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Daily Scoop: October 23, 2013 – PAX East badges
PAX East badges went on sale today, and the three-day badges sold out in under an hour. It was outrageous! Tons are on eBay already, unsurprisingly. The hotel site is still down, so I don’t know where I’m sleeping, but I’ve got my badges, so whatever. Are you also going to PAX East? Let us know in the comments! Maybe we can high five or something.
I found another neat video game bundle website – this one is called Bundle in a Box. I’m sad to say that their latest bundle, an indie RPG bundle, just ended! It included Unemployment Quest, The Siege of the Necromancer, Hack, Slash, Loot, Styrateg, Inaria, Dungeon Fray, Empires & Dungeons 2, and Frayed Knights. The minimum price was $1.99, but if you paid more than average, you got loads of extra goodies! It’s definitely worth keeping an eye on it for future bundles.
I’ve got a couple of neat shirts for you today! (more…)
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Another Super Mario 3D World trailer makes my day
I’m sure I’ve said this before, but Nintendo’s trailers for Super Mario 3D World are just so soothing. Maybe it’s long running times. Or maybe it’s the announcer who sounds like he was teleported in from a 1960s educational show for children. Whatever the reason, this new trailer for Super Mario 3D World has “it” in spades.
Super Mario 3D World will be available exclusively for the Wii U on November 22.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged Super Mario 3D World
XBLA Today: How To Survive
505 Games and Eko Software are responsible for today’s addition to the Xbox Live Arcade: How To Survive. Naturally, the disaster players are attempting to survive is a good old fashioned zombie apocalypse:
You are shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive? Collect the pages of a Survival Guide and figure it out, of course! Find food, water, and shelter before you perish. Uh oh, is it getting dark? Figure out how to get through the night! While you’re at it, gather up some of this awesome stuff and piece together over 100 handmade weapons and tools—from shotguns to Molotov cocktails. Now you can defend yourself and your friends like a boss!
How To Survive has been priced at $14.99 and is also now available for the PC through Steam. The game will also be available on the PS3 (through the PlayStation Store) and on the Wii U (through the Wii U eShop) soon.
EA shifts release of The Sims 4 to Fall 2014
The Sims are moving on down… the calendar that is. Electronic Arts announced yesterday that The Sims 4, the next edition in the lifestyle simulator series, will launch in Fall 2014, a slight delay from the originally planned Early 2014 release date.
“The Sims franchise has the best fans in the world and their passion and enthusiasm is at an all-time high,” said Rachel Franklin, VP and General Manager of The Sims Studio. “Those millions of voices will fuel our development process, helping The Sims 4 to be the most ambitious and the best game our studio has ever made. We can’t wait to see our fans reaction when The Sims 4 comes out in fall 2014.”
The Sims 4 will be released exclusively for the PC and, if you pre-order, you’ll gain access to the Life of the Party DLC pack, which will be available as part of the game’s Limited Edition.
Posted in News, PC
Tagged The Sims 4
Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Deus Ex: HR Director’s Cut, more added to PS Store
It’s another big week for the PlayStation Store as Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut, Rocksmith 2014, and SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge all make their digital debut simultaneously with their retail release.
If superheroes, augmented humans, musical lessons, or underwater mutants aren’t your thing, this week’s update also includes Ninja Theory’s unsung Enslaved: Odyssey to the West; Ubisoft’s stab at strategy, R.U.S.E.; a PSN version of Beer Pong!; puzzle platformer Ethan: Meteor Hunter; first person shooter Alien Rage; and the Cthulhu versus technology shenanigans of Magrunner: Dark Pulse.
Oh, and Lego Marvel Super Heroes is also available for the Vita.
More information on all of these games can be found after the break and a full rundown of this week’s new game add-ons (including Borderlands 2: T.K. Baha’s Bloody Harvest and Saints Row IV: Enter the Dominatrix) can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, Vita
Tagged Alien Fear, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Daily Scoop: October 22, 2013 – New Game Music Bundle
So, last night, I had every intention of working on as much homework as I possibly could so I could finally dig in to Beyond: Two Souls. Instead, I found a kitten and had an adorable adventure with her all night. The end. My boyfriend Anthony referred to it as “an elaborate excuse to not get your homework done,” which might be right. But seriously, could you resist that sweet face? And the purrs. The PURRS!
Anyway, I’ve got great news for all you video game music lovers out there! The Game Music Bundle has a brand new bundle right now, called the Game Music Bundle… of the Damned! For $1, you get five albums: Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Limbo, Bloodrayne: Betrayal, and Dead Space. For $10, you get an additional nine soundtracks: Home, Year Walk, Penumbra, The Horror at MS Aurora, Organ Trail: Director’s Cut, Alice: Madness Returns, Plants vs. Zombies, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, and [Survaillant]. That’s a lot of amazing soundtracks for a super low price. Scoop ’em up!
Two more shirts for you today! (more…)
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TitanFall stomps into stores on March 11, 2014
Electronic Arts and Respawn have announced that TitanFall, the winner of dozens of “Best of E3 2013” awards and the main reason many people are buying an Xbox One this Fall, will be released on March 11, 2014. TitanFall will also be released for the PC and Xbox 360 on that date.
In addition to the standard edition of the game, EA will also offer TitanFall for sale as a special Collector’s Edition that will retail for $249.99. It will include an “18 inch hand-crafted Atlas titan statue with diorama and battery-powered LED lighting, a full-size art book featuring more than 190 pages of rare concept art, and a full-size schematic poster of the Atlas titan.”
In honor of TitanFall’s release date announcement, Respawn has produced a new gameplay trailer, which you can view after the break. (more…)
NASCAR 14 turns left onto the PS3, Xbox 360 in early 2014
Deep Silver has announced that they’ve acquired the license to publish games based on the NASCAR racing series. Wasting no time, the company also announced that NASCAR 14 is in development at Eutechnyx, the same team behind NASCAR 2011 and NASCAR: Inside Line. NASCAR 14 is currently scheduled to be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in early 2014.
Deep Silver COO Geoff Mulligan has big plans for the franchise’s future: “NASCAR is a hugely popular sport, second only to the NFL in TV ratings. Deep Silver is thrilled to have acquired the publishing rights to NASCAR 14 and looks forward to cultivating a long-term relationship with both the fans and the franchise.”
For NASCAR 14, Eutechnyx plans to bring back the popular Highlights mode, which allows gamers to download a recreation of a recent race that includes accurate track positions, car conditions, and weather. A Career Mode, online play, and official teams and tracks will also be included.
Fans can also choose which driver will appear on the cover of NASCAR 14 by voting at DriveForTheCover.com. The winner will be announced during NASCAR’s Champion’s Week in early December.