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E3 2014: Ubisoft Announces Far Cry 4, The Division and Rainbow Six Siege

Apart from announcing Assassin’s Creed Unity at E3 2014, Ubisoft announced these three big games.

Far Cry 4

Ubisoft kicked off this year’s E3 2014 with one of the most highly anticipated games on the company Far Cry 4, the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed shooter Far Cry 3. The next entry in the Far Cry franchise will leave humid jungles and scalding hot beaches behind in favor of the snow-covered mountains or Kyrat, a fictional region of the Himalayas.

This trailer also offers a first look at Far Cry 4‘s protagonist, Ajay Ghale, who travels to Kyrat in order to fulfil his mother’s dying wish and finds himself embroiled in the region’s civil war. Ajay’s passport and accent reveal him as being American and he can be seen briefly on Pagan’s camera screen. He and Min also seem to have some kind of personal connection, if Min’s statement that he recognizes Ajay’s eyes is anything to go by.

This is a cross-gen game though and because it’s being released on PS3 and Xbox 360, it’s unlikely to test the hardware of the PS4 and Xbox One. Available November 18 2014 on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC.

Tom Clancy’s The Division

The Division is a new take on the military shooter franchise, combining an open-world New York with tactical combat and deep RPG mechanics. Powered by the new Snowdrop Engine, The Division can be played solo but is largely being promoted as a cooperative game, with players invited to team up as different members of the Strategic Homeland Division and take New York back piece by piece.

The demonstration started out with an atmospheric CG trailer, which used a time-lapse recording to show the Big Apple’s slow decay into chaos. A gruff voice narrates in the background, before a hero emerges in the streets. The trailer culminates in a standoff steeped in the remains of a city neighborhood, before a rather villainous group wearing gas masks enters the fray. The Division is expected to release on PC, PS4 and Xbox One in 2015 or 2016.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

The last few years have not been kind to fans of the Rainbow Six series, despite the many years the franchise spent at the top of the heap of modern military shooters. Ubisoft sent the message that they had big plans for a new title when they unveiled target gameplay footage of Rainbow Six: Patriots – a game that was later suspended when the direction of the game ran into issues. But at E3 2014, the developers at Ubisoft Montreal showed a brand new direction for the series, Rainbow Six Siege.

In an era of fast-paced, twitch-based shooters, the slower-paced Rainbow Six franchise has been sorely missed. The fidelity and textures weren’t jaw-dropping by any means, but the gameplay loop that fans have been clamouring for seemed to be in full effect. Who knows – perhaps the visuals will be taken up a notch before its commercial release.

Follow all the updates E3 2014 on GizMantra.

Jun 10, 2014
E3 2014: What To Expect From gaming’s biggest expo
Do you hear that noise? That buzzing in the air, like a swarm of hype-drunk wasps, ready to tear limb from limb? That’s the sound of E3. The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is usually where you find the biggest news, the biggest surprises and the highest quantity of previews all year. We’ll be covering all the biggest gaming news from the expo here at E3 2014 on GizMantra.

The video game industry is about to descend on Los Angeles for its biggest gaming news week of the year. Starting this Monday that is June 9 2014, get ready for exciting game announcements, trailers, nightmarish photos of crowded show booths, all the way through to the weekend.

E3 2013, last year was the most competitive and downright crazy shows we witnessed altogether in the recent history of gaming. The Microsoft Xbox One went head-to-head with the Sony PlayStation 4 and began the next generation of console gaming.

Get ready for a new journey with Far Cry 4. The game is due out this year and not much is revealed yet, so its is expected to have the feature for Ubisoft this year at E3.

Assassin’s Creed Unity will also be a big attraction, and as they state it as “the biggest Assassin’s Creed game yet because it’s the first game built with next-gen hardware in mind.” Lets hope for the best.

Recently delayed to 2015, Ubisoft will also reveal out details of The Division, which made a big impression with the E3 crowd last year.

Battlefield Hardline has an official teaser trailer out already, the new Battlefield 5, scheduled October 21 later this year expecting no more delays, of course.

