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Daily Scoop: May 6, 2016 – Two great Mother shirts available today only!
It’s finally Friday! Hooray! There are so many games I want to play this weekend. I have so many plans that involve my couch! It’s too exciting.
Anyway, let’s talk about game deals! There are lots of games on sale at the Humble Store, including Jotun for $8.99, The Escapist – Humble Deluxe Edition for $6.11, Endless Legend – Classic Edition for $11.89, and Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin for $19.99.
The Weekend Deal at Steam is EVE Online, which you can play for free until Sunday. If you want the Core Starter Pack, that’s $4.99, and the Premium Edition is $24.99. You’ll also save up to 27% on a subscription. The Daily Deal is Left 4 Dead 2, which is $4.99.
Check out today’s awesome shirts! (more…)
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See The Legend of Zelda get transformed into a Hong Kong crime drama in this fan film
Girard Tecson of Dayside Productions really loves The Legend of Zelda and Hong Kong crime dramas starring Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Donnie Yen. One day, the New York-based filmmaker began to wonder what it would look like if you combined those two things.
Tecson doesn’t have to wonder any longer, because he recently completed Chinese Legend of Zelda, a fan film that answers that very question. It’s a little goofy, but Tecson put quite a lot of work into the project, and it’s certainly fun in a Friday afternoon sort of way to see “Officer Link” take on Ganon’s underworld operation.
The filmmaker isn’t done mixing together classic video games and Hong Kong crime dramas, as he also revealed he plans to tackle Chinese Mega Man next.
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Xbox Store Today: Coffin Dodgers, Mystery Castle, Azkend 2: The World Beneath
In Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, the titular pair battled Death for their very souls in game-after-game of Battleship, Clue, Electric Football, and Twister. If it were made a few years later, I’d like to think the filmmakers might have thrown Super Mario Kart into the mix.
I think that’s the idea behind Coffin Dodgers, a kart racer where seven quirky retirees challenge the Grim Reaper to a kart racing competition to win a little more time on Earth. Coffin Dodgers is the latest addition to the Xbox Games Store, and beginning today, it’s now available to download for the Xbox One.
Also available as part of today’s Xbox Games Store update is Mystery Castle, an overhead puzzle adventure for the Xbox One that stars a gray-haired sorcerer named Monty the Wizard; and Azkend 2: The World Beneath, a match-3 puzzler for the Xbox One that also throws in a few hidden object minigames.
More information about all three of these games can be found after the break. (more…)
PC, Xbox One owners will be able to buy CoD: Black Ops III Eclipse DLC Pack on May 19
As expected, Activision and Treyarch will bring the Eclipse DLC Pack to the PC and Xbox One exactly 30 days after its PS4 debut. The Call of Duty: Black Ops III expansion will add four new competetive multiplayer maps to the game, along with the next episode in the cooperative Zombies saga:
- Spire: Spire takes Multiplayer combat to a futuristic sub-orbital airport terminal set high in the clouds. Multiple levels and open areas promote intense, mid-range combat around a clean, high-tech civilian environment. Watch your step, because one wrong move could send you plummeting back through the stratosphere.
- Rift: Head to the core of a harsh futuristic military complex, set high above an active caldera. Rift funnels and forces tight, intense engagements, where the only way through is forward. Utilize the unique core movement opportunities to outsmart and outplay enemies as you traverse the suspended rail system.
- Knockout: Housed in a traditional Shaolin Temple with a retro twist, Knockout sets the stage for a bloody Kung Fu tournament. This mid-sized map showcases a sharp contrast between the mid-range engagements of the traditional exterior architecture and the tight close-quarters of an eclectic 1970’s styled interior.
- Verge: In this re-imagination of the classic Call of Duty: World At War map, “Banzai,” Verge drops Multiplayer combat into the center of a distant post-apocalyptic future, where two warring factions are entrenched in constant battle. Take control of the key bridge, fortresses, tunnel systems and waterfalls as you engage in high-speed action through this medium-sized map.
Eclipse also sets the stage for “Zetsubou No Shima,” the highly-anticipated, all-new entry in the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies storyline that spans the four DLC Map Packs for Black Ops III this year. The Origins characters continue on their mission to stop the zombie apocalypse not only in this universe but in all universes. Our heroes find themselves stranded on a remote Pacific island which is home to the Division 9 facility: a secret biological research lab whose experiments with Element 115 and its effects on human, animal, and plant biology has created horrors beyond belief. “Zetsubou No Shima” features a foliage rich island map including new terrifying zombie enemies, a variety of innovative transport mechanics, more devastating traps and classic Zombies side quests.
