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Hyper Light Drifter release date will be revealed next month; Wii U launch might not happen
The latest Kickstarter update for Hyper Light Drifter has delivered some good news and some bad news.
The good news is that a release date for Hyper Light Drifter will be announced next month. The developer, Heart Machine, previously said the overhead action RPG would be available for the PC in Spring 2016, with a console release to follow sometime after that. Unfortunately, that leads us directly into the bad news…
Hyper Light Drifter is still on track for a PS4, Vita, and Xbox One launch sometime this year, but the Wii U port is in “limbo” as of today. Heart Machine’s game is built using the GameMaker engine, which was expected to be compatible with the Wii U when development on Hyper Light Drifter began, but a contractual dispute between Nintendo and the people behind GameMaker have put that assumption in jeopardy. An agreement between the two sides is still a possibility, so the Wii U launch might happen without a hitch.
Heart Machine is also looking at other options to bring the game to Wii U owners if the situation can’t be resolved. So literally anything could happen with the port and “limbo” is probably the best way to describe it.
If a Wii U release for Hyper Light Drifter isn’t possible this year, Heart Machine will offer Kickstarter backers the opportunity to receive the game on a different platform.
The Witness Review: Puzzles as Far as the Eye Can See
In The Witness, you traverse an island divided into traditional video game zones (desert, forest, castle) solving line puzzles. Each puzzle exists on a square grid with a starting point and an end point. Your goal is to successfully navigate these puzzles. The puzzles are very simple at the beginning of your quest, but quickly become more complicated after the introduction of new rules.
Contrary to what the above description might make you think, The Witness is a fascinating game, and if my description makes it sound dry or boring, it is only because I am eager to dispel any theories of what The Witness may or may not be. (more…)
Posted in PC, PS4, Reviews, Top Story
Tagged The Witness
Xbox Store Today: Rocket League, Layers of Fear, Pixel Piracy, more
If you ever wanted to combine rocket-powered cars and “The Beautiful Game,” then you’re in luck, Rocket League is now available to download for the Xbox One through the Xbox Games Store. Psyonix’s soccer sim will also feature a variety of Xbox One-exclusive content including cars patterned after the Warthog from Halo and the Armadillo from Gears of War.
Also available this week is Layers of Fear (Xbox One), a first-person “psychedelic” horror game that asks players to delve into the mind of an insane painter. I guess my question is, how is that different from any other painter? (Ba-Dum Tish).
Finally, Pixel Piracy will give players the chance to explore a retro-themed open world pirate sim, and Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae is yet another game where Japanese schoolgirls do battle with swords. Both games are available for Xbox One.
More information on all four titles can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Rocket League
Daily Scoop: February 17, 2016 – Another cold day
There’s just something about these freezing cold winter days that makes me want to go home, put on my pajamas, and play video games until I fall asleep. We’ve got an amazing heated blanket and we did a lot of that this past weekend. Maybe I’m just spoiled now!
There are lots of games on sale this week at the Humble Store. Cities: Skylines is $11.99, System Shock 2 is $9.99, and Teleglitch: Die More Edition is $3.24, among many others.
The Midweek Madness at Steam is Victor Vran, which is on sale for $6.79. You can get two copies of the game for $12.94, or four copies of the game for $26.99. The Daily Deal is rFactor 2, which is on sale for $19.19.
There are some awesome t-shirts today! Hit the jump to see them all! (more…)
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WWE 2K16 will suplex the PC on March 11
The tag team of 2K Games and Visual Concepts have announced that WWE 2K16 will be released for the PC (through Steam) on March 11… just ahead of WrestleMania 32, which will be held on April 3 in Arlington, Texas.
WWE 2K16 on Steam will include everything players on the PS4 and Xbox One received last Fall, as well as the Terminator pre-order bonus and the rest of the game’s previously released downloadable expansions:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator: Play as two playable versions of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator: T-800 from The Terminator and T-800 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
- MyPlayer KickStart: Players will gain instant access to boost created Superstar ratings and attributes in the game’s MyCareer mode.
- Accelerator: Players will gain instant access to all unlockable content available in the game.
- New Moves Pack: More than 30 new moves, including the Corner Enzuigiri (made popular by WWE Diva Nikki Bella), Avalanche Ram (made popular by WWE Diva Paige), Sidewinder Suplex (made popular by WWE and NXT Superstar Kevin Owens).
- Legends Pack: Big Boss Man, Dusty Rhodes, Lita, Mr. Perfect, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, and Trish Stratus.
- 2015 Hall of Fame Showcase:
- “Macho Man” Randy Savage vs Jake “The Snake” Roberts
- Rikishi vs The Rock
- Alundra Blayze vs Paige
- Larry Zbyszko/Arn Anderson vs Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat/Dustin Rhodes
- Tatsumi Fujinami vs Ric Flair
- The Bushwhackers vs The Natural Disasters
- The Outsiders vs Harlem Heat
- Future Stars Pack: Samoa Joe, Diego, Fernando, Blake, and Murphy
Players who pre-order WWE 2K16 through Steam before March 11 will receive a 10% discount.
Hitman Go: Definitive Edition will target a PC, PS4, Vita release next week
Square Enix has announced that Hitman Go will be released soon on the PC, PS4, and Vita in a special Definitive Edition. The turn-based strategy game will feature updated visuals, as well as all of the previously released downloadable content including the Paris Opera (from Hitman: Blood Money and the St. Petersburg Stakeout (from Hitman 2: Silent Assassin).
The Hitman Go: Definitive Edition will include Cross-Buy and Cross-Save support on the PS4 and Vita, while Steam users will have access to Trading Cards, Emojis, Wallpapers, Cloud Saves, and Steam Achievements. Both versions of the game will be priced at $7.99 and a launch trailer has been embedded above.
Hitman Go: Definitive Edition will be released on February 23.
ET Armies is an old-school FPS that was developed in Iran… and it’s out on March 3
Did you know that Iran has a thriving game development scene? It’s true, and now that international sanctions against the country have been lifted, players around the world will get the chance to play some of these titles. We won’t even have to wait very long, as Raspina Studio plans to release ET Armies through Steam on March 3.
ET Armies is described as an “old-school” shooter by Raspina, and players will have to fight back against an alien invasion on a dystopian Earth:
ET Armies is an action-packed, fast-paced, science-fiction first person shooter. The game takes place in a future where Earth has been reduced to ashes; It is now home to a new nation that hungers only for war. Prepare yourself to rise and defend against the invasion of the Forsaken.
ET Armies has been priced at $14.99, and you can view the launch trailer above.
Street Fighter V, Layers of Fear, Tron Run/r, more added to PS Store
Ready? Fight! Street Fighter V has finally been released for the PS4 and it’s now available to download through the PlayStation Store. The one-on-one fighter will include 16 characters at launch, and Capcom has laid out an ambitious schedule of downloadable content that includes additional World Warriors, a cinematic Story Mode, and a ton of new costumes. Players will even be able to unlock of these downloadable characters for free with in-game currency earned during the regular course of play.
If fighting games aren’t your thing, there’s a few other games to download from the PlayStation Store this week including Layers of Fear (PS4), a psychological horror game about a tragic past and an unfinished painting; Tron Run/r (PS4), an endless runner set with Disney’s Tron universe; and The Escapists: The Walking Dead (PS4), a retro-styled survival sim that takes place in the Walking Dead universe.
More information on all of these games (and a few other new releases) can be found after the break. And a complete rundown of this week’s new game add-ons and discounts can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
Posted in News, PS4, Vita
Tagged Street Fighter V, The Escapists: The Walking Dead