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Until Dawn Rush of Blood on PlayStation VR

For Until Dawn fans that love an immersive horror story, you may have already purchased the new PlayStation VR so you can get closer to the games you love so much.

For those that haven’t, no fear, Christmas is coming up and even if your family and friends don’t want to spend that much on you, there’s always your best friend, January sales, for everyone’s whose missed out on that one top list present, the January sales got your back. We just hope there are some good deals.

Until Dawn Game Summary

So lets begin. Until Dawn is a survival horror adventure game released in 2015. It became increasingly popular surrounding the rising interest of the survival decision based games where people wanted to fill the full weight of in game decisions. With a slight twist in game that included real actors and actresses (Hayden Panettiere, Rami Malek, etc) this was definitely the most hardcore of the survival horrors.

The Until Dawn story certainly borrowed many horror film attributes, including forest lurking monsters, desolate location, and group of teens. A rendition of Cabin in the Woods maybe? An amazing film you should check out if you loved the Until Dawn story.

The Enemies

The main intensity of the game existed through the rampaging clown-like zombies that you came up against. So Rush of Blood have taken this enemy and placed them in a horrifying circus/theme park ride. It’s like a cross between IT and the Simpson’s Itchy and Scratchy land. It is truly terrifying. The experience wouldn’t be the same on console, as the immersion and excitement that the VR creates, makes it literally a rollercoaster ride.

Gameplay

There are seven levels to Rush of Blood, which you can play chronologically or in a random order. There is kind of a story, but it is slightly forgotten as your rollercoaster cart trickles through the episodes in a mass shoot em’ up that won’t disappoint.

There are skill levels and weapon upgrades during each level, so you’ll always have something to aim for when the killer zombies aren’t coming for you.

If you’re looking to test out your Playstation VR with a gory, blood soaked shooting frenzy with a dabble of story. Then Rush of Blood could be the ride of your life.

What We Know About The Last Guardian

Since first whisperings of The Last Guardian started in 2007 and with a couple of delays thrown in for good measure, we are finally able to get our hands on the game on December 9th! What can we expect from this epic tale between child and huge dog cat bird thing? Here is what we know about The Last Guardian.

The Last Guardian in a nut shell

On the surface The Last Guardian is a third person platformer, it is the spiritual successor to the popular Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus PS2 games which were released in 2001 and 2005. The Last Guardian is aiming to capture the same atmosphere the previous games did through combat, exploration and puzzle solving.

The Basic Story

The story of The Last Guardian revolves around a boy who is kidnapped and taken to a large and expansive castle. He wakes to find himself covered in tattoos and wastes no time for find a means of escape. During his escape from the castle the boy encounters Trico, a humongous creature similar to a griffin but looks like a mixture between a cat, dog and bird. The story then continues with Trico and the boy building a special bond as they try to escape.

How did the hype for The Last Guardian begin?

Even though rumours of the game started way back in 2007, The Last Guardian wasn’t officially announced until 2009. It was in 2008 however, that Sony started teasing the game properly on the developer’s website with job postings and confirming that the developer, Team ICO was working on a brand new project. There was no conformation on what ‘the new project’ would be and it just generally got fans buzzing as both Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus were massive hits.

After the rumour mill got into full swing The Last Guardian was officially announced at E3 in 2009. Initially the game was going to be a PlayStation 3 exclusive. The trailer looked amazing and as you can imagine it turned the hype up straight to 11. In the months after it’s official reveal, more information and screen shots were released to the public. The game then made another appearance at the Tokyo Game Show in 2010 and it received it’s first release window of holiday 2011.

Around six months before the game was due to release back in 2011 the game had been put on permanent delay. One of the key driving forces of the Team ICO studio Fumito Ueda quit the company in November 2011. As you can imagine this shook up the games development substantially, fans were even questioning whether the game would release at all. Luckily Ueda stayed with Team ICO as a freelancer, he was under contract to finish The Last Guardian but several of his colleagues who were highly ranked within Team ICO followed Ueda’s lead and left the company. In December of 2011 however it was revealed that the mass walkout from Team ICO was not hampering the creation of the game, and The Last Guardian team were still working hard to get the game finished.

