Author: Dustin Murphy

Overwatch is Officially Headed to New Gen Consoles, PC, and is Not Free to Play

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You may have heard not long ago the brilliant minds over at Blizzard Entertainment had ditched their previous title only known as “Project Titan”. In doing so they decided to leave some of the PvP elements very alive and with that we’ve gotten to see a spectacular take on the FPS genre. This take is one of the most anticipated things to get ready to hit the FPS genre.

With blizzards well known rather highly stylized team-based mechanics, Blizzard gives us their take on a very near-future Earth. One that will pit players in intense multiplayer shootouts using a diverse cast of characters that range from heroes to scientists, oddities, mercs with guns, and even scientists in this epic globe-spanning conflict that seeks to tear the world apart. Well we think so anyways.

With its bold cast of characters that host amazingly unique abilities, players will fight across familiar locales, teleport around enemies, jump on top of hoverbuses in London, and even dive find themselves battling it out through the bazaars in Egypt (Diablo anyone?).

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But how many heroes will you get to see blowing up terrains, throwing out unique abilities, and even executing impossible maneuvers? 21 characters to be exact. Each of them coming with their own abilities, mastery levels, and even their unique spin on having a personality. Tired of playing one character? That’s fine! Switch it up mid-match in order to bring the pain to enemy teams from going from the mysterious ninja Genji to the teleporting former British test pilot Tracer in order to teleport, drop bombs on enemies, and even reverse time to get her out of horrible situations.

Overwatch will pit teams of six players against each other in objective-based locales set around the world. Each of them putting iconic players into the light while fights move from streets, to rooftops, to open skies and even locations never seen before while each team fights over distinct mission objectives in order to win.

Want to experience it? Good, Blizzard has set up eight locales that are playable at BlizzCon 2015 with plenty more to come.

Overwatch has officially been announced for the Microsoft Xbox One, Sony PlayStation 4, and PC in 2016. The game will cost 59.99 USD according to GameStop’s placeholder on their website. As for MAC users? Blizzard has stated that the game will not be launching on the platform at this time.

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over on Twitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege to Feature Premium Content – Post-Launch Plans Announced

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With the new Rainbow Six entry being one of the most anticipated games of 2015 as it prepares for its launch on December 1st, 2015, Rainbow Six Siege has been under quite a bit of scrutiny since the developers at Ubisoft have announced the games plan to be an online only title. Following in footsteps of recently launched titles such as Destiny, The Crew, and Need for Speed, which all require a constant online element; Rainbow Six Siege isn’t straying too far from that curve ahead of its launch on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

With Rainbow Six being a franchise that sees games every so few years, Ubisoft’s development teams have released an outline of what the future for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will see through its lifespan clear into next year’s holiday season. In the video below, you will find Ubisoft’s developers behind Rainbow Six discussing the outlined plans. For those that don’t feel like watching, but prefer to read? Feel free to scroll past the video for more information behind plans for the game.

While many of you that are reading are probably not strangers to FPS titles that are highly competitive, it won’t be unusual for us to see regular patches that will bring in gameplay balancing, feature improvements, detailed patch notes, and small additions to the game that may not already be present at release. Ubisoft has also announced that the team will be a dedicated group of about eighty members who will constantly be looking into fan feedback via forums, social media, etc, while they are monitoring gameplay statistics, and ensure that your experience is the best that it can be when the game comes up to launch. Let alone will these team members doing their duties just mentioned, but they will also be assisting in bringing forth events, competitions, and more as major content expansions for 2016 prepare to launch. These new content expansions will include new maps, operators, modes, and weapons at no additional cost.

So what exactly do these content expansions include during their seasons? Each of these will include one map, two new operators, each with unique gadgets, and a new primary as well as new secondary weapons for players to choose from. These will also feature new modes, cosmetic items and last, but not least, new in-game events that will be released during the year. While maps and modes will be readily available to all players, the new operators and weapon skins will be unlocked through using Renown, which is earned through matches, gameplay time, or even with R6 Credits (real-money currency). Just note that the stuff that requires R6 Credits? Those are cosmetic only and won’t affect your gameplay, so don’t sweat bullets there, unless that changes.

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Want to know more about how these credits and Renown work? Head on over to the official Ubisoft Blog and find out now! Stay tuned for our upcoming review for Rainbow Six Siege post-launch.

