TRIALS® RISING New DLC Featuring Australia, Free Demo And New Season Available Now

TRIALS® RISING New DLC Featuring Australia, Free Demo And New Season Available Now

TRIALS^® RISING NEW DLC FEATURING AUSTRALIA, FREE DEMO AND NEW SEASON AVAILABLE NOW

Trials Rising’s second expansion, Crash & Sunburn, brings players to the Southern Hemisphere

Today, Ubisoft launched Trials Rising’s second expansion, Crash & Sunburn, and a new season, Welcome to the Future, bringing two new track packs, customisation items, and a Halloween-themed event. Starting today, players will also be able to discover a sneak peek of Trials Rising for free on PlayStation^®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, Windows PC and the Nintendo Switch™ system.

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Trials Rising Crash & Sunburn brings players on a journey below the equator to traverse the Amazon rainforest, admire Inca ruins, go on a safari and discover Antarctica. With 37 new tracks set across South America, Africa, Australia and Antarctica and two new fun bikes, players will also be able to obtain the new Jungle Explorer outfit, perfect for any adventure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Season 3, Welcome to the Future, brings a wealth of new customisation items for players’ riders and bikes. These new items will be released regularly throughout the season including two new rider outfits, the Cyborg and the Space Suit. The outfits will also be accompanied by two new bikes skins, the Robo skin for the Mantis and the Space Rover skin for the Rhino. In addition to these outfits and skins, Season 3 will also bring three futuristic style headlights and 10 new themed helmet accessories.

Beginning in October, a seasonal event will bring Halloween flair to Trials Rising in the form of spooky customisation items available in the gear store or in Halloween event crates. Riders can also seek out the Jack-o’-lanterns hidden across various tracks to unlock an exclusive helmet.

Trials Rising is out now for Xbox One, PS4, Switch, PC and UPLAY+, Ubisoft’s subscription service. Crash & Sunburn, the second expansion, is now available for standalone purchase for $17.95, and is also available as part of the Expansion Pass for $29.95 or a UPLAY+ subscription.

For the latest news on Trials Rising and other Ubisoft games, please visit news.ubisoft.com. To try the free demo, please visit www.trialsgame.com/playdemo

505 GAMES, REMEDY ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE NEW UPCOMING CONTENT FOR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CONTROL

505 GAMES, REMEDY ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE NEW UPCOMING CONTENT FOR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CONTROL

505 GAMES, REMEDY ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE NEW UPCOMING CONTENT FOR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CONTROL

Supernatural Action-Adventure Game Now Available at Physical and Digital Retail; Photo Mode, Expeditions and Expansions Coming Soon

Sydney, 12 September 2019 – Global videogame publisher 505 Games and its partner, internationally renowned developer Remedy Entertainment, Plc. today announced a host of upcoming post-launch content for the award-winning Control. Critics are calling Control, which launched globally* on Aug. 27, "one of the best games of 2019" (TIME Magazine) and "a game we'll be talking about for generations" (GamesRadar); the "visually stunning" (Entertainment Weekly) Control is "Remedy at the peak of its game" (VG247).

Upcoming content for the renowned supernatural action-adventure game includes:

• Photo Mode: Remedy is working on the much-desired Photo Mode, arriving this fall free to all players, which will enable players to take awesome snapshots of Jesse in the Oldest House. 
• New Game Mode: In December, the Expeditions game mode will be released, offering challenging new end-game content in which Jesse must help Security Chief Arish explore the mysterious Formation and its strange surroundings. Here you will face some of the greatest challenges the Oldest House has to throw at you. Expeditions will be free to all players.
• Expansions: In 2020, two full, paid Expansions will be released, The Foundation and AWE. Both will offer new story missions, teams, enemies and game mechanics, and will take place in new locations within the Oldest House.
• The Foundation will delve into the history of the Oldest House. At the request of the ever-mysterious Board, Jesse must explore what lies beneath the Bureau as she returns order to the Foundation and the Oldest House itself.
• The second Expansion, AWE, will take Jesse into a new area of the Oldest House, the Investigations Sector, where the Bureau closely examines Altered World Events.

The PlayStation 4 Digital Deluxe Edition includes both Expansions, as well as an extra side mission, "Isolation" and an additional exclusive outfit, Jesse's Urban Response Gear. For players who have already purchased the main game for PS4, the Season Pass is now available for pre-order, and also includes both expansions (upon release).

Each Expansion will also be available to purchase individually at release, and the Season Pass and individual Expansions will be available for purchase on Xbox One and PC, following the PlayStation 4 Expansion 1 "The Foundation" release. The AWE expansion will release on all platforms on the same date.

