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USA! USA! USA! Splatoon’s first Splatfest has been rescheduled for July 4

Posted on June 26, 2015 by John Scalzo

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After a week of tinkering, Nintendo has worked out all the kinks in Splatoon‘s network code and is ready to reschedule the game’s first North American Splatfest. The all-day “Dogs Versus Cats” showdown will now take place on Saturday, July 4. Hopefully, everyone out there in Nintendo-Land will celebrate the independence of our nation by splatting a large part of it!

The Splatfest will begin bright and early on July 4 at 3:00 AM (Eastern Time). After 24 ink-filled hours, the contest will come to an end at 2:59 AM (Eastern Time) on July 5. And then we’ll finally know which four-legged furball is truly man’s best friend. Spoiler Alert… the correct answer is dogs… regardless of what happens during the Splatfest, the answer is dogs.

You can make your selection now in-game at the Splatfest kiosk in Inkopolis Plaza. Participants will receive a special Splatfest t-shirt with three ability slots. Unfortunately, you have to give it back after the event is over.

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Daily Scoop: June 25, 2015 – Too Many Games

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Nicole Kline

No, that’s not just a lament about my life – it’s where we’ll be this weekend! Anthony and I will be showing our games off at Too Many Games in Oaks, PA. Stop by and say hello!

There are no more cats in the Humble Weekly Bundle… now it’s Eye Candy 3! Pay what you want for Tengami, Back to Bed, and one of my personal favorites, Where is my Heart?. Beat the average to unlock 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat, Deep Under the Sky, and Valdis Story: Abyssal City. Pay the average plus $1 to unlock chapters one through five of The Dream Machine.

The Weekend Deal at Steam is Tropico 5. Get one copy of the game for $9.99, two copies for $17.49, or four copies for $29.99. You can also get the Steam Special Edition for $10.74. Today’s Daily Deal is 50% off Dreamfall Chapters. Today only, you can get it for just $14.99, or get the Special Edition for $17.49.

Hit the jump for today’s t-shirts! (more…)

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Nintendo Download: Art Academy Home Studio, Star Fox Command, Mario & Luigi Partners in Time, more

Posted on June 25, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Indulge your artistic side this week on the Wii U eShop with Art Academy: Home Studio, which offers 30 new art lessons to paint and draw with the Wii U GamePad. Players will be able to share their masterworks through the Miiverse, and even upload time-lapse videos to YouTube. Elsewhere in this week’s Nintendo Download (but still sticking with the Wii U) is Never Alone, an “atmospheric puzzle platformer” developed in collaboration with an Alaska Native people.

Also available the Wii U eShop this week are a pair of DS re-releases. Star Fox Command adds a touch of strategic plotting to the space shooting, while Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time adds time travel to the plumbing duo’s portable RPG series.

More information on all these games (and a bevy of new DSiWare titles) can be found after the break. (more…)

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DriveClub: PlayStation Plus Edition is finally available on the PlayStation Store

Posted on June 25, 2015 by John Scalzo

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After a ridiculous number of delays, Sony is finally ready to release the DriveClub: PlayStation Plus Edition on the PlayStation Store today. However, Shuhei Yoshida, the President of SCE Worldwide Studios, posted a warning on the PlayStation Blog that not all features will be available to all players right away:

We’ve spent a long time preparing for this launch after some difficult and unexpected set-backs. To make absolutely certain that all players have the smoothest and most stable experience possible we are going to be duly cautious about how we release the game this time around.

Starting today, all players will have access to the game’s Offline Mode. But Sony and Evolution Studios plan to soft launch the game’s Online Mode with a small number of players that will slowly grow as long as all game systems continue to operate smoothly. Yoshida apologized for this new delay, but asked fans to be patient as the Online Mode of DriveClub is actually very demanding:

We know that this might be frustrating after your extra wait already, but hope you can understand that we are taking extra precautions to protect your experience when you do get online. We want to make sure we don’t overload the servers as we invite millions of PS Plus members to download the game tomorrow.

We have to take this precaution because DriveClub connectivity is demanding for a multiplayer game, with countless ever-growing social connections across clubs, challenges, multiplayer, and hundreds of thousands of dynamic leaderboards and activity feeds.

Players will be able to monitor the status of DriveClub’s online component at the game’s official website.

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Blizzard has released five more gameplay videos from Overwatch

Posted on June 25, 2015 by John Scalzo

Blizzard is at it again, releasing five more gameplay videos for Overwatch, their upcoming free-to-play arena shooter.