Mass Effect 4 has also been heavily teased by BioWare for a while now. The Sims 4, which is coming out soon, is most definitely on the roster as well. We’ll also definitely see Batman: Arkham Knight on the floor too, even though its joined the list of delayed games. The unveiling of Mortal Kombat X should be pretty exciting.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will be a centerpiece of the press conference, with some exclusive map DLC or some such announced for Xbox platforms.

With Nintendo reporting a major loss its last fiscal year, and the 3DS and Wii U not meeting its sales expectations, E3 could bring some big unveilings to shake things up.

E3 2014 Complete Schedule

June 9 – Monday
- 9:30 a.m. – Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing
- 11:00 a.m. – Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing Post show
- 11:30 p.m. – Hotline Miami 2 (Dennaton Games/Devolver Digital)
- 12:00 p.m. – EA World Premiere: E3 2014 Preview
- 1:00 p.m. – EA Special Event
- 2:00 p.m. – EA World Premiere: E3 2014 Post show
- 2:30 p.m. – Bethesda (Unannounced title)
- 3:00 p.m. – Ubisoft 2014 E3 Media Briefing
- 4:00 p.m. – Ubisoft 2014 E3 Media Briefing Post show
- 4:30 p.m. – Witcher 3 (CD Projekt RED)
- 5:00 p.m. – Dying Light (Techland)
- 5:30 p.m. – Final thoughts
- 6:00 p.m. – PlayStation E3 2014 Press Conference
June 10 – Tuesday
- 9:00 a.m. – Nintendo Digital Event
- 10:00 a.m. – Deep Silver (Unannounced title)
- 10:15 a.m. – Deep Silver (Unannounced title)
- 10:30 a.m. – Dragon Age: Inquisition (EA)
- 11:00 a.m. – Ubisoft (Unannounced title)
- 11:20 a.m. – The Division (Ubisoft)
- 11:40 a.m. – Farcry 4 (Ubisoft)
- 12:00 p.m. – Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
- 12:20 p.m. – Microsoft Studios (Unannounced title)
- 12:40 p.m. – Microsoft Studios (Unannounced title)
- 1:00 p.m. – Driveclub (SCEA)
- 1:20 p.m. – The Evil Within (Bethesda)
- 1:40 p.m. – Lords of the Fallen (Namco)
- 2:00 p.m. – Destiny (Activision/Bungie)
- 2:20 p.m. – The Order: 1886 (Sony Computer Entertainment)
- 2:40 p.m. – Nintendo (Unannounced title)
- 3:00 p.m. – Evolve Special Tournament (2K)
- 4:00 p.m. – Super Smash Bros. Invitational (Nintendo)
June 11 – Wednesday
- 10:00 a.m. – Alienware
- 10:30 a.m. – Twitch Time
- 11:00 a.m. – Sunset Overdrive (Insomniac Games/Microsoft Studios)
- 11:20 a.m. – Microsoft Studios (Unannounced title)
- 11:40 a.m. – Killer Instinct: Season Two (Iron Galaxy/Microsoft Studios)
- 12:00 p.m. – Square Enix (Unannounced title)
- 12:20 p.m. – Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade (Square Enix)
- 12:40 p.m. – H1Z1 (Sony Online Entertainment)
- 1:00 p.m. – EA (Unannounced title)
- 1:20 p.m. – Batman: Arkham Knight (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- 1:40 p.m. – Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- 2:10 p.m. – Nintendo (Unannounced title)
- 2:30 p.m. – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Unannounced title)
- 2:50 p.m. – Crytek (Unannounced title)
- 3:00 p.m. – Sony Computer Entertainment (Unannounced PS4/PS3 title)
- 3:15 p.m. – Sony Computer Entertainment (Unannounced PS4/PS Vita Digital title)
- 3:30 p.m. – Hohokum (Honeyslug, SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- 3:45 p.m. – Hellpers (Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- 4:00 p.m. – Alien Isolation (The Creative Assembly/SEGA)
- 4:20 p.m. – Civilization: Beyond Earth (2K)
- 4:40 p.m. – Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition on PS4 (Blizzard)
- 5:00 p.m. – Evolve Special Tournament (2K)
June 12 – Thursday
- 10:00 a.m. – Tetris w/creator Alexey Pajitnov
- 10:15 a.m. – Zombies Monsters Robots (Ying Pei Games)
- 10:30 a.m. – Guinness World Records – certificate presentation
- 11:00 a.m. – Fable Legends (Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Studios)
- 11:20 a.m. – Microsoft Studios (TBD)
- 11:40 a.m. – Project Spark (Team Dakota/Microsoft Studios)
- 12:00 p.m. – Nintendo (Unannounced title)
- 12:20 a.m. – Square Enix (Unannounced title)
- 12:40 p.m. – PlanetSide 2 PS4 Edition (Sony Online Entertainment)
- 1:00 p.m. – 505 Games (TBD)
- 1:20 p.m. – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Unannounced title)
- 1:40 p.m. – Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (Gearbox/2K)
- 2:00 p.m. – Ubisoft (Unannounced title)
- 2:20 p.m. – The Crew (Ubisoft)
- 2:40 p.m. – Nintendo (Unannounced title)
- 3:00 p.m. – Tecmo Koei (Unannounced title)
- 3:20 p.m. – Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes (Disney Interactive)
- 3:40 p.m. – Sega Sonic Boom (SEGA)
- 4:00 p.m. – Evolve Special Tournament (2K)
So, get ready to enjoy the most exciting and thrilling gaming show of the year. Follow all the updates E3 2014 on GizMantra.

