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The third game in the Metro trilogy will be released in 2017
The final novel in Dmitry Glukhovsky’s Metro trilogy, Metro 2035, will be published in English for the first time on December 10. Naturally, that means another Metro video game is also on the way.
A timeline available on the novel’s official website includes an entry for “The Next Metro Video Game,” along with a release date of sometime in 2017. We don’t know which platforms it’ll land on yet, but the game is expected to build on the events of the third novel and eventually lead to “an era of great discoveries”:
Metro 2035
The final part of the trilogy takes us back to Artyom and his struggle to get the people back to the above world they once ruled. This is a standalone story that can be read independently from the previous books and games — yet for those who have been following Artyom from the very beginning, Metro 2035 crowns the saga in its own way. Characters of all the books and games meet here, their destinies intertwine, and everything you knew about the world of Metro is turned upside down…The Next Metro Video Game
It all adds up to something. Where the books end their story, the game will pick it up. An era of great discoveries lies ahead…
Deep Silver, the publisher of Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, declined to comment about the possibility of a new Metro game next year after they were contacted by Destructoid.
Posted in News
Tagged Metro Exodus
Runbow will be available for the PC through Steam next week
13AM’s Runbow struck a chord with Wii U owners looking for a retro-styled racing/fighting game last year. Today, the developer announced it’ll also be available on Steam beginning November 18.
“Runbow quickly became a must-have on the Wii U and we think it will also become a favorite among PC gamers,” said Dave Proctor, the Co-Founder of 13AM Games. “With online multiplayer, gamers can brawl and race against their friends and others worldwide while taking on the challenging and fun gameplay that earned Runbow so many honors. Additionally, Runbow has a bevy of content for players to tackle trials on their own, and I think there’s something for everyone here.”
Runbow offers three different multiplayer modes including “Run” (a sprint for the finish line), “Arena” (a brawl to the death), and “King of the Hill” (capture the Star Point). An “Adventure” mode is also available for single players, as well as “Bowhemoth,” an uninterrupted platforming challenge “that will test even the best platform gamers.”
In addition to Runbow’s regular characters, the game also features 19 guest characters from some of the biggest indie titles including Guacamelee!, Shovel Knight, and Steamworld Dig.
Inti Creates will bring Blaster Master Zero to 3DS eShop in Spring 2017
Blaster Master is a beloved side-scroller from the Nintendo Entertainment System’s heyday… which makes it a perfect reclamation project for the retro gaming experts at Inti Creates. The Japanese developer announced they’ve acquired the rights to the Blaster Master franchise and will release Blaster Master Zero for the 3DS eShop in Srping 2017.
Inti Creates is probably best known for producing Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10, so creating a decades-later sequel to an 8-bit classic is definitely in their wheelhouse. The developer wants to create “a new 8-bit experience” for Master Blaster Zero designed especially for a modern platform that also honors the past:
Using the original Blaster Master game as a base, we are setting out to create a fully 8-bit experience in a way that both hearkens back to the golden age of the NES and uses the current generation hardware to optimize and power up the game for the players of today. This of course includes new areas and bosses, and new gameplay elements such as extra sub-weapons, improved gameplay when battling outside of your SOPHIA 3rd tank, a more robust scenario, refined and expanded exploration mechanics, and more.
Head over to Inti Creates’s official website now to check out a huge batch of new screenshots and to read their full statement.
Posted in 3DS, News
Tagged Blaster Master Zero
Final mini-trailers for Resident Evil 7: Biohazard promise a new full trailer in early December
Capcom’s series of mini-trailers for Resident Evil 7: Biohazard has come to an end with “Shadow” and “Aunt Rhody,” both of which are as mysterious as the preceding eight.
A fight with a creature that strongly resembles a Regenerator and an almost face-to-face meeting with the creepy Aunt Rhody eventually give way to a promise from Capcom that the third “Tape” trailer will be released in early December. Tape #1, “Desolation,” was our first look into the world of Resident Evil 7 back in June. While Tape #2, “The Bakers,” introduced us to a family of cannibals that might be scarier than Leatherface and his kinfolk.
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on January 24. You can find the “Shadow” and “Aunt Rhody” mini-trailers after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Let’s Speculate About the Nintendo Switch
Show of hands… are you ready to learn more about the Nintendo Switch? Nintendo’s normally airtight security was a bit leakier this time around (rumors of a console/handheld hybrid first appeared all the way back in 2014), but fans of the company are definitely excited now that we’ve seen a scant few minutes of the Switch in action. Though a part of me wishes they had pulled a Saturn and just dropped the thing in stores sight unseen.
But a new console from Nintendo is always cause to celebrate in my house, and while we know a bit about the Switch, we won’t learn everything until January 12, 2017. And because we’ve got a little more than two months to wait, let’s speculate about the Nintendo Switch… (more…)
BioWare releases new Cinematic Trailer for Mass Effect: Andromeda; ME2 and ME3 added to Xbox One Backwards Compatibility
November 7th is N7 Day, a day BioWare sets aside to celebrate the Mass Effect franchise and the loyal fans that make up its vast community. This year, the developer is gearing up for the release of Mass Effect: Andromeda, so they’ve used N7 Day 2016 to unveil a brand new Cinematic Trailer for the game.
Mass Effect: Andromeda will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One in Spring 2017.
In other N7 Day news, Microsoft has added Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 to the Xbox One’s Backwards Compatibility list. So if you own either game for your Xbox 360, you can now play them on your Xbox One.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tagged Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Mass Effect: Andromeda
Cypronia announces Cube Life: Island Survival HD for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch
With its voxel-based graphics, Cube Life: Island Survival is a sandbox survival game that bears a striking resemblence to Minecraft. But that didn’t stop the developer, Cypronia, from releasing the game for the Wii U in 2015.
Today, the developer confirmed, via Twitter, that Cube Life: Island Survival HD (working title) is in the works for the PS4 and Nintendo’s Switch:
"Cube Life: Island Survival HD" in development for Nintendo Switch and PS4. More info coming soon! pic.twitter.com/oSfefIfTsx
— cypronia (@cypronia) November 4, 2016
There’s no release date yet, but as Cypronia promised, more information will be revealed soon.
Posted in News, PS4, Switch
Tagged Cube Life: Island Survival
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD developer Tantalus is working on a game for Nintendo Switch
After using an in-house team to produce The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD in 2013, Nintendo published the Tantalus-developed The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD to rave reviews earlier this year. Today, the CEO of the Australian developer confirmed they’re also working on at least one game for the Nintendo Switch.
Speaking to Maxi-Geek, CEO Tom Crago had this to say about their Switch plans:
I can confirm that we’re working on Switch, and have been for some time. Our titles haven’t been announced as yet, but keep an eye out for more news soon.
Tantalus has worked with a number of publishers over the years, and it’s unknown if the developer is currently working with Nintendo on another remaster. However, Crego also said their relationship with Nintendo is “stronger than ever,” and even encouraged fans to flood their Facebook page with games they’d like to see remade for the Switch.