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Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Our friends at Koch Media, have let us know about the latest trailer for the forthcoming Agents of Mayhem. We can't wait to get our hands on it and to be treated to the return of our old friend Johnny Gat from Saints Row, means that we're in for a real treat. Get your fill of Gat in this trailer:
Finally Agents of Mayhem will be released 18th August 2017 from Koch Media. Get those guns warmed up people, Gareth and Lady Eleanor
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Our friends at Warhorse Studios and Deep Silver, let us know that this title that we've been watching for quite a while will be out 13th Feb 2018. We can't wait to see what these developers have in store for us. Here's the story trailer:
We hope that you're getting as excited as we are, Gareth and Lady Eleanor.
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Here at Falcata Times we love to find the weird and wonderful and Rebellion seem to have brought all that to the fore with this announcement trailer for The Strange Brigade. We love the fact that it has a feel of all the old B-Movie Creature Features and can't wait to get our hands on it but here, check out this awesome trailer:
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, By now you've already heard and become excited about the forthcoming Destiny 2 from Bungie, however a lot of the feed out there is about the various editions but they don't mention the prices which we're going to let you know about so you can make your own choice, but before we give you the bitter pill just in case you missed the Trailer here it is:
OK, so now you've seen it (and for us, Nathan Fillion playing Cayde 6 stole it) we feel its time to delve into the not so nice part, the price of the various edition alongside what you get: Please remember that these are the current prices for the Xbox One as of this article and are subject to change: Collectors Edition: £219.99
Destiny 2 Base Game
Destiny 2 Expansion Pass: Get access to both Expansion I and Expansion II, offering brand new story missions, cooperative activities, competitive multiplayer, and a wealth of new weapons, armor, and gear.
Destiny 2 – Frontier Bag
Customizable bag that can be worn as a backpack or messenger bag
15” Laptop/Tablet Sleeve with protective pocket slip
Frontier Kit, featuring:
Solar panel USB charger with built-in light
Paracord
Solar blanket
Limited Edition SteelBook® Case
Booklet with secrets into the Cabal Empire
Cabal Schematic
Collectible Postcard Images
Cabal Military Pawns
Premium digital content:
Legendary Sword
Legendary Player Emote
Cabal Empire Themed Emblem
Limited Edition: £89.99
Destiny 2 Base Game
Destiny 2 Expansion Pass: Get access to both Expansion I and Expansion II, offering brand new story missions, cooperative activities, competitive multiplayer, and a wealth of new weapons, armor, and gear.
Limited Edition SteelBook® Case
Cabal-themed Collector’s Box, containing:
Booklet with secrets into the Cabal Empire
Cabal Schematic
Collectible Postcard Images
Cabal Military Pawns
Premium digital content:
Legendary Sword
Legendary Player Emote
Cabal Empire Themed Emblem
Digital Deluxe Edition: £89.99
Destiny 2 Base Game
Destiny 2 Expansion Pass: Get access to both Expansion I and Expansion II, offering brand new story missions, cooperative activities, competitive multiplayer, and a wealth of new weapons, armor, and gear.
Premium Digital Content:
Legendary Sword
Legendary Player Emote
Cabal Empire Themed Emblem
Destiny 2 Game plus Expansion Pass: £79.99
Destiny 2 Base Game
Destiny 2 Expansion Pass: Get access to both Expansion I and Expansion II, offering brand new story missions, cooperative activities, competitive multiplayer, and a wealth of new weapons, armor, and gear.
Destiny 2 Game: £59.99
Destiny 2 Base Game
We hope this helps you make your choice, Gareth and Lady Eleanor
Destiny 2 Expansion Pass: Currently Unknown
Destiny 2 Expansion Pass: Get access to both Expansion I and Expansion II, offering brand new story missions, cooperative activities, competitive multiplayer, and a wealth of new weapons, armor, and gear.
We hope this helps you make your choice for the edition either you'd like or that family member,
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs,
Our friends at Warner Brothera have let us know about the forthcoming Shadow of War, here's what they had to say:
"Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced Middle-earth: Shadow of War™, the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor™, winner of more than 50 industry awards, including 2015 Game Developers Choice Awards’ Game of the Year, Outstanding Innovation in Gaming at the 2015 D.I.C.E. Awards and the BAFTA for Game Design. Developed by Monolith Productions, Middle-earth: Shadow of War™ features an original story with the return of Talion and Celebrimbor, who must go behind enemy lines to forge an army and turn all of Mordor against the Dark Lord, Sauron.