At the beginning of 2012 Sony confirmed they had enlisted the help of some of their first party developers to help with the completion of The Last Guardian. This unfortunately drove a lot of doubt within the community of what was happening with the games development. E3 came and went with no word about The Last Guardian, both Ueda and Sony declined to give any comment about the games development. It was also revealed in September that Sony’s ownership of The Last Guardian trademark had expired, luckily it was announced a month later that Sony had renewed it.

In 2013 the PlayStation 4 was revealed and with it plans to move The Last Guardian to the new platform had begun, reportedly against the will of Ueda. Sony brought in additional help for the game to be moved onto the next PlayStation platform. During 2013 and 2014 news about The Last Guardian barely surfaced which got fans thinking wether the game would ever come out at all.

E3 2015 brought the return of The Last Guardian! This was when it was publicly announced the game would be coming to PlayStation 4 officially and the game would be releasing in 2016. The gameplay footage showed at E3 2015 was not new however, just enhanced for the PlayStation 4 platform. The hype trial started rolling once more even though the game had far surpassed its official release date.

2016 came around at The Last Guardian had been given a release month of October. It was then pushed back to September and then delayed a third time until December 2016. Fans were getting skeptical stating that they wouldn’t be surprised to see the game being pushed back until 2017. It was then announced that the official release day for The Last Guardian would be December 9th 2016.

It has been a long and bumpy road for The Last Guardians development, but we are so relieved that the game will be in our hands next week.

The Last Guardian is available for pre-purchase on the Green Man Gaming PlayStation Store (US Only)

What the GMG team bought in the Black Friday Sale

The Green Man Gaming content team have been busy writing wonderful gaming things, but now and then, we need a break. I know that to you we are just the news monkeys, but there’s more to us than typing furiously between sips of coffee. Not that it comes as a surprise, but we love games and although Black Friday has been a tumultuous ride through red sale banners, we’re feeling grounded once again. Mainly because of our amazing Black Friday deals, so here’s what the team bought.

Rob:

Being the avid FPS shooter fan I am I managed to get an awesome deal on DOOM. To say I am in love with this shooter is an understatement. Thanks to my Dad I grew up with the original DOOM and this new game is basically the original 1993 title in a brand new shiny engine. Also thrown in were a couple of extras such as Gory kills, rune challenges and secondary fire on pretty much all of the weapons. They’ve even thrown in a storyline that I got into!

If you’re looking for a senseless over the top shooter or just a massive nostalgia trip then I’d suggest giving DOOM a shot!

Sammi:

Well, I’m quite a thrifty shopper so I normally try to nab some Christmas bits during the Black Friday Sale.

First up, I bought XCOM: 2 on the Xbox One (more expensive than the PC version, but I don’t want the PC version, god damn it). So what’s XCOM: 2 about? Don’t ask me, I bought it for my boyfriend. But I do know that if you like Aliens and RTS games, then you’ll enjoy this game.

I also grabbed the Gears Of War: Ultimate Edition (pre-owned) for £10. I wanted the remaster of the first game but I definitely wasn’t going to pay £30 for it! Especially as the original is already available on the Xbox One. If you haven’t played any of the games in the Gears of War franchise yet, I do really recommend it. It’s proper hardcore, FPS action, with a bit of story and some solid co-op slapped in. You honestly can’t go wrong for a tenner.

While I’m on the subject of Gears- Gears Of War 4 was only £25 during the Black Friday Sales. That is absolute madness! This is a pretty new, AAA title we’re talking about. So of course I was all over it, like a tramp on chips. I haven’t started it yet, so I can’t tell you if it was worth the £25, but it’s all installed and ready to go!

Gina:

I find it hard to cope with buying something that’s not in the sale, so when it comes to Black Friday, I pretty much sign up to all and every newsletter and retailer subscription I can. Only to regret the swamp of emails come Monday.

