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You Don’t Know Jack will return in Jackbox Party Pack 5

Posted on April 7, 2018 by John Scalzo

Jackbox Games will bring back “You Don’t Know Jack” in this Fall’s Jackbox Party Pack 5 on the PC, consoles, and other “major digital platforms.”

An announcement on the developer’s official website lays out all the details, and it looks the trivia game will include many of the features and question types that fans have come to expect. But it’ll also get a change of scenery so that Jackbox can mock “binge” culture:

We didn’t want to do another YDKJ just because we could. We wanted to wait until we had a fresh take on the classic formula. This version sees the game (and Cookie) acquired by the friendly corporate overlords at Binjpipe, your premiere media bingeing streaming service. It’s a big scenery change that’s led us to update the game in really fun ways, and given us a ton of new stuff to make fun of.

“You Don’t Know Jack” will also include support for up to eight players, as well as “new question types, audience integration, brand new fart sounds, a lot of old fart sounds too, streaming features, begrudging meme references,” and “more than one Frasier joke for some reason.”

Like the previous Jackbox Party Pack collections, Jackbox Party Pack 5 will also include four other games that’ll be announced at a later date. For now, check out the C2E2/PAX East Trailer embedded above. It’s a hilarious takedown of binge-y buzzwords.

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Impact Winter, The King of Fighters ’99, more added to Xbox Store

Posted on April 6, 2018 by John Scalzo

Microsoft has updated the Xbox Games Store with a handful of new Xbox One games on this fine Friday afternoon.

Impact Winter is a snowy survival game from Bandai Namco that asks players to help a team of people survive until help arrives. Also available to download today is The King of Fighters ’99, the sixth game in SNK’s fighting franchise, and the latest NeoGeo re-release from Hamster Corporation.

You can learn more about the rest of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break. (more…)

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Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will be released on June 5

Posted on April 6, 2018 by John Scalzo

Shaquille O’Neal’s glorious return to video games is almost upon us… Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will be released for the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One on June 5. Developer Saber Interactive announced the launch date earlier this week alongside a new trailer, which has been embedded above.

A Legend Reborn is a reboot of the original Shaq Fu, and it once again showcases the martial arts mastery of the legendary NBA center, this time in a side-scrolling brawler:

Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is an action-packed beat ‘em up starring the one and only Big Diesel himself: Shaquille O’Neal. Battle the hordes of Hollywood and hell on a one-man journey to avenge your fallen home and martial arts master. Beat down foes with devastating combos, face off against outlandish celebrity bosses, and unleash your fury with a variety of hard-hitting weapons and power-ups.

A special Retail Edition of Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will come bundled with a Season Pass, and it’ll also be available on June 5 for the PS4, Switch, and Xbox One. Further details about the post-launch DLC included with the Season Pass will be revealed at a later date.

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SNK Heroines gets a September 7 release date and Shermie joins the roster

Posted on April 6, 2018 by John Scalzo

Developers from SNK hosted a special 40th Anniversary panel at PAX East earlier this afternoon, where they confirmed that SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy will be released for the PS4 and Switch on September 7. Fans of the King of Fighters franchise will also be pleased to learn that Shermie has been added to the game’s roster:

Meet Shermie, a beautiful and hard-hitting grappler making her graceful return to the ring. Since first appearing in The King of Fighters ’97, she has remained a popular pick among players and is ready to take her place as the belle of the brawl with her devastating suplexes and bone-crunching drop kicks! Be careful, because one wrong move and you’ll get a taste of her Dream Finish, the Inazuma Leg Lariat!

Shermie’s Debut Trailer has been embedded above.

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World of Warcraft’s Battle For Azeroth expansion will arrive on August 14

Posted on April 6, 2018 by John Scalzo

Blizzard has announced that the World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth expansion will march into stores on August 14. The MMORPG’s seventh major add-on will be available in three different packages, including a Standard Edition ($49.99), a Digital Deluxe Edition ($69.99), and a Collector’s Edition ($99.99).

Players who purchase the Digital Deluxe Edition will receive access to a Seabraid Stallion (Alliance) Mount, a Gilded Ravasaur (Horde) Mount, and Tottle the Baby Tortollan Pet, as well a variety of content for the remainder of Blizzard’s catalog. These in-game items include an “Azeroth Is Burning” Card Back for Hearthstone; a Primal Flamesaber Mount in Heroes of the Storm; Horde and Alliance Sprays for StarCraft II; and a collection of faction-themed extras for Overwatch.