In Middle-earth: Shadow of War™, players wield a new Ring of Power and confront the deadliest of enemies, including Sauron and his Nazgul, in a monumental battle for Middle-earth. The open-world action-adventure game is brought to life through the expansion of the award-winning Nemesis System. The robust personalization from the first game is now applied to the entire world where the environments and characters are all shaped by player actions and decisions, creating a personal world unique to every gameplay experience.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War™ will be available for Xbox One, Project Scorpio, Windows 10 PC (Windows Store and Steam™), PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®4 Pro beginning 25 August, 2017. Middle-earth: Shadow of War™ will be available as an Xbox Play Anywhere title.
“Monolith Productions continues to innovate by introducing deeper, more personalised gameplay experiences, coupled with authentic storytelling,” said David Haddad, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Middle-earth: Shadow of War™ truly drives the genre forward by taking the Nemesis System to new heights and allowing players to create their own personal journey within Middle-earth.”
“Following the amazing reception to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor™, we massively expanded every dimension of the game, including the world, the story, the RPG systems, the core gameplay and of course the personal player stories of the Nemesis System,” said Michael de Plater, Vice President, Creative, Monolith Productions. “As lifelong fans of Middle-earth, we are so grateful to have the privilege to bring to life the most incredible fantasy world ever created in a new way, for a new generation. With Middle-earth: Shadow of War™, we can’t wait to see the amazing stories players are going to create and share.”
The innovative Nemesis System created unique personal stories through procedurally-generated enemies who remember every encounter and are differentiated by their personality, strengths and weaknesses. Middle-earth: Shadow of War™ expands this innovation with the introduction of Followers who bring about entirely new stories of loyalty, betrayal and revenge. The Nemesis System is also expanded to create a unique personal world through Nemesis Fortresses, which allows players to utilize different strategies to conquer dynamic strongholds and create personalized worlds with their unique Orc army.
Set between the events of The Hobbit™ and The Lord of the Rings™, Middle-earth: Shadow of War™ continues the original narrative of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor™. Players will be engrossed in a richer, more personal and expansive world full of epic heroes and villains, iconic locations, original enemy types, even more personalities and a new cast of characters with untold stories.
As an Xbox Play Anywhere title, players can purchase a digital version of Middle-earth: Shadow of War™ once and play it on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. Gamers can pick up where they left off on another Xbox One or Windows 10 PC, bringing all the saves, game add-ons and achievements with them at no additional cost."
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thunbs, Our friends at Bethesda, have let us have a look at the brand new Live Action trailer for Dishonored 2. Having played the original (set 15 years previouslty to this title) and loved having multiple endings alongside the ability to control the fate of the world, we can't wait to return and see what the future has in store for Corvo and Emily.
Have a look and see what you think:
Hopefully we'll see you in Karnaca, Gareth and Lady Eleanor
Hail Mighty Reader and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Our friends at Square Enix and Eidos have contacted us, asking that we let you know that they're delaying the release of the latest title in the Deus Ex Frnachise and why. Here's what they had to say: "As you may have already seen by reading and watching the many previews for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, our aim is for it to be a worthy successor to Human Revolution, and to improve upon that game in every way possible. I know that expectations are extremely high, and we not only want to meet those expectations, but exceed them.
We’re confident and proud of the game so far. However, as we are now playing through the game in full we can see that it will require more time in post-production for tuning, iterations, and refinement to meet our high standards. In order to achieve this, we need to move the release of the game to August 23rd, 2016.
We are sorry to disappoint you with this news, and also thank you for all of your support and comments. This game is a huge part of our lives, and we don’t want to compromise on its quality.
So please be patient with us a little longer, and thanks as always for your passion and support – through thick and thin. It’s a huge responsibility to work on Deus Ex Mankind Divided - we know, but also a huge privilege. We’re determined to deliver the best game we can.
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Our friends at Bethesda have released the launch trailer for Fallout 4, coming to consoles on the 10th November 2015. Its pretty dark and from the look of things we can't wait to embark on adventuring into the unknown facing down foes and building our own town from the ashes of the Wasteland.
Here's the trailer:
Also please remember that you still have time to purchase the Fallout 4 special Season Pass that includes:
Regular Updates
We'll be doing regular free updates to the game, and like Skyrim, these will come with not just fixes, but new features. For Skyrim we added things like mounted combat, legendary mode, kill cams, visual enhancements and more. We’ll work with all of you to figure out what new things you’d love to see added to Fallout 4, whether they are small tweaks or new features.