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Jun 8, 2014
Most Anticipated Games of 2014 you can’t miss !

2013 is a pretty good year intended for games. Consoles from Sony and also Microsoft are released, PC video gaming is healthier than previously, and important publishers have got announced a number of interesting new game franchises to get rid of the creation. That explained, 2014 need to be a good one, with a lot to look forward to. It’s going to become year packed with big releases, if many of us don’t observe any important delays. Whilst it was certainly difficult to whittle the idea down, here’s our top most anticipated games of 2014.

Tom Clancy’s The Division

Release date: Q2 2014

The United States has suffered catastrophic collapse after the spread of an uncontrollable disease, leaving a group of government sleeper agents – codenamed “the Division” – to come in and save what remains. Their job: to save survivors and combat gangs and other rogue elements. It’s an intriguing premise with tremendously ambitious gameplay that seeks to combine role-playing and third-person tactical shooters with massive online multiplayer. If developer Ubisoft Massive can pull it off, it will add another big franchise to Ubisoft’s already impressive stable. Massive’s E3 demo was a thing of beauty.

Watch Dogs

Release Date: Spring 2014/Q2

Watch dogs is actually one of each of our almost all anticipated online games for many motives. It’s already been in radar pertaining to 18 months right now, from the time we saw in addition to seemed to be impressed by its E3 demonstration within 2012. It’s consequently at the top of our own checklist because it’s already been delayed. It had been to get this the queen’s treasure of own Next Gen lineup, but instead we need to wait around another some several weeks.

Titanfall

Release date: March 11,2014

Thought-provoking puzzles and deep character development are one thing, but for pure action there’s no game more anticipated than Titanfall. Coming from the individuals originally responsible for Call of Duty’s huge success, the first-person shooter will pit players on huge battlefields as both individual infantry and as pilots of gigantic and fearsome mechs robots. As an exclusive for the Xbox One, the game has the potential to tilt the next-generation console battle in Microsoft’s favour early – if it lives up to its hype, that is. (Developer: Respawn Entertainment).Can they turn the shooter genre on its ear once again? We’ll have to wait until early-2014 to find out.

The Witcher 3

Release Date: Q2 2014

CD Projekt Red and The Witcher series has shown the type of progress we wish we saw in all games. The developers seem to be getting better and better with each iteration, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt looks like their best work yet.

The mature themes and branching storyline in The Witcher series, coupled with the better visuals, bigger game world, and refined gameplay make The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt one that’s definitely got us chomping at the bit to hear more about Geralt of Rivia’s next adventure.