About Control

Set in a unique and ever-changing world that juxtaposes our familiar reality with the strange and unexplainable, Control is a third-person action-adventure game combining Remedy’s trademark gunplay with supernatural abilities. 

After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, players will take on the role of Jesse Faden, the new Director struggling to regain Control. This sandbox-style, gameplay-driven experience built on the proprietary Northlight engine challenges players to master a combination of supernatural abilities, modifiable loadouts and reactive environments while fighting through the deep and mysterious worlds Remedy is known and loved for.

Control on PC is one of the first games to support multiple ray-traced effects, including ray-traced reflections, contact shadows, and indirect diffuse lighting. Control on PC also supports NVIDIA DLSS. For a limited time, gamers will receive Control with the purchase of an eligible GeForce RTX GPU-equipped graphics card, desktop or laptop; more details here.

*Control launched on Aug. 27 in the Americas, Europe, the United Kingdom and other supported territories on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for physical and digital retail, with a simultaneous launch on the Epic game store for PC. It launched the same day in Korea for PS4 and Xbox through publisher H2 Interactive, for digital and physical retail. The game will launch later this autumn in Japan, through publishing partner Marvelous. A digital and physical PS4 release in South East Asia, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, will be published by Huya; release date to be confirmed.

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Tokyo Game Show 2019 Trailer

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Tokyo Game Show 2019 Trailer

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE TRAILER REVEALS CHAOS AND UNREST ON THE STREETS OF MIDGAR

New Trailer Showcases First Look at Characters, Summons, Mini-Games and More

Square Enix Ltd., today revealed a brand-new FINAL FANTASY® VII REMAKE trailer, showcasing new gameplay and a deeper look at the slums of Midgar, where  the oppressive Shinra Electric Power Company is embroiled in a fierce conflict with Avalanche, a resistance group fighting for the life of the planet. Players will get a first look at fan-favourite Shinra operatives, The Turks, along with a variety of mini-games and two powerful summons, Shiva and Ifrit.

Check out the FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Tokyo Game Show 2019 Trailer at: https://youtu.be/GBpq_Jq7yn0

SQUARE ENIX also recently released new artwork recreating one of the most the iconic pieces of artwork from the original game, featuring Cloud and the Shinra Headquarters.

Coming to the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system on March 3, 2020, FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE is a reimagining of the iconic original game that re-defined the RPG genre, diving deeper into the world and its characters than ever before.

The first game in the project will be set in the eclectic city of Midgar and presents a fully standalone gaming experience that provides a great starting point to the series. Along with unforgettable characters and a powerful story, FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE features a hybrid battle system that merges real-time action with strategic, command-based combat.

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE will be available for the PlayStation®4 system from 3^rd March 2020 with English, Japanese, French and German voiceover and English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese subtitles. For more information, visit: https://ffvii-remake.square-enix-games.com/en-gb

TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX® SIEGE Operation Ember Rise Is Now Available

TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX® SIEGE Operation Ember Rise Is Now Available

TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX^® SIEGE OPERATION EMBER RISE IS NOW AVAILABLE

Discover the new operators Amaru and Goyo and the reworked Kanal map in Year 4 Season 3

Today, Ubisoft announced that Operation Ember Rise, Season 3 of Year 4 of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six^® Siege, is now available for PlayStation^®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC. Operation Ember Rise brings two new Operators, Amaru from Peru and the Mexican Goyo to the game that recently reached 50 million players worldwide. The Kanal map has also been completely reworked to improve playability and aesthetics, alongside many improvements.

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Owners of the Year 4 Pass can play with the new Operators immediately while the rest of the players will be able to unlock these Operators starting September 19 using Renown or R6 Credits. Additional seasonal new content, including the Kanal map rework, are available for free to all players.

In Operation Ember Rise, players will meet two new Operators:

·       Amaru is the new Attacker from Peru. She uses the Garra hook that allows her to grapple onto ledges, balconies, skylights and windows, and hoist herself up in record time. Amaru’s opponents now not only have to worry about attacks from above, but also attacks from below. When timed right, hooking the Garra onto a window can result in Amaru’s infamous Garra Kick, which instantly takes out an opponent standing behind the window.

·       Goyo, the new Defender from Mexico can deploy Volcán Shields. Like the ordinary Deployable Shield, the Volcán Shield provides cover and allows Defenders to block pathways, but Goyo turns up the heat with an attached incendiary bomb. From the front there’s little indication of which it might be, and Attackers can easily be surprised when the Volcán Shield explodes.