This year was no different and I was thrilled to get Civilization VI for a great price! A great strategy game that screams Christmas holidays! I’ve dropped a lot of hints about Rise of the Tomb Raider this year, so I’m hoping that someone picked that up for me. I also got Life is Strange, which is a great story driven game I really recommend to those that like decision based games, a beautiful cross between the Telltale’s The Walking Dead and Quantic Dream’s Among Two Souls. I know there are still some great deals on this at the moment, so it’s not too late.

Suraya:

So, everyone’s been talking about No Man’s Sky and all the news and hype around it (good and bad) and it has really got me thinking about actually trying it out myself. I do like space themed games and love how the graphics are so impressive. Plus the new update means that it’s offering even more in terms of gameplay modes and I can build even more stuff! When’s a better time to grab a copy of No Man’s Sky than during Black Friday? Got it at 40% off! Woohoo!

With deals still happening, including Cyber Monday madness, take a break from the Christmas shopping and treat yourself.

No Man’s Sky: Jumping Into Creative Mode

After months of silence from Hello Games, finally No Man’s Sky got it’s first massive update over the weekend.

The Foundation Update brings in some big big changes to the No Man’s Sky universe. You can now build bases, buy moon sized freighters, research new aline technologies. You can even do a spot of farming should you want to experience agriculture on an alien terrain. So we thought it would a great idea to see what this new update was about.

As soon as the game loads players get to choose from 3 gameplay modes, Normal (for those of you who want the ‘classic’ No Man’s Sky experience) Survival, (if you like a more punishing challenge to your space adventure then this is for you) and Creative (this is for people who just want to build massive bases with unlimited resources). We jumped head first into creative to mode to see what we could build.

As this was the unlimited, no holds bard mode. We jumped straight into creating a base. The base building itself was pretty intuitive. It felt like the settlement building in Fallout 4 but with a better snap mechanic. Within minutes we were building some pretty extravagant looking bases.

The bases building wasn’t just about placing corridors and rooms down either, as we were able to put in furnishings such as beds, tables and chairs. We could also install work stations for other alien species to work at. These work stations allow players to complete small missions in order to unlock more thing to build, better weapon technology and even more farming options. This also means you have a variety of aliens co inhabiting within your base. It’s okay though, they can feed and water themselves.

We were surprised with the amount of stuff that you can build. As well as your base building basics, players can build an array of handy tools to help them whilst they explore the planet. Say you want to explore your home planet more thoroughly, you can now leave your home base and set up a small camp elsewhere.

Save points and homing beacons can be built anywhere on your new planet, which is pretty handy should you find yourself a bit stranded and down on materials. You are also able to build auto mining machines should you find a huge deposit of resources.

The base building and the creative side of the Foundation Update bring some great potential to No Man’s Sky. We actually feel that the game has a bit more purpose now, as you strive to build bigger bases and make new alien friends on the way. We are yet to jump into experience the new freighters and what else the update has to offer, but from this little run in creative mode, we can safely say that No Man’s Sky is taking the right steps to become the epic galaxy exploration game we were hoping for.

You can grab No Man’s Sky and try the Foundation Update for yourself from the Green Man Gaming store

Pokémon Sun And Moon Launch Event

Last night we were invited by Nintendo to attend the Pokémon Festival in London to celebrate the European release of Pokémon Sun and Moon!

It was an amazing night as a car park near London’s Truman Brewery had been transformed into an Alolan paradise, where we were greeted by Hawaiian style leis and a pretty fetching Pikachu hat. The whole place looked amazing with a mixture of Hawaiian and Pokemon decoration.

In keeping with the Alolan/Hawaiian theme, the event also had some beach/fairground inspired games for attendees to play. Such as a coconut shy, a hoop toss and a tin can alley. Winning these games netted you some pretty awesome prizes such as exclusive keyrings and magnets.

