8th
April
2014
A new Nintendo Direct video has revealed numerous details about the upcoming Super Smash Bros. video games for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS systems. At the start of the video, series creator Masahiro Sakurai announced that the launch of the Nintendo 3DS version of the game is planned for this summer, with the Wii U version planned for winter 2014. Both games will be available in stores and in the Nintendo eShop for their respective platforms. Sakurai also detailed many of the stages and items in both versions, described the games’ online functionality, revealed a new mode exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS version and announced fan-favourite Greninja, a Pokémon from the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y games, as a new playable character. Read the rest of this entry »
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3rd
April
2014
Independent developer Frima Studio is putting the fate of Raia in players’ hands in the new hack ‘n slash dungeon crawler Lightbringers: Saviors of Raia. In the game, players can work together with friends and other online players to eradicate the infection and cleanse Raia of all darkness. Armed with deadly weapons and bearing the power of the Light, players will reclaim the corrupted territories and deliver justice to the relentless plague. Lightbringers is free-to-play, playable now on browsers through Facebook as well as select Android and iOS devices. Read the rest of this entry »
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28th
March
2014
Ubisoft invites you to dive into the Chicago playground with a new ingame-captured trailer, showing the depth and diversity of the upcoming Watch_Dogs title, which is scheduled for release on May 27, 2014 for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC (with the Wii U release coming some time later this year…I hope). Read the rest of this entry »
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13th
March
2014
Independent mobile game developer Big Blue Bubble Inc invites gamers everywhere to channel their inner adventurer in the new game Finder’s Keep. Available now from iTunes for Apple iPod, iPhone and iPad devices, Finder’s Keep is a dungeon-crawling, monster-slaying, weapon-hoarding experience like no other. Stunning graphics and addictive gameplay come together to create a new world of demonic nightmares and mythical beings to encounter and conquer. Explore the legendary Finder’s Keep while fending off minotaurs, golems and, if you’re lucky, the Hell’s Breath. Read the rest of this entry »
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6th
March
2014
Ubisoft has just announced that the long-awaited Watch_Dogs will be available worldwide on May 27, 2014 for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The Wii U version will be available at a later date – of course it will, because this is the version I pre-ordered. In the meantime, you are invited to check out the all-new Story Trailer and get a deeper look into what drives Aiden Pearce. Remember, there are some things you can’t walk away from. Read the rest of this entry »
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5th
March
2014
Spearhead Games, the Montreal-based indie developer who brought co-op gamers the quirky puzzler Tiny Brains, has revealed the studio’s next project: a competitive physics-based video game for PC and consoles. Expanding the studio’s “always playtesting” philosophy, Spearhead Games will open the entire development process up to the community for feedback through the studio’s weekly Twitch shows airing Thursdays at 7 p.m. Eastern. To make the new project even more of a challenge, the slightly masochistic but mostly lovable co-founders, Malik Boukhira, Simon Darveau and Atul Mehra, have decided to build the game in three months. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
February
2014
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today unveiled the first details for Cold, Cold Heart; the action-packed story add-on for Batman: Arkham Origins. In this extensive story add-on, players will unearth the tragic origin story of Mr.Freeze and learn how he earned his role as one of Batman’s arch nemeses. Cold, Cold Heart will be available for purchase on the PlayStation®Network, Xbox LIVE and Steam beginning April 22. This add-on pack will be available to players who have purchased the Batman: Arkham Origins Season Pass and are connected to the Internet, or it can be purchased separately. Read the rest of this entry »
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22nd
February
2014
Square Enix® and Eidos-Montréal™, the award winning studio behind the critically acclaimed Deus Ex: Human Revolution® have released a THIEF™ launch trailer to celebrate that Garrett, The Master Thief is almost ready to step from the shadows. THIEF is out next week, so take a sneaky peek at the launch trailer containing new sections of gameplay and glimpses at some key encounters that lie in wait for Garrett. Read the rest of this entry »
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18th
February
2014
St. John’s developer Rocket City Studios, Inc. has announced the release of their debut video game Second Chance Heroes, a cooperative arcade action adventure where players collect and play as clones of famous historical figures to fight off an apocalypse of the absurd. Read the rest of this entry »
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18th
February
2014
Square Enix® and Amazon.com Inc., in collaboration with a host of gaming partners including AMD and the team behind The Dark Mod, have announced the ultimate THIEF™ mod contest in celebration of the upcoming reboot to one of the most renowned stealth franchises in gaming history currently in development at Eidos-Montréal™. Beginning today, we challenge the THIEF and modding communities to put their imagination to the test. Whether it’s creating a new heist for Garrett or reworking a classic level from the series, Square Enix and Amazon are looking for fans to submit entries in one of two categories; either a short video playthrough of a mod they’ve created, or a pitch for a mod they would like to create. Read the rest of this entry »
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