Mods & Creation Kit
The most important thing in our games is the freedom you have to create your own experience, and modding is a big part of that. Like all our previous games, we’ve made sure to keep Fallout 4 open and moddable at every step in development. Early next year we’ll release for free the new Creation Kit for the PC. This is the same tool we use in the studio. You'll be able to create your own mods and share them with others. We’re especially excited these same mods will then be coming to Xbox One, and then PlayStation 4.
Downloadable Content We've always done a lot of DLC for our games. We love making them and you always ask us for more. To reward our most loyal fans, this time we’ll be offering a Season Pass that will get you all of the Fallout 4 DLC we ever do for just $30. Since we’re still hard at work on the game, we don’t know what the actual DLC will be yet, but it will start coming early next year. Based on what we did for Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim, we know that it will be worth at least $40, and if we do more, you'll get it all with the Season Pass. Thanks again to all of you! The support and excitement you’ve given Fallout 4 has blown us away. It’s energized us even more to do everything we can in these final months to make this our best game yet. We absolutely can't wait for you to play it, and share your adventures with us and each other."
We can't wait to see what will be coming to Fallout 4 from friends and other modders, and hopefully see you in the far future,
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Our friends at Bethesda have asked us to let you know about the seventh Fallout 4 feature which ask's why you're SPECIAL. The trailer is a lot of fun and harks back to some of those cracking Looney Toons that you remember from years ago. But don't just take our word for it have a look yourself. Its an absolute corker. More on these features as we get them, but here's Luck:
Also please remember that Fallout 4 has a special one price Season Pass that includes:
Regular Updates
We'll be doing regular free updates to the game, and like Skyrim, these will come with not just fixes, but new features. For Skyrim we added things like mounted combat, legendary mode, kill cams, visual enhancements and more. We’ll work with all of you to figure out what new things you’d love to see added to Fallout 4, whether they are small tweaks or new features.
Mods & Creation Kit
The most important thing in our games is the freedom you have to create your own experience, and modding is a big part of that. Like all our previous games, we’ve made sure to keep Fallout 4 open and moddable at every step in development. Early next year we’ll release for free the new Creation Kit for the PC. This is the same tool we use in the studio. You'll be able to create your own mods and share them with others. We’re especially excited these same mods will then be coming to Xbox One, and then PlayStation 4.
Downloadable Content We've always done a lot of DLC for our games. We love making them and you always ask us for more. To reward our most loyal fans, this time we’ll be offering a Season Pass that will get you all of the Fallout 4 DLC we ever do for just $30. Since we’re still hard at work on the game, we don’t know what the actual DLC will be yet, but it will start coming early next year. Based on what we did for Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim, we know that it will be worth at least $40, and if we do more, you'll get it all with the Season Pass. Thanks again to all of you! The support and excitement you’ve given Fallout 4 has blown us away. It’s energized us even more to do everything we can in these final months to make this our best game yet. We absolutely can't wait for you to play it, and share your adventures with us and each other."
We can't wait to see what will be coming to Fallout 4 from friends and other modders, and hopefully see you in the far future,
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Our friends at Bethesda have asked have let us know about their live action trailer that will have you clamouring for more in the build up to Fallout 4. As you'll see its got a great music track and brings the game to the fore in all its glory. As a gamer and fan of the franchise, we can't wait to utilise our "SPECIAL" gifts as well as fighting our way into the wasteland to create our own oasis. Here's the trailer for your viewing pleasure:
In addition to this, Bethesda has also announced thier first ever Fallout 4 Android game: We’re pleased to announce that an all-new update is now available for Fallout Shelter™, the first-ever mobile game set in the celebrated Fallout® universe from Bethesda Game Studios®, available for free on Android and iOS devices.
Thanks to Vault-Tec, a new mode, extra tools and new features have been added to protect and perfect your Vault including:
New Vault-Tec network protocols are finally in place. Now you can save your Vault to the “cloud,” (no moisture condenser necessary!) and continue any Vault experiment on all of your devices.
Some Dwellers are reporting sightings of a mysterious individual in Vaults around the Wasteland. Vault-Tec is offering a bottle cap reward for any positive identification!
Faced all the challenges the “normal” Vault simulation can provide? Introducing Survival Mode! More danger, More glory. Make Vault-Tec proud!
