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Resident Evil Revelations 2 will be released for Vita this Summer
If I’m being completely honest… I completely forgot that Resident Evil Revelations 2 was in development for the Vita. But my faulty memory hasn’t stopped progress on the portable port, and now Capcom is ready to share that the game will be available as a PlayStation Store download sometime this Summer.
Speaking to the PlayStation Blog, Sony’s Gio Corsi said that RE Revelations 2 on the Vita will include all four episodes and all downloadable content. Single-player Raid Mode will definitely be available at launch, but online and wireless play might have to be patched in later. The Vita version will also receive an exclusive “gyroscopic targeting” option.
Corsi closed by saying that we should hear about a final release date “soon.”
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Tagged Resident Evil Revelations 2
Get introduced to the world of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in this gameplay trailer
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt‘s May 19 release date is getting ever closer. To get gamers in the mood for all the witchin’ they’re about to do, CD Projekt Red has released a new gameplay trailer for the game. Introducing players to the world of the Northern Realms, the trailer explores the mountains, seas, and pubs that Geralt of Rivia will traverse to complete his mission:
In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt you become Geralt of Rivia, a monster slayer for hire. You take on the greatest contract of your life — tracking down the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world. Your journey will take you across the Northern Realms, a vast continent filled with merchant cities, mysterious islands, dangerous mountain passes, and forgotten caverns to explore. Hundreds of armor and weapon upgrades await you, with lethal sword and magic skills at your disposal.
The developers have previously described The Witcher 3 as 20% larger than Skyrim, but it’ll become even larger than that after the release of the two “massive” expansions that were announced earlier this week.
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Tagged The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Xbox Store Today: Tower of Guns
One new game was added to the Xbox Games Store in this week’s Friday update and it’s Tower of Guns from Grip Games. Tower of Guns is described as what happens when you mix a first person shooter with the “bullet hell” genre. Watching the launch trailer above, I have to admit that’s a pretty accurate assessment.
More information about Tower of Guns, straight from Grip Games, can be found right here:
Xbox One Games
Tower of Guns ($14.99)
Tower of Guns is a fast-paced, bullet-hell, first person shooter with randomized levels and enemies, power ups, epic bosses and tons of unlockable items and weapons. You never know what to expect next! It is a pure FPS experience for players who just want to shoot stuff, battle gigantic bosses, collect loot, and upgrade their abilities and weapons to insane levels! So grab a rocket launcher, slap a shotgun modifier on it, pick up a hundred stackable double jumps and go conquer the Tower of Guns!
Square Enix ships 1 million copies of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD on the back of FF15 demo
It’s an undisputed fact that including a demo of a hugely popular game will help sell copies of a possibly less-anticipated title. It worked for Zone of the Enders back in the PS2 days and it worked for Crackdown nearly ten years ago. Now, Square Enix has shown that it worked for Final Fantasy Type-0 HD too.
The action RPG was released for the PS4 and Xbox One on March 17, packaged with a playable demo of Final Fantasy XV. Since then, Square Enix has shipped more than one million copies of the title to retailers worldwide.
To celebrate the good news, and to update fans on Final Fantasy XV’s progress, Director Hajime Tabata will host a special “Active Time Report” through Square Enix’s Twitch channel on April 27 at 11:00 PM (Pacific Time). If you’re interested in providing Tabata will feedback on the Final Fantasy XV demo, there’s still time. Head over to FinalFantasyXV.com/poll to voice your opinion now.
If you haven’t picked up Final Fantasy Type-0 HD yet, copies of the Final Fantasy XV demo-containing “Day One Edition” are still available at most retailers.
Posted in News, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Final Fantasy Type-0, Final Fantasy XV
Call of Duty: Black Ops III will take place in a “dark, twisted future”
Hidden within the source code of Call of Duty’s official website is our first hint at what Call of Duty: Black Ops III will offer. According to Activision, the game will take place in a “dark, twisted future” where “the lines are blurred between our own humanity and the technology we created to stay ahead.” In addition to this dystopian vision of the world, we also know that wars will be fought using “cutting-edge military robotics.”
Sounds peachy. Actually, it sounds a bit like Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. You can read the full description right here, which also confirms the return of Treyarch’s popular Zombies Mode:
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is the first title for next-gen hardware in the critically acclaimed Black Ops series. Developed by Treyarch, the award-winning creator of the two most-played games in Call of Duty history. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 deploys players into a dark, twisted future where a new breed of Black Ops soldier emerges and the lines are blurred between our own humanity and the technology we created to stay ahead, in a world where cutting-edge military robotics define warfare. With three unique game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer and Zombies, providing fans with the deepest and most ambitious Call of Duty ever.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III will be released this November. But first, gamers will be introduced to the game during a “World Reveal” on April 26.
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Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops III
See how much faster Mario Kart 8 is about to get in these 200cc vs 150cc videos
Mario Kart 8 is about to get a lot faster with the pending release of the 200cc Class update. But just how much faster is it than 150cc Class? Quite a bit, actually. And we can see for ourselves in a pair of side-by-side comparison videos recently released by Nintendo UK.
The video above showcases a single lap in Piranha Plant Pipeway. In 150cc, Mario zooms around the entire track in about 50 seconds. That’s a pretty respectable time, but in 200cc, it’s possible to do it in about 35 seconds. The difference is just as pronounced in the Dolphin Shoals video, which has been embedded after the break.
Are you ready for 200cc? Is your braking technique solid? We’ll all find out together when it’s released as a free update for Mario Kart 8 on April 23. (more…)
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Tagged Mario Kart 8
Nintendo Download: Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, Pokemon Rumble World, more
It’s a big week for the Nintendo eShop as Xenoblade Chronicles 3D is available to download for the 3DS. But remember, not just any 3DS system can handle Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. You’ll need a New 3DS XL in order to play Nintendo’s beautiful remake of the Wii hit. But if you’ve got one, you’ll be able to download the game through the 3DS eShop on April 10 (AKA tomorrow).
If you’re looking for something on the 3DS eShop today, you’ve got a few options. Atlus has released Etrian Mystery Dungeon, a procedurally-generated dungeon-crawler that merges the Etrian Odyssey and Mystery Dungeon franchises. Also available today is Pokemon Rumble World, a free-to-play arena brawler starring all 700 of your favorite Pokemon.
Over on the Wii U eShop, players will be able to download a pair of DS games through the Virtual Console and Affordable Space Adventures. Affordable Space Adventures offers exactly what it says on the tin… a space simulator on the Wii U that is completely affordable by the average person. And players with a love for the DS will want to know that minigame collection WarioWare: Touched! and stylus-based platformer Yoshi Touch & Go are both now available to download.
More information on all these games (and one more new release) can be found after the break. (more…)
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Tagged Xenoblade Chronicles
First Call of Duty 2015 teaser confirms CoD: Black Ops 3 reveal on April 26
After two days worth of teaser teasing, Activision and Treyarch have delivered a teaser trailer that all but confirms the next Call of Duty game as Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
There are a few clues in the trippy video above that point to a third Black Ops game. For example, dialogue from both Black Ops games, some of which references “Mason,” the franchise’s main protagonist, is peppered throughout the video. And at one point, the swirling letters morph into a perfect replica of the box art from Call of Duty: Black Ops. Oh, and the trailer ends with giant roman numerals that spell out “III.” It’s subtle, but I think I’ve cracked their code.
The trailer closes by promising that a “World Reveal” of Call of Duty: Black Ops III will take place on April 26.
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Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops III