World War I shooter Verdun enters certification by Microsoft, Xbox One release coming soon
If you’re a PC gamer, war shooters are numerous and vary wildly in realism and target audience. As a console player, most war shooters have to stand up to the big Battlefield launch of that year, and it often ends in varying degrees of success. One war shooter named for a famous World War I battle aims to offer a realistic experience that still lets players gear up alongside friends online. Verdun, a name PC gamers will recognize and PlayStation owners may have heard of, has yet to launch on Xbox One but that is set to change. For background, Verdun‘s development team Blackmill Games have already released on PC and PlayStation 4 and have only been held up on Xbox due to Microsoft’s certification process. The team, according to a public post on the game’s official Facebook page, are finally nearing release and offer a roadmap of the next week or so. According to the post, the team “have been very close to the release several times, therefore our estimate of 1-2 months was a realistic one. However we have had several (last minute) setbacks to overcome.” The post continues, discussing how from their submission to Microsoft on January 27, “in the upcoming 45 days Microsoft will be testing game on almost everything” and will decide certification from there. In the post, Blackmill Games make fans eagerly awaiting an Xbox release two promises, as well as offering good news for players on other platforms as well. The team writes that they “will take the first open slot Microsoft offers us” to release the game, and that Blackmill “will make sure to discount the game well for you.” Regarding dates however, the team will have nothing until after Microsoft has decided whether or not to grant certification for their console. Players on PlayStation 4 also have big things on the horizon to look forward to: stability and performance improvements as well as the addition of Scottish troops. When we learn more on Verdun‘s fate on Xbox One, we’ll keep you updated so stay tuned to Rectify Gaming. Source: Blackmill Games via Facebook Via: ICXM
Sony won the NPD for January 2017 in the US
The first month of 2017 has wrapped up and the results are in for the latest NPD report in the US. It looks like Sony has won the month of January with the PlayStation 4 leading in sales and the Xbox One right behind it again obviously. According to Zhuge on Twitter, Xbox One had a strong start in 2017 with the number of hours played on the console up 21% YoY. Unit sales also up YoY in January. Believe it or not Wii U made a few sales last month, but a specific month wasn’t shown. Stay tuned for more updates on the latest NPD report. Xbox One had a strong start in 2017 with the number of hours played on the console up 21% YoY. Unit sales also up YoY in January. pic.twitter.com/ilhxIHuYxF — Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) February 9, 2017
Here is what we officially know about Destiny 2
Today has been a hectic day for the Destiny community. Earlier we reported on a rumor that said the sequel would be called “Forge of Hope” which was denied by Bungie. Well today during Activision’s earnings call we learned a lot of new things about their relationship with Bungie and obviously the companies plans to make the game better such as Story. First off Destiny 2’s development is going great and is on track for this Fall as expected. According to Kotaku, if Bungie misses this year for Destiny 2, Activision is awarded a hefty chunk of the independent studio’s stock, according to two sources familiar with goings-on at Bungie. Even though they let them delay Destiny for about a year there still is a ton of pressure to make this game right and to launch on time. Secondly, Destiny 2 will have a “great cinematic story, memorable cast of characters and be accessible to casual players” A key strategy to this sequel is to grab new players in especially since it’s coming to PC which was talked about months ago. A couple interesting notes, Destiny will be in “new international markets” and a “big reveal” is planned which could be prior to E3. Keep up to date on Destiny 2 news. Source
Call of Duty 2017 will 'take Call of Duty back to its roots'
During Activision Blizzard’s Q4 Earnings Call, Activision confirmed Call of Duty 2017 will take Call of Duty back to its roots. We haven’t heard what specifically will be in Call of Duty 2017 such as the setting, for example World War now I am not indicating that the setting will be WWII or WWI, but we’ve seen the success with Battlefield 1. This years Call of Duty will be developed by Sledgehammer this time and there were rumors from back in November that the next title will be called ‘Stronghold’. Activision usually reveals the new Call of Duty titles sometime between April-May, with the game’s launch in November. We’re honored & excited to bring this year’s @Callofduty to fans everywhere! It’s our biggest achievement as game makers. Much more to come. — Sledgehammer Games (@SHGames) February 9, 2017 Source
Street Fighter V reveals Kolin, the Phantasm of Snow and Ice
Capcom revealed the newest character for Street Fighter V today in Kolin. Known as the Phantasm of Snow and Ice, she is able to use cold powers as projectiles and up close attacks. Apparently a Bolshevik fighter, Kolin is appartently to bring the heat. As seen in the reveal trailer, Kolin is predominantly an up close brawler that focuses on combos and air juggles. She was originally in Street Fighter 3 as an NPC, but this makes it her first time playable in the series when she goes live later this month. She’ll be downloadable at the end of this month on February 28th. Akuma is also set to join and will be availbable on the same date.
