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PS Store Today: Bloodborne, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, Metal Slug 3, more
Have you been waiting for another big PS4 exclusive? Wait no longer, From Software’s Bloodborne is now available to download through the PlayStation Store. A spiritual successor to the Dark Souls series, Bloodborne adds a creepy Victorian setting and lots of gunplay to the mix.
Also available this week is Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, which collects Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and all the previously-released DLC for both into one package on the PS4 (including the new Claptastic Voyage expansion for The Pre-Sequel). And speaking of games making the leap to the PS4, Slender: The Arrival is also available today for Sony’s newest machine.
If you’re looking for something a little more family-friendly, Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin is available on the Vita. It’s joined by this week’s Spring Fever selection, Metal Slug 3, which is actually a Cross-Buy title on the PS3, PS4, and Vita.
Finally, in episodic gaming news… Dontnod’s Life Is Strange: Out of Time (Episode 2) and Telltale’s Game of Thrones: The Sword in the Darkness (Episode 3) are both available for the PS3 and PS4.
More information on all of these titles can be found after the break. And a full breakdown of this week’s new game add-ons and discounts can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
Daily Scoop: March 24, 2015 – Game night
I haven’t been to game night at Redcap’s Corner in a while, but I’ll be there tonight to hang out, play games, and possibly do a blindtest of a new prototype. We’re hoping to finally crack open The Captain Is Dead and The Offensive Band Name Generator. I’m looking forward to it!
There are a few new deals today at Steam, if you’re looking for game deals! The Midweek Madness at Steam is Farming Simulator 15, which is on sale for $14.99 (and the DLC is just $4.99). The Daily Deal is Evoland, which is on sale for just $2.49. Also, Evolve is marked down to $40 as today’s Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day.
Other than that, all I’ve got are two t-shirts! (more…)
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Get your first look at CoD: Advanced Warfare’s Ascendance Pack in a new trailer
Activision has released a trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s Ascendance Pack, giving gamers their first glimpse at four brand new multiplayer maps (“Perplex,” “Site 244,” “Climate,” and “Chop Shop”), the next Exo Zombies episode, and a bonus new grappling ability. We wrote all about the new content found in the Ascendance Pack in case you need a refresher course.
And don’t forget, Activision will host an extended gameplay walkthrough of the Ascendance Pack on March 29 during the Call of Duty Championship.
Xbox One and Xbox 360 owners of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will be able to download the Ascendance Pack on Tuesday, March 31. Because of Activision’s exclusivity agreement with Microsoft, Advanced Warfare players on the PC, PS3, and PS4 will get the DLC a month later.
The Evil Within: The Consequence will be available on April 21
The Evil Within‘s first downloadable expansion, The Assignment, launched just two weeks ago. Today, Bethesda confirmed that they aren’t wasting any time and revealed plans to release the second expansion, The Consequence, in April.
The Evil Within: The Consequence will continue Juli Kidman’s adventures in and around Beacon Mental Hospital. Bethesda has released a teaser trailer to promote the expansion that is short on details so as not to spoil the surprise. But if you’ve got 19 seconds to kill, give it a watch.
The Consequence will be available to download for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on April 21.
USC is the top school for Game Design in Princeton Review’s 2015 ranking
The Princeton Review recently published the 2015 update to their annual review of Game Design programs and the University of Southern California has once again emerged as the top Undergraduate Program. The school ranked fourth in the list of best Graduate Programs, behind the University of Utah, the University of Central Florida, and Southern Methodist University.
Each school was graded on “curriculum, facilities, technology, and career services” when compiling the rankings and many of the top programs were held over from previous years.
“For students aspiring to work in the burgeoning field of game design, these are truly the ‘cream of the crop’ institutions from which to launch a career,” said Robert Franek, The Princeton Review’s Senior Vice President. “Some are nationally-known universities; others have well-deserved reputations within their regions. All are renowned for their exceptional faculties and awesome, state-of-the-art facilities. Collectively, these schools have graduated legions of the industry’s most successful video game designers, developers, artists, and entrepreneurs.”
The Princeton Review’s 2015 rankings can be found after the break. And if you’re interested in applying to one of the ranked schools, Princeton Review has published in-depth profiles of each program on their website. (more…)
Raven Software teases Singularity sequel
A lot of people really loved the time-hopping insanity of Raven Software’s Singularity. Originally released in June 2010 to above average reviews, the game sold poorly and Activision quietly reassigned Raven to Call of Duty DLC duty. But after working on Black Ops, Modern warfare 3, Ghosts, and Advance Warfare, it looks like Raven might be able to give the Singularity series another go. Yesterday, the words “We’re going back” and a picture of the game’s box were posted to Twitter by Raven:
We're going back. #Katorga12 #RVN25 pic.twitter.com/oTJZl6TKRx
— Raven Software (@RavenSoftware) March 23, 2015
While this isn’t confirmation that Singularity 2 is in development, it’s pretty close. And I would be utterly shocked if an official announcement isn’t made in the very near future. Hmm… maybe if I time-hop to the future I can find out for sure…
UPDATE: Raven has spent much of the year tweeting about their other games in similar fashion and the words “We’re going back” are probably just a reference to Singularity’s time travel plotline and not a tease for a sequel.
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Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is here and here’s a launch trailer
It’s here… Gearbox Software and 2K Games have released Borderlands: The Handsome Collection for the PS4 and Xbox One. To get gamers pumped for the Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel compilation, they’ve also unveiled a launch trailer that highlights some of the new features found in the Handsome Collection, including:
- Four-Player Couch Co-Op
- Every Piece of Downloadable Content for Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel
- Faster Frame Rates
- 1080p Visuals
- Cross-Save Compatibility (PS3-to-PS4 and Xbox 360-to-Xbox One only) to Carry Your Saves Forward
I still don’t understand why the original Borderlands wasn’t included in this package, but for those who need more another dose of Borderlands, the Handsome Collection is just what the doctor ordered.
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Tagged Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Video Game Release Calendar Changelog #3: Spring Madness Edition
Don’t Forget! This is just a changelog of recently announced release dates. Warp Zoned’s complete Video Game Release Calendar includes every title we could find with a 2015, 2016, or unannounced release date.
Spring is in the air… well not literally as it’s still pretty cold out there in the northeast. But I hear it’s pretty crazy all over the place. Some kind of insanity has infected the populace and its scheduled to last throughout the month of March. A “March Madness” if you will. It’s a good thing we’ve got a new batch of release dates to round up.
Perhaps people are mad over the many delays that were recently announced including Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Fall 2015 to Spring 2016), Homefront: The Revolution (TBA 2015 to TBA 2016), the console version of Hyper Light Drifter (TBA 2015 to TBA 2016), the PS3/Xbox 360 version of Mortal Kombat X (April 14 to sometime in the Summer), and Batman: Arkham Knight (June 2 to June 23).
Other new release dates of note include 3DS-exclusive Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (May 22), Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (June), and God of War III Remastered (July 14).
The full list of games included in our third Video Game Release Calendar Changelog can be found after the break. (more…)