PlayStation Plus Update – August 2017
After releasing Darkstalkers Resurrection and Until Dawn as some of the gifts for their loyal subscribers last month, the next set of games to be released for free under the Instant Game Collection for PlayStation Plus for August 2017 have now been announced by Sony. To begin the update, PS3 owners will be treated to Super…
Just Cause 3 Review
2015 has been the year of the great big sandbox. We’ve had The Witcher 3, Phantom Pain, Fallout 4, Mad Max, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate and to round a year of fast travelling, endlessly repeating quests and universally weak plot lines, we have Just Cause 3. Just Cause 2 was held…
Just Cause 3 Launch Trailer Explodes on Youtube
After a lengthy competition to decide which fan video would become the official launch trailer for Just Cause 3, Square Enix have today announced the winner of the contest, ahead of tomorrow's launch. The trailer by CoolTwinSkittles titled 'Explosive Rap Trailer' has won its place as the video to signal…
Just Cause 3 PC Requirements Announced on Steam
With Just Cause 3 being just under a week away, Avalanche Studios have released the final PC system specifications if you want to successfully run their mayhem simulator on the 1st of December. Minimum Specifications OS: Vista SP2, Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required) CPU: Intel Core…
New Just Cause 3 Dev Diary Details Story and Missions
The fourth – and penultimate - entry in the Just Cause 3 Dev Diary series takes a look at the story and missions driving Just Cause 3's story. In Just Cause 3, Rico Rodriguez returns to his homeland – the Mediterranean island of Medici. Far from the paradise it might…
Just Cause 3 Will Have a 400 Square Mile Map
Just Cause 3 from Square Enix is set to have one of the biggest maps in gaming. The third entry into the series will have a 400 square mile playable area which is based on the Mediterranean island of Medici. Just Cause 3 sees the tyrannous reign of the dictator General Di Ravello…
EGX 2015: Friday Round-Up
Today was my first on the show floor down at EGX 2015 in Birmingham, with there being a massive range of games to demo and see played within the halls of the NEC. I mostly got to play indies today, as the line for the big names were up to…
New Just Cause 3 Trailer Burns Everything to the Ground
The latest Just Cause 3 trailer entitled ‘Burn It’ exploded onto the Xbox gamescom 2015 briefing stage where it was revealed that the Xbox One version of the game will come with a digital copy of Just Cause 2 that will be added to players’ Xbox One and Xbox 360…
Avalanche Studios Begin Just Cause 3 Dev Diary
As we roll ever closer to the winter and Just Cause 3's launch date, Avalanche Studios have started a dev diary series, giving fans insight into Rico Rodriguez, his new skills and his homeland of Medici. “He’s gotten older,” explains Game Director Roland Lesterlin in the video, “he’s got his…
Square Enix Shares E3 Playthrough of Just Cause 3
Following an incredibly successful E3 for Just Cause 3 – with 10 award wins and over 20 nominations - Square Enix and Avalanche Studios are proud to share the new ‘OFFICIAL E3 PLAYTHROUGH’ trailer. The island republic of Medici is the ultimate sandbox. With Rico’s new abilities and countless weapons…
Just Cause 3 Collector’s Edition Comes with Replica Grappling Hook
For all of you die hard Just Cause 3 fans out there, Square Enix and Avalanche Studios have revealed what goodies fans will get if they fork out the cash for the Collector's Edition of Just Cause 3. Fans will receive a 15" replica of Rico's trademark grappling hook, a…
Just Cause 3 Playable at EGX
Adding another highly anticipated game to its roster, it has been announced that Avalanche Studios' open world mayhem simulator Just Cause 3, will be playable at EGX 2015. If you are like many of us here at VGU who can't wait to get their hands on this installment of the…
E3 2015: Square Enix Showcase Just Cause 3
Just Cause 3 was showcased at E3 during the Square Enix conference. New video, images and information have been added to this article since the E3 announcement. Opening with a high octane trailer, CEO Phil Rogers opened the conference recognising the companies absence from E3 in the few previous years.…
Explosive Just Cause 3 Gameplay Trailer Revealed
We got a Mad Max trailer last week, now Avalanche Studios has released its first gameplay trailer for Just Cause 3, showing Rico Rodriguez parachuting, blowing things up and generally causing a whole bunch of mayhem for the forces of General Di Ravello. This 3rd installment of the Just Cause…
Just Cause 3 Dev Spills Some Spicy Beans
Grab your heartburn remedies, as Just Cause 3's fiery entrance is expanded on Recently, a cinematic trailer for just Cause 3 surfaced, and with it brought speculation. The trailer showed all kinds of destruction, and oh so much fire. In an interview with Red Bull, Just Cause 3 director, Roland…
Avalanche Studios Reveals 1st Just Cause 3 Trailer
In a rather fiery trailer released today, Avalanche Studios has revealed that the third in their series of over-the-top sandbox games, Just Cause 3, is to release this holiday season. The trailer was a cinematic one rather than a gameplay teaser. It showed scenes of buildings and cars being set…
Just Cause 3 Confirmed for 2015
After many whispered rumours of it going free to play, Avalanche Studios has finally announced that Just Cause 3 is coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC in 2015. This news came as the game is this month's featured game on the cover of Game Informer, who have had hours…
Avalanche Studios New Video May Hint at Just Cause 3
 A new video has popped up on Avalanche Studios YouTube account. The footage discusses how the team researches environments for, "upcoming video games". The video occurs in a tropical environment and associate art director Andreas Oberg explains how they translate real environments into a digital format.   Does this suggest that Just Cause…
Mad Max May Be Coming Out April 2014
Christofer Sundburg, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Avalanche Studios, has possibly leaked the release date of the Mad Max game adaption. According to his LinkedIn profile page earlier today, the Australian post-apocalyptic game is meant scheduled to be release April 2014. It was originally titled "Open Unannounced Open-World Action…
Just Cause 3 and Mad Max Game Coming to Next-Gen Consoles
The LinkedIn page for Avalanche head Christofer Sundburg has been busy recently, as sluethed out by Kotaku's Superannuation. The page describes a "Unnanounced Sandbox Action Game" published by Square Enix set for completion in 2015. Given how popular Just Cause 2 became for wonderful sandbox antics, it wouldn't be suprising…