New Vault-Tec directive – Dwellers have been given authorization to scavenge equipment from dead Raiders. Gear up!
Are you an experienced Overseer who has already undergone Vault operational training? Now you can skip the tutorial!
In an effort to assist Overseers in running their Vaults more efficiently, Vault-Tec has added a statistics page to the Vault Dweller’s Survival Guide (VDSG).
Support added for Russian-speaking Overseers.
Continued general maintenance to the Vault simulation. Because when you speak, Vault-Tec listens!
Available exclusively on the App Store, all new legendary character Piper from Fallout 4 and five FREE lunchboxes!
Following its release in June on the App Store, Fallout Shelter achieved global success as the top downloaded game in 48 countries and the top downloaded app of any kind in 25 countries following its release. During E3 2015 Fallout Shelter received praise from some of the industry’s leading outlets, earning ‘Game of the Week’ from Touch Arcade and nominations for ‘Biggest Surprise’ from IGN and ‘Best Handled/Mobile Game’ from the official Game Critics Awards.
To learn more about Fallout Shelter visit: www.FalloutShelter.com.
Finally please remember that Fallout 4 has a special one price Season Pass that includes:
Regular Updates
We'll be doing regular free updates to the game, and like Skyrim, these will come with not just fixes, but new features. For Skyrim we added things like mounted combat, legendary mode, kill cams, visual enhancements and more. We’ll work with all of you to figure out what new things you’d love to see added to Fallout 4, whether they are small tweaks or new features.
Mods & Creation Kit
The most important thing in our games is the freedom you have to create your own experience, and modding is a big part of that. Like all our previous games, we’ve made sure to keep Fallout 4 open and moddable at every step in development. Early next year we’ll release for free the new Creation Kit for the PC. This is the same tool we use in the studio. You'll be able to create your own mods and share them with others. We’re especially excited these same mods will then be coming to Xbox One, and then PlayStation 4.
Downloadable Content We've always done a lot of DLC for our games. We love making them and you always ask us for more. To reward our most loyal fans, this time we’ll be offering a Season Pass that will get you all of the Fallout 4 DLC we ever do for just $30. Since we’re still hard at work on the game, we don’t know what the actual DLC will be yet, but it will start coming early next year. Based on what we did for Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim, we know that it will be worth at least $40, and if we do more, you'll get it all with the Season Pass. Thanks again to all of you! The support and excitement you’ve given Fallout 4 has blown us away. It’s energized us even more to do everything we can in these final months to make this our best game yet. We absolutely can't wait for you to play it, and share your adventures with us and each other."
We can't wait to see what will be coming to Fallout 4 from friends and other modders, and hopefully see you in the far future,
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Our friends at Bethesda have asked us to let you know about the sixth Fallout 4 feature which ask's why you're SPECIAL. The trailer is a lot of fun and harks back to some of those cracking Looney Toons that you remember from years ago. But don't just take our word for it have a look yourself. Its an absolute corker. More on these features as we get them, but here's Agility:
Also please remember that Fallout 4 has a special one price Season Pass that includes:
Regular Updates
We'll be doing regular free updates to the game, and like Skyrim, these will come with not just fixes, but new features. For Skyrim we added things like mounted combat, legendary mode, kill cams, visual enhancements and more. We’ll work with all of you to figure out what new things you’d love to see added to Fallout 4, whether they are small tweaks or new features.
Mods & Creation Kit
The most important thing in our games is the freedom you have to create your own experience, and modding is a big part of that. Like all our previous games, we’ve made sure to keep Fallout 4 open and moddable at every step in development. Early next year we’ll release for free the new Creation Kit for the PC. This is the same tool we use in the studio. You'll be able to create your own mods and share them with others. We’re especially excited these same mods will then be coming to Xbox One, and then PlayStation 4.
Downloadable Content We've always done a lot of DLC for our games. We love making them and you always ask us for more. To reward our most loyal fans, this time we’ll be offering a Season Pass that will get you all of the Fallout 4 DLC we ever do for just $30. Since we’re still hard at work on the game, we don’t know what the actual DLC will be yet, but it will start coming early next year. Based on what we did for Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim, we know that it will be worth at least $40, and if we do more, you'll get it all with the Season Pass. Thanks again to all of you! The support and excitement you’ve given Fallout 4 has blown us away. It’s energized us even more to do everything we can in these final months to make this our best game yet. We absolutely can't wait for you to play it, and share your adventures with us and each other."