Additionally, Operation Ember Rise includes a complete map rework of Kanal, significantly altering the core gameplay experience with an emphasis on easier rotations. A new bridge has been added to create an alternative path to the objective areas. Additionally, a staircase has been added in both buildings to make vertical movement more accessible and indoor playable areas have been added or extended. Finally, bomb sites have changed: The bomb on Kitchen has been moved to the Security Room, with a brand new doorway connecting it to the Map Room. The site in the Radio Room is now found in the expanded Lounge Room, across the hall from the usual Coast Guard site. Radar and Server remain unchanged, though these areas have been reorganised. Finally, a new pair of sites has been put in. At last, Bomb can be played on Supply Room and Kayak, although the area just outside has been turned into an indoors Diving Room.

Additional Operation Ember Rise updates include the following:

·       An all-new unranked playlist containing the same rules as Ranked without affecting players’ rank or MMR.

·       An all-new Champions rank

·       Map rotations have been reworked in Ranked, Casual, and Unranked

·       Player Behavior updates to combat in-game toxicity

·       The Operators menu has been reworked

·       The shop interface has been improved

Finally, new skins have also been added: The Mira Elite skin is an homage to her grandmother’s service in hard times, and the Eternal Wind and Eternal Sun weapon skins are inspired by the Aztecs and Inca respectively.

The Mini Battle Pass “Call me Harry” centred around Director of Rainbow, Dr. Harishva “Harry” Pandey, will launch later in the season. Phase 1 of Battle Pass deployment in Rainbow Six Siege, it will last only one week and be completely free. Players will be able to progress through 7 tiers by playing and earning Battle Points. Completing this Pass will award the unique Harry Chibi charm. The Mini Battle Pass is a technical test for the development team and we would love to have the community’s feedback about it. Please share your feedback on Twitter, Reddit and R6 Fix.

For more information on Operation Ember Rise season updates, please visit: http://rainbow6.com/emberrise. For more information about Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, please visit: https://rainbow6.ubisoft.com.

Action RPG DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT launches worldwide on 17th January 2020 for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC

Action RPG DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT launches worldwide on 17^th January 2020 for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC

Developed as the most expansive and accurate retelling of the life of Goku (the Saiyan also known as Kakarot), DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT will take players through their favourite DRAGON BALL Z story arcs, meet beloved friends, battle powerful enemies, and bring light to some long-running DRAGON BALL Z mysteries as well. No other game before has told this story in such detail and with such vivid presentation.

We’re also pleased to officially announce that the Buu arc will be included in the game. Players will be able to experience the entire DRAGON BALL Z story from launch, taking control of characters from across each saga, including Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Piccolo and more – in addition to many other supporting characters.

Embark On An Epic Quest Using Real-Life Exercise In Ring Fit Adventure For Nintendo Switch

Embark On An Epic Quest Using Real-Life Exercise In Ring Fit Adventure For Nintendo Switch

EMBARK ON AN EPIC QUEST USING REAL-LIFE EXERCISE IN RING FIT ADVENTURE FOR NINTENDO SWITCH

Unique new Ring-Con and Leg Strap accessories enable players to explore and battle in the game world using the power of real-world exercise

12^th September, 2019 – A new type of adventure game is headed to Nintendo Switch on 18^th October. Ring Fit Adventure utilises fun new accessories that transform physical exercises into powerful in-game moves.

In Ring Fit Adventure, players explore an expansive world, battling enemies along the way using real-life fitness exercises. The new Ring-Con and Leg Strap accessories that are included with the game detect and measure the player’s real-world movements and turn them into in-game actions, like jogging in place to move your character through the world using the attached Leg Strap, or squeezing the Ring-Con and turning that strength exercise into a powerful attack. By playing the game daily, players regularly work out various parts of their bodies. With additional mini-games and workout routines, Ring Fit Adventure is a fun experience for players of various skill levels and lifestyles.

“Nintendo is always thinking of new ways to entertain players and create fresh experiences,” said Kamon Yoshimura, Managing Director of Nintendo Australia. “Ring Fit Adventure for Nintendo Switch brings together fitness and gaming in a way that motivates players to have fun exercising, immersing themselves in a journey that sees them play and exercise alongside the story.”

