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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 game will be available on April 29
Activision has announced that the game adaptation of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be released for the 3DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on April 29… three days before the movie of the same name opens in theaters.
But if you’d prefer to look super-stylish as you punch burglars and bad guys in the face, you may want to consider pre-ordering the game on the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, or Xbox One. Activision has partnered with GameStop (and GAME in the UK) to offer the Web Threads Suit Pack to pre-purchasers. The Web Threads Suit Pack includes four special suits for Spider-Man, each of which bestows a bonus on his face-punching abilities. The four suits included in the pack are:
- The cutting-edge, red and gold “Iron Spider Suit”
- The stellar, blue and white “Cosmic Spider-Man Suit”
- The all-consuming Venom-like “Black Suit”
- The pulp-style “Spider-Man Noir Suit”
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the beginning of an entire “Spider-Universe” of movies from Sony Pictures, so perhaps we’ll see all those suits on the big screen someday.
PS4 pushes past 6 million consoles sold after Japanese launch
The PlayStation 4’s Japanese launch was held on February 22. I don’t know what took so long, but Sony has finally released their next-generation console in their home country. Naturally, the Japanese people love the PS4, so Sony has some new sales figures to share. According to Sony, as of March 2, they have sold more than six million PS4 systems across the world. This includes all of the systems sold since the Japanese launch (where it sold 370,000) as well as the number of consoles sold since the PS4 launch in North America, Europe, and the remainder of Asia in November.
“I am absolutely delighted that PS4 is off to such a great start in Japan,” said Andrew House, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment. “The responses we have received for the PS4 system’s integrated social capabilities have been phenomenal, and I couldn’t be more thrilled that gamers are utilizing these unique features to engage, share, play and connect with users around the world. SCE will continue to expand the world of PlayStation by growing its library of breakthrough games and bringing more innovative features and services only possible on PS4.”
Additionally, PS4 owners have streamed more than 3.6 million live broadcasts through Twitch and Ustream since the system’s launch.
Microsoft hasn’t shared sales figures for the Xbox One since early January, when the next-generation system crossed the three million mark.
The Games of March 2014
There are so many amazing games coming out in March that our heads are ready to explode! Dark Souls II, InFamous: Second Son, Shovel Knight, South Park: The Stick of Truth, TitanFall, TowerFall Ascension… the insane list goes on and on. I hope you’ve got time, money, and plenty of food in the house, because if you’re like us, you’re not going to leave the house much these next four weeks.
Read on to see what’s going to keep us glued to our gaming devices in March! (more…)
Daily Scoop: March 3, 2014 – More snow
Another day, another foot of snow here in Philadelphia! The cold weather is perfect for video game-playing. What games do you like to play when you’re snowed in?
There are a few digital deals happening today, if you need some games. Receiver is the Daily Deal at Steam, on sale for $1.69. There are also some deals happening at the Humble Store – you can pre-order Luftrausers for $8.99, or get Trine and Trine 2 for $0.99 and $2.99, respectively.
Don’t forget, you’ve still got time to get in on the Humble Indie Bundle 11 as well. Pay what you want for Guacamelee! Gold Edition, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, and The Swapper. Pay more than the average for Antichamber, Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine, Fez, Starseed Pilgrim, and Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians. Seriously, scoop that up.
As always, I’ve got a few t-shirts for you as well.
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Luftrausers flies onto PC, PS3, Vita on March 18
Luftrausers, Vlambeer’s side-scrolling dogfighting simulation, finally has a release date. The game, from the creators of the beloved Ridiculous Fishing, will be released for all three PC platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux), the PS3, and the Vita on March 18.
Luftrausers will be priced at $9.99 on all platforms with a special Air Raid Pack also available for PC purchasers. If you opt for the Air Raid Pack, you’ll receive one free download of Luftrausers and 100 giftable Steam keys. Purchasing 101 copies would normally set you back $1,008.99, but the Air Raid Pack will be available for the low, low price of $749.99.
If you’ve got enough fans interested in Luftrausers, it’s actually a pretty good deal.
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What? Interceptor Entertainment buys 3D Realms while lawsuit with Gearbox continues
Say what you will about 3D Realms, but you have to admit, a news story about them is never boring.
The company is currently embroiled in a lawsuit With Gearbox Software over the rights to the Duke Nukem franchise. Specifically, whether or not it was legal for 3D Realms to license the franchise rights to Interceptor Entertainment to produce Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction, an action RPG rumored to be in development for the PC and PS4. Now comes the news that Interceptor’s parent company, SDN Invest, has purchased 3D Realms.
“3D Realms has always been a defining part the PC games industry.” said Frederik Schreiber, CEO of Interceptor Entertainment. “Getting 3D Realms under our wings is a huge step for us and we are extremely excited about the acquisition.”
The question is, what exactly did Interceptor/SDN Invest buy? Over the years, 3D Realms has sold off the majority of their properties including the aforementioned Duke Nukem, Prey (now owned by Bethesda), and Rise of the Triad (now owned by Apogee Software). 3D Realms does still own the distribution rights to many of their past successes including Duke Nukem 3D, the Commander Keen series, and Shadow Warrior, which was rebooted last year by Flying Wild Hog. Beyond that, there’s not much value in the 3D Realms name.
But then, Atari survived for years as a name that various publishers used to prop up their video game divisions, so you never know.
Warpback: What We Played in February 2014
We were all over the place in February here at Warp Zoned! We played everything from the very old to the very new, and we had a blast doing it. There was a little overlap, but not much – we were either working our way through a backlog or celebrating video games that have been lauded. Read on to see all of the amazing games the Warp Zoned staff played in February! (more…)
PopCap forms “HD Team” to bring Peggle 2 and an original game to consoles
The “HD Team” within PopCap Games that produced the recently released Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare will continue their work in the console realm.
“PopCap is now structured in the way we have standard PopCap mobile development and then PopCap HD, which is entirely focused on bringing games to PC and console,” Gary Clay, PopCap’s Marketing Manager said.
The team definitely has their plate full. In the near term, they plan to create new content for Garden Warfare, with the first update available in March. They are also working on an update to Peggle 2 as well as porting the game to additional consoles besides the Xbox One. Finally, PopCap HD is also developing an original console game unrelated to any previous PopCap property.
Looks like my dream of a Heavy Weapon sequel has been dashed once more.
[Source: Digital Spy]