It has been a few weeks since we launched GT Sport, and it’s been really exciting to see so many people take to the track. In fact, we’ve already seen over 26 million hoursof gameplay around the world, so now we want to share with you our plan for what’s next with the game, including new cars and game features through Patch 1.06 in November, and the introduction of the “GT League” in December.
Patch 1.06 (Coming November 27th, 2017)
From November 27th we’ll begin rolling out new cars, and kicking off with these three free new cars.
In addition to the new cars, when the patch drops on November 27 you can also look forward to the Livery Editor, Scapes and Campaign modes becoming available to play offline (you will still require internet access to save your progress). There will also be various tweaks and adjustments to balance the gameplay.
GT League (Coming December 2017)
Launching as part of our free December update, we’ll be introducing a brand new single player mode called “GT League”. Based on the old “GT mode” of previous titles, players can now look forward to racing through a series of cup competitions from beginner to pro levels, and and even partake in endurance races!
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New Cars: (Coming December 2017)
In addition, the following 12 cars will be added to the game in the free update of December 2017:
Mazda — RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD)
Nissan — Skyline GT-R V・spec II (R32)
Nissan — Skyline GT-R V・spec II Nür (R34)
Ford — F-150 SVT Raptor
Lamborghini — Countach LP400
Ferrari — F40
Ferrari — Enzo Ferrari
KTM — X-BOW R
Suzuki — Swift Sport
Volkswagen — Samba Bus Type 2 (T1)
Chris Holstrom Concepts — 1967 Chevy Nova
Chevrolet — Corvette Stingray Convertible (C3)
From now to March 2018, a total of approximately 50 cars are already planned for addition to the game. And the updates will continue beyond March! You can of course look forward to the addition of new tracks as well, so stay tuned!
A free update for all Shadow of War owners has been released today. «The Slaughter Tribe Nemesis Expansion» includes:
Tribal Showdowns – New missions allowing players to face down Captains from the Slaughter tribe, with each showdown bringing unique challenges to complete.
Tribal War Bands – Aid your ally and defeat your nemesis when facing off in the new Tribal War Bands quests as Captains from the Slaughter tribe bring their own forces to clash in battle.
New Fortress Theme – Fortresses can now be commanded by and embody the characteristics of the Slaughter tribe, including themed monuments, outposts and Overlord throne room.
Legendary Gear Set – Hunt down Legendary Slaughter tribe Orcs for a new Legendary gear set with additional upgrade challenges.
Blood Ambush – Repel Captains from the Slaughter tribe as a succession of Orcs stage an ambush in true Slaughter tribe fashion.
A few other things is available as well:
Endless Siege – Defend your fortresses against Sauron’s forces as the Dark Lord tries to reclaim Mordor in the Endless Siege.
Rebellion – Crush the rebel Ologs and Uruks in your forces as they seek to undermine the Bright Lord.
Enhanced Photo Mode – Capture every battle and siege and apply new filters, frames and textures with the Enhanced Photo Mode update.
Name: Football Manager 2018 Developer: Sports Interactive Publisher: SEGA Released: 10.11.2017 Platforms: PC, Mac, Linux Reviewed on: PC Acquired: A copy of this game was provided from publisher for review purpose
I would guess I am the biggest football-nerd at Ulvespill, and as such I was handed this year’s edition of Football Manager. As many others I think I can be the new Sir Alex Ferguson, if I only had the chance, and I realise that FM is the closest thing I’ll ever get. The game series has been known for their extremely realistic approach towards the managerial world. It has been known for not changing up too much between each installment, let’s take a look into how FM18 stacks up to its predecessors.
Medical centre
Story
I sat down with the game and, as usual, picked my beloved Stabæk (yes, the former club of Bob Bradley, for you americans out there). The game still looks like itself, with the same messages in your inbox when you first arrive at a club, such as the assistant manager telling you about the strength and weaknesses of your squad, and the chairman welcoming you to the club.
This year’s game focuses a lot on the social aspect of being in charge of a squad, with players being arranged in a hierarchy of social status. Early on in my career I got a taste of the importance of talking with the players, as I dropped one of the higher-status players from the starting eleven without telling him beforehand. Immediately several other players turned on me and demanded he got a second chance. Luckily I was able to convince the player to work harder in training to reclaim his place and avoided a major fall out with my squad.
Hierarchy in action
The game also features the same feel of urgency to get results to avoid getting fired as before, with either the chairman or fans complaining if you get into a losing streak. Before every season you are asked what the main goal this year should be, and setting the aim higher gives you more money, but also makes it easier for the chairman to sack you if you don’t reach those goals.
If you have played Football Manager before you will find the game to be mostly the same as before, however the social aspect of the game now makes it actually important to have conversations with the players, which allows for a deeper connection with each and every one of them.
8/10
Graphics
The match engine has gotten a major overhaul. The series has taken a step out of the nineties and into the early 2010’s. But that is fine by me, I don’t need the match to look like FIFA or PES as this is just a minor part of the game. I was really surprised by how much better the stadiums has gotten since last time I played a Football Manager game. The textures for the players too, have gotten an overhaul, and each player looks more unique than they have before. The players still run really weird, and the keepers seems to be able to fly sometimes. Other than that though, the graphics have evolved nicely.
8/10
Gameplay
The gameplay revolves mainly around the tactics, social hierarchy and inbox-screens. The gameplay is very similar to what we know from before, but this too has been slowly but surely evolving.
In the tactics screen you have more options than ever before, with a remade system that is quite easy to get into. One problem I had however was with the set-pieces screen, as I found the menu systems to be a bit clumsily set up. Once I was able to wrap my head around it though it is easier to tweak any little thing you want.
The inbox now features a social media screen, with rumours and opinions from fans taking most of the space. The mail inbox itself seems unchanged from before, with anything from journalists to your own Director of Football asking you questions or telling you about things going on in the the footballing world.
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The scouting system too has been completely revamped, with the initial reports being very Tinder-like, you get a short introduction about the player and then say yes or no to scout him further. I’m not sure if I really like this new way of scouting or not, I still haven’t totally understood what to look for to decide if it’s worth scouting a player or not, and I knew the old system almost by heart. However, according to several forum users the new system is actually a lot better once you get the hang of it, but that it does take a lot of effort to master it.
One major issue I have with the game though is the number of bugs. I only found one bug that actually crashes the game, with a player getting a red card when he is supposed to be substituted, causing the game to claim you’ve used that substitute and crashing if you try to use all three substitutions during that game.
All in all though, the gameplay follows the same safe path it has before, but it is broadening its horizon and becomes more and more complete for each year.
8/10
Controls
The game doesn’t really feature any controlling at all, I mean, yes you do control the interface with the mouse, but it’s basically working in any other computer programme. This makes sure there isn’t any way for the controls not to work though. Therefore I will not give any score.
Tactics
Replay Value
I haven’t tried replaying the game so far, but I would assume it would work really well. There’s always some other tactical aspect to try and build your team on. You can play a save with just one team, or you can change team ever so often. You can make your own challenges, such as “only use homegrown players”. Or you can play just as a national coach. If you can imagine a way to play the game, it’s almost certain it is possible.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Marvel Entertainment has launched Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.
“Packed with signature LEGO® humour, LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes 2 delivers a huge, intergalactic saga that spans the Marvel Universe,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games Publishing. “The game introduces new features and an incredibly large open world for players to roam and explore, from the mythical land of Asgard to the deep space base of Knowhere and many more imaginative settings.”
Picking up where Lego Marvel Super Heroes left off, the sequel features an original branching storyline co-written by award-winning comic writer Kurt Busiek. The game includes, but are not limited to heroes and villains such as Ant-Man, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Cosmo the Spacedog, Cowboy Captain America, Doctor Octopus, Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, Green Goblin, Groot, Gwenpool, Hawkeye, Howard the Duck, Hulk, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Ms. Marvel, Rocket Raccoon, She-Hulk, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man, Star-Lord, Thor. Players are able to roam and explore 18 different Marvel locations within the world of Chronopolis.
The game also features a four-player local multiplayer mode, which allows friends and family to play together.
One of the most anticipated (and lately hated) games of the year, Star Wars Battlefront II has finally been released. The game is said to be over three times the size of its predecessor, with more heroes, locations and vehicles from evert cinematic era.
“With Star Wars Battlefront II, we wanted to pay homage to the legacy of the Star Wars franchise and recognize how much each era has meant to so many people,” said Matt Webster, Executive Producer of Star Wars Battlefront II. “We built the game based upon what fans loved about the first game and feedback of what they wanted more of, including adding a single-player story, experiencing the ultimate Star Wars battleground across all cinematic eras, and shifting to an event and narrative driven live service that keeps the community together.”
Star Wars Battlefront II allows fans to play as, and against, Star Wars’ most feared villains, and beloved heroes. This includes Darth Maul, Rey and Yoda. With Finn and Captain Phasma joining in on the action in December. The game features six different multiplayer modes: Starfighter Assault, Galactic Assault, Strike, Blast, Heroes vs. Villains, and Arcade.