Any Pokemon event would not be complete without actual Pokemon! The three Pokemon Sun and Moon starters (Rowlet, Litten and Popplio) were in attendance to greet fans, and of course everyone’s favourite thunder mouse, Pikachu made a special guest appearance as well.

As this was also a celebration of Pokémon’s 20 year anniversary there was a nice tribute to the gameboy games that started it all and it’s evolution through the years. Each of the games and their respective consoles were laid out for all attendees to enjoy.

We also got some hands on time with Pokemon Sun and Moon’s battle mode which has had a bit of an overhaul since Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. On the surface the new battle mechanics have kept true to previous Pokemon games. It is still very much turn based but there have been new inclusions that make battles a bit more user friendly. The move selection screen has been overhauled to include new information to help you in your battles. If you forget what a move does, then you can tap the ‘i’ in the corner for more information on that move. The move selection screen also tells you whether a move is super effective against your opponent or not, which is pretty handy as even some of the most seasoned Pokemon players would probably forget what move is most effective. It also can be dead handy for finding out about the strengths and weaknesses of new Alolan Pokemon.

Last by no means least attendees to the Pokemon event got the chance to meet Shigeki Morimoto, who has been the lead battle designer for the Pokemon games since they first came out 20 years ago. He is also the creator of the first ever mythical Pokemon, Mew.

We want to thank the Nintendo UK so much for inviting us to take part in this epic Pokémon event. Now excuse us whilst we get fully stuck into Pokémon Sun and Moon.

Skyrim In Concert

Last night we were invited by Bethesda to attend the worlds first ever ‘Skyrim In Concert’ at the Palladium in London, and we were treated to some of the best themes and tunes that the epic dragon slaying RPG has to offer.

The orchestra (who were dubbed as the Winterhold Symphony Orchestra and Choir for the evening) played some of the most classic Skyrim tracks, such as the ‘Theme of the Dragonborne‘ and ‘The Unbroken Road‘. Skyrim was not the only game that featured in the concert however, as the orchestra played medleys from both Oblivion and Morrowind as well.

For their encore they surprised us with a fantastic rendition of the Fallout 4 theme, just before they finished on a epic rendition of Skyrim’s ‘The One They Fear‘.

The evening wouldn’t have been complete without MC’s Cam Robinson and Seb Ford who did an awesome job at hosting for the evening. Their various jokes and references were great and they did a fantastic job of playing to the audience.

All in all this was an evening of epic proportions, we’d like to thank Bethesda for inviting us. Fingers crossed that they do a ‘Fallout In Concert’ sometime in the future.

What We Know About Mass Effect Andromeda

Off of the back of #N7Day yesterday, Bioware gave us a few nuggets of new info about Mass Effect Andromeda, plus a couple of awesome looking videos. So here is what we know.

Class Changes

One of the most noticeable changes in Mass Effect Andromeda is that the class system has been removed and replaced with a wider skill tree. Players can use this skill tree in order to specialise Ryder (the player controlled protagonist) in a particular field, which in turn unlocks bonuses for the play style you are specialising in. You do not have to focus on one specific play style though as there will be an opportunity in the games story to test the other play styles.

Speech and Relationship Options

The trademark Paragon/Renegade dialogue system from the previous Mass Effect Trilogy has been replaced with a wider range of speech options. These options include heart, head, professional and casual speech options. It sounds a lot more diverse, it will be interesting to see how this new speech system plays out.

Bioware has promised that Andromeda will have more romance options than any other Bioware game. The developers are planning to broaden out the relationship system, for example some characters will want more of a long-term relationship, others, not so much.

Changes to Battle

Andromeda has implemented a new dynamic cover system which also works hand in hand with Ryder’s jetpack. This means you will be able to dash boost between cover. You will also be able to hover above ground to target enemies who are hidden behind cover, which is pretty handy.

Melee weapons have been included into Andromeda, so if you ever had the dream of wielding a sword or hammer in the Mass Effect universe then this will be music to your ears.

