Tag: Wolfenstein
News PS5 Could Lose Out on Upgraded Versions of Past Bethesda Games
ESRB ratings indicate so
You'll know by now that Microsoft has acquired Zenimax Media and all the developers it owns, including the likes of Arkane Studios, Machine Games, and id Software. This throws into question whether or not the likes of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI will come to PlayStation 5, but there now may be a few other releases...
Interview Synthesising Some Answers on Wolfenstein: Youngblood's Soundtrack with Composer Tom Salta
Synthicide
To put it lightly, Wolfenstein: Youngblood has been a rather divisive game -- one fraught with problems, but not one completely devoid of good things either. One of those good things, if not the best thing, happens to be Tom Salta’s fantastic synth score. We got to have a chat with him about what influences the soundtrack, how it felt...
News Upcoming Wolfenstein: Youngblood Patch Will Allow You to Pause the Game
Thank god for that
One of the stupidest things about last month's bang average Wolfenstein: Youngblood was that you couldn't even pause the game when you were playing by yourself in an offline state. The game would continue to run in the background while you browsed its menus, but it looks like MachineGames is listening to criticism and adding a...
Review Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot - An Unexpectedly Impressive PSVR Excursion
I, robot
Machine Games and Arkane Studios’ Wolfenstein collaboration spans two titles, but much of the emphasis during marketing was on the cooperative shooting of Wolfenstein: Youngblood. The PlayStation VR title, Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot, has hardly gotten any attention. It was shown – briefly – at this year’s E3, and apart from the odd...
News Bethesda Boosts PS Now with DOOM, Wolfenstein, and Fallout
Coming on 6th August
There’s good news for PlayStation Now subscribers: Bethesda is bringing DOOM, Wolfenstein: The New Order, and Fallout 4 to the service from 6th August. The publisher announced the all-star selection of software during a panel at QuakeCon. As these are all native PlayStation 4 games, you’ll have the option to either download...
News There Are Two New Wolfenstein Games Out This Week
You could be forgiven for forgetting
This week sees the release of not one but two new Wolfenstein titles: Youngblood and Cyberpilot. The tangentially related titles will drop on 26th July, with the former introducing co-op to MachineGames’ likeable franchise reboot for the first time. Playing as the so-called ‘Terror Twins’ – the daughters...
E3 2019 Wolfenstein: Youngblood Struts the Streets of Paris
Acceptable in the 80s
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is likely a filler game being developed to bridge the gap between the first-person shooter’s next major entry, but an 80s-themed co-op spin-off doesn’t seem like the worst idea in the world, does it? As you’d expect from developer Machine Games, the combat looks tight, the humour irreverent, and...
News Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot Releases on the Same Day as Youngblood Spin-Off
Even more Nazi killing
It looks like the 26th July is set to be one bad day for the Nazis of occupied Paris. Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot releases on the same day as its spin-off counterpart, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, if the game's PlayStation Store pre-order listing is anything to go by. This experience is set to be rather diff
News Wolfenstein: Youngblood Kicks Nazi Butt in New Story Trailer, Coming July 2019
We were born to kill Nazis
Wolfenstein: Youngblood, the sort of spin-off to the main series' vision of Nazi-occupied America, is releasing this summer on 26th July. Accompanying the announcement is a new story trailer, viewable above. The game focuses on series protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz's daughters in the 1980s, who are putting up a fight against...
News Wolfenstein III in Development, Confirms Bethesda's Pete Hines
Sequel is in the works
This is probably not very surprising news, but Pete Hines, senior vice president of marketing at Bethesda, plainly stated that a sequel to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is on the way. He said so during an interview with Metro, responding to the question of whether the last game's purportedly underwhelming sales meant a...
E3 2018 Wolfenstein: Youngblood Is a Co-Op '80s Spin-Off
Double trouble
Wolfenstein will return next year, in '80s spin-off Wolfenstein: Youngblood. You'll play as series hero B.J. Blazkowicz's twin daughters, in a Nazi occupied Paris. The title will emphasise co-op, but you'll be able to play solo as well.
Game of the Year 2017 #5 - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Trump card
Considering B.J. Blazkowicz started his video game life as a gurning character portrait at the bottom of your screen, his transformation into a nuanced, relatable character – which continues at full pace in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – is symbolic of much of what made this title one of 2017’s best. Deftly...
News Fancy Shooting Some Stuff? You Can Try Wolfenstein II on PS4 for Free Right Now
Lock and load
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus now has a free trial out on the PlayStation Store. Get it downloaded and you can blast your way through the whole first level of the game. If you enjoy it enough, you can go ahead and buy the full thing, which will retain any progress that you've made. The tempting part about this is that the...
Soapbox Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Is a Better Game to Watch Than to Play
Liam's feeling conflicted
It’s hard to call Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus my most disappointing game of 2017 when Mass Effect Andromeda released just shy of nine months ago. But, if it wasn’t for that let-down of a space excursion, BJ Blazkowicz’s latest Nazi rampage would be taking that less than coveted prize. However, this...
