So while games such as Need for Speed: Rivals, Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag are set to straddle both console generations upon release, there is a humble category of video games that are slated to release exclusively on the current generation of systems. So don’t go packing up your hardware just yet, because here's a list of 9 titles that are absolutley worth watching out for.
While the dungeon-hunting RPG is slated to be released on current-gen systems – namely Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 – on September 3rd of this year, according to the game’s director, the extra time will allow the developers to implement unique features for each respective platform.
Speaking with the [a]list daily, the company’s senior vice president, Tony Key, levelled on the developers plans for the future and how they've adapted to dovetail with the contemporary ‘blockbuster world.’
Now that we’ve entered the second half of 2013 and gaming’s annual summer drought has taken effect – mind you, it’s a lot less severe than previous years – here’s a list of 5 titles you may have missed over the last six months and why they absolutely deserve your time.
Acting as a love letter to the current generation, Ninja Theory’s new featurette casts its nostaligic perspective back on the studio’s back catalogue over the last six years. What’s interesting, though, is that interspersed between established properties are hints towards a new project; one that appears to centre on an atypical blue-haired girl.
As they say on the Iron Islands: What is dead may never die. Unfortunately in the realm of reality, though, it seems ZombiU’s chances of survival have flat lined. Having launched in tandem with Nintendo’s Wii U, the survival horror game has struggled with a limited install base, and despite rumours of a potential sequel only a couple of months back, it’s been confirmed that Ubisoft have no intention to delve further into post-apocalyptic London.
Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic survivor The Last of Us is witnessing quite the hot streak. With 3.4 million sales to date, the game has laid claim to the top of the UK chart and for four consecutive weeks, hasn’t show any sign of budging. Sony have since stated that the property is the fastest selling game in the entire seven year lifecycle of the Playstation 3.
While the company haven’t openly confirmed their plans, it has been reported that Microsoft have contacted the Gamescom organisers to book their place among the developing crowd at Cologne, Germany for the fourth consecutive year. Sources have suggested that the Xbox One will be central to the conference, and the company plan to reaffirm the core message and ideology behind Microsoft’s third home console as well as addressing the Xbox 360’s European status.
According to a survey carried out by EA, Maxis is working with the publisher to pitch potential updates for SimCity, including a ‘Classic Mode’, which would enable players to enjoy their world-building adventures offline. First spotted on Reddit, the document also details multiple new features for the real-time strategy – namely subways, head-to-head leaderboards and even bigger cities.