Squad mates make a return! (it wouldn’t really be a Mass effect game without them) At this time we don’t know how many squad mates you can have at your disposal but the overall dialogue count has increased. Only 2 of your squad mates have been named thus far, a human named Liam and an Asari who has been nicknamed Peebee. Unofficial leaked info has suggested 2 more squad mates, a Krogan named Drack and a female human named Cora.

Exploration

You can explore planets in you Nomad. which is your Mako vehicle. The planets are pretty much free roam with a mixture of puzzle, story elements and battle scenarios that you can encounter. Much like Dragon-Age inquisition there will be boss battles that you will encounter which you may need to return to at a later stage.

https://youtu.be/MjfIPkv4WDY

Alien Races

4 major races have been speculated for Andromeda, Humans (obviously as Ryder is one), Salarian, Asari and Turians. Each of these races has an Ark which is lead by a Pathfinder, each of these Arcs are connected to the Nexus, which is the game’s answer to Citadels from the previous Mass Effect trilogy. The Nexus made the journey to the Andromeda galaxy before the Arks turned up.

Family

Ryder will have a twin sibling and their gender will be confirmed by what gender you choose for Ryder (So if you play as a female you will have a brother and vice versa). The cool thing here is you will be able to customise your twin’s look at the beginning of the game (how in depth the customisation is, is not known.), whats more if you start a new game plus you can choose to play as your twin.

The Ryder twins will also have a father (who can also be customised to the same extent as your twin) who’s job in the game is to be the Pathfinder of the human Arc. Sadly things don’t look too rosey for him as the box art of Mass Effect andromeda dos show a destroyed Arc. Eep.

Multiplayer

Multiplayer plans to build upon Mass Effect 3’s horde mode, with a card based item system. This system lets you pay for more packs but everything can be unlocked though normal player progression. There will be events where you will face off against specific enemies for card themed rewards, there will also be a system for picking specific cards although this system does have a time limit.

So there you have it, that is all the information currently circulating around the internet. Check out the full cinematic trailer below and keep your eyes peel on Green Man Gaming for more Mass Effect Andromeda news as it surfaces.

Blizzcon 2016 Announcements

On Friday we posted our Predictions for this year’s Blizzcon. We were pleased to find out that some of our predictions came true! Here is a run down of all the announcements from Blizzcon 2016.

World of Warcraft

We Predicted: A new expansion announcement or a patch update.

Announcement: Patch update. 2 updates were announced for Legion, the first of which will bring us a brand new raid called the Tomb of Sargeras, we will also be able to fly around the Broken Isles. The second patch is going to send us to Argus the homeworld of the Draenei.

Not the massive announcement we wanted, but the patch updates sound like they are going to give us something pretty decent to sink our teeth into.

Diablo

We Predicted: Diablo 4 announcement, Diablo 3 and HD remake of Diablo 1 and 2.

Announcement: Patch update for Diablo 3 and Necromancers. Although it wasn’t the complete HD re-release we were hoping for, Diablo 3 is getting an a Darkening of Tristom patch update. The update includes four bosses from Diablo 1, the original music, and graphic filters to give the game an awesome retro feel.

The Necromancer class was also announced, not much has been revealed but players who have had the chance to play as the Necromancer have had some mixed views about it. It’ll be interesting to see what the class brings to Diablo 3.

It’s a shame we didn’t get the highly anticipated Diablo 4 announcement, but this is still pretty exciting.

Overwatch

We Predicted: Sombra announcement (and or another brand new character), some new maps, a new game mode.

Announcement: Sombra announcement and Overwatch pro league. Much to everyones relief, Sombra was finally announced as a new character for Overwatch. The good news is that she seems to be living up to everyones high expectations of her, check out the video below to get a taste of what she’ll be like.

Overwatch is also getting an eSports league. With players eligible for contracts, including minimum guaranteed salaries as well as benefits. This is all planning to kick off in 2017 with Blizzard hoisting a combine for players to join professional teams.