Round Up Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus PS4 Reviews Serve Up Strawberry Milkshake
And it's delicious
The follow-up to MachineGames’ acclaimed first-person shooter Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus has arrived to take out some Nazi tail, and reviews are beginning to trickle out like blood from protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz’s nose. We’ve got our strongest soldier Alex Stinton working his way through this one as we type, so...
News Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Brings Out the Big Guns in New Trailer
Did you Nazi that coming?
We know Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is having a bit of fun with its occupied America setting, but fictional game show ‘German or Else’ sounds like something that we’d watch. Like, for real! There’s not much to say about the launch trailer for MachineGames’ sequel: it’s got huge firearms, even bigger biceps,...
Hands On Blasting Baddies in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
In a wheelchair, no less
Take a look at most forms of media these days and you’ll notice a lot of familiar material getting the remaster, remake, and reboot treatment. Current media in general seems to be relying on the hits of the past a tad more so than usual, resulting in releases such as the recently chart-annihilating Crash Bandicoot N.Sane...
News Cinematic Wolfenstein II Gameplay Sets the Tone
Milkshake this
Bethesda's released the full version of that Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus gameplay clip that we saw earlier in the year. You know, the one with the creepy Nazi officer ordering a strawberry milkshake as protagonist BJ sits there in awkward silence. Yeah, that one. Obviously there's not that much more to see here, but it's a...
E3 2017 Wolfenstein II's Story Is Going Bigger and Better for Sequel
Oh, and there will likely be a Wolfenstein III
If DOOM and Titanfall 2 were signs of the first-person shooter genre's revitalization last year, then 2014's Wolfenstein: The New Order was the forerunner of this unexpected movement. With an impossibly ridiculous yet serious story that rivals the Metal Gear Solid series' tone and impeccable...
E3 2017 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Will Take You on a Tour of America
Flex those guns
If you didn’t catch the reveal trailer for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, then we highly recommend putting your feet up and sitting through that now, because it’s bloody brilliant from start-to-finish. Of course, a little more has been revealed about the game in the aftermath of Bethesda’s press conference yesterday, with...
E3 2017 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Looks Brutal and Bonkers
Releasing October on PS4
After a brief tease last year, Bethesda has today unveiled the next game in the Wolfenstein franchise at its E3 conference. The sequel, titled Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, takes place in the USA, and sees meaty franchise hero BJ Blazkowicz joining another Nazi resistance movement. The extended reveal trailer...
Rumour Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Goes Loud on 27th October
We did Nazi that coming
Surprise! Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – a name which was teased all the way back in 2016 – will dual-wield the PlayStation 4 from 27th October. That’s according to a pulled product listing spotted on Amazon Germany, which sounds reasonably legit to us. Bethesda i
E3 2016 Wolfenstein: The New Colossus May Be the Next Title from Machine Games
Shadow of the Colossus
A dismal Bethesda press conference concluded without any mention of the rumoured Wolfenstein 2 – or did it? Eagle-eyed fans spotted reference to The New Colossus in the media briefing's inspired DOS opening, with its release date blanked out. It's safe to assume that this is what Machine Games is working on – even though...
News Bethesda to Bring Prey 2, The Evil Within 2, and Wolfenstein 2 to E3 2016
2 much
Bethesda's press conference at E3 2015 seemed like a fancy way of announcing Fallout 4, so we were taken aback when it revealed that it would be repeating the song and dance this year. But apparently it's got plenty to show, with rumours swirling that in addition to a remastered version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, it's also going to...
Soapbox Wolfenstein: The Old Blood Should Be Among 2015's Greatest Games
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein: The New Order went under the radar when it hit shelves in mid-2014. The advertising portrayed it as a reboot that appeared over-the-top and generic. You shoot Nazis, and I've done that countless times already. What creativity could MachineGames jam into this rusty chamber of a tired premise that would...
News Wolfenstein: The New Order Star Says There's More on the Way
B.J.'s Back-owicz
Bad news for Adolf Hitler: it sounds like a Wolfenstein: The New Order sequel is in the works. It's hardly a surprise, as Machine Games knocked it out of the park with its previous entry and expansion The Old Blood, but it's nice to get a bit of confirmation – even if it doesn't come courtesy of an official source. Instead,...
News Wolfenstein: The Old Blood Breaks a Leg on PS4
We did Nazi this coming
As with Project CARS last week, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood sold best at UK retail on the PlayStation 4 by some margin. According to Chart-Track, 67 per cent of physical copies were sold on Sony's system, compared to just 27 per cent on the Xbox One. The game debuted in second on the UK sales charts, despite it deploying...
Review Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (PlayStation 4)
Night of the Living Führer
MachineGames has made a much quicker than expected return to the Wolfenstein series that it helped to re-popularise. After a number of years outside of the limelight, Wolfenstein: The New Order marked an exciting and exceptionally well constructed return to form for the franchise. Gone was the overbearing emphasis on...
News Wolfenstein: The Old Blood's Gameplay Trailer Features the Deadliest Pipe of All Time
Thwonk
If you're already excited for Wolfenstein: The Old Blood's release this week, then you'll probably want to see a bit more of the Nazi slaughtering simulator in action. Fortunately, you violent lot can dive into Castle Wolfenstein right now with the title's newest gameplay trailer. Featuring developer commentary over various gameplay clips,...
News Nazi Zombies in Wolfenstein: The Old Blood on PS4? It Looks That Way
The rotters
Enjoy shooting Nazis, do you? What about if they get back up afterwards thanks to some creepy undead magic? Well, chances are that you'll be putting plenty of fascist soldiers down for a second time in Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, as Bethesda's teasing the appearance of good old Nazi zombies in the standalone prequel. In a rather...
News Wolfenstein: The Old Blood's Physical Version Delays Its Fire for a Week in Europe
Howling for you
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, a standalone prequel to last year's Wolfenstein: The New Order, releases in May, but if you were planning on gunning for a physical copy, you'll have to wait an extra week - at least in Europe. The downloadable version will launch on the 6th May, but you'll only find discs on store shelves from the 15th...
Live Watch Wolfenstein: The Old Blood's First PS4 Footage Drip Out of PAX East 2015
The new order
Budget expansion Wolfenstein: The Old Blood was announced to a rapturous reception earlier this week, and you'll be able to get your first taste of the PlayStation 4 prequel courtesy of a live PAX East 2015 demo today. Set to start at 15:30PM GMT (10:30AM EST/07:30AM PST), the livestream promises to debut the first footage from the...
News PS4's Wolfenstein: The New Order Is Getting a Prequel
Standalone DLC explores the past
This is a pleasant surprise isn't it? Wolfenstein: The New Order released on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 last year, and was met with a positive response from both critics and players. If you enjoyed the rather refined first-person shooter, then you'll be delighted to know that there's a standalone DLC coming...
News Old School and New School Merge in This Surprising Wolfenstein Easter Egg
A blast from the past
There's no doubt that Wolfenstein: The New Order is heavily inspired by its 1992 predecessor Wolfenstein 3D, which pioneered the shooter genre much like the legendary DOOM. But with next-gen graphics, deeper yet classic gunplay mechanics, and an intricately designed world where Nazis rule with bizarre technology, this game...
Round Up Wolfenstein: The New Order Reviews Reich for the Stars
Back to the Führer
We may have been left to rot in a squalid prison camp while we wait for our opportunity to review Wolfenstein: The New Order, but at least we can round up the appraisals of others, right? Swedish developer MachineGames’ macabre debut has divided critics, who have peppered the web with bullets of both overbearing praise and...
News Not Even Sir Alex Ferguson Could Intimidate Wolfenstein: The New Order's Referee
Foul play
We didn’t think that referees could get much more frightening than Pro Evolution Soccer 3 cover star Pierluigi Collina, but the official in this Wolfenstein: The New Order trailer gives the Italian stallion a real run for his money. In order to hammer home the idea of the upcoming PS4 and PS3 shooter’s alternate history universe, the...
News You'll Need a PS4 to Participate in the DOOM Beta
Apologies if you haven't upgraded yet
We know next to nothing about the game, but Bethesda has confirmed that the recently revealed DOOM beta that’s set to ship alongside pre-orders of MachineGames’ series reboot Wolfenstein: The New Order will only be compatible with the PlayStation 4. That means that if you purchase the aforementioned title on...
Hands On Traversing the Trenches of PS4 Shooter Wolfenstein: The New Order
Führious
1981 saw the release of Castle Wolfenstein, a very early Commodore 64 top-down stealth action title that found you angrily taking down the entire Nazi war machine singlehandedly via a series of small, pixelated rooms. Now, some thirty years after the series’ inception, Swedish studio MachineGames is looking to continue the veteran...
News Wolfenstein: The New Order Brings Impending DOOM to PS4, PS3
In another castle
Bethesda has confirmed that Machine Games’ super satisfying cinematic shooter Wolfenstein: The New Order will release on 20th May in North America and 23rd May in Europe – but that’s not the only surprise that it’s got in store. The publisher has revealed that purchasing the first-person franchise refresh will reward you...
News Batman Arkham Asylum Tops The UK Charts, XBOX 360 SKU Narrowly Beats Out The Playstation 3
Rocksteady's masterpiece Batman Arkham Asylum may go on to be many people's game of the year, but it all counts for nothing if it doesn't sell
Thankfully the title has topped the UK charts, offsetting Nintendo's Wii Sports Resort and resting a comfortable victor. The XBOX 360 version narrowly outsold the PS3 (with a 55% share) — we assume the...
News QuakeCon 09: Wolfenstein Launch Trailer Looks Sort Of Ridiculous
So the Nazis have unlocked some kind of time warp into another world allowing them to become super-charged super warriors
Thankfully one American dude can save the day with a bunch of one-liners and presumably an arsenal of weapons. If it wasn't so utterly predictable and devoid of anything, we'd probably say this is an alright concept for a game...
News Raven Software Will Refund Your Purchase Of The New Wolfenstein...
.. If their game sells more than Madden 10 based on the NPDs. Knowing there is little to no chance in hell of such a thing ever occuring in this world, we think Manveer Heir's cash is safe. The software designer Tweeted the contest stating the stipulations that the offer only applies to sales in August and that you're limited to one copy per...
