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Psychonauts 2 reaches its $3.3 million funding goal on Fig
After amassing more than 20,000 backers, Double Fine’s crowdfunding campaign for Psychonauts 2 reached its $3.3 million goal yesterday on Fig. Unlike Kickstarter, Fig allows backers to invest in projects and eventually see a return on their investment once the game is released. At this moment, more than half of Psychonauts 2’s funding ($1.7 million) has been provided by investors.
“We’re so grateful to our backers for giving us this chance to continue the story of Raz and the Psychonauts. Knowing that they will be able to participate as investors in the game makes the whole thing feel more fair and more rewarding,” said Tim Schafer, the President and CEO of Double Fine Productions.
The Psychonauts 2 crowdfunding campaign will wrap up on Tuesday, and then begins the long process of actually developing the game. As of now, Double Fine is planning to release Psychonauts 2 sometime in Fall 2018 for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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Tagged Psychonauts 2
Daily Scoop: January 6, 2016 – Great deals and great shirts!
I didn’t get to play any video games last night, but I did get to play some board games! Last night was our monthly Blood Bowl league get together, and it was a lot of fun. Afterwards we played a few other games, and then I passed out while reading homework. If only I didn’t need sleep!
The Humble Monthly subscription is all new this month. And, if you subscribe for just $12 a month before February 5th, you’ll immediately get a copy of Alien: Isolation. It’s a win/win situation!
The Midweek Madness at Steam is Rise of Nations: Extended Edition. The game is $4.99, or you can get a pack of four for $14.99. The Daily Deal is SpellForce Complete, which includes SpellForce – Platinum Edition, SpellForce 2 – Demons of the Past, and SpellForce 2: Gold Edition. This package is just $5.99.
There are lots of great t-shirts today! (more…)
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Oculus Rift will be available on March 28 for $600
After all the waiting, Oculus has finally announced a release date for the Oculus Rift. In a new post on the Oculus Blog, the company has revealed that the virtual reality headset is now available to pre-order and will ship to consumers on March 28 (with addition headsets available in stores in April). But make sure your finances are in order as the Rift will retail for the budget-busting price of $599.
The complete Oculus Rift package will include the headset, a sensor, the Oculus Remote, an Xbox One controller, and a copy of Lucky’s Tale, a VR platformer developed in-house by Oculus. All pre-order customers will also receive a copy of Eve: Valkyrie, a dogfighting game from CCP Games. Running this software through the Oculus Rift will require a fairly powerful PC, and the company has posted a list of system requirements so users can get the “full experience” from their virtual reality headset:
Oculus Rift: Recommended System Requirements
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 equivalent or greater
- Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
- Memory: 8GB+ RAM
- Output: Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
- Input: Three USB 3.0 Ports + One USB 2.0 Port
- Operating System: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit or newer
But if you’d rather buy all the necessary equipment at the same time, Oculus will begin pre-selling Oculus Ready PCs (bundled with a Rift headset) in February. Prices for Oculus Ready PCs will start at $1,499.
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Tagged EVE: Valkyrie
Xbox Store Today: Hyper Void, G Prime: Into The Rain
Two new games were added to the Xbox Games Store today, and both are available for the Xbox One.
Hyper Void is a space shooter that offers more than 25 levels of wave-based action and “dangerous big boss encounters.” Elsewhere on the digital storefront, G Prime: Into The Rain is also available to download. Described as a “slingshot simulating puzzle pleaser,” G Prime asks players to successfully navigate a series of obstacles in space.
More information on both of these games can be found right here:
Xbox One Games
Hyper Void ($9.99)
Punch your way through waves and waves of enemies from all races in the universe as you travel through volatile and crazy wormholes, all rendered in high-quality 3D with a heart-pumping progressive soundtrack! Over 25 levels are awaiting you, filled with challenge and dangerous big boss encounters. And if that wasn’t enough, three EPIC boss showdowns will test every space combat skill you have.G Prime: Into The Rain ($14.99)
Explore the vast uncharted mystery of The Rain, a solar-system spanning shock wave of gas and dust from far, far away. In your role as sounding officer onboard Ptolemy Station you configure and drive sub-etheric reconnaissance rockets into increasingly challenging fields where Iceteroids, theophosphorus, and quicksand clouds make your mission much more work than your employers led you to believe. A gravity gripping, Steampunk styled, moody-beautiful, slingshot simulating puzzle pleaser.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam launch trailer has GIANT PAPERCRAFT BATTLES
Nintendo will kick off 2016 with the release of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam for the 3DS on January 22. Paper Jam is the latest “Mario RPG,” but it’ll go above and beyond that moniker by merging the handheld-exclusive Mario & Luigi series with the Paper Mario series for the first time. And, according to the launch trailer embedded above, it’ll also feature… GIANT PAPERCRAFT BATTLES.
I’m not sure it gets said enough, but I kind of love how goofy Nintendo can be.
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PlayStation Store Today: Amplitude, Rebel Galaxy, Volume for Vita, more
Sony has delivered the first PlayStation Store update of the new year and fans of Harmonix’s brand of music-based button-mashing should be very pleased, as the developer released Amplitude for the PS4 today. And in case you were wondering, the trippy visuals support an even trippier story… “Take a trip through the expansive human mind as you seek to awaken your comatose patient and expand her perceptions.”
Also available this week for the PS4 is Rebel Galaxy, Double Damage’s “swashbuckling space adventure” that’s filled with space combat, extraterrestrial exploration, and a bounty of space pirates.
Finally this week, Vita owners can look forward to Mike Bithell’s Volume. If you’ve already purchased the stealth game on the PS4, the Vita version can be yours for free.
More information on all of these games (and a few other new release) can be found after the break. And, as always, a complete rundown of this week’s new game add-ons and discounts are available at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
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Tagged Amplitude, Rebel Galaxy
EA Sports UFC 2 gets a March 15 release date and a new gameplay trailer
EA Sports announced today that EA Sports UFC 2 will be available for the PS4 and Xbox One on March 15. With a release date in place, the publisher is also ready to open pre-orders for EA Sports UFC 2. Players who purchase the game before March 15 will receive access to a trio of additional fighters including Bas Rutten, “The Gracie Hunter” Kazushi Sakuraba, and a “Mystery Fighter” to be named later. A Deluxe Edition, priced at $69.99, that includes up to $60 of UFC Ultimate Team Premium Packs will also be available.
“Whether fans want to play upcoming cards, recreate the outcome of recent fights, or go back to fight with MMA legends, we’ll help them do that in the most authentic and exciting way ever in an MMA simulation,” said Brian Hayes, the Creative Director at EA Canada. “Our first two pre-order fighters, Bas Rutten and Kazushi Sakuraba are perfect additions to what is already the biggest roster ever for an official UFC game. Adding them is huge, and fans are going to go nuts when we reveal who the mystery fighter is. I can’t wait.”
EA Sports also released a new gameplay trailer to get gamers excited to step into the Octagon once more this Spring. It’s been embedded above.
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Tagged EA Sports UFC 2
Daily Scoop: January 5, 2016 – Too cold
It’s freezing here in Philadelphia, and I want nothing more than to sit at home under a heated blanket and finish up Persona 4 Golden. I’m just so close to finishing it! And then I can move onto… oh wait, I think I’m just going to start Persona Q when I’m done. Listen, I know I have a problem, OK? I know.
Of course, I could just hit up some sales and grab some other games, too. The Humble Store has some good games on sale this week, like Burly Men at Sea for $7.99, 8 Days for $4.99, Militia for $4.01, and MechaNika is $1.59.
The Midweek Madness at Steam is Dungeons 2, which is on sale for $9.99. They’re also offering 50% off The Fruit of Grisaia for $19.99 for their Daily Deal.
Hit the jump to check out today’s awesome t-shirts! (more…)
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