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Curt Schilling’s bloody sock goes up for auction next month
So it’s come to this.
After striking out with the Amalur MMO (internally known as Copernicus), Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios closed up shop last year. Even though the Big Huge Games-developed Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning did well with critics, gamers, and your local retailer, it wasn’t enough to keep the developer’s doors open. Now, Schilling has been forced to sell the infamous “bloody sock” so that his creditors (including the taxpayers of the state of Rhode Island) will be able to reclaim some of the money owed to them.
The “bloody sock” was worn by Schilling during the Red Sox’s 2004 World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Schilling loaned the sock to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, where it resided as part of the museum’s FENtennial exhibit last year. The sock is currently in position of Heritage Auctions and will be displayed at their Manhattan office before being sold at a live auction on February 23 (Internet bidding will begin on February 4).
According to Chris Ivy, Director of Sports Auctions at Heritage Auctions, the “bloody sock” is expected to sell for at least $100,000. Though that’s considered a “conservative” estimate (insert joke about Schilling’s political leanings here).
[Source: Associated Press]
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Nintendo delays Game & Wario, Wii Fit U, Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101
Nintendo spent the morning announcing official release dates for a huge number of games set to be released between January and April. But they also dropped a delay of game penalty on four high profile titles that were originally part of the Wii U’s “launch window.”
Game & Wario, The Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3, and Wii Fit U will all miss their previously scheduled first quarter release and, according to Nintendo, will now be released in the first half of 2013.
The new release date is vague enough that Nintendo could release any of these games by March 30 and still make the “launch window.” But if that was a possibility, why announce the delay at all?
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged Game & Wario, Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, Wii Fit U
Nintendo gives release dates to Lego City, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, and many more
Nintendo has announced new release dates for many of the Wii U’s “launch window” games including Lego City: Undercover and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.
The Grand Theft Auto-like Lego City: Undercover will be released on March 18 while the monster mash that is Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will be available a day later on March 19 (a demo will be added to the Wii U eShop on February 21). Sadly, two of the biggest “launch window” games, Aliens: Colonial Marines and Bit.Trip Runner 2, are still without release dates.
Nintendo also took this opportunity to tag the Lego City 3DS spinoff, Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins, with an official release date. Lovers of all things Lego will be able to purchase it on April 21.
Hit the break for a look at the complete Winter/Spring release calendar for all four of Nintendo’s currently active platforms. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U
Tagged Lego City Undercover, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Bethesda has applied for a trademark for a Fallout TV series
After the success of The Walking Dead, it’s not surprising that other people want to jump on this “apocalyptic television show” thing. Enter Bethesda and their hugely popular Fallout series. How popular? Well, they think it would make a pretty good TV show.
Bethesda has filed a trademark with the
US Patent and Trademark Office for an “an on-going television program set in a post-nuclear apocalyptic world” that uses the Fallout name. This doesn’t mean that a Fallout TV show is in the works, but it does mean that Bethesda would like it if a Fallout TV was in the works.
Sure beats a TV show based on the life of Jessica Simpson, that’s for sure.
[Source: The Vault, the Fallout Wiki]
Bungie will unveil Destiny at GDC 2013
Bungie’s Destiny, the first game in their multi-year, multi-project deal with Activision, has been hidden behind enough security to make a man in black blush (discounting that unfortunate leak back in November). But the developer is ready to blow the doors off of their “New Universe” this March with an eye-opening presentation at the Game Developers Conference that will delve into their world building skills.
Design Director Joe Staten and Art Director Christopher Barrett will be on hand to describe the Bungie process, including “a glimpse” of Destiny. Here’s what your GDC 2013 program will say about the presentation:
Two decades of success in the gaming industry is no small feat, but after ten years of Halo, Bungie found themselves faced with a tremendous challenge: to build a whole new world, filled with even more amazing mysteries, places, creatures, and opportunities for player investment. For the first time ever, Bungie creative directors will discuss their world building techniques, from concept to production. Attendees will walk away with key insights into Bungie’s battle-tested design process. They’ll get a glimpse of the brave new world that has been built, a place where the next ten years of great Bungie adventures will unfold.
Destiny is expected to be available this Fall.
Nintendo Download: Fire Emblem Awakening demo, Tokyo Crash Mobs, more
It’s a 3DS kind of day as this week’s Nintendo Download features four new games for the handheld as well as a Fire Emblem: Awakening demo. Awakening is the first game from the strategy series to make an appearance on the 3DS and it’ll be available in stores (and on the 3DS eShop) on February 4.
Also available this week is Tokyo Crash Mobs, a live-action match-3 puzzler with real people; Kirby Star Stacker, a classic Game Boy puzzler; minigame collection Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue; and Deer Drive Legends, a hunting simulation.
More details for all of these games can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, News
Tagged Fire Emblem: Awakening
Ubisoft sneaks Splinter Cell: Blacklist release into August
The good news… Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist has an official release date!
The bad news… the game’s previously scheduled Spring 2013 release date has been erased, like so many of Sam Fisher’s targets. Blacklist will now be available in stores for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on August 20.
To celebrate, Ubisoft has released a new trailer for the game, which you can view above. And for some reason it intersplices the assassination action with video and audio from recent Presidential inaugurations. Yay for being timely, I guess, but why?
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Final Fantasy: All the Bravest brings massive battles to iOS tomorrow
Square Enix’s next mobile game set in the Final Fantasy universe will be available tomorrow! Final Fantasy: All the Bravest is all action as the app has jettisoned the heavy plot threads that the series is known for and instead focuses on the Active Time Battle system first introduced in Final Fantasy IV.
Players will be able to build massively huge parties as they battle a succession of monsters, behemoths, and bosses from throughout Final Fantasy’s history. More than 20 classes of characters will be available including White Mages, Fighters, Monks, Black Mages, and more. DLC packs will allow players to add 35 additional characters to the game including favorites such as Cloud.
Final Fantasy: All the Bravest is currently available on the iTunes App Store in New Zealand and will be released in the rest of the world tomorrow. It’ll likely be priced around $4.