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Final Fantasy XIV has over 6 million players plus more news

Final Fantasy XIV has over 6 million cumulative players globally!

Today, Patch 3.35 was released.  The patch introduced Deep Dungeon: The Palace of the Dead.  Parties up to four can battle through an array of enemies, avoid traps, and tackle bosses to gain experience.  The maps are randomly generated with dozens of floors.  Every participant will start at level 1 and level up through a unique progression system.  Strengthen your gear through the journey and unravel the mystery of the Palace of the Dead.

In addition to the patch, a free login campaign is available for registered players that have not been active for 30 or more days before the campaign period.  The login period last a maximum of five days (after the initial login) between July 25th-August 30th.

Do you play FFXIV? Do you plan to jump back on during the campaign? Let us know in the comments!

 

Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration

To celebrate 20 years of Laura Croft, Square-Enix announced Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration will launch on PS4 October 11, 2016.  This will include the Rise of the Tomb Raider game, a new story called “Blood Ties”, co-op endurance gameplay, PlayStation VR support for “Blood Ties”, all previously released DLC, more outfits, weapons, and Expedition Cards.  The Limited Edition game will also include a limited edition art book.

All content of the celebration pack, minus the VR support, is also available for Xbox One and PC players with Season Pass owners automatically receiving the content for free.

“Blood Ties” allows players to explore Croft Manor in a story mode to defend against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.  When ownership of the manor is contested by Lara’s uncle, Lara must explore the manor to prove she is the rightful heir while ridding the manor of zombies.

The co-op expansion to Endurance mode allows players to team up and explore the wilderness together.  Prove you and your friends can make it to the top of the leaderboards and see if other players can beat your longest survival run.

If the co-op mode wasn’t challenging enough, the new “Extreme Survivor” mode removes all checkpoints in the game.  It’s up to you and whether you can forage enough resources to light a fire in order to save your game.

DLC content will include a three-hour story addition to Baba Yago: The Temple of Witch, defeat waves of infectious predators in Cold Darkness Awakened, 12 DLC outfits, 7 DLC weapons, over 35 Expedition Cards, and more!

Check out some screenshots below.  Are you going to pick up this awesome bundle? What do you think of all the new content? Let us know in the comments!

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EVO 2016 Photos

NCG had an awesome time at EVO 2016! One of the biggest years of EVO history, with over 5000 players from around the world signed up for Street Fighter V alone, we were thrilled to be part of the action.  Be sure to check out our photos and stay tuned for a video featuring the Harada-San, the developers of King of Fighters XIV, and more!

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Bandai Namco to show Tekken 7, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 and a new IP at Gamescom 2016

Bandai Namco has announced that they will be bringing Tekken 7, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 to the show floor, along with teasing that they will be announcing “a new IP by Bandai Namco Entertainment for a western audience” at this years Gamecom.

Gamescom 2016 runs from August 18 to 21 at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany.

Garou: Mark of the Wolves is heading to PS4 and PSVita

During the at EVO 2016 SNK Playmore announced that they will be bringing Garou: Mark of the Wolves to Playstation4 and PSVita as a digital title in partnership with Sony Interactive Entertainment of America Third Party Production. The title will be cross-buy. and cross-play with a high-quality netcode.

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No release date has been announced, but SNK Playmore is looking to bring over more classics to the Sony Library