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Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire remakes coming to 3DS this November
Nintendo released Pokemon X and Y on the 3DS last Fall to critical acclaim and big sales. Today, they’ve announced that the pocket monsters will return to the handheld courtesy of a pair of remakes… Pokemon: Omega Ruby and Pokemon: Alpha Sapphire.
Originally released in 2003, Ruby and Sapphire are part of the third generation of Pokemon games and they were the first to be available for the Game Boy Advance. Nintendo has a habit of remaking Pokemon games and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire will follow in the footsteps of previous remakes such as Red/Green (Generation I) and Gold/Silver (Generation II).
Details on Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are still pretty scarce, but we know the games will be available worldwide sometime in November.
Posted in 3DS, News
Tagged Pokemon: Alpha Sapphire/Omega Ruby
Sportsfriends, GoW Collection, MLB 14: The Show PS4, more added to PS Store
Gather all your friends, because its Sportsfriends time. The retro-inspired multiplayer game offers four unconventional twists on the standard sports game (including competitive pole vaulting, a Smash Bros./dodgeball mashup, and four-goal soccer) and pulls them all together in one awesome package for the PS3 and PS4. Speaking of sports, MLB 14: The Show has also been released for the PS4 and the acclaimed soccer management sim, Football Manager Classic 2014, is now available for the Vita.
The ancient sport of “killing lots of dudes” represents itself well in this week’s PlayStation Store update as God of War Collection (a compilation of God of War and God of War II) is now available for the Vita (as a PS3/Vita Cross-Buy game) and action RPG Bound By Flame has been released for the PS3 and PS4. Are you not entertained?
Finally this week, the beloved PS2 RPG Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne has been added to the PS2 Classics storefront.
More information on all of these titles (and a few additional new releases) can be found after the break. A complete rundown of this week’s new game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, PS4, Vita
Tagged Bound by Flame, God of War Collection, MLB 14: The Show, Sportsfriends
Daily Scoop: May 6, 2014 – Sportsfriends!!
Sportsfriends is out today on PS3 and PS4, everyone! This is cause for celebration! This means you can play BaraBariBall, Hokra, Johann Sebastian Joust, and Super Pole Vaulters all from the comfort of your own couch! Well, except for JS Joust… that’s going to require your whole living room, for sure. I’ll probably go home and buy it right after work, though I won’t be able to put that $14.99 to good use just yet – Anthony Amato and I have a strict no-fun-until-we-get-our-work-done policy right now. I’m going to work my butt off tonight!
Anyway, enough about Sportsfriends (it’s never enough about Sportsfriends!!). There are lots of other games you can buy today as well – the Midweek Madness at Steam is Kerbal Space Program for $16.19, and their Daily Deal is Spacebase DF-9 for $14.99. And at the Humble Store, you can get TowerFall: Ascension on sale for $9.99, Batman: Arkham Origins for $7.49, and South Park: The Stick of Truth for $39.99. This is a great day for deals!
There are lots of shirts you’ll want to buy today, too! (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Mortal Kombat creator is secretly counting down to something on Twitter
Ed Boon loves Twitter. The Mortal Kombat maestro has had an account with the microblogging service since November 2008 and he has churned out more than 9,500 tweets in that time. Lately, he’s begun a coded countdown that is set to expire on June 2, just a week before the start of this year’s E3 Expo.
On Sunday, Boon tweeted “Square root of 841” to his followers (which is 29, by the way). Yesterday, he asked the Twitterverse to answer this question: “How many days in (non-leap-year) February?” IGN caught on to Boon’s secret countdown and, unless he’s given up, we’re all eagerly awaiting today’s veiled reference to 27.
According to previous statements made by Boon, multiple executives with WB Games, and 24‘s Kiefer Sutherland, NetherRealm Studios has already begun development on Mortal Kombat 10. Fans are definitely anxious to “Finish Him!” once more as the last game in the series, a total series reboot, was released in 2011.
