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Most retailers have removed Mighty No. 9’s September 15 release date… is it delayed?
After signing a publishing deal with Deep Silver, Keiji Inafune’s Mighty No. 9 was given a September 15 release date by the publisher for its launch on the PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U Xbox 360, and Xbox One. But now it appears that that release date is in jeopardy as nearly every major video game retailer has changed the game’s release date to a placeholder date of “December 31, 2016” instead.
The placeholder release date, which strongly suggests a delay for Mighty No. 9, is currently shown on Amazon, GameStop, Walmart, and Newegg. However, the game’s original release date is still listed at Target and Best Buy. So hope is not lost.
VideoGamer attempted to get to the bottom of this by contacting Deep Silver, but the publisher declined to comment. Uh oh, I think I lost that hope. Can someone help me find it?
Hopefully Deep Silver or Keiji Inafune and his team at Comcept will clear up Mighty No. 9’s release date soon.
Xbox Store Today: Game of Thrones: Episode 5, Tembo the Badass Elephant, F1 2015, more
Microsoft has performed its weekly update on the Xbox Games Store, adding four new titles in the process…
- Just one more episode remains as Game of Thrones: A Nest of Vipers (Xbox One, Xbox 360) pushes Telltale’s episodic adaptation of the HBO series closer to its conclusion.
- The creators of the Pokemon franchise, Game Freak, have teamed up with Sega to unleashed a rompin’ and stompin’ side-scroller known as Tembo the Badass Elephant (Xbox One).
- Codemasters brings their Formula One simulation series to the Xbox One for the first time with F1 2015.
- Finally, the fight over who is the Deadliest Warrior spills onto the Xbox 360 one more time in Deadliest Warrior: Battlegrounds
More information on all four titles can be found after the break. (more…)
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Tagged F1 2015, Game of Thrones: A Telltale Series, Tembo the Badass Elephant
Daily Scoop: July 22, 2015 – Get Telltale’s Game of Thrones game on sale now
Humble is having a Daedalic Entertainment Sale right now. The Adventure Bundle, which includes Deponia, Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes, Memoria, The Night of the Rabbit, and The Whispered World Special Edition is $7.49 right now. There’s also the Armageddon Bundle ($31.99), the Comedy Selection (8.99), the Fairytale Bundle ($6.99), the Hamburger Bundle ($11.99), and the Indie Bundle ($30.24).
The Midweek Madness over at Steam is on Game of Thrones – A Telltale Games Series, which you can get right now for just $14.99. It’s very timely because the latest episode, “A Nest of Vipers,” just launched yesterday. The Daily Deal is WWE 2K15, which is just $16.49 and contains all DLC.
Again, we’re low on shirts today. Hit the jump for more details! (more…)
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UK’s Super Mario Maker LE will include Mario 30th Amiibo; Wii U system bundle also revealed
Nintendo has announced that the United Kingdom is going to receive a trio of amazing Super Mario Maker packages this September.
The game’s standard edition will include the Super Mario Maker game disc, which features an extensive course-making toolset along with 100 pre-built course, and a full-color hardcover guide. If you’d prefer to obtain Super Mario Maker from the Wii U eShop, Nintendo still wants to give you the guide and will make a PDF available to download.
The Limited Edition package will include the game and the guide, but it’ll come bundled with a 30th Anniversary Mario Amiibo in “Classic Colors.” The pixelated design of this massive figure depicts Mario as he was in his Super Mario Bros. incarnation.
Finally, the Super Mario Maker Wii U Premium Pack will include the game, the guide, the “Classic Colors” Mario Amiibo, and a Wii U console.
All three Super Mario Maker bundles will be available in the UK (and throughout the rest of the world) on September 11. If you’re uninterested in the game, but crave the the “Classic Colors” Amiibo, it’ll also be available to purchase by itself on the same day. We don’t yet know if these bundles will make their way to North America, but I’ve got my fingers crossed.