This time out, the developer has shone a spotlight on a “super-intelligent, genetically engineered” battle gorilla named Winston, a deadly assassin (appropriately) named Widowmaker, a soldier with a specialization in heavy weaponry named Pharah, a hulking German brawler named Reinhardt, and a defensive robot named Bastion.

Wilson’s trailer has been embedded above because he is literally the 800-pound gorilla in the room. The other four can be found after the break. All together, Blizzard has released 13 gameplay trailers for Overwatch totaling more than two hours. If you’ve been putting it off, it’s time to get watching. (more…)

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WB Games suspends future sales of Batman: Arkham Knight’s PC version while a patch can be created

Posted on June 24, 2015 by John Scalzo

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PS4 and Xbox One owners have been enjoying Batman: Arkham Knight since its release yesterday, but PC players were given a game that was more riddled with bugs than Poison Ivy’s lair. WB Games has been trying to quickly issue a patch to fix the performance issues and graphical glitches, but they’ve also taken the very drastic step of suspending future sales of the PC version until everything can be fixed.

News of the suspension was posted to the game’s official forums a few hours ago:

We want to apologize to those of you who are experiencing performance issues with Batman: Arkham Knight on PC. We take these issues very seriously and have therefore decided to suspend future game sales of the PC version while we work to address these issues to satisfy our quality standards. We greatly value our customers and know that while there are a significant amount of players who are enjoying the game on PC, we want to do whatever we can to make the experience better for PC players overall.

Thank you to those players who have already given valuable feedback. We are continuously monitoring all threads posted in the Official Batman: Arkham Knight Community and Steam forums, as well as any issues logged with our Customer Support (support.wbgames.com). If you purchased your copy of the game and are not satisfied with your experience, then we ask for your patience while these issues are resolved. If desired, you can request a refund at help.steampowered.com (Steam refund policies can be found here: store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds) or the retail location where you purchased the game.

The Batman: Arkham fans have continually supported the franchise to its current height of success, and we want to thank you for your patience as we work to deliver an updated version of Batman: Arkham Knight on PC so you can all enjoy the final chapter of the Batman: Arkham series as it was meant to be played.

I’d make a “WB Games wasn’t prepared” joke, but this situation is a very serious breach of trust between the publisher and their fans. An apology is nice, and the sales suspension protects WB Games from future complaints, but it’s very clear the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight wasn’t ready to be released this past Tuesday, June 23.

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I Wish Sony Had Let The Last Guardian Fade Away

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Andrew Rainnie

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Sony put on an incredible show during this year’s E3 Expo, debuting new IPs from Guerrilla Games and Media Molecule, as well as offering further glimpses at long-awaited titles such as No Man’s Sky from Hello Games and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End from Naughty Dog. Yet it chose to open its presentation with perhaps the most long-awaited title of all time, The Last Guardian. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: June 24, 2015 – Borderlands bundle!

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Nicole Kline

Sorry for missing yesterday’s Scoop, everyone! I had a lot of errands to run and then needed to go to a dentist appointment. Good news: no cavities!

I have even more good news, and that’s the latest Humble Bundle, which is the Humble Borderlands Bundle! Pay what you want for Borderlands and three DLC packs: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, and The Secret Army of General Knoxx. Beat the average to get Borderlands 2, the Psycho Pack, the Mechromancer Pack, the Creature Slaughterdome, and a 75% coupon for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Pay $15 or more to unlock more from Borderlands 2: the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack, Headhunter 5: Son of Crawmerax, and the Season Pass, as well as a 25% off coupon to the 2K store. Buy Borderlands, help support the Video Game History Museum, and get some sweet swag while you’re at it!

The Midweek Madness at Steam is Double Fine’s Massive Chalice, which is on sale for $9.99. Add in the soundtrack for just $12.49. The Daily Deal is Ticket to Ride, which is on sale for just $1.99.

There’s also a brand new video game book bundle at Story Bundle! Pay what you want for “How Video Games Are Made,” “Kill Screen Issue 8: Virtual Reality,” “Boss Fight Books: Bible Adventures,” and “Put This in Your Brain: The Best of Unwinnable Weekly.” Pay $12 or more and get four bonus books: “HG 101 Presents: An Unofficial Guide to Castlevania,” “Designers & Dragons – 1970s, 1980s, 1990s & 2000s,” “SCROLL: #12 – Introducing MSX (Plus #1-11 Bonus!),” and “The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers.”

And now, let’s check out some shirts! (more…)

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