Battle For Azeroth’s Collector’s Edition will come housed in collectible packaging with everything from the Digital Deluxe Edition and several bonus items…

World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth – Collector’s Edition

  • Horde & Alliance Double-Sided Mark of Allegiance – Declare your allegiance with this hefty two-sided emblem (stand included). Place it on your desk or shelf and proclaim your chosen faction to the world.
  • Hardcover Double-Sided Book: Elegy & A Good War – This limited-edition hardback collects two new World of Warcraft novellas depicting the Burning of Teldrassil from the points of view of the Alliance and the Horde. Each story includes original artwork exclusive to this edition. Written by Christie Golden and Robert Brooks.
  • Battle For Azeroth Digital Soundtrack – Each Collector’s Edition contains a key to download the stirring orchestral pieces from the expansion’s soundtrack—the perfect mood music for laying siege to your enemies.

Players who pre-order any version of Battle For Azeroth at the expansion’s official website will receive a Level 110 Character Boost to use immediately, as well as a chance to “begin [your] journey to recruit the first four of the expansion’s new Allied Races.”

Finally, a new trailer for World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth can be found after the break. (more…)

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Activision officially announces Spyro Reignited Trilogy for PS4 and Xbox One

Posted on April 5, 2018 by John Scalzo

After what feels like months of teasing, Activision officially announced the Spyro Reignited Trilogy earlier today. The compilation is in development at Toys For Bob, and it’ll include Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage!, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon.

Each game will receive a full high definition makeover by the developer, and the colorful environments will be “remade from the ground up” by the developer. The Spyro Reignited Trilogy will also sport “updated controls, brand-new lighting, and recreated cinematics for added flavor”:

Spyro Reignited Trilogy is an awesome gaming experience that builds on the excellence of the first three games. Each level in Spyro Reignited Trilogy is mapped faithfully from the originals. The characters are creatively re-imagined with additional flair, allowing fans to rekindle the fire with Spyro and his crew like never before. Players will experience a trilogy that’s loaded with an astonishing amount of detail, refreshed modern day mechanics, full analog stick support, and smooth camera handling. Spyro Reignited Trilogy also re-imagines Stewart Copeland’s original soundtrack from the first three games.

“We’re deeply passionate about staying true to the legacy of the original three Spyro games with the Spyro Reignited Trilogy,” said Paul Yan, the Chief Creative Officer at Toys For Bob. “We’ve poured a lot of love into making the personalities and worlds feel just like fans remember them, while also keeping the game collection surprisingly fresh with lush, high definition detail. We’re bringing back the Spyro we all fell in love with 20 years ago.”

The Spyro Reignited Trilogy will be released for the PS4 and Xbox One on September 21. A short trailer showcasing some of the improvements being made to the series (and which can also be accessed in the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy by pressing Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square on the Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped title screen) has been embedded above.

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Super Daryl Deluxe, Urban Trial Playground, Lode Runner Legacy, more coming to Nintendo eShop this week

Posted on April 5, 2018 by John Scalzo

Here we go again… it looks like 19 new games will be available to download for the Nintendo Switch over the next seven days.

Later this week, Switch owners can look forward to Super Daryl Deluxe, a hand-drawn MetroidVania about an awkward teenager and a weird school, on Tuesday, April 10. But available to download from the Nintendo eShop today are Urban Trial Playground, a motorcycle stunt game, and Lode Runner Legacy, a reboot of the popular puzzle-adventure series.

You can learn more about all of this week’s additions to the Nintendo eShop after the break. (more…)

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Overwatch’s “Retribution” seasonal event begins April 10

Posted on April 5, 2018 by John Scalzo

Just in time for the Spring, Blizzard is launching the latest seasonal event for Overwatch next week. Like last year’s “Uprising” event, players will be heading back to the past in “Retribution,” a limited-time PvE mode featuring Genji, Moira, McCree, and Reaper:

Travel eight years into the past and join Blackwatch as they seek to capture a high-ranking member of the Talon organization. Fight in the streets of Venice as Genji, Moira, McCree, or Reyes (later known as Reaper) to complete the mission and unlock pieces of the past with over 100 items from last year and 60 new ones—including highlight intros, emotes, sprays, and more.

To help get fans up to speed on the events preceding the “Retribution” mission, Blizzard uploaded a new prequel comic to their website. The publisher is also giving Overwatch players who missed out on last year’s “Uprising” event another chance to relive Tracer’s first mission in the “Overwatch Archives.”

Overwatch’s “Retribution” event begins on April 10, and will conclude on April 30. In the meantime, Game Director Jeff Kaplan and Lead Engineer Tim Ford talked a bit about “Retribution” in the latest Developer Update video, which has been embedded after the break. (more…)

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