Ubisoft will support the Nintendo Switch strongly, the company has announced
Most of the gaming industry knows right about now that Ubisoft is a strong supporter of the Nintendo Switch. The company reconfirmed its commitment to the upcoming Nintendo Switch platform and says that it will be strongly supporting the console. The company has pointed towards the huge success of the Pokémon franchise which has reaffirmed its belief in the Nintendo brand. Ubisoft says it will be supporting Switch strongly and points to high sales of Pokémon games to explain why it believes in Nintendo brand. — Tom Phillips (@tomphillipsEG) February 9, 2017 We could expect more titles besides Just Dance and Steep coming to the Switch as Ubisoft stated that if For Honor sell well enough there is a good chance it will be ported to the Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo wanted Nvidia GeForce on the Switch, was a top priority
Genyo Takeda, Nintendo’s ‘Technology Fellow’ who researches and helps create Nintendo hardware, talked about how getting NVIDIA‘s GeForce onto the Nintendo Switch was a top priority for the firm. In their recent investor Q&A, Takeda had the following to say on the matter: “If I can sum up my impression in one short phrase, I would use “high performance but low power consumption” to describe Nintendo Switch”, he said. “The PC has been a major gaming device, especially outside of Japan, and my top priority in the development of the Nintendo Switch hardware was to bring NVIDIAʼs GeForce, which has played a key role in realizing high-performance graphics for PC gaming, to our hardware with low power consumption. The term “crossover” is sometimes used to describe the unprecedented value that is realized when merging two different attractive things (such as, in this case, high performance and low power consumption, and playing both indoors and outdoors). I feel that Nintendo Switch is a new and unique crossover in its achievement of high performance, comparable to that of PC, both in front of your TV set and in your hands.” Nintendo Switch is prepared for launch March 3rd, 2017 along with anticipated game of the year Zelda: Breath of The Wild. Source
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City rated for Xbox One.
UPDATE: GTA IV and Episodes from Liberty City are now BC on Xbox One Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City has been ESRB rated for Xbox One and it’s likely an announcement for Backward Compatibility is imminent. This news comes from a tweet by Wario64 who shared a picture detailing the rating summary for the game and that it is indeed for Xbox. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is ESRB rated for Xbox One pic.twitter.com/1rZztMAPP1 — Wario64 (@Wario64) February 9, 2017 This is not unusual for titles to be rated before being announced for Backward Compatibility as we have seen it with games like Red Dead Redemption and Bully: Scholarship Edition. Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City is a standalone compilation of the episodes for the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV. It was recently announced from Take-Two’s earning call that GTA V has moved a total of more than 70 million units. Stay tuned for more updates on this.
Rocket League developer Psyonix announces Hot Wheels DLC releasing this month
Well, it was really only a matter of time until Hot Wheels came to Rocket League, right? Today Psyonix announced the DLC would release this month and include two vehicles. The Bone Shaker and Twin Mill III will be the two cars included and cost $1.99 each. Each DLC car will be sold separately for USD $1.99 (or regional equivalent) and come with six Decals and an exclusive set of Wheels. The update will also add FREE Hot Wheels content for all players including a “Hot Wheels” Antenna and Topper, “Treasure Hunt” Flag, and “Shark Bit” Topper.
Two Halo Wars 2 Live Action Ads Released
Halo Wars 2 releases in about 8 days for Ultimate Edition pre-orders and the game will release on February 21 for everyone. Today Microsoft released two new live action ads for the game featuring Atriox and Captain Cutter and they are hysterical. One of them is when they are both on a airplane and Atriox uses Cutter as a armrest and the other is them trying to make a deal for a car in a strategic way because Halo Wars 2 is a strategic game being an RTS. Here are both ads below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBOrxRsWh7s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wTgV1u2K5Y
