Fighting For Freedom In The Impressive Homefront: The Revolution

Set in 2029, four years after the original Homefront game, Crytek has chosen to bring guerilla warfare to the streets of Philedelphia in Homefront: The Revolution. The game blends open game exploration with guerilla warfare tactics to try and set Homeland: The Revolution apart from its strong FPS competition. 

It's been quite a few years between the Homefront games and that's due to the original publisher THQ going down the drain. Crytek picked up the franchise and has built Homefront: The Revolution on the latest Cryengine, which has let it create a vast open world with a dynamic weather and day/night system. 

The Homefront story started back in 2025 when North Korea invaded America and The Revolution has taken the game to Philedelphia where the Korean People's Army (KPA) has set up their capital. You play as a regular civilian who has had to learn how to shoot a gun and is now part of the resistance. 

You'll need to use guerilla warfare tactics like sabotage, infiltration and salvaging to build up the resistance army and your own skills in order to fight the asymmetrical battles, as the KPA vastly overpowers you in number and power.

Source:trustedreviews.com
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Xbox One: Snap Mode For Achivements with the New Update

The next Xbox One system update will enhance achievement tracking and the console's Snap feature, among other upgrades arriving in July, Microsoft said on Friday.
Achievements now get a Snap Mode (pictured above), as was mentioned before Microsoft's E3 news conference on Monday. "Achievement Snap" allows the user to track his or her progress in a separate window without leaving the game. A "get help" option will send the Xbox One searching for tips and strategy content for achievements a user hasn't completed.

Additionally, the option to double-tap a controller button to bring up Snap, or to switch between Snapped applications, also will be introduced.
Other features include support for New Zealand and Ireland in English-language voice control, and Austria in the German language option. Users also will be able to register their "like" of a game DVR clip.
Source: polygon.com

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Second Round of Kick-Assery With 'Killer Instinct' Season 2

During its pre-E3 press conference, Microsoft announced that Killer Instinct: Season 2 would hit the Xbox One this fall. Iron Galaxy Games, which introduced the two-button fighting game Dive Kick last year, is developing the new season of downloadable content. Iron Galaxy is taking over from Double Helix, which has been acquired by Amazon.

Dave Lang, CEO of Iron Galaxyy, told Polygon that Killer Instinct: Season 2 is "probably the biggest thing we've ever done. This is an amazing opportunity to work on a game and a genre we are super passionate about."

A fighting game series created by Rare, Killer Instinct originally hit arcades back in 1994. The game spawned a sequel in 1996, but generated no other titles until last year’s Xbox One reboot. The new installment received mostly positive reviews, scoring a 73 out of 100 on the review-aggregate site Metacritic.

The teaser trailer for Killer Instinct: Season 2 introduces the next downloadable character: TJ Combo, a disgraced heavyweight champion and an original playable from the first two games. The teaser can be seen below, with Combo showing off strings of...well, combos.

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Rise of the Tomb Raider Announced!

Rise of the Tomb Raider continues the story of Lara Croft as she seeks to learn more about the deeper, secret world she as discovered around her. Obsessed by what she has seen, Lara is now threatened by a shadow organization intent on killing her for what she knows. She is pushed to her physical and mental limits as she seeks the truth buried deep within the tombs of an ancient world. To unravel the mystery of a Lost City, Lara must use her survival skills and wits, learn to trust new friends, and ultimately accept her destiny as the Tomb Raider.​

Another "Tomb Raider" game has been revealed by Crystal Dynamics in the form of Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris as well. Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is the successor to Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. In her new adventure, Lara Croft travels to Egypt and must join forces with rival archaeologist Carter Bell and imprisoned gods Horus and Isis, to defeat the evil god Set. Featuring a four-player co-op story, players must work together to explore the temple, defeat hordes of enemies from the Egyptian underworld, solve devious puzzles, and avoid deadly traps. All the while, players will compete for treasure, powerful artifacts, and ultimate bragging rights.
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Fantasia: Music Evolved Coming On October

Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved will bring its imaginative sound sorcery to the Xbox One and Xbox 360 on October 21. Developed by Rock Band creator Harmonix, Disney Fantasia explores the vivid imagery and music of Disney's symphonic film, but with a modern spin and a conductor-like wave of the arm in front of Kinect.

As part of its release date announcement, Harmonix is showing off another one ofFantasia's hub environments, through which new songs can be discovered and brought into the world. "The Neighborhood" is a surreal glimpse at a 1980s New York, with a pastel sky bursting behind skyscrapers. As you poke around the city and complete songs, such as MIA's "Galang" and "The Real Me" by The Who, billboards and graffiti creatures come to life. And if you look in the right place, you can teach some cool vegetables how to be street performers.

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Ubisoft Announced Tetris Ultimate

Ubisoft announced that Tetris Ultimate will release this summer for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and this fall for PC, to coincide with the pervasive puzzle game's 30th anniversary. The developer worked with Alexey Pajitnov, the original game's creator, to create Tetris Ultimate. The newest iteration will include multiplayer for up to 4 players, with several modes: Marathon, Endless, Ultra, Sprint, Battle and Power-Up Battle.
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Next-Gen Terror with Walking Dead and Wolf Among Us on PS4 And Xbox One

Telltale has officially confirmed on their blog that they plan on carrying over their current smash hit titles; Walking Dead Season 1, Season 2 and the Wolf Among Us over to the PS4 and Xbox One. Currently each of the games are readily available on GameStop for pre order with slated release dates but some of the might be place holders. Wolf Among Us for the consoles has a release date of 31st December 2014 which is a typical release date until a final date is given to the retailer, Walking Dead Season 1 has its same release date of 31st July 2014 and its worth noting that this version will come bundled with the bonus DLC, 400 Days that allows players to explore mini stories of 5 other characters in the TellTale universe of The Walking Dead and these characters DO play a role in Season 2.

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