Firaxis has announced the details of the digital deluxe edition for XCOM 2. Players can preorder a copy for $74.99 ahead of the February 5, 2016 release for PC and on Mac / Linux from Feral Interactive. The digital edition includes XCOM 2 and the XCOM 2 Reinforcement Pack plus the digital soundtrack.
General: XCOM 2 – Check Out an Hour of Narrated Gameplay
Firaxis is blowing the lid off of XCOM 2 in a big way with media coverage cropping up all over today. Of all the eye-popping goodness afloat, none is better than Eurogamer’s hour-long gameplay video and interview with Garth DeAngelis in the background. It’s definitely something fans of the series will want to see to get stoked for the February 2016 release of one of the most keenly anticipated tactical RPGs coming next year.
Black Desert: Closed Beta 1 Key Redemption Now Available
The Black Desert Online EU team has announced that the key redemption page for Closed Beta Test #1 is now live. Players can log in to attach keys to their accounts in preparation for the launch of CBT1 on December 16th.
Persona 5: New Details Emerge on Story & Characters
GameInformer has a new interview with Persona 5 director Katsura Hashino that reveals some brand new information about the game’s characters and stories. In it, Hashino speaks about the main cast, the issues the game will tackle, how the characters will evolve throughout, their connections to their alter-egos, whether any sort of romance may bloom and a special message to American fans waiting for the game.
EVE Online: Aussie Players Raise $5.4k for Charity to Battle Depression
A group of EVE Online players in Australia have rallied together to raise $5,405 for BeyondBlue, an Australian charitable organization that battles depression and anxiety. The funds were raised during a special EVE Down Under event held at the end of November in Sydney.
ARK: Survival Evolved: XBox One Version to Arrive on December 16th
XBox One owners who’ve been looking to get their hands on ARK: Survival Evolved will be cheered to hear that December 16th is the day to mark on the calendar.
General: The Daily Quest: Which Classic Console RPGs Do You Want?
At PSX this past weekend Sony announced that it will start releasing classic PS2 games digitally for the PS4. Now that Sony and Microsoft are bringing back classic games from previous console generations to the PS4 and Xbox One which games would you like to see show back up in 2016?
General: Unlock the Power of The Force in Star Wars: Uprising
Kabam RPG ‘s latest update to mobile ARPG Star Wars: Uprising adds The Force and lightsabers to the game. We sat down with Kabam RPG’s Daniel Erickson to learn more and find out what else has been going on since the game’s launch in September.
Forsaken World: Servant of Time Giveaway!
We’re teaming up with Perfect World Entertainment to host a giveaway for Forsaken World. Redeem your code to receive a free Servant of Time pet. This cute little spring lion pet can be incubated and equipped at Level 1. It has an attack strength of 70. Get your key now while supplies last!
ELOA: Elite Lord of Alliance: Initial Impressions of Webzen’s Hack’n’Slash RPG
On November 24 ELOA was officially released. Known in its illegal western format as Inspirit Online, we’ve been poking around the official Western client from Webzen for a while now. Read on for Rob’s initial impressions of this new “Triple-Action” Hack’n’Slash RPG.