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Go behind the scenes with 2K Australia and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
“The Making of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel” is a new great documentary that takes us behind-the-scenes on what is probably my most anticipated game of this year. This is “Episode 1: To the Moon,” which talks about how the project was brought to life, and the relationship that exists between 2K Australia and Gearbox Software. It’s mostly talking, but there are some great glimpses of the game in really early form. It’s gorgeous.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel will be out on October 14th for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
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Daily Scoop: July 17, 2014 – Destiny beta
The Destiny beta begins today for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 owners. Well, Sony players would already be in it, if it weren’t for the PSN being down. It’s a great game from what we’ve seen so far, so I’m not surprised at the network-crashing high volume.
What else is going on today? The Humble Weekly Bundle is brand new – it’s the Simulators 2 bundle! Pay what you want for Universe Sandbox, Cook, Serve, Delicious!, and Out of the Park Baseball 14. Pay $6 or more to unlock Turbo Dismount and Tropico 4: Steam Special Edition. And finally, pay $10 or more to unlock Euro Truck Simulator 2, which includes a debut of the Fantasy Paint Jobs Pack.
There’s also a lot happening at Steam. The Daily Deal today is early access to Starpoint Gemini 2 for $16.74. The Weekend Deal is Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition for $24.99, which lasts until Monday at 10am PST. And since Quakecon started today, their special deal is Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition for $10.19.
Just one shirt today, but it’s a good one!
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The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 4 will be available to download next week
Telltale will deliver the next episode for The Walking Dead Season 2 next week. Titled Amid the Ruins, Telltale’s Laura Perusco told the PlayStation Blog that the episode puts Clementine in a very dangerous spot:
This episode picks up right where Episode 3 left off. After escaping Carver’s camp, the group now faces immediate danger in the dead center of a walker horde. Walkers aren’t the only threat to Clem’s safety, though. The group is beginning to fracture under the pressures of survival in an unforgiving world, and as they search for new shelter, it becomes apparent that the living may be just as dangerous as the dead…
The Walking Dead Season 2: Amid the Ruins will be available to download for the PS3 and Vita on Tuesday, July 22. Xbox 360 owners will be able to play it beginning Wednesday, July 23. Finally, the episode will be available on the iOS App Store on Thursday, July 24.
As always, Amid the Ruins will be priced at $4.99 or available as a free download as part of the Season Pass.
Nintendo Download: Strike Force Foxx, Mr. Driller 2, Comic Workshop
Rounding out a strangely slow week for digital releases is Nintendo’s latest eShop update. Three games will attempt to fight for your downloadable dollar and they are:
Wii U eShop
Mr. Driller 2 – Armed with a mighty drill, dig deep through multicolored blocks until reaching safety. Not all of the blocks will be breakable, but be careful that the blocks you break don’t fall on you or cut off your air supply. How deep can you dig underground?
3DS eShop
Strike Force Foxx – Take control of Captain Raymond Foxx as you guide your Razor-One helicopter through intense missions, battling the enemy and saving your citizens. Take to the air in your helicopter in more than 35 missions to eliminate numerous obstacles, including gunmen, tanks, helicopters, planes, machine-gunning jeeps, heat-seeking missiles, gunboats and submarines.
Comic Workshop – With Comic Workshop, you will be able to easily create Comics and Manga, step by step, thanks to the various tools available. From frame’s management to text entry, everything you need to make the best creations is gathered in this software.
XBL Store Today: Magic 2015, Abyss Odyssey
Two new games are available to download through the Xbox Live Arcade today. First up is Magic 2015, Wizards of the Coast’s annual update to the digital version of their flagship card game:
Magic 2015 ($9.99)
Hunt bigger game on a bold new adventure with Magic 2015 — Duels of the Planeswalkers! Hone your skills as you battle your way across the planes of the Multiverse. Beware though, Planeswalker. Your biggest danger is one of your own… Garruk Wildspeaker, the greatest hunter known, is now hunting you! Magic 2015 is the best way to learn to play the Magic trading card game. It provides hours of game play and allows you to collect cards and build decks from that collection.
Also available today is Abyss Odyssey, a new side-scroller developed by ACE Team:
Abyss Odyssey ($10.04)
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes an Art Nouveau-styled, side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destine its three warriors to battle for an eternity. Enter the bold Katrien, the tortured specter Ghost Monk, and the ethereal Pincoya. Perform combos and chain attacks, and release a flurry of blows in order to survive what lies beneath. Your path into the unknown may start out with three fierce warriors, but when you learn to possess your enemies, you can challenge the abyss with their skills and combat abilities. Use these abilities available to you and attempt to figure out the infinite abyss. But the difficulties in accomplishing this great task don’t end there! The side-scrolling levels never play out the same way twice, from the monsters they are filled with, to the locations of life-saving merchants, or the unique encounters and treasures to be found.
Daily Scoop: July 16, 2014 – Another day, another deal
We’ve made it to the middle of the week, everyone! And to celebrate, let’s get some games on the cheap, shall we? You can start over at the Humble Store, where they’ve got Blade Symphony for $7.49, The Nightmare Cooperative for $8.99, and Abyss Odyssey for $9.99.
From there, you can head over to Steam for their new Daily Deal, which is Magicite for $4.99, and their Midweek Madness deal, which is Tomb Raider for $4.99. I’ve been waiting for that one to go on an absurd sale – this might be when I finally buy it!
For your last stop, hit up Indie Royale, where they have their latest bundle up, “Blasting Off.” Pay the current minimum for Rogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike, Echo of the Wilds, Talisman Digital Edition, Terrorhedron, and Swipecard.
And now, time for t-shirts!
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Adam West will play himself in Lego Batman 3
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham will launch Batman (and the rest of the Justice League) into outer space for an intergalactic adventure against Brainiac. And it looks like they’re bringing Adam West with them:
Holy LEGO mini figures, Batman. It's Adam West! #LEGOBatmanGame #SDCC pic.twitter.com/QuqybSJ46J
— LEGO Batman (@LEGOBatmanGame) July 15, 2014
The official Twitter account for the Lego Batman game series posted this image yesterday, confirming that West will actually be playing himself in the sequel. Let’s hope he feels the need to ask the Caped Crusader, “Why doesn’t Batman dance anymore?”
We’ll likely get a sneak peek of West’s contribution to the game during TT Games’ Lego Batman 3 panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con (Sunday, July 27 at 1:00 PM). West will be a busy man during this year’s Comic-Con as he’ll also be promoting the upcoming Blu-ray/DVD release of the 1960s Batman television series in a panel on Thursday, July 24. How does he do it? Pure… West…
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham will be available for the 3DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One this Fall.
Crimsonland, Abyss Odyssey, One Piece Unlimited World Red added to PS Store
It looks the Summer drought has even effected the PlayStation Store as only three games are new to the digital storefront this week:
- Crimsonland (PS4), a twin-stick shooter that promises “hundreds of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more.”
- Abyss Odyssey (PS3), a side-scrolling action game developed by ACE Team and published by Atlus.
- One Piece Unlimited World Red, the Vita version of the latest game adaptation of the popular anime/manga.
More information about all three games can be found after the break. And a full rundown of this week’s new game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)