Wednesday, 3 September 2014

New GTA Online Flight School Jobs Now Available to Play + Earn Double RP in the New Playlist


As of today, we've added 16 additional new jobs to GTA Online. These include new scenarios for all three of the newVS Mission modes (Acquire Targets, Air Force Zero & G-Rating) that recently debuted as part of the San Andreas Flight School Update, plus a pair of new Contact Missions and a selection of new Air Races, Parachute Jumps and more.

Along with these new Jobs, we've also created the New Flight School Jobs Playlist that features a varied assortment of the new Jobs from today's update. This special Playlist will award you Double RP all week long - and for those who may have been unable to unlock the exclusive 'High Flyer' Parachute Pack as part of our recent Event Weekend, we're making that available to all who play through this new Playlist to completion. Read on below for descriptions of these new Jobs and remember boys, no points for second place.


NEW CONTACT MISSIONS
As part of today's update, two new Contact Missions are available to play (once you meet the rank requirement you'll receive a phone call from the associated Contact):

Chop Chop (Contact: Trevor, Rank 43, 2-4 Players)
"Our friend Ronald is getting increasingly agitated about Merryweather Security’s presence in the state, and a nervous Ron gets on my t***. Why don't you go to Sandy Shores Airfield, hack into the Merryweather Network, find their outposts and then take their choppers and blow 'em all to hell. Okay? Great!"

Effin' Lazers (Contact: Martin, Rank 44, 2 Players)
"The market’s about to be flooded with inferior product. I... WE... have too much invested in it to let that happen. I need you to get in some Lazer fighter jets and take out the planes holding product before they land. It sounds extreme, but these are desperate times."


NEW RACES, PARACHUTE JUMPS & CAPTURE
http://media.rockstargames.com/rockstargames/img/global/news/upload/actual_1403000799.gif Airstrip (Rank 11, 1-8 Players)
If a recruit shacks it on exercise, they don't need the added humiliation of hitching back to the landing strip. Practice landing where you took off with this flowing descent from 4,300 ft. to McKenzie Airfield. On the way down you can admire the view or ruminate on failure.

http://media.rockstargames.com/rockstargames/img/global/news/upload/actual_1403000828.gif Branching Out (Rank 20, 1-8 Players)
From the sea side to mountain peaks, from hikers to technophobic, cannibalistic cultists, from state parks to secret weed farms, the San Andreas wilderness has it all. Drink it in with this Lap Race for choppers by Mount Chilliad and Raton Canyon.

http://media.rockstargames.com/rockstargames/img/global/news/upload/actual_1403000828.gif Flying Colors (Rank 12, 1-8 Players)
Regulation Air Force exercises happen at high altitude over the ocean, but where’s the fun when you can’t get a feel for how fast you’re flying. Lap Race for planes low over rural Eastern Blaine County. How close to the dirt can you go without taking the head off a fruit picker?

http://media.rockstargames.com/rockstargames/img/global/news/upload/actual_1403000864.gif GTA: Wingmen (Rank 1, 2-8 Players)
It’s a buyer’s market as rival groups attempt to deliver Buckingham military jets to LSIA. They’re vintage collectors’ items and they fly like it, so use Lazers for defense and attack. Each team will only have one Buckingham in play at any time. Start points are Fort Zancudo and the Sandy Shores Airfield.

http://media.rockstargames.com/rockstargames/img/global/news/upload/actual_1403000828.gif High Dive (Rank 1, 1-8 Players)
Dive bomb Downtown in this point to point for jets. You start in the Tongva Hills, climb to high altitude, make a near vertical descent, and try to pull up at the last minute. It’s the highest climb and fall we’ve got on our books. You’ll make an impression or make an impression on the ground.

http://media.rockstargames.com/rockstargames/img/global/news/upload/actual_1403000828.gif In The Loop (Rank 35, 1-8 Players)
Hold onto your lunch or you’ll need windshield wipers on the inside of your cockpit. Point to point for jets through the docks and Downtown. Obstacles to avoid and two loop the loops will keep you on your toes… or your head.

http://media.rockstargames.com/rockstargames/img/global/news/upload/actual_1403000799.gif Under the Bridge (Rank 11, 1-8 Players)
Gravity does most of the hard work when you jump out a chopper from 4,000 ft. We’re going to make it a bit more interesting by staging the drop in the flight path, and making recruits go under a bridge. Best played at night, so you can see the warning lights on obstacles.


