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Ken (and his new ponytail) joins Street Fighter V’s roster

Posted on July 9, 2015 by John Scalzo

Capcom has announced that Ken Masters has become be the seventh character to join Street Fighter V‘s roster of playable characters. He’ll join the previously-announced septet of Ryu, Chun-Li, Charlie Nash, M. Bison, Cammy, Birdie, and (unofficially) Blanka.

While Ken is still clad in his familiar red karategi, the character got a haircut (check out that ponytail) and a set of fiery new combos. According to Capcom, he’ll also perform plenty of “tricky mix-ups and flashy combos” on his opponents, which you can see in the trailer embedded above.

Ken, and the rest of the revealed Street Fighter V roster, will be playable all this weekend at Capcom’s booth (#215) at the San Diego Comic-Con. And don’t forget, every PS4 owners who pre-orders Street Fighter V will gain access to the closed beta, which is scheduled to begin on July 23 at 9:00 PM (Eastern Time).

Street Fighter V will be released in Spring 2016 for the PS4 and PC.

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Daily Scoop: July 9, 2015 – Amazing list of games and shirts today

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Nicole Kline

There’s some great stuff happening today! Let’s dive right in!

Bohemia Interactive 2 is the latest Weekly Bundle! Pay what you want for Arma 2, Take on Helicopters Bundle, UFO: Afterlight, Alpha Prime, Arma: Gold Edition, and Fish Fillets 2. Pay more than the average to unlock Arma Tactics, Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, Arma 2: British Armed Forces, Arma 2: Private Military Company, and Arma 2: DayZ Mod. Pay $20 or more to unlock early access to Take on Mars. And, finally, unlock all Bohemia games on Steam for just $100!

The Weekend Deal at Steam is Elite: Dangerous, which is on sale for $40.19. Today’s Daily Deal is Ride. You can get the game for $19.99, the deluxe edition for $29.99, and the season pass for $7.49.

There aren’t many shirts today, but WOW are they awesome! (more…)

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Disney Infinity: Star Wars will be released on August 30

Posted on July 9, 2015 by John Scalzo

disneyinfinitystarwarsDisney Interactive has announced that Disney Infinity: Star Wars (AKA Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition) will be released on August 30 for the PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and mobile devices. If you recall, that is very close to a leaked release date that was uncovered earlier this year. A number of other Disney Infinity figures and accessories will also be available by the end of next month:

  • Star Wars “Twilight of the Republic” Play Set (includes Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano figures)
  • Star Wars Figures (Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Power Disc Pack
  • Star Wars Rebels figures (Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger, Sabine Wren, and Zeb Orrelios)
  • Star Wars Saga Starter Pack
  • Inside Out Play Set (includes Joy and Anger figures)
  • Inside Out Figures (Sadness, Disgust and Fear)
  • Disney Figures (Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Mulan, Olaf, Sam Flynn, and Quorra)
  • Tomorrowland Power Disc Pack

The publisher also revealed that anyone who pre-orders Disney Infinity: Star Wars will receive free access to the Toy Box Takeover expansion (which is regularly priced at $19.99). More details on Toy Boy Takeover, and the Toy Box Speedway expansion, can be found after the break. (more…)

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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain producer responds to “downgrade” criticism

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Josh Griffiths

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With a little less than two months to go before the hotly anticipated release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Konami is probably glad the drama surrounding the title is coming to an end so they can get on with further imploding.

Kojima Productions recently showed a ton of gameplay footage at this year’s E3 Expo (an extended version of the “Free Infiltration” demo is available for viewing after the break), and while the overall reaction was positive, there has been one constant complaint. Several commenters online are saying the game doesn’t look as good as it once did. This has prompted Ken-ichiro Imaizumi, a Senior Producer at Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, to take to Twitter yesterday morning to defend the game.