We can't wait to see what will be coming to Fallout 4 from friends and other modders, and hopefully see you in the far future,
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Our friends at Bethesda have asked us to let you know about the fifth Fallout 4 feature which ask's why you're SPECIAL. The trailer is a lot of fun and harks back to some of those cracking Looney Toons that you remember from years ago. But don't just take our word for it have a look yourself. Its an absolute corker. More on these features as we get them, but here's Intelligence:
Also please remember that Fallout 4 has a special one price Season Pass that includes:
Regular Updates
We'll be doing regular free updates to the game, and like Skyrim, these will come with not just fixes, but new features. For Skyrim we added things like mounted combat, legendary mode, kill cams, visual enhancements and more. We’ll work with all of you to figure out what new things you’d love to see added to Fallout 4, whether they are small tweaks or new features.
Mods & Creation Kit
The most important thing in our games is the freedom you have to create your own experience, and modding is a big part of that. Like all our previous games, we’ve made sure to keep Fallout 4 open and moddable at every step in development. Early next year we’ll release for free the new Creation Kit for the PC. This is the same tool we use in the studio. You'll be able to create your own mods and share them with others. We’re especially excited these same mods will then be coming to Xbox One, and then PlayStation 4.
Downloadable Content We've always done a lot of DLC for our games. We love making them and you always ask us for more. To reward our most loyal fans, this time we’ll be offering a Season Pass that will get you all of the Fallout 4 DLC we ever do for just $30. Since we’re still hard at work on the game, we don’t know what the actual DLC will be yet, but it will start coming early next year. Based on what we did for Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim, we know that it will be worth at least $40, and if we do more, you'll get it all with the Season Pass. Thanks again to all of you! The support and excitement you’ve given Fallout 4 has blown us away. It’s energized us even more to do everything we can in these final months to make this our best game yet. We absolutely can't wait for you to play it, and share your adventures with us and each other."
We can't wait to see what will be coming to Fallout 4 from friends and other modders, and hopefully see you in the far future,
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Lady Eleanor and I have been roaming the towns and cities of ESO (we've both completed the Cadwell's Gold goals) and have been venturing into Cyrodil working our way up in order to tackle trials as well as venturing into Imperial City (the DLC that dropped last month.) With this in mind, we were totally boggled to hear about the next DLC dropping on the 17th November (for Xbox One and the 18th for PS4.) Here's the trailer for Orsinium:
Which also brings this to the table:
Over 20 hours of captivating story content and quests
A long-awaited exploration of the culture of Tamriel's Orcs
A colossal new zone available to characters of all levels
A new single-player progressive challenge, The Maelstrom Arena
Available in Normal and Veteran versions
Grants special rewards only obtainable by completing arenas
Includes class-specific leaderboards, so you can see how you match up against your fellow combatants
Quests and objectives that contribute to rebuilding the city of Orsinium, returning it to its former glory
Two large public dungeons, Old Orsinium and Rkindaleft, featuring all-new challenges for both solo and group play
Special harvest nodes that scale to the most advanced material type your character can use for crafting
Six all-new, challenging world bosses
Powerful new gear, unique crafting styles, and other rewards inspired by the history and denizens of Wrothgar
Four new Provisioner recipes, only available in Wrothgar
18 powerful new item sets including 6 ability-altering weapons, 9
sets obtained by participating in activities in Wrothgar, and 3 new
craftable sets
The Ancient Orc crafting style
Six new collectible costumes only available in Wrothgar
Over an hour of brand new in-game musical score
In addition to this we've also heard some more news about changes to the standard ESO which will make your ventures not only more fun but fairer. They are:
Gamepad support
Subtitles
LFG improvements – cross-alliance dungeons
Champion Point cap & catch-up system
Shield Dyeing
Improvements to battle-leveling
Akaviri crafting style
Ability balance and bug fixes
New ways to spend Alliance Points
Increased item drop rates
Now out of all this, the main thing that we've noticed and liked is that they're limiting Champion Points to 500 (currently I'm around 91) and whilst a lot of us on the console version don't have that yet, it means that people who have transported their characters over from PC will also be limited so that it will make for a more even fight and that we won't be over powered when five of us jump on another level 14 character and get pummeled. All round we're getting pretty excited and with us preparing for our guilds Trails adventuring, we're also grinding for Orsinium. See you in Cyrodil, Gareth and Lady Eleanor
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Our friends at Bethesda have asked us to let you know about the fourth Fallout 4 feature which ask's why you're SPECIAL. The trailer is a lot of fun and harks back to some of those cracking Looney Toons that you remember from years ago. But don't just take our word for it have a look yourself. Its an absolute corker. More on these features as we get them, but here's Charisma:
Also please remember that Fallout 4 has a special one price Season Pass that includes:
Regular Updates
We'll be doing regular free updates to the game, and like Skyrim, these will come with not just fixes, but new features. For Skyrim we added things like mounted combat, legendary mode, kill cams, visual enhancements and more. We’ll work with all of you to figure out what new things you’d love to see added to Fallout 4, whether they are small tweaks or new features.
