The Saints Row series has always been appropriately wacky and out there thanks to developer Volition, but shortly after Saints Row IV released, the company went a bit quiet. It's back now with a brand new game with a whole new attitude. It's called Agents of Mayhem, and it's an open-world adventure set within the Saints Row universe.
Source: IGN
Cross-platform play is getting some fresh company with the new additions coming to the soccer-meets-vehicular-mayhem of Rocket League. As part of the game's next update, the developers at Psyonix say they're adding "rare" and "very rare" items (hats, paintjobs, etc..) that will augment a particular skill of yours. More than that, if you build up a collection of gear that you'd rather not use any more, have countless duplicates of or have found more powerful/uncommon versions of, soon you'll be able to trade items in for more prestigious implements.
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Telltale Games may be hard at work on bringing Batman: A Telltale Games Series to life, but it's also working on bringing fans more of one of its most popular series yet: The Walking Dead. In a tweet from head of creative communications at Telltale, Job J. Stauffer, Season Three of The Walking Dead was confirmed for fall 2016, along with the release window for the Batman-focused game. It's been a long time coming for another season of the critically-acclaimed Walking Dead series -- since 2014, in fact.
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Game studios are getting a jump on the E3 news cycle and Electronic Arts is no different. Today, the company announced that FIFA 17, the next installment in its popular soccer franchise will arrive in September. What's more, the game will be powered by Frostbite, a move that VP and executive producer Dave Rutter says "unlocks a whole new world of possibilities." The studio used Frostbite on a sports title in last year's PGA Tour release after employing it on Battlefield and other games.
Source: Electronic Arts
We've known about Playtonic Games' upcoming 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee for some time now, but it's finally getting some time in the spotlight during E3 2016 from June 14th through the 16th in Los Angeles.
Source: Playtonic Games
If you or your kids are jonesing for something to do this summer but would rather play Super Mario Bros. than go on vacation, Nintendo has your back. It's launching a free Play Nintendo Tour that, as the name implies, gives you a chance to play a range of 3DS games in a kid-friendly environment. On top of getting to try some of Nintendo's better-known titles (ranging from the shiny new Kirby: Planet Robobot to an older title like Mario Kart 7), the 12-stop US tour has contests, photo ops and prizes.
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Did Horizon: Zero Dawn's 2016 release window seem overly optimistic to you given its open world game mechanics, David-versus-Goliath battles and novel setting? Your concern was well-warranted. Guerrilla Games has delayed the release of the PS4 title to February 28th, 2017. It needs the extra time to live up to its "ambitious vision" for the title. That's not a gigantic setback, but it's bound to be disappointing if you were hoping to hunt gigantic robot dinosaurs by the holidays.
Via: Polygon
Source: PlayStation Blog
Blizzard is about to make it much, much easier to share your gaming exploits with the world. The developer has unveiled a deal with Facebook that will let you stream its games directly through Facebook Live -- you won't have to do much to broadcast your latest Overwatch marathon for your friends. There isn't a firm timeline for when this will be available, but it won't be limited to Overwatch when it arrives.
Via: Polygon
Source: Activision Blizzard
Add Final Fantasy XII to the next batch of Square RPGs getting a major facelift. The company announced today that a revamped version, titled Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age, is heading to the PlayStation 4 next year. And before you start worrying, yes Sony has confirmed that it's headed to North America and Europe in 2017 as well. As usual, you can expect it to run in 1080p and it'll feature an upgraded music mix. There will also be a revamped job system and some interface tweaks originally seen in the international version of the game.
Source: Sony
Microsoft announced the first big update to Windows 10 -- known as the "anniversary update" -- earlier this year. And now that the Xbox One is technically a Windows 10 machine, it'll be getting some new features as far of the fun. It's not near as radical an update as what we saw last year, but a handful of new features will make the console a bit more user-friendly.