Heathstone

We Predicted: Mobster themed expansion

Announcement: New expansion: The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan. As predicted Heathstone got its mobster themed expansion. What we didn’t expect was the introduction of ‘Tri-class’ cards , which as you can imagine, allow specific cards to work for multiple classes. The expansion is due to debut in early December and give players a boost of 132 new cards. To go with the mobster theme the expansion features three city factions: The Jade Lotus for Druids, Rogues, and Shamans, the Kabal for Mages, Priests, and Warlocks and the Grimy Goons for Hunters, Paladins, and Warriors.

Heroes of the Storm

We Predicted: A new map or 2, new heroes coming to the game and maybe even a new game mode.

Announcement: 2 Popular WoW characters coming to Heroes of the Storm. Varian Wrynn and Ragnaros, with Varian being the games first multi-classed hero, as he will be able to fight as a deadly assassin or a shield wielding tank. Ragnaros however will be is a fun twist on the clasic WoW boss. You won’t have to wait long as Varian is due this week with Ragnaros quickly following next week.

StarCraft 2

We Predicted: We didn’t, oops.

Announcement: Final set of Nova Missions and Deep mind. Finally Starcraft fans get the final set of Nova missions on November 22nd. and that Alexi Stukov is the next co-op commander! Blizzard also announced that they will be teaming up with Google’s Deep mind to further enhance StarCraft’s AI. Both Blizzard and Google are hoping this partnership will help them make leaps in AI development.

So there you have it, some great announcements from Blizzcon 2016, even some of our predictions came true. Achievement Unlocked!

Top 5 games to play when The Great British Bake Off finishes

Now The Great British Bake Off has finished, we here at Green Man Gaming thought it would be a great idea to list our top 5 games to play now that the post Bake Off blues has hit.

Overcooked

In Overcooked you and up to 3 other friends must prepare, cook and serve a variety of tasty treats and meals for customers. The game ramps up the chaos pretty quickly as players have to work against the clock, as a team to get their meals to hungry impatient customers. It’s basically the closest thing to the Great British Bake off in our opinion.

Fat Princess

Fat Princess is a Multi-player real time strategy game for up to 32 players. The main aim is to rescue the cake addicted princess and get her back to your teams base. The cool thing here is players can pick up cake and feed it to the princess which then makes it harder for the other team to drag her back to their base. It’s just a shame the princess doesn’t judge the cakes on their quality before she scoffs them down.

Cooking Mama

Yet another game where you have to prepare meals in the quickest time possible, Cooking Mama is a great game for gamers out there who prefer to follow a recipe. Mama gives you a variety of cooking tasks in order to create the perfect meal. If you don’t finish the tasks within the time limit then soggy bottoms are pretty much guaranteed.

Cheesecake Cool Conrad

If travelling through space collecting pieces of ice cream to put King Banana’s wife back together is more of your thing then Cheesecake Cool Conrad is for you! The prize for collecting all the pieces of ice cream and constructing the ice cream queen is the opportunity to wed princess cheesecake! Nice!

Portal

Whilst Portal is not directly linked to cookery in any way we thought it should make the top 5 as you are promised a cake for fully testing out the Aperture Science handheld portal device. Don’t believe what you hear, the cake is not a lie… we promise…

Honorable Mentions:

Here are a couple of honorable mentions that didn’t quite make it into our top 5 list:

‘Splosion Man

In ‘Splosion man you are tasked with escaping the laboratory where you are created. At the end of each level of this crazy 2D platformer you are awarded cake. We loooovveee cake.

Cake level in Super Mario Galaxy

Do we really need to say anymore? It’s a level made of cake, what more could you want?

Our very own Green Man Gaming Cake

Though technically not a game we had a cake made for us to celebrate our website going Alpha, we thought it would be rude not to share it.

So there you have it, our top 5 games to play when The Great British Bake Off finishes. These should hopefully tide you over until next year! unless you aren’t a fan of Channel 4, but lets not get into that.

Do you have some awesome baking related gaming puns you would like to share with the world? Then check out the competition we are running on twitter! Come up with the best pun and you can win yourself a game!