Mods & Creation Kit
The most important thing in our games is the freedom you have to create your own experience, and modding is a big part of that. Like all our previous games, we’ve made sure to keep Fallout 4 open and moddable at every step in development. Early next year we’ll release for free the new Creation Kit for the PC. This is the same tool we use in the studio. You'll be able to create your own mods and share them with others. We’re especially excited these same mods will then be coming to Xbox One, and then PlayStation 4.
Downloadable Content We've always done a lot of DLC for our games. We love making them and you always ask us for more. To reward our most loyal fans, this time we’ll be offering a Season Pass that will get you all of the Fallout 4 DLC we ever do for just $30. Since we’re still hard at work on the game, we don’t know what the actual DLC will be yet, but it will start coming early next year. Based on what we did for Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim, we know that it will be worth at least $40, and if we do more, you'll get it all with the Season Pass. Thanks again to all of you! The support and excitement you’ve given Fallout 4 has blown us away. It’s energized us even more to do everything we can in these final months to make this our best game yet. We absolutely can't wait for you to play it, and share your adventures with us and each other."
We can't wait to see what will be coming to Fallout 4 from friends and other modders, and hopefully see you in the far future,
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, We've been itching to get our mitts on the new Assassin's Creed Syndicate and having previously having had concerns with the fairly modern timeline we are happy to report that what Ubi is bringing to the table looks pretty sweet. Firstly you get to play in Victoriana England with the chance to swing around old London Town, ride trains, hijack carriages alongside assaulting the Tower, we can't wait to see what else we're going to get.
Here's the latest trailer:
With a run down of the previous to keep you in one easy to access place: The Announcement Trailer:
The E3 Cinematic Trailer:
The Frye Twins:
Evie Frye Trailer:
As you can see, there's a whole host of fun to be had within and one of the latest items to make a debut is the sword cane (as featured below with the full size prop replica.)
Assassins Creed Syndicate is releases on 23rd October 2015. We'll see you in London, Gareth and Lady Elanor
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Our friends at Bethesda have sent us a couple of tasty treats to help you get into the weekend spirit.
Here's what they had to say:"At the heart of Fallout 4 is its character system. Our games are about
making the kind of character you want, doing what you want, and having
the game allow and reward whatever playstyle you chose. We also want to
make those choices meaningful, and at the same time entertaining. To let
you plan ahead, try different things, and to compare your choices
against others who built different characters. The Fallout series makes this even better through the use of the
seven SPECIAL stats and its Perks. We made it a goal of ours to have the
choice of your SPECIALs be as meaningful as possible, and be the guide
for how you built your character through the course of the game.
The first choice you make, early in the game, is the starting value
from 1 to 10 of your 7 SPECIALs: Strength, Perception, Endurance,
Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck. Each week we’re releasing
videos that give you a look at what those skills do in the game (from
Vault-Tec, of course). Fallout 4 – S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Video Series.
When selecting your starting SPECIALs, you can assign 28 points. This
makes it difficult to initially max out certain SPECIALs, but you can
still start with a 10 if you choose to neglect others. Even though you
pick your SPECIALS early before the bombs fall, we do let you change
them when exiting the Vault into the Wasteland, after you’ve played for a
little.
Levelling is experience point (XP) based like Fallout
3, not skill-based like Skyrim. But levelling speed is closer to Skyrim,
and not as slow as Fallout 3. This means you’ll be getting more
opportunities, especially early on, to level up and select a Perk.
Additionally, whereas Fallout 3 had an initial level cap of 20, Fallout 4
has no level cap, and we’ve balanced the game to keep the content and
challenge going for higher levels.
