Posts tagged ryse 
Ryse ditches microtransactions in next month's PC release
Crytek's gory hack-and-slash game, Ryse: Son of Rome, is on its way to PC platforms next month without the microtransaction structure embedded in its previously released Xbox One edition, Videogamer reports. The version of Ryse that launched alongside the Xbox One console last year allowed playe...
Veni, vidi, PC - Ryse: Son of Rome hits Steam next month
Former Xbox One exclusive Ryse: Son of Rome expands its empire to Steam on October 10, and it's currently available to pre-order for $40 (£35/40 euros). The third-person legion-leading adventure shynes in 4K resolution according to Crytek, who's bundling in all the previously released DLC in ...
Crytek Ryses to the occasion to bring Son of Rome to PC
Ryse: Son of Rome has its ballistae and catapults aimed at the walls of the PC kingdom and developer/publisher Crytek expects to lay siege sometime this fall. What's more, Crytek is enlisting the aid of Dead Island series publisher, Deep Silver, which will handle boxed copies of the game. Er, uh .....
Ryse: Son of Rome DLC adds to Gladiator, Survival, Solo modes
There's a fresh batch of enemies to brutally murder in Ryse: Son of Rome, thanks to this week's launch of the Morituri Pack. Season pass holders can get help themselves right away, but anyone else will need to pay $7.99 to sink their blade into more waves of squishy, stab-susceptiple gladiators. ...
Ryse gets three maps in 'Duel of Fates' DLC
The third piece of DLC for Crytek's deliberately misspelled gladiatorial combat game, Ryse: Son of Rome, launched today. Titled Duel of Fates, the pack includes two arena round-to-round maps and one survival map, as well as two gladiator skins drawn from the game's single-player mode, the barbarian...
Ryse won't be getting that co-op challenge editor
Ryse: Son of Rome won't be getting the cooperative gladiator mode challenge editor that was announced last year. Speaking to Polygon, publisher Microsoft said it would focus on expanding and improving the game experience through other "free content updates and purchased add-on packs." The company p...
Another Xbox Live sale: Ryse, Persona 4 Arena and more for cheap
We think Microsoft may have an addiction. On top of the Ultimate discounts on offer this week, Microsoft has announced an entirely different crop of cheap games, available through February 24. Two sales at the same time? Madness! If you want to take advantage of Microsoft's lapse in judgment, yo...
Ryse: Son of Rome 'Mars' Chosen Pack' DLC coming February 28
Ryse: Son of Rome players will be getting new DLC, "Mars' Chosen Pack," on February 28, according to a Microsoft press release. Don't get your hopes up for Roman gladiators in spaaaaaace, a delicious treat or a funky soundtrack, though; the Mars referred to here is (probably) the Roman god. The pac...
Microsoft 'testing' lower pricing for digital games on Xbox One
A sale on Ryse: Son of Rome, which puts the game at $39.99 starting tomorrow and runs until February 24, may be the beginning of a trend, according to a series of tweets from Xbox studio manager Mike Ybarra. "Lot of people asked for better deals on our digital marketplace, so we're testing some," Y...
New Xbox One ad is scar-y
Was this Xbox One ad designed to get a Ryse out of us? Because man, is it disturbing or what? "Hey, innocent man, buy our system and be scarred for life, mentally and literally!" Still, not quite as freaky as this bad boy....
