The Pixel Forecast: New Game Releases (week of 10/12/2015)

(The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone)

        The first major expansion for CD Project Red's The Witcher 3 is out this week. This expansion adds more of almost everything; quests, enemies, equipment, gwent cards, and more. This is the first expansion created for the game and is expected to give players at least 10 hours worth of gameplay. 

 (Dragon Quest: Heroes)

Dragon Quest: Heroes is a spin off to the Dragon Quest franchise which takes famous characters from the series and pits them in an open-field action combat, similar to the likes of Dynasty Warriors. Many of these games have been coming out such as the recent Hyrule Warriors and One Piece: Pirate Warriors. This game is an exclusive to the PlayStation platforms.

Tuesday, Oct 13
Back to the Future: The Game (30th Anniversary Edition)(PS4, XB1, 360, PC)
Corpse Party: Blood Drive (Everafter Edition)(PSVita)
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below (PS4, PS3)
Jackbox Party Pack 2, The (PS4, PC, XB1)
Legend of Legacy, The (3DS)
Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 1: The Order of the Stone(PC, PS4, XB1, PSVita, WiiU, 3DS, PS3, 360)
Talos Principle, The (Deluxe Edition)(PS4, PC)
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut (PS4, XB1)
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The - Heats of Stone (PC, PS4, XB1)

Wednesday, Oct 14
Goosebumps: The Game (XB1, 360)

Friday, Oct 16
Warhammer 40,0000: Deathwatch - Enhanced Edition (PC)

The "Business" that is keeping Final Fantasy XIV from XBox One

Phil Spencer's recent musings on Final Fantasy XIV releasing on XBOX One are a bit misleading. In a recent interview at IGN, Phil Spencer, head of XBOX, commented on the idea of the game coming to the Microsoft platform saying "Its a business. As I've grown in this role, and I've tried to learn the third party exclusivity thing --and you see us doing far less of it now-- [I've found] it's not something I'm a huge fan of." Later he continues to say, "Different kind of deals happen, and I know that's part of the business, and maybe it'll be my failing in the end. but it's not something I specifically embrace with any deal that's out there, whether it's something else. It's not something I can specifically talk to."

To some, Spencer's reference to third party exclusives in the first quote lead them to assume that Sony and Square Enix have an exclusivity deal with the game.

The Pixel Forecast: New Game Releases (week of 9/21/2015)

Interesting game releases this week are rather sparse.

PC will be getting a Final Fantasy V release via Steam. This version of the game will feature updates to the original including a new Interface that looks like it belongs on a smartphone and a devisive graphical update. That being said the content should still be intact

SOMA, for PC, is a science fiction horror game created by the devs who also brought you the Penumbra series and the original Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Look below if you'd like to see a list of other noteworthy or interesting releases for next week.


Tuesday, Sep 22
SOMA (PC)
Blood Bowl 2 (PC, PS4, XONE)
FIFA ’16 (PC, PS4, XONE, PS3, 360)
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (PS4, XONE)

Wednesday, Sep 23
Extreme Exorcism (PC, PS4, XONE, WiiU, PS3, 360)

Thursday, Sep 24
Final Fantasy V (PC)

Friday, Sep 25
NBA 2k16 (PC, PS4, XONE, PS3, 360)
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (3DS)