Nintendo has just dropped a new trailer for this year's upcoming Pokemon X & Y on the 3DS. Showing off the series' first major graphical overhaul, it features the game's sparkling, fully-3D environments, exploration and battles, as well as highlighting new Pokemon types and the virtual pet-style Pokemon-Amie mode.
Pokemon X & Y certainly looks like a true upgrade to a series long-content to follow its admittedly excellent tried-and-trusted formula. A proper, next-gen evolution? All signs currently point to "Yes", but we'll of course bring you our definitive verdict when the game launches worldwide in October.
Sony has posted ten minutes of Thief gameplay footage online. Captured from the game’s E3 demo and running on PS4, the section of the game on show takes place a few hours in during a period of unrest in The City, which is ruled with an iron fist by a corrupt control freak called the Baron. His actions spark a revolution, providing protagonist Garrett with the opportunity to infiltrate the Baron's manor on the hunt for a precious gem called the Heart of the Lion.
The E3 gameplay demo is framed around a wider Thief feature which includes an interview with Eidos Montreal producer Stephane Roy, who’s keen to point out that players can approach objectives based on their preferred play style, be it stealthy or aggressive. Among the new features showcased is Focus, which can be used in multiple ways, like increasing Garrett’s aiming ability or to reveal hidden objects. Focus isn’t self regenerating, requiring players to locate certain items like a poppy to replenish it.
The reboot of the classic stealth series was announced for PS4 and PC in March 2013. An Xbox One version was confirmed in May shortly after Microsoft’s console was announced.
Bayonetta 2 for Wii U will be released in 2014 according to a special E3 broadcast of Nintendo Direct. A new CG trailer and gameplay trailer were both shown (see below), in which Bayonetta's new haircut was revealed. Yep, it's now short and spiky, like Zoe Wanamaker, but also with Bayonetta's trademark lengthy locks still intact in order to execute her brutal 'Megaton' finishing moves on bosses.
The gameplay trailer shows a boss fight on the top of a moving train, as well as some familiar-looking platform leaping in thy sky. Platinum Games' trademark directorial flair is also evident: look out for Bayonetta fireing a barrage of bullets at an assailant, which a slow-motion camera pan reveals to be in a heart formation. Looking great, but 2014 is quite the wait...
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Destiny is looking better and better every time we see it. At Sony's E3 2013 press conference, Bungie took the stage to show off gameplay for the FPS/MMO hybrid, and what we saw looked fantastic. What started out as a quick duo run turned into full-on warfare against a gigantic mech appropriately named a Devilwalker. But we're getting ahead of ourselves; check out the gameplay trailer below.
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Sonic: Lost World is fast, colorful, and filled with new takes on series staples. See it yourself in IGN's first look at both the Wii U and 3DS versions of the upcoming game, ahead of its debut at E3 next week.
That's the Wii U version above. On top of the play you see there, Sonic: Lost World will also add in a cooperative play mode which casts a Wii-remote bearing player as Sonic's sidekick Tails, lending a hand through remote-controlled gadgets, and a local competitive mode using the GamePad and TV screens.
Above is the same Windy Hill region as the previous video, but this time for 3DS. It bears the same name and a similar approach, but it's not a port; Sonic: Lost World for 3DS has entirely new level designs to match the mobile system's capabilities. It will support four-player Versus mode locally or online.
What do you think of the blue blur's new style?
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