The Eclipse DLC Pack will be available to download as part of Black Ops III’s Season Pass (for $49.99) or as a standalone purchase (for $14.99). Two more DLC Packs will be released over the Summer ahead of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare‘s launch this November.
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Splatoon will hold a big party for its first truly global Splatfest
Throughout the year, Nintendo has been trying to bring the global Splatoon community closer together with Splatfests that involve all three regions.
Back in February, a Pokemon-themed contest gave players in North America, Europe, and Japan the same choice for the first time… though matches were restricted to players within the same region. But last month, European and North American players were finally able to directly compete against each other in a Splatfest celebrating SpongeBob SquarePants.
Today, Nintendo announced that the upcoming Splatfest will invite players from all three regions to be matched against each other for the first time. And what will they be fighting over? Miitomo, of course.
Taking a cue from the communication app, this Splatfest will ask players to choose between a “Fancy Party” or a “Costume Party.” It’s not The Beatles versus The Rolling Stones, but it’s a start. The Splatfest Kiosk is now available in Inkopolis Plaza to make your choice, and the contest will begin on Friday, May 13 at 11:00 PM (Eastern Time). Players will be able to battle it out all day Saturday before a winner is crowned on Sunday, May 15, at 6:00 AM.
Good luck and don’t get inked!
Turtle Rock Studios is developing an original narrative-driven game
Turtle Rock Studios is moving on from Evolve. The 4v1 shooter definitely has its fans, but the developer has announced their next project will be an original property unconnected to Evolve or Left 4 Dead (which is owned by Valve, anyway). While the big details of the game are being kept under wraps for now, Turtle Rock divulged a few small tidbits of information about the title through several job listings on their Careers page.
First, and most important, we know it’s in development for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. And according to a job description for a Narrative Director, it’ll be heavily “narrative-driven”:
We are searching for a Narrative Director to help shape the entire narrative structure of our upcoming new AAA game for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The Narrative Director will work closely with our Creative Director and Head Writer to create and oversee compelling stories, characters, and content that form the backbone of the game’s story.
And thanks to the listing for an Animation Programmer, we know that it’ll also include “unique and stunning characters”:
We are searching for an exceptional programmer to help us in developing unique and stunning characters for an unannounced, cutting edge game targeting next generation hardware. Join us and be a part of an incredible studio and project!
So let’s recap… Turtle Rock’s next game isn’t going to be Evolve 2, but it will feature characters and a story. Yup, that’s what we know so far.
Nintendo Download: Pocket Card Jockey, Super Punch-Out!!, Style Savvy, more
Lovers of the Sweet Science, the Sport of Kings, and the World of Fashion will want to take a look at this week’s Nintendo Download.
It all starts on the 3DS where Game Freak, the developer behind the Pokemon franchise, is back with a wacky new game. Pocket Card Jockey is a horse racing game that includes puzzle-solving elements and a built-in Solitaire game to make the horses run faster. Also, if the Launch Trailer is to be believed, there might even be a “Stud” minigame.
3DS owners will also get to dabble in an outlandish adaptation of the Sweet Science this week in Nintendo’s Super Punch-Out!!. Originally released for the Super NES in 1994, Super Punch-Out!! isn’t as well-known as its NES predecessor, but it’s still a cartoony blast of boxing fun.
Finally this week, fashionistas will get to strut their stuff on the Wii U with the addition of Style Savvy to the console’s Virtual Console service. Originally released for the DS, players will be able to “dream up dazzling outfits” as they run a chic boutique.
More information on all these games (and a few other new releases) can be found after the break. (more…)
Daily Scoop: May 5, 2016 – Devolver Digital sale at Steam
I’ve been meaning to pick up a few games but I haven’t been home long enough the last few days to grab them! Hopefully tonight I’ll have time to nab Shadow Complex Remastered and Alienation. So many games, so little time!
Speaking of so many games, there’s an awesome spring sale happening at the Humble Store that is full of goodies. Tabletop Simulator is $9.99, Outlast is $4.99, Darkest Dungeon is $18.74, and Sir, You Are Being Hunted is $1.99. They’re also having tons of publisher sales, including one for Square Enix and one for Bandai Namco.
Steam is having a huge Devolver Digital sale. Enter the Gungeon is $13.49, Broforce is $5.99, and the combo pack for both Hotline Miami and Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is $4.99. Steam’s Weekend Deal is all about the Dead Island franchise. The best deal is the full Dead Island Collection, which includes Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition, Dead Island Riptide, and the Riptide DLC. The Daily Deal is Deathtrap, which is on sale for $6.79.
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