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THE  CONSOLE  WARS

      With E3 round the clock, till the needles tick tock, set your controllers in your hands, by god’s wrath

      no game shall stand, down the lane so betrayed , no game shall go unplayed .

 

      Yes, it’s time for E3 2015, where all the gamers get the pleasure of getting the chance of looking

      at the massive library of games that have been in development so as to reach their at most level

      of capability, breaking all the boundaries ever set and come out a master piece.

 

      Starting with the rivals that have been fighting to stay at the top of the line for so many years ,

      the 2 consoles that mark the era of next gen : Xbox ONE and Playstation 4.

 

    PLAYSTATION 4

 

      1)  Uncharted 4:A thief’s End

           A Thief's End is an upcoming action-adventure third-person shooter platform video game 

           published by Sony Computer Entertainment and developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation  

           4 video game console. It has also been announced that this will be the last entry in the Uncharted

           series featuring the character of Nathan Drake. 

             

           The game is set to release in  March 2016

 

           PLOT

           Set three years after the events of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Nathan Drake, now retired

           as a fortune hunter, has settled into a normal life. His world is turned upside-down when his older

           brother Sam, long believed dead, suddenly appears, seeking Drake's help. Naughty Dog outlined

           the game's plot as "his greatest adventure yet and will test his physical limits, his resolve, and

           ultimately what he's willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      2) Horizon Zero Dawn 

           is scheduled for a 2016 release; It is set in a lush, beautiful open world where nature has reclaimed

           the ruins of a forgotten civilization. It is a where where mankind is not the dominant species,

           and highly advance machines sit at the top of the food chain. You play as Aloy,a young outcast

           from a tribal society ,who learned to hunt the machines. Intent or unravelling the many mysteries

           that surround her , Aloy embarks on a quest that will lead her to discover her own destiny.

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     XBOX ONE

 

      1)  Quantum Break 

           Quantum break is an upcoming third-person shooter action game to be released for the Xbox 

           One. It is being developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios. A 

           Quantum Break digital live-action series is also in production. The game will feature digital

           episodes that interact with the game based on the player's choices.

 

 

           PLOT

           Quantum Break is set at and around the fictional North Eastern U.S. Riverport University where

           a time travel experiment has gone wrong. The event not only causes time to start breaking down,

           but also grants the three main characters—Jack Joyce, Beth Wilder, and Paul Serene—the ability

           to manipulate time. For example, Serene, the main antagonist, can see into the future to decide

           which choices to make in the present; while Joyce, one of the two protagonists, can stop time.

           The two are pursued by Monarch Solutions, a corporation founded by Serene.

           Expected release date: mid 2016

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      2) Rise of the Tomb Raider

           Rise of the Tomb Raider is an upcoming action-adventure video game developed by Crystal

           Dynamics, and published by Microsoft Studios. It is the sequel to the 2013 video game Tomb Raider.

           Set after Tomb Raider, Lara Croft's experience of the supernatural on Yamatai has been covered

           up by the organization Trinity. In order to prove she is not insane Lara becomes obsessed with

           finding the truth behind myths around the world.Rise of the Tomb Raider follows Lara Croft

           and Jonah Maiava as they search Siberia for the ancient city Kitezh, built by the Grand Prince

           of Vladimir in the 13th century, which Lara believes holds some truth behind immortality.

           In a race against Trinity, a well funded organization interested in the supernatural, Lara must

           survive against humans, animals, and the environment in order to find the truth behind the myths

           and become who she was destined to be.

           Release date : November 10 ,2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Now a few games that were revealed at E3 press conference:

 

           Ghost Recon: Wildlands

           Ghost Recon is the first military shooter set in a massive and responsive open world, entirely

           playable in single-player or four-player co-op. Coming to PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC.

           Ghost Recon: Wildlands, the latest title in the French publisher’s strategy-shooter series, is the

           first to take place in a freely explorable landscape. But instead of adopting the usual approach

           of providing a main through-line of story missions, backed up with side quests (as in games like

           Far Cry and Grand Theft Auto), Wildlands has no fixed narrative at all.

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           NFS 2015

           On May 21, 2015, EA and Ghost Games revealed Need for Speed, a full reboot of the franchise.

           The game is scheduled for release in Fall 2015 for Microsoft Windows (via Origin ,more information

           on the game will be revealed during the EA press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo

           2015 on June 15, 2015.[29]  

           Expected release date: November 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           Fallout 4

           is an upcoming action role-playing open world video game, developed by Bethesda Game Studios 

           and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game will be the fifth major instalment in the Fallout 

           series, and will be released on Microsoft Windows ,PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on

           November 10, 2015.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           Stay tuned for more updates, next week while we unravel the mystery related to the rivalry

           between Street Fighter 5 and Tekken 7 as well as more news related to Women teams that have

           been added for the first time in any fifa game, i.e. FIFA 16.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                          - By Shubhjot Singh   

 

 

 

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