Titanfall 2: What to expect from singleplayer

Back when the first Titanfall was announced at E3 2013, the game was met with a barrage of hype and excitement. The very idea of jumping in and out of a Mech at will was reason enough to send quite a few gamers loopy with excitement. When the game was finally released in April of 2014 some gamers were disappointed as there was a distinct lack of a singleplayer campaign. True, the game was marketed as a multi-player experience, but gamers yearned for a storyline set in Titanfall’s awesome universe.

Fast forward to 2016 and Titanfall 2 is just around the corner! It promises to bring a lot more of the epic multiplayer action that we fell in love with in the first game, and (by popular demand of course) a singleplayer story line that dives head first into the Titanfall universe.

So what can we expect from the Titanfall 2 campaign? The game is set in the far future where the human race has terraformed and colonised resource rich planets in what has been dubbed as frontier space. The IMC (Interstellar Manufacturing Corporation) thinks it’s a great idea to bleed all the resources dry from these planets. As you can imagine this more than annoys a fair few people and the Rebel Militia is formed. The Titanfall 2 story then picks up in the middle of a war between the IMC and the Rebel Militia.

Gamers jump into the army boots of Jack Cooper, a rifle man for the Frontier Militia who aspires to become a pilot and obtain his very own Titan. The story begins when Jack comes across BT-7274 (BT for short), a veteran Vanguard-class Titan whose pilot is killed in action. BT then voluntarily links with Jack and the campaign kicks off from there.

Of course Titanfall 2 is not all about the singleplayer experience, as Respawn have ramped up some of the features in the games ever so popular multiplayer. The most noticeable change is the hefty amount of abilities that both Titan and Pilot can obtain. Pilots are now able to use cloaking and grappling hooks that can be attached to pretty much anything (Titans included). There are now four Titan model specialisations for gamers to get their mitts on as well.

We cannot wait for Titanfall 2! It’s great that Respawn Entertainment have finally added a singleplayer campaign to the game, and we can’t wait to get our hands on it.

Check out the campaign trailer below.

Top 5 Skyrim Mods

As the special edition of Skyrim is just around the corner, we thought it would be an awesome idea to highlight some of our most favourite Skyrim mods. So without further a-do here are our top 5 mods for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.

1. Thomas The Tank Engine

If you find adorable blue trains with faces on them far more scarier than dragons, then this is the mod for you! All dragons have been replaced by Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends. These devilish locomotives come completed with a tooting horn and a devastating steam engine flame thrower attack. You have been warned.

2. Dohvah Bear Companion

Fans of the Dovah Bear cartoon and fans of armoured bears in general will love this mod. Once Dovah bear becomes your new companion he will do various tasks for you, such as mauling people and looking cute in a helmet.

3. My Little Pony Steed

If like us you find plain old Skyrim horses a bit boring then this mod will be right up your street. Your steed will be replaced with one of the infamous ponies and also comes complete with lightening magic. Nice!

4. Spider-Man Frost Spiders

Frost spiders are quite nasty in Skyrim, so what better way to deal with the pesky arachnids than replacing them with everyones favourite friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man. The mod even comes with some classic Spider-man quips as well.

5. The Chicken Born

The chicken born gives any Dovahkiin a run for their money. In this mod you can summon chickens, don some pretty awesome looking chicken armour and summon the ultimate chicken.The ultimate chicken can lay waste to even the most powerful dragons.

So there you have it, our top 5 Skyrim mods. True, they aren’t the most serious mods out there but they do make the game pretty darn interesting.

You can grab the special edition of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim from Green Man gaming right now. You can also check out the games’ system requirements out below.

System Requirements for Elder scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.

Minimum

Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit Version)
Intel i5-750/AMD Phenom II X4-945.
8GB of ram.
12 GB free HDD space
NVIDIA GTX 470 1GB /AMD HD 7870 2GB

Recommended

Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit Version)
Intel i5-2400/AMD FX-8320.
8GB of ram.
12 GB free HDD space
NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB /AMD R9 290 4GB