PRODUCT INFORMATION
Grand Theft Auto V
Formats: PS3, X360, PC, PS4, XO
Out: 17/9/2013 (PS3 X360)
 Autumn 2014 (PC PS4 XO)
Publisher: Rockstar
Developer: In-house



In anticipation of Destiny’s upcoming launch on September 9, fans can get a sneak peek of the game’s vast in-game worlds with Destiny Planet View.

Destiny Planet View lets fans explore the future of our nearby planets and moons using this planet's most-powerful exploration tools.


Created using Google Technologies, Destiny Planet View gives fans an immersive first look of Destiny's in-game locations on Mars, Venus and the Moon.  While the experience only reveals a small slice of Destiny's massive worlds, users will be able step through each area and discover useful lore, gameplay tips and even a few hidden real-world and in-game incentives along the way.

Destiny Planet View marks the first time a video game world has been mapped using Google technologies and will allow everyone to prepare themselves to become legend on 09/09/14.

Explore Destiny Planet View at www.DestinyPlanetView.com

PRODUCT INFORMATION
Destiny
Formats: PS3, PS4, X360
Out: 9/9/2014
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Bungie

Tuesday, 2 September 2014


WARFRAME ARRIVES ON XBOX ONE

First Free-To-Play Title Hits ID@Xbox


Digital Extremes announced today that Warframe®, the wildly-popular AAA Free-to-Play game, is available now on the Xbox One console worldwide.  Warframe is the first Free-to-Play title released through the ID@Xbox Program that allows independent game developers of all sizes to self-publish digital games on Xbox One.  Set in an evolving sci-fi world, the third-person action game challenges players to fight across the Solar System and master the power of the Warframe! 

“Warframe has been a labor of love for our team for over a decade,” said Steve Sinclair, creative director at Digital Extremes.  “We believed in this concept when no one else did and it’s so satisfying to see the incredible reception it’s received from the gaming world -- and now with the Xbox One launch it will just keep getting better.”


Warframe is a fast-action PvE shooter often described as MMO-Lite.  Squads of four players band together to advance their characters and battle the oppression of the genocidal Grineer.  Throughout their combat missions, players will continually increase and customize the power and abilities of their Warframe and weapons.  Introduced to the game as newly awoken Tenno warriors, players are thrust into a universe at war and armed with ancient exo-skeletal technology only they can operate. These Warframes bring unimaginable power and skill to the Tenno and provide players with unique offensive and defensive powers to explore and master. 

With an emphasis on cooperative play and clan-building, Warframe will take full advantage of the social connectivity and community building features the Xbox One offers.   Game DVR will allow players to capture their greatest Warframe moments and share them with friends.  Second screen functionality through SmartGlass will be utilized with the Warframe Nexus App for Windows Phone, iOS and Android. This companion app provides players with pertinent real-time game information and stats such as Alerts to critical missions and the Codex, which provides key data on all the Warframes, weapons, Mods and more to help players strategize their play.

Warframe can be downloaded for free today on Xbox One.  For all the latest news and information on Warframe on Xbox One, visit www.warframe.com.  Warframe is ESRB rated M for Mature in North America, PEGI 18 and USK 16 in Europe and CERO rated D in Japan.







PRODUCT INFORMATION
Warframe
Formats: Mac, PC, PS4
Out: Available online (Mac PC)
 15/11/2013 (online) (PS4)
Publisher: TBA
Developer: Digital Extremes

Deep Silver brings Dead Island 2 and more to EGX 2014
 
EGX, the UK's biggest and best games event, and Deep Silver announced today that Dead Island 2Escape Dead IslandMetro ReduxSacred 3 and Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishmentswill all be playable at EGX London at Earls Court from 25th to 28th September 2014.
Gamers will get an early chance to play the hotly anticipated Dead Island 2 - sequel to the 2011 smash hit zombie action game - well ahead of its 2015 release date.

Also playable at the show will be Escape Dead Island, a thrilling survival mystery that fills in the events between Dead Island and Dead Island 2.

Showgoers will be wowed by Metro Redux, which brings the visual splendour of 4A Games' acclaimed sci-fi shooters Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for the first time - in freshly remastered versions.

Also on the show floor will be Sacred 3, latest in the cult action role-playing game series, and the new Sherlock Holmes Crimes & Punishments, an investigation game that challenges players to reveal the correct perpetrator through 6 unique cases with a host of new mechanics for the series, as well as a new engine.

Tickets for EGX London 2014 are now available at www.egxlondon.net and are selling out fast!

