Rockstar have revealed the first of GTA V’s Social Club features for the online component of the game: Crew Hierarchies; which allows Crew Leaders to manage crew members and assign special ranks to players. The feature is already available online, ahead of GTA Online’s launch in October. By default, all players are classed as ‘muscle’ until reassigned.
Gearbox Software and 2K have announced that Borderland 2 is to receive a ‘Game of the Year’ edition, featuring the full game and all the DLC released for the game to date as a complete package. The GOTY edition will be released in North America on October 8th 2013, and in Europe on October 11tu 2013.
The Last of Us has received a massive new patch, updating the game to version v1.03 and adds a number of multiplayer fixes as well as an all-new multiplayer game mode: Interrogation. The patch is rolling out across all regions over the next 24 hours so don’t panic if you haven’t recieved the update yet.
Square Enix has chosen to temporarily halt sales of the digital download version of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn as they work to enhance their online server capabilities. The game has proved to be highly popular and was met by an “overwhelming positive response” from users, causing game-wide server issues.
Sony’s President of Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, has confirmed via twitter that purchasing a game remotely for the PS4 will automatically wake up the console to download the game, and then turn off when completed. Currently, the PS3 needs to be scheduled to wake up at a certain time in order to automatically download queued content.
A new developer diary for upcoming PS4 title, inFamous: Second Son, was released, titled “Taking Control”, and shows how the new DualShock 4 controller is used in the game to introduce new gameplay controls and mechanics. The behind-the-scenes look at the game shows how the touch pad can be used to trigger certain powers.
We’ve got a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag that was released at Gamescom, showing more gameplay footage of the upcoming game. The game got some decent stage time at Sony’s Press Conference with live gameplay and PS Vita Remote Play demo of the game in action.
Sony UK have revealed via twitter that “GTA V will be amazing, especially on the PS4!”, and inadvertently leaking the fact that the game is coming to the next-gen console. The tweet was in response to a user wishing the game was coming to the PS4. The tweet could be a simple misunderstanding or an actual leak from Sony, as the game hasn’t been announced for the PS4.
At gamescom last week, David Cage talked about Beyond: Two Souls and how the game has no “game over” screen; even if the game’s protagonist, Jodie Holmes, dies the narrative will still continue. While speaking to JoyStiq, Cage said “I’ve always felt that ‘game over’ is a state of failure more for the game designer than from the player”
The first multiplayer gameplay trailer for Killzone: Shadow Fall has been released from Gamescom last week, and shows just how much freedom the online mode gives players. Using the new customizable Warzone features demonstrated in the trailer, you can pick the number of players (4-24), rules, mission modes, classes, abilities and weapons you want to allow in a match.