Metal Gear Solid V

Release Date:March 18, 2014

Your next part in the Metal Gear Solid series will certainly get to 2014. Getting rid of its Playstation exclusivity, Metal Gear Solid V will certainly get there on all systems, in a multi-part offering. The 1st, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will certainly get there as a prologue, creating players for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Agony.

Prologue or perhaps certainly not, Kojima arranged this club actually excessive along with Metal Gear Solid IV within the Playstation 3. Always this innovator we’re thinking about discovering the location where the renowned video game titles author, Hideo Kojima, will take this series both when it comes to increasingly intricate storyline and also gameplay using the further electrical power under the hoods from the Xbox One and also PS4.

Dark Souls 2

Release Date: March 11, 2014

If there’s one reason to hold on to your PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, it’s the return of From Software’s Dark Souls in 2014. The devilishly hard action-RPG will make its return in 2014, with Dark Souls 2.

Spawning from the PlayStation 3 exclusive, Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls won over many with it’s hard as nails, trial and error gameplay when it launched on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

From what we’ve seen and played, Dark Souls 2 will not be making things any easier on the player. Dark Souls 2 is slated for an early 2014 release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

Infamous Second Son

Release Date: March 21, 2014

InFamous Second Son catapulted to the top of many PlayStation fan’s wishlists when it was announced last February. Sucker Punch is clearly harnessing the power of the PlayStation 4 with some of the best visuals we’ve ever seen from a console title.

If the launch lineup of the PlayStation 4 has you holding off on purchasing the new console, Infamous Second Son’s spring release will probably have you rethinking that stance.

Sucker Punch hasn’t shared many details about what to expect from the gameplay behind Second Son, but as the holidays wind down and the marketing machine picks back up, expect more details soon.

Jan 4, 2014
Valve Announce SteamOS powered by Linux

Valve has lifted the lid on the first of it’s three announcements and it’s a corker: say hello to SteamOS…

Yep, you read that right: Valve are to release their own Linux-powered operating system.

The OS “combines the rock-solid architecture of Linux with a gaming experience built for the big screen,” according to the announcement. In-house streaming to a TV, similar to what’s used in Nvidia’s Shield, is a feature of the OS.

Why an operating system? “As we’ve been working on bringing Steam to the living room, we’ve come to the conclusion that the environment best suited to delivering value to customers is an operating system built around Steam itself,” the company’s announcement reads. Valve says that by working at the operating system level, they’ve managed to improve graphics performance, and can also improve audio and reduce controller latency.

Valve are pitching SteamOS as being the heart of their plans for living room (read: Steambox console) gaming, saying:

SteamOS combines the rock-solid architecture of Linux with a gaming experience built for the big screen.”

Valve also emphasises SteamOS’s openness—it’s not the closed system you find on consoles. Users can “can alter or replace any part of the software or hardware they want,” and hardware manufacturers are free to “iterate in the living room at a much faster pace.”

Steam is not a one-way content broadcast channel, it’s a collaborative many-to-many entertainment platform, in which each participant is a multiplier of the experience for everyone else. With SteamOS, “openness” means that the hardware industry can iterate in the living room at a much faster pace than they’ve been able to. Content creators can connect directly to their customers. Users can alter or replace any part of the software or hardware they want. Gamers are empowered to join in the creation of the games they love. SteamOS will continue to evolve, but will remain an environment designed to foster these kinds of innovation.

Steam OS will be available for anyone to download and install on their computers for free, as well as ‘freely licensable’ for manufacturers to install on PCs.

Official Mini-site : http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/

Sep 23, 2013
How to manually Install/uninstall PunkBuster for any game

These simple steps will solves your errors like “punkbuster not initialized” for games like COD 4 or Battlefield.

The following method will uninstall, clean and reinstall punkbuster files:

1) First of all, download pbsvc ( http://www.evenbalance.com/downloads/pbsvc/pbsvc.exe ), run it and select “un-install/remove punkbuster”.

