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PS4 launch window lineup includes 15 Blu-ray and 18 downloadable games
We know now that the PlayStation 4 will be released in North America on November 15. But would you also like to know what games you’ll be able to play on it?
Sony has announced that 33 games will be released during the next-generation system’s “launch window,” which stretches from November 15 through December 31. Sony’s DriveClub, Killzone: Shadow Fall, and Knack are all scheduled to be released by the end of the year alongside third-party titles from Activision, Electronic Arts, and Ubisoft. In total, 15 PS4 games will be released as Blu-ray discs in 2013.
A number of PlayStation Store-exclusive titles, 18 in all, will also be released during the “launch window.” Jonathan Blow’s The Witness won’t make it out in 2013, but Minecraft, N++, Flower, and many others will.
The PS4’s complete “launch window” lineup can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged Gamescom 2013
The Pinball Arcade added to Wii U launch window
Did you catch our interview with Rob Mann, the Community Manager at FarSight Studios? He discussed the company’s most recent project, The Pinball Arcade, including the upcoming Wii U version.
During the conversation, Mann revealed that FarSight plans to release the Wii U version of The Pinball Arcade during the console’s launch window, likely in late November or December:
WZ – Mike: Are you hoping to have [The Pinball Arcade] out at launch?
Mann: We don’t think we will make it to the launch date, but we are striving to get as close to that date as we can.
The Pinball Arcade is currently available for the PlayStation Network, Vita, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS, and Android.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged The Pinball Arcade
Over 50 games will be released during Wii U launch window; 21 games available on day one
While some may quibble with the perceived quality of the Wii U’s launch lineup, no one can question it’s size. Especially in light of today’s announcement that over 50 titles will be available during the “launch window” (which runs from November 18 through March 31, 2013). Nearly half of those titles, 21 to be exact, will be available day one including New Super Mario Bros. U, Scribblenauts Unlimited , ZombieU, and Assassin’s Creed III.
Hit the jump to view the complete “launch window” lineup. (more…)
Ridge Racer 3D drifts into 3DS launch window
It’s Ridge Racer!
Namco Bandai continues the tradition of having a new entry in their long-running racing series ready for a hardware launch with the announcement that Ridge Racer 3D will be released for the 3DS this Spring. The publisher promises many new features will be available in the game including “breathtaking stereoscopic 3D visuals, a wider variety of dominating racing machines including American muscle cars, new environments, expanded customization options and updated drift mechanics that continue to define the Ridge Racer experience.”
And those drift mechanics will be easier to pull off in Ridge Racer 3D as the game will include a dedicated “Drift Button” for easy on/off drifting. The title will also include the option to use the franchise’s original drift controls.
Namco Bandai has released a few new screenshots of Ridge Racer 3D, which you can view after the break. (more…)
3DS “launch window” titles revealed
Nintendo wouldn’t get specific about which 3DS games would be available on March 27 and which would come later, but they did reveal 24 “launch window” titles that should be sure to have every prospective 3DS owner drooling:
- Pilotwings Resort
- Nintendogs + Cats
- Steel Diver
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked
- Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition
- Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
- Madden NFL Football
- The Sims 3
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- Ridge Racer 3D
- Dual Pen Sports
- Super Monkey Ball 3D
- Thor: God of Thunder
- Crush 3D
- Bust-A-Move Universe
- Samurai Warriors Chronicles
- Dead or Alive Dimensions
- Asphalt 3D
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
- Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D
- Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D
- Rayman 3D
- Rabbids Travel in Time
Wow. That is like a whole year of great titles and, according to Nintendo, they’ll all be released by June.
Posted in 3DS, News
Tagged Pilotwings Resort
Marcus Fenix returns in Gears of War 4’s E3 2016 trailer and Windows 10 launch confirmed
Introduced on the E3 2016 stage by series co-creator Rod Fergusson, Microsoft’s latest Gears of War 4 trailer features a wild night on Sera with JD Fenix and friends as they battle a never-before-seen enemy. And be sure you watch until the end for the return of JD’s “old” man, Marcus Fenix.
Here’s what the Xbox Wire had to say about the new gameplay trailer:
The demo features JD Fenix and his friends Kait and Del as they fight for survival against ferocious new enemies amidst violent wind flares that bring new dynamic gameplay as they rip through the lands of Sera and alter the battlefield.
Gears of War 4 takes place in the course of one night as JD, Kait, and Del embark on a desperate mission to rescue the ones they love and discover a monstrous new threat. It’s a game that’s more intimate, but at the same time more epic and intense than any previous Gears game.
Gears of War 4 will be available on October 11 for the PC and Xbox One as part of Microsoft’s Play Anywhere program. That means player will receive both versions of the game with a single purchase, and be able to jump back and forth between versions with the same cloud save. Microsoft also promised to include cross-play between Xbox One and Windows 10 users for all co-op modes and 4K support on Windows 10.
Oh, and Horde Mode will return in Gears of War 4 with “new classes, skills and abilities tied to cards and more.”
Posted in News, PC, Xbox One
Tagged E3 2016, Gears of War 4
Scorn is a Gigeresque nightmare… and an Xbox Series X exclusive at launch
Microsoft began rolling out some of the third-party support they’ve lined up for the Xbox Series X earlier today, and Ebb Software’s Scorn has certainly slithered its way to the front with haunting imagery reminiscent of H.R. Giger’s designs for the Xenomorph from the Alien franchise.
Featuring statues that cry entrails and a lot of bodily fluids, the new trailer for Scorn is a wild ride into an utterly alien world. But I think it’s best to let the developers themselves fill you in on how they plan to unsettle players with their “nightmare” vision:
Scorn lures players into a claustrophobic underworld populated with misshapen organic forms dripping with unnamed fluids. You will find yourself entirely alone, with only your senses and instincts to guide you through the non-linear nightmare of interconnected spaces. In Scorn, the environment is itself a character, and will do its best to unsettle and unbalance you. Each location has its own puzzles, characters, and story to tell, all of which combine to create a cohesive world. On your journey through the game, new areas, skills, weapons, and items will be unveiled as you attempt to comprehend the unfolding reality of Scorn.
Kowloon Nights, an investment fund for independent developers, is providing support for Scorn, and Community Manager Danika Harrod expanded on Ebb’s influences on the Xbox Wire:
Scorn is a first-person horror adventure game designed around the idea of being thrown into the world. As players explore the dream-like world in a non-linear fashion, they will soon learn that every location has its own story, puzzles, and characters – even the unsettling environment is a character itself. The team has drawn visual inspiration from Swiss painter H.R. Giger and Polish painter Zdzislaw Beksinski. Conceptual inspiration has come from works by unique writers like Franz Kafka and Jorge Luis Borges, horror and sci-fi writers like Thomas Ligotti and J.G. Ballard, and the weird cinema of David Cronenberg and David Lynch.
Scorn will be released for the Xbox Series X during the console’s “launch period” this Fall, and it’s also in the works for the PC through Steam and the Windows Store.
Posted in News, PC, Xbox Series X
Minecraft Dungeons will launch in April 2020
Microsoft very briefly turned the spotlight on Minecraft Dungeons at their X019 event today, but it was a big moment for everyone wondering when we’ll finally get the chance to play Mojang’s multiplayer dungeon-crawling spinoff.
According to Microsoft, Minecraft Dungeons will be released for the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One in April 2020, which is right smack in the middle of the game’s previous “Spring 2020” launch window.
A (very) short Release Date Trailer for Minecraft Dungeons has been embedded above.