When you level up, you select a Perk, from a Perk chart within the game. Here it is:
As you can see, each SPECIAL has a Perk assigned for each rank of
the SPECIAL, from 1 to 10. You can select any Perk up to the rank of
your SPECIAL. If you have a 10 in Charisma, you can select the
Intimidation Perk that lets you manipulate human enemies into doing your
bidding.
It was our goal that all the Perks be balanced
amongst each other, regardless of if they required a 1 or a 10. The
higher the SPECIAL requirement, the more focused or exotic the Perk was
for that playstyle. Take for example the Agility 1 Perk Gunslinger (20%
more damage with pistols), and the Agility 10 Perk Gun Fu (your 2nd
target in V.A.T.S. takes 25% more damage regardless of weapon).
What’s important is that each of these Perks is actually a mini Perk
tree*, with multiple ranks that also do new things. Gun Fu above allows
even more damage the more targets you select, increasing to instant
Critical Shots. Gunslinger has ranks that up the range of pistols, add a
chance to disarm enemies, and even instant limb crippling shots.
These additional ranks do require your character to be a higher level.
This allows us to make some powerful Perk ranks that reward your
investment in a certain SPECIAL as well as that individual Perk. It also
allows us to fold Perks we liked from previous games into Perk ranks in
this new system. For example, the Fallout 3 perk Paralyzing Palm
(paralyze enemies through hand-to-hand), now becomes the Rank 5 Perk for
Iron Fist. But you need to have chosen the previous 4 ranks of Iron
Fist and be level 46. We also pushed old Perks to do new things at
higher ranks. Strong Back doesn’t just up the amount you can carry;
higher ranks of it allow you to fast-travel while encumbered or even run
while encumbered at the cost of Action Points.
With each
SPECIAL having 10 Perks, there are 70 base Perks. With Perk ranks, it
increases that number to over 270. That number also includes a top-level
Training perk for each SPECIAL, so that you can essentially skip a
regular Perk and raise a SPECIAL by 1. This gives you the benefit of the
new SPECIAL value, and allows access to higher Perks in future levels.
It may all sound complicated at first, and when you initially level up,
the chart can be a little intimidating because you have so many
options. But it’s incredibly elegant, and has allowed us to reward both
investing early in a playstyle, as well as growing your character over
the course of the game.
If you’re a longtime Fallout fan,
you’ll notice that the Skills seen in previous games have been folded
into this system. The previous Skill system had some confusing parts and
ended up spreading your choices too thin. Some of you had questions
like: “What’s better, the Charisma SPECIAL, or the Speech Skill? Why are
assault rifles in Small Guns?” Additionally many Perks simply raised
associated Skills. The Gun Nut Perk in Fallout 3 increased two separate
Skills. In Fallout 4, the ranks of Gun Nut act as gates for modifying
and crafting weapons. Sneak was a skill in Fallout 3, and you simply
increased its value. In Fallout 4 Sneak becomes a Perk that not only
makes you harder to detect, but wraps in previous perks like Silent
Running and Light Step into its ranks. By wrapping these systems
together, it keeps the emphasis on your SPECIALs and the level-up
choices more rewarding.
And on top of all that, you also get
separate Perks from the many in-game magazines you can find (there are
over 100). Some of these grant an individual Perk, while others up the
rank of a Perk associated with that magazine. For example, there’s a
10-issue run of Grognak the Barbarian comics that each give you an additional rank of the Barbarian Perk, which raises the critical damage of melee attacks.
Through the many years of Fallout 4 development, and the countless
hours of playtesting, we think you’re going to love this system in
action. We experimented with other systems, but found this one to be the
most flexible and intuitive. Balancing all of the ranks, their
individual efficacy, SPECIAL rank, and player level has been a huge
task. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do, and share your character
choices and playstyles with us once the game is out. We can’t wait for
you to play.
Bethesda Game Studios"
Also please remember that Fallout 4 has a special one price Season Pass that includes:
Regular Updates
We'll be doing regular free updates to the game, and like Skyrim, these will come with not just fixes, but new features. For Skyrim we added things like mounted combat, legendary mode, kill cams, visual enhancements and more. We’ll work with all of you to figure out what new things you’d love to see added to Fallout 4, whether they are small tweaks or new features.
Mods & Creation Kit
The most important thing in our games is the freedom you have to create your own experience, and modding is a big part of that. Like all our previous games, we’ve made sure to keep Fallout 4 open and moddable at every step in development. Early next year we’ll release for free the new Creation Kit for the PC. This is the same tool we use in the studio. You'll be able to create your own mods and share them with others. We’re especially excited these same mods will then be coming to Xbox One, and then PlayStation 4.
