Every little piece of information we learn about video games can’t be classified as a story in itself. While we’d love to talk more about everything, the fact is that resources don’t permit us to discuss titles beyond ones we feel will resonate with our readers. Keeping that in mind, the stories still deserve attention so we’ve invented the daily briefing to get you up to speed.
Agents of Mayhem
Today, the first three agents recruited into MAYHEM are here to showcase why they make the perfect team: Franchise Force. As the Face of MAYHEM, Hollywood thinks of the agency as a franchise which needs to be marketed. With Fortune and Hardtack making up some of the first recruited agents, it only seemed natural the three of them should be the driving force behind that franchise. Thus Franchise Force was born! Of course, it also helps their combat capabilities complement each other well since Fortune is swift and damaging, Hardtack is tough and deadly at close range, and Hollywood combines both of the previous two traits with precision skill. Agents of Mayhem is a single-player, open-world, third-person action game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC releasing on August 15.
Bloody Zombies
nDreams and Paw Print Games will launch their multiplayer co-op game this year on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and VR.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
For the first time, experience the epic stories of the undead saga that started it all for Activision’s Call of Duty, together in one package: Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Zombies Chronicles releases on May 16, first on the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 4 and includes eight of the most beloved Zombies maps from previous Treyarch-developed Call of Duty games, including Call of Duty: World at War, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. The maps have been completely remastered from the ground-up, delivering many of the classic, thrilling Zombies origins storylines with stunning visuals, enhanced audio and new gameplay, all updated for today’s generation of consoles.
MXGP3
Milestone, one of the most successful racing video game developers in the world, is proud to announce the development of even-more extreme rider and bike customization modes and many incredible technical improvements for the new MXGP3. Over the past few years, Milestone has started a real technological evolution thanks to the acquisition of a new graphics engine, enabling its games to achieve results that will leave even the most demanding gamers speechless. Now you can finally feel like a real motocross star. Choose from 300 official components, 40% more customizable parts than were available in the past edition, and over 75 brands that will let you customize riders and create unique setups for your bike and custom team.
Rocket League
Rocket League is getting a new update on May 10 which brings back the Tokyo maps and adds other enhancements.
Rugby League Live 4
Rugby League Live 4 was announced for Xbox One.
Sonic
A cancelled Sonic overboard game as well as a cancelled Sonic Riders-like game were revealed today. Both of them look rather mediocre so it’s not a surprise they were cancelled.
Tekken 7
Tekken 7 features a lot of quirky characters.
Windows Store
The Windows Store now allows you to remotely install Xbox One programs which aren’t games.
Xian was a regular ICXM contributor between 2015–2017, publishing 162 articles across game reviews, Windows and PC, and Xbox news. Their work focused on hands-on reviews, platform commentary, and breaking-news reporting during the Xbox One X launch year and Microsoft’s wider Play Anywhere / UWP gaming initiative.