If anything, Tweeting in defense of your game will only raise more awareness on the issue. I didn’t realize anyone thought the graphics looked downgraded from past iterations, but now that it’s been brought up, I can kind of see it. Or maybe that’s the placebo effect talking. Either way, Mr. Imaizumi has made some great Tweets since:

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be released for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on September 1. A PC release (via Steam) will follow on September 15. (more…)

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Travel through time with the Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 Comic-Con trailer

Posted on July 9, 2015 by John Scalzo

Electronic Arts and PopCap have released a brand new trailer for Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 as part of today’s San Diego Comic-Con festivities.

The trailer focuses on the “Seeds of Time” map, which takes players on a whirlwind tour of history through prehistoric dinosaur days, ancient Egypt, and ancient Rome. It also rattled off many of the games features including the inclusion of over 100 “crazy” characters, 12 new Battlegrounds, 24-player online “mayhem,” four-player online co-op, a two-player splitscreen mode, and Solo Play.

Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 will be available in Spring 2016 for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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Kickstart This! Defect, Disciples of the Storm, The Nascent: An Anecdote of Aetherholme

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Andrew Rainnie

During E3 2015, Sony used its press conference to announce that the long-awaited sequel, Shenmue III, would be coming to the PlayStation 4. In the days since, the consolemaker has confirmed they will be helping with development costs, though the game was initially launched on Kickstarter by Ys Net, the studio responsible for the game’s development. The team, led by director and producer Yu Suzuki, could not have asked for a better setting to make the announcement. The game set a new record for reaching the $1 million mark on a crowdfunding platform, managing to hit that figure in 102 minutes, and then passing by its $2 million target in a little over nine hours. It has now gone on to become the second most-funded game ever.

Of course, this stunt has once again raised ethical questions about large corporations testing the waters with crowdfunders. Yu Suzuki was forced to clarify how the Kickstarter funds would be used once it was revealed Sony would be stumping up a sum of cash to complete the game.

Regardless of whether you believe it was morally dubious or not, let us now turn our attentions to a trio of gaming projects that cannot rely on a big E3 announcement to secure funds. We start with ship-building shooter Defect, before revisiting an old classic in Disciples of the Storm, and finishing with the cel-shaded, self-referential side-scrolling platformer The Nascent: An Anecdote of Aetherholme. (more…)

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The Behemoth’s Game 4 will officially be known as Pit People

Posted on July 8, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Slightly more than a year after it was first announced, The Behemoth has finally settled on an actual name for Game 4, their upcoming strategy RPG for the PC and Xbox One. Ready? Here it comes…

“Game 4 will henceforth be known as Pit People.” Confused? I’ll let the developer explain:

The Pit is the place where our story’s heroes get a fresh start in life! It’s basically what you and I know more commonly as an arena.

Pit People was the name written on the original concept sketch that started it all. Every interaction took place in an arena. Over time, adventuring became a big part of the game. However, a key moment in the story now occurs in the Pit, and so the name remained! In the end, we’re in the beginning!!!!!!!!!!

With a shiny new name all picked out, The Behemoth has also opened Pit People’s official website, which is packed with trailers, screenshots, and in-depth details on the game’s development. However, one hting you won’t find is a release date, as Pit People’s launch date is still “To Be Announced,” or more accurately, “When it’s done.”

[Source: The Behemoth Blog]

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Brazilian stage confirmed for Street Fighter V… and Blanka’s sure to follow

Posted on July 8, 2015 by John Scalzo

Yoshinori Ono, the Executive Producer of Street Fighter V at Capcom, is heading to Brazil. More specifically, he’ll be attending this year’s Brasil Game Show to announce a new character addition to Street Fighter V. Ono teased this announcement in the trailer embedded above by revealing the game’s Brazilian stage.

Hmm… a Brazilian stage… an announcement in Brazil… this can mean only one thing… E. Honda is coming to Street Fighter V! Wait, wait, wait. On second thought, I’m not sure that’s correct. Let me try again. I’m sure to get it right this time…

Blanka is coming to Street Fighter V! Yup, that makes a lot more sense.

The 2015 Brasil Game Show will be held from October 8 through October 12 at the Expo Center Norte in Sao Paulo.

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