PRODUCT INFORMATION
Dead Island 2
Formats: PC, PS4, XO
Out: Spring 2015
Publisher: Deep Silver

 

 SAINTS ROW IV IS TEMPTING THE DEVIL WITH STANDALONE EXPANSION, GAT OUT OF HELL - COMING JANUARY 2015 

- Volition's biggest bad ass from the Third Street Saints is back, hotter than ever (literally!) – 

Johnny Gat is larger than life in Volition's Saints Row®: Gat Out of Hell standalone expansion, announced today at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX). In Gat Out of Hell players take on the role of Johnny Gat as he is sent into hell via a nefarious spirit board incident and left to combat demons, the horrors of the underworld (including prominent historical figures) and, of course, the Devil himself. 

About Saints Row: Gat out of Hell 
After the space faring antics of Saints Row IV, many fans asked what we could do next… the answer?  Shoot The Devil in the face.  Play as either Johnny Gat or Kinzie Kensington as you tear apart Hell in a quest to save the leader of the Saints’ soul. Historical icons, old friends, older enemies, a talking gun, a full length musical number, and a whole lot of other shenanigans all await you in the open world standalone expansion playground that is Saints Row: Gat Out Of Hell.   



Gat out of Hell is the standalone expansion to the award-winning and multi-million selling Saints Row IV from Deep Silver and will launch on January 27, 2015 in the Americas and January 30, 2015 in international territories for last gen and new gen console platforms as well as PC. 

About Saints Row IV: Re-Elected 
In Saints Row IV, the head honcho of the Saints has been elected to the Presidency of the United States. But the Saints are just getting started. Now the larger-than-life insanity of the Saints series gets a new twist with a catastrophic alien invasion, and the aliens have transported the Saints to a bizarre Steelport simulation. Wield gargantuan superpowers and fight to free humanity from alien granddaddy Zinyak’s mental grasp. Escape the simulation that’s trapped the Saints crew, or die trying. 

With Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, players will now be able to enjoy all the antics of the blockbuster release on their new gen consoles.  Re-Elected also launches on January 27, 2015 in the Americas and January 30, 2015 in international territories . 















 For more information about the Saints Row universe, please visit one of the following official sites:

Web: http://www.saintsrow.com
Facebook: 
http://www.facebook.com/saintsrow
Twitter: 
http://www.twitter.com/saintsrow
YouTube: 
http://www.youtube.com/saintsrow



PRODUCT INFORMATION
Saints Row IV
Formats: PC, PS3, X360
Out: 23/8/2013
Publisher: Deep Silver
‘Star Conflict’ Official Launch Date with the New Invasion Mode Confirmed for September 4th
Stock up now for the ‘Invasion’ launch event at the limited-time sale, starting today in the game shop! 


The anticipated release of Star Conflictincluding free access to the new ‘Invasion Mode’, is officially set for September 4th, and today Star Gem, Inc and Gaijin Entertainment have announced a special sale running from now until launch day to help players stock up on supplies for the ‘Invasion’ pre-launch event, currently underway for closed beta testers. Starting today, players with closed beta access have a week to defend their home bases against scores of aliens to win prizes. With increased award-earning opportunities by getting in early and the special pre-launch sale, now is the best time to join the ranks of defenders. Players new to the fray can access the Invasion Mode Closed Beta by earning in-game achievements “Detachment of Prometheus” and “The Voyage of the Galaxy”.

After September 4th Star Conflict opens for all gamers - Invasion Mode is unlockable - and the ‘Invasion’ event continues for one more week, allowing all players to join the battle and defend their home bases against the alien onslaught.

Currently in Closed Beta, Invasion Mode features an underlying story in which an alien race that disappeared into another dimension of space and time has now returned to invade and conquer. Star Conflict players must team up in parties of four to explore the new ‘Open Space’ area and combine forces as they take on new quests and engage in PvP and PvE battles. These new activities provide new loot, which can also be used to craft unique armament options and protection for their spaceships.

Star Conflict, is currently in Open Beta and puts players at the helm of an intergalactic spaceship to fight in the star fleet’s massive battles!

About Star Conflict
Developed by  Star Gem Inc, Star Conflict is an action-packed, massively multiplayer space simulation game that puts players in the roles of elite pilots engaging in a widespread interplanetary skirmish.

The game includes a wide variety of battleships, from light and fast interceptors to powerful fighters and well-defended frigates. Players can choose to go it alone or team up with friends to form powerful alliances. The combination of strategic and skill based gameplay in Star Conflict allows players to develop their abilities and establish specialized skills.

find out more about Star Conflict here  http://gaijin.ru/en/games/starconflict/




PRODUCT INFORMATION
Star Conflict
Format: PC
Out: 4/9/2014 (online)
Publisher: Gaijin Entertainment
Developer: Star Gem, Inc.