God Of War on the PS4 is one of the most anticipated games to come out in the next few years, and is one of PlayStations most beloved franchises. Unfortunately, the lead up to its release will probably not feature a lot of demos, and the release date is still being figured out.

Director of God of War Cory Barlog talks about the game on twitter, he recently told a fan that God of War will not have much, if any demos, saying that demos take away time from developing the game. Cory also stated that the lack of news on the game is so they can focus on developing the game, and stray away from spending time talking about the game. With the development well underway with the game, Barlog can not comment on a release date for the upcoming AAA title.

God of War is set to come out sometime in 2017.

Crash Bandicoot remastered box art and release date possibly leaked. The discovery came from Reddit, it stated that the game will release on February 28th, 2017. This was thought to be a placeholder date , but it was revealed a second retailer had the game listed (Zilliongames) in Brazil who carries the same release date of February 28th, 2017. PlayStation announced the Remastered versions of Crash Bandicoot at E3 2016, it will include Crash 1, 2 and warped.

Today Activision announced that starting today October 13th you can pre-load the beta for the up and coming Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare from 11 A.M. PT. Currently, there is no file size information available at the current time.

EA has announced they will host livestreams of Battlefield 1, until it releases on October 21st; EA commented that every map will be showcased during this time, every mode will be played as well. These will be played by members of the Battlefield community team, with  special guests. The streams will start taking place on October 12th and go until the 21st, they will stream for two hours starting at 1 PM PT till 3 PM PT.

BattleField 1 is flying in close with guns blazing, The World War 1 is set to release on October 21st on the ps4 and Xbox One and PC.
Battlefield 1 was revealed to the gaming community back in May, there was speculation before the reveal that Battlefield would take place during World War 1. It was not until the reveal that this was confirmed , it was like a breath of fresh air when it came to the first person genre. We have never seen a World War 1 game done to this scale before and it’s very exciting to see this kind of game come out in this day and age.

Dice went that extra mile to capture that reality of the first World War, from the trench warfare to the extremely dirty and muddy battlefields. Many new weapons came into play during this time period such as infantry rifles (German Mauser, British Lee-Enfield, French Lebel, French Berthier). It was not just about the guns that made advancements, the grenade, the mortar and the machine gun took big roles on the battlefield in the four years that the war took place.

During the campaign of Battlefield 1, you will take on the role of six different characters who have their own personal stories and experiences during the war. This explains why there are only six campaign missions, which is really unfortunate in this case because it makes me feel like they copped out on the campaign and for me, that is the highlight of the Battlefield franchise. During the campaign, however, I am hoping to see some classic battles like Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele.

For most people, it’s all about the multiplayer playing different modes alongside your friends online, fighting against other teams with people all across the world leveling up with each kill you get, working with your team to come out with the victory to unlock better weapons and gear etc. The multiplayer in Battlefield seems to be the main focus DICE and EA which is unfortunate because, people who buy it for the single player are getting the short end of the stick.

Hoping this game will shine a little bit of light on the education aspect for the younger generation, for those who do not know much or anything about the first world war. It may not give a huge history lesson, but it will give some insight of how rough the conditions were, the advancement of weapons, chemical warfare and trench warfare.

BattleField 1 is hitting store Shelves on October 21st on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

With “Mafia 3” finally on the horizon and only a few days away, being one of the most unique games to come out this year I am here to tell you 10 reasons why you should be excited for Mafia 3.

10. New Bordeaux
New Bordeaux is a re-creation of the famous city, New Orleans, which is not your typical Mafia setting, when you think Mafia you think New York (God Father) and (GoodFellas), New Jersey (Sopranos) and Chicago (Capone) and (the Untouchables). New Bordeaux definitely sounds like an interesting city in the south to get lost in and explore every square inch of.

9. Time Period
Mafia 3 takes place in the year 1968, which is a very contradicting time for American culture, music, politics, Vietnam war and the civil rights movement. Peace rallies were taking place across America at the time against the Vietnam war and to fight for equal rights when it came to race, and plenty of songs were written about these subjects as well. Everything back then was all about peace and love and harmony, (which is not a bad thing at all)

8. Vito Scaletta
Vito Scaletta makes his return, the main protagonist from Mafia 2 plays a big part in helping Lincoln Clay take down Sal Marcano. After the events of Mafia 2, Vito Scaletta gets forced to go live in New Bordeaux and exiled by the Italian mafia there, he then decides to join forces alongside Lincoln.

7. Sound Track
Mafia 3 easily has one of the most ambitious and most recognizable soundtracks on a video game to date. Staying authentic to the 60’s, Hangar 13 has brought us a blast from the past, bringing songs to the game like FORTUNATE SON by CCR, PAINT IT BLACK by The rolling stones, HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN by The Animals and LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION by Elvis Presley and so much more. From classic rock to southern jazz and blues of New Orleans.

6. DUKES OF HAZZARD driving.
Hangar 13 expressed later on last year at GamesCom 2015 that they wanted you to feel like a Hollywood stunt driver, by drifting cars around corners, hitting large jumps and outrunning police in the city and back country roads. Roaring v8 engines in cars of the time like Dodge Chargers and Gran Torino’s, you will truly feel like Bo and Luke Duke or Starsky and Hutch.

5. Combat Variety.
In Mafia 3 you have many ways you can tackle a situation, you can take the stealthy approach, going up behind enemies and doing brutal takedowns with a knife or your fist or, you can go into a situation guns blazing; having a complete weaponry in your arsenal from double barrel shotguns to C4. Which you can blow everything up and leave a trail of fire behind you just enough to watch their empire crumble or you can take the stealthy approach and make some of the guys work for you to bring in a bigger reward.

4. Authenticity
Bringing authenticity to the 60’s was going to be tough and sometimes controversial, with the civil rights movement, discrimination, and the movement against the Vietnam war. Hangar 13 in a couple interviews last year (2015) when the game was first announced expressed how they knew it was going to be hard to tackle a game like this with your character and the time period, but they handled the issues very well.

3. Lincoln Clay
You play as Lincoln Clay (he is not your average mobster). Lincoln Clay is a biracial orphan and Vietnam veteran who grew up around the black mob in New Bordeaux. When Lincoln returns from the war he finds his family being slaughtered including himself being left for dead; Lincoln finds himself on a path of revenge against the Italian mafia (The Marcanos).

2. The Map.
New Bordeaux is split up of 10 different Districts, because of your character if you are in the wrong part of town and someone notices, the cops will be called. The districts are, Delray hollow where Lincoln grew up, Frisco Fields the high society but, with a gritty underbelly, The French Ward, The bayou,Pointe Verdun, Southdowns, Barclay mills, Tickfaw Harbor, Downtown, and River Row.

1. Building an Empire
Through out the game of Mafia 3, while you are on the mission of revenge against the Marcanos, you can take over various crime syndicates to have an income these rackets include the following, drug markets, Safe houses and getting valuable information from their lieutenants, hunting down pimps, gambling dens and cargo that “fell off a boat or truck”. Once these are taken down you can rebuild them for your self to bring in money and you can choose one of your lieutenants to run the operation.

Well there you have it, folks that are 10 reasons to be excited for Mafia 3, Remember its nothing personal, its just business. Mafia 3 is due to release on October 7th on PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Written by ICE at Gamers of the Round Table.