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Nintendo announces March 24 release date for Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
Those lovable Pokemon will invade the 3DS next year in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, the latest game in Nintendo’s long-running franchise.
Scheduled for release on March 24, Gates to Infinity will let players take control of their favorite Pokemon (Pikachu, Snivy, Oshawott, Tepig or Axew) and “journey through infinite dungeons, battle and befriend other Pokémon, collect treasures and explore the game’s vast, beautiful world.”
It sounds pretty similar to every previous Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game, but this rendition will also include “Magnagates” that can only be accessed by scanning a circular object in the real world with the 3DS Camera and a multiplayer mode.
Nintendo has promised to reveal more details on the multiplayer mode soon.
Posted in 3DS, News
Tagged Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
Star Trek game beams into stores on April 23
A few months before Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the crew of the Enterprise, we’ll all get a chance to control Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock in Namco Bandai’s Star Trek for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Today, the publisher has confirmed that the game will be available in stores on April 23, 2013.
They’ve also announced that players who pre-order Star Trek will obtain the “Elite Officer Pack,” a downloadable bonus that includes ten costumes from the first movie as well as three additional weapons (Starfleet Type IV Stealth Sniper Rifle, U.S.S. Kelvin Hand Phaser, and Academy Phaser). The costumes will include “Stealth” uniforms, Kirk in a leather jacket, U.S.S. Kelvin uniforms, Academy uniforms, and Kobayashi Maru uniforms.
One of those is not like the others.
Nintendo Download: Wario Land II, Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, a lot more
It’s another big week for Nintendo’s download services.
This week we’re treated to the 3DS eShop release of Wario Land II as well as the computer-generated action of Escape Vektor. A large batch of formerly retail-only games including Pilotwings Resort, Mario Tennis Open, Bit.Trip Saga, and many more are also available to download today.
Wii U gamers will get the chance to download new games based on the game show staples Jeopardy! (never forget the exclamation point) and Wheel of Fortune.
Hit the jump to read up on what else the Nintendo-playing public can download today. (more…)
Borderlands 2: Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt launches on January 15
Gearbox and 2K Games have announced that the next Borderlands 2 expansion, “Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt,” will be available to download for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on January 15, 2013.
What starts off as a relaxing hunting expedition with Sir Hammerlock soon takes a sinister turn as our Vault Hunters stumble across a new villain intent on restoring the legacy of Handsome Jack.
As expected, the add-on has been priced at $10 (or 800 Microsoft Points), but it’ll be a free download for owners of the Borderlands 2 Season Pass. And remember, Gearbox will also release a fourth expansion to Borderlands 2 (and the likely inevitable “Game of the Year compilation”) sometime in 2013.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Borderlands 2
THQ bankruptcy filing reveals unannounced projects
THQ’s bankruptcy filing is full of all sorts fun little tidbits, including a list of unannounced projects from THQ’s internal studios.
While the games are officially unannounced, most of these titles have already been discovered thanks to trademark filings and domain registrations over the years.
- Vigil is hard at work on Crawler (working title). With Darksiders II less than six months old, development has probably just begun on Crawler.
- RTS specialists Relic will release Atlas (working title) in 2014.
- As expected, THQ Montreal is working on a game known as 1666. The development team is being lead by Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Desilets.
- Turtle Rock’s “co-op multiplayer action game” will be titled Evolve.
- And finally (and not surprisingly), the document has confirmed that WWE 14 is in development at Yuke’s.
Development on all of these titles will continue and we’ll hopefully hear more about them soon.
Daily Scoop: December 19, 2012 – Last night of Encounters
Tonight is the last night of this Encounter season, and I’m actually kind of sad to see it go! It’s been a really fun eight weeks. The next season doesn’t start until February 6, so I don’t know what I’ll do with my Wednesday nights in the interim. Rumor has it we’ll be playtesting some D&D Next, which I’m eager to try out!
As for deals, you might want to get on the latest Humble Indie Bundle, which just launched. You get the games The Binding of Isaac (plus the Wrath of the Lamb DLC), Closure, Eff, Shank 2, and Snapshot, plus Indie Game: The Movie, with a basic average donation. If you give more than the average, you also get Dungeon Defenders( with DLC) as well as Legend of Grimrock. Oh, and four soundtracks (six if you pay more). This is an amazing deal, and you should absolutely get it!
What else, you ask? Well, just more of Amazon’s featured video game deals, including Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City for $14.99, The Secret World for $29.99, Steel Diver for $6.99, Street Fighter X Tekken for $14.99, Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition for $14.33, and Tera Online for $14.95. Scoop ’em up!
Just two game-related shirts today… and yes, I did cave and buy the Totoro shirt yesterday! (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
THQ files for bankruptcy protection, company up for sale
I can’t say we weren’t expecting this, but THQ has announced they’ve petitioned the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Chapter 11 protection. But there’s a twist! The game publisher has partnered with Clearlake Capital Group, an investment firm, in an attempt to sell the company.
Under the terms of the agreement, Clearlake will purchase all of THQ’s assets in a “stalking horse bid.” This acquisition includes all of THQ’s internal studios and games in development. Clearlake has agreed to buy THQ for approximately $60 million and, as the “stalking horse” bidder, have set the low point for any future purchase of the publisher.
Jason Rubin, THQ’s President, said, “We have incredible, creative talent here at THQ. We look forward to partnering with experienced investors for a new start as we will continue to use our intellectual property assets to develop high-quality core games, create new franchise titles, and drive demand through both traditional and digital channels.”
Business at THQ will continue as usual with no layoffs or game cancellations planned.
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Lego Lord of the Rings, Batman: Arkham Asylum, more added to PS Store
Ready for another weekly dose of new PlayStation downloads? Here’s what’s new on the PlayStation Store this week…
- Lego Lord of the Rings (PS3) – Just in time for your Hobbit after-viewing party comes the Lego version of Tolkien’s trilogy.
- Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3) – Batman’s first adventure inside Arkham is now on the PS Store.
- Kareteka (PS3) – Martial arts remake from the creator of Prince of Persia.
- Zombie Driver HD (PS3) – Overhead driving game where you have to… drive over zombies!
- Bully, Red Dead Revolver, and Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix – A trio of Rockstar-published PS2 Classics.
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Vita) – Sonic and company are back for another round of racing.
Hit the jump for more information on this week’s new releases (as well as a few more). And be sure to check out the PlayStation Blog for details on this week’s new game add-ons. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, Vita
Tagged Batman: Arkham Asylum, Lego Lord of the Rings, Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed, Zombie Driver HD