Downloadable Content We've always done a lot of DLC for our games. We love making them and you always ask us for more. To reward our most loyal fans, this time we’ll be offering a Season Pass that will get you all of the Fallout 4 DLC we ever do for just $30. Since we’re still hard at work on the game, we don’t know what the actual DLC will be yet, but it will start coming early next year. Based on what we did for Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim, we know that it will be worth at least $40, and if we do more, you'll get it all with the Season Pass. Thanks again to all of you! The support and excitement you’ve given Fallout 4 has blown us away. It’s energized us even more to do everything we can in these final months to make this our best game yet. We absolutely can't wait for you to play it, and share your adventures with us and each other."
We can't wait to see what will be coming to Fallout 4 from friends and other modders, and hopefully see you in the far future,
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Our friends at Bethesda have asked us to let you know about the third Fallout 4 feature which ask's why you're SPECIAL. The trailer is a lot of fun and harks back to some of those cracking Looney Toons that you remember from years ago. But don't just take our word for it have a look yourself. Its an absolute corker. More on these features as we get them, but here's Endurance:
Also please remember that Fallout 4 has a special one price Season Pass that includes:
Regular Updates
We'll be doing regular free updates to the game, and like Skyrim, these will come with not just fixes, but new features. For Skyrim we added things like mounted combat, legendary mode, kill cams, visual enhancements and more. We’ll work with all of you to figure out what new things you’d love to see added to Fallout 4, whether they are small tweaks or new features.
Mods & Creation Kit
The most important thing in our games is the freedom you have to create your own experience, and modding is a big part of that. Like all our previous games, we’ve made sure to keep Fallout 4 open and moddable at every step in development. Early next year we’ll release for free the new Creation Kit for the PC. This is the same tool we use in the studio. You'll be able to create your own mods and share them with others. We’re especially excited these same mods will then be coming to Xbox One, and then PlayStation 4.
Downloadable Content We've always done a lot of DLC for our games. We love making them and you always ask us for more. To reward our most loyal fans, this time we’ll be offering a Season Pass that will get you all of the Fallout 4 DLC we ever do for just $30. Since we’re still hard at work on the game, we don’t know what the actual DLC will be yet, but it will start coming early next year. Based on what we did for Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim, we know that it will be worth at least $40, and if we do more, you'll get it all with the Season Pass. Thanks again to all of you! The support and excitement you’ve given Fallout 4 has blown us away. It’s energized us even more to do everything we can in these final months to make this our best game yet. We absolutely can't wait for you to play it, and share your adventures with us and each other."
We can't wait to see what will be coming to Fallout 4 from friends and other modders, and hopefully see you in the far future,
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Our friends at Microsoft have let us know about the brand new trailer for the forthcoming Rise of the Tomb Raider that brings not only Lara into the modern era but really allows the gamer to play the world in any style that they like such as the sneaky assassin or if you want to go full tilt ammo fueled adrenaline action. Here's the latest trailer for you:
Rise of the Tomb Raider will be out on 10th November 2015 on Xbox One, PS4 We can't wait to see what this latest outing has in store for our heroine. Gareth and Lady Eleanor
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Lets play Bloodbowl. The season is about to launch in a week, where you can gouge, mutilate and stomp your foes into submission.
Here at Falcata Times, Lady Eleanor and I have both been looking at our teams and figuring out who we feel we could take to the championship and whilst we know that the game has you taking the Human's (the Reikland Reivers) from bottom to top, we each have our own personal favourites. I'm looking more at the Skaven or Lizardmen and Lady Eleanor wants either the Orcs or Dark Elves.
So whilst we're getting psyched up for our rivalry our friends at Cyanide, Games Workshop and Focus, have sent us the final trailer for the series. Featuring the High Elves and Orcs:
We'll see you on the Astro-turf and remember its game on. Gareth and Lady Eleanor
Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, Having seen the trailer at E3 for For Honor, we've been keeping a careful eye for additional information as we're fascinated with the idea of being able to defend as well as attack with using the sword positioning. Whilst its still some time off (and we're still in a quandry about which side we're taking (although we're leaning between Norse Warrior or Knight) its always helpful to watch the information about the various cultures you can play. Here is the first one, for the Samurai:
We can't wait to see what else they bring to the fore and with luck, you'll join us on the battlefield. Gareth and Lady Eleanor
