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Voting For PlayStation Blog’s Game of the Year Opens


Posted on December 19, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

The Official PlayStation Blog has opened up voting in their annual user lead series of polls for The Game of the Year Awards. As 2015 comes to a close perhaps it is time to reflect upon which games have left the biggest impact on you over the past 12 months before clicking on over to vote.

The year in PlayStation started off with a bang with the release of exclusives like The Order: 1886 and Bloodborne while continuing to amaze right up until December with massive open world games like Just Cause 3.

SCEA’s Social Media Manager Justin Massongill outlines some of the rules that Sony used in the selection of their eligible titles. Readers even suggested new additions in the comments section of the original poll, like Life Is Strange, and they’ve found their way into the official polls.

Here are the ground rules:

  • Nominees are limited to games that have never appeared on a PlayStation platform before.
  • Additionally, if a game has won for a specific category in a previous year, it’s no longer eligible to win in that category this year.
  • We tried to include a (very) wide range of nominees for each category, but if your favorite isn’t on the list feel free to write it inat the bottom of each form.

Voting is performed via a series of rather long polls available on the PlayStation Blog. Each category contains a number of titles – for example in the running for “Best PS4 Game” are Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Axiom Verge, Arkham Knight, Bloodborne, Broken Age, Black Ops III, Dying Light, MLB the Show 15 & more. So take your time and pick your favorites carefully.

Did your favorite game make Sony’s cut? 2015 was certainly a fantastic year for gaming!

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Dying Light Enhanced Edition Coming To Current-Gen and PC


Posted on December 6, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Fans of the undead can rejoice in the fact that they’ll be getting the chance to take on the hordes, parkour style, with the release of Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition on February 9th 2016.

This brand new retail release includes the enhanced version of the base game, originally released earlier this year, as well as the upcoming expansion The Following. Also included in this new Enhanced Edition are the previously released add-ons:  Bozak Horde Mode, Be A Zombie Mode, Cuisine & Cargo Challenge Maps and The Ultimate Survival Bundle.

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Players who already own the base game on all platforms will receive The Enhanced Edition of the original game for free (minus any of the bundled DLCs or Expansion Pack) with an upcoming title update.  According to the Dying Light official website these changes include:

ENHANCEMENTS LIST

  • Legend System
  • Nightmare Difficulty
  • Bounties System
  • New Parkour Moves
  • New Enemy Attacks & Behaviors
  • #DrinkForDLC Content
  • New NPC Models
  • Enhanced Facial Expressions
  • Improved Human Enemy AI
  • Improved Volatile AI
  • Greater Firearm Variety
  • HUD and Video Filter Customizations
  • Audio Upgrades

Dying Light’s first official expansion The Following will be released as part of the game’s season pass as well as part of the Enhanced Edition and finally as an optional add-on for owners of the base game without a season pass.

Here’s the Enhanced Edition‘s launch trailer:

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We originally reviewed the launch version of Techland’s Dying Light back in January on Xbox One. You can read our full review here.

Will you be picking up Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition? Do you own the base game? Let us know in the comments section!


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Dying Light Dev Scares Up Some Halloween Fun


Posted on October 30, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Dying Light developers Tech Land have released a very spoopy (yes that was intentional) and unexpected Halloween message for their fans. Do they have a trick or a treat in store for fans of their undead franchise? You’ll just have to watch the video below to find out!

Tech Land community manager had this say about the Halloween message:

“If once you’re done partying you still feel like having a bit of a fright this Halloween season, we’ve got the perfect challenge for you” 

Originally released late last January Dying Light’s first expansion – titled The Following shifts gameplay less in the direction of melee combat / parkour and more towards Dune Buggies and guns, making Dying Light feel like a completely different game. No release date or pricing for The Following has been announced as of yet – however Season’s Pass holders will be getting it for free.

If you don’t own a copy of Dying Light it’s currently included in the Steam Halloween Sale for $29.99 CDN a discount of 50% from its regular retail price.

Spooky!

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Dying Light Gets Hard Mode


Posted on March 10, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Techland has announced that the hard mode patch for their open world zombie survival horror title Dying Light is now available on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation in North and South America. The rest of the world will be receiving the patch tomorrow – March 11th.

The new difficulty level isn’t the only additions in this latest patch, the developers have also added dozens of new weapons including the Bone Splitter and Rune Hammer.  There are also several new outfits for you to find in the game world, who wouldn’t need a new pair of pants after surving a zombie apocalypse?