Ring Fit Adventure turns a typical adventure game on its head as players squat, press and flex their way through challenges designed for a wide range of body types and levels of fitness experience. To play the game, players attach the Joy-Con controllers from their Nintendo Switch system to the included accessories – one to the Ring-Con and one to the Leg Strap. The Leg Strap is attached to the player’s upper left leg, while the Ring-Con is held in both hands. The Ring-Con is a flexible electronic device that provides resistance, and features a sensor that detects exertion and reacts to changes. Ring Fit Adventure can be tailored to the player’s level of skill, so even if players don’t have experience with fitness, they can adjust the exercise intensity to suit their ability. This will let them continue every day at an activity level that’s comfortable for them.

The Adventure mode featured in Ring Fit Adventure takes place in a colourful world where adventure meets fitness. To travel through more than 20 different worlds in the game, players jog in place to move forward, using the Ring-Con accessory to perform different in-game actions, like jumping, hovering in mid-air, or steering a raft on a river. Along the way, enemies will appear, ready for battle. Players can attack and defend using more than 40 Fit Skills, which are exercise moves divided into arms, abs, legs and yoga categories. The game provides direction to players about how to perform the exercise correctly, with proper form and posture dealing more damage to enemies. Every action that the player performs in-game will earn experience for their in-game character, with level-ups boosting stats and unlocking new Fit Skills that can be used in battle. Adventure mode is designed as a natural way to motivate players to keep playing and exercising regularly, progressing through the game world while also levelling up their real-world fitness.

Outside of the main adventure, Quick Play mode is a great way to enjoy Ring Fit Adventure in shorter bursts, allowing players to jump in and out of play. This lets everyone enjoy a quick workout in different ways, like taking turns with friends and family in mini-games to compete for high scores. Mini-games cover a wide range of activities, from breaking boxes with gusts of air triggered by the Ring-Con to shaping pottery by performing squats.

Other modes like Simple and Sets offer additional ways to work out. “Simple” lets players choose exercises they want to work on, and perform them individually. High scores are recorded so everyone can challenge their personal bests. “Sets” provide linked sequences of different exercises designed around a theme or a particular body part. This mode is a great way to target a muscle group the player wants to improve, like legs, shoulders, lower body or core. The game even includes a “Silent” mode for people who live in an upstairs apartment or don’t want to make a lot of noise. By activating this mode, jogging-style exercises are swapped out for ones that are a little quieter, allowing players to keep their legs active without a heavy impact on the floor.

Ring Fit Adventure is a new type of adventure game coming to Nintendo Switch, which uses unique accessories that detect and measure the player’s real-world movements and turn them into in-game actions. It launches at retail on 18^th October with a suggested retail price of AU$124.95, and includes the game plus the Ring-Con and Leg Strap accessories.

Downton Abbey: Film Review

Downton Abbey: Film Review

Cast: Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Joanne Froggett, Jim Carter
Director: Michael Engler

Nigh on impenetrable for those with only a passing knowledge of the Crawley family, the Downton Abbey movie meshes social mores with a kind of Carry on Downstairs flimsy plot to relatively middling effect.

Set in 1927, the Crawley household is honoured to hear that the King and Queen will be sojourning with them as they tour the north of England.

But the downstairs staff are riled when they hear the royal butlers and staff will be taking over their premises, and rendering their desire to serve King and country redundant during the visit...

To be honest, unless you're a fan of this, there's little to pull you back into their world. It's one that's not exactly unwelcoming of strangers, but more one that's got no time to provide you with backstory and the nuances of the show which ran from 2010 to 2015.

To fans of Julian Fellowes' soapy period piece, there's more than enough service, and the thrill of seeing the characters back on the screen will suffice. Which is a good thing, because with the cast as large as it is, most are rendered redundant by a script that has little time to do anything except tick its stereotyped characters' motivation boxes - quips from Maggie Smith's Dowager, tick; haughtiness from Hugh Bonneville's Lord Grantham, tick. It's a nostalgia trip tried and true.

Yet, in the film's pacing, the script falters.

It zips along, dismissing its various attempts at "drama" in relative TV bitesize chunks. In fact, in parts it could be accused of wrapping elements up before a prescribed TV ad break would be slotted in.

But yet in among the unchallenging story, unshakeable feel of a series of vignettes alien to newcomers and period prestige sheen, there are some elements that hint at a little more below - Republicanism is thrown in, the reality of repressed homosexuality, the weight of carrying on a dynasty is ruminated on, and the class wars manifest themselves in breaches of protocol (which admittedly seem slight, but in this world, are earth-shattering).

Downton Abbey is a salute to England that was, and the film retains that nostalgia - but as a standalone aimed at enticing future episodes or growing its fan base beyond that it already has, it's a consummate but polite failure.