“With Star Wars Battlefront II, the teams have brought to life a period of Star Wars that hasn’t previously been explored in the films”, said Steve Blank, Creative Executive, Lucasfilm Story Group. “We’ve worked diligently to craft a compelling story of what it’s like to view a familiar conflict from a very different perspective by allowing players to experience the Battle of Endor and destruction of the second Death Star as an Imperial.”
Bethesda has now released The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, winner of more than 200 Game of the Year-awards, for PlayStation VR and the Nintendo Switch. The Switch version finally allows players to be a Dragonborn while on the go. With the PSVR allows players to re-discover the plains of Skyrim in an even more immersive experience than ever before. Both Skyrim VR and Skyrim on the Switch include all official add-ons – Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn.
The Switch version will also allow players to wear outfits and gear from The Legend of Zelda, including loot boxes from compatible amiibo. Players can take down enemies with the Master Sword, protect themselves with the Hylian Shield or just simply look heroic with the Champion’s Tunic.
Path of Exile – the hack-and-slash action-RPG developed by Grinding Gear Games – will get a new expansion on the 8th of December this year. War for the Atlas will feature new maps, new items and new gems as well as new story content.
The expansion was announced today with the release of its official trailer as well as a webpage explaining some of the new additions. Interestingly, it seems like a main point of this new expansion is changing the way the end game works, with the «war for the atlas» swallowing areas, encouraging players to clear them and play in areas they normally wouldn’t.
There is also new equipment and new gems (the way to upgrade and infuse items in PoE) and the community is already busy theory-crafting and hyping about new combos.
In addition to the new content, the expansion will introduce the «Abyss Challenge League» where players will fight monsters from the abyss coming through cracks in the world in order to obtain «abyss jewels» for more upgrades.
The expansion, like all earlier expansions to the game, will be free.
Yesterday (15 November 2017) The Game Awards updated their website to show the nominees for this years awards.
The Game Awards is an annual ceremony dedicated to «recognizing and upholding creative and technical excellence» in the video game industry. Since 2014 they have awarded a variety of games with awards in several categories. There is the coveted Game of the Year as well as Best Art Direction, Best Narrative, Best Independent Game and even Trending Gamer and Best Esports Player.
Nominees are selected by a group of 52 experts from the industry and then voted on by the public. The winners are chosen through a combination of expert testimony and audience votes and presented at the Game Awards Ceremony – this year on the 7th of December. Some categories – like Trending Gamer and Most Anticipated Game – are decided solely based on audience vote.
This year has seen some controversial nominees, particularly PLAYERUNKOWN’s Battlegrounds in the GOTY category. As an early access game, it is questionable whether it is eligible for the award and Brendan Green («PlayerUknown» himself») told IGN he would rather not win the prize. (In my personal opinion the biggest travesty is not nominating Spelunky 2 in the Most Anticipated category, but we can’t all get what we want.)
To cast a vote for your favorite games you can go to the Game Awards Website or just google «game awards voting» to vote with your google account.
Beginning today, FINAL FANTASY XV players can band together and join the Kingsglaive elite force in the game’s first ever online multiplayer expansion, “Comrades.” Taking place after the events of Chapter 13 in the main game, Comrades puts fans in the shoes of the remaining survivors of the Kingsglaive as they fight to restore the Light to the world during Noctis’s absence.
To commemorate the release of the expansion, a new game update was also implemented recently allowing players to accept multiple hunt quests at one time and adding new cooking recipes.
In Comrades, players can create and customize their own avatar and partake in epic quests in a world engulfed by darkness. As members of the Kingsglaive, players will equip royal sigils that grant special powers from the rulers of old, strategise with one another and create a balanced team in battles against formidable foes and beasts. In addition to multiplayer quests, players can experience the story unfold in a thorough single-player campaign. By using the base of operations in Lestallum, the player can undertake a variety of exciting quests and encounter familiar faces.
FINAL FANTASY XV MULTIPLAYER EXPANSION: COMRADES is available now for players who purchased FINAL FANTASY XV and the FINAL FANTASY XV Season Pass. The expansion can also be purchased separately from the Xbox Games Store or PlayStation Store separately.
Bandai Namco has announced another new guest character that will be released later in Tekken 7.
This time it is someone from a completely different genre and franchise. during the Tekken World Tour Finals it was announced that Noctis from Final Fantasy XV will be joining during 2018
