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Dig into Shovel Knight’s launch trailer right here

Posted on June 23, 2014 by John Scalzo

Shovel Knight will be released for the 3DS, PC, and Wii U on June 26. Hey… that’s this Thursday!

In honor of this momentous occasion, Yacht Club Games has released a brand spanking new launch trailer for the game. The trailer gives us a good look at the game’s NES-style platforming action as well as a pretty great background track.

Once again, Shovel Knight will be available on June 26. My digging implement is ready.

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Daily Scoop: June 23, 2014 – Video games and comic books and TV, oh my!

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Nicole Kline

Instead of spending a ton of money on tickets to go to Wizard World Philly this year, I made the decision to stay home and catch up on a lot of things. I read a ton of comics (Saga, Invincible, and The Walking Dead), played a lot of video games (Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, and TowerFall: Ascension), and watched a ton of television (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, True Blood, and 24). Nothing’s wrong with that at all… except I don’t want to leave the house anymore and I just want to spend more hours catching up on everything. The wake of not being in school can be bad! I mean, for my levels of Vitamin D, I guess.

Anyway, let’s talk about game deals, shall we? Steam, of course, has a load of new games in their Summer Sale, like Rogue Legacy for $3.74, FTL: Advanced Edition for $3.99, and Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition for $4.99. There are some great sales happening at the Humble Store as well – pick up Secret Ponchos for $11.24 (Early Access), Gone Home for $4.99, and A Wizard’s Lizard for $9.89.

Now, let’s check out some t-shirts!

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Mario Kart 8 Mercedes GLA DLC officially coming to US this Summer

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Holly Scalzo

The Mario Kart 8/Mercedes GLA commercial is still as terrifying now as it was three weeks ago. But now, the terror is closer than ever. Nintendo has announced that the DLC will be available in the US this Summer:

Look at that picture! Mario’s nefarious, wild-eyed and angry expression is only a prelude to his murderous overtures. Like he’s going to pull off to the side of the road and pretend he has car trouble. Then, when someone stops, he’s going to stab them with a hook and shove them into the GLA’s roomy trunk. The 14.9 cubic foot trunk of the GLA has enough space for Bowser, Yoshi, and Princess Peach. With the seats folded down, the trunk expands to 29.5 cubic feet, enough room for Donkey Kong too… if he sees something he shouldn’t have.

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Stop (In the Name of Love) for Richard Sherman’s Madden NFL 15 cover

Posted on June 23, 2014 by John Scalzo

maddnenfl15-boxBox art reveals are usually pretty boring. Take a nice piece of concept art… emblazon the logo along the top… slap an ESRB rating in the bottom left corner… and you’re done. They only become newsworthy when a publisher does something stupendously weird (such as the word salad on Batman: Arkham City‘s “Game of the Year” cover) or ridiculously neat (such as the minimalist Resistance 3 cover).

The official Madden NFL 15 cover falls in the former category.

I don’t know if cover athlete Richard Sherman is auditioning to become a traffic cop or if he really loves “Stop In the Name of Love,” but it’s definitely an odd choice for the Madden box. It’s possible he’s doing something football-related like reaching out for a high five or stiff-arming a wide receiver, but the whole thing just looks off somehow. A part of me thinks that whichever EA Sports employee it was that made the final cover choice has to be a fan of the Denver Broncos.

Madden NFL 15 will be available for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on August 26.

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Tecmo Koei Japan has released a new Link-centric trailer for Hyrule Warriors

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Nicole Kline

This beautiful new trailer for Hyrule Warriors, released by Tecmo Koei of Japan, should get your sword hand tingling. It’s got Link wiping out scores of bad dudes. I especially loved his use of bombs!

Hyrule Warriors will be available for the Wii U on September 26.

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Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II announced for PS4 in Japan

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Nicole Kline

Compile Heart has announced that they’ll be bringing Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II to the PlayStation 4 in Japan. They did so via this extremely bizarre trailer.

We don’t have any other details as of yet (including if it will ever come to the US), but enjoy!

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CoD: Ghosts Invasion DLC will be available for PC, PS3, PS4 on July 3

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Nicole Kline

CoDGInvasionPC and PlayStation Call of Duty players should start getting hyped! The Call of Duty: Ghosts third DLC pack, Invasion, will be available to download on the PC, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4 starting July 3.

With Invasion, players will get “Awakening,” the third part in Extinction, the four-part episodic storyline. They’ll also get four brand-new multiplayer maps: “Departed,” “Pharaoh,” “Mutiny,” and “Favela.” Players can pay either $14.99 for the Invasion DLC, or get it for a discounted price through the Call of Duty: Ghosts Season Pass.

Pick up the Call of Duty: Ghosts Invasion DLC pack on July 3 for $14.99 on PC, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4.

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R.B.I. Baseball 14 coming to PS4, Xbox One next week

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Nicole Kline

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Next week, R.B.I. Baseball 14 will be coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. MLB Advanced Media brought the game to mobile platforms back in the Spring, as well as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The company will be updating these versions of the game this Summer, bringing them a multiplayer mode and alumni packs.

And let’s not forget, there will also be updated rosters! The next-gen and mobile editions of the game will now feature rising stars such as “Jose Abreu (White Sox), Emilio Bonifacio (Cubs), Brandon Hicks (Giants), Mark Reynolds (Brewers), Jonathan Schoop (Orioles) and Masahiro Tanaka (Yankees),” among others.

R.B.I. Baseball will be out on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on June 24 (so two days from now).

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