This update is provided to all players for free! Techland released a small set of patch notes as well as a video rundown giving us a visual guide to the latest additions. Check them out after the jump.Read More


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Dying Light | Review


Posted on February 8, 2015 by Les Major

Taking the zombie survival genre we’ve come to know and love, then making it into an open world adventure that lies somewhere between Mirror’s Edge and Dead Rising, this is a fantastic title! There’s something familiar but unique in the first person presentation of Dying Light’s parkour style gameplay. As a runner for a group of survivors you’ll venture out into the zombie infested fictional city of Harran. So what makes this such an experience? Read on to find out.

First off, the parkour style gameplay really sets Dying Light aside. Picture it as similar to some of the action you may have experienced in Mirror’s Edge, mixed with a first person Assassin’s Creed style climbing setup. It’s really something to take a running leap off of a stories tall building with the intent to grab a balcony in the distance. The game encourages you to look toward the ledge you want to grab and this is very much how the mechanic works. You do need to press and hold a shoulder button as well, but otherwise you’ll just jump. Focusing on your goal allows the engine to know where you want to go.Read More


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A Couple Nights With Dying Light


Posted on January 28, 2015 by Les Major

Just released yesterday, the zombie infested city parkour adventure Dying Light is quite an unique title. The game vaguely feels like a free roam version of Mirror’s Edge with some Dead Rising mixed in. This creates some amazing experiences that can relate to the games quite unbelievable, however accurate, gameplay trailer. There’s nothing quite like running down an alleyway on your way to a mission, then stopping dead when you come to a street full of shambling zombies. What do you do? Take to the roof tops? Climb the nearest bus to avoid their attacks? Or just run head long and dodge your way through the horde? It’s the encouragement of those sorts of instant decisions that make Dying Light so interesting.Read More


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Techland Sends Xbox 360 / PS3 Versions of Dying Light To The Grave


Posted on October 28, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

Dying Light developer Techland has announced that they have ceased production on the last generation versions of their upcoming undead slaying action game.  They cited the fact that the PS3 and Xbox 360 couldn’t quite handle advanced features like physics based lighting technologies or displaying up to 200,000 objects on screen at one time as one of the contributing factors for cancelling both versions.

Sad news for those who haven’t jumped into the eight generation of consoles, yours truly included. Dying Light will now ship on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC  on January 27th 2015 and will be published by Warner Bros Interactive. There have been no plans for a Wii-U version of the game either, so if you picked up Nintendo’s latest console and where hoping for some more zombie killing action you’re out of luck.

Check out Techland’s full statement after the jump.Read More


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15 Titles Coming To The Xbox One In The Future


Posted on November 25, 2013 by Joshua Rust

The Xbox One launched in 13 markets with 22 games available at launch, 10 of those being exclusive titles. But what does the future hold for the Xbox One? Microsoft has released a new trailer showing off what it has in store for gamers in the months to come. Titles like Titanfall, Kingdom Hearts 3, and Fable Legends to name a few.

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A few of these will be exclusive and some will have exclusive content first on Xbox One. Which of these titles are you most excited about?


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New Trailer For Dying Light Shows Off New Lighting System


Posted on November 19, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

It has been a while since we’ve covered Techland & Warner Bro’s upcoming zombie action title Dying Light. Yesterday the publisher released a brand new trailer showcasing a reworked lighting engine, based upon Techland’s Chrome Engine 6 this brief trailer shows off some really realistic lighting conditions in a highly detailed city-scape. According to Warner Bros this brand new engine harnesses the power of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

An open world action gameDying Light tasks players with fighting off the undead while trying to survive as they collect pieces of scrap & debris to fashion make-shift weapons. The game also utilizes a pretty impressive parkour style free-roaming mechanic.

We don’t know the exact release date for Dying Light outside of a wide 2014 window. It will be available for Xbox One, PS4, PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Techland Announces ‘Dying Light’


Posted on May 23, 2013 by Joshua Rust

Techland has their hands occupied it seems. With this weeks release of Call Of Juarez: Gunslinger on XBLA, PSN, & PC and the newly announced Hellraid, who would’ve thought that they had another game in the works?

Today Techland, developer of the amazing Dead Island franchise, has announced yet another game: Dying Light. Techland has teamed up with Warner Bros. (who is apparently publishing the game) to bring this new IP to PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One in 2014. So what is this new IP, Dying Light, all about?Read More


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