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Tumblestone and its multiplayer action-puzzle magic will launch on July 12
If you’re old enough to remember the 90s heyday of multiplayer “action-puzzle” games, then Tumblestone should be on your radar. A match-3 puzzle game similar to Bust-A-Move, Tumblestone was by The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild, and it’ll be released for the PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, and Xbox One on July 12. Best of all, if you’re an Xbox Live Gold subscriber, you’ll be to download it for free as part of the Games With Gold program.
Tumblestone will include a massive Story Mode, online and local multiplayer modes, a trio of arcade-style modes, and a Quest Mode with hundreds of unique Quests to complete.
And be sure to watch Tumblestone’s “Cinematic” Trailer, it’s embedded above and absurdly fun. Though it doesn’t look so crazy when you compare it to the PAX East “Reactions” trailer, which is available after the break.
Batman: Return to Arkham has been indefinitely delayed by WB Games
I guess Batman wasn’t prepared for this one…
WB Games has announced that Batman: Return to Arkham, a remastered compilation of Arkham Asylum and Arkham City for the PS4 and Xbox One, will miss it’s originally scheduled July 26 release date. Steve Grayson, one of WB’s community moderators, delivered the bad news on the game’s official forum by citing concerns about the quality of the game as it exists right now:
After reviewing the progress of the project, the team at WB Games has decided to delay the release of Batman: Return to Arkham to give the team at [Virtuos] Games additional time to deliver a polished Batman Arkham game experience.
Even though Return to Arkham was announced just five weeks ago, Grayson also revealed that WB Games isn’t ready to commit to a new release date just yet:
We do not have a release date yet and will be sure to communicate that once we are sure the game will be ready. We know this is disappointing news, but we feel the extra time will allow the team to create the best gaming experience for our fans.
On a slightly different Bat-Channel, Telltale recently announced they expect to launch all five episodes in their Batman series by the end of the year.
Posted in News, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City
Warner Bros. will release the Minecraft movie on May 24, 2019
Are you excited for the Minecraft movie? I hope you can keep your excitement going for the next three years, as Warner Bros. announced today that Minecraft: The Movie will open in theaters on May 24, 2019. And if you need to really immerse yourself in Minecraft’s blocky world, the movie will also be released in 3D and IMAX.
We still don’t know much else about Minecraft: The Movie (and even that’s just a working title), but Mojang COO Vu Bui had this to say on the developer’s official website:
Yes, that might seem like a long time away, but it just so happens to be the right amount of time to make it completely awesome. And we all want an awesome Minecraft movie, right?
Rob McElhenney, Mac from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, has been tapped to direct the adaptation, so hopefully he brings the same sense of zaniness to Minecraft: The Movie.
Telltale is “aiming” to release all five episodes in their Batman series by December
We got some good news today from Telltale’s PR Director, Job Stauffer. He confirmed (via Twitter) that the team is “aiming” to complete development on all five episodes in Batman: The Telltale Series by the end of the year.
However, Stauffer did caution that Episode 5 might be released in Early 2017:
.@GamesRadar Regardless, you *will* play the majority of the series this year, if not all of it, after it premieres later this Summer!
— Job J Stauffer (@jobjstauffer) June 24, 2016
The first episode from Batman: The Telltale Series will make its debut on consoles, mobile devices, and the PC later this Summer… though there’s a possibly it could be released as early as next month.
WWE 2K17 gets October 11 release date, Cover Reveal Trailer featuring Brock Lesnar
2K Games is getting ready to release WWE 2K17 this Fall, and today the publisher it’ll be available for the PS4, Xbox One, PS3, and Xbox 360 on October 11. In addition to promising that a number of features for the franchise are in the works at Visual Concepts and Yuke’s, 2K Games also unveiled WWE 2K17’s cover athlete, Brock Lesnar.
“Brock Lesnar’s unmistakable talent, no-holds-barred mentality and unequivocal determination perfectly complement 2K’s commitment to authentically represent WWE at the absolute highest level,” said Chris Snyder, 2K’s Vice President of Marketing. “With Suplex City as the ultimate backdrop and the Beast Incarnate in charge, WWE 2K17 will come to life with an incredible roster and to-be-announced features like never before.”
“My career has been defined by dominating every opportunity presented to me,” said Brock Lesnar. “I am excited for my newest opportunity representing WWE 2K17 as the franchise’s ambassador and honored to serve as the WWE 2K17 cover Superstar.”
2K Games previously announced that fans who pre-order WWE 2K17 will get the chance to play as Bill Goldberg.
Capcom reveals more details about Balrog’s abilities in Street Fighter V
Last night, Capcom confirmed that Balrog will be part of this Friday’s massive update for Street Fighter V, which also includes the Cinematic Story Campaign, Ibuki, and a number of new stages and costumes.
The Cinematic Story Campaign will be a free update, but if you’re interested in the bruising boxer known as Balrog, Capcom provided an update on his new fighting style this morning at the Capcom-Unity blog:
About Balrog
Balrog in Street Fighter V still remains as one of Shadaloo’s top enforcers, working alongside M. Bison, F.A.N.G and Vega. Be sure to check out his Character Story and of course the Cinematic Story Mode to see what sort of trouble he gets himself into this time around.His playstyle in Street Fighter V puts the focus on his devastating punches, and with the use of his V-Trigger, he can chain these attacks together to deal serious damage. He also has a few cheap attacks up his sleeve to keep the fight in his favor, so don’t let your guard down for a moment!
V-Skill: KKB
A unique move that twirls his body while moving forward. While activated, you can dodge projectiles as well as string together attacks. You can even activate KKB before a special hits you, allowing you to be a technical inside fighter.V-Trigger: Crazy Rush
A chance to be the aggressor when activated! Steam rises from his body and allows you to string together specials like Charging Buffalo and Bursting Buffalo.Critical Art: Gigaton Blow
Unleash the fury from your fist with this simple, yet destructive critical art. It can be connected with various moves. Make sure to include it in your combos.
And in case you missed it, Balrog’s Reveal Trailer has been embedded above.
Posted in News, PC, PS4
Tagged Street Fighter V
Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards brings together American Dad, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, Futurama, and King of the Hill
Fox Digital Entertainment and Kongregate have announced they’re partnering up to create Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards, a Hearthstone-like collectible card game that’ll mash together characters from American Dad, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, Futurama, and King of the Hill.
Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards will give fans the unique ability to play as their favorite characters from each series as they set out to create the ultimate show-themed deck and compete against friends and other players in epic battles.
Kongregate is leading the game design and management and is co-developing the title with Chicago-based Synapse Games (developer of Tyrant Unleashed, Global Assault, and Spellstone) and San Francisco-based Chinzilla Games (developer of Little Alchemist). Synapse and Chinzilla have deep experience creating card battle games that appeal to both casual and core gamers. Animation Throwdown draws inspiration by combining the most popular gameplay elements of their titles into a single franchise.
Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards will be available this Fall for iOS and Android devices, and it’ll “eventually” be released for “other platforms.”
Balrog is also stepping into the ring for Street Fighter V’s June update… which was pushed back to July 1
There’s some good news and some bad news on the Street Fighter V front.
The bad news isn’t all that bad, so let’s start there. Capcom announced last night that the Story Expansion and Ibuki won’t be ready to go by the end of the month as originally planned. But don’t panic! The good news is that we’re only looking at a minor delay and both will be available to download this Friday, July 1.
The even better news is that players will also be able to download Balrog this Friday as well. The beloved boxer will return to the Street Fighter universe as a free download for Season Pass owners, and as a standalone download for everyone else. You can get your first look at Balrog’s new appearance in the Reveal Trailer above, which also includes a glimpse at Juri and Urien, the final two Street Fighter V additions planned for 2016.
And in case you missed it, “Tokido” emerged victorious over “Infiltration” during last night’s Street Fighter V Finals at CEO 2016.
Posted in News, PC, PS4
Tagged Street Fighter V