Monthly Archives: February 2018

Pillars of Eternity II will come to consoles this Fall

Posted on February 6, 2018 by John Scalzo

Game Informer is reporting that Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire will be released for the PS4, Switch, and Xbox One this Fall.

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is an isometric RPG that’s currently in development at Obsidian, and it’ll make its PC debut this Spring. The console port will be published by Versus Evil and is believed to be in development at Red Cerberus.

Obsidian has yet to comment on Pillars of Eternity II’s console port, but Versus Evil’s Steve Escalante confirmed the news on Twitter.

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Capcom cuts staff at Capcom Vancouver to “streamline” the unannounced Dead Rising 5

Posted on February 6, 2018 by John Scalzo

The expanding scope of Dead Rising 5 (which has yet to be officially announced) has caused Capcom to layoff around 75 employees at Capcom Vancouver.

First reported by Kotaku, the publisher hoped the layoffs would “streamline the company” and “wrangle the next Dead Rising.” With Dead Rising 5 going back to the drawing board, it might be awhile before we get our first glimpse at the sequel.

However, this restructuring also lead to the cancellation of a second unannounced game at Capcom Vancouver, which wasn’t part of the Dead Rising franchise:

The unannounced game, which was a very early prototype and had not yet been greenlit, was envisioned as a third-person action-adventure game set in an alternate reality version of New York, the source said.

Good luck to all those at Capcom Vancouver affected by the layoffs.

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Babe Ruth joins the Legends Team in the first gameplay trailer for MLB The Show 18

Posted on February 6, 2018 by John Scalzo

The Sultan of Swat slugs again in MLB The Show 18. Sony recently unveiled the first gameplay trailer for their annual baseball simulation, and George Herman “Babe” Ruth made a very impressive entrance in the final seconds. And according to a post from the development team on the PlayStation Blog, Ruth won’t be the only new Legend to be included in the game.

But Sony San Diego has bigger plans beyond the Great Bambino, MLB The Show 18 will also include a number of new features when it launches for the PS4 on March 27:

MLB The Show 18: New Features

  • Expansion of Road to the Show
  • Dynamic Crowds like “Judge’s Chambers”
  • New Unique Home Run Celebrations
  • Revamped Hitting Engine with improved physics
  • Rewritten Player Tagging System
  • Over 1,000 new Gameplay Animations
  • More Legends

With less than two months to go before Opening Day, the development team has also mapped out an ambitious Twitch livestreaming schedule, and plan to tease more details about MLB The Show 18 every few days until launch. The series kicks off this Thursday, February 8, and will include updates to major modes as well as “a new feature the community’s been demanding for years.”

What is it? I guess you’ll have to tune in and find out.

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Atooi will bring Xeodrifter to the Switch next week

Posted on February 6, 2018 by John Scalzo

Atooi has announced that their retro-styled “MetroidVania,” Xeodrifter, will be available to download for the Nintendo Switch beginning next week. According to the new trailer embedded above, Xeodrifter will make its eShop debut on February 15.

Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.

Blast your way through alien landscapes, seek out valuable secrets, and defeat ancient guardians to unlock powers from a legendary supreme culture in this exciting journey of mystery and adventure.

Jools Watsham, Atooi’s President, previously said that his development team would release “at least” three games on the Switch in 2018. Hopefully, we’ll hear more about the other two soon.

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The Games of February 2018

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Warp Zoned Staff

The remakes are coming! The remakes are coming! There aren’t many original games making their way to store shelves in February, but if you’re interested in exploring some of gaming’s greatest hits thanks to some new remakes and remasters, then you’ll definitely want to pay attention to this month’s upcoming releases.

Sony is rebuilding Shadow of the Colossus “from the ground up” on the PS4, and Square Enix is giving a similar full makeover to Secret of Mana. Atlus is stuffing a wide variety of new content into Radiant Historia to create Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology for the 3DS. And Nintendo and Sega are bringing Bayonetta back for another fight against the heavenly horde in both Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2.

You can find what we’re looking forward to after the break, along with a complete release schedule for all of this month’s new releases. (more…)

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Horizon, PUBG, Nier: Automata, Zelda: BOTW, Super Mario Odyssey will compete for “Game of the Year” at 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards

Posted on February 5, 2018 by John Scalzo

The nominees for the 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards have been announced, and for once, there doesn’t appear to be a clear-cut favorite in any of the categories.

Six games are currently leading the pack after receiving a total of six nominations apiece. Horizon: Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Nier: Automata, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild all pulled off the double hat trick, and each game also secured a nomination for “Video Game of the Year.” Cuphead and Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice were shut out of the “Video Game of the Year” category, but both games also managed to earn six total nominations.

Rounding out the “Video Game of the Year” field is Super Mario Odyssey, which earned five total nominations.

As in years past, fans are invited to vote for their favorites at IGN.com. The winners in each category will ultimately be decided by a 50/50 vote between the public and the SXSW Gaming Advisory Board.

The 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards will be held on Saturday, March 17, and the full list of nominees in all categories can be found after the break. (more…)

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Secret Base will release side-scrolling brawler Streets of Red for PS4, Switch on February 27

Posted on February 5, 2018 by John Scalzo

Developer Secret Base is reviving the arcade-style beat ’em up with Streets of Red, which will launch for the PS4 and Switch on February 27.

Players won’t be able to save their progress in Streets of Red, and the only way to survive the zombie-infested alleyways is to earn enough Cash to purchase Soul Tokens to continue. But this desire to bank extra lives will have to be weighed against the need to buy upgrades to survive the game’s diabolical bosses:

In Streets of Red: Devil’s Dare Deluxe, the only thing scarier than being eaten alive is running out of quarters! A permadeath multiplayer horror beat’em up that bestows players with the skills of retro gaming heroes in a fight against a legion of undead monstrosities.

Streets of Red was designed to be played over and over again, with each run offering up the potential for new content. Six unique playable characters and an ever-growing level selection work to keep the gameplay from getting old and rotten, while the easy to learn but hard to master combat system allows for plenty of depth.
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With every kill, you earn cash that can be spent on upgrades, or to revive yourself when you die. You better learn how to make cash fast and spend it smart in Streets of Red because when you’re dead, your save data dies with you. The chills, thrills, bills, and opportunity to learn new skills here won’t stop until every street runs red with blood! Are you up for the challenge of an anti-lifetime?

As you might have guessed from its title, Streets of Red was designed as a loving homage to some of gaming’s most famous side-scrollers. And each of the six playable characters are even based on characters from other games including Shovel Knight, Final Fantasy VI, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game, The Legend of Zelda, and Contra.

You can catch a glimpse at each of these characters in the Streets of Red trailer embedded above.

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New Retail Releases: Shadow of the Colossus, Dragon Quest Builders, More

Posted on February 5, 2018 by John Scalzo

Topple the Colossi again in this week’s New Retail Release report…

Sony and Bluepoint will bring Shadow of the Colossus to the PS4 this week in a remake that was “built from the ground up” for the new-generation console. Also coming to store shelves this week is a Switch re-release of Dragon Quest Builders, Square Enix’s Minecraft-like reimagining of the first game in the RPG franchise.

In another corner of your favorite gaming store, Bandai Namco will launch The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia, an action game based on the hit anime, for the PS4. Sony’s console will also receive Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late[st], an updated version of the popular fighting game from Aksys.

Finally this week, Soedesco will release Blackhole: Complete Edition, a “sci-fi comedy,” for the PS4.

That’s it for this week’s New Retail Releases report, but we’ll be back later this week with a look at all the new additions to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games Store, and Nintendo eShop.

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