Drive.”  Across the UK, Germany, France, US and Canada, Xbox will cruise the country in custom “Test Drive” vehicles, appearing at festivals, university campuses, retail centers and more in search of gamers ready to take the new generation of entertainment for a spin.

The Xbox team will visit over 175 “Test Drive” locations including cities in the UK. For more information on “Test Drive”, go to xbox.com/onetour

Fans in France, Italy and Spain will also be able to get their hands on the Xbox One line-up at the Xbox booths at Milan Games Week (Oct 25 – 27), Paris Games Week (Oct 30 – Nov 3), and Madrid Games Week (Nov 7 – 10).
The fun is just beginning as we count-down to the Xbox One launch on 22nd November. We hope to see you on the road!




Knight from Dark Souls II stops traffic outside Eurogamer Expo in Earls Court

London traffic comes to a stand still as Knight takes to the streets

The Eurogamer Expo is currently taking place in Earls Court with one of the characters from the video game Dark Souls II, the Knight, who took to the streets to bring London traffic to a stand still.

Dark Souls II will be available 14th March 2014 on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PCs. For more information on Dark Souls II, please visithttp://www.darksoulsii.com/ or http://www.namcobandaigames.eu.  

 







PRODUCT INFORMATION
Dark Souls II
Formats: PC, PS3, X360
Out: March 2014
Publisher: Namco Bandai


This week we have a Classic Hot Lap video for you, with Emerson Fittipaldi in the 1986 Team Lotus 98T, on Brands Hatch. 


PRODUCT INFORMATION
F1 2013
Formats: PC, PS3, X360
Out: 4/10/2013
Publisher: Codemasters


Xbox One announced “Xbox Fitness,” a new online service built exclusively for Xbox One that takes the world’s most popular fitness videos and makes them interactive with Kinect via an Xbox Wire post.  The extensive library of videos from the world’s biggest fitness brands including Beachbody’s P90X (Tony Horton) and INSANITY (Shaun T), Jillian Michaels, Tracy Anderson and others, will be available for free with Xbox Live Gold memberships through December 2014.











PRODUCT INFORMATION
Xbox Fitness
Format: XO
Out: 2014
Publisher: Microsoft

Saturday 28 September 2013



Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Apocalypse DLC Pack
Available Now for PlayStation®3 and Windows PC Fans

Today, the epic season of Downloadable Content (DLC) culminates with the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops II Apocalypse for PlayStation®3 and PC fans. The fourth and final DLC Pack from Activision and its award-winning studio Treyarch lets players dig into four thrilling and diverse multiplayer maps, as well asOrigins – the all-new, wildly creative Zombies experience that reunites players with the original heroes from Call of Duty®: World at War and closes this chapter of the Zombies story arch for Call of Duty®: Black Ops II.


Call of Duty: Black Ops II Apocalypse multiplayer maps include:

·         Pod: A failed utopian community from the 70’s has left stacks of dilapidated residential pods nestled into an abandoned cliff side in Taiwan. Its residents long gone, the modernist compound now hosts frenetic combat as players must run atop the pods, as well as navigate their multi-tiered interiors for a strategic edge. 

·         Frost: Fresh snow meets explosive gunpowder in this snow-capped European city, where the bridge over a frozen canal separates it into two sides, requiring players to employ multi-level traversal strategies to outsmart and ultimately outshoot their enemies. 

·         Takeoff:  Fans of “Stadium” from the original Call of Duty®: Black Ops First Strike DLC will find themselves at home on “Takeoff.” Marooned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, this remote launch site is all about close-quarters combat, combining tight corners with open spaces for intense encounters.

·         Dig: An adaptation of the fan-favourite “Courtyard” from Call of Duty: World at War, where two archeological dig sites in Afghanistan become the perfect playground for combatants eager for hectic, unceasing confrontations. Treyarch, has retained the spirit of “Courtyard” with two major chokepoints, a wide open layout and raised platforms, but has provided fans with a fresh take on the multitude of paths.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Apocalypse also features Origins, the most horrifying and imaginative Zombies experience to date. Players will be deployed to a Dieselpunk-stylised World War I-era France where they will encounter the return of the four original heroes – Tank, Nikolai, Takeo, and Richtofen – from the very first Zombies map featured in Call of Duty: World at War, as well as hordes of undead that have overrun the French countryside’s trenches and fields, as well as the ruins of an ancient and mysterious location.

The Call of Duty: Black Ops II Apocalypse DLC Pack is available a la carte or for download by season pass holders. Call of Duty: Black Ops II game (sold separately) is required to play this Map Pack.



 






PRODUCT INFORMATION
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Formats: PC, PS3, X360
Out: 13/11/2012
Publisher: Activision