2) pbsvc is now uninstalling punkbuster and if everything is ok, you will have “OK ” in green at the end of every process pbsvc will do.

3) Now, we’re going to clean the old punkbuster files by deleting the pb directory in your game directory. This way, they will have not any punkbuster files remaining on your computer
delete the “PB” folder in your game directory
example:
Battlefield Bad Company 2 : C:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield Bad Company 2
Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare : C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 – Modern Warfare
Call of Duty World at War : C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty – World at War

4) Now that your computer is clean, we’re going to install punkbuster by running pbsvc again by selecting this time “Install/Re-install Punkbuster service”. Click “Next”.

5) everything should be ok, you will have “OK ” in green at the end of every process pbsvc will do. Just click “Next ” again.

6) When it’s finished the following message appears “Tests completed successfully without error”. If you don’t get this message, go to your firewall settings and be sure to allow “pnkbstrA.exe ” and “pnkbstrB.exe ” ( Allowing these process in your firewall wil also solve problems like “PnkbstrB heartbeats stopped etc…”.

7)Be sure to Restart your computer to finish the reinstallation process.

Now if you are still having problem, just update manually your punkbuster:

1) Download pbsetup.

2) Extract pbsetup from the zip in a random folder( do it, psetup needs temporary files to work correctly )double-click pb setup, windows will probably ask you if you want to allow the program, just allow it and then click “I Agree” at the Punkbuster End user License Agreement.

3) Click “Ok” at the update request.

4) The following windows appears:

5) Click “Add a game “.

6) Select a game in the games list ( Battlefield Bad Company 2 for example ), click “Browse ” to select the correct game path:

7)Click “Add game “.

8)Your game is now added to the list.

9)Click “Check for updates”.

10)PBsetup is now updating your punkbuster files, wait for a while, a windows will appear informing you that your punkbuster files are now updated.

11)Click Ok, You can now close pbsetup.

Jul 27, 2013
MWC 2013: NVIDIA shows off 5 new Tegra 4 optimized games

With the announcement of the new Tegra 4 processor and devices, NVIDIA is looking to showcase what it is capable of by highlighting 5 new Tegra 4 optimized games in TegraZone. Burn Zombie Burn, Carie: Blood Mansion, CODEX: The Warrior, Dead on Arrival 2 and RU Golf have all been updated with enhanced graphics to show off just what makes Tegra 4 so much more appealing over other processors when it comes to playing games. NVIDIA is well known for partnering with game developers to release these high-end titles via the TegraZone, and these will kick it off for Tegra 4.

More about Tegra 4

Burn Zombie Burn

Developer: Tick Tock Games

Burn Zombie Burn blasts onto the mobile scene for the first time with fast-paced, console-quality action that has you striving to survive against a never-ending horde of zombies. With a slew of weapons available for your zombie-blasting pleasure, you’ll master the art of eradicating the undead.

Carie: Blood Mansion

Developer & Publisher: Neowiz

Tegra device users will get an exclusive map in Carie: Blood Mansion, with even more immersive graphics on Tegra 4 devices. You’ll guide Carie through bloody battles in this action adventure title. Keep an eye on the high-res textures, enhanced physics simulations and optimized fire and smoke effects in the below video.

CODEX: The Warrior

Head-to-head fighting in this RPG title shows off what Tegra 4 is capable of with HDR (High Dynamic Range) lighting throughout.

Dead on Arrival 2

A follow-up to the original, Dead on Arrival 2 adds full map destruction and high resolution models.

RU Golf

Developer & Publisher: Nutgee

RU Golf swung onto the mobile scene last year for Tegra 3-powered devices and will follow through with Tegra 4. Experience mano-a-mano multiplayer online battles with dynamic specular lighting, soft shadows, and bloom and lens flare effects. With various levels and character customizing features, get ready to tee off with RU Golf.

As you can see from the games above, there’s a lot to look forward to. Now we’ll just patiently (or impatiently) wait for Tegra 4 devices to arrive so we can promptly throw our cash at these upcoming titles!

Feb 27, 2013