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Most Recent: News
Only-On-Xbox documentary series will unearth E.T. Atari 2600 cartridges
One of gaming’s greatest mysteries, the mass burial of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial cartridges, will soon be solved – and only on Xbox. A documentary series, set to film in January, will attempt to unearth these fabled games from the New Mexico landfill in which they supposedly reside. The documentary will be exclusive to the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One as part of Microsoft’s original programming initiative, and will air sometime in 2014.
For those of you who are not aware, here’s the skinny:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600 is largely considered as a major contributor to the great video game crash of 1983. The game was an awful mess, and millions of copies went unsold. Then, in the middle of the night, Atari drove several garbage trucks full of the game to the small town of Alamogordo, New Mexico, and buried them in a landfill.
So are they really there? We’ll all (well, those of us with an Xbox console) find out together next year when filmmakers Jonathan and Simon Chinn and director Zak Penn go in search of E.T.’s last home.
Comedian Jay Mohr lending his voice to next Saints Row game
While it hasn’t been officially announced yet, looks like development is well underway on the next Saints Row game. Maybe. On his Twitter account today, Jay Mohr posted a picture of a soundbooth with this message:
About to do my voice over work for new Saints Row video game. #showbiz pic.twitter.com/XWZRbX3hQx
— Jay Mohr (@jaymohr37) December 18, 2013
Saints Row IV was just released a few months ago, so a new game in the series would be quite a fast followup. But whether its new DLC for the fourth game or Saints Row V, it’s confirmation of something…
Posted in News
Tagged Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
Team Ninja is working on Ninja Gaiden 4
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z won’t be released until March 4, 2014, but don’t think that the Ninja Gaiden franchise will just be resting on its laurels after that.
In a recent discussion between Comcept’s Keiji Inafune and head of Team Ninja Yosuke Hayashi, the topic of concern about the quality of Yaiba came up. Specifically, fans were worried that the upcoming title may interfere with the next true entry in the Ninja Gaiden franchise.
Hayashi quickly put those concerns to rest by stating: “Team Ninja is thinking of the next Ninja Gaiden. For example, if the games were food, the Ninja Gaiden series would be a rich meaty entree and Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z would be dessert.”
So there you go, Ninja Gaiden 4 is officially in development.
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Skullgirls to be removed from PSN/XBLA; will return as Skullgirls Encore in 2014
Looks like it’s back to the drawing board (albeit temporarily) for Skullgirls. The gorgeous, hand-drawn 2D fighter is being taken off Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Steam marketplaces in order to make room for a revamped version, titled Skullgirls Encore.
The original title will be erased from existence on December 31st, and re-painted in January 2014. Those of you who purchased the original title, fear not: you will be able to download the the title as a simple update to the current version. But act quickly – those of us who download the enhanced version will be privy to a free character and color pack. These freebies will only be available for a limited time, so I have an “inkling” that you should act fast.
OK, that’s all the drawing puns I can think of. The full details on the delisting/re-release can be at Lab Zero’s website.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Skullgirls
Capcom leaves coal in our stockings and delays Dead Rising 3: Operation Broken Eagle
I guess this clinches it. Xbox One owners, collectively, have been very very naughty. At least, Santa Justice is the only explanation I can come up with for Capcom’s decision to delay the first downloadable expansion for Dead Rising 3, “Operation Broken Eagle,” from December 24 to January 21.
Or, you can read the official statement the publisher issued to Joystiq for the real explanation:
“Adding new content to the massive open world of Los Perdidos is a major undertaking, and to ensure we provide the best possible experience for players, we are putting a few additional weeks of polish and testing into the episode before it’s released. Stay tuned for additional updates.”
Bah, humbug!
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Dead Rising 3
Fallout 4 is real… for real this time
Despite many gamers and journalists falling for the Fallout 4-styled hoax set up at TheSurvivor2299, it seems that the game does indeed exist (as if there was any doubt). Kotaku has discovered a possibly Fallout-related casting call put out by a casting director previously connected with other Bethesda titles such as Dishonored and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Although it does not reference the Fallout franchise directly, the documents do allude to several multiple locations and settings from the series. The script also includes the famous opening lines of the previous games: “War. War never changes.”
In addition to the script, other information has trickled out of the casting call, including references to the Institute, the Fallout alternative reality version of MIT. There are also allusions to the Commonwealth, the name for what remains of the state of Massachusetts. This possibly suggests that the world of the next game may span an entire state, making it the biggest game in the series yet.
Meanwhile, “the prick behind Survivor2299” has taken to Reddit to discuss why he launched the hoax site and what he hopes Bethesda will do with the next installment in the Fallout series. It is well worth a read.
Daily Scoop: December 19, 2013 – Fez is eating my brain
I’m not sure if I told you guys this yet, but I’ve recently become addicted to the game Fez. It’s an incredible little brain-buster that makes me feel smarter every single time I figure something out in it. It’s elegant, and wistful, and I wish Phil Fish had not quit video games forever. The bottom line is: you should get it because it’s the best.
Speaking of other games you should get, there’s a new list of games on sale at the Humble Store! Papers, Please is still $6.66, Limbo is $2.49, and Legend of Grimrock is $7.49. There’s also a brand new Humble Weekly Sale, which includes the awesome Ultratron! It’s like the Internet knows I just got a new computer.
There are plenty of last-minute deals happening over at Amazon as well. You can get Angry Birds Star Wars for the Nintendo Wii for $19.99, Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag for $39.99, and Battlefield 4 for $39.99. Of course, if you want to stay digital, they’ve got great digital deals as well, like the BioShock Triple Pack for $14.99.
And now let’s see about some t-shirts! (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls will be released on March 25
Blizzard has announced that the first expansion for Diablo III, Reaper of Souls, will be released for the PC and Mac on March 25. The expansion will include a battle against Death himself as well as an increased Level Cap and the Crusader, an all-new character class.
Reaper of Souls will be released in three different packages, a $39.99 standard edition and two special editions. The $59.99 Digital Deluxe Edition will include the game and a variety of in-game bonus items:
- Exclusive Helm and Weapon-Transmogrification Recipes: Players can distinguish their characters among the champions of Sanctuary.
- Spectral Hound Minion: Players can summon Spectral Hound to keep their adventurers company on their epic journey
- World of Warcraft In-Game Companion Pet: The Treasure Goblin, ready to compete in Pet Battles
- Three Additional Character Slots
- StarCraft II Crusader-Themed Battle.net Portraits and Malthael-Themed Decals
Finally, the retail-exclusive Collector’s Edition will include the game, all of the in-game items from the Digital Deluxe Edition and a “gorgeous full-color hardcover art book, a behind-the-scenes Blu-ray/DVD two-disc set, and a mouse pad bearing the impenetrable visage of Malthael, the Angel of Death.” The Collector’s Edition has been priced at $79.99.
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is also in development for the PS4 as part of the Ultimate Evil Edition bundle. It will be released later in 2014 and Blizzard has promised they will release more details soon.
Posted in News, PC
Tagged Diablo III