Teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The official teaser for the latest Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, is out.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be the seventh episode in the Star Wars saga. It is scheduled to open in theaters on 18 December 2015.

Bladestorm: Nightmare

Last week, Koei Tecmo announced that it will be releasing Bladestorm: Nightmare in Europe for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PlayStation 3 on 6 March 2015.

Developed by Omega Force, Bladestorm: Nightmare is a strategy game based on the Hundred Years' War. The player takes the role of a mercenary and fights for either England or France.

In addition to the historical mode, the game also includes a mode called 'Nightmare' which features a fictional scenario that includes fantasy creatures. This mode allows the player to take control of an additional 32 playable characters based on both fictional and historical figures of the time.

Nintendo releases Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire for the 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U

Nintendo released Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan, North America and Australia on 21 November. The games will be released in Europe on 28 November.

In both games, players collect, battle and trade Pokémon while trying to stop a shadowy group with plans to alter the Hoenn region forever.

Nintendo Life has a review of the games.

Also on 21 November, Nintendo released the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. in North America. The game will be released in Europe on 28 November, Australia on 29 November and Japan on 6 December.

The 3DS version of Super Smash Bros. had been released in Japan on 13 September and in North America and Europe on 3 October (see my earlier post).

Dragon Age: Inquisition launched

Dragon Age: Inquisition, the third major game in the Dragon Age series developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts, was launched on 18 November. It is available on the Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3.

To help players get into Dragon Age: Inquisition, BioWare has published an article providing tips and tricks for the game.

Pillars of Eternity available for pre-order

Pillars of Eternity, the fan-funded role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Paradox Interactive, is now available for pre-order from digital distributors.

Pillars of Eternity can be played on Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux.

Assassin’s Creed Unity ready for launch

Assassin’s Creed Unity will be launched on 11 November in North America and 13 November in Europe for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC.

In preparation for the launch, Ubisoft has released a video providing information on the game as well as, of course, a launch video.

Launch of Power Rangers Super Megaforce and Lords of the Fallen

Bandai Namco Games launched two games last week: Power Rangers Super Megaforce for the Nintendo 3DS and Lords of the Fallen for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.

Watch the launch trailers below.