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Bloodborne’s story trailer reveals a horde of beasts literally born from blood

Posted on February 19, 2015 by John Scalzo

From Software’s Bloodborne has been in the spotlight recently as the latest game featured in IGN’s IGN First showcase. This extensive look at Bloodborne’s development included a gameplay video showing the first 18 minutes of the game and now a peek at the story. Writing on the PlayStation Blog, SCE Japan Studio’s Masaaki Yamagiwa talked a bit about the source of the rampaging monster hordes and the unreliable reality that you’ll find yourself in:

When we revealed the first 18 minutes of the game a few weeks ago, I introduced how the game starts with the player arriving in Yharnam and receiving a blood transfusion from a strange doctor, which ends up clouding his memory. Is this all a dream? A nightmare? Where did all of the beasts come from? And what secrets does this Yharnam blood hold? Check out the trailer for just a small taste of the mysteries and horrors waiting for you in Bloodborne.

Are you coming down with a fever? The only cure is more Bloodborne, which will be available exclusively for the PS4 on March 24.

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Nintendo Download: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Pokemon Shuffle, more

Posted on February 19, 2015 by John Scalzo

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Kirby and the Rainbow Curse brings its claymation-styled side-scrolling to the Wii U eShop this week… tomorrow to be exact. The pink puffball (Can clay be puffy? Probably a question for another time…) is joined by Axelay, a Super NES shooter that is now available through the Wii U’s Virtual Console service.

Over on the 3DS eShop, the free-to-play puzzler Pokemon Shuffle is available today along with the Flappy Bird homage Flap Flap and a pair of RPGs: Excave and Adventure Bar Story (and yes, it’s about saving a local bar from a greedy businessman).

Finally, the DSiWare Shop makes a return with a brand new pair of match-3 puzzlers: Fishdom and 4 Elements,

More details on all of these games can be found after the break. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: February 19, 2015 – New Humble Weekly Bundle encourages co-op

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Nicole Kline

There’s an absurdly awesome new bundle at Humble – the Humble Weekly Bundle Co-op 2! Pay what you want for Shadow Puppeteer, ibb & obb – Best Friends Forever Double Pack, and Hero Siege. Beat the average to get Hammerwatch and Damned. Pay $10 or more to unlock FORCED and Contagion. But the two craziest levels? You can pay $17 for two bundles, OR pay $30 for FOUR BUNDLES. That’s a lot of bundles!

Over at Steam, they have their Free Weekend, which is early access to Space Engineers. If you like it and decide you want to buy it, it’s just $14.99. The Daily Deal is Planet Explorers, which is on sale for $12.49.

Now that we’ve got all that out of the way, let’s go to what you’re really here to see – the t-shirts! (more…)

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Rumor: Harmonix is working on Rock Band 4 for PS4/Xbox One

Posted on February 19, 2015 by John Scalzo

rockband-logoBloomberg‘s Danielle Burger is reporting that “a person familiar with the plan” has revealed to her that Rock Band 4 is in development for the PS4 and Xbox One at Harmonix.

This insider chose not to divulge any additional information about the project to Burger, but even though this is all we have to go on, Rock Band’s PS4/Xbox One debut feels less like a rumor and more like an inevitability. Harmonix dropped the curtain on the franchise in 2012 with Rock Band Blitz, but they’ve always seemed interested in a reunion tour on the new-gen consoles.

In recent weeks, Harmonix has even begun releasing new DLC tracks for Blitz and Rock Band 3. A trio of songs were added to the Rock Band Music Store last month and two more, Tenacious D’s “Rize Of The Fenix” and Weezer’s “Back To The Shack,” have been available since Tuesday.

You know, both of those songs seem to hint at a rebirth of sorts, don’t they? Maybe this is Harmonix’s take on the musical tradition of backmasking.

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Project CARS release fishtails its way into April

Posted on February 19, 2015 by John Scalzo

The highways and byways of the northeast are currently a mess, so it seems rather fitting that Slightly Mad Studios has announced that the release date for Project CARS has slipped once again. Previously set to get the green flag on March 17, the game will now be released for the PC on April 2 and for the PS4 and Xbox One on April 7. The Wii U edition of Project CARS still has a “TBA 2015” release date.

“Moving a release date was not an easy decision to make, as we know our fans are eager to get their hands-on on Project CARS,” said Ian Bell, the Studio Head at Slightly Mad Studios. “But we know that these extra days will allow us to provide the best game experience that our fans deserve. We assure you the wait will be worth it when the game does arrive early April.”

To keep your engine revving, Slightly Mad has teamed up distributor Bandai Namco to release a series of behind-the-scenes videos detailing the development process behind Project CARS. The first, which has been embedded above, will feature Creative Director Andy Tudor kicking the tires on the game’s Career Mode.

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The Evil Within: The Assignment DLC will arrive in March

Posted on February 19, 2015 by John Scalzo

Bethesda has announced that The Assignment, the first downloadable add-on for The Evil Within, will be released in March.

The publisher isn’t quite ready to give us an expansive look at the game’s first expansion, so the teaser trailer above is all we get for now. The short scene depicts someone hiding in a locker (the slats obscure most of the screen) as some creature calls out the name “Leslie” over and over again. To Wikipedia to make sense of all this!

Once again, The Evil Within: The Assignment will be available to download in March.

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Another clue points to Tom Nook, Pikmin Amiibos

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Mike Ryan

posterMy wife is currently volunteering at my son’s school book fair. While setting up, she snapped a picture of one of the Nintendo posters available for sale.

Notice anything different? Animal Crossing‘s Tom Nook and Pikmin‘s, well, Pikmin, are front-and-center on this Amiibo poster. That’s quite odd, as Nintendo hasn’t made any official announcements regarding any additional Amiibo releases outside of the Super Smash Bros. and Mario Party 10 lines. Does this mean these two characters are still in the cards as future Amiibos? And does this mean they’ll be announced soon?

Now, don’t go thinking that this poster acts as of these figures. Actually, the art is the same as this GameStop poster (via Reddit) first seen back in December. But with the final design of the new Mario Party 10 Mario figure added to the mix, one can’t help but wonder why these other characters haven’t been taken out of the image. As with any Nintendo-related rumors, take this one with the ol’ grain of salt until you hear it straight from the Big N, but I like my chances of picking up Tom Nook and Pikmin Amiibo figures someday.

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Daily Scoop: February 18, 2015 – Cold and about to get colder

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Nicole Kline

The next few days aren’t just going to be cold in Philadelphia… they’re going to be the lowest temperatures seen in five years. I really, really don’t want to leave the house. In fact, I don’t even want to leave my bed – I just want to lay around and play Persona 3 Portable. Is that too much to ask?

Let’s heat up by talking about what games have prices that are going down! The Daily Deal at Steam is Starpoint Gemini 2, which is on sale for $17.49. Meanwhile, at the Humble Store, there are a bunch of new games on sale as well. You can get Hand of Fate for $19.99, The Escapists – Humble Deluxe Edition for $13.49, and early access to TOXIKK for $17.09.

There’s also a brand new bundle over at Indie Royale, called the Mixer 15 Bundle. Beat the average to get The Slaughtering Grounds, Three Dead Zed, Obludia, Micron, White Noise Online, Reversion – The Meeting, Final Dusk, and Why So Evil.

Time for t-shirts – and there are lots today! (more…)

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