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XBLA Today: State of Decay
Undead Labs’ open-world zombie game, State of Decay, is now available to download from the Xbox Live Arcade. In addition to blasting away at the zombie hordes, players will also have to fortify a base and scavenge for food:
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a third-person action game set in a dynamic open world. You choose where to make your stand, designing and fortifying your home base, performing daring raids for food and ammunition, and rescuing other playable survivors with unique talents.
State of Decay has been priced at 1600 Microsoft Points ($20).
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Tagged State of Decay
Precursor plans to suspend Shadow of the Eternals crowdfunding campaign
Precursor Games’ crowdfunding campaign for Shadow of the Eternals hasn’t been going well. With 13 days to go, the developer’s Kickstarter campaign has only raised $127,962 in pledges, which is less than 10% of their $1,350,000 goal (an additional $157,345 has been raised through a PayPal campaign).
But perhaps all is not lost.
In an update on the Precursor Games website, CEO Paul Caporicci has announced that the Kickstarter campaign will be suspended on Thursday, June 6 because of “a host of new exciting opportunities” that have become available.
Caporicci wouldn’t go into specifics, but he did say that we’ll all learn about it soon, when the Shadow of the Eternals Kickstarter campaign is relaunched in a few weeks. All current donations that came in through the Kickstarter campaign and via PayPal will be refunded.
So has a big-name publisher agreed to fund Shadow of the Eternals? Because it certainly sounds like that’s the case.
Posted in News, PC, Wii U
Tagged Shadow of the Eternals
Anomaly 2 Review: Double the Fun… and Complexity
The original Anomaly: Warzone Earth turned the tower defense genre upside-down – literally, because you played as the creeps fighting against the towers. It was a fun, challenging and popular game, with fans demanding a sequel. Well, Polish developer 11 Bit Studios has happily complied with the aptly named Anomaly 2, highlighted by its killer feature: creeps versus towers multiplayer. (more…)
PSN Today: Remember Me, EDF: Insect Armageddon, Limbo Vita, more
You’ll never forget today’s PlayStation Store update… and that’s not just a play on Capcom’s Remember Me! But yes, Capcom’s noirish third-person action game has been added to the PlayStation Store today alongside two fantastic games now available to download for the first time.
D3’s Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon was released for the PS3 in 2011 and a downloadable version is now available on the PlayStation Network. Shooting armored alien ants was fun two years ago and it’s still fun today.
Also available today is Playdead’s Limbo. The moody platformer was also originally released for the PS3 in 2011, but today’s re-release is for the Vita. Best of all, it’s a Cross-Buy game with the PS3 version.
More details about the above titles and a few other new releases (including Class of Heroes 2 for the PSP) can be found after the break. And the complete rundown of this week’s new game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, PSP, Vita
Tagged Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, Limbo, Remember Me
Daily Scoop: June 4, 2013 – Remember Me out today!
I’ve been reading a lot of buzz on the Internet, and I’m hoping that Remember Me is as good as everyone is saying it is. I’m not sure when I’ll get it – I’m hoping it goes on sale soon, because that’s when I want to play it – soon. In the meantime, I guess I’ll just have to settle for the giant pile of other games I’m working on right now. Boohoo.
So, what crazy deals are going on today? Well, GameStop had some crazy deal with Injustice: Gods Among Us (on sale for $9.99!), but it’s already over. Wah! Oh well. In other news, The Behemoth has a new store with some new stuff in it, which made me run screaming from the room, because I am not allowed to buy anymore of their stuff! NO! Bad Nicole!
There are a few great shirts for sale today! (more…)
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Fable Anniversary announced for Xbox 360
Fable was one of the games that helped put the original Xbox on the map. Now, on the eve of the launch of the Xbox One, Microsoft has announced Fable Anniversary for the Xbox 360.
Fable Anniversary is in development at Lionhead Studios and will be released this holiday season. The new edition will include a graphical overhaul, “almost instant loading times,” an all-new interface, Achievements, and Xbox SmartGlass support. The game will also come complete with the Fable’s only expansion, The Lost Chapters.
“We’re really excited to bring Fable to Xbox 360,” said Ted Timmins, Lead Designer on Fable Anniversary. “It’s the game that the Fable community has been asking for, so we wanted to make sure Fable Anniversary delivered the definitive Fable experience for both long-time fans and newcomers to the franchise.”
Timmons also promised that chicken punting will return. In fact, not only will the popular pastime be included in Fable Anniversary, Timmons revealed, “There’s now a leaderboard for [it]!”
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Harmonix and Disney team up for Fantasia: Music Evolved on Xbox 360, Xbox One
Harmonix isn’t straying very far from their musical roots for their next game. The Rock Band developer has teamed up with Disney to produce Fantasia: Music Evolved for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The Kinect-powered game will be available in 2014.
Fantasia: Music Evolved players will become the next “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and legendary sorcerer Yen Sid will teach you the secrets of magic thanks to a series of on-screen prompts. Correctly following his instructions by flailing your arms and moving body will restore magic to the world and “transform magical worlds.”
Instead of the classical music the Fantasia film was known for, Fantasia: Music Evolved will use more modern music including tracks from AVICII (“Levels”), Bruno Mars (“Locked Out of Heaven”), Fun (“Some Nights”), Kimbra (“Settle Down”), and Queen (“Bohemian Rhapsody”).
Of course, if you really want to see a magical rendition of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” I suggest William Shatner’s version.
Posted in News, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tagged Fantasia: Music Evolved
Deus Ex: The Fall reveal coming tomorrow, June 5
Square Enix and Eidos Montreal will unveil Deus Ex: The Fall tomorrow, June 5. The news was delivered courtesy of a seven-second teaser trailer on the official Deus Ex YouTube Channel, which asks, “Are you ready to begin?”
Yes, we’re ready. Did you really need to tease this twice, Eidos Montreal?
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