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Here’s the launch trailer for Destiny Expansion I: The Dark Below
Destiny is about to get some serious upgrades come December 9. The first expansion, The Dark Below, will include new story missions, new maps for competitive multiplayer, a new Raid, a new Strike, and a new level cap with new gear. That’s a lot of new! If you’ve already bought the Expansion Pass, or if you buy (and redeem) it before January 15, 2015, you also get the EV-30 Tumbler Sparrow.
Destiny Expansion I: The Dark Below will be available on December 9 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. But, if you’re going to be in Las Vegas this weekend at the PlayStation Experience, you’ll get to play it a few days early.
Nintendo Download: Captain Toad, Ultimate NES Remix, Fire Emblem, more
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is ready to search for shiny baubles on the Wii U eShop this week. The isometric action game, which is based off a series of bonus levels from Super Mario 3D World, gets Toad (and Toadette) out into the world in his first starring role.
Toad will be joined on the Wii U eShop this week by Fire Emblem, the Game Boy Advance classic that marked the franchise’s American debut. In other Virtual Console release news, the NES version of Lode Runner is also available to download today.
Over on the 3DS eShop, a trio of new games are now available including Ultimate NES Remix, a portable NES minigame collection. Also new on the digital storefront today is Christmas Wonderland 4, a hidden object game, and Violetta: Rhythm & Music, a music game based on the Disney television series.
More details about all of these games can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, News, Wii U
Tagged Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Assassin’s Creed: Victory will be out next year and it’s set in Victorian London
Last year, leaks forced Ubisoft to unveil Assassin’s Creed: Unity and Assassin’s Creed: Rogue a bit earlier than they wanted to. And now it’s happening again.
A rumor report on Kotaku revealed that next Fall’s Assassin’s Creed game, which is in development at Ubisoft Quebec, will be set in Victorian London in the late 1800s. Presumably, that means Jack the Ripper will be outed as a Templar before too long. Currently known as Assassin’s Creed: Victory, the game will add a grappling hook to your Assassin’s arsenal and several other English touches.
Kotaku’s full overview of Victory is definitely worth a read, especially in light of the fact that Ubisoft confirmed to Joystiq that every word of it is true:
It is always unfortunate when internal assets, not intended for public consumption, are leaked. And, while we certainly welcome anticipation for all of our upcoming titles, we’re disappointed for our fans, and our development team, that this conceptual asset is now public. The team in our Quebec studio has been hard at work on the particular game in question for the past few years, and we’re excited to officially unveil what the studio has been working on at a later date. In the meantime, our number one priority is enhancing the experience of Assassin’s Creed Unity for players.
Assassin’s Creed: Victory will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One in Fall 2015.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
Sony reveals special 20th Anniversary Edition PSone-themed PS4 console
The original PlayStation launched 20 years ago, and to honor it, Sony has revealed a special 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 console. It’s completely grey, with a matching grey controller, and has that old-school four-color PlayStation logo on it. Each one also has a special plate on it denoting what number it is – there are only 12,300 being made globally, and you’ll get to see which one you have by looking at the aluminum plate on the front of the console. It also comes with a vertical stand and a grey PlayStation Camera.
Pre-orders for the PS4 20th Anniversary Edition will begin on Saturday, December 6th, during the PlayStation Experience. Sony will be giving more information about the pre-order during their keynote starting at 10:00 AM (Pacific Time). Hit the jump to see the unboxing video Sid Shuman did, where he gets to see the console for the first time.
I’m not going to lie… if I didn’t buy the PlayStation 4 at launch, I would be all over this console. I can’t justify spending another $400, but oh how I wish I could.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged PlayStation Experience 2014
Haden Blackman will lead 2K’s new Hangar 13 studio
Haden Blackman is probably best known as the director and writer of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. After the closure of LucasArts, Blackman bounced around the comics world (he’s currently writing for Elektra) before joining 2K Games in a secret capacity in 2012. Today, the publisher revealed that Blackman has been installed as the Director of Hangar 13, their newest internal studio.
Hangar 13 is working on a “next-generation title” (which means it is most likely in development for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One) that will allow players to affect the game world in meaningful ways. Yes, I realize that sounds like every open world game ever, but 2K is well known for their support of unique game worlds like those found in Borderlands and BioShock.
“At Hangar 13, our mantra is ‘Every player story is unique,’” said Blackman. “Our ambition is to create next-generation games that allow players to shape their own experiences, from the moment-to-moment gameplay, to the long-term impact on the world, characters and narrative. To realize this goal, we’re building proprietary technology and assembling a core team passionate about delivering mature experiences loaded with meaningful choices.”
Hangar 13 is currently hiring and they are collecting applications at their official website.
Batman returns to Ace Chemicals for Arkham Knight’s “Infiltration Part 2” trailer
Rocksteady recently released the second part of their “Ace Chemicals Trilogy” of trailers, showing off more gameplay from Batman: Arkham Knight. Here we see Batman facing off against a lot of opposition in the courtyard of Ace Chemicals, and there’s definitely no shortage of firepower.
The final episode will air on Saturday, December 6 at 10:00 AM (Pacific Time) during the PlayStation Experience and at PlayStation.com.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox 360
Tagged Batman: Arkham Knight, PlayStation Experience 2014
Sony Spain is teasing that something called Emagon will be unveiled on December 5
This mysterious trailer has popped up on the Spanish PlayStation Blog for a game called Emagon (not to be confused with Eragon!). The Google Translate version of the post refers to the game (if it even is a game) as their “best kept secret,” and says there will be more information on December 5.
This is just before the PlayStation Experience out in Las Vegas, Nevada this weekend, so hopefully Emagon will start it off with a bang.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged PlayStation Experience 2014
Game of Thrones: Iron From Ice launched yesterday… so here’s a launch trailer
Telltale Games is at it again. Just a week after the launch of the first episode of Tales from the Borderlands, they’ve outdone themselves and launched episode one of another series: Game of Thrones. The first episode, “Iron From Ice,” focuses on House Forrester of the North. If you’re a fan of the show, you’ll recognize some of the voices, like Lena Headey, Natalie Dormer, and, of course, Peter Dinklage.
Game of Thrones: Iron From Ice is now available on the PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. It’ll be released for mobile devices and the PlayStation 3 soon.