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over on Twitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

Artist Recognition for Our Logo and Banner

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Normally it’s hard for us to do such a thing since we normally don’t have the resources. But now that we do we’d like to pay a little respect and show a bit of gratitude for our digital artists who made our new logo, emblem, and has taken time out of her day to ensure B.A.T.G.R. has what it needs to show ourselves as a serious team.

Today we would like to give a special thank you to our writer and digital artist Rebecca Anne Helseth for her hard work on our new logo and emblem. Thank you for your hard work Annie and we look forward to more of your contributions in the future!

-Dustin Murphy, President of Blast Away the Game Review

Killing Floor Franchise on Sale, Killing Floor 2 Steam Trading Cards Announced

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You may remember the fact that fellow writer David Murphy and myself have both been rigorously playing Killing Floor 2 in our free time, but also as part of our press coverage we do. Today we have learned from our friends over at Tripwire Interactive who have presented us with the amazing opportunities we’ve had so far with the game.

With our most recent coverage of the Incinerate ‘n Detonate DLC, we’ve been able to announce that it’s your turn to join in on the gore, violence, and insanity of killing Zeds with us with a discounted amount of 75% of Killing Floor and 33% off Killing Floor 2. So when does the sale end? November 2nd at 10am PDT. So get on it while you can for those monster-sized discounts.

Steam Trading Cards will be introduced for Killing Floor 2 starting now. Show off your allegiance to the Killing Floor franchise and collect all of the cards!

Want to get to killing Zeds? Great check out these links for more info:

KILLING FLOOR: http://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/
KILLING FLOOR 2: http://store.steampowered.com/app/232090/

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over onTwitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

Harebrained Schemes’ Upcoming Battletech Game Has Four Days Left on Kickstarter

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You may recall Harebrained Schemes as one of those companies that seems to do cRPG titles the way they are meant to be done; true to the story, true to the vision they were based upon, and perfectly executed. This is a tradition they seek to continue on with by developing Battletech.

With only four days left to go on their groundbreaking Kickstarter campaign, you don’t have to imagine that they’ve raised over $1 million USD in the first 24 hours, and now Harebrained Schemes is close to reaching the $2.5 million USD mark which will give fans the highly anticipated PvP Multiplayer game. To be honest? This will be an interesting approach for the company since they are renowned for their story driven titles such as Shadowrun: Hong Kong. Their approach to co-funding through Kickstarter shows that the fans are loyal and truly interested in their games. This tactic has also proven quite beneficial both to fans and the company alike.

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As part of its Backer Missions, co-directors Jordan, Mitch and Mike will host an ALCOHOL-INFUSED LIVESTREAM on Monday November 2nd, beginning at 6pm GMT/11am PST. Make sure to turn in with us to see the future of this title.

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over onTwitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

Origin Gets a Haunted Invasion Sale by Their Very Own Dr. Zomboss

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If you’ve been wanting to lurch around like a zombie on the Origin store, it’s time for all you zombies to fill up your zombie needs before Dr. Zomboss ends his spectacular sale on the Origin, with a “Zombifying” site that will be host of his “Z-Sale” in order to celebrate Halloween. Starting today until November 3rd at 10:00am PT, you can head on over to the Origin store and save up to 75% on Plans vs. Zombies Garden Warfare starting tomorrow. Wait, you thought that was all?

well eat some brains and get ready to save even more! Daily deals will be occuring for titles such as Dragon Age: Inquisition, Battlefield 4, The Walking Dead and many more titles as the sale goes on. Some of these deals will be exposed as the Daily Deals Countdown continues to tick down daily until Halloween. So get on over to the Origin store and save while you can!

To learn more about Dr. Zomboss’s diabolical plan and to gain access to his Z-Sale*, visit the Origin Store here!

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over onTwitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

Gran Turismo Sport Crashes onto PlayStation 4 in 2016

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If you’re a driving game enthusiast you know that a Gran Turismo game means big things. From some of the most beautiful graphics one could imagine that focuses on car models only to race forth onto the courses they are meant to be unleashed upon. Want to know how these graphics and realistic aspects are possible? Gran Turismo’s team has teamed up with FIA to bring one of the most realistic and beautiful games to date for fans to enjoy. This series means business as fans once more get to hit the tracks against each other in Gran Turismo Sport as it debuts exclusively on the PlayStation 4 in 2016. The beta is stated to land Spring 2016.

For fans who want to go online and show who’s the best, Gran Turismo Sport will have two FIA online championships that will run side by side. The first is the Nations Cup where fans will represent the country they are from while the Manufacturers cup will allow fans to race for the manufacturer they support most.

So what does the winner get? They will be awarded in the same manner as a real life Motorsports champion would – a FIA prize giving ceremoy. For the first time in games players will officially be recognized as part of the real life motoring world. Sty tuned for more information.

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over onTwitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

Quantic Dream Revives Kara from being a Tech Demo to a Game Called Detroit

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You may remember back in 2012 when David Cage and the team at Quantic Dream previewed their tech demo for the PS3 called Kara at GDC. In this tech demo we got to see a android who was scared, human-like, pleading for her life, and even shaken when the moment her heart began to beat. When her personality began to set in we saw just what it was like to be innocent, childlike, and fearing for life. This is what captured our hearts as I watched Kara multiple times in one sitting.

In his post on the Official PlayStation Blog, David Cage states “the question we all have been wanting to know – what happens to Kara after she gets out of the facility where she was made?”

With that bit of news we learned that we finally will get to discover what happened to her in the upcoming title from Quantic Dream (Beyond Two Souls, Heavy Rain, Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy) called Detroit. In this upcoming title from one of the most renowned teams that have told three astonishing stories to date, we learn that the game will take place in a near future Detroit where Androids like Kara will look, speak, feel, and act like real humans. But what happens when they begin to feel emotion like humans? In his post, Cage explains that the team didn’t want to do another AI story since there are so many great ones out there, instead they want to take on what it means to be human, what it means to live, and to take that from an androids perspective.

Right now there is no release date for the game, but it’s safe to assume with what we’ve seen that we can expect it to be heading to PS4’s near you sometime in 2016 or early 2017. Want a refresher on the original Kara tech demo? Check out the embedded video above provided by GameSpot through their YouTube channel.

Source: PlayStation Blog

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over onTwitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

Halo 5 Fans are In for a Rude Awakening After the Download code to Disc Exchange

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Many of you know we’ve been following the Halo 5: Guardians Disc Exchange Program where fans could trade in their Limited Collector’s Edition or Console Code for a physical copy of Halo 5. Digging around as much as we could on the Halo Waypoint forums and even our very own exchange tracking, we received our game this morning. Having had FedEx knocking on the home door to my house/personal office, it was time to grab that.. Little black package? Wait a second, what happened to that Limited Collector’s Edition casing?

That’s a question many of you fans are probably asking. After reaching out to Xbox Support we were given a very blank statement that seems scripted to help with any outraged fans that stated the following, “We are unable to send out the Halo 5 Limited Collector’s Edition item. We are only authorized for the standard game”. To be honest? It seems to have added more fuel to the fire as you can see via the Halo Waypoint – How to trade your code for a physical copy discussion on the latest posts. Even we have commented and confirmed with the fact we’ve gotten the same thing. So did Microsoft change out the statement of players receiving the Limited Collector’s Edition content? So far I personally have received a code for all DLC, but not a Limited Edition disc as they made it seem like we would be getting.

Did you get just a regular copy or a Limited Collector’s Edition copy with the exchange? Let us know in the comments.

About the Writer:

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Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over onTwitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

B.A.T.G.R.’s Dustin and Greg Unbox the Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition Console

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With the count down to Halo having begun on Oct. 20th, we decided to upload our unboxing of the console. We do apologize for any volume issues as well as lighting issues as our camera was dying (not the batteries) in the middle of filming this. However, overall? We’re pretty impressed with the console itself.

Halo 5: Guardians is set to launch October 27th, 2015 and is currently available for pre-downloading exclusively through the Xbox Live Marketplace. Stay tuned for our upcoming review in early November.

Cover Art Picture Credit: Microsoft | 343 Studios

About the Writer:

dustin_batgr_prof

Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over onTwitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.

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Greg F. is an RPG enthusiast whom absolutely enjoys the niche titles that come across from the East. When it comes to beat-’em-up brawlers such as Senran Kagura, Greg knows the titles just about as good as anyone else, but his passion not-so-secretly sits with his love for retro games from the NES and Sega period. In his free time Greg contributes to B.A.T.G.R. with his knowledge of such feedback.