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Super Mario Maker will ship with pre-made courses including the four from NWC 2015
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka stopped by the Nintendo Treehouse Live set yesterday to talk about Super Mario Maker and the two legendary developers dropped a few big Bob-Ombs.
First, they said that players won’t be able to upload every course they create. Don’t worry, Nintendo isn’t putting any restrictions on what kinds of courses you can create in Super Mario Maker. But they are requiring that you can beat your own course before you upload it for the world. “It’s only fair,” said Tezuka.
But the big news is that the four ridiculously insane courses created for the 2015 Nintendo World Championships, along with other pre-built courses, will be included in Super Mario Maker:
Mr. Miyamoto & Mr. Tezuka just announced that the 4 #SuperMarioMaker courses from #NWC2015 will be in the game! pic.twitter.com/po3pHlHQ4C
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 17, 2015
Super Mario Maker will be released for the Wii U on September 11.
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Tagged E3 2015, Super Mario Maker
Guitar Hero Live is coming October 20; Here’s your first look at GHTV
Here it is, your first momentous look at Guitar Hero Live‘s GHTV mode. Are you ready? Here it comes…
Wait, it’s just a Guitar Hero note highway overlaid on top of a music video. The list of available music videos will be periodically updated and players can opt to play individual songs or a themed series of videos. That’s exactly how Activision said GHTV would work when the game was announced a few months ago.
OK, Guitar Hero Live’s E3 2015 trailer is a bit of a bust, but we did also learn that the game will be released on October 20 for the PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and “select mobile devices.” If you’re thinking of pre-ordering Guitar Hero Live, you might also be interested to know that Activision has partnered with Avenged Sevenfold to create exclusive bonus content for fans of the rhythm game franchise. Prospective pre-order purchasers of the game will receive access to a playable concert performance featuring the heavy metal band in Guitar Hero Live’s GHTV mode. More information is available at GuitarHero.com/bonus.
Guitar Hero Live is in development at FreeStyleGames, the same studio that was responsible for DJ Hero and DJ Hero 2.
EA unveils Survival Missions for Star Wars: Battlefront with new trailer
Worried that the only way to play Star Wars: Battlefront is to do so competitively? Well, worry no further! At E3, EA announced Survival Missions, which are challenges set on several planets in the Star Wars universe. Your goal, as with any survival mission, is to make it out alive. These missions will be playable cooperatively both on-and-offline, so if you and a friend would rather take on waves of AI-controlled Stormtroopers, you’re set.
Star Wars: Battlefront hits the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on November 11th. Until then, enjoy the latest (gorgeous) trailer, which explores a Survival Mission on Tattooine.
Just Cause 3 gets December 1 release date, E3 trailer
Get your grappling hooks ready! Square Enix announced today that Just Cause 3 will hit the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on December 1st.
“Just Cause 3 is one of our most anticipated titles and we’re excited to build on everything the community loved about Just Cause 2,” said Phil Rogers, CEO at Square Enix. “With a beautiful 400 square-mile sandbox, Just Cause 3 will offer players almost endless hours of creativity, destruction and awe-inspiring stunts this December 1.”
Additionally, Square Enix released a new trailer for the title. The video, “This is Just Cause 3,” showcases all the vehicles, weapons, and modes that the game has to offer.
Kingdom Hearts 3 will take us into the world of Tangled
Sora’s adventures through the Magic Kingdom (and beyond) are about to get a little hairy. Today, Square Enix released a new gameplay video for the highly anticipated Kingdom Hearts III. The video shows multiple battle scenes with Sora and his companions Donald and Goofy, and also features a familiar-looking tower in the background. Eagle-eyed Disney fans may immediately recognize it as being from Tangled, Disney’s retelling of the Rapunzel story.
A release date has yet to be officially announced for the PS4 and Xbox One game, so stay tuned for more information. Until then, enjoy the E3 2015 trailer.
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Tagged E3 2015, Kingdom Hearts III
PS Store Today: Payday 2 Crimewave Edition, Nova 2001
We interrupt your regularly scheduled E3 extravaganza to bring you this week’s PlayStation Store update.
Just two games were added to Sony’s digital storefront today. First up is Overkill’s Payday 2: Crimewave Edition, an enhanced PS4 port of their heist simulator sequel, which was originally released for the PS3 in 2013. Also available this week is Nova 2001, an arcade shooter from 1983, and the latest addition to the Arcade Archives series.
Look below for more information on both games and don’t forget to visit the PlayStation Blog for a rundown of this week’s new game add-ons and discounts.
PS4 Games
Payday 2: Crimewave Edition ($49.99)
Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter where you rob banks and get paid. The Crimewave Edition includes an enhanced graphic engine. Up to four friends cooperate on the hits and as the crew progresses the jobs become bigger, better, and more rewarding. Rebuilt visuals bring heisting into 1080p resolution. See every bank note fly & feel every bullet blast past your head in full HD.Nova 2001 ($7.99)
Nova 2001 is a shooting game that was released from the UPL in 1983.
Players control a fighter which can shoots in all directions. Its main purpose is to continue to defeat a variety of enemies that appear in each stage.
Square Enix will release Project Setsuna for consoles in 2016
Square Enix has announced the formation of Tokyo RPG Factory, a new internal team that is dedicated to creating Japanese RPGs. Their first project is the mysterious Project Setsuna, which will be released for unnamed consoles in 2016. Project Setsuna is currently being kept under lock and key by Square Enix, but the publisher did release a few pieces of concept art for the game. The storybook-like visuals can be seen after the break.
“RPGs are a major part of the Square Enix legacy, including Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts,” said Yosuke Matsuda, the President of Square Enix. “RPG fans from all over the world have supported us along the years. To keep creating incredible new RPG titles, we started Project Setsuna and it is developed by Tokyo RPG Factory, a newly established studio for the project.”
Square Enix plans to release more information about Project Setsuna later this year. (more…)
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Tagged E3 2015, I Am Setsuna
Destiny expands again with The Taken King on September 15
Activision and Bungie will continue to expand the world of Destiny this Fall with Destiny: The Taken King for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Available September 15, The Taken King will add “an all-new campaign, three new Guardian subclasses, a massive arsenal of new armor, weapons and exotics, new Strikes and Crucible maps, a new Raid that will put players to the ultimate test, and more.” PS3 and PS4 players will also receive exclusive early access to an additional Crucible map, Strike, three sets of gear, and an exotic weapon.
So where will this new campaign take players? Here’s what Activision had to say:
Oryx, The Taken King has arrived in our solar system, bringing with him a corrupted army to exact revenge on the Guardians who destroyed his son, Crota, and to consume our worlds. Arm yourself with newfound abilities, weapons, and gear. Defeat the Taken hordes. Make your way aboard the Dreadnaught, and face Oryx himself within his inner sanctum.
For players who have yet to dive in to the world of Destiny, Activision and Bungie will release a special Legendary Edition of the game which will include Destiny, Expansion I: The Dark Below, Expansion II: House of Wolves, and The Taken King. A special Collector’s Edition of Destiny: Legendary Edition, packed with bonus items and in-game content, will also be available. More information on the Collector’s Edition can be found at Destiny’s official website.
Finally, Bungie has released a new behind-the-scenes video that goes deeper into The Taken King. You can find it after the break. (more…)