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Nintendo Download: Street Fighter II trilogy, Zero Escape, Ninja Gaiden II, more
A triple dose of Street Fighter leads the charge in this week’s Nintendo Download. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers, and Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting are all available to download now from the Wii U eShop. Best of all, it’s possible to get all three games for a nice discount. If you buy one, at the regular price of $7.99, you’ll be able to score the other two for 50% until August 29.
Also available today is a pair of spectacular titles for the 3DS. The acclaimed visual novel Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward and the NES classic Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos can now be downloaded through Nintendo’s handheld.
Several other new games are also now available through the 3DS eShop. Read all about them after the break. (more…)
Nintendo is bringing 25 playable games to PAX Prime 2013
The games industry is squarely focused on Gamescom this week, but don’t forget that PAX Prime is just around the corner. Nintendo surely hasn’t forgotten, as the consolemaker has announced they will be bringing a huge slate of playable games to the Washington State Convention Center next week.
All of Nintendo’s major releases this Fall (including Pokemon X/Y, Super Mario 3D World, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and many more) will be playable on the show floor. Third party games from Yacht Club (Shovel Knight), Sega (Sonic: Lost World), WayForward (Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse), and Vblank (Retro City Rampage, which is coming to the 3DS). Fans can even get their hands on Bayonetta 2, which won’t be released for the Wii U until next year.
But the real star of Seattle will be The Wonderful 101. Nintendo plans to devote an entire panel, “Inside The Wonderful 101 with Hideki Kamiya,” to the game. They also plan to sell 101 copies of the game to fans each day of the show… two weeks before its September 15 release date.
PAX Prime 2013 takes place August 30 through September 2. The full list of playable games Nintendo will showcase at the show can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, News, Wii U
Tagged PAX Prime 2013, The Wonderful 101
Fable Legends is a multiplayer Fable game for the Xbox One
Microsoft and Lionhead are preparing tell a new Fable on the Xbox One as they’ve announced Fable Legends at this year’s Gamescom expo. Built using Unreal Engine 4, Fable Legends is the first multiplayer game in the Fable series (not counting the Fable Heroes spinoff). Players will also be able to truly embrace evil for the first time and play as a villain who is out to thwart the heroes.
In Fable Legends, you’re never completely alone. You can play the game single player, with a party of three heroic AI companions that follow your lead through stories and adventures. Or you can play cooperatively with up to three friends and discover the game’s quests and content together. Play whatever style you want, when you want. After all, you’re the Hero. And just what kind of Hero you choose to play is up to you. Fable Legends takes you back to a time when Albion is teeming with Heroes, so there’s bound to be one for you. Fearless warriors. Cunning tricksters. Masters of Will. Paragons of virtue. Heartless mercenaries. Intoxicated brawlers. Chicken chasers. They’re all here, and many more besides. You’ll be able to customize your abilities, alter your appearance, and advance your Hero by earning experience and finding new armour, weapons, and treasures.
If you prefer to follow the dark path, Fable Legends will allow you to use “strategic decision making and tactical control” to challenge the heroes. Your villainous alter-ego will control “creatures, minions, traps, and environmental hazards” in a quest for world domination. Xbox SmartGlass support will open up even more evil opportunities.
Microsoft has yet to announce a release date for Fable Legends.
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Fable Legends, Gamescom 2013
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls announced
The defeat of Diablo, Lord of Terror, should have given rise to an age of hope. Instead, it has drawn out a shadowy being of immense power, whose malevolent purpose is yet to be revealed.
And so Blizzard is ready to announce the first expansion to Diablo III… Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. As with all expansions, Reaper of Souls promises to make Diablo III a bigger and better game due to the addition of new monsters, new quests, new spells and abilities, and “substantial updates to the loot experience.”
Reaper of Souls will also add a new character class, the Crusader, and increase the Level Cap to 70. According to Blizzard, the Crusader is a “warrior of righteousness” and a “natural walking tank.” In other words, he kicks ass for the lord. Finally, the expansion will add two Challenge Modes to Diablo III: Loot Runs and Nephalem Trials.
Reaper of Souls’ story links back to the defeat of Malthael in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. The fallen angel has obtained the essence of Prime Evil and it’s up to you to stop him. For now, he will bring his brand of evil exclusively to the PC in 2014 as Blizzard isn’t ready to bring Reaper of Souls to consoles just yet.
Blizzard will reveal more about Reaper of Souls at BlizzCon and in the coming months. For now, be sure to check out the gameplay trailer above and the opening cinematic after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PC
Tagged Diablo III, Gamescom 2013
Minecraft is also coming to PS3 and Vita
Sony is very excited that Minecraft will be released for the PS4 during the system’s “launch window” this year. But, according to Minecraft creator Markus “notch” Persson, it’s also coming to the PS3 and Vita:
PS4, PS3 and Vita
— Markus Persson (@notch) August 20, 2013
It’s unknown if the PS3 or Vita version will be available this Fall, but I would be surprised if they weren’t.
Posted in News, PS3, Vita
Tagged Gamescom 2013, Minecraft
XBLA Today: Flashback
Back in 1992, the sci-fi platformer Flashback won over legions of fans due to its stylish graphics and fantastic gameplay. Paul Cuisset, one of the original developers behind the game, enlisted his new team at VectorCell to produce a high definition remake of Flashback and the resulting game is now available to download from the Xbox Live Arcade. Priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10), the Flashback remake is the latest addition to Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade promotion.
Take on the role of Conrad B. Hart of the G.B.I. and uncover a vast and deadly alien conspiracy that threatens everything it means to be human. But before you can save the human race you must rediscover who you are, as you desperately search for the missing data files containing your memory to piece the puzzle together. 20 years after the original game’s launch, Conrad is enlisted back to active service for the triumphant return of one of the best adventure-action games ever created. It’s Flashback re-imagined by its creators.
Flashback will also be available on PC download services and the PlayStation Store later this Fall.
Gran Turismo 6 will be released on December 6
Don’t throw out your PS3 just yet, Sony has announced that Gran Turismo 6 will be available in stores on December 6.
The publisher has also announced that the game will be supported throughout 2014 with the “Vision Gran Turismo” DLC project. “Vision Gran Turismo” will bring futuristic concept cars to Gran Turismo 6 as DLC through a unique partnership with design teams from 18 automotive manufacturers and design houses. The full list of design teams creating “concept models [with] a unique insight into the future of the automotive sector” are Alfa Romeo, Alpine, Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Bertone, GM Design, Honda, Infiniti, Italdesign Giugiaro, JORDAN Brand, Mercedes-Benz, Nike, Nissan, Peugeot, SRT(Chrysler), Volkswagen and Zagato.
Best of all, the “Vision Gran Turismo” DLC will be available for free to all owners of Gran Tursimo 6.
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged Gamescom 2013, Gran Turismo 6
PS4 launch window lineup includes 15 Blu-ray and 18 downloadable games
We know now that the PlayStation 4 will be released in North America on November 15. But would you also like to know what games you’ll be able to play on it?
Sony has announced that 33 games will be released during the next-generation system’s “launch window,” which stretches from November 15 through December 31. Sony’s DriveClub, Killzone: Shadow Fall, and Knack are all scheduled to be released by the end of the year alongside third-party titles from Activision, Electronic Arts, and Ubisoft. In total, 15 PS4 games will be released as Blu-ray discs in 2013.
A number of PlayStation Store-exclusive titles, 18 in all, will also be released during the “launch window.” Jonathan Blow’s The Witness won’t make it out in 2013, but Minecraft, N++, Flower, and many others will.
The PS4’s complete “launch window” lineup can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged Gamescom 2013