Here’s hoping that the regularly playful Boon isn’t just toying with us ahead of gaming’s biggest showcase.
Posted in News
Tagged E3 2014, Mortal Kombat X
Harmonix turns to Kickstarter to fund Amplitude reboot for PS3, PS4
Harmonix is bringing back Amplitude and they’ve turned to Kickstarter to help fund development.
Amplitude was originally released in 2003 for the PS2 and tasked players with piloting a “Beat Blaster” down a track. Musical notes littered the track and players were required to tap buttons in time with the music to capture the section and continue on through the rest of the track. The new Amplitude is in development as a digital download for the PS3 and PS4 and will feature the same “core mechanics and hallmark difficulty” as the original, albeit enhanced with high definition visuals.
The new Amplitude will include a variety of songs composed by Harmonix’s in-house audio team. The tracks will have an “electronic-based feel” and Harmonix wants to include many different types of music “with tones spanning dark and moody to bright and bouncing.” If the crowdfunding campaign is a huge success, the developer plans to use the extra funds to pursue licensed music from popular artists.
Harmonix is seeking $775,000 to make the new Amplitude a reality and, as of this writing, they’re currently sitting on $146,377 in pledges (18% of the total). If all goes well, the game could be released as early as March 2015.
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark will transform into a released game on June 24
Activision will release Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark on June 24, three days ahead of the fourth film adaptation, Transformers: Age of Extinction. Rise of the Dark Spark won’t be a traditional tie-in game and will instead merge the movieverse with the High Moon-developed War For Cybertron/Fall of Cybertron games.
Even though Rise of the Dark Spark is just seven weeks away, we still don’t know much about it. But that hasn’t stopped GameStop from beginning to take pre-orders for the game. If you pre-purchase Rise of the Dark Spark, the game retailer will grant you access to the Weathered Warrior Pack, which includes two characters (Skywarp and Thundercracker) and two weapons (the Glass Gas Cannon and the Electro Bolter) for use in the game’s Campaign and Escalation Mode.
The Weathered Warrior Pack will be included with pre-orders of the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One editions of Rise of the Dark Spark. The game will also be available on June 24 for the Wii U and 3DS.
Daily Scoop: May 5, 2014 – Has Spring arrived at last?
It’s a gorgeous day outside – it’s not freezing, or raining, or overcast, or snowing. Does that mean that Spring is, in fact, finally here? I’m not going to hold my breath – or stop wearing layers – but I will bask in the sun for a bit. Just a bit, though – my skin is not used to being outside!
And now that it’s beautiful outside, let’s talk about those things that keep us inside: video games! Video game deals, to be more specific. Amazon has some Microsoft deals right now, including the Xbox 360 E 250GB Spring Value Bundle for $249.99, Dead Rising 3 for $42.11, Forza Motorsport 5 for $40.18, and Ryse: Son of Rome for $40.64.
If it’s digital deals you want, I’ve got those, too. The Humble Store has Meridian: New World for $11.21, The Book of Legends for $5.99, and Sir, You Are Being Hunted for $16.99. And the Daily Deal at Steam is Dream, which is on sale for $8.49. Scoop ’em up!
As always, I’ve got a couple of t-shirts for you as well! (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
NHL 15 skates onto current-gen, next-gen consoles this Fall
EA Sports has officially announced that NHL 15 will be available for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One this Fall. As in years past, fans will be able to choose the game’s cover athlete at NHL.com/CoverVote. Voting begins today with eight players (Patrice Bergeron, Logan Couture, Drew Doughty, Matt Duchene, Erik Karlsson, Phil Kessel, T.J. Oshie, and P.K. Subban) taking part in the competition.
According to EA, NHL 15’s next-gen leap will feature a slew of additions to the game including enhanced player collision and puck physics, more authentic player models, and a revamped player AI system. A brand new crowd rendering model and the addition of NBC Sports commentators rounds out some of NHL 15’s new features.
You can check out NHL 15’s teaser trailer above and read all about the game’s new features after the break. (more…)