A second 30th Anniversary Mario Amiibo, featuring the plumber’s more familiar “Modern Colors,” will be released in the UK on October 23.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged Super Mario Maker
Shaggy and Batman discuss vehicular weaponry in the latest Lego Dimensions trailer
Have you ever wanted to eavesdrop on a conversation between Batman and Shaggy about the offensive capabilities of a certain mysterious machine? Well, you finally get your chance in the latest Lego Dimensions trailer, which has been embedded above.
The crossover game will include characters from dozens of different franchises when it launches on September 27 for the PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. A huge number of Lego playsets that’ll add new levels and content to the game will also be available throughout the Fall.
Journey on PS4, Tembo the Badass Elephant, F1 2015, more added to PS Store
Sony kicked off their PSN Play promotion for 2015 this week with the release of Journey on the PS4. The lyrical adventure from thatgamecompany has enchanted gamers all over the world with its wordless story and its even downloadable for free if you already own the PS3 edition.
Also available this week is a whole slew of wacky and weird games that are sure to find their niche:
- Tembo the Badass Elephant is a colorful side-scroller for the PS4 from Game Freak (the creators of Pokemon) and Sega. If that’s not enough for you, need I remind you that this is a BADASS elephant?
- F1 2015 is the latest Formula One simulation from Codemasters and the first for the PS4.
- Game of Thrones: A Nest of Vipers, available for the PS3 and PS4, is the fifth episode in Telltale’s episodic adaptation of the wildly popular HBO series.
- Hatoful Boyfriend is a “pigeon dating simulator” that’s available as a Cross-Buy title for the PS4 and Vita.
- Onechanbara Z2: Chaos is the latest game in the “bikini girls versus zombies” franchise and the first to be released in the US in more than five years.
More information on all of these new releases (and a few others) can be found after the break. And don’t forget, a complete rundown of this week’s discounts and new game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, PS4, Vita
Tagged F1 2015, Game of Thrones: A Telltale Series, Journey, Tembo the Badass Elephant
Escape from the Man-Sized Cabinet: Stephen Colbert’s Excellent Text Adventure
Stephen Colbert will be returning to TV soon. And just in time, too. As The Daily Show draws to a close with Jon Stewart at the helm, an old familiar sadness — which I first felt at the end of The Colbert Report — has crept back into my life as another door shuts in the era of damn fine fake news reporting. I wish Jon Stewart well, and also ask that maybe he come over for Shabbos dinner some time (Spoiler: It will be Arby’s).
Although we don’t know what’s next for Mr. Stewart, fans of Stephen Colbert can begin to live again, damnit, for he will return to our television screens in September. The character Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Nation may be gone, but the man Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Nation is just beginning! Just two more months, people! During his onscreen sabbatical, however, he has been busy behind-the-scenes preparing for his new hosting gig with tweets and hijinks and posts on The Late Show site. His most recent engagement with his cabal of Colbert-ites is in the form of a really awesome point-and-click text adventure game that reminds me of a Choose Your Own Adventure book. But much better because in those books I was never locked inside of a cabinet so long that I DIED.
So check out Stephen Colbert’s Escape from the Man-Sized Cabinet and save Narnia a public domain fantasy kingdom from an evil wizard. Do what I did and read it in your head in his voice. Play it a few times to make sure you hit all your options. It’s the American way.
Daily Scoop: July 21, 2015 – Humble Jumbo Bundle 4 now available
There’s a brand new Humble Bundle available now! It’s the Humble Jumbo Bundle 4. Pay what you want for Outland: Special Edition, Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes, and Mercenary Kings. Beat the average to unlock Endless Space: Emperor Edition, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II, and one of my personal favorites, The Stanley Parable. Pay $18 or more and unlock early access to Space Engineers.
The Midweek Madness over at Steam is the Homeworld Remastered Collection, which is on sale for $17.49. You can also get the soundtracks for $15.98. The Daily Deal is Not a Hero, which is on sale for $6.49.
Just one shirt today! (more…)
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