WARFRAME COMING TO NINTENDO SWITCH

WARFRAME COMING TO NINTENDO SWITCH

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WARFRAME COMING TO NINTENDO SWITCH Digital Extremes Partners With Developer Panic Button, Reveals Switch Version at TennoLive LONDON CONVENTION CENTRE, LONDON, ON – July 7, 2018 – At TennoCon, its third annual Warframe® convention, Canadian developer and publisher Digital Extremes unveiled today Warframe, its hit cooperative online action game, is in development for Nintendo Switch™. Digital Extremes has partnered with developer Panic Button (DOOM, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, Rocket League) to bring the title to Nintendo Switch.   With more than 38 million registered players worldwide, the cooperative, free-to-play hitWarframe is a third-person online action game set in an evolving sci-fi world soon to be available on Nintendo Switch. Warframe gives players the chance to master the Warframe armor as the enigmatic Tenno, a race of ancient warriors wielding blade and gun, who are awakened from centuries of cryo-sleep by the mysterious guide, Lotus, to restore order throughout the Solar System. Warframe features more than 35 unique Warframes, hundreds of weapons and thousands of customization options, the ability to upgrade weapons armor and items using a flexible mod system, and the ability to join clans, nurture pets, and explore massive new open worlds. Would you like to join into the Warframe community? Head to our forums to start a conversation. Check our official website at www.warframe.com and download Warframe for free on PC, Xbox One or PS4. To keep up with the latest updates from the development team, be sure to follow Warframe on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.

Quake Champions | New Molten Falls Arena Now Live In-game!

Quake Champions | New Molten Falls Arena Now Live In-game!

Yet more updates for Quake Champions, following hot on the heels of an impressive Free-to-Play Trial during this year’s E3. Now, as part of the ongoing promise to support the evolution of this adrenaline-fueled arena shooter, and to keep the content rolling for new and veteran players alike, here’s an overview of The Molten Falls and the features that accompany its launch.

UPDATES

• THE MOLTEN FALLS – The latest zone of the Dreamlands to sear its way into your awareness is The Molten Falls. A new Goroth Map from the Dimension of the Doomed, this hellish arena is filled with rich scenery that emphasizes the verticality of its setting. Wide lanes await the intrepid hunter, providing ample lines of sight to test your runnin’ and gunnin’ skills. The arena is available now in all Ranked and Unranked gameplay modes except Sacrifice

• PLAYER RENAME TOKENS – Just the ticket for those looking to switch things up and re-brand themselves. Purchasable in the Quake Store, each Player Rename Token is good for one name change

• ONGOING REFINEMENT – As ever, the development team are on the case with a fresh round of upgrades and performance optimization. Champion balancing, polish to the user interface, bug fixes and tweaks to weapon handling. Check out the game’s latest patch notes for a full breakdown of all the improvements

Quake Champions is available now in Early Access via Bethesda.net and on Steam. For more information, please visit www.Quake.com.

NEW CHARACTER AND ABILITY-BOOSTING GRIMOIRE CARDS REVEALED FOR BLACK CLOVER: QUARTET KNIGHTS

NEW CHARACTER AND ABILITY-BOOSTING GRIMOIRE CARDS REVEALED FOR BLACK CLOVER: QUARTET KNIGHTS

NEW CHARACTER AND ABILITY-BOOSTING GRIMOIRE CARDS REVEALED FOR BLACK CLOVER: QUARTET KNIGHTS

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe today reveals a new playable character to upcoming title Black Clover: Quartet Knights, Klaus, as well as the powerful new Grimoire Cards.

Klaus is a member of the Golden Dawn, the strongest of the nine squads of the order of the Magic Knights. He takes on the Support role. As a battle strategist, he can control the battlefield by dividing the fighting-line to his liking. His attacks have a dual purpose, and both inflict damage and confine enemy’s movements. This character will best be used as a support for a powerful Ranged magician.

The Grimoire Cards will allow players to maximise the effectiveness of their character’s abilities. Every Magic Knight has access to one of three unique Decks - each suiting different play-styles - granting them passive enhancements and ability improvements. From this deck, players can further personalise their character by choosing four Grimoire Cards to give them access to additional abilities.

BLACK CLOVER QUARTET KNIGHTS will be available on September 14^th, 2018 on PlayStation®4 and PC Digital via STEAM® and other distributors. For more information about the game and other products from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe please visit:https://www.bandainamcoent.com, follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BandaiNamcoEU, or join the conversation athttps://www.twitter.com/BandaiNamcoEU.

Win a double pass to see Mission: Impossible: Fallout

Win a double pass to see Mission: Impossible - Fallout

To celebrate the release of  Mission: Impossible - Fallout  in cinemas August 2nd, we're giving you the chance to win one of five double passes.

About Mission: Impossible - Fallout

The best intentions often come back to haunt you. 

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) along with some familiar allies (Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan) in a race against time after a mission gone wrong. 

Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, and Vanessa Kirby also join the dynamic cast with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie returning to the helm.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout is in cinemas August 2nd

KINGDOM HEARTS III Named E3 2018's Best RPG

KINGDOM HEARTS III Named E3 2018's Best RPG

KINGDOM HEARTS III NAMED “BEST RPG”

BY THE 2018 E3 GAME CRITICS

SYDNEY, 6^th July 2018 – At this year’s Game Critics Awards, KINGDOM HEARTS III was awarded Best RPG title. This continues the critical reception of the title most notably at the E3 convention where it received over 30 awards from American, European and Australasian media publications.

“The long-awaited third entry in the beloved KINGDOM HEARTS franchise brings together the magical worlds of Disney, Pixar and Square Enix,” said Ryan Lacina, Product Marketing Director at Square Enix. “Fans can expect an RPG adventure of a lifetime, with all new worlds and characters, epic battles and a storyline filled with Disney magic.”

KINGDOM HEARTS III will be available on January 29, 2019 for the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, and the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system.

KINGDOM HEARTS III tells the story of the power of friendship as Sora and his friends embark on a perilous adventure and support each other through difficult times. Set in a vast array of Disney worlds, KINGDOM HEARTS follows the journey of Sora, a young boy and unknowing heir to a spectacular power. Sora is joined by Donald Duck and Goofy, two emissaries sent by King Mickey from Disney Castle, to stop an evil force known as the Heartless from invading and overtaking the universe. Through the power of positivity and friendship, Sora, Donald and Goofy unite with iconic Disney and Pixar characters old and new to prevail tremendous challenges and persevere against the darkness threatening their worlds.

Peter Rabbit: DVD Review

Peter Rabbit: DVD Review

The 2018 Peter Rabbit is a rapscallion, a cocky self-aware bunny who believes he is entitled to plunder from old man McGregor's garden in whatever manner he chooses.

However when the old boy pops his clogs (Ta Ta then, gruff Sam Neill barely in it), Peter thinks he's won.

But, as they say Peter has another think coming, when young man McGregor (Gleeson, tremendously game) shows up on the land.

Will Gluck's Peter Rabbit has energy to spare early on with the bounding battle of wits in the garden a cleverly engaging opening.

But as the film goes on and ensconces itself in a coat of cuteness and sentiment, it seems to adhere to the rules of a jealous threesome as Peter becomes angered by young McGregor's pursuit of kindly neighbour Bea (Byrne in a sort of perky thankless role).

What emerges is a curious mix of Home Alone cum rom-com as a series of silly gags and pratfalls take the place of any winsome interplay. 

It works fine for those of a younger age with the charisma resorting solely to an over use of electrocution gags at one point to amuse.

But there's little beyond this for an older audience who may have been entranced by Potter's tales.

In fact as the animal anarchy rules supreme, it becomes clear that Peter Rabbit is more concerned with being here for a shallow amiable time rather than a reverence for its own material  - despite the wondrous and adept use of hand drawn illustrations throughout the CGI cartoonery..

It may be a Peter Rabbit for the times thanks to Corden's rambunctious tones and the script's fripperies, but sadly, it's not a Peter Rabbit for the ages. 

Early Man: DVD Review

Early Man: DVD Review

Aardman animations are a stellar bunch.

Able to shape gold from plasticine and clay models, the studio's been more than capable of turning out comedic perfection since the Vaudeville-inspired Wallace and Gromit came to prominence.
That their proclivity for ensuring the humour is universal, clever and crafty and has been recognised so, means that Early Man's inability to match up to previous highs is, frankly, disappointing.

Nick Park once again takes the helms of this flick, the story of caveman Dug (Eddie Redmayne) who lives with his tribe in a world after the meteor hit the Earth,

A charming pre-titles sequence sets the scene, with quippy subtitles like Neo-Pleistocene era, an actual time, but also a subtle blink-and-miss-it nod to Aardman's choice of animation materials perhaps?

Trapped in a kingdom with other lesser dreamers, Dug and his gang find their way of life threatened by the arrival of Lord Nooth, and the arrival of the Bronze Age.

When Dug finds himself in their world, he's offered a challenge by Nooth - win a game of football or he and his people must forever quit their forest...

So far, so sports underdog.

And this is perhaps the biggest surprise of Early Man - the fact that it's essentially a riff on England's World Cup continual failures post 1966 in the faces of foreign teams.
Nooth is given a French accent, a reminder of the sporting rivalries of yore.

It seems mean to knock Early Man, which in fairness, is very passable family fare.

But given this is the company that brought us the never-less-than-brilliant Wallace and Gromit, the wonderful Shaun the Sheep film, it does pale in comparison.
It's also perhaps no surprise that Dug resembles Wallace with his big overbite grin and Dug's constant pig--pal HogNob has the temperament and expressiveness of a Gromit style ancestor.

It seems in many ways that Park's chasing his own highs, as much as Early Man chases and evolves the idea that continual football losing nations can still win tournaments (as everyone in England nods repeatedly in agreement.)

The inventiveness is occasionally there - be it in replay puppets which channel Punch and Judy in their football replays - or in the odd one-liners and sight gags that pepper the film at certain points.
There's also a nod to sporting sexism as Maisie Williams' clearly gifted footballer is denied the chance because she's a girl, all washed up in elements of Escape To Victory.

Overall, Early Man lacks perhaps the loose zaniness and masterful touches that Aardman's gifted us with in the past.

It still entertains, but it's never quite as evolved or as clever as it aims to be - and while it's essentially a celebration of the beautiful game (and perhaps a sly commentary on how cavemen play it), it never quite